First Electricity.. now Gas ?

[116520]

That's because there is no Singaporean want to sell chow kwai tiao... no singaporean want to wash toilet, no singaporean want to be waitresses, no singaporean giving birth..... relax bro.....

really sad nw becomes like this.. everywhere u see is PRCs, Filipinos, Indian from India n Myanmmars, u buy Chow Kwai Tiao, China lady ask u in mandarin, wtf man

[116520]

What goes up but never come down????

[golanheights]

Gas tariffs..

In my subjective opinions, I think in the next GE, there are seemingly more issues to grind with the ruling party across all the income segments.

It is a challenge to manage expectations when the nation has arrived to where it is.

For me:

1. Despite a team of Minister, MOS and Perm Sec, I am a little surprised that we never quite get the car scrapping, COE projection and allocation, and car growth issue correct.
I think it took the government a while to "frankly discuss" that there was an "ineffective" method being used. This was done in the recent Parliament debate.

For a long while, since dunno 2008 or even before, frenz were lamenting the amount of cars on roads on weekdays and weekends. Every other road are seemingly packed with cars, despite the COE, road tax and ERP.
Of course, the justication from the Ministry is that this is a "It is now easier to own a car, but the taxation is on usage" policy.


2. This is a small place. For all the liberalistion and "open market competition" strategy for the telco industry, we are NOW without a firm schedule for World Cup broadcast.
And mind you, we are the few elite nations in Asia without a World Cup broadcast confirmation. How elite and first world is that.

Last time, when I read economics, I was always told by my lecturers and tutors that open market comm is always good.

For a small island like ours, it is not always so. The consumer market is unlike some of our Asian neighbours.

Soccer is a unifying sports. Whether you like soccer or not, it does not diminish its nation and people unifying power. When I sat in Kallang stadium, the Malay friends infront of me, the Indian friends behind me, we all jeer in unison towards the referee "Kayu" in the Malaysia Cup days. Many of you would remember paying $1 like I did, and reaching the Stadium early to "jiam wee" (book place).

For all the "leave it to the market forces" policy, we are still left high and dry for 2010 World Cup broadcast.

For me, the equation is simple. Get the World Cup broadcast fixed soonest.

That is my minimal passing KPI. But then, it could be just me and my soccer Singaporeans.

[batamboy]

Relax guys.. more increase in bills awaits the nation. JUST IMAGINE.. Their million dollar pay n BILLION dollar losses! Of cos something has to be done to recoup the losses.. Deo bo?

[augpat]

why are Singaporeans tekaning Singaporeans?

when i was young, i told myself that i must love Singapore...because our country gives us hope and a destiny for the future..

seriously, this place...isn't what it used to be..

I strongly agree with you...Its seems to be not the place where i grew up..

[kenkelvin]

haha pet u r funny kong tao by viet gals

[pet]

really sad nw becomes like this.. everywhere u see is PRCs, Filipinos, Indian from India n Myanmmars, u buy Chow Kwai Tiao, China lady ask u in mandarin, wtf man

brro...haha... actually hor, we should not be bias against these ppl coming in... cos those u mentioned abv = WP holder, they are here to do labor work or jobs sg dont 1 to do... these ppl amounting to the most ( maybe 800k ) ... they work as cleaner, contruction, domestic helper, production worker etc. etc. ..... sg gov of cos make a min $150 levy for each of them come in lah

its not easy for these ppl to come in, take domestic helper as example, few hundred pay nia... paying alot of $ to work in sg to agent etc, alot of them got to work like 6-8 mths without pay.

without them, we wont hv much xmm to see leh .. .. also, contruction sector, manufacturing, services etc also headache without them. not forgetting, alot of us with kids need these domestic helper too. most impt, i go catch bone, boh chabor... hahahahha

these are not those tht come in and speculate on properties or take our high paying jobs....they are "low talent" ....

