since im here today, shall write something then.
today is 9/11. let us pray for the 2974 victims.
May peace and Love stay with them, and our god always love them :)
Promos is coming, wish you guys all the best although i dunno who will see this post! haha
still, no matter what, we will work through the hard period tgt.
Be confident to yourself, and united,
love each other, den God will shower everyone with joy and wisdom :D
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Saturday, May 12, 2007
book review again
Book review
book tittle: star wars black fleet crisis book 1 - before the storm
summary:
The book is about the new republic trying to win over the membership of another league of an isolated species the Yevethas. They are a proud and ambitious species which was able to built hyoerspace engines when the wrath of the empire strikes them. they were enslaved and ordered to built war ships for the empire. After the empire was overthrown bythe New Replic, the Yevethas used the technologies learned from the empire and scavaged war ships from one best fleets of the empire - the black fleet. The Yevethas tried to diversify the council of the New Republic and the did it at a good timing,that is when Luke is away and Leia is not i good terms with her generals. It seems that they have succeded in lowering the guard and winning over the trust of Leia in isolated conferences and made her distruse her generals. In the mean time , luke is on a course to find out more about his mother, whom belonged to some white force clan that hid themselves during the day of Empire reign. Within this period he is unable to help the Leia and share her stress. By the end of the book the Yevethas were able to feature the New Republic as another tryant and hid their plot to take over the New Republic.
Opinion:
Well written scinece fiction, filled with terms invented in the star wars. So much so that I had to search the wikipedia for many of the explainations. However, it I think that Han Solo staying at home to take care of their children is such a waste of talent and Leia was so unreasonable in this book. I wonder why her generals are so loyal to her. Weather in the movies or them books she had never seem to be a some of great apititude. Her mastery of the force is weak, her physical abilities are weak, and in this book her control of her temper is weak, wonder how she lead so many worlds. And I thought that the mother of Luke and Leia is supposed to die long ago and was some sort of maid of Queen Armidala, how can she be so hidden boss of some obsolete branch of the Force. Another thing I dislike about this book is that Luke using his force so extensively like for example jumping down a cliff for no pratical reason as he could have walked down it and let the Force cuision his fall. Does he have nothing better to do, what proud display of power. This generation of the leaders with the force seem much less wise that people like Yoda and Obi-wan. (It seem nothing I like about any english stories till now they are so much shallow and uninteresting as compared to chinese novels.)
Now as for something i liked about the book or rather is that the initiative taken by Leia's generals and Han solo to find out the true intentions of the Yevethas. They sent ships to check out the Yevethian planets while being ordered to retreat. In it i think they have displayed true loyalty instead of behaving like dogs of the New Republic.
book tittle: star wars black fleet crisis book 1 - before the storm
summary:
The book is about the new republic trying to win over the membership of another league of an isolated species the Yevethas. They are a proud and ambitious species which was able to built hyoerspace engines when the wrath of the empire strikes them. they were enslaved and ordered to built war ships for the empire. After the empire was overthrown bythe New Replic, the Yevethas used the technologies learned from the empire and scavaged war ships from one best fleets of the empire - the black fleet. The Yevethas tried to diversify the council of the New Republic and the did it at a good timing,that is when Luke is away and Leia is not i good terms with her generals. It seems that they have succeded in lowering the guard and winning over the trust of Leia in isolated conferences and made her distruse her generals. In the mean time , luke is on a course to find out more about his mother, whom belonged to some white force clan that hid themselves during the day of Empire reign. Within this period he is unable to help the Leia and share her stress. By the end of the book the Yevethas were able to feature the New Republic as another tryant and hid their plot to take over the New Republic.
Opinion:
Well written scinece fiction, filled with terms invented in the star wars. So much so that I had to search the wikipedia for many of the explainations. However, it I think that Han Solo staying at home to take care of their children is such a waste of talent and Leia was so unreasonable in this book. I wonder why her generals are so loyal to her. Weather in the movies or them books she had never seem to be a some of great apititude. Her mastery of the force is weak, her physical abilities are weak, and in this book her control of her temper is weak, wonder how she lead so many worlds. And I thought that the mother of Luke and Leia is supposed to die long ago and was some sort of maid of Queen Armidala, how can she be so hidden boss of some obsolete branch of the Force. Another thing I dislike about this book is that Luke using his force so extensively like for example jumping down a cliff for no pratical reason as he could have walked down it and let the Force cuision his fall. Does he have nothing better to do, what proud display of power. This generation of the leaders with the force seem much less wise that people like Yoda and Obi-wan. (It seem nothing I like about any english stories till now they are so much shallow and uninteresting as compared to chinese novels.)
