This person running for president....
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me too.Originally posted by LinYu:U mean croco is the 4th guy who submitted the application and still not show face yet?
If croco stands for president, then I vote for croco.
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oh really?Originally posted by SBS9828X:nice hair
in fact, nice smell too
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anyway, if there is some ah mao or ah gou running for election, i think i will vote for him cos me dun like to vote for some indian guy who the government told us to do so.
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The Queen of the UK is the equivalent of a president.Originally posted by miaow1988:want to know why he only shake hands and blah blah???BECAUSE........no country has a president and a prime minster at a same time.....look at malaysia,america,britain,etc.they have either a president or prime minster.....UNDERSTAND????
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Hmm. So it'll be the Ex CFO vs the incumbent (tentatively) ? Who will you vote for? I mean I know most of you see it as a sham and all, but anyhow u ppl would have to vote rite or pay a big fat fine!
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who cares about look? its the effeciency man did i spell that right?
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There's a great difference. If we get to vote, there is one day holiday, otherwise we don't get a holiday.Originally posted by SBS3641G:Vote or don't vote, any difference?
THe PResident is a mere figurehead. No real powers at all.
I don't care who stand in for the election, cos president only wave, smile and act cute, like the penguins in "Madagascar". -
Used to wrap roti prata.Originally posted by LinYu:Actually I agree with you. During his term, other than shaking some hands of delegates and Singaporean, he did nothing.
I recalled that there was a petition calling for the government to stop the casino. Probably the petition with my name on it ended up as toilet paper clean up his ass.
By the way, the teenager in the murder case still waiting for him to make decision. -
Don't worry, can send him for makeover. Change hairstyle, etc.Originally posted by OldAhPek:
what a face....
how to show it to the world?
Most politicians incl. LHL, GCT came across as unapproachable & wooden but later improve. -
I like Tarmugi or Tony Tan, too bad they dare not run cos everyone in PAP + NTUC all support the present one.Originally posted by iveco:I agree with that. So will there be a poll in any case?
Hmm, wasn't Abdullah Tarmugi tipped as a possible presidential candidate some time ago? -
It would be interesting to see if public opinion stands with Nathan or with one of the new faces.
On hindsight, an unknown person as president may prove beneficial: not knowing his plans or motives = unpredictability and keeps gahmen on their toes.
Which is why the gahmen will be more than happy to have Nathan stay: perfectly predictable, with a schedule as precise as clockwork. A classic figurehead with duties akin to the equivalent of an honour guard. -
I want a President who is capable of checking our national reserves to see
if they have been tampered with, exploited and make a report. A term of six years should be adequate. OTC tried but got fried. WKW didn't try. Nathan?
Imo, a President who does that well is a better President to me. -
I believe the President has to have a certain degree of charisma too, as he is the face of Singapore.. we can't have some uncle looking like a chikopek to represent the country in front of foreign heads-of-state right?
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If such a person is capable, why not? Better still, fight for the parliamentary elections, win a seat and make the difference.Originally posted by cornyfish2000:I believe the President has to have a certain degree of charisma too, as he is the face of Singapore.. we can't have some uncle looking like a chikopek to represent the country in front of foreign heads-of-state right? -
Poor fella....applying for the post of President and got whacked while trying. Why doesnt he stay at home just like the rest of us, comfortably on the keyboard and whacking others instead?
Anyway it is up to us. We MUST have a President, according to the constitution so somebody must be be there.
About that FACE ?
No problem with me. That is but a typical Singapore FACE we can see many such FACES 
at hawker centres, supermarkets, the business districts, schools, country clubs etc. THAT represents Singapore to a certain extent, as far as the FACE 
is concerned. Of course some make up will be better just like what they do to all the other ministers when they appear "On Air".
Arrogant - good or no good ??? Both YES men and COCKY men can be equally arrogant, so it depends who he is arrogant to.
Lets go for what he CAN do and WILL do, not simply what he is or has been. We must know more about him - the good the bad and the ugly sides. The media must be honest and unbiased when talking about the man. We the people will decide.
Being the people's President, this fella (if elected) or anybody for that matter, needs the PEOPLE behind him and he has to do more than just showing his FACE
at charity events.
By the way, Anwar (Malaysia) has given notice that he may be the next PM. How about that for someone who has been in jail ? Can he FACE
the world? Politics is a strange creature. But then like it or not, people and politics must co exist. In our context - President, Politics and People - should be mutually dependent yet unabashedly monitoring each other.
Anything less than that is but a FARCE
, never mind the FACE. -
FARCE or FACE
The purpose of the Presidential Election is supposed to produce a President to be the Head of State, but without Executive Powers to safeguard the National Reserve - by guarding the Second Key that unlocks it.
The second part of the Presidential responsibility has confirmed the farcical role of the President, and one can only wonder why Public Money should be spent to maintain this farce ?
In the first Presidential Election, there was a very reluctant retired banker - Chua Kim Yeow, who was 'bullied' by the Ruling Elite to stand as a competing candidate against the preferred Party approved candidacy of the late Ong Teng Cheong.
Now we have a more subtle approval of a surprise contender, from an ex-Government Senior Executive in the candidacy of 'Kuan Yoke Loon Andrew' - who was the former GROUP Chief Financial Officer of Jurong Town Corporation, and also the former Chief Financial Officer of Hyflux-Istithmar Utilities EPC Joint Ventures.
The Jurong Town Corporation is a wholly owned Government Corporation that is set up by the Government for the develolpment and management of industrial sites on Singapore.
Hyflux is a locally bred company that hold 'Star' position with the Singapore Government, with funding from the EDB, and supported with contracts from the other GLCs that manages Singapore's Water Supply.
To be a Chief Financial Office of two 'STAR' Government companies, this candidate will have already been vetted very thoroughly by the Ruling Party.
His candidacy is probably an insurance for the Ruling Party to spoil any large migration of votes going entirely to a single competitor, as a result of the lingering fall-out from the 'PEANUT' Salary issues that continues to boil with the Ministerial salaries.
In a Three-corner fight, with two candidates that are 'in the pockets' of the Ruling Party, the odds are in favor of the Ruling Party. -
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HAHAHAHA.. WHAT THE FUCK.. OMFG..Originally posted by OldAhPek:
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There is a 4th applicant for the president election. Any news on who is he?
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Hey dude....Originally posted by coffeeortea:HAHAHAHA.. WHAT THE FUCK.. OMFG..
its rude to laugh in this manner
i'm serious.......so sad
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This guy may win. Cause previously prataman was uncontested enabling a walkover. Cant u see this guy may be playing the racial card. He knows majority here are chinese and will vote for a chinese president. Sad but true this is the way things are in Singapore.
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Just simply think of Enron and Arthur Andersen. If you hear Enron praising Arthur Andersen's capability as an external auditor, you would immediately suspect something is amiss.
We should treat the post of President like an external auditor. The candidate should not show favoritism or bias towards the ruling party. If both political party and the candidate have "too good" a working relationship, well.... you know the rest. -
Now I know Croco is the Indian guy named RG Naidu, former Commonwealth Forces storeman.
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CROCO is ah neh?Originally posted by iveco:Now I know Croco is the Indian guy named RG Naidu, former Commonwealth Forces storeman. 
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Your fucked face look better? care to show us?Originally posted by OldAhPek:
what a face....
how to show it to the world?