Im a Rider, a small cc bike. i was at the juntion from Bedok North ave 3 turning right to PIE Changi. Its on Red Light and im position at (lane 2) because im going right where its shows (straight and right) exactly the front row and has the Priority weather to give way or not. Exactly im in 1st row.
And this BUGGER was behind me he is going straight couldnt have the patience and keep Honking a few times at me from behind. I was wondering what have i done wrong??.So when i look at my mirror that the way this guy has no patient to wait and thats when i decided to squeez abit to the right and fortunately the (Green Arrow ) appeared.
What i did was instead the inch to the right to make way for him, i make a move like usual turn right. At a very moment half way both of us faced each other, he was mumbling as in “bro im going straight ! Move a little bit la”! ,i responded yelling at him “what sia u its my way!”,im turning right u damn it!”.
Within seconds the guy from (half way straight) he swerved to right dashing thru my exact lane where it was a road bend and he drives dangerously cut from behind which endangering other rd user as well and e-brake right in front of me.
After some commotion i was shock that this guy did said ” F**k la u all MALAY work this kind of job ” like me “RIDER”. I felt pissed of!.. I reply him “what the F**k u said?!? U RACIST AR!!?. His face look shock ! Freeze for a while coz Regret what he already said. Too bad mr.. Good i say to him tonite you will be famous! Online.
And he say u “dun yaya” ..ok let see my yaya how is the outcome. I manage took some picture. When both of about to Dismiss from the place i said to him “wah u rich arrogant” . “IM GIVING HELL TO YOU MY FREN”. Once you are famous all your Richerness will go to the trash because why, people starts to avoid u. U career was A TRAINER am i right?
MMA am i right? So let see your wealthy drowned. You wife/GF will leave u, your children will hate u n all of your surrounding friends will leave
The makeover of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is still some time away, with the announcement to come next year at the earliest, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat.
Parents and pupils will be given enough time to respond and adjust to the changes when they are implemented, he added.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had said two years ago in his National Day Rally speech that the high- stakes exam would be revamped, and the aggregate T-score done away with.
Instead of getting a score out of 300 points, pupils will get grade bands – similar to how students get graded from A1 to F9 for the O levels or A to E for the A levels. The grades will then be converted to points to be used for admission into secondary schools.
Mr Heng said the Ministry of Education (MOE) is already putting diverse programmes in place in primary and secondary schools to meet the needs of different children. For instance, each secondary school has to develop two distinctive programmes by 2017 to cater to students’ interests.
“It is about choosing the school that has the programme, the emphasis and the fit, rather than about that one school that you must go to,” he said.
Recent SkillsFuture initiatives – such as the Earn and Learn programme for polytechnic and Institute of Technical Education graduates as well as the introduction of modular courses at the post-secondary level – also aim to send a message to parents and students that the emphasis is on lifelong learning and helping students enter their areas of interest, said Mr Heng.
“Some of us may take a longer pathway to reach our peak. Some of us may take a shorter pathway, and some will take a path less travelled and go do something completely different,” he said.
“There are many good pathways and I don’t need to cram at just the PSLE level and say that I must get into that one school.”
The MOE is still in the process of implementing programmes in secondary schools – especially in neighbourhood schools – to create differentiation, said Mr Heng.
These initiatives to create a more diverse secondary school landscape, with different schools offering different niche areas, will come before the PSLE revamp.
“Some parents believe that a certain school will help their child succeed better… It will take some time for this mindset to change,” said Mr Heng, adding that the end goal is not just about grades, but also about finding success in life.
Unlike meeting residents in HDB Flats and Landed Property where a candidate can go knock on doors without prior permission, explicit permission is required to visit homes in condominiums.
Many, if not all, opposition parties face difficulties in meeting their constituents who live in condominiums.
Approval to visit must be obtained from the condo’s management under the Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) – the managing body of a condo.
Rejection letters from MCSTs are commonplace as many managing bodies prefer not to have any form of political activities in their private estates.
In the case of Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) candidate for Mountbatten SMC, she had mailed out 23 requests to various condominiums in her constituency to ask for permission to visit voters residing there.
Letters of rejection
To date, she has only received 4 letters of rejection and has yet to hear from the rest.
Some letters of rejection are more fair, like the one from Sanctuary Green, which promised not to have any form of political activity – from any party, including the People’s Action Party (PAP) – on its premises.
Letter of Rejection from Sanctuary Green MCST
Others, however, have been a little less fair in their decisions.
What is of interest to me is not the letters of rejection and the unfairness but how the opposition candidates responded. Instead of the usual lamenting that many half-expected, they took it in their stride, rolled up their sleeves and got resourceful.
2 cases in point, Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss from the SPP and the Workers Party’s Yee Jenn Jong.
Picnics and BBQs
Jeannette Chong organised a Picnic at Wilkinson Interim Park to mingle with residents from the nearby Private Estates
The letters of rejection did nothing to deter Ms Chong-Aruldoss.
Last Saturday evening, she organised a picnic at Wilkinson Intermin Park. The Park’s location was a strategic one as it was just a stone’s throw away from many private estates. Through the picnic, she had the opportunity to meet many residents of private estates and along with the conversations, there was good food to go around too.
One resident of Mountbatten SMC remarked that it “felt like a block party!”
Jeannette explaining what the Picnic is all about
Jeannette also took full advantage of the fact that she resides in Mandarin Gardens, a condominium in Marine Parade GRC.
