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PAP MP Lim Biow Chuan Wrote Formal Letter To Encourage Daughter

So what happens when you put a man with a strong faith and Facebook together? Well you get this.

On Nov. 19, 2014, Lim put up on Facebook a picture of a letter he wrote last year to encourage his daughter who was going to receive her PSLE results

Besides showing that he is a God-fearing doting father, he is rather formal, because how many people actually types out a letter to their kid?

Regardless, for those of you who also want to write something sweet to your offspring but are too tired or lazy or because you are not much of a professional letter writer, you can copy and paste the text below, which is Lim’s letter. Do remember to change the date and name to suit your circumstances.

You’re welcome.

——

21 November 2013

My dearest Rebecca,

LETTER FROM YOUR FATHER

Tomorrow the PSLE results will be announced. This last week has been a period of anxiety for myself and your mother as we worry about things which we should not be worrying about. If we have been harsh or impatient with you during these last few weeks, I apologise for we should have known better as your parents.

Regardless of how you perform in your PSLE exams, I want to assure you that you are precious to me and to God. You have always been kind, compassionate and helpful to others, I still recall how you asked me to bring you for the wake of a schoolmate when her mother passed away last year. You have always been wanting to stand up for your classmates who have been bullied.

Good grades are not the most important thing in life. What is very important to me is your character. I want to encourage you to lead your life in an upright manner — hardworking, honest, respectful, humble, loyal and willing to help others. I hope to see my daughter grow up as someone who loves God (just as God loves you) and someone who hold God in awe.

It is important to be hardworking and to aspire to do your best in your endeavours. In all that you do, put in your best efforts. None of us would ever lead our lives without any mistakes. When you fumble or make mistakes in life, acknowledge your errors and learn from the mistake so that you can improve. Do not ever look down on yourself or allow anyone to look down on you. You will always be unique and have your own gifts and talent which God has given to you.

As I had said to your elder sister, honor and love your mother, your sister and your family. We will always be closest to you and will be there to support and encourage you all the time.

You are dearly treasured as my daughter. I am proud to be your father and to be called your dad.

With love,
Daddy

Editor’s note: The number of Facebook Likes on his name card was exaggerated. During GE2011, he had only a few hundred fans. The 23,172 Likes was supposed to reflect the number of fans he hopes to get. He currently has 1,915 Likes.

Source: http://mothership.sg

November 21, 2014
PAP Government Giving Free Scholarships to Filipinos!

The PAP government is giving out scholarships specifically for Pinoys in Philippines to come to Singapore to study in our local universities (NUS, NTU, SMU). Each award is for three to four years of tertiary study and covers return air fare, full tuition, an accommodation allowance and a living allowance of S$4,300 (around P150,000) per annum. Applicants of the scholarship must be Filipino citizens with excellent academic records and a good command of English. A recipient of the scholarship may not concurrently hold any other scholarship, fellowship, grant or award without prior approval of the Singaporean government. (Source: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/114414/singapore-giving-out-scholarships/).

Except for Medicine, Dentistry, Architecture and Law, all other disciplines are open to recipients of the scholarship. As Medicine, Dentistry and Law are elite courses, the Filipino scholars will instead be competing with average Singaporeans who usually take arts, science, business or engineering courses. It is therefore hard to imagine that most Singaporeans will not notice the privileges given to these special Pinoys.

The PAP government seems to be keen on investing in Filipino talent development even though they do not even serve National Service. It is also stated in the terms of the scholarship that “the scholars are expected to return to their respective countries at the end of their studies to contribute to the development of their nations”. That means there is NO BOND so it is not required that these Pinoys serve NS or contribute to Singapore. The scholarship appears to be a charitable act by the PAP government towards Filipinos.

Moreover, it has been revealed that many Filipinos have fake qualifications from universities like Recto University (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/17/world/asia/philippines-recto/index.html). With its failure to scrutinize foreign talents like Anoop Shankar, can NUS be totally sure that these Filipinos are talented?

There was also no attempt to disguise the fact that the scholarship was provided by government agencies in Singapore. The following was stated:

“For eligibility criteria, terms of award and application procedures, applicants may go to the website: http://www.mfa.gov.sg.scp.

