Mah, everywhere u go, prices sure go up
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Nathan is like striking 3rd prize on Singapore Big Sweep every month!!!Originally posted by Ito_^:nathan juz got a pay rise, soon those ministers will too.
meantime, gst rises, while some people receives tax breaks.
years down the road, election results will remain optimistic, due to recent influx of citizenships from foreign talents.
and ur fren will continue to slog for his 1 room flat rental with that 30% extra rental.
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If they really take up your idea (which I wont be surprise if they do) ...I'd chop you into piecesOriginally posted by furb:Might as well say Car Exhaust Tax is the next new tax we gonna pay.
And their reason? Oh! We are trying to promote a cleaner and greener singapore, people to travel using public transport, help reduce global warming the earth is facing now and also help to increase our pays. One stone kill 3 birds and a eagle.
Wouln't be surprise since they are doing recycling programme.
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back then they should have suan him at Tampines GRC back in 1988 GE...
Should let him fall twice... 1984 GE stood at Potong Pasir and lost -
Any voluntary Welfare organisations that can help?Originally posted by niceguy_123:CDC assistance cannot . I think must be less than 1.5 or something. They tried to make it real difficult to apply for it.
Anyway, I have told him to work part time as a banquet waiter, means after work maybe rush to hotels to carry plates.
Sad
Sad singaporeans ... -
A sincere plead to the government. Please stop...
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screw ALL YOU ARSEHOLES who contributed to that satanic figure 66.6%
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Educated at St JosephÂ’s Institution, Mah Bow Tan was awarded the PresidentÂ’s and Colombo Plan Scholarships to study at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He graduated with First Class Honours in Industrial Engineering in 1971 and received his Master of Engineering degree in Operations Research in 1973.
OMG...he is from SJI... -
Minus inflation, the following are some thoughts:
Its strange that with so much technology which is suppose to bring costs down, the price of many things are still going up.
Its strange that with so much progress and more efficient ways of doing things, the price of many things are still going up.
Its strange that with the restructuring or economy to reduct cost, still the price of many things are going up.
Its strange that with our salaries staying stagnant for the last 5-6 years, the price of many things are still going up
It only leaves one option. The price are purposely kept high. The money is not going to the right places. The funds are going to the wrong pockets. The people at the top are lying to us and spinning more lies for us to believe so that we give more and more of us in the "name of the country". -
Haiz...Originally posted by mistyblue:Minus inflation, the following are some thoughts:
Its strange that with so much technology which is suppose to bring costs down, the price of many things are still going up.
Its strange that with so much progress and more efficient ways of doing things, the price of many things are still going up.
Its strange that with the restructuring or economy to reduct cost, still the price of many things are going up.
Its strange that with our salaries staying stagnant for the last 5-6 years, the price of many things are still going up
It only leaves one option. The price are purposely kept high. The money is not going to the right places. The funds are going to the wrong pockets. The people at the top are lying to us and spinning more lies for us to believe so that we give more and more of us in the "name of the country". -
sigh.. I think nothing can be done only just venting the frustrations here.
I asked him to tor to his MP in Jalan Besar, but he say the lady MP Neo no power one.
Somehow I agreed with him. What is a MP protest compared to a Minister of National Developement. Nowadays, if officier too vaglour will die very fast.. -
filipino isnt it?Originally posted by Chelzea:MAh wife is ang moh rite
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Prices of things has gone up though there's technology and shifting of manufacturing is because of profits...
Very simply, the M&M chocolates... Now from China, lesser content yet it cost more than the ones from Australia...
I suggest if ppl are unhappy, the best is to stop buying such products...
But this cannot be said for toiletries, the prices of such goods have been going down over the years -
Originally posted by Mid9Sun:If they really take up your idea (which I wont be surprise if they do) ...I'd chop you into pieces
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I wonder have your friend exhuasted all means getting any assistance aids. You mentioned talking to his MP no used, but has he try? simply saying no use not trying is a waste of time and afford. I think his MP can at least direct him to somewhere that could have help him in anyway or soem contacts to get help. I know there are some form of help but not sure where to get help from.
