Can the world live without Spore?
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Originally posted by sgdiehard:Doesn't matter whether it is a strategic partnership, or a one night stand affair,
if you having, you won't miss it; if you never have it, you won't miss it, but if you have it, and have it good and then you lose it, and have not or cannot find a replacement, wouldn't you be missing it? 
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What a lousy question. Can US or any country live without the world?
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It depends on who can or willing to replace Sg to produce the followings:
Figures is Sg market share in the world
Oil rig--60%,watch recent Sg maritime series by Sg Maritime Foundition
in CNA
FOSB--70% convert ship to mini floating oil refinery
wafer chips--10%
largest bunkering--fuel for ships
oil refinery---max 1.2 million barrels per day
and many more.
Sg dunt believe Sg ability.It is very funny.
2.There are many info in www.edb.gov.sg Industrail Sections there show the below.
Fast Facts:
Singapore's achievements in the Electronics industry include:
* 10% global market share for semiconductor wafer foundry output
* Home to the world's top 3 wafer foundry companies
* Home to the world's top 3 sub-contract assembly-and-test companies
* Home to 4 of the world's top 10 fabless IC design companies
* 30% global market share for hard disk drives
* 25% global market share for retail POS impact printers
Singapore's achievements in the Biomedical Sciences (BMS) industry include:
* 30% of world market share of the manufacture of hearing aids
#1 in the world for marine coatings for ship repair and maintenance
u have to dig out the ability of Sg.Dunt under value Sg. -
The world will be different without Singapore.
Because we the smallest dot already . So small so good to bully.
Without us the world not the same. -
The question is straight "Can the world live without Spore?"Originally posted by sgdiehard:It depends on how Singapore disappear, and what is left behind,
if a nuclear bomb in a container sailed into PSA and exploded, singapore will disappear, leaving behind a contaminated area, effectively making the surrounding area, including Johore, unsafe for any human activities, then the straits of malacca is blocked for sometimes, I am sure the world will miss singapore.
if the Rublic of Singapore disappear, leaving behind an island controlled by Osama, supported by JI in Indonesia, putting PAS in malaysia in power, and thus controlling the straits of malacca, I am sure the world will also miss singapore.
Doesn't matter whether it is a strategic partnership, or a one night stand affair, if you having, you won't miss it; if you never have it, you won't miss it, but if you have it, and have it good and then you lose it, and have not or cannot find a replacement, wouldn't you be missing it?
You talked about strategic partnership that west needs to have with SE Asia. There is a distinct diff between the term strategic partnership and your phrase "miss sg" (btw not mine) and "depend how we disappear".
The answer is simple. The west needs to cultivate strategic partnership with sg but if we disappear, the west would somehow come up with another strategic partneship, maybe with Thailand etc. Nobody "miss us" no matter how important we are to them because strategic partnership can always be forged again with another country.
This means that if the Rublic of Singapore disappear, leaving behind an island controlled by Osama, supported by JI in Indonesia, putting PAS in malaysia in power, and thus controlling the straits of malacca, the west will come up with another strategic partnership maybe with India or China to contain this episode. It doesn't matter "how we disappeared". -
if you die, would anybody miss you? or will you be forgotten immediately after the funeral. Of course everybody will continue on with their lives, nobody will die because you die.Originally posted by pat33:The question is straight "Can the world live without Spore?"
You talked about strategic partnership that west needs to have with SE Asia. There is a distinct diff between the term strategic partnership and your phrase "miss sg" (btw not mine) and "depend how we disappear".
The answer is simple. The west needs to cultivate strategic partnership with sg but if we disappear, the west would somehow come up with another strategic partneship, maybe with Thailand etc. Nobody "miss us" no matter how important we are to them because strategic partnership can always be forged again with another country.
This means that if the Rublic of Singapore disappear, leaving behind an island controlled by Osama, supported by JI in Indonesia, putting PAS in malaysia in power, and thus controlling the straits of malacca, the west will come up with another strategic partnership maybe with India or China to contain this episode. It doesn't matter "how we disappeared".
but if your wife find a new love the next day, your children went straight for a schoold party, your colleagues carried on their work happily and your boss has your replacement reporting the next day, then I think it is not so much if others can live with you, it is whether you are of any value to anybody or not?
do you see the significance?
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i have to admit .without singapore .usa ,china, japan .europe will die .world will die ,
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Singapore is of value to some western countries now. But if Signapore disappeared, the western countries would forge other alliances with other regional countries regardless of whether we have current value or no value.Originally posted by sgdiehard:it is whether you are of any value to anybody or not?
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Almost all imported oil of Japan.SKorea,Taiwan go through Sg.
If any things happen to Sg and the oil cant be transported to them,
all these countries also in deep trouble,especially in winter.
The worst hit is PRC which has very low oil reserve,in days. -
You are still not getting it. Singapore is important for its location, it will be less important if Thailand succeed in building the kra canal. The western countries are already forging other alliances with other regional countries, but can an alliance with cambodia replace singapore?Originally posted by pat33:Singapore is of value to some western countries now. But if Signapore disappeared, the western countries would forge other alliances with other regional countries regardless of whether we have current value or no value. -
Where is Salman?
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The question was "Can the world live without sg". Yes, sg is important for its location. Because of sg important location, western countries value us more, no argument with it.Originally posted by sgdiehard:You are still not getting it. Singapore is important for its location, it will be less important if Thailand succeed in building the kra canal. The western countries are already forging other alliances with other regional countries, but can an alliance with cambodia replace singapore?
