******2011..09.28 (Wed)
***kkzy14" The Popular Example
*nation building *character building *education
***razor: Punggol - The New Waterfront Town
or YT market2garden - Punggol Waterway and Fiesta
*punggol waterway *fiesta *LHL PM
***PMO: Population in Brief 2011 (as at end June) (pdf file)
*population
***lhzb: 下月8日通车 西环线本星期日开放 公众可免费乘坐
or CNA: Sneak preview of Circle Line stations on Oct 2
or CircleLineDiscovery
*circle line *excerpts: ... 环线开放日将从上午10时开始至下午6时，公众可参观介于加利谷和港湾站的12个新地铁站，也可从任何一个站免费乘坐地铁 ...
*****2011.09.26 (Mon)
***GoodMorningYesterday: The Tg. Pagar Station As Seen by A Six-Year Old Boy – Peter Chan
*KTM railway *Tanjong Pagar Station
*E103M
***TOC: Tan Jee Say: Prepare for a broad-based non-PAP Government
*governance *leadership *TJS *coalition government *broad-based government
*****2011.09.23 (Fri)
***rayhope8: DJ Glenn Ong’s insensitive and hurtful comments have deeply hurt psychiatric patients and their caregivers
*Glenn Ong *comments *behaviour
*E103C
***mywangsaysso: Friends, Romans and Countrymen
*stages of life cycle *blog - general to socio-political to personal (general)
*E103C
*****2011.09.21 (Wed)
***thinkhappiness: Maybe, PAP Ministers not so talented – Part 2
*PAP *governance *leadership *excerpts: ... I, like many Singaporeans, are rightly
concerned about this business as usual attitude of the PAP government. If the
PAP government does not indeed change from within, this serious lack of ideas
and the continuance down the same path from last 5 years are quite a worry for
our country ...
***YB: On a high horse called Truth and Right, PAP lost in a changing world
*PAP *governance * general direction of policy vs policy making vs policy execution *excerpts: ... The very fact that they see agreement with their own policies as the default position (in the absence of a rabid internet) , indicates that underlying this is a belief that they own the truth and that their policies represent the obvious right thing to do. I call this a “universality complex” ... Clinging on to this illusion means that the government will fail to re-examine its policies with sufficient thoroughness. It might examine a policy’s execution, but it would be hard to question its starting assumptions, for doing so would undermine its own universality complex ...
*E103M
*****2011.09.19 (Mon)
***furrybrowndog: Some thoughts on Temasek Review and the Presidential Election
*TR *PE2011 *TTKY *TOC
***TOC: That ‘ghettoising’ comment
*ghettosing *excerpts: ... the survey shows ‘firstly, there are not that many people who are indulging
(just) in the Internet, secondly, it is complementary’.
‘These people are not ghettoising
themselves,’ he said.” ...
| | |
***lhzb: 因为也接触主流媒体 上网观政不会“自我激进化” (2011.09.16)
*MSM *alternative social media *self-radicalized *political cynics
***dfdaily: 李光耀治理新加坡的“硬道理” (2011.08.21)
*LKY *hard truths *excerpts: ... 以新加坡的例子，笔者相信“高薪”之能“养廉”，与有无上权威的李光耀“上梁端正”即绝不贪渎及治贪腐绝不手软的示范和阻吓作用亦有关 ...
*****2011.09.17 (Sat)
***sginsight: 分化新加坡的政治文化
*PAP *government *governance *inclusive vs divisive *LKY *excerpts: ... 一个没有政权更迭的社会，由于长期的排除异己会最终导致国家分裂。一个无法通过政权和平转移来磨合不同观点的社会。在本质上是一个不稳定的分化社会，随时会出现国家动乱的局势 ...
***NAR: MHA defends the Internal Security Act
*ISA Internal Security Act *detention *political rival *political ideology
***pijitailai: Visionary Singapore May Not Necessarily Be Led By PAP
*vision *Singapore Pledge *leadership *Singapore Inc *Singaporean *PAP *political party
