tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post2770694855799509889..comments2024-03-19T05:51:53.847+08:00Comments on Life of Annie: Another LKY storyAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17665536033017767690noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-8444180381013917742015-04-17T11:56:49.190+08:002015-04-17T11:56:49.190+08:00LKY's quote from Anon 13:02.
OMG, that is comp...LKY's quote from Anon 13:02.<br />OMG, that is completely evil!!!<br />So scared that he will end up surrounded by those he looked down upon. And he was so certain it is the truth. How sad and funny at the same time. <br />But am happy that now he's facing the Truth albeit in another dimension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-90501677578091335902015-04-17T10:17:18.566+08:002015-04-17T10:17:18.566+08:00The Vehicle Entry Permit Fee
In wanting more reve...The Vehicle Entry Permit Fee<br /><br />In wanting more revenue,<br /><br />But not looking at the bigger picture,<br /><br />Total revenue ends up less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-75694215475489994762015-04-17T10:13:16.639+08:002015-04-17T10:13:16.639+08:00SINGAPOREANS LIVING IN JOHOR
For the past four ye...SINGAPOREANS LIVING IN JOHOR<br /><br />For the past four years, Singapore citizen Mohd Rafais, 29, has been calling Johor Baru home.<br /><br />But he may be returning here for good as Malaysia's imminent Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee threatens to burn a huge hole in his pocket.<br /><br />From Aug 1, those driving foreign vehicles into Malaysia from Singapore will have to fork out RM20 ($7.50) in VEP fees, Malaysian Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi announced on April 4.<br /><br />Those affected include Singaporeans like Mr Rafais, who live in Malaysia and make the daily commute here for work.<br /><br />The senior postman has been living in JB with his wife since 2011 and drives to Singapore every day via the Causeway.<br /><br />He told The New Paper: "I moved to Malaysia because of the lower cost of living. But with the VEP fee, I won't be able to save any money at all."<br /><br />Mr Rafais now pays $13 in toll charges for a round trip to Singapore. With VEP, he will have to pay about $20.<br /><br />He said: "Paying $7 extra every day will be very costly in the long run. I can use that money every month to buy groceries or pay the bills instead.<br /><br />"I'm considering moving back to Singapore to avoid paying the VEP fee."<br /><br />Another Singaporean having second thoughts about living in Malaysia is Mr Muhammad, 48.<br /><br />The father of three also lives in JB and commutes to Singapore for work and to send two of his children to school here.<br /><br />MOVE BACK<br /><br />He told Malay daily Berita Harian: "With VEP, I can't afford to live in Malaysia and drive back and forth anymore. That's why I'm planning to move back to Singapore before the VEP kicks in."<br /><br />The same goes for Miss Ida, who has been living in Bukit Indah, JB, for more than five years.<br /><br />The teacher, who is in her 50s, told Berita Harian: "Living in Johor, I can save more for retirement. But now, I think it'll be better just living in Singapore.<br /><br />"Toll charges of $13 are already painful enough. The extra fee will make my daily commute very expensive."<br /><br />A Singapore permanent resident living in JB, who wanted to be known only as Mr Paul, 47, told TNP that the VEP fee unfairly penalises people like him who work here.<br /><br />He said: "Come August, I'll be paying close to $5,000 a year just to get to work. It's terrible."<br /><br />He added that as neighbours, Singapore and Malaysia should not be putting up barriers to access.<br /><br />"The two nations are closely linked, so it's a win-win situation to have easier access."<br /><br />Even Singaporeans living here are feeling the heat.<br /><br />Mr Ismail Senin, 65, who drives to JB every other week to visit his relatives, told TNP that the VEP fee will affect the frequency of his visits.