Completed applications must be submitted to the Singapore Embassy in Manila by Dec. 10. Applicants are encouraged to use the online application portal, http://singaporescholarship.scp.gov.sg., in addition to submitting the hard copies.”

So if you’re a Pinoy hoping to live out the Singapore Dream and have a successful career, please go ahead and apply.

I feel angry that the Singapore government is using taxpayers’ money to fund the development of a bunch of Pinoys. It shouldn’t be totally surprising, considering that we are already paying $25000 just to teach one PRC officer English.

As a Singaporean, I am extremely disappointed with the PAP government for neglecting its own citizens while putting foreigners first. Many of our local Singaporeans are not on scholarships in local universities and they are burdened with a huge debt upon graduation. Several other Singaporeans, mainly poly graduates have to work part-time and pay higher fees to study at private universities because they couldn’t get into local universities. And it is not because their grades are bad; it’s because there aren’t enough vacancies available for Singaporeans. Finally, there’s the group of Singaporeans whose families have paid enormous amounts to send them abroad just so they can have a quality university education. The vast majority of Singaporeans are not on scholarships even though they are keen to get a degree and contribute to Singapore’s development.

Why must we compromise our own human capital development just to do charity for third world countries?

Muhd Hafiz

TRS Contributor

Source: www.therealsingapore.com

November 19, 2014
Potential New PAP Candidates Present At People’s Association Event
SINGAPORE: A People’s Association event celebrating senior citizens in the Aljunied Cluster, comprising Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC, was held on Saturday (Nov 15) evening.

Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob graced the event, alongside former PAP leaders Lim Boon Heng and Zainul Abidin Rasheed.

News faces touted as potential PAP candidates for Aljunied and Hougang were also present.

They include:
- Banker Chua Eng Leong, who is chairman of Eunos PAP branch
- K Muralidharan Pillai in Paya Lebar; he is a lawyer by profession
- Chan Hui Yuh in Serangoon, who works in a family business
- Victor Lye in Bedok Reservoir-Punggol
- Kahar Hassan, who took over the Kaki Bukit branch chairmanship from Ong Ye Kung
- Lee Hong Chuang, who took over as chairman of the Hougang branch, replacing Desmond Choo
Former PAP Chairman Mr Lim said it is still early to say if the new faces will be fielded as candidates as this depends on how they can work the ground. He said two key factors the party is looking out for are the ability to understand people and resolving problems.

“Any lesson that I would learn from the past or the trend in the past few elections is that people want to have representatives in Parliament who are close to them. In terms of ability, of course it’s good if a person can make it beyond an MP to become an office holder,” said Mr Lim. “But what is more important to residents is: ‘Is he close to me, does he understand me? Can he effectively bring my issues before the government and get those issues redressed?’”

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
November 17, 2014
Online Scammer Masquerading As PAP’s Zainal Sapari

SINGAPORE — Member of Parliament Zainal Sapari, of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, has warned of an imposter trying to scam people via Facebook.

“An unknown person has created a scam Facebook page using my name and photo,” Mr Zainal wrote in a Facebook post this afternoon (Nov 11). “He may have send you a personal message to be friends and follow up with a message about UN funding that I have received.”

The imposter would then try to direct unsuspecting victims to click on an external link, where they could supposedly register to receive cash from the United Nations Development Programme as well.

The fake Facebook account carried Mr Zainal’s name and his most recent profile photo. Mr Zainal has since changed his profile picture as of 6pm today.

Source: www.todayonline.com

November 12, 2014
PAP MP Shames Small Boy Online For Cycling At High Speed At Void Deck

PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC Lee Bee Wah has taken to Facebook to shame a small boy for cycling at a void deck in her constituency.

She posted to the Nee Soon South Community Club Facebook page alerting residents of a “high speed cyclist” at the void deck of Blk 879.

She had uploaded a photo of the CCTV camera footage and asked for residents to email her if they know where the cyclist lived.

The photo that was uploaded showed a small boy on his bicycle going through the void deck:

It seems that even small kids can be shamed online and punished for trying to enjoy themselves and exercise in the area around their home.

Singapore is already very crowded and there is very little space for young children to play or cycle near their homes.

Do you think it is appropriate to put photos of a young boy online and ‘shame’ him for cycling in the void deck?

Source: www.therealsingapore.com

November 12, 2014