Thursday, January 11, 2007

STOMP published this to-day


FINALLY ..this story was published in STOMP


IN THE HEARTLANDS
POSTED ON 11 JANUARY 2007

Dog owner allows pet to poo anywhere

While STOMP user Deetao was passing by a house at Greenridge Crescent on Wednesday (10 January) at about 10am, he could not help but notice this "disgusting" sight of dog poo on the kerb just outside.

Deetao was disappointed that the pet owners did not clean up after their dogs and reckoned that some of these owners even let their "dogs out unsupervised".

Said he, "It is totally inconsiderate and disgusting to the extreme of these dog owners in the neighbourhood."

In an email to STOMP, Deetao also advised "owners to take responsibility for their animals as it is something that comes along with pet ownership".

STOMP feedback


A Blog is not a Newspaper !

Hi Bloggers ..

Wednesday night was a tad bit depressing... 4D Keena makan .:(

To-day,Thursday Jan 11 2007 was productive in the sense that I did a lot of recuperating.

To-day is the 3rd days GT/DT in Singapore International School . Both appears that have settled in .

Are you blogging as a business? If you are, then you should worry. If not, then why should you worry? Are your blogging for fun? If you are, good, coz the fun part comes from the writing.

A blog is not a newspaper. A blogger blogs for blogging’s sake. Blog whoring is only part of the fun, but it is never the main show.

The blog plots the blogger’s personal journey through time. It records the personal growth, the levels of maturity the blogger goes through, and the myriad ways by which the blogger has learned to express the thoughts. The number of daily hits have no bearing on this. So, if you are a blogger with zero visitors, should I worry? No worries Mate ! No, you need not worry as long as you don’t lose your most important reader.....you yourself. LOL

To all young bloggers .Take note of this ...........

The blogosphere has come a long way. Many blog entries may not represent truth, fantasy or whatsoever .Broadcasts to whole wide world to see you put you in a rather vulnerable position .Young blogger may think people only friends are reading their journals . They are DEAD wrong! Young Blogger should not reveal too much of themselves. Online blog might be read by potential employers, stalkers and pedophiles

FINALLY ........ABOUT ME ,YEAH

I spend most of my time at work facing a computer. I read the news online, I email, do research, earn money, do my banking, book my flights. etc.. All using a fxxckng computer. And with my career firmly in the IT line, I doubt things aren't gonna change for the better anytime soon. The sad fact is that I spent so much time on the computer that I don't know even how to lead a normal life without it anymore. It's bloody ridiculous.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Scoopy Scoopy Do


Irresponsible & Inconsiderate Neighbour

On Wednesday January 10, 2007 at about 10am I saw dog poo right in front of House No 23 lawn (near the driveway) . It is a shame to let your dog out unsupervised .It is totally inconsiderate and disgusting to the extreme of these dog owners in the neighborhood. Take responsibility for your animal; it’s something that comes along with pet ownership. It is the responsibility of owners to clean up after their dog poo. What a shame! Ugly neighbours who did this please identify yourself and clean the mess .



Be A Nice and Responsible Neighbour



Tuesday, January 09, 2007

MOE Response Date: 1/9/2007 6:52:49 PM


Comments
Application to study in an INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL are supported .Rather fast after my email to Ministry of Education went out . If not for his intervention we probably be waiting till Adam comes !!!

We were previously told by Mr L that we need another five working days for re-submission etc. I shall take Mr.Leong to task on his statement that
he did NOT REFUSED to see us. A painful denial that I will not let matter rest .

From:
Komathi SUPPIAH
Date: 1/9/2007 6:52:49 PM
Subject: School Admission

Please refer to your email addressed to the Minister for Education,
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam dated 8 January 2007 on the abovementioned
subject.
2 First, thank you for taking time to write in to share with us your
feedback. We wish to assure you that we take a serious view of all
feedback as it provides valuable insights to recover any lapse in our
service and also to improve our service further wherever possible to
members of the public like yourself.


BLAH BLAH BLAH


5 Thank-you.




Mrs Komathi Suppiah
Head Pupil Placement
School Planning & Placement Division § Ministry of Education, Singapore §
Tel +65 6 879 7323 § http://www.moe.gov.sg

Sorry unable to reproduced the entire email cos the retention or dissemination of its contents may be an offence under the Official Secrets Act.