<br /><br />The retiree said: "Now I have to pay more to visit my relatives. I don't know if I will visit them as often."<br /><br />- See more at: http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/and-fro-too-pricey#sthash.qfQWozZr.dpufAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-75528638372741988842015-04-16T23:40:54.056+08:002015-04-16T23:40:54.056+08:00You constantly rant around like an underachiever a...You constantly rant around like an underachiever and before long you will believe fervently in your own self-deprecating biases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-67999914964439642592015-04-16T15:57:31.481+08:002015-04-16T15:57:31.481+08:00From 12:51
"When 12-year-old Natasha Nabila ...From 12:51<br /><br />"When 12-year-old Natasha Nabila hit the headlines last year for her record PSLE aggregate of 294, I was among the thousands of Malays here who celebrated the news. I sent instant messages to my friends on Gmail and chatted excitedly with my Malay colleagues at work.<br /><br />Suddenly a 12-year-old has become the symbol of hope for the community and a message to the rest that Malays can do it too – and not just in singing competitions.<br /><br />And just like that, the ‘least favourite child’ in me feels a lot happier."<br /><br />It's obvious that the writer Nur Dianah truly wanted full acceptance as a Singaporean. Looks like there are more such Malays now in Singapore.<br /><br />Quite unlike Malaysia, in which the Dep PM said he was Malay first and Malaysian second.<br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-7034289288441789542015-04-16T15:24:30.595+08:002015-04-16T15:24:30.595+08:00Why should they get involved in all these madness ...Why should they get involved in all these madness in Malaysia?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-64154408793750520052015-04-16T13:02:06.525+08:002015-04-16T13:02:06.525+08:00"Free education and subsidised housing lead t..."Free education and subsidised housing lead to a situation where the less economically productive people in the community are reproducing themselves at rates higher than the rest. This will increase the total population of less productive people. Our problem is how to devise a system of disincentives, so that the irresponsible, the social delinquents, do not believe that all they have to do is to produce their children and the government then owes them and their children sufficient food, medicine, housing, education and jobs...We must encourage those who earn less than $200 per month and cannot afford to nurture and educate many children never to have more than two. We will regret the time lost if we do not now take the first tentative steps towards correcting a trend which can leave our society with a large number of the physically, intellectually and culturally anaemic."<br /><br />LkY said this in 1969. Change the words " less economically productive" ;"physically, intellectually and culturally anaemic" people to Malay , then you will get the angle I am coming from.Is this not a racist policy under guise of meritocracy??<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-37080284067264806442015-04-16T12:51:22.316+08:002015-04-16T12:51:22.316+08:00Read this at http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=467
Rig...Read this at http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=467<br /><br />Right from the heart a Singaporean journalist penned her thought being a Malay in Singapore , feeling like the least favourite child..need to work doubly hard to get the mother attentionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-37801961131742111172015-04-16T11:22:18.173+08:002015-04-16T11:22:18.173+08:00Yep. Wisdom. Giving up living in a flat his whole ...Yep. Wisdom. Giving up living in a flat his whole life and finding out he is now not only behind the Chinese but behind foreigners in the queue for jobs. He must be a spy or terrorist. <br /><br />No reasonable Malay would want to live in Malaysia you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-70309680549437998342015-04-16T10:59:59.886+08:002015-04-16T10:59:59.886+08:0010:31
Rightly so.