As her condominium falls under the Joo Chiat precinct, she organised a BBQ and hosted WP’s Yee Jenn Jong.
Mr Yee had contested in Joo Chiat SMC in the 2011 elections and lost by a hair’s breath – 355 votes – to the PAP’s candidate.
It was an opportunity for him to meet residents of Marine Parade GRC – from both inside and outside of Mandarin Gardens – over some juicy satay.
Sharing a light moment with a resident
It was very clear that there was a real sense of mutual respect and camaraderie between Ms Chong-Aruldoss and Mr Yee, or JJ as he is also called.
“Here’s a personal story about why I respect JJ so much,” Ms Ms Chong-Aruldoss said. “At GE2011, my elderly father was frail and not well but he insisted on casting his vote. So my brother had to devise a way to take him in his wheelchair to vote. My dad was greatly satisfied to have cast his vote (thanks to my brother), and I will always be proud of my dad for his determination. I respect JJ for inspiring my dad’s determination. JJ lost by 388 votes – but it would have been 389 if not for my dad’s vote. After the election, JJ visited the residents to thank them for their support. My dad was very touched by his sincerity. Proud to introduce this sincere, personable and caring man to my neighbours. Joo Chiat is also Mountbatten’s neighbour.”
Mr Yee is expected to contest in Marine Parade GRC in the upcoming elections, after Joo Chiat SMC was erased from the electoral map by the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee in its report released last month.
Overall, it was two events where the opposition candidates managed to weave a way through to meet their constituents despite the roadblocks set by the various MCSTs.
Such events go to show that when there is a will, there is truly a way and these candidates are more than willing to go the extra mile for their constituents. Obstacles do not turn these candidates away. In fact, it strengthens their resolve and forces them to be more resourceful in thinking of creative ways to overcome the rejections.
A shot where candidates and volunteers of SPP and WP come together. Huat ah!
*The writer, Ariffin Sha, is a volunteer with Ms Chong-Aruldoss’ election campaign.
The People’s Action Party (PAP) has confirmed that Mr Edwin Tong will be fielded in Joo Chiat as part of the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) team for the coming General Election.
Anchored by Social and Family Development Minister Tan Chuan-Jin, the rest of the team will include incumbents Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef and Mr Seah Kian Peng.
The team had previously been cited as the likely line-up for Marine Parade GRC by Mr Goh on the MParader Facebook page. Mr Goh had said he requested for Mr Tong “to be tested” in Joo Chiat, a single-seat ward in the 2011 GE that has been absorbed into Marine Parade GRC for the coming GE.
Mr Tong, who comes from Moulmein-Kallang GRC, replaces MP Tin Pei Ling, who will stand in the newly carved-out MacPherson single-seat ward.
Fighting his 9th election, Mr Goh said this morning (Aug 26) he could have retired but felt duty-bound to stay on when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong asked him to. On Mr Tan’s appointment as anchor minister in Marine Parade GRC, Mr Goh said: “This is national leadership transition in action”.
Singapore Management University law don Eugene Tan said the influx of foreigners into Singapore is the “mother of all issues”.
“That’s because people point to immigration as the cause of things such as high cost of living, high cost of transport, high property prices,” he said, adding that while property prices have stabilised, “they are at a high”.
Political analyst Derek da Cunha echoed this. “The Population White Paper of 2013 has really brought this issue to the fore. The different aspects over the changing nature of Singapore society due to the vast numbers of foreigners in Singapore, and the many more expected to emigrate here, will likely focus the minds of quite a number of voters,” he said.
Gillian Koh, senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, also said that it is “inevitable” that opposition parties will bring up the issue of immigration, and that it is not unanticipated.
But she added that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has taken pains to address immigration concerns and introduced a slew of measures to curtail the influx of foreigners. These include the cutting of foreign worker quotas for the services and marine sectors.
Associate Professor Tan, a former Nominated Member of Parliament, said the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) is likely to stress qualities like competence and integrity in the light of the Workers’ Party’s (WP’s) management of the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC).
In February, the Auditor General’s Office identified lapses in AHPETC’s accounting and governance practices, and found its accounts unreliable.
Analysts said that the PAP may be riding on a “feel-good” factor by calling the GE now, following several milestones such as the country’s recent 50th birthday and the national mourning of the passing of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on March 23.
Dr Koh said: “The timing shows that they would like to take advantage of the celebrations, the reminiscing of the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew and perhaps, a flight to safety, with the global economy in stormy weather.”
The analysts said that while they had expected the election to be called soon, they were not expecting it to be held on a Friday as it has traditionally been held on Saturdays.
Alan Chong of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies speculated that Sept 11 could serve as a good international backdrop. This is because most of the First World will be remembering the tragic events of the terrorist attacks in the United States.
Prof Chong said that it would provide a backdrop for the ruling party to remind the electorate of global danger, and to vote wisely.
An estimated 2,460,977 Singaporeans will vote in the Sept 11 polls for 89 MPs in 16 group representation constituencies and 13 single-member constituencies.
In 2011, the PAP won 81 of the 87 seats. Its share of the national vote was 60.1 per cent, down from the 66.6 per cent at the 2006 General Election.
Former Nominated MP Siew Kum Hong said he believes the PAP will, at best, garner “in the mid-sixties” of the votes.
Veteran opposition observer Wong Wee Nam believes that the ruling party will also rely more on door-to-door campaigning instead of mass rallies, where it may not draw a sizeable number of supporters.