But if sg disappears, whether we are important or not, international politic will force the western countries to forge strategic partnerhsip that they have with us with other regional countries. There should be no argument about this too.
An alliance with country like Cambobia, for course, will not be equal to sg. But if sg disappears, a vacuum will be created and it will somehow be filled, whether the new alliance is equal to the old is another thing altogether.
Yes, I do understand your point, now you understand mine? My point on strategic partnership is not referring to valuability which you referrencing. But answer to the question "if sg disappears".
Because we are basically seeing thing from different angles, so let not debate for the sake debating. Hence, I will not further reply to your comments. -
Originally posted by aniyaseo:
[b]i have to admit .without singapore .usa ,china, japan .europe will die .world will die ,[/b]
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Originally posted by aniyaseo:
Without Singapore, JB economy will collapse.
[b]i have to admit .without singapore .usa ,china, japan .europe will die .world will die ,[/b] -
my point is that we would be "missed" if singapore disappeared in an nuclear disaster, rendering the Straits of Malacca not passable, what strategic alliance can correct the situation? or if it left behind an "osama" regime. Do you think international politic can force america to forge strategic partnership with such a regime??? think again, no need to answer.Originally posted by pat33:The question was "Can the world live without sg". Yes, sg is important for its location. Because of sg important location, western countries value us more, no argument with it.
But if sg disappear, whether we are important or not, international politic will force the western countries to forge strategic partnerhsip that they have with us with other regional countries. There should be no argument about this too.
An alliance with country like Cambobia, for course, will not be equal to sg. But if sg disappears, a vacuum will be created and it will somehow be filled, whether the new alliance is equal to the old is another thing altogether.
Yes, I do understand your point, now you understand mine? My point on strategic partnership is not referring to valuability which you referrencing. Because we are basically seeing thing from different angles, so let not argue for the sake arguing. Hence, I will not further reply to your comments.
The world will live even if america, china, india, europe, africa, japan....disappear, leaving only Singapore, and we will live on.
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Where's Salman?
He's gone upstream to spawn - perhaps got snatched by a waiting bear along the way? -
Kra canal. --In LKY,the book 80 what ,the one edited by his grand daughter,Originally posted by sgdiehard:You are still not getting it. Singapore is important for its location, it will be less important if Thailand succeed in building the kra canal.
it mentioned Thailand planned it some 30 years ago.
I dunt think it is so easy to build. -
what the pic mean? can you tell meOriginally posted by TehJarVu: -
It will take 10 years to build.Originally posted by sgdiehard:You are still not getting it. Singapore is important for its location, it will be less important if Thailand succeed in building the kra canal.
There are too many problems. -
Yes! Why not? It might just affect the world's economy esp the South East Asia's one... But other than that, nothing. Some countries might even be happy to see the world without Singapore... Something to ponder about.
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Originally posted by aniyaseo:
I am curious to know how will extiction of Spore will lead China n Japan to fall also?
[b]i have to admit .without singapore .usa ,china, japan .europe will die .world will die ,[/b] -
I think the world can live even better without Singapore.
Singapore contributes Singlish. -
And Kiasuness, Kiaseeness...Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:I think the world can live even better without Singapore.
Singapore contributes Singlish. -
this is a damn stupid qn. will the world come to an end without sg?
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This thread is amusing. Someone mentioned the world cannot live without Singaporean food. Having resided in the UK for about 2yr, I can tell you the only people who miss Singaporean cuisine here are Singaporeans themselves. Moreover, the quality of the Singaporean cusine here is worse than BAD. Which British will fancy bad food?
Originally posted by lionnoisy:
1. if Singapore is the home to the world's top 3water foundry companies, it is not surprising if Singapore has 10% global market share for the semiconduct wafer foundry companies.
* 10% global market share for semiconductor wafer foundry output
* Home to the world's top 3 wafer foundry companies
* Home to the world's top 3 sub-contract assembly-and-test companies
* Home to 4 of the world's top 10 fabless IC design companies
* 30% global market share for hard disk drives
* 25% global market share for retail POS impact printers
Singapore's achievements in the Biomedical Sciences (BMS) industry include:
* 30% of world market share of the manufacture of hearing aids
#1 in the world for marine coatings for ship repair and maintenance
u have to dig out the ability of Sg.Dunt under value Sg.[/b]
2. our government provides foreign companies with tax breaks and very flexible tax schemes if they were to set up their international or regional HQ in Singapore.
3. The Singapore government implements a very pro-employer employment scheme. As a result, foreign companies wouldn't mind to employ skilled labour in Singapore, at the expense of our long-term future:
a) Countries like the US (70%), France (63%) and UK (45%) provide a very high pension rate to their citizen employees, while our government implements our pension (CPF) at a miserable rate of 13%, ie. less than half the optimum. Is it not surprising to see old folks working at McDonald's nowadays?
b)Do not forget that 70% of our salary is guaranteed, 20% is taxed, and the last 10% is up to the company to return to us. Damn! Who is protecting our interest?
4. the picture below depicts a POS Impact Printer. It is none other than the humble receipt printer we always see at NTUC cashier's. I am not very impressed that has 25% global market share of that device.
5. LOL. I didn't know that hearing aid falls under the Biomedical Science (BMS) sector. Isn't the hot area of the BMS sector stem cell manufacturing and distribution? I also didn't know that the world's handicapped is a very very affluent population.. So what if Singapore is the top manufacturer for hearing aid? It is an extremely niche area in the BMS
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