If a person is willing to giv...10:31<br /><br />Rightly so. <br /><br />If a person is willing to give up a higher standard of living and opportunities for economic advancement as described by 7:10, he must be suspect. Thus the case by case approach. Either a spy or a terrorist perhaps?<br /><br />Otherwise, what could be the wisdom behind rejecting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-82092647179492758452015-04-16T10:31:55.252+08:002015-04-16T10:31:55.252+08:00Singapore welcomes people of Chinese race to count...Singapore welcomes people of Chinese race to counter the higher Malay birthrate. LKY stated that the Malay population must be kept no higher than 15%. <br />Very uplifting for the Malays.<br /><br />The reverse is not true. Malaysia does not take in every Singapore Malay just because his IC states he is a Malay and a Muslim. <br /><br />There are non-Malay senior officials at JPN to ensure and confirm this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-7751372096712627002015-04-16T07:42:41.140+08:002015-04-16T07:42:41.140+08:00For decades, we've seen Malaysian Chinese cros...For decades, we've seen Malaysian Chinese crossing the causeway to study, work, even settle in Singapore. They did so because Singapore provided them what their own country could not. <br /><br />Singaporean Malays, according to many Malaysian Malays, are an oppressed, unhappy lot, with less opportunities for advancement. If so, why are they not moving to Malaysia in the numbers Malaysian Chinese move to Singapore?<br /><br />So far as I know, Singaporean Malays do purchase properties in JB, just like Singaporean Chinese do. They do so because the cost of living is so much cheaper, but they keep their jobs or businesses in Singapore. <br /><br />Just like what Tuanku said.<br /><br />I know of a few Singaporean Malays who live like that in JB. According to them, they could sometimes sense envy from Malaysian Malays, for example when they're at the hypermarket check out counter.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-62184687984155564682015-04-16T07:10:36.974+08:002015-04-16T07:10:36.974+08:00Amazing, these people - has anyone asked the Malay...Amazing, these people - has anyone asked the Malay Singaporeans if they would have had a better life in Malaysia, that they could benefit from "affirmative action", special rights and privileges instead of competing on the basis of meritocracy?<br /><br />Funny - I travel frequently to Singapore. I see plenty of Singaporean Malays. I have Singaporean Malay friends who are entrepreneurs and PMETs. None of them have voiced a desire to change their passports and come to Malaysia. In fact, many of them make disparaging comments about politics and life in Malaysia, especially about crime, corruption and security. And all of them are thankful for an English-medium education system that pushes students to be their best and for world class schools, ITEs, polytechnics and public universities.<br /><br />Don't pity the Malay Singaporeans. If anything, they pity their Malaysian counterparts.<br /><br />Especially those who commute across the Causeway daily to work in Singapore as semi-skilled and skilled labor.<br /><br />So, go peddle your views someplace else, devoid as they are of reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-5713698418816213972015-04-16T06:59:34.499+08:002015-04-16T06:59:34.499+08:00Dear Annie,
It is naive to conclude that Tun M...Dear Annie,<br /><br />It is naive to conclude that Tun M's latest posting on Hudud as "easing off his assault" on the current PM. Just like 1MDB, BR1M etc, hudud is another critical issue that Malaysian (esp. Muslims) must be concern about. Thanks to Tun M for being our voices. We should all be grateful. If we are, the least we can do is to read and share AKJ's latest poem at http://kadirjasin.blogspot.jp/2015/04/engkau-tidak-keseorangan.html<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-86783762136099463312015-04-16T06:51:22.087+08:002015-04-16T06:51:22.087+08:00Can we have a Singaporean Malay to give their opin...Can we have a Singaporean Malay to give their opinion about the late Mr LKY here? Lets hear from them of what they think of the man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-36101440987577540692015-04-16T00:18:24.740+08:002015-04-16T00:18:24.740+08:00LKY maintained article 152 of Singapore's cons...LKY maintained article 152 of Singapore's constituition. <br />The Malays are made to feel special all the time.<br /><br />Malay boys were not called up for national service at first.<br />They were happy for awhile until when they started applying for jobs and almost all jobs require "must have completed NS" which is euphemism for Malays need not apply. <br /><br />Then Malay boys were accepted into the army but not trusted to carry machine guns. Most become drivers, storemen and for the higher educated, medics. So after completing NS should have no problem applying for jobs. Now the job ads started requiring "must be able to speak Mandarin". <br /><br />Singapore has four official languages but the national language is still Malay. Look it up if you don't believe.Try to speak Malay to a young non-Malay Singaporean today then thank LKY for the uplift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-77492207961648716762015-04-16T00:05:51.621+08:002015-04-16T00:05:51.621+08:00"Many Malaysian Malays hate LKY"; I dont..."Many Malaysian Malays hate LKY"; I dont him as a PM, I hate him what he did to the Malays population to become an insignificant minority over there. He devised a social reengineering programme called "Singapore Eugenics" to breed high quality citizens by favoring the rich and educated while the poor and the educated masses were given third rate treatment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-24416208384180045592015-04-16T00:01:26.608+08:002015-04-16T00:01:26.608+08:00Many Singapore Malays had properties the size of L...Many Singapore Malays had properties the size of LKY's 38 Oxley. They did not get to enjoy living in their houses as long as LKY did.<br /><br />Their properties were acquired by the govt under land acquisition act once PAP came into power. These Malays were then scattered throughout newly built high rise estates and the govt made it a point that they remain a 15% minority wherever they live diluting their political representation.<br /><br />Very uplifting huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-44192118990951000792015-04-15T23:33:26.648+08:002015-04-15T23:33:26.648+08:00Before you get carried away by the sensational eul...Before you get carried away by the sensational eulogies surrounding LKY's passing, here are some down-to-earth facts about LHL's current administration and its effects on Joe Singapore:<br /><br />http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/04/15/pap%e2%80%99s-achievements-in-the-last-15-years/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-75441109365802235012015-04-15T23:30:30.740+08:002015-04-15T23:30:30.740+08:00Demolish historical home ? Anda percaya ?