Feedback

Good Morning Bloggers

Thank you for the feedback (reproduced below)

From: Burns, United States of America January 10 ,2007
Oh...too bad it did not get printed in the ST forum as that would have had way more readership than here. I think they select letters based on how widespread the problem is, and since not every 3rd S'porean is having this problem, I guess they didn't feel it worthy of printing. Sigh.
Overall you are not going to have a problem with S'pore's policies if you weren't gone for an extended period. Maybe this is why nothing had been done about it as the number of S'poreans returning from overseas after being gone for several years isn't a significant percent of the population. I agree it is sad, for I wonder how many of those overseas chose to stay overseas because they encountered problems going back?

From: Munich, Germany January 08 ,2007
It is sad that such things happen in modern Singapore. I just hope that the government makes an effort to try to solve this particular problem.

From: Burns, United States of America
I guess to them, Singaporean = Singaporean. It does not matter whether you're overseas S'porean or local S'porean, to them it's all the same as long as you're a S'pore citizen. I understand where you're coming from. Like you, I also had an unsuccessful attempt to return to S'pore some years back. In my case, the problem wasn't due to not being able to arrange schooling, but due to not being able to find work. But having been there, I understand your frustration. I don't have any advice for you, but I do wish you best of luck.

This is just an idea, so you don't necessarily need to follow it: have you considered writing to the straits times forum? You could take your letter below, and just condense it a bit to meet their size limitation, and then submit it. Maybe it won't be printed, but then again, maybe it might. If it does get printed, it will definitely get the attention of the appropriate authority and also someone who can help you. Because even though this topic got my attention, I am just a small potato whom nobody listens to, so it is not like I could do anything to help, even though I wish I could help.


From: Suzhou, China
oic. so sad. i believe it caught quite alot of people attention. i believe some reporters or govt is reading. even if you directly confront them. they will choose to avoid. cos there always proper channel. and proper channel waste time......


To be continued......

Globalise this Singapore Joke

Thank you biggrin.gif OverseaSingaporean for the comments posted in response to my problem ! Here my response ......

I FULLY AGREED !!
QUOTE
if you directly confront them. they will choose to avoid. cos there always proper channel. and proper channel waste time......
UNQUOTE

Yes THE SINGAPORE FORUM did received a copy of this article on the same day that I decided to publish my feedback here. BUT they choose not to publish !! Who own the SINGAPORE Media ?? Media=Government Government=Media ! Complete waste of time ....


SOME ONE EMAIL ME THIS TO-DAY !!! HE TOO WAS SEEKING APPROVAL............ read on please !

TRUTH IS THE GREATEST ENEMY OF THE STATE
(Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire) )

The Media Development Authority of Singapore's (MDA) censorship of the arts has become an unbearable joke today.
5 August 2006

The Media Development Authority of Singapore's (MDA) censorship of the arts has become an unbearable joke today.

We applied for a public entertainment licence for the play SMEGMA, written and directed by Elangovan (bilingual poet-playwright- director) a month ago to the MDA for censorship vetting.

I called the MDA on Tue 1 Aug afternoon at about after 2pm to find out about the licence.

I was told that MDA has approved the licence and it was ready for collection. About half an hour later, I received a call from an MDA officer saying that the licence was not ready and they were still processing.

When I asked her whether it was a joke and also added that I would go the media, she immediately did a full roundabout and said that the licence was ready and we could collect it. We collected the black & white approved licence document from MDA at 4.55 pm on Tue 1 Aug 06 after paying them S$20 by NETS at the counter.

The conditions in the licence were as expected- RA18 with advisory: 'The play is Rated RA18. The play contains strong language and adult themes that may be objectionable to some members of the public. The advisory must be reflected in all publicity materials.'

Today, at about 2.30 pm, I received a call from an MDA official who did not reveal her name.

She informed me that the licence which MDA issued to our group Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire) for the play SMEGMA has been cancelled.

She did not give any reasons and I demanded for a written letter.

She said that MDA would follow up. Meanwhile, MDA had a press conference for the local media at 3pm at its premises to inform that they had cancelled the licence issued for the play SMEGMA.

The script of SMEGMA was given to the press members for private reading and collected back.