If you are in deed needs of $$$, you will probably need to watch what you spend and if you are really tight on cash... well spend only on essential... what to do... but do watch out for offer and discount... that is some form of saving too, you don't have any other choice, which is what I am doing now.. but of course, I think I am in better position than your friend. -
Saying is easier than done!!!Originally posted by bbmars:I wonder have your friend exhuasted all means getting any assistance aids. You mentioned talking to his MP no used, but has he try? simply saying no use not trying is a waste of time and afford. I think his MP can at least direct him to somewhere that could have help him in anyway or soem contacts to get help. I know there are some form of help but not sure where to get help from.
If you are in deed needs of $$$, you will probably need to watch what you spend and if you are really tight on cash... well spend only on essential... what to do... but do watch out for offer and discount... that is some form of saving too, you don't have any other choice, which is what I am doing now.. but of course, I think I am in better position than your friend.
You have not gone into that ''situation''; you will never understand! -
Gov is like this one... I would consider to get a US PR & work there .... I do believe that whoever offer me better i will go... Who still care abt what loyal or whatever shit??? Can't get a stable job, no roof on head, live on 1 meal... However to surivival..?? Never think of mirgate... just get Pr n work oversea... I just a game of life which involve gov, people n companies... To achieve surivival ,u need to be flexible and ruthless.... Half past six attitudes will drive u to grave soon.... It is playing game... your level increase the higher the better... Now i ask saving in foreign bank and slowly left sG to look for better life...
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Very well expressed, Mysty..Originally posted by mistyblue:Minus inflation, the following are some thoughts:
Its strange that with so much technology which is suppose to bring costs down, the price of many things are still going up.
Its strange that with so much progress and more efficient ways of doing things, the price of many things are still going up.
Its strange that with the restructuring or economy to reduct cost, still the price of many things are going up.
Its strange that with our salaries staying stagnant for the last 5-6 years, the price of many things are still going up
It only leaves one option. The price are purposely kept high. The money is not going to the right places. The funds are going to the wrong pockets. The people at the top are lying to us and spinning more lies for us to believe so that we give more and more of us in the "name of the country".
Exactly how I feel as well...
How I wish, in time they will be exposed like NKF's Durai....
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Some good thots. But perhaps the below may be the reasonOriginally posted by mistyblue:Minus inflation, the following are some thoughts:
1) Its strange that with so much technology which is suppose to bring costs down, the price of many things are still going up.
2) Its strange that with so much progress and more efficient ways of doing things, the price of many things are still going up.
3) Its strange that with the restructuring or economy to reduct cost, still the price of many things are going up.
Its strange that with our salaries staying stagnant for the last 5-6 years, the price of many things are still going up
It only leaves one option. The price are purposely kept high. The money is not going to the right places. The funds are going to the wrong pockets. The people at the top are lying to us and spinning more lies for us to believe so that we give more and more of us in the "name of the country".
1) Perhaps, we continue to want better if not the best things. In general, for technological products it is actually cheaper. A flat TV is cheap compared to years before, a pentium II computer is cheap, an analog camera is cheaper than a digital one, etc. The newer technological products are getting more and more sophisticated and hence expensive to produce.
2) What we spend most on are housing, medical, food, utilities which have increased significantly. Perhaps because of stupid screw ups of Mah (he is one MP I can't wait to want to vote against and one big one big bullsh!t!). Because of speculations by rich ppl. Because in general houses are better equipped and more beautiful. Because employee cost is getting more in the government sectors....
3) Perhaps if you can be more specific in what u mean by cost increase, then we know better in what area this is really happening and then perhaps we can zoom in and catch that PAP culprit hands down!
In general, I am also getting that general feeling that u say except the point that salaries are stagnant. If salaries are stagnant, yet I am seeing tons of Singaporeans going for tour. Sometimes it's simply ppl are spending more and perhaps too much into entertainment than their increase in income. -
PAP will be killing itself like Ah Bian 's party in TW.Originally posted by ShutterBug:Very well expressed, Mysty..
Exactly how I feel as well...
How I wish, in time they will be exposed like NKF's Durai....
2 much lies to cover each others!!! -
the 30% increase in rental really sucks esp at a time when income of the bottom 30 percent of the population has actually fallen.Originally posted by niceguy_123:What crazy Fucker idea/policy created is that earn 1500 a mth then increase rental by 30% If these fellows can afford to buy a house then they would have bought it liao rather then rent from the garmen. Who doesn't want a reputable place when you bring friends to your house.