Now as for something i liked about the book or rather is that the initiative taken by Leia's generals and Han solo to find out the true intentions of the Yevethas. They sent ships to check out the Yevethian planets while being ordered to retreat. In it i think they have displayed true loyalty instead of behaving like dogs of the New Republic.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
book review by yingxiao pls rem to minus my credits
Book review
Title: Digital Fortress
Author: Dan Brown
Summary:
The book is about a cryptographer working in an Agency called the National Security Agency trying to break an ‘unbreakable’ code, the Digital Fortress. Unknowing to her it involved a scheme to kill her husband and win her love. The code was found to be a virus in the end and it corrupted the main data base of USA. Finally the code was broken an the story ended in a cliché happily ever after way.
Response :
The story line is simple and easily expected. There are also too many characters in the book that have practically no contribution to the plot at all for example the system security technician Phil Chartrukian, Midge and some Japanese buyer. The worse part of the book is that the scenes keep changing with each chapter with some chapters only two pages long. I think that is a reason why this book was not made into a movie. Too many coincident also happened during the search for a ring which contained a password to the code ‘Digital Fortress’ that make the plot unrealistic. To add on to that the head of the crypto department is able to wield so much power in the agency is also unbelievably, he can be one of the best programmer at the same time be a great strategise
And head of a huge department that is able to control all the intelligence of USA, he must have been superman. Worse of all, this brilliant ‘super man’ is tricked to bypass the fire wall of his super computer – TRANSLTR and let in the virus ‘Digital Fortress’, which proved to be disastrous. The ending was the most cliché I have ever seen the main female and male character broke the code and saved the day at the last moment! This book is of much lower standard than Da vin chi code and Angles and Demons, the technical aspect as well maybe it was a big hit ten years ago but definitely not now the ideas just seem absurd. And a computer with millions of processor running tin parallel cooled with some Freon coolant overheating and unable to terminate, impractical. The USA technicians are not without their brains, they would never lets such things happen. Think Dan Brown should stick to his angles and god which is more familiar to him and not venture into more technical areas like science fiction.
- Yingxiao
Title: Digital Fortress
Author: Dan Brown
Summary:
The book is about a cryptographer working in an Agency called the National Security Agency trying to break an ‘unbreakable’ code, the Digital Fortress. Unknowing to her it involved a scheme to kill her husband and win her love. The code was found to be a virus in the end and it corrupted the main data base of USA. Finally the code was broken an the story ended in a cliché happily ever after way.
Response :
The story line is simple and easily expected. There are also too many characters in the book that have practically no contribution to the plot at all for example the system security technician Phil Chartrukian, Midge and some Japanese buyer. The worse part of the book is that the scenes keep changing with each chapter with some chapters only two pages long. I think that is a reason why this book was not made into a movie. Too many coincident also happened during the search for a ring which contained a password to the code ‘Digital Fortress’ that make the plot unrealistic. To add on to that the head of the crypto department is able to wield so much power in the agency is also unbelievably, he can be one of the best programmer at the same time be a great strategise
And head of a huge department that is able to control all the intelligence of USA, he must have been superman. Worse of all, this brilliant ‘super man’ is tricked to bypass the fire wall of his super computer – TRANSLTR and let in the virus ‘Digital Fortress’, which proved to be disastrous. The ending was the most cliché I have ever seen the main female and male character broke the code and saved the day at the last moment! This book is of much lower standard than Da vin chi code and Angles and Demons, the technical aspect as well maybe it was a big hit ten years ago but definitely not now the ideas just seem absurd. And a computer with millions of processor running tin parallel cooled with some Freon coolant overheating and unable to terminate, impractical. The USA technicians are not without their brains, they would never lets such things happen. Think Dan Brown should stick to his angles and god which is more familiar to him and not venture into more technical areas like science fiction.
- Yingxiao
Darkness Falls
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1612715,00.html
SUMMARY
This article dwells into the reasons as to why and how the shootings took place at the Virginia Tech campus this week. It also highlighted the series of events that happened on that fateful day Cho Seung-Hui killed 32 other students before deleting himself out of existence.
