VIDEO: Alex Tan’s speech at Hong Lim Park, 15 February 2010
February 16th, 2010 | 
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During a 10-minute speech made at Hong Lim Park, Alex Tan touched on a few important national issues close to the hearts of Singaporeans such as sky-rocketing HDB flat prices, competition with foreigners in jobs and education and lack of a social safety net for the elderly.
Read the full transcript of Alex Tan’s speech here.
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OMG !! was he giving speech ??? ..or practising public READING??? …. n what 20 people ??? …i think , most r own people. i bet there isnt even 5 genuine public members (undercover ISD excluded).
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sorry the next speech will be at 6pm every Sunday.
topic will be on
HDB
21 Feb 2010
6pm
thank you for the support.
Singapore for Singaporeans
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Good for a start, but he will need to improve his presentation skills and speak better if he is going to speak in front of the crowd during the election period and stand a better chance in winning.
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do improve on your public speaking style, you will do much better, wish you well
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Thank you very much, Alex. The path you have chosen may be a long and difficult one but keep in mind that your efforts are greatly appreciated by some of us. I wish I can do more than just thanking you here since I am also jobless like many other fellow Singaporeans while the PAP and their foreigners are laughing at us.
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sounds like an ah beng. is it to connect with the ground? good job very credible! but why he looks like he smsing? and if he so shy to make eye contact with only 20 ppl, how he gonna face one thousand plus when they turn up for election rally?
btw why chiam never say anything about his new boy? he ashamed of him?
i suggest he don’t come every sunday. the less he put foot in mouth in public the better.
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terrible english. can someone subtitle this kid? i can’t understand wtf he is saying.
“tis a good start to changggee. i wud like two gift special thanks to all”
this kid should improve his diction and learn to pronounce his words properly. i couldnt catch 30% of what he was saying.
terrible orator as well. compare him to lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew or kenneth jeyeretynam.
did he graduate from university? doubt so. another lowly educated fellow who cannot even speak properly.
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if the opposition wants to be treated seriously, they should speak proper english and not speak like iliterate idiots.
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just looked at the video again, totally uninspiring. would rather watch cartoon then listen to this fool speak.
terrible english, terrible terrible english. my ears are bleeding now.
i think i should change my citizenship sometime soon. i am really ashamed to be associated with ppl like alex tan who speak like iliterates.
we need more lee hsien loongs, lee kuan yew and kenneth jeyeratnam around.
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Hello folks ,
i was there present to support him even though it was 20 ppl turnout. He is praticising now, so tat when election comes, it will be a full blown speech, understand or not liao???
Please lah, do u all want change or not? If want change, pls stop pouring cold water, start supporting….
WELL DONE ALEX!!! TWO THUMBS FOR YOU!!! CONTINUE TO BRUSH UP YOUR SPEECH SKILLS , U DEFINIETLY CAN MAKE IT!!!
VOTE PAPPIES OUT!!
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well done, alex. sure took a lot of courage to make such a speech. whether they were genuine supporters or friends of alex’s, at least he is doing something. and to criticize someone for poor presentation and english is totally uncalled for. if you are better, do post a video of yourself please.
i look forward to hearing of your future speeches, singaporeans need to be remindered.
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The fact that he stood there to speak is commendable. Given time he could be a good public speaker.
As long as you have a fire in your belly, it will show.
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Alex Tan,
Good speech.
Go help this handicap guy at Blk 340, Clementi Ave 5, see postings below.
Basically HDB refusing to reply on a LUP flaw, his MP ‘bochap’ n GM WCTC [Clementi] oso ‘bochap’ – BASICALLY ALL ACT BLURR to,
‘why LUP done but lift dont stop at all floors at Clementi Ave 5 blocks [residents still need to walk up/down stairs to get to the lift] BUT the lift stop at all floors after LUP for similar design blocks at Bedok, AMK, Aljunied and Jurong East
Alex, show Singaporeans you are better than MP Arthur Fong, HDB CEO Tay Kim Poh, HDB Deputy Director Chee Kheng Chye, GM WCTC [Clementi] Tay Eng Hwa and others who were asked and dint bother to help him.