having foreigner/ pr/ ft to come in is not wrong.... but hv to admin with care... sg small little place, if u market as playground for the rich... jia lark loh... asian rich alot alot... giving pr to them just because they rich ... die loh... 50k of them... all buy property, cham loh... which i think its the main reason for hi prop price... which indirectly will affect most singaporean.

sometime bck, gov say sgrean = asset rich.... i just afraid tht a few yrs down the road sgrean= no asset... ( hdb too ex, cant afford )

so bro, i still waitinng for u to bring me go heow and see xmm, i never go b4 viet 1...hehehee.... i wanna vietcong .... vietcong = kanna vietnam girl cong tao... hahahhaha

[exxondus]

i feel ashamed when i watch tv or see fellow Singaporean still 'proud' of being 'english educated' and thus UNABLE to speak their own dialect or any dialect at all.

complaining whining about immigrants speaking mandarin etc instead of english is just bull when one has had the ability to pick up the language and reach out.

have we all forgotten how our forefathers came to Singapore like these people do? whom are we to judge them? for many of us, our grandfathers were coolies and had horrible hygiene habits living conditions and their own vices before some managed to get out of the cycle.

AGree. We should change name to Chinapore

[pilotsnoopy]

i feel ashamed when i watch tv or see fellow Singaporean still 'proud' of being 'english educated' and thus UNABLE to speak their own dialect or any dialect at all.

complaining whining about immigrants speaking mandarin etc instead of english is just bull when one has had the ability to pick up the language and reach out.

have we all forgotten how our forefathers came to Singapore like these people do? whom are we to judge them? for many of us, our grandfathers were coolies and had horrible hygiene habits living conditions and their own vices before some managed to get out of the cycle.

[seiko.citizen]

I guess many Singaporean now know why our populations isnt growing and is diluting.......

those who are out are trying to get in (FT?!?!), those who are in are trying to get out (locals). Fair statement?

really sad nw becomes like this.. everywhere u see is PRCs, Filipinos, Indian from India n Myanmmars, u buy Chow Kwai Tiao, China lady ask u in mandarin, wtf man

later you go to roti prata stall they speak to you in tamil, then you up lorry le! .

which is actually a problem for me, since my mando sucks arse (dialect speaking background) s'pore is really the UN of SEA

[Nooch]

really sad nw becomes like this.. everywhere u see is PRCs, Filipinos, Indian from India n Myanmmars, u buy Chow Kwai Tiao, China lady ask u in mandarin, wtf man

[Frogmen]

I guess many Singaporean now know why our populations isnt growing and is diluting.......

[pet]

bck 40 yrs ... sg poor, but 10-20k for a terrace house, few k for a car... salary couple of hundred nia... but is still within reach, work, save and forget abt lux... owning a house is still hi possiblity

now, the younger generation, jia lark lah... if household 3k per month.... work life time can pay off hdb nia... wht's left at retirement ?

if yr luv ones got end life critiical illness, doc will ask u, is tis wht they wnt... is tis the quality of life they wnt etc etc... in a way, tell u to give up...
well, same here loh... the younger generation will ask... wow lau... boh quality.... work ass off, get hdb, some more Q like siow for 1...

basically, sg dont hv a choice, only cheap property ard = hdb, which gov hv double the price in less thn 10 yrs. ... where as, other country even japan, got country side where housing is so much cheaper...

of cos younger generation complain lah... some older folks also.. mainly 1) young 1 wnt house, old 1 want health... hahaha

ask them to go mirgrate is again not arresting to the problem, but as usual easy way out to solve problem..

if we hv houssehold income of more thn 10k/mth... wow, sg not bad leh...
if we hv household income of less thn 3-4k, .... wow, sg suxs... hahahha

end conclusion... money toks

[exxondus]

I think its cos we the newer generation of singaporeans don know what being poor really feels like so v soon we will b able to feel it

[Mille]

why are Singaporeans tekaning Singaporeans?

when i was young, i told myself that i must love Singapore...because our country gives us hope and a destiny for the future..

seriously, this place...isn't what it used to be..