Some thoughts: 1. Singapore has to remain competitive to survive 2. One of the ways we competed in the past was by having a more compliant, safe, obedient, reliable workforce 3. That isn’t enough anymore because good, cheap labor is flooding the international marketplace 4. To compete in the future we have to be smarter […]
Just a thought as a marketing guy and a Singaporean: if Singapore wants to persuade more people to have children, it should have very accessible resources to help people think and plan about having childcare. I can use myself as an example. I’m 25 years old, as is my wife. We aren’t thinking about kids […]
(This is a work in progress) Also see: https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/3phket/i_got_really_annoyed_seeing_the_same_stories_in/ Articles about Singapore Unsorted: Would Singaporeans just learn how to behave [2011] In defense of smokers [2011] Maid carry backpack big deal [2011] Singapore needs to encourage bad behavior [2012] Old shoes and duckweed [2016] Singapore Is So Exotic, Prosperous, Sterile, Creepy… Sandy Sandfort – The Intelligent Island [1993] […]
What sucks about Singapore (493 comments) https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3x8l6s/every_country_in_southeast_asia_has_a_very/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/302m1k/why_is_lee_kuan_yew_considered_a_benevolent/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ex690/before_ww2_singapore_was_considered_a_nearly/ https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/2h11qz/to_the_people_coming_to_singapore_for_world/
Every year, the chairman of the Public Service Commission, Mr. Eddie Teo, interviews 350 top students. There’s no quota, but on average about 70 of them get awarded PSC scholarships. According to Mr. Teo, there are four flaws that these top students have: They have a poor knowledge of Singapore’s history. Only a few are […]
My biggest takeaway from watching all the rallies and reading up about all the political parties… is that our representative democracy, as it currently stands, is incredibly outdated. It simply doesn’t make sense that in 2015 you should have to depend on specific individuals (or worse, GROUPS of individuals) to represent you and ALL your […]
‘Elitism’ can be good for society It’s always genuinely exciting to me whenever a teenager thinks that he has something important to say about society. I was like that myself, and I’m always hoping to hear something really good. I believe that there is a sincere civic-mindedness about young people that us grumpy old(er) farts […]
CNA: Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew will not contest the General Election It’s interesting to pay attention to Lui Tuck Yew stepping down. I believe it was probably the best call for him to make as a PAP member, for the sake of the party. Here’s why. First of all, public sentiment is a real […]
Here’s a thinking tool I’m trying out: Assume good faith. I’m going to assume that the MDA has good, smart people in charge and that they genuinely want what’s best for Singapore. You may disagree with the premise, but I think there’s enough “Wah, MDA damn stupid!” commentary out there. Also, it makes for more […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzGzBm9FME8 1: Raffles Little Child 200 years ago, jungle (1800?) 200 years later- economic giant? no natural resources land is infertile. (Location is a resource!) “Mangrove to metropolis.” The LKY oversimplification: That LKY singlehandedly built Singapore. “Unless you know where you came from, what your ancestors have been though, you have no reference point. What […]