Apparently, they found out that Cho did not face any difficulty in obtaining the weapons he used during the massacre. He had planned his attack months before, yet nobody really saw it coming.
On the night of April 18, his last words were aired on NBC. It was then clear that he had a desire to get even with the "rich brats" with their trust funds and gold necklaces and Mercedes. He was quoted as saying, "You have never felt a single ounce of pain in your whole lives."
Earlier on before the attack, Cho had attracted police attention by harrassing 2 other students, and was then reported by an acquaintance to be suicidal. He was placed under temporary detention order and was evaluated at a psychiatric facility.
Meanwhile, teachers and students became aware of his suspected mental disorder. He was even removed from poetry class and had the department head take him as her private student, just so that he would be kept away from the others. His class was alarmed by his violent, obsessive works which often focused on sexual abuse.
A federal source found out that Cho's extraordinary effectiveness and, according to witnesses, well-planned, coldly methodical killing suggested someone who had trained himself in "execution-style" killing. Cho had locked up the doors from the inside to slow down the police, and also to prevent anyone from escaping.
RESPONSE
I think that Virginia's loose gun laws are the one to blame.
"People with ready access to guns are likelier to use them than people who have to work their hands to get their hands on a weapon."
This is quoted from an article that followed which examined the reason why mass killers kill. I think this is absolutely true. How often do you get mass murders involving weaponry in say Singapore as compared to the U.S.? The temptation to solve problems with a click (or clicks) of the trigger is just so irresistable to souls who lose control over their conscience. Stop the problem from happening in the first place, rather than to attempt to put together the pieces after the glass has broken.
There is the tricky question on the action academic institutions should take when dealing with students with psychological disorders. If they act too soon and isolate the student, the school will get sued over discrimination against students with disabilities. Don't isolate them and it will get only worse. That is where I feel that teachers and peers come into play. These are the people who probably come into contact with the mentioned student more frequently, and they are also probably the ones who would find out if things were to start going astray first. Unless their parents are around, but even then parents are busy career people nowadays.
There is also this claim that the mass media just makes things worse in these situations, or even play a role in causing it to happen. These killers know that they will be elevated to "fame" after their act has been carried out, thus the message is instead delivered through the media, rather than the killer or his act himself. I like the way the writer puts it:
"One man was the villain; many of his victims were heroes, yet his is the face that is seen, the story that gets told and all too often the act that gets copied by the next broken loner with a grudge."
It sorts of paves the way for future killers to carry out their acts. Perhaps even a kind of benchmark of some sort. Yet this puts the media in a tricky situation. They have to cover it somehow. But how in a way such that it won't glorify the killer?
Anyway, seeing this, i wonder who would still want to venture into such a place to further their studies? Is it worth the risk? Governments should ban the use of firearms altogether. So that our world would be much safer to live in. Mothers and fathers of sons and daughters out there would be much more at peace of mind.
SUMMARY
This article dwells into the reasons as to why and how the shootings took place at the Virginia Tech campus this week. It also highlighted the series of events that happened on that fateful day Cho Seung-Hui killed 32 other students before deleting himself out of existence.
Apparently, they found out that Cho did not face any difficulty in obtaining the weapons he used during the massacre. He had planned his attack months before, yet nobody really saw it coming.
On the night of April 18, his last words were aired on NBC. It was then clear that he had a desire to get even with the "rich brats" with their trust funds and gold necklaces and Mercedes. He was quoted as saying, "You have never felt a single ounce of pain in your whole lives."
Earlier on before the attack, Cho had attracted police attention by harrassing 2 other students, and was then reported by an acquaintance to be suicidal. He was placed under temporary detention order and was evaluated at a psychiatric facility.
Meanwhile, teachers and students became aware of his suspected mental disorder. He was even removed from poetry class and had the department head take him as her private student, just so that he would be kept away from the others. His class was alarmed by his violent, obsessive works which often focused on sexual abuse.
A federal source found out that Cho's extraordinary effectiveness and, according to witnesses, well-planned, coldly methodical killing suggested someone who had trained himself in "execution-style" killing. Cho had locked up the doors from the inside to slow down the police, and also to prevent anyone from escaping.
RESPONSE
I think that Virginia's loose gun laws are the one to blame.
"People with ready access to guns are likelier to use them than people who have to work their hands to get their hands on a weapon."
