Nice to see that the KTM has regained his mojo and again demonstrated his delicious frying skills after a hiatus.
As usual, KTM razor analysis and insight is impeccable. But the fifth point of his musing rant held me in enthrallment.

Fifth, timing is everything. Why so kuncheong spider?
It is an economic reality that if Hong Kong reduces its corporate taxes, we
have to follow suit. If we don’t, we mati…. but hor, they haven’t yet leh. Why
we so kuncheong? They are even having a hard time getting their GST legislated.
While preparations should …

MPs decry whinging Singaporeans, call for soul searching - Yahoo news
SINGAPORE: Instead of harping on what the Government can do to bridge the social divide, the spotlight in Parliament on Thursday fell on Singaporeans. And there were some home truths told, too.
“A nation of complainers” and “a society increasing reliant on the Government for help” were among the sadder - and harsher - labels mentioned. Member of Parliament for Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman started the ball rolling when he called for “reflection and soul searching” …

Remember I blogged that they will have price hikes after the Election? The transport hike is happening. Now, GST. Yippee!! I so love to be proven correct. Coincidentally, Kaffein-nated also blogged about hikes today.
Thanks to you, you and you who are part of the 666 66.6%. Thank you so very much. Finish spending your handout progress package money? Now is payback time.

Singapore to raise GST to 7%
Nov 13, 2006 AsiaOne

Singapore’s goods and services tax (GST) will be raised from 5 per cent to 7 per cent, Prime Minister Lee Hsien …

I just picked this off Whispers from the Heart, who basically, is a much much nicer person than I can ever be.. Incidentally, she is one of the very few teachers that I respect. Here’s a parody of the Wee Shu Min extract written by her son (it’s caustically humourous and very hilarious). I have bold out my favourite bits..

mom’s friend sent her some blog post by some bleeding stupid
18-year old singaporean called Elite- wee (WHY do all the idiots become Elites,
why?!) whining about how singapore is such a paradise, …

After a while, Daddy joins his little girl in the game of putting feet in mouth…

‘What she said did come across as insensitive. The language
was stronger than what most people could take.
But she wrote in a private blog and I feel that her privacy
has been violated. After all, they were the rantings of an 18-year-old among
friends.
I think if you cut through the insensitivity of the language,
her basic point is reasonable, that is, that a well-educated university graduate
who works for a multinational company should not be bemoaning about the
Government and get …

I have acutely controlled myself to refrain from blogging about this earlier. I know that if I had, it would be effluent with vitriolic sarcasm and disgust.
Ms Wee Shu Min had impressed me inversely with her impecunious possession of street smarts and emotional intelligence. It seems to me that she veers portentously towards elitism and arrogance, always a steep flume of which the current politicians don’t seem to be able to find their way out of. That is also a spectacularly poor piece of writing, especially from a student of …

I cannot comprehend why a simple procedural HR matter like procuring an employee ID is so difficult that it takes more than three working days to get it done. Meanwhile, the HR manager (no less) tells you that it’s out of their hands to control things like that. Hello? Someone needs to go for efficiency redefinition and prioritization intensive training.
Meanwhile, the IT people’s hands are tied because they require the employee ID before they can process the IT log-on ID. Talk about bureaucratic hell. If I had wanted this, I …

When he gets you as a pressie when you are upset.
When he orders a limited edition fire-red Ipod Nano for you just because you mention that you are thinking of buying a MP3 player… Meanwhile he passes you HIS Ipod player loaded with over 1000 songs
When he passes you shopping vouchers to go shop just because
When he would call you during ungodly hours to tell you he misses you
When he makes you laugh so hard that you get stomach cramps
When he makes you feel so good about yourself that you …