So will he or wont he? Mr. Chiam See Tong, defender of the people of Potong Pasir, Mp for 25 years the man responsible for the victories in the early 90's which lasted till his party imploded. I kinda like the guy, i think he is a legend. In terms of Singapore politics he is the most successful opposition politician we have, is he in the same heavy weight league as LKY i doubt it especially in terms of debate. In fact I don't think we have a politician in Singapore that can take on LKY in terms of debate, the sheer weight of his knowledge and experience is insurmountable. Back to the question will he or wont he? Rumors abound in the press that he is considering going into battle again but on another battlefield this time he wants the PAP heavyweight Wong Kan Seng who is has not been challenged in his GRC ward since its inception . unchallenged=untested? Maybe Mr. Chiam feels Mr. Wong Kan Seng is ripe for the picking in light of the Mas Selemat issue (should a minister resign for that kind of lapse? i don't think so but hey who am i). If Mr. Chiam goes for a grc and takes it, politics in Singapore will take on a totally unchanged view. Yes that is what I think, people will get excited, gossip will flourish there will be heady conversation in coffeshops and taxi's but in reality it will change nothing. The opposition will still be eunuch like in Parliament where they will have enough votes to do anything. Well one difference will be more debate ..,i hope. If he throws it all on this election knowing it is probably his last one and walks away from Potong Pasir, I would vote for him for his willingness to walk away from a sure thing and risk his undefeated legacy in an effort to push politics forward. Maybe there will be no change but it could be the beginnings of change.
Copenhagen, so in the end nothing happened..the leaders of the "free" world had great press in the run up to the event but in the end it was just a lot of people talking about something they all didn't agree about but lets get a statement out anyway. The great changes that the press lead us all to believe in terms of the environment have come to nought. Oh there is a statement, there is an agreement but its all smoke and mirrors yet again. Super President Obama flew in to save the day but alas he met his mini Waterloo in Copenhagen. Spin wise he will say we have reached an historic (he loves that word) agreement where the world has come together to fight climate change but we are a long way off from where we need to be. He will say that or something like that i am sure.
Al Gore says the Arctic or is it the Antarctic will melt within 7 years. I better get my scuba licence soon.
Tiger Woods has had 14 affairs, well to be honest 14 women have come forward about their alleged affairs, he has just said he buggered it up with his wife. So it could be 1 or 400 for all we know. The question people have been asking is How could a guy be so dumb, we thought he was a smart guy. Yeah he doesn't say much in interviews, he dresses nice, plays well decent looking and plays the sport of the elite and we expect him to be a genius instead of a lying cheating man who seems to like waitresses. SEE its all about the packaging isn't it? The people who created Brand Tiger should be proud, of course he is a great golfer in terms of play but to hear people talk about golf its also a mindset, a type of person that typifies great golfers and maybe he isn't that guy? Is he going to get the Bears record? Who knows. What about his wife and kids...how do you untangle this mess.
And on a a final note in my round up of things that wont make a difference in your daily lives this week but will make you stop and think. Someone stole the infamous sign from Auschwitz "Freedom Through Work" People have been speculating its neo nazi's or its extreme right wing nationalist (er neo nazis?). I think its just a bunch of hoodlums who should be sent to live in a nice little jail somewhere like Tel Aviv.
Copenhagen, so in the end nothing happened..the leaders of the "free" world had great press in the run up to the event but in the end it was just a lot of people talking about something they all didn't agree about but lets get a statement out anyway. The great changes that the press lead us all to believe in terms of the environment have come to nought. Oh there is a statement, there is an agreement but its all smoke and mirrors yet again. Super President Obama flew in to save the day but alas he met his mini Waterloo in Copenhagen. Spin wise he will say we have reached an historic (he loves that word) agreement where the world has come together to fight climate change but we are a long way off from where we need to be. He will say that or something like that i am sure.
Al Gore says the Arctic or is it the Antarctic will melt within 7 years. I better get my scuba licence soon.
Tiger Woods has had 14 affairs, well to be honest 14 women have come forward about their alleged affairs, he has just said he buggered it up with his wife. So it could be 1 or 400 for all we know. The question people have been asking is How could a guy be so dumb, we thought he was a smart guy. Yeah he doesn't say much in interviews, he dresses nice, plays well decent looking and plays the sport of the elite and we expect him to be a genius instead of a lying cheating man who seems to like waitresses. SEE its all about the packaging isn't it? The people who created Brand Tiger should be proud, of course he is a great golfer in terms of play but to hear people talk about golf its also a mindset, a type of person that typifies great golfers and maybe he isn't that guy? Is he going to get the Bears record? Who knows. What about his wife and kids...how do you untangle this mess.
And on a a final note in my round up of things that wont make a difference in your daily lives this week but will make you stop and think. Someone stole the infamous sign from Auschwitz "Freedom Through Work" People have been speculating its neo nazi's or its extreme right wing nationalist (er neo nazis?). I think its just a bunch of hoodlums who should be sent to live in a nice little jail somewhere like Tel Aviv.
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Such a great dissapointment this coppahegen issue. All down to a load of people not giving in and letting some things go. I would like to see islands vanish due to rising waters and hear what our world leaders have to say on hindsight. Maybe there won't be a Singapore already after 50 years.
i was gonna comment on copenhagen bt mark did it first.al gore's done much more.the summit was ntg more than a stunt to make the public believe that smth was gonnna be done.real shame.
ps no one shld be happy that due to the melting of the ice caps,an artic route was created!gawd.
and i shldnt judge.to err is human.but the tiger made 14 & counting errors.if his wife stays with him,its gonna be a long hard road to mend the shit he caused.
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