Also will be a good experience for you.
http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/11/30/eunos-residents-protest-against-hdbs-lift-upgrading-programme/
http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC091126-0000059/Direct-lift-access-not-always-possible%E2%80%93HDB
http://app.reach.gov.sg/reach/YourSay/YourDiscussionCorner/tabid/117/ptid/414/page/2147483647/threadid/2848/forumtype/posts/Default.aspx
[page 10 onwards]
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2579980
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Hello,
Alex good job, but you can do better
This is what you need to do…(not to appear like “public reading contest” that start to get boring over time)
Anyone can play a guitar, british punk band sex pistol show their angst, raw, explosvie energy
You need to overcome your stage fright
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Alex Tan,
For your info, this matter is 3 months plus old, and was also highlighted at -
http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/12/28/hdb-reply-to-ms-aurora-longs-letter-on-conversion-of-two-hdb-flats-in-toa-payoh-into-worker-dorms/comment-page-1/#comment-53148
[Buck on Sun, 3rd Jan 2010 7:15 pm]
[Highlighted to HDB Deputy Director Kee Lay Cheng]
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/01/24/george-yeos-principle-when-posting-online-be-honest/
[problem pls see your MP.
[ To : BG GEORGE YEO on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 9:46 pm ]
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/01/17/netizens-continue-to-hurl-brickbats-at-george-yeo-despite-his-apology-to-molest-victim/
[ To - Minister George Yeo on Sun, 17th Jan 2010 7:56 pm ]
http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC100129-0000055/Feedback-taken-into-consideration
[Highlighted to HDB Deputy Director Ng Say Cheong]
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2661117
http://comment.straitstimes.com/showthread.php?t=27231
http://comment.straitstimes.com/showthread.php?t=29884
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Hello, Alex overcome your stage fright
Alex you can learn from the best
Watch videos of Bill Cinton = its the economy stupid, its time for a change
Watch videos of George Senior Bush = read my lips, no more tax
Watch videos of Obama Hussien = People are you fire up! and ready to go, its time for a change, yes we can
They are naturalist, they are very comfortable
Maintanence eye contact with the audience
Don’t keep looking at your notes, your not reading poems
Select one point and you start to elaborate
Read point@ your palm of your hand (Sarah Palin did that I do)
Don’t just give facts & numbers dry statics, dry survey, tell a simple story of a friend…etc
You got to engage with your audience (watch c-span)
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Alex,
You should read from page 7 for the below link at REACH for the full story,
http://app.reach.gov.sg/reach/YourSay/YourDiscussionCorner/tabid/117/ptid/414/page/7/totrecs/173/threadid/2848/forumtype/posts/Default.aspx
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singapore on Tue, 16th Feb 2010 2:49 pm – Good Evening…
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU GIVE A SPEECH AT HONG LIM PARK – Please let me know when and what topics you would like to cover.
see? no response….then its settled!
Bloody Idiot!
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alex speaking:
the first wan, higher producktivy, the third wan, having more foreigggner to safe sinkapoean jocks. these three appoach propose by the garvernment are in fat no where saving sinkapoean jocks.
seriously, someone give this kid some english lessons on how to speak properly. jesus.
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Aiyo, ignore singapore lah. That piece of shit can only boast about his english. Degree holder so what, only earn $3k per month can’t even afford Starbuck coffee still dare to look down on coffee shop old aunty. A loser Papy he is, still want to pretend he is against PAP. That loser singapore shit would not even be able to get a decent job if he step out of MOE, still dare to talk cock sing song here. May be he even need to beg money from the coffee shop old aunty!
Ooi singapore, teacher very free hor? Don’t need to mark papers meh? Oh yah, you look down on your students anyway, so don’t even bother about them, right? So free come and engage online arh? Welcome! Welcome!
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坡仔哥哥,
i have no interest in politics or speaking at hong lim park.
just a casual group chat on skype would allow you to hear my voice. if i speak better english than alex or you, what would you do?
how about we wage 200 bucks on this one?
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yuuu wan two spick engrish on skyyy or norrt alesss?
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Hi Alex ,
for a start is good that you are making your maiden speech by having some mistakes here and there ..
your english is ok but from my humble POV is the way you present yourself and your stage fright ..
overcome this 2 and you will be fine , furthermore during Election times as history has said , Opposition Rallies are often far more pple than PAP Rallies so to present well and overcome stage fright is important.
you are doing a good job , some pple here just like to run down on you ( who knows they are here for Espionage purposes and “Guerrilla-like warfare” purposes )
Keep it up , way to go
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ya baby,
keep it up alex! u have many many singaporeans behind u support u emotionally, phisically , mentally and financially too!
dun let us down! u can make it! have confidence in yourself! people can pour u cold water, run u down as dey like, treat it as a learning training ground and humbly accept constructive critism. dun let it affect u!
fight a good fight! u will surely make it!