*****2011.09.16 (Fri)
***YJJ: The Finnish Education Model – Should Singapore emulate it?
*education system *purpose of education *Finland vs SG
*E103M
***nparks: Parks Festival 2011
or World Parks Day 2011 (The 4th World Parks Day - Sep 17, 2011 Sat)
or lhzb: 让你荡掉忙碌 乌节路摆放九个秋千
*nature *park and garden *outdoor *world parks day
***TOC: Lee Hsien Loong: Singapore “will consider scrapping ISA if KL does so”
or chemgen: Malaysia Abolishes the ISA and Eyes on Singapore
*ISA *PAP government *MY
Friday, September 16, 2011
This Web Space - Links 2011.09.16
Add
another 1 to "Links (Soceity and Politics)" -
*安娜私房话 Anna's Closet
Add 1 to "Links with Title of Most Recent Item":
*HeresTheNews
Remove 1 from "Links with Title of Most Recent Item":
*Temasek Review Emeritus http://www.temasekreview.com/
And Total Links List = 3,
i.e. Links with Title of Most Recent Item; Links (Entertainment & Electronics); and Links (Society and Politics)"
My plan (no change) is to maintain eventually total 25 links, no more no less. In the process, I may add some remove some, relocate some as and when I feel necessary.
*安娜私房话 Anna's Closet
Add 1 to "Links with Title of Most Recent Item":
*HeresTheNews
Remove 1 from "Links with Title of Most Recent Item":
*Temasek Review Emeritus http://www.temasekreview.com/
(obsolete due to suspension of the web site - try to connect on 2011.09.13) (Latest information was TR actually inaccessible started from 2011.09.09)
Total links = 15 (existing) + 2 (new) - 1 (remove) = 16.
Total links = 15 (existing) + 2 (new) - 1 (remove) = 16.
i.e. Links with Title of Most Recent Item; Links (Entertainment & Electronics); and Links (Society and Politics)"
My plan (no change) is to maintain eventually total 25 links, no more no less. In the process, I may add some remove some, relocate some as and when I feel necessary.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
SGLC - 2011.09.01 to 2011.09.15 - Society and Politics
*****2011.09.15 (Thu)
***pijitailai: 儿子太笨，老爸辛苦，无奈的不得已
*PAP *poltical party *talent *LHL *LKY
*****2011.09.11 (Sun)
***feedmetothefirsh: PA (And Everything Else in S'pore?) Belongs to PAP. Triple Confirmed!!!
*PA *PAP *LHL *excerpts: ... . "I cleared those letters so I think that is the position"... Nothing but a Fixer and a Buyer! ...
*E103C
***heresthenews: Governing in the new normal
*politics *policy *LHL *excerpts: ... to get our policies right, we must first get the politics right ...
*****2011.09.09 (Fri)
*** flâneurose: Fear-mongering before the next immigration surge
*policy *immigration *excerpts: ... PRs generally start leaving once they are past the prime of their working life, in their 40s and over. That's hardly surprising. People are here for the economic opportunities and the money. They are not here for the yawning income inequality, the stressful lifestyle, the astronomical property prices and difficulties in starting a family, and all the things that we ungrateful locals complain about ...
*****2011.09.08 (Thu)
***FB Say No: A frank, candid and insightful commentary on the PAP, its mediocre ministers, kiasu policies and ‘atas’ attitude, A must read.
*PAP *cabinet line-up *leadership and vision
***SG-Quitters: 35% of vote made President – only in Singapore. No run-off despite winning by a narrow margin of less than 0.4% of votes.
*election *run-off
*E103C
*****2011.09.07 (Wed)
***pijitailai: National Divide in Singapore is the Result of Unfair Practices Created by the PAP
*PAP *political divide *nation divide *fairness *political awareness
***themalaysianinsider: Learn A Lesson - Sin Chew Daily
*GE2011 & PE2011 *political landscape *MY *excerpts: ... There is no eternal regime in the world. But there are definitely political power that wish to rule forever ...
*****2011.09.05 (Mon)
***TOC: PAP: From ‘divide and conquer’ to the ‘prisoner’s dilemma’
*future of political landscape *PAP *divide and conquer *prisoner's dilemma
***singaporebloggersroundtable: #1: The Narrow Victory of Dr Tony Tan over Dr Tan Cheng Bock Means ..
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *Implication after PE2011
*E103C
***ryangoh: Thoughts on Tan Kin Lian’s post-PE press statement
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TKL *Analysis of Results *Delusion/Cognitive Dissonance
***feedmetothefish: PA Belongs To PAP. Double Confirm??
*PA *PAP
*E103C
***thinkingbetterthinkingmeta: The Grassroots of the “Neutrality” Problem
*PA *grassroot organization and advisor *neutrality vs fairness vs plurality
***singaporelifetimes: PAPolitical Association
*PA *PAP *excerpts: ... Perhaps history will record this PA incident to be a turning point in politics in Singapore. Faced with a near lost election and government inertia, erstwhile fence-sitters and moderate conservatives will switch their allegiance to Opposition Parties staking moderate and sensible views ... And the tragedy will be that the PAP does not know what hit them.