I heard liao very angry... Now they even think of sucking on the poor.
Rich more richer, poor forever more poorer
but i think we might have to change our mindset about buying a flat. firstly the flats are obscenely over-priced. 2ndly so that we would not be handcuffed for 30 yrs by the mortgage! just rent a flat then we can have a free and easy life. -
Just watched a Chinese program chian2 sian4 jui1 jong1.
Reported one family with 5 children. Youngest child is 4 years old but has mentality of a 1-year-old child.
Father had high blood pressure. He heard that a herb could treat his youngest childÂ’s condition. One day, while climbing a fence to collect the herbs, he fell and died.
Wife unable to work because she has to take care of the children, especially the youngest one. The family received meager financial assistance. Fortunately donation also came from the public.
However, she still get into arrears with the mortgage.
The outstanding loan is $180k but the current valuation is about $170K.
HDBÂ’s advice? Sell the 4 room flat and rent a smaller flat.
The wife pleaded with HDB for deferred mortgage assistance for 2-3 years. The eldest child would be old enough to find a job. Hopefully, if the youngest child needs less attention by then, she will also get a job.
HDB replied that itÂ’s not good option because unpaid interest is added to the mortgage balance so that she owe even more.
HDB cannot bend the rules to accommodate her.
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The government is only interested and good in, protecting their own interests and policies. They are AFRAID, that if they bend their rules too much, it will set a precedence for others to follow, hence, making them lose money.Originally posted by googoomuck:Just watched a Chinese program chian2 sian4 jui1 jong1.
Reported one family with 5 children. Youngest child is 4 years old but has mentality of a 1-year-old child.
Father had high blood pressure. He heard that a herb could treat his youngest childÂ’s condition. One day, while climbing a fence to collect the herbs, he fell and died.
Wife unable to work because she has to take care of the children, especially the youngest one. The family received meager financial assistance. Fortunately donation also came from the public.
However, she still get into arrears with the mortgage.
The outstanding loan is $180k but the current valuation is about $170K.
HDBÂ’s advice? Sell the 4 room flat and rent a smaller flat.
The wife pleaded with HDB for deferred mortgage assistance for 2-3 years. The eldest child would be old enough to find a job. Hopefully, if the youngest child needs less attention by then, she will also get a job.
HDB replied that itÂ’s not good option because unpaid interest is added to the mortgage balance so that she owe even more.
HDB cannot bend the rules to accommodate her.
What a shame !
This is the characteristic of our government; there's only one dimension to their existence in Singapore, and that is to make as much money as possible from us for themselves.
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Elfred wrote:
Elfred,
JJ wrote:
At the personal level, my humble view is that there are some trends and some things that we cannot fight.
Elfred may mean well in saying we should swim against this tsunami. That is very easy to say. But it is totally another thing to actually get down to doing. I never believe in forcing people to work, upgrade or whatever. I only believe in encouraging and enticing them in the general direction of current and future trends.
Like many developed nations, we are at the top of the growth curve where growth can only come at a slower pace compared to the last 4 decades. And that is no fault of the PAP or whoever is in power.
What if I can reverse this tsunami? Hahahaha...
But I can only reduce the politically impact, which is actually what's the game is all about.
I tell you JJ, trends are a result of human behaviors. Rules are set by gahmen. Power is the gahmen where the duties lie. This trend in Singapore cannot be siamed, and must be fight against. No gahmen worths the salt can siam, especially when it is in a small barren piles of rock.
You really think we are at the top of the growth...? Hahaha...
For those in the 60s, yes. They are seeing what they never imagined in 2007. For those who see Dow Jones at 4000 from 1000, 10000 is ridiculous.
How can Singapore be already at the top of curve? Can't you see how many heavily invested local talents stuck in zero or minimum capacity? Because of one Wee's attitude and the likes, the entire bunch outside elites are wasted capacity! You call this top of the curve?
Is this how economics implies? Is this growth peaked out? Look at Singaporeans. Groomy. Stucked. Wanna flee. This is what? Even cockeye should know this means heavily wasted capacity! And our governance is still going to create such happenings. Waste. Loss. Unhappiness. Then chaos.