I finally received a letter by fax today from Ms Amy Tsang, confirming the cancellation of our licence with the following reasons:

para1. Further to our teleconversation today, we would like to inform you that the Media Development Authority (MDA) is cancelling the arts entertainment licence No: 005/08/2006 issued on 1 Aug 2006 for the play 'SMEGMA'.

para 2. After careful consideration, we find that the play undermines the values underpinning Singapore's multi-racial, multi-religious society, and may negatively impact upon our bilateral relations with our neighbours.

para3.The play portrays Muslims in a negative light. Two playlets featuring Muslim terrorists are also provocative in view of the increased tension in the Middle east.

para 4. In view of this, MDA has decided not to let the play be staged.
After the above fax, I received a call from MDA saying that they would be faxing another letter soon and it would supercede the fax sent earlier.

I received the final fax at 5.29 pm with a cover letter saying - "Please ignore the earlier letter on the above subject which we had faxed to you before 5 pm today. The attached supercedes the previous letter." Now, this fax had only one para (para 2) to give a reason for the cancellation:

para 2: After careful consideration, we find that the play undermines the values underpinning Singapore's multi-racial, multi-religious society, and portrays Muslims in a negative light."

Paragraph 2 from the earlier letter disapperaed and paragraph 2 has been amended.

Elangovan's TALAQ faced a different sort of problem in OCT 2000 from the then PELU of the Police. The licence was not issued and the whole situation ended in a fiasco, that led to a relook at the censorship laws for plays in Singapore.

But now, six years later, the esteemed MDA has created a mess for a small minority theatre group, by issuing the licence and then cancelling the licence, and also changing their reasons for the cancellation, the same day.

MDA had a month to vet the play. They claim on their website that they would usually vet a play and respond after two weeks. MDA had sufficient time to vet the play and inform us.

We would have made the necessary amendments if MDA had informed us earlier.

What's wrong with the Censorship panel of MDA and its super-efficient officers? Why are MDA officers behaving like this? Why cancel the licence on the eve of our production, which is tomorrow and Sunday? If MDA had cancelled the licence much earlier, we would not have proceeded with our production.

We would have saved our finances but now we have lost so much.

It only confirms that liberalisation of the arts in Singapore is just lip-service of the 66.6% powers that be. What happened to us (worse than the TALAQ incident in 2000) may happen to fellow artistes in this country.

With the National Day celebrations to glorify nation-building next week, and the IMF meeting in September, what Freedom of Expression are we talking about in Singapore?

It is a painful joke.

Grateful if you would globalise this Singapore Joke.

Thank you. S Thenmoli (Ms)
President
Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire)


Monday, January 08, 2007

Copy of email to Mr.Tharman Shanmugratnam

Monday, January 08 2007 at 4 pm I received a call from the respective International School that they have just received approval(via Fax) from Ministry of Education. Why the approval took so long is questionable. Anyway Many thanks to Mr.Tharman Shanmugratnam - Ministry of Education . A purge on the Ministry's deck would be necessary to prevent such unpleasant future occurrence

Here the email confirmation to Mr.Tharman Shanmugratnam
From: deetao
Date: 1/8/2007 12:17:52 AM
Subject: MOE PUPIL PLACEMENT UNIT



CONTENTS OMITTED !!

Need Help on your child education ??

QUOTE

"The Government will help every child, regardless of the background he comes from "No matter how good the school he attends, no matter what type of school , be it a government school, polytechnic or university, no matter the student's family background,we will try our best to help him with his education."


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MOE MISSION STATEMENT

International school placement is an obvious choice for Singaporean been away from Singapore for some 8 years based on the following MOE Mission Statement . Give them time to make necessary adjustment and excel according to their ability !


THE BASIS FOR SURVIVAL & SUCCESS

QUOTE
People are our most precious resource. Every citizen is valuable and has a unique contribution to make. Through education every individual can realise his full potential, use his talents and abilities to benefit his community and nation, and lead a full and satisfying life.

Every child must be encouraged to progress through the education system as far as his ability allows. Advancement must always depend on performance and merit to ensure equal opportunity for all.

Every child should be taught at a pace he can cope with. Each should be stimulated to excel according to his individual aptitudes. The system must be flexible, to cope with pupils who mature mentally, physically, emotionally and socially at different rates.

Every child must learn to take pride in his work, to do his best and excel in whatever he does, and to value and respect honest work.