This is quoted from an article that followed which examined the reason why mass killers kill. I think this is absolutely true. How often do you get mass murders involving weaponry in say Singapore as compared to the U.S.? The temptation to solve problems with a click (or clicks) of the trigger is just so irresistable to souls who lose control over their conscience. Stop the problem from happening in the first place, rather than to attempt to put together the pieces after the glass has broken.
There is the tricky question on the action academic institutions should take when dealing with students with psychological disorders. If they act too soon and isolate the student, the school will get sued over discrimination against students with disabilities. Don't isolate them and it will get only worse. That is where I feel that teachers and peers come into play. These are the people who probably come into contact with the mentioned student more frequently, and they are also probably the ones who would find out if things were to start going astray first. Unless their parents are around, but even then parents are busy career people nowadays.
There is also this claim that the mass media just makes things worse in these situations, or even play a role in causing it to happen. These killers know that they will be elevated to "fame" after their act has been carried out, thus the message is instead delivered through the media, rather than the killer or his act himself. I like the way the writer puts it:
"One man was the villain; many of his victims were heroes, yet his is the face that is seen, the story that gets told and all too often the act that gets copied by the next broken loner with a grudge."
It sorts of paves the way for future killers to carry out their acts. Perhaps even a kind of benchmark of some sort. Yet this puts the media in a tricky situation. They have to cover it somehow. But how in a way such that it won't glorify the killer?
Anyway, seeing this, i wonder who would still want to venture into such a place to further their studies? Is it worth the risk? Governments should ban the use of firearms altogether. So that our world would be much safer to live in. Mothers and fathers of sons and daughters out there would be much more at peace of mind.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Cracked reservoirs like 'time bombs'
The Straits Times, Saturday April 21 2007
Summary
This article is about the dams in China experiencing structural problems, with the dams broken, lives are threatened and villages have to be evacuated.
It surfaced the problem with the construction of dams possibly because of contractors wanting to save costs. Even the world's largest hydroelectric project, the Three Gorges Dam already have cracks surfacing. 35.3% of its dams are facing serious structural problems, it is showing the seriousness and urgency in repairing those dams and also the plans by the China Government in repairing the dams. The report also says that experts have put the blame for some of the broken dams on faulty engineering.
It is basically just an article highlighting the concern from the Chinese officials towards the safety of the villagers living downstream from the dam.
Response
After reading the article, I personally feel that despite the boom in China's economy, it still has not done enough to help its villagers. The structural problems may be due to contractors trying to save-cost thus, lacking in quality control of the dams.
Instead of just repairing the dams, they should instead look at what the villagers want also. The pollution of water by industries upstream have an impact on the villagers downstream also, with environmental issues being debated so fiercely nowadays, I believe we should not only look at air pollution, we should also look at water pollution as water is also essential in our survivor.
Although this article may not directly be related to GP, it is however an article for us to think about those people who are living by the polluted rivers but can do nothing about it, it also raises awareness of how the possibility of corruption and level of quality control may take place to improve on the structure of the dams. This is needed so as to minimise the lost of innocent lives, these lives lost often go unnoticed as the fast pace society tends to forget about these people but focus more on the world business and economy news instead.
I applaud the Chinese officials in trying their best to help prevent the lost of lives for its people. At the same time, I hope that they can do more than just repairing the dams. Think about the pollution.
notswin is winston
The Straits Times, Saturday April 21 2007
Summary
This article is about the dams in China experiencing structural problems, with the dams broken, lives are threatened and villages have to be evacuated.
It surfaced the problem with the construction of dams possibly because of contractors wanting to save costs. Even the world's largest hydroelectric project, the Three Gorges Dam already have cracks surfacing. 35.3% of its dams are facing serious structural problems, it is showing the seriousness and urgency in repairing those dams and also the plans by the China Government in repairing the dams. The report also says that experts have put the blame for some of the broken dams on faulty engineering.
It is basically just an article highlighting the concern from the Chinese officials towards the safety of the villagers living downstream from the dam.
Response
After reading the article, I personally feel that despite the boom in China's economy, it still has not done enough to help its villagers. The structural problems may be due to contractors trying to save-cost thus, lacking in quality control of the dams.
Instead of just repairing the dams, they should instead look at what the villagers want also. The pollution of water by industries upstream have an impact on the villagers downstream also, with environmental issues being debated so fiercely nowadays, I believe we should not only look at air pollution, we should also look at water pollution as water is also essential in our survivor.
