Lee Hsien Loong - Launch of kindness movement.
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Sunday May 20, 8:17 PM
PM Lee launches Singapore Kindness Week
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SINGAPORE : All the efforts put in to transform Singapore into a vibrant global city will be in vain if there is no social development, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Launching the 10th Singapore Kindness Week on Saturday, Mr Lee also shared findings from a survey on what constitute kind and courteous behaviour.
The courtesy jingle and the Singa mascot would be familiar to many people.
And this year, the Singapore Kindness Movement is putting a new spin to an old message by jazzing up the song.
It has also conducted a survey of 1,000 Singaporeans and expatriates to find out what being kind and courteous mean.
Speaking at the event, PM Lee said one of three key findings is the simple act of greeting one another.
And minding your please and thank you's.
Another is to be considerate, like giving way to others or giving up seats to those who need them more.
Acts like clearing the table and returning food trays after a meal are also appreciated.
Mr Lee said: "As we grow and globalise, the values of care, compassion and neighbourliness will become even more important. No society can survive, let alone prosper, if its people are only concerned with pursuing material wealth. Kindness is the thread that runs through our social fabric, making it stronger and more cohesive."
And although the Kindness Movement has made good progress over the last 10 years, everyone must continue to do their part to work towards a more gracious society.
PM Lee said: "We can't legislate courtesy and kindness by law. You must smile, otherwise $5 fine. You must laugh, otherwise $10 fine. The government can encourage and promote but the people have to respond and to practise, and so set the right general tenor of behaviour in society."
More than 100 examples of such kind behaviour were published in the second edition of a book of kindness stories.
The Prime Minister himself contributed a story as well.
Mr Lee shared how he and his wife were touched by the thoughtfulness of a satay man in Malacca.
They had ordered 40 sticks of satay but the experienced hawker only served them 25 sticks, as he knew that would be enough.
Over 400 kindness-related activities and programmes will be held across the island throughout the week to encourage people to make kindness a habit and put a smile on someone's face. - CNA/ch
Ha ha ha, kindness also means to be considerate and not greedy. Is he a good/excellent choice to speak for kindness movement/week? -
is that dickhead going to take this chance to raise future taxes?
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that "jiak liao bee" will continue to raise GST. In July it is going to be 7% and I believe the next raise will be 9%.Originally posted by allentyb:is that dickhead going to take this chance to raise future taxes?
How kind do we think he is? What a bad choice, getting him to speak for the kindness movement. He is a bad representative for kindness movement.
We don't need to look far, just look at Taiwan - Ma Ying Jiu, who is a friend of his. Mr Ma is practising kindness as a politician, see the way he carries himself and the way he speaks, tells us that Lee Ah Loong is no where to be compared to him. What a shame, Lee Ah Loong!!!
I wanna say again, the one and only thing about him is he is born lucky. -
Funny - to think of it !!!
Here is a guy who say he need to spend time to "fix people" and he is lauching kindness movement !!!
Maybe he did spend less time to fix people !!! -as he go spare time to do kindness movement -
so this is how u all address our PM..........
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yes, miss, becos he is our very "dear" PM, a very lucky man indeed!!!Originally posted by FireIce:so this is how u all address our PM.......... -
Originally posted by storywolf:Funny - to think of it !!!
Here is a guy who say he need to spend time to "fix people" and he is lauching kindness movement !!!
Maybe he did spend less time to fix people !!! -as he go spare time to do kindness movement
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Wayang.....pathetic.
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leech our money and want us to smile?
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Originally posted by laurence82:leech our money and want us to smile? Hey, he can smile as much as he wants to with his $3.1 m salary!!!!
How to respect this sort of person?? -
how is this different from all the other movements
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"Technically, it doesn't involve money."Originally posted by Your_Father:how is this different from all the other movements -
Pls be kind to Lee when he is greedy- by criticising him... he'll appreciate it. ... hopefullyOriginally posted by rane:Mr Lee shared how he and his wife were touched by the thoughtfulness of a satay man in Malacca.
They had ordered 40 sticks of satay but the experienced hawker only served them 25 sticks, as he knew that would be enough.
Over 400 kindness-related activities and programmes will be held across the island throughout the week to encourage people to make kindness a habit and put a smile on someone's face. - CNA/ch
(early criticism better then late.) -
Originally posted by bic_cherry:Pls be kind to Lee (when he is greedy) by criticising him... he'll appreciate it.
How can he be kind when he spoke so cold bloodedly when he stated more than once about him not going to make Singapore a welfare state!!! KNS now talks about kindness movement, what a contradiction!!!
He does not need welfare with his filthy unreasonably high pay of $3.1m, and so he can just ignore there are many people who are not earning well. So what the gahmen is helping these people, how much can they help? -
He can be kind by not raising tax to 7%...
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But he is going to raise to 7%, this is a fact we can't change. And you know the next raise will be 9% (saw this from a very reliable source, from a company that deals in taxes).Originally posted by Trump_Card:He can be kind by not raising tax to 7%...
Well, he only thinks of himself and this is not kind. He still has the cheek to talk about kindness movement. Yucks!!! -
Yar lor...Originally posted by rane:But he is going to raise to 7%, this is a fact we can't change. And you know the next raise will be 9% (saw this from a very reliable source, from a company that deals in taxes).