*****2011.09.04 (Sun)
***lhzb: 从两次选举看未来政制发展
or lhzb:分化还是多元化两场选举后的思考
*political system *political landscape *PE2011 *GE2011 *diversity vs division
***lhzb: 不再纯粹的动机
*political system *fairness *PAP *political party *instrumental rationality vs value-oriented rationality *excerpts: ... 不知道给反对党空间发展，或是让选民失望，哪一个对行动党的杀伤力更大些？笔者认为，在目前传播方式由网络媒体引领的时代，后者更大些 ... 行动党如何重拾国民的信任在很大程度上与反对党表现的好坏关系甚微，根本因素在于对行动党的信任 ...
*****2011.09.03 (Sat)
***chinapost: With weakened mandate, Singapore swears in new president
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results
***sginsight: 新加坡开启三分天下新政局
*political lanscape after GE2011 and PE2011 *PAP *political party *the third political force
***sammyboy: What's with the fucking anti TJS posts?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *TJS
*****2011.09.01 (Thu)
***elections: Voting for Presidential Election 2011 - Final Tally
*election *presidential *PE2011 *results
***Benjamin Cheah: Building Nations, Dividing People
*PA People's Assciation *grassroots *Slogan "Brining People Together"
***pijitailai: 行动党是朝派系政治发展还是分裂成两个政党
*PAP *faction *split *parties within party
***singaporekopitok: Why I am not a “PAP die hard”
or singaporegirl: Having a political background matters!
*election *presidential *PE2011 *not a PAP die hard but voted for TTKY
*E103C
***pijitailai: 儿子太笨，老爸辛苦，无奈的不得已
*PAP *poltical party *talent *LHL *LKY
*****2011.09.11 (Sun)
***feedmetothefirsh: PA (And Everything Else in S'pore?) Belongs to PAP. Triple Confirmed!!!
*PA *PAP *LHL *excerpts: ... . "I cleared those letters so I think that is the position"... Nothing but a Fixer and a Buyer! ...
*E103C
***heresthenews: Governing in the new normal
*politics *policy *LHL *excerpts: ... to get our policies right, we must first get the politics right ...
*****2011.09.09 (Fri)
*** flâneurose: Fear-mongering before the next immigration surge
*policy *immigration *excerpts: ... PRs generally start leaving once they are past the prime of their working life, in their 40s and over. That's hardly surprising. People are here for the economic opportunities and the money. They are not here for the yawning income inequality, the stressful lifestyle, the astronomical property prices and difficulties in starting a family, and all the things that we ungrateful locals complain about ...
*****2011.09.08 (Thu)
***FB Say No: A frank, candid and insightful commentary on the PAP, its mediocre ministers, kiasu policies and ‘atas’ attitude, A must read.
*PAP *cabinet line-up *leadership and vision
***SG-Quitters: 35% of vote made President – only in Singapore. No run-off despite winning by a narrow margin of less than 0.4% of votes.
*election *run-off
*E103C
*****2011.09.07 (Wed)
***pijitailai: National Divide in Singapore is the Result of Unfair Practices Created by the PAP
*PAP *political divide *nation divide *fairness *political awareness
***themalaysianinsider: Learn A Lesson - Sin Chew Daily
*GE2011 & PE2011 *political landscape *MY *excerpts: ... There is no eternal regime in the world. But there are definitely political power that wish to rule forever ...
*****2011.09.05 (Mon)
***TOC: PAP: From ‘divide and conquer’ to the ‘prisoner’s dilemma’
*future of political landscape *PAP *divide and conquer *prisoner's dilemma
***singaporebloggersroundtable: #1: The Narrow Victory of Dr Tony Tan over Dr Tan Cheng Bock Means ..
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *Implication after PE2011
*E103C
***ryangoh: Thoughts on Tan Kin Lian’s post-PE press statement
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TKL *Analysis of Results *Delusion/Cognitive Dissonance
***feedmetothefish: PA Belongs To PAP. Double Confirm??
*PA *PAP
*E103C
***thinkingbetterthinkingmeta: The Grassroots of the “Neutrality” Problem
*PA *grassroot organization and advisor *neutrality vs fairness vs plurality
***singaporelifetimes: PAPolitical Association
*PA *PAP *excerpts: ... Perhaps history will record this PA incident to be a turning point in politics in Singapore. Faced with a near lost election and government inertia, erstwhile fence-sitters and moderate conservatives will switch their allegiance to Opposition Parties staking moderate and sensible views ... And the tragedy will be that the PAP does not know what hit them.