VOTE PAPPIES OUT!
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@singapore is shit
thank you for the welcome but get your facts right. i am not a degree holder, i am a pgce holder, though i do have a degree with a first as well.
and my salary is well above 4k not 3k. but yes you are right, i cant afford starbucks because 10 bucks a cup of coffee is too expensive for me.
i am against some policies of the pap but i am for some policies as well. but i am all for a functioning democracy in singapore.
about quitting my job…i can probably get a much higher wage doing something relevant to my deg since i have a first and a few years exp in my degree area. but i teach because it is my interest and it challenges me intellectually. i am not a moe teacher, i teach in a non moe school.
many moe teachers i know can get higher wages outside teaching. for eg, my colleague is an acca holder and a cpa. with his experience he can probably get 10k a month but he is only getting less than half of that now teaching in a poly. most of us teach because we like the job.
and yes i look down on uneducated vile ugly arrogant old people.
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Compare to Lim Swee Say who speaks worst singlish and still being paid millions..I will for for Alex anytime in parliament
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i think you all are hypocrites. when pap ministers speak lousy engrish, you whack. when one of your own speak like bumbling fool, you cheer. so sad. good luck to you if you want to elect this donkey.
even chiam is starting to have second doubts about him k. he reminds chiam of chee! wahahaha.
and you think the rest in the party are his friends? if so, why they never support? they know if they support this fool every sunday at hong lim they will also look like idiots!
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Alex you are one brave young man.
Many Singaporeans only complain and complain about PAP but dare not and won’t do anything about the inequalities. This is why PAP remains in power for the last 40plus years.
Don’t worry about the negative comments here, these are from people who don’t even have 1% of the guts you have. They only talk but no action.
Keep it up ! We are behind you ! Singapore will have a bright future if there are more people like you.
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Hahaha…so singapore, you can’t even survive in MOE, say so lah! Don’t tell me about your friends, you can’t do it so don’t tell me about your friends. They are lawyers and doctors, unlike you!
$3K say $3K lah, don’t inflate everytime someone laugh at your salary.
Yes, many teach bacause of interest but not you. You teach because you can’t survive anywhere else. Don’t think people don’t know about you…hahaha! holy shit!
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Hello,
Overcoming stage fright is easy
Especially at your turf, 30% of S’porean DNA are made up of what we call hate-club members (anything but PAP)
As you go down these road, buddy here are 2 useful tips
Facing a sceptics crowds, cross their arms to their chest
Alex, this is when you had to develop the skills of “Breaking the ice” trying to reach the (middle ground) independence VOTERS. Always start with share experience, look for common grounds, we are in the same boat. Next phase, bring them towards the 1)unknowns, 2)uncertain times, 3)fear for their children future what is at stake. Next phase, we had the solution, go for change. Always end with a simple story that the audience can related to
Facing a hostile crowds, that try to make it diffuclt for you
To cut a long story short…watch Republican Press Secretary Ari Fleischer or Republican Press Secretary Dana Perino watch how the press non-stop asking some tough questions, learn how they tackle them and how fast their mind works (watch c-span)
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Alex. Keep up the good work for true Singaporeans who cares for a change. Don’t be discourage by those negative comments……these are people have no balls to speak up but complaining, they have no life.
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@坡仔哥哥 on Tue, 16th Feb 2010 10:08 pm
>singapore on Tue, 16th Feb 2010 2:49 pm – Good Evening…
>I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU GIVE A SPEECH AT HONG LIM PARK – Please let me know when and what topics you would like to cover.
see? no response….then its settled!
>Bloody Idiot!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I would like very much to see this “singapore” guy make a great speech himself rather than crush a young man so cruelly,
It reflects rather bad on him, especially in the cyber world.
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@Singapore – Good Morning…
1. This Article is about Alex Tan and not about you – I implore your sensitivity, I believe the following about you..
a. You are educated and certainly, you will speak much better than me. No need to challenge me, please allow me to apologize to you.
b. Please suggests to Alex the ways that he can improve his diction and syntax.
2. I am in agreement with you! – I am not anti PAP as such, but rather, certain policies needs change and the process of their policy can be more inclusive to the locals.
@Singapore, Finally, please allow me to apologize for my outburst last evening, it is most unbecoming of me….