LKY mem...Demolish historical home ? Anda percaya ?<br /><br />LKY memang pandai bermain psikologi. Anak perempuan beliau(Dr), jika ingin tinggal dalam kediaman tersebut (jemputan secara berhemah LKY) <br />rumah bersejarah tersebut mesti di kekalkan. Hmm bijak cara beliau. Jika <br />tidak lebih baik hapuskan sahaja sejarah LKY...(ugutan ?) I don't wat to exaggerate.<br /><br />Terus terang annie, I don't admire LKY. Jika cara beliau, mengajak sama pribumi Melayu dan pewaris nya menjadi termaju dalam konteks budaya Melayu dan bertradisi, selaras kemajuan Singapura masakini, maka saya <br />akan sanjung beliau sebagai Pemimpin tersohor ! <br /><br />Kenapa bijak pandai Dr Lily Zubaidah di halau ? Begitu juga yang lain. <br />Kenapa Melayu di "tiadakan?" Ini buka kenyataan berbaur perkauman tetapi realiti Singapura di bawah LKY. Jika di Malaysia, polisi yang sama di amalkan secara tuntas, apa akan terjadi ? Sesungguh nya AJARAN ISLAM itu tidak kejam kerana Allah SWT memberi amaran supaya berlaku adil dalam hak-hak nya masing-masin. Ia tidak boleh pula samarata samarasa kerana pasti nya yang berduit, berharta dan berkuasa tetap menjadi raja !maaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244786457802569917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-55272864516150367972015-04-15T22:29:51.913+08:002015-04-15T22:29:51.913+08:00Today, the SD: RM exchange rate hit a new high of ...Today, the SD: RM exchange rate hit a new high of 1:2.72Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-66721081023816763022015-04-15T22:28:51.631+08:002015-04-15T22:28:51.631+08:00Quite a drastic diversion from current issues. I g...Quite a drastic diversion from current issues. I guess Tun decide to ease off after finding that Najib had sent his boys to attack Mukhriz. The ordinary folks will conclude that Najib sent his troops out to whack Mukhriz and the hatred against Najib administration will continue to propagate. Even if he did not, it shows that he cannot control his own party. With Kerismuddin making such a disparaging remark against an MB which never happened before, it really shows how desperate and childish the cousins are. <br /><br />Despite whatever tactics they used, people especially the fence-sitters will believe more on the wrongdoings of Najib. Buletin Utama interviewed some unknown guys including the inept Puad and those guys were talking about some of the issues that arised during Tun's time. Does that change the fact 1MDB funds which had dissappeared in thin air? One thing for sure,Jho Low was still running around with napkins during Tun's time. Merepek and Bangang is the exact description of these buffoons.<br /><br />Zack Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293986270107200488.post-89244697840066388782015-04-15T21:50:34.647+08:002015-04-15T21:50:34.647+08:00Annie, since a good number of your visitors are Ma...Annie, since a good number of your visitors are Malays, and many Malaysian Malays hate LKY, perhaps you should also write about what he has done to uplift the Malays.<br /><br />If only some would change their minds, I think you'ld find it happily ok. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com