We don't have a choice. This is trend that gahmen has to fight. They holds ultimate power, nobody can stop them to do good in Singapore. If this PM cannot wake up but continue with such thinking, no doubt we will have trouble.
We are not forcing the people. Jobless people want jobs suitable for them. Ambitious talents want positions to glow. Nobody would refuse to upgrade when they can afford to. We invest more than any countries per capita on education, and yet they are FORCED into Mcdonalds, driving taxis, cleaning... and we have totally incapable people in politics, offering shark fins. What is this? This kinda Tan Tock Seng how won't go into trouble?
Singapore is going the wrong way. And all the elites can do is blame whiners whining. You mean Singapore is paying these elites in political positions to deal with the trend by blaming whiners?
This is like western medication. They just try to cover the fire here and there and at the end, volcano exploded and they say "Oh... I do alot liao...". The whole basic thinking has to be reconsidered. Now the rentals are edging up again.
What does that mean? But has the governance improved or the situation different?
No.
Income gap will widen to a point where society will end in chaos which will destablise Singapore in the slightest wind. The most to suffer are the honest population, the good core, of every society. Families are broken, human love is undermined, conflicts resulted...
This is tsunami. It is not easy to swim through. JJ, you can just stand there and wait for tsunami, or migrate. I wanna evacuate. Under such smart elites, where got hope? And they still assume $2000 amonth is enough. And they still want babies. And after 40years of Nation building, we end up still a migrant society not only with foreigners flushing in, but also Singaporeans wanna get out in large scales...
So why bloat the education budget?
What direction can we entice the population? In this population, in political sense, it is a direction for both fit and unfit to become fit. Now if going by the norm, we are only aggravating situation. Only fools let such trend goes on becos as if tsunami come we stand here waiting. We have to weed out those not suitable for political offices and gear up for the tsunami.
We long ago should already be seriously prepared. But... ... Sigh. It's a shame we have kami kazes under the efficient and effective governance of caring MPs from the highest calibre... yahdayahdayahda...
Now PAP started out in a world of racial conflicts in the region. It was a trend. Last time they could fight for a utopia. Now they cannot? Now they can only say world imperfect? Now MM still calls himself fighter? What is he fighting against? Where are spirits of the old gahmen? All drown in the built up bureacratic culture...?
There is no utopia, so we go for one lah~
Not easy. I taught those kids and dealing with those funny parents and under such ironical situation more uneasy.
Now you either prepare to charge the walls or let it come crushing. The entire gahmen needs to be restructured! The entire direction needs to be revised! The entire thinking need to be evolved! And Singapore Inc MUST stop. The cross influences of Inc mentality to civil sector has created too negative an impact.
The only people who can help Singaporeans are wise men and women. The only things they need is not GST but good governance.
Anyway... ... ... ...
Actually since all clueless, we all just wait for things to happen. As it is the norm now. This issue and many others will never stop or remedied before the leader/s for the job rise to the occassion. JJ, disappointed as I may be, I understand we can only wait or run. Hahaha... sad but true, isn't it?
PAP has finally reached such a state... after the oldies shouted 'medaka'...
This era, who will lead us to shout medeka again...
I also want medaka.
You... got any lobang to work outside for poor Elfred?
I think you have made some good points here about the current state of government, politics and political culture here:-
(1) The government's basic governing philosophy is flawed. It is aimed at making monies for itself through taxing and recovering all possible costs using all kinds of excuses to do so to good effect so far ..
(2) The average families (heartlanders staying in 3-4 room hdb flats) need to earn at least S$1,500.00 pm to pay for transport, utilities, schooling, meals and feeding the dependent elders but many are not earning S$1,000.00 pm or are unemployed or under-employed despite possessing educations.
(3) Such high costs of living were not caused by natural market forces but were caused by the system of government adopted. Many people including ngiam tong dow, active citizens have already given feedbacks which were largely ignored with leaders covering up such problems as Durai has done for the years.
(4) The taxing and cost-recovering system of government has already been the primary cause of our recessions and local businesses closures. Even with GDP growing at 7%, these local businesses will not turn around.
(5) Government uses its legal and administrative and the controlled media to bulldoze through all taxing and cost recovering and continue to cover up all the above-stated serious problems and deny feedbacks and stop internal debates with their mighty powers at the MM-controlled cabinet level with all the mps and ministers merely serving as underlings to support their doings and give an impression that everything is well.
