i suggest you find out more about the local design industry before opening your gap of truth and wisdom.Originally posted by chaar123:Remember what some minister once said "Creativity can only be conditioned in a DISCIPLINED environment" that is b UL L SHIT! U should let go to let all possibilities be available... but anywayz that is Singapore.. Lucky I wont have to be here forever...
When was the last time anyone ever saw a local TV COMMERCIAL winning an award??? Anyone?
Exactly, everything must be done with the all-seeing eye of big brother, all responses must be by an officially sanctioned list of respondents, no independent views are allowed.Originally posted by Stevenson101:Even more ridiculous, the organisers claim to have a list of students that was allowed to talk to the press.
They did publish some responses given by the students, but they're so politically positive that i wonder if they were from the list the organisers gave.
Even though I am usually on the pro-government side, this time I have to admit that I share similar sentiments as you.Originally posted by Parka:load of crap it is.
I think they can't even think of any reasons or explanations to it anymore.
It's just like answering the question on whether the glass is half full or half empty.
But is it a door that leads to the horrors of the past or to the brighter future?
One path has brought us as far as it can go and will lead us nowhere, the other will open new doors.
Originally posted by Stevenson101:Even more ridiculous, the organisers claim to have a list of students that was allowed to talk to the press.
They did publish some responses given by the students, but they're so politically positive that i wonder if they were from the list the organisers gave.
I stand corrected, I think a more appropriate statement would be "One path has brought us as far as we can go, while the other opens new doors"Originally posted by Stevenson101:But is it a door that leads to the horrors of the past or to the brighter future?
No paths will ever go nowhere but the wrong path will bring you right back to where you've begun.
Cynical though this opinion may be, but do not forget that communism and facism also opened new doors.
One should look towards the future with hope but never forget the lessons of the past.
Well, I doubt the organisers would go that far as to get the students to read from a script, what I believe is that the students were interviewed by the press with minders (human Dobermans) within earshot.Originally posted by Parka:The first thing that comes to mind is that even if they are asked to comment, the comments are those that are pre-prepared not by the students.
Given the history of humanity, i wouldn't be so sure myself.
but the path of creativity that is open to us should we take that path would unlikely open the same doors communism and facism did, would it?
x2Originally posted by [ Neo ]:Even though I am usually on the pro-government side, this time I have to admit that I share similar sentiments as you.
Laser51088, I must applaude you.Originally posted by laser51088:x2
I'm usually pro-govt, but i'm generally anti-'education' ministry . . .
i think the response from the ministry was trash. And if the students really need instructions to know how to decline an interview, it only shows their clone nature and lack of ability to do anything without being specifically taught and told how to do it.
not bad, straits times has never or seldom published this kind of stuff till now. I hope they keep up this good work and lend some credibility to local media on local issues.
[/b]Originally posted by Viper52:Yes, and a not insignificant number of the engineers we churn out production line methods are selling hawker food or twiddling their thumbs at home.
true.... thats one of the reason y i chose not to take engineering
It [b]HAD it merits and results. Thats not the case now and its time to change before its too late.[/b]
so.... change what?
Yes I do agree, but aren'y there monopolies in the economy now with practically everything from telcos to casket services being run by GLCs? Whats the difference between GLC monopoly and MNC monopoly? I've heard the argument that gov't monopolies will look after the people and the country unlike MNCs which look only after their bottom line, but look at Singtel and Starhub, do you think there're looking out for Singaporeans with their wayang lawsuits?
i cant say that i agree with what they are doing but that is one issue right? But look at it this way, how many ppl own handphones now?
The fact is that big ripples in the world economy that affect Singapore are happening whether we make changes or not. We can change to make the best of these big ripples, or we can hide in our shells, insist that the way things are right and will always be right, and let these big ripples pull us under...
My point is in any economy there must always be a balance of free market forces AND command market forces. its the balance of these 2 that will make the economy STABLE thats the key. so far singapore has been realli stable compared to other economies in the region.. i am not saying we should hide in our shells todays open world economy does not allow that but instead we shud be cautious (maybe i am a careful person). and no we cannot insist things are right if they are wrong then they are wrong
And who profited the most in promoting Singaporeans craze for their overpriced pigeon holes and powered wagons? Who is the employer of the person who told the students not to speak out?
the reason the cars are so expensive is realli to maintain control of the number of vehicles there are on the road the prices are already this high but look.. the sales are not going down~! its veri possible we may end up like thailand some day if there isnt enuff control here u know
Of course there's reasons, and IMO chief among those is to protect their interests and keep their hold on power.
well some ppl do think that way.. and i dun dispute them but i dun tink that way
I don't really think thats an excuse to site idle and be self content in our past success and insist that thats the way for a better future (despite evidence to the contrary) issit?
are we sitting idle?
I'm not questioning the track record, I'm questioning if their plan for the future is the correct plan for ensuring Singapore will be a better place to live in in the future.