But i did so, as i returned from Hong Lim Park, met with Alex Tan in person and would like for you to get to know this young man…he does not come from a privilege family but he does have courage and I believe him to be an upstanding guy.
Meet him, know him and then criticize him.
cheers.
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Rev it up, then I’ll nod my head.
And also, picking the second day of CNY for your maiden speech isn’t a very bright move.
Presentation skills needs to be improved dramatically. And alot of things are not as simple as you make it sound, elaboration is needed in times to come. I cannot say for sure I will support you, but I will not support PAP, and that is a fact.
On the bright side, he might be the guy voicing out for the common people after all.
Oh and one last thing, I might want a few more people of their worth, but putting PM Lee within doesn’t make it sound right.
I’d like a few more LKY who thinks for the country, but give me a few more LHL? No thanks, he lost all respect when he went ahead with his salary increment. And I’ve yet to know what benefits he has given to Singaporeans besides the 5 day work week (Which doesn’t even applies in many other sectors).
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Thank you Alex for your audacity to speak in public, and what more, in a country whose government is so hostile and vindictive to criticism.
I too must do public speaking from time to time because of my profession. I suffered from stage fright as well. But when I know the subject thoroughly, rehearse and speak from heart, I can give a better and convincing speech.
God speed to you. I will be there this Sunday to listen to you.
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alex, you can only get better…so do not worry too much, the fact that your opponents are throwing stones at you means that they beginning to see you as threat + the fear of you teaming up with mr. chiam…
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@singapore is shit
it is actually quite impossible for me to earn 3k a month because even a fresh graduate teacher in MOE starts with 3k a month.
with a first class hons degree and no exp, you could work in any civil service department and get around 3k. with experience, you will obviously get more.
as for survival, frankly i dont even need to work now. my house is fully paid up. i have some savings. i can just rent out my house and live on rent money for life. i can live in singapore or rent a small flat overseas.
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Hey Mr Alex Tan,
That call to ask you to that handicap guy at Clementi Ave 5 that is stuck at home despite LUP done, is a good ‘project’, if you can find a way to help him n other old/handicap residents to get to the lift.
You can show his MP, HDB CEO n GM WCTC-Clementi n others that were asked to help, the meaning of COMPASSION, since they had abandon him n others after a ’screwed-up’ LUP that still requires residents to climb up/down stairs to access the lift.
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Not exactly the kinda… standard I expect, though I don’t expect him to be another Obama.
WIll do, will do.
After all, the cake is big enuff for more Alex Tans. Hahahahahaha…
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hahaha…singapore inflating his ego again. Don’t think people don’t know how you fare
if you are so damn good, you would have attain what you said. you are just wannabe. having qualification does not guarantee success, you are a very good example of that. Try quitting your job and see.
and by the way, I know the salary scale of MOE and NIE. Hahaha!
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@坡仔哥哥 , alex and gang. here’s how to make a proper speech. copied from my post on the other thread.
everyone i know make scripted speeches by reading from a paper. the best speeches are always scripted ones. delivered with class, humour and proper english.
here is how to deliver a proper speech -> learn from kenneth of the reform party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUCwJw7QEz4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuZyQOZvK70&NR=1
or learn from lee hsien loong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1yA-9g4q2k
the only ppl who will listen to you and your terrible english are the lowlifes because you will not convince anyone of high calibre speaking the way you do.
you dont need to speak with a old school RP accent like kenneth (anyway you can’t speak like him even if you tried) but at least speak properly and intonate your speech properly. you could speak like lee hsien loong with a little effort. hsien loong has a very singaporean accent but he speaks standard singapore english, he is a good idol for you to emulate.
try pronoucing your words properly and intonate your speech properly. find a language coach if you cant do it yourself
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here alex and gang, some education for you about the importance of speaking proper standard english.
look at how gordon brown, prime minister of the uk speaks. he is scottish but he does not speak with a broad scot accent. he speaks standard scottish english. if he spoke broad scots in parliament, no one would take him seriously, anyway, most will not be able to understand him. broad scots english is even worse than your average singaporean’s singlish. like 10 times worse.
now look at how david cameron, opposition leader of the uk speaks. he speaks contemporary RP english. if he spoke jafrican or brummie, i assure you once again, it would be quite hard to take him seriously.
look at how obama president of the usa speaks. he speaks general american english. if obama spoke rap english, would you take him seriously?