Such a government does not solve real problems. It is merely covering up NKF problems by denials using their legal muscle and the controlled media to do so.
NFK is a small tsunami which erupted after the stupid sph gaff with durai. If not for this face-saving mistake by durai the whole system would have carried on ad infinitum supported quietly from behind by mrs goh, mm and sm and mrs lee.
This is a system based on government taking everything away from the people. The people are finding it more and more difficult to live even on necessities ..they can no longer afford to live and pay for the high hdb mortgages they were previously stuck with under gct era and none of our scholars can save the tsunami. Ambitious ministers and newbies like mah boh tan continue to push for more taxing and cost recovery to get into good book of mm and everyone continues to suffer.
They only made it worse and worse hoping that meritocracy or the education game will one day miraculously offer a cure.
There is no superman in the whole government who has the mighty prestige or abilities to save this nation.
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Basically, the self-centred top-down system of government MM Lee has created has prevented him to decentralize decisions and implementation through appropriately designed step processes which would have allowed all the whole team of scholars to work with coordination and practical knowledge application as explained in the following call-centred process management:-
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERIZED CALL-CENTRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(OSP)
“The secret of getting ahead is to get started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex and overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.” - Mark Twain
INTUITIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACH
Objective-Steps Processing Management System divides complex tasks in 4 lego steps as follows:-
(a) Study of Ideas,
(b) Enquiry,
(c) Contracts and
(d) Contract Administration.
STEP 1 – STUDY OF IDEAS
The first step “Study of Ideas” strikes at the core of creativity as it empowers everyone in knowledge applications.
STEP 2 – MAKE ENQUIRIES
The second step “Make Enquiry” is action-oriented as idea is followed up with hands-on enquiries, “Quotations/Tenders” to maximize resource application.
STEP 3 – CONTRACTS
The third step is result-oriented as it empower staff to close deal and manage an enterprise competitively.
STEP 4 – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Any enterprise will waste a great deal of time and resources in flip-flopping through detailed functional tasks necessary to attain results through coordination and micro-management.
To avoid such flip-flops and wastages, it is essential to standardize and pre-set various contracted tasks in 10 departments with each department pre-defined in 3-4 sets of core activities to attain consistent and focused project-like management.
Divide the multi-functional operational tasks into 10 departments thus:
1.(General) 2.(Human Resource) 3.(Revenue) 4.(Accounts) 5.(Marketing) 6.(Services-all external or outsourced works) 7.(Facility) 8.(Enforcement) 9. (Production) 10.(Compliance).
Set up departmentalized core activities in work forms to be performed by all through delegation with coordination and knowledge application.
Next, set up a call centre to process tasks in input-task-lines in the following work forms, viz:-
1. Administration Forms (General department)
3. Work Forms (Operations in 10 departments)
4. Generate quantified Feedbacks via department reports (Friday)
5. Close task-lines with Corrective actions and status information.
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION
In addition, coordinate all departments by means of a multi-purpose clearance Form which avoid double-handling, inefficiencies, mishaps, security and fire risks etc.
Call-centre processes all tasks in the form of an input task-line through the following forms (administration) AND work forms (Operational):-
LIST OF PROCESSING FORMS
Standard letters (FGL) work orders (FGW), production orders (FNO), tender/quotations, (FQL), purchase orders (FCP), salary/remuneration orders, (FHS), contracts, (FCP) invoices, (FAI) vouchers, (FAV) etc.
LIST OF PROCESSING WORK FORMS
Work Forms include Budget Control Work Form (WAB), Security Check Work Form (WSS), Stock Control Work Form (WNS) etc.
Such processing of Forms and Work Forms generates quantified feedbacks of “1”, “2” and “3” (easily converted to percentages) representing non-attainment, attainment and excellence respectively.
You can now empower all staff to close all tasks on their own efficient performances without all the petty detailed micro-management or intervention incurring expensive executive costs.
It will also produce good corporate goverrnance as every policy, decision and action is well considered and implemented without self-centred hidden agendas of anyone.
Such a call-centre processing system will lead to efficient performance and satisfaction of shareholders, employees as it will avoid and prevent self-centredness and concentration of power in individual leading to the kind of malpractices we are witnessing every day in our businesses and corporations.