Lim Swee Say: if you’re ‘betterer’ today, strive to be ‘bett
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Lim Swee Say: if you’re ‘betterer’ today, strive to be ‘betterest’
- TEMASEK REVIEWPAP Minister without portfolio Lim Swee Say who has the propensity of making embarrassing gaffes shocked Singaporeans again with yet another “improvisation” of the English language.
Speaking to reporters on the Customer-Centric Initiative, Mr Lim urged every worker in the service sector to adopt a productivity target and to strive to be the best.
“If every one of us in the service sector in Singapore can adopt the same mindset, in terms of having a service quality target, a productivity target, an innovation target – maybe with the three coming together, there is hope we can achieve a breakthrough in a very widespread manner.”
He added that with stiff global competition, gunning for gold is now not good enough.
“If you’re the best today, strive to be better. If you’re better today, strive to be ‘betterer’ and if you’re ‘betterer’ today, strive to be ‘betterest’ so that over time, Singapore’s service standards can just keep getting better, ‘betterer’ and ‘betterest’”, he was quoted as saying in Channel News Asia.
Mr Lim, who is also NTUC Secretary-General, is famous for coining the phrase “cheaper, better and faster” to exhort Singaporeans to increase their competitiveness in 2007. A few weeks later, Mr Lim received a massive 60 percent pay rise from the PAP. He is set to receive a 8.8 percent pay hike this year.
Though Mr Lim is not in charge of any ministries, he earns more than $2 million dollars a year, or 4 times the annual salary of U.S. President Barack Obama, thanks to the “generosity” of Singapore taxpayers.
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not more cheaper and faster plus more productive
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Tell this helicopter to go learn English before he speaks to us. Can't get the basic right and open his wu ya mouth! What an empty vessel who makes the most noise.
He has better improve himself to set us a good example than to keep telling people what to do.
Stupid!
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Originally posted by SANTA CLAUSE:
not more cheaper and faster plus more productive
must keep coming up with different words to claim credit for himself, election is coming -
Lim received his early education at Catholic High School and National Junior College. In 1973, he was awarded a Singapore Armed Forces Scholarship to study Electronics, Computer and Systems Engineering at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. He graduated with a First Class Honours degree in 1976. He then went on to complete a Master's Degree in Management at Stanford University.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lim_Swee_Say
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he wasted his time in UK,his English is still so atrocious. I wonder how he communicated with the English in UK. Wonder if he used sign language instead of communicating verbally in English.
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to be exact, "he" wasted tax payer monies
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Originally posted by SANTA CLAUSE:
to be exact, "he" wasted tax payer monies
he only good in talking. The cantonese says "tuck ba hao". CBL sissy looking, nerd looking arrogant toad. -
'they" are staking "their" "bets" on the 2 casinos!
the 2 casinos are "their" "so called" golden gooses!
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Think he not capable so he is made a minister without portfolio.
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Yes mr limss. Strive to be better, er, rest....make ones value increase in the companies. Only then can have a good increnment or pay increase. Employees will be happy and will strive to be even betterestestest.
But....you govt no heart. We work hard to earn a living and now, you drop a bomb, increase electriciy bills!
You only good at using words and mouths. Sporean work so hard and now return money to you.
Strive for the better? Yes, only for you and your govt.
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wow.......He only proved to Singaporean that he is a Bozo......
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at least you remember the things he says. do you remember what other ministers say?
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Was he trying to one-up Ris Low or something?
This sort of public statement deserves only one possible response:
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Did he really say "betterer" or its made up bull? Sounds hard to believe he actually said it.
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We need more ministers like him.
He makes good jokes! Our politics need more humour! LOL...
Anyway, wasnt he labour chief??? How to be minister without portfolio? -
Originally posted by ditzy:
Did he really say "betterer" or its made up bull? Sounds hard to believe he actually said it.
No bull. Quoting from Radio 93.8:
" If you're the best today, strive to be better. If you're better today, strive to be betterer and if you're betterer today, strive to be betterest so that overtime, Singapore's service standards can just keep getting better, betterer and betterest."
Linkie: http://938live.sg/News/Singapore/EDC100702-0000278/Strive_to_be_better_than_best_Lim_Swee_Say
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So now we see the complete slogan....Betterest, Fasterest, and Cheaperest.
And to achieve all the above You should be .........Poorerest........
I feel good to be in Singapore already............ No. 1 most liveable City in Asia.
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service personnels are not earning big bucks
unless, they are bankers that help the affluent to invest
They earn fat commission, if their client return is very high
"he" really know how to amuse people
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got any more stupider than this?
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this can only happen in....
your singapore...
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I don't believe he said that lar, I am sure there are stupider people than that.
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
I feel good to be in Singapore already............ No. 1 most liveable City in Asia.
Is it No. 1 most liveable City in Asia or in the World ???
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i would like to batter him... with a baseball bat
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One of ex colleague actually admires him, and sees him as a role model. I just reckon he's done so many LTA projects his mind is screwed.