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  • Osman Sulaiman: Be Smart, Work Smart, Join Me

    Osman Sulaiman: Be Smart, Work Smart, Join Me

    This is Mubin Ithnin. He is my Sales & Project Manager. He is just 25 yrs old.

    He is new to the industry. I’ve always given young people without experience the opportunity to gain new skills and gain more knowledge.

    As a job seeker myself before going into business, I was once inexperience and was certainly hopeful someone would hire me and give me the opportunity I needed.

    I believe it’s the opportunity that is the missing ingredient between successful people and the opposite. Given the opportunity, anyone can succeed with the right attitude.

    Today, Mubin has earned himself a handsome salary. This has come not without sweat.

    Mubin is a reserved and soft spoken guy. I’m impressed at how well he has performed so far. It debunks the notion that paper qualification is necessary to earn a good income.

    Behind the scenes, he works diligently and is disciplined enough to put in effort towards realising his goals. Today he reaped what he sowed. There’s no substitute to hard work.

    Congrats Mubin!

    If you have what it takes (determination and discipline), join me. I dont promise you the 5 figure income like those of MLM companies.

    What you can be assured of is a decent salary that is enough to make ur peers envy and to put dough on the table and occasionally the well deserved holidays. ?

    Dont take my word for it. Experience it yourself. Say sayonara to mundane 9-5 energy sapping working hours. You are better off working smart and enjoying more time with your loved ones. Mwaaaaah!

    PS: Do I look younger than him?

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • Kenneth Jeyaretnam: WP Helped PAP Kill Democracy In Singapore

    Kenneth Jeyaretnam: WP Helped PAP Kill Democracy In Singapore

    I note lots of bloggers and activists putting out the Hansard of the contempt bill. This is mindless propaganda. Any bill is going to get passed BECAUSE of decades of WP leadership undermining parliamentary democracy by ensuring that PAP always have a 2/3 majority.

    WP are no heroes here. Speaking in parliament about a bill they know is going to be passed is a no risk situation for them. As is every move by WP.

    If we had seen any action from WP before this bill was posited or indeed fierce objection to any amendment of the constitution over the past decades then they would have a right to preach.

    By ensuring the status quo can never be challenged they have killed our democracy.

    Stop wasting your words. PAP will, can and do make anything they chose into Law.

     

    Source: Kenneth Jeyaretnam

  • Osman Sulaiman: PAP Must Stop Using Malay Community As Political Pawn, Cease Affirmative Actions

    Osman Sulaiman: PAP Must Stop Using Malay Community As Political Pawn, Cease Affirmative Actions

    If the PAP thinks that a Malay president is important periodically, and has always been confident of its party’s credibility and branding, then it should support a Malay candidate to contest in the coming presidential election as how it supported Tony Tan in the last election.

    Often times, the ones who made the Malays feel that they are of sub-par quality is the PAP itself. Creating GRCs and justifying it that without GRCs, a Malay candidate cannot stand on its own worthiness.

    GRCs were introduced in 1988. It was the last election that a Malay candidate stands in an SMC under the PAP banner. Mr Abdullah Tarmugi contested in Siglap SMC and garnered 73.7% of the popular votes. One of the highest achievers among the slates of candidates being fielded by PAP. It definitely showed no signs that a non-Chinese candidate cannot stand on its own merits.

    After the 1988 general election, no other PAP Malay candidates contested in an SMC. Between then and now, the PAP continues with its narrative that a Malay candidate cannot win an election in a Chinese majority electorate.

    I remembered when Masagos was promoted to a ministerial position, the PAP highlighted that the promotion reflected the progress of the Malays. It simply meant that the promotion was given on account that the community now deserves to have a minister while previously it didn’t as we are considered second best as compared to the non-Malays.

    Today, the PAP again uses the Malay community as a pawn for its political agenda. Knowing how close the results of the last presidential election between its endorsed candidate and the independent candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock (TCB), the PAP is playing the racial cards again by tugging at the heart strings of the Malay community.

    It seems that it now wants a Malay figurehead to counter the possibility of Dr TCB winning the presidential election. And rules have to be tweaked to accommodate this.

    I will be elated if ever we were to have a Malay president again after Yusof Ishak. But there will be no honour in winning a contest when the favours are heavily tilted for a certain individual/race to win it. And when indeed a Malay president is elected under those conditions, then it will further affirm the unfounded theory that the Malay community cannot stand on its own calibre.

    I would rather we secure the presidential role fair and square. The PAP will need to walk the talk rather than just paying lip service. If it values the contribution of the Malay community and treats everyone as equal, show it by supporting a Malay candidate without tinkering with the system. The Malay community doesn’t need charity of this kind.

    The principle that all citizens are equal, regardless of race or religion, means we have to do away with affirmative actions.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • Two Reasons Why PAP Won So Handsomely In The Recent Elections

    Two Reasons Why PAP Won So Handsomely In The Recent Elections

    Mr Goh,

    That is a very good analysis, but you missed two important points.

    The first is the external factor, namely all the things that are happening outside Singapore. Over the past year the world has gotten a whole lot more dangerous, politically and financially.

    The political paralysis in US, ISIS in the Middle East, the financial and refugees crises in Europe, the China’s economic slowdown that may lead to a world’s recession, Russia’s re-asserting itself, climate change, the gyrating stock markets, and others all add to a sense of an uncertain future. As the saying go, “you do not change horses at mid-stream”.

    Many feel that you do not want to leadership in the middle of a crisis, especially when the alternative only brings in more uncertainty.

    Which brings me to the second point, the oppositions. It is pointless to blame the ruling party to handing out goodies to get votes. That happens is every democracy, we hear it every time there is an election in the UK.