*****2011.09.04 (Sun)
***pijitailai:没有失掉铁票, 行动党在这次总统选举中可以说是固票成功
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results
***lhzb: 从60.1%到35.2%
*analysis of results - GE2011 and PE2011 *principal vs agent *political landscape *confidence level *leadership *PAP *excerpts: ... 人民支持率的“缩水”，除了基于选政府和选总统性质的不同以及对切身影响程度有别外，从另一角度来看，更实实在在地反映出民间对执政党的有所保留；当除去了个人选区的利益考量后，这种反抗情绪的泄洪而出不能不叫执政党认真深思和反思 ...
***lhzb: 从两次选举看未来政制发展
or lhzb:分化还是多元化两场选举后的思考
*political system *political landscape *PE2011 *GE2011 *diversity vs division
***lhzb: 不再纯粹的动机
*political system *fairness *PAP *political party *instrumental rationality vs value-oriented rationality *excerpts: ... 不知道给反对党空间发展，或是让选民失望，哪一个对行动党的杀伤力更大些？笔者认为，在目前传播方式由网络媒体引领的时代，后者更大些 ... 行动党如何重拾国民的信任在很大程度上与反对党表现的好坏关系甚微，根本因素在于对行动党的信任 ...
*****2011.09.03 (Sat)
***chinapost: With weakened mandate, Singapore swears in new president
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results
***sginsight: 新加坡开启三分天下新政局
*political lanscape after GE2011 and PE2011 *PAP *political party *the third political force
***sammyboy: What's with the fucking anti TJS posts?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *TJS
*****2011.09.01 (Thu)
***elections: Voting for Presidential Election 2011 - Final Tally
*election *presidential *PE2011 *results
***Benjamin Cheah: Building Nations, Dividing People
*PA People's Assciation *grassroots *Slogan "Brining People Together"
***pijitailai: 行动党是朝派系政治发展还是分裂成两个政党
*PAP *faction *split *parties within party
***singaporekopitok: Why I am not a “PAP die hard”
or singaporegirl: Having a political background matters!
*election *presidential *PE2011 *not a PAP die hard but voted for TTKY
*E103C
This Web Space - Links 2011.09.01
By enlarging the scope and range of the below links -
rename "Links (SG Society and Politics)" to "Links with Title of Most Recent Item"
rename "Links (GV Entertainment & Electronics)" to "Links (Entertainment & Electronics)"
And add One "Links (Society and Politics)".
Add another 2 to "Links (Soceity and Politics)" -
*Singapore Recalcitrant
*When Bears Roam Free
*否极泰来 Piji Tailai
And Total Links List = 3,
i.e. Links with Title of Most Recent Item; Links (Entertainment & Electronics); and Links (Society and Politics)"
My plan (no change) is to maintain eventually total 25 links, no more no less. In the process, I may add some remove some, relocate some as and when I feel necessary.
This blog, to a certain degree, a blog aggregator, mainly to serve my needs. Attracting public attention is not my focus.
rename "Links (SG Society and Politics)" to "Links with Title of Most Recent Item"
rename "Links (GV Entertainment & Electronics)" to "Links (Entertainment & Electronics)"
And add One "Links (Society and Politics)".
Add another 2 to "Links (Soceity and Politics)" -
*Singapore Recalcitrant
*When Bears Roam Free
*否极泰来 Piji Tailai
Total links = 12 (existing) + 3 (new) = 15.
And Total Links List = 3,
i.e. Links with Title of Most Recent Item; Links (Entertainment & Electronics); and Links (Society and Politics)"
My plan (no change) is to maintain eventually total 25 links, no more no less. In the process, I may add some remove some, relocate some as and when I feel necessary.
This blog, to a certain degree, a blog aggregator, mainly to serve my needs. Attracting public attention is not my focus.
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