Well, he only thinks of himself and this is not kind. He still has the cheek to talk about kindness movement. Yucks!!! -
Originally posted by rane:
In the entire lot of drivel, there's only one significant portion comprising 8 words. That, in essence, sums up what the whole mouthpiece - and the regime - is about...
Sunday May 20, 8:17 PM
PM Lee launches Singapore Kindness Week
ADVERTISEMENT
SINGAPORE : All the efforts put in to transform Singapore into a vibrant global city will be in vain if there is no social development, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Launching the 10th Singapore Kindness Week on Saturday, Mr Lee also shared findings from a survey on what constitute kind and courteous behaviour.
The courtesy jingle and the Singa mascot would be familiar to many people.
And this year, the Singapore Kindness Movement is putting a new spin to an old message by jazzing up the song.
It has also conducted a survey of 1,000 Singaporeans and expatriates to find out what being kind and courteous mean.
Speaking at the event, PM Lee said one of three key findings is the simple act of greeting one another.
And minding your please and thank you's.
Another is to be considerate, like giving way to others or giving up seats to those who need them more.
Acts like clearing the table and returning food trays after a meal are also appreciated.
Mr Lee said: "As we grow and globalise, the values of care, compassion and neighbourliness will become even more important. No society can survive, let alone prosper, if its people are only concerned with pursuing material wealth. Kindness is the thread that runs through our social fabric, making it stronger and more cohesive."
And although the Kindness Movement has made good progress over the last 10 years, everyone must continue to do their part to work towards a more gracious society.
PM Lee said: "We can't legislate courtesy and kindness by law. You must smile, otherwise $5 fine. You must laugh, otherwise $10 fine. The government can encourage and promote but the people have to respond and to practise, and so set the right general tenor of behaviour in society."
More than 100 examples of such kind behaviour were published in the second edition of a book of kindness stories.
The Prime Minister himself contributed a story as well.
Mr Lee shared how he and his wife were touched by the thoughtfulness of a satay man in Malacca.
They had ordered 40 sticks of satay but the experienced hawker only served them 25 sticks, as he knew that would be enough.
Over 400 kindness-related activities and programmes will be held across the island throughout the week to encourage people to make kindness a habit and put a smile on someone's face. - CNA/ch
Ha ha ha, kindness also means to be considerate and not greedy. Is he a good/excellent choice to speak for kindness movement/week? -
hate to say this, as much as I think he is a smart person but he is not suited as PM.
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PM lee contributed this story.
Once on a weekend trip in Malacca, my wife and I had dinner in a coffee shop. We ordered 40 sticks of satay from the stall. The satay man brought the satay, and we finished them off without counting the sticks.
When we went to pay, he charged us much less than we had expected. Then the satay man explained to us that he had doubted that we could finish 40 sticks, and so only served us 25, thinking that if it was not enough, he could serve us some more later. As it turned out, he was right, and 25 sticks were enough.
It was a small touch of thoughtfulness which we greatly appreciated, and have long remembered.'
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The story best describes his nature, greed. 25 sticks were enough but he ordered 40 sticks.
Then they finished them off without counting the sticks because itÂ’s been paid for by the taxpayers money anyway.
The satay man is not kind. He is honest.
This story should be published in the book of Honesty and Integrity stories. -
Close Encounter of the GST 'Kind' ...
Sung to the tune of the movie's theme:
"Two-percent-increase...." -
Originally posted by googoomuck:
[b]PM lee contributed this story.
Once on a weekend trip in Malacca, my wife and I had dinner in a coffee shop. We ordered 40 sticks of satay from the stall. The satay man brought the satay, and we finished them off without counting the sticks.
When we went to pay, he charged us much less than we had expected. Then the satay man explained to us that he had doubted that we could finish 40 sticks, and so only served us 25, thinking that if it was not enough, he could serve us some more later. As it turned out, he was right, and 25 sticks were enough.
It was a small touch of thoughtfulness which we greatly appreciated, and have long remembered.'
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The story best describes his nature, greed. 25 sticks were enough but he ordered 40 sticks.
Then they finished them off without counting the sticks because itÂ’s been paid for by the taxpayers money anyway.
The satay man is not kind. He is honest.
This story should be published in the book of Honesty and Integrity stories.
[/b] Yes, it is greed. A person like him who is lucky and enjoying good life all his life will he ever be so kind? "You die your business". Even if he demonstrates kindness, he is doing it superficially not sincerely from his heart. -
Kindness is from the heart. Is it even a habit ?
Do we need such an 'artificial' campaign ?
More importantly, is this campaign designed to set our PM in a better light after the unpopular GST/Civil servants' salary increases ?
Just a personal observation, those bloody FT(of all ages) i see on the MRT do not give up their seats for our local elderly at all.Originally posted by rane:Sunday May 20, 8:17 PM
PM Lee launches Singapore Kindness Week
Mr Lee said: "As we grow and globalise, the values of care, compassion and neighbourliness will become even more important. No society can survive, let alone prosper, if its people are only concerned with pursuing material wealth. Kindness is the thread that runs through our social fabric, making it stronger and more cohesive." -
Wait a minute.
The PM goes on weekend trips to hawker centres in Malacca to eat satay? -
of course.. the PM and his husband are known here and the hawkers will probably poison him or something
or worse, they'll put hum in his mee siamOriginally posted by charlize:Wait a minute.
The PM goes on weekend trips to hawker centres in Malacca to eat satay?