    Yet the government changes hand on a regular basis. For the opposition, it is not enough to offer candidates that are “as good as” the other side and hope that the “throw out the bastard” sentiment will carry the day.

    The opposition needs to have someone better. But honestly, are the opposition candidates in this election really significant better than their PAP counterparts? Do they really have a coherent plan of how to govern? Can they provide a compelling vision? Can they help Singapore, a small country, navigate in the choppy uncharted water?

    Let’s take your team as an example. In the last four years, how many times have the team walk through Ang Mo Kio talking to the residents and learning about their concerns? What do you really have to offer besides a distaste for the PAP?

    Singapore opposition parties need to build themselves up slowly. It may make you feel good to say that every seat is contested. But it is a warning sign to the voters. The PAP members may be a bunch of yahoos.

    But many who would cast a protest in order to have more opposition voices in the parliament voted for PAP instead just so that there would not be a fluke and a bunch of unknown and inexperienced yahoos ended up running the country.

    So the opposition parties need to reflect and come up with a better strategy. You did some analysis of the percents of swing votes that could have been the result of one action or the other by the ruling party.

    Here is another way to look at it. If those constituencies where the PAP won more than 75% (which meant they were PAP strongholds where the opposition parties have no chance) were uncontested, the PAP majority would have been only 67%, meaning that the decision of the opposition to contest every seat actually gave the PAP at least a 2% margin.

    Your own slate contributed 0.72% to that 2%. So the delusion of grandeur of the oppositions actually contributed to the PAP landslide.

    Thistoo Shallpass

     

    Source: www.transitioning.org

  • Roy Ngerng: Opposition Must Not Lose Touch With “Middle Ground”

    Roy Ngerng: Opposition Must Not Lose Touch With “Middle Ground”

    A college student wrote this letter and handed it to me at the last rally that I spoke at during the election. I did not have time to post it up before cooling-off day.

    Thank you for your kind words, as well as trust and confidence in me. I am grateful and honoured.

    You and your friends are the future leaders of Singapore. I spoke up because I felt that as a member of our society, it is a responsibility and duty to do so, to not only help ourselves but the people around us.

    I believe that we have to be honest and true to ourselves, and therefore I spoke up.

    This election has taught me many things. As much as I have a vision and a belief for our country’s future, it might not be something the people in our country are ready for. It might not be the vision that our countrymen want now.

    Of course, the unequal playing field played a part. But as individuals who are part of the system, how we can bring about a shared vision for our society is also a challenge that we have to look at, for the opposition as well as for Singaporeans.

    I will be honest with you. Did I make mistakes? Yes, I did. As much as I told myself that I was not angry, perhaps I was. I spent 3 years frantically pushing out writings after writings, not realising that I myself had lost touch with the “middle-ground”.

    In spite of the kind advice that was offered to me to reach out to a wider audience, I was stubborn and did not want to evolve in my writings.

    But this is the beauty of hindsight, where only after the election did I realise where I could have done better.

    You see, my awakening came about 3 years ago when I started researching on the Singapore system and my writings reflect the shock that I feel about the Singapore system. As such, my eagerness to convey my thoughts ran ahead of me.

    Was it wrong? It wasn’t. But it meant that my writings got lost among the large populace. It meant I became like any ranter. It meant that for the “middle-ground”, I became destabilising.

    From how things have panned out over the election, I have learnt that speaking up is a virtue we must hold on to. But how we listen, and adjust ourselves, so that we do not only listen to our own voices but that of others, so that all our voices are communicated across to one another, is an important learning I have made.

    For if we were to criticise the PAP for not having listened to the people, what folly we have made if we ourselves were to do the very same as the people we criticise?

    What then makes us better? It does not. And this is why the voters have spoken.

    In our anger and shock, many of us blame the new citizens, the 70%, etc. But I have decided to look at myself instead. Everyone makes mistakes. Perhaps we would first need to reflect on ourselves before we put the finger on someone else.

    Perhaps if we are to understand how it is we can improve, will we see to it another day will come.

    I thank you for your letter. It is letters like yours and many others that lets me know that at least what I have done have helped and mattered to some of you.

    It does not matter that I have lost, or even if I could have won. At the end of the day, I have tried and made a difference in the lives of some, as others have made theirs in mine.

    It is now your time to shine, as well as that of you and your friends. I am only one person and what I do can only inspire a few. Imagine the might of you and the many who let their voices be heard, the many people whose lives the many of you will touch. And how many you will inspire.

    This is not about the PAP or the opposition. This is about what matters as people and what we can do for one another.

    Sometimes, people don’t realise they have a voice, or fear to use their voice. It is up to some of us to guide the rest. I am glad that my voice has opened up yours. Thank you for your letter.

    But let us continue to open up more. Let you be the voice that others will learn from.

    I wish the PAP well, as well as the opposition. It is a learning process for all of us. The PAP played their game well and we have to respect them. Those in the opposition stood for their beliefs and we have to respect them. Singaporeans voted with their reason and we have to respect that.

    Yesterday, I inspired you. Today, you will inspire others. Tomorrow, more will inspire.

    Your journey is just beginning. I look forward to the day when you are on stage as you speak and light up the crowd, and as I stand below and tear to your words.

    There is no one hero. Because if only all of us would know, we are all heroes. If only all of us would realise.

    Be your own hero. Be my voice, as I was yours.

    Let us stand united, let us hope for a better future with the power of our voice.

    I await the day where I stand among heroes, where all of us will inspire our own future.

    I await the day when you will be my hero.

     

    Source: http://theheartruths.com