Political Demise of Lee Kuan Yew

Just some random thoughts of mine after reading The GE 2011 Political Demise of Lee Kuan Yew: A Supreme Irony

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So many seems to lean towards the idea of "end of LKY's era is a new Singapore."

Locals might think that LKY's result-oriented system is heartless, because they never experienced the political/social instability of a third world country, like it neighbouring countries - daylight crime, living in fear-whenever-someone-walk-near-you kind of life... and many more that you cannot imagine..

Best example, watch this video from Facebook. You will NEVER experience this kind of daylight-robbery here in Singapore.

Singapore have achieved first-world standard, and people start wanting more than just stability, and forget the system that served and bring them to where they are now.

LKY may have ruled Singapore with iron fist, but at least he steered Singapore towards 1st-world country.

People complained about the cost of living and housing. Maybe its time for them to travel around to other major cities around the globe and compare the cost of living.

Actually, don't need to travel far, just head 300KM north to KL and take a look at the standard of living - Definitely not first world standard, but beyond the cost of living in Singapre.

Very simple illustration. KL average salary of < RM2000, with plain chicken rice of > RM5; Singapore average salary of >$2000, and still can get chicken rice of < $3.

Be grateful of the luxury of what you have.

Its always easier to sit back and criticize. Take a look around you. You'll appreciate the systematic, result-oriented system that you have.

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On another note, saw a comment on “young and restless, who think mainly of themselves”.

Couldn't agree more. Teenagers nowadays are brave and individualistic. The don't think about the consequences and the butterfly effects of their action.

Take some of the recent (growing number) of cases of suicide incident happened (around the world). Example here. You'll see that there are many youngster agree that we must respect suicider's action.

Just one simple question: "Do your parents give birth to you just for you to end it lightly?" or maybe re-phrase it in this way: "Do you want your child to do the same thing?"

Just few cents of mine.

自尊；自卑

过分自尊就是自卑。

--　《琴动我心》

Facts about Malaysia

韩国人说:马来西亚宽频5M RM149 ,韩国用免费wifi速度都快过你们。
中国人说:4川地震过后重新建工程速度2年完成95%.还好你们国家没有天灾不然你们又要用50年来建国了。
美国人说:我国军事势力纵横全球，空军全球第一。笑着说你们买一架普通又不是核能潜艇来马六甲海峡抓偷渡客还是小海盗?空军基地的战斗机居然没有引擎。
英国人说:我国王子婚礼做到如此轰动全球，可能你们连自己国家的元首是谁都不知!
墨西哥人说:我国警察打击毒贩不手软，你们国家反贪局丢人下楼也不手软。
泰国人说:我国有全球知名法医。你们国家居然说在你们国家不承认全球知名法医的大学。
世人说:天下最不可思议的事情,传Email居然要收RM0.50。
日本说:我国有尊贵的王室成员。你们国家的苏丹还不是被几个国家统治过的后裔如今还有脸称呼自己是苏丹。
新加坡人说:我国都是进口人才，谢谢你们出口人才来我国

Well, sad fact about Malayisa. But very true.

Random

Sometimes when I see those people who don't have proper career, and yet always enjoy themselves (overly) - party, drinking, clubbing... I just couldn't help to ask what kind of mentality do they have in mind.

Do they even think about the responsibility they suppose to bare? e.g. start living in "real world" and start earning money, or saving money (if they still rely on parents at this kind of post-teenage age) - so they can take care of their parents in the future, financially and time-wise (assume if they achieve financial freedom)?


This topic reminds me of the question that I've always thought of in the past. Should we

• live our life the way as-long-as-we-are-happy and purely enjoy our life? or
• devote our time and struggle hard to achieve something big in life (that have significant contribution to the society, or human kind).

Very admire those scientist (and those open source developers) who devoted and contributed their life for a better world.

Well, still, everyone always have the option to enjoy and party throughout his life.

And this is "the beauty of diversities".  :)

黑人和范范的婚禮

Sweet!