John McCain’s gracious concession speech - possibly one of his best speeches.
Honestly, though I think McCain is a good old chap with an evil sense of humour, his choice of Palin ultimately did him in good. The gaffes, the cluelessness on foreign policies and the wardrobe - too much for us to stomach. I shudder at the thought of her being remotely close to being the next President of America.
Also, after what Bush did to America’s economy, what with subprime loans, war policies and what nots, America is ready …

View it here.
I am rooting for Obama and Biden.
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This article was first published in The Online Citizen.
In order to make a difference in the climate of socio-political awareness, we do have to question ourselves too - are we opposing for the sake of opposing?
Recently, two incidents made me think about how much our average Singaporean cares about his or her country and fellow citizens. Is it the sense of superiority that makes one shy away from his less fortunate fellow men? Is it the comfort zone that we are cocooned in that makes one turn a blind eye …

CNA reports that ‘on a lighter note, the Minister Mentor touched on what he calls assortative mating, that is, finding a spouse at your level - something he strongly believes in.
He said: “I have explained this. I think I lost votes after I explained the awful truth. Nobody believed it, but slowly it dawned on them, especially the graduates, that yes, you marry a non-graduate, then you worry about whether or not your son or daughter is going to make it to the university.’
Our Minister Mentor is at it again. …

It took quite a while for our Prime Minister to share his thoughts about the Lehman saga but finally - a month after the news broke, he granted an interview to who else but ST.
At this point in time, many of the concerns have already been addressed and not by the people who should, so really, any pertinent points raised are at best supplementary. The motivation to read, for some of us, is really the entertainment of chuckling while enjoying a hot cuppa coffee.
And so, our PM says
‘First of all, …

I had written here about Chua Li Hoong’s article in the Straits Times about JB Jeyaretnam.
And now, her sister, Chua Mui Hoong has written an article on Friday about how the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) was not negligent in the Lehman saga, but that Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) is.
How wonderful.
Now let’s see how it is never the government’s fault, but always someone else’s fault.
Again, like her sister’s article, the title of the article seems innocuous enough. ‘Lehman saga shows need for consumer body’ - how sinister can that …

Speaking to investors at Speakers’ Corner
Pictures below
It was an eye opener for me. To personally speak with old folks who can’t speak English - and to be told about promises of ‘guaranteed principal’, ‘interest at the end of tenure’, ‘low risk’ and even a case of the product sold as a government bond made me see red.
Every single investor I spoke with told me that they were reassured that the product they were buying was ‘very safe’ and ‘principal guaranteed’. Some even said that they were told it was like …

A reader commented in my previous post -
How come you are not posting about your wonderful Mr Big anymore? I see you have gone political on your readers and I can’t say I like it. What are you trying to prove by suddenly changing your blogging style? Fame? Or to prove you are not a bimbo?
I am disappointed at this sudden 360 degree change of direction where you almost never talk about your own life, kids, Big anymore. Or is there something to hide?
Hope to see you reverting back to …

Credit to ST - Cassandra Chew
I have never been an advocate of degrees or graduates. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t doubt or dismiss their ability or intelligence. Rather, I feel that the existence of a degree should not be the basis on which a person’s ability and proficiency should be solely judged on.
Indeed, the feedback that I get from some entrepreneurs and business people I spoke to is that they prefer to employ people who are diploma holders with more internship/ work experience and who tend to be more …

Impose a 21% utility hike despite raking in profits in the millions
Bring on the public transport hike as the oil prices continue to fall
Erect more ERP gantries
Increase childcare fees (the birth rate is going to go through the roof!)
Frown upon wage inflation to buffer the inflation rate.
Persnicketiness in giving out subsidies to the poor
Leave the duty and responsibilities of ministers/ government officials to that of a citizen
Meanwhile, continue to raise ministerial salaries

With this winning formula, we will be Number 1, competitive and ahead in the game.

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