UNQUOTE

Sunday, January 07, 2007

The Super Elite Staff @ Ministry of Education

In the Sunday times, January 8, 2007 there was an article “Make Foreigner Feel Welcome” Mr.Wong Kan Seng ,who is the Minister of Home Affair (Singapore) said “many of us have ancestors from countries like Malaya, Indonesia, India and China .They were foreigners in the land years ago, but decided to sink roots here . This is how they become Singaporeans.” “In order to make Singapore-an attractive destination for migrants, we must make them feel welcome, help them to integrate into the community and sink roots in Singapore.” Mr. Wong also stressed that the Government will “continue to look after the Singaporean first.”

Well said Mr.Wong Kan Seng , but I feel that the government is not looking after the Singaporean first here .

We are Singaporean residing in Australia . Arrived in our homeland on 10 Dec 2006 with a second and FINAL attempt of settling my two boys education in their homeland. Our first priority was to seek a school for them and to help them to integrate into the local Educational systems gradually .We choose an International School not because of our dislike of Government schools. Our fear is they will need time to adjust to local systems and environment and this will minimum disruption and possible dropout from school etc.

In order not to waste too much of our precious time in Singapore , we found an International School on 13Dec 2006. We enrolled them to start a new term on 3rd Jan 2007. But was told we need to seek approval from Ministry of Education. Application was submitted on 14 December 2006. To our disappointment, we heard noting as of JAN 07 2007 ! In a desperate attempt, we marched into Ministry of Education office with the sole purpose of finding out what is holding back our application. To add to our insult, The person in charge of Pupil placement refused to see us. The conduct of the officer is therefore questionable . Is he that ELITE that he is unable to spare a few minutes of his time explaining to us what is holding back our application. We are no beggars. This is our home we want to feel wanted and welcome in our homeland.

I would expect the personnel at Ministry of Education are held to higher standard of professionalism and ethical responsibility than most because they are trained to lead the children – the future of Singapore .The Ministry of Education governing body has a duty to itself and the public to preserve the public confidence and uphold the professions standing .The public has a reasonable expectation of accountability.

Mr. L just refused to entertain us thus gave us an unfortunate impression it was giving excuses for them. Talking to my friends and colleagues later about my encounter with a Mr.L. I asked them what they would have done. It is just sad that is falling short of the exemplary role expected of him.

The answers I received were-variety of answers, It is quite hard to put forward my complaint to higher authority?? Many though that I had done the right thing. But I won’t forget the dilemmas I faced of getting the approval for my sons to study in an International School.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke of the need to reach out to the Singaporean Diaspora in his National Day speech last year. To promote this it has even setup an Overseas Unit in the Prime Minister’s office. I quote “Let’s help them get to-gether ,” he said.

YES, PM LEE A BIG THANK YOU !! THIS OVERSEAS UNIT IS AN EXCELLENT ATTEMPT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION .

BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS THERE ANYONE IN YOUR OFFICE FOLLOWING UP ON THE MANY ISSUES RAISED HERE ??

Singapore is our Home, where we want to make our contributions.

Where the support from the well said speech of Mr Wong Kan Seng that the Government will “continue to look after the Singaporean first.”?

Where is the “pillar of Social support” Dear Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam –Education Minister?

Where is the ongoing measure to ensure all Singaporeans prosper in the globalized world?

Where is the role in helping the needy, regardless of race or religion?

SO MUCH MONEY, SO LITTLE TIME



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Sorry this Blogger is not a Millionaire but MillionHairs

Moron Driver SCM 4295 K

On Saturday 05 Jan 2007 at about 12.30 pm along Jurong Kechil Road (direcly opposite the Chinese Temple)

This idiot Mercedes driver SCM 4295 K, an uncle “AhBeng”class moron, had the audacity to glare at me and hope to walk off, when I pointedly stared at the man for parking at the parking space that I have waited for 30 minutes after I have moved my car forward to allow the Taxi park in the lot to move out . Not only an idiot - a undeniably selfish idiot that reversed and took my lot . even when I horned continuously did not appear to move his car. He even got the cheek to call the police. Yes the police did arrived took our particulars.


Sigh! These are the kind of morons given driving licences in Singapore ... perhaps the Traffic Police should incorporate a courtesy module into the highway code.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

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