Although this article may not directly be related to GP, it is however an article for us to think about those people who are living by the polluted rivers but can do nothing about it, it also raises awareness of how the possibility of corruption and level of quality control may take place to improve on the structure of the dams. This is needed so as to minimise the lost of innocent lives, these lives lost often go unnoticed as the fast pace society tends to forget about these people but focus more on the world business and economy news instead.
I applaud the Chinese officials in trying their best to help prevent the lost of lives for its people. At the same time, I hope that they can do more than just repairing the dams. Think about the pollution.
notswin is winston
Sunday, April 15, 2007
“Torture by Tattoo” – The Sunday Times [15th April 2007]
Summary
The ordeal started when a 46-year-old man saw his 33-year-old ex-wife leaving her house at Woodlands, with a man. It angered him, especially with his 10-year-old daughter also witnessing what he considered a "betrayal".
As a result, the man called for his friend and waited together at the Woodlands apartment for his ex-wife to return. When the woman returned, the couple quarreled and then they pinned her down on bed and started the outrageous act.
The man held her down while the friend tattooed her from the breast to abdomen and the forearms. They then left her tied to bed in devastation. She was only freed when her friend returned to the apartment.
She then made a police report and is still suffering from assault. She now has to put on long sleeves to cover up the humiliation on her body, and has to give up many jobs which cannot meet this requirement of hers.
Currently, the man has given himself up and is sentenced to three years in jail and six strokes of cane. His accomplice is still at large.
Response
After reading the article, I personally feel a little traumatized by the issue. [PERVERTS!]
It’s horrifying how much harm can be brought about by a man’s ego. Also, this is not the only case of assault to partner due to breakups. There were four other brutal acts listed in the article.
Firstly, with regards to the article itself, I feel that we can partially understand the anger within the man when he saw his ex-wife with another man; furthermore, the new couple is already married. However, the accomplice should not be forgiven for his acts at all. Instead, he should be given a heavier sentence, for he carried out those acts with a conscious mind. Especially when he is aware that their humiliation was a challenge to the law and that it is very inhuman, instead of stopping the man and persuading him out of the idea, he helped him in hurting the woman.
Secondly, I sympathize with the woman. They are already divorced and she has started her life anew with another relationship. Since the man has already agreed to the divorce, he should not restrict her to himself. Hence, we can see that the man does not really love her, but it’s just the desire to own the woman that led him into hurting her. Right now, she has to consider going through another round of severe and indescribable pains if she decides to remove the tattoo.
Thirdly, we should understand that many of such brutal assaults are a result of breakups. The divorce rates are on the rise and people do not take relationship as seriously as before. Ending a relationship may be easy for some but harsh for others. Therefore, there should be more public activities to promote healthy relationships and to teach people how to go about getting over a ended relationship.
Lastly, I hope that the accomplice will be caught soon and severe sentence will be announced for him. It might not do much with helping the woman to recover from the trauma, however, it will help to punish the man and prevent him from such acts in the future. He definitely will undergo counseling; however, I feel it is not enough.
***Jun Yi... claiming credits from Mr. Quek… signing off... Have a nice day readers =)***
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Ministers' Pay Hike; What's the political price tag?
Insight, The Straights Times.
Saturday, April 14 2007
Summary
This article is essentially a kind of a study into the impact the ministers' pay hike had onto both ministers and public opinion.
The government justifies its unpopular policy by claiming that it needs to spend its "political capital" in order to maintain a fresh flow of leaders for the future.
However, the general public opinion is of otherwise. Among the responses were that "the move [was] a bit self-serving and the timing is very insensitive." In addition, the 2nd paragraph mentioned that the government refused to raise the public assistance allowance for its poorest citizens by more than $30 a month, but instead had the heart to increase its minsiter's pay checks to $1.6 million.
The article also featured a counter argument to the public's opinion of the PM's decision to donate his pay increases over the next five years as "a retreat in the face of negative reaction." The argument being that the PM made his decision well before the public debate, hence it cannot be intepreted as a retreat.
My response to this issue...
(I was feeling a little disgusted reading this article. Typical government directed material through the straits times. It's like back to the social studies textbook again.)
Anyway,
My stand on this issue leans more towards the public opinion, although I do acknowledge the government's justification that the pay hike was crucial in maintaining the quality of leadership for our country's future.
I feel that the government could have seeked other ways to ensure that misterial and civil service posts remain attractive.
I can't agree more to the view that the timing of the move was very insensitive. People's lives are getting better due to the better living standards. And this just means forking out more money for consumer goods. Which undeniably means the poor get poorer, while the already rich ministers, get richer. I just wonder why they need to spend another 3 million dollars to the minister mentor. Doesn't he have so much money already? I think that its just sufficient to have a senior minister. LKY is PM Lee's dad for goodness's sake. If he needs advice, he can turn to him free of charge like any other father-son relationship. And if he has an feedback or suggestions he can simply relay it to his son right? This something that is a little hard to understand. It just gives me the idea that the MM's after money. Who doesn't want three million dollars a year just for being a "mentor"?
Perhaps the government is having a problem in searching for prospective candidates who are truly sincere in serving the nation, suggesting why it needs to pump in more of OUR money into making serving the nation more attractive in terms of monetary gains, rather than the feeling of satisfaction, for example, of having served the people. What's the purpose of having civics and moral education then?
I agree with a quote from Hong Kah GRC MP Zaqy Mohamad. Here is what it says:
"Many young idealists would still like to see leaders roll up their sleaves and be there with the people, like what Mr Lee Kuan Yew used to do. Now, we see leaders in their slick Mercedes and the feeling is just different."
I do not know what LKY used to do, but i kind of get the idea that if the government cannot get the rich to suffer with the poor as in communism, at least they should show some consideration and respect for the poor by not openly robbing them of their money, or so it seems.
Well this is really a huge topic to debate on. Let's just see what happens next shall we? The government probably will remain adamant about its decision, so will the general public, unless the govt somehow manages to roll out some sort of brainwashing formula to win over the people's opinions.
Saturday, April 14 2007
Summary
This article is essentially a kind of a study into the impact the ministers' pay hike had onto both ministers and public opinion.
The government justifies its unpopular policy by claiming that it needs to spend its "political capital" in order to maintain a fresh flow of leaders for the future.
However, the general public opinion is of otherwise. Among the responses were that "the move [was] a bit self-serving and the timing is very insensitive." In addition, the 2nd paragraph mentioned that the government refused to raise the public assistance allowance for its poorest citizens by more than $30 a month, but instead had the heart to increase its minsiter's pay checks to $1.6 million.
The article also featured a counter argument to the public's opinion of the PM's decision to donate his pay increases over the next five years as "a retreat in the face of negative reaction." The argument being that the PM made his decision well before the public debate, hence it cannot be intepreted as a retreat.
My response to this issue...
(I was feeling a little disgusted reading this article. Typical government directed material through the straits times. It's like back to the social studies textbook again.)
Anyway,
My stand on this issue leans more towards the public opinion, although I do acknowledge the government's justification that the pay hike was crucial in maintaining the quality of leadership for our country's future.
I feel that the government could have seeked other ways to ensure that misterial and civil service posts remain attractive.
I can't agree more to the view that the timing of the move was very insensitive. People's lives are getting better due to the better living standards. And this just means forking out more money for consumer goods. Which undeniably means the poor get poorer, while the already rich ministers, get richer. I just wonder why they need to spend another 3 million dollars to the minister mentor. Doesn't he have so much money already? I think that its just sufficient to have a senior minister. LKY is PM Lee's dad for goodness's sake. If he needs advice, he can turn to him free of charge like any other father-son relationship. And if he has an feedback or suggestions he can simply relay it to his son right? This something that is a little hard to understand. It just gives me the idea that the MM's after money. Who doesn't want three million dollars a year just for being a "mentor"?
Perhaps the government is having a problem in searching for prospective candidates who are truly sincere in serving the nation, suggesting why it needs to pump in more of OUR money into making serving the nation more attractive in terms of monetary gains, rather than the feeling of satisfaction, for example, of having served the people. What's the purpose of having civics and moral education then?
I agree with a quote from Hong Kah GRC MP Zaqy Mohamad. Here is what it says:
"Many young idealists would still like to see leaders roll up their sleaves and be there with the people, like what Mr Lee Kuan Yew used to do. Now, we see leaders in their slick Mercedes and the feeling is just different."
I do not know what LKY used to do, but i kind of get the idea that if the government cannot get the rich to suffer with the poor as in communism, at least they should show some consideration and respect for the poor by not openly robbing them of their money, or so it seems.
Well this is really a huge topic to debate on. Let's just see what happens next shall we? The government probably will remain adamant about its decision, so will the general public, unless the govt somehow manages to roll out some sort of brainwashing formula to win over the people's opinions.
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