“hey homies, me your president. me da main man in da house. what up”
look at kevin rudd of australia, he speaks general australia english. if kevin rudd spoke outback australian do you think the australians would take him seriously?
go learn how to speak english properly if you want to talk to educated men or professionals with skills or men of high calibre.
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Practise make perfect . keep on going , keep it up, one of these days you will make it.
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Alex Tan and Kenneth Jeyaretnam both has one thing in common, they read from scripts, so as one observed, it is not disastrous if you do need to read off something, but maybe, Alex, not from your mobile? However, this is where the similarity stopped. Notice Kenneth spoke with poise and assurance, his body’s not flinching and always composed, his voice and speech clear and precise, and he spoke slowly and used occasional pause for emphasis and effect. No swaying of hands, unnecessary gestures and looking around without eye contact. These points, Alex, are a good place to start and improve. Get a personal speech coach will be my advice, certainly it will reap benefit in the short term, and also the long run, surely.
However, you may never achieve to speak or articulate in the manner Kenneth does, or for the matter, Lee Hsien Loong, and perhaps also your arch-critic “Singapore”, even with practice and coaching, to be realistic. But fret not. The Singaporean accent may follow you forever, but at least endeavour to converse and orate in standard clear english and try to avoid Singlish terms and also Chinese interpreted grammatical sentences and you should be find.
Also, another important point is body language. This is actually very important, your commitment, integrity and confidence of the things you say or said can be enhanced tremendously or the lack of can be your downfall. This can be learned. you don’t need to hold a PHD to be master of body language. A good case in point are successful sales persons. Also, if you think about it, a loan shark, low life he maybe, but can strike fear in both his speech and action, also of course your army sergeant. Be authoritative, discerning and in control, do not panic even if you do not know the answers or solution, and also be totally honest, unbiased and never be presumptive. One of the best people coach would be Anthony Robbins, google him, and I am sure there is a lot of resources floating around in cyberspace.
There are many self aggrandizing people who always look down on the disadvantaged people or people who are less fortunate or less educated then themselves, and perhaps derived delight in putting them down at every opportunity. Take no heed of these condescending voices, remember, isn’t normal Singaporeans who included these people are people you take course to help and guide, Alex?
Now you have commenced, I expect you to improve from now onwards, no worries, alright, make this a personal challenge to improve so you can serve better.
Also, even if you do not have high qualifications than the people you chose to lead (ie English standard or the like), you can certainly more than compensate this weakness by being a man of ideas, ideals, conviction and a person who not only talk but walk his talk.
I wish thee well
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@quitter
alex tan can speak english as well as me or lee hsien loong quite easily within a year if he chooses to work on it.
i have seen how china students or spanish students managed to speak near RP english in just one year from their original “wtf” english.
he obviously has a good base to work with, he just needs some polishing. he is fluent in english he just doesn’t pronounce or intonate his words properly. he can speak standard singapore english easily if he works on it. speaking like kenneth from the reform party (who has an old school RP accent) will need plenty more work, he will need to learn how to pronounce a lot of words differently. there is no point in deliberately learning to speak in an RP accent anyway, RP english will not fit in here. the contemporary RP accent that david cameron speaks would fit in actually but not the old school RP. standard singapore english is still the best.
here watch how gordon brown (standard scottish english) and david cameron (contemporary RP english) speaks:
http://www.number10.gov.uk/number-10-tv/prime-ministers-questions
alex needs to stop speaking like the typical 50 years old army soldier who has only psle education and start speaking like an educated singaporean. he has a poly diploma, he is not uneducated. he also is quite intelligent and a lot of his ideas are very well thought of.
he needs to get a mic so he wont have to shout. and write his speech on paper not on your hp.
i am rooting for you alex. politics may or may not work out (it normally does not work out for opposition politians… lol) but good luck in life nevertherless.
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You can improve your presenation skill by joining the Toastmaster movement, a public speaking club. Good luck.
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Alex Tan, good effort speech!
Well done for your 1st attempt.
No one is born a Toastmaster.
With each HL park speech, i am sure you will naturally improve.
You maiden speech shows some signs of uneasiness. That is only human.
You are a young man in your 20’s.
Many uncles here are in their 30’s or older.
Do not be discouraged by those who are not appreciative of your efforts. Who knows where they come from?
Anyways, these moles can only tok cok sing song. They have proven not able to hold a candle to you by being couch potato critics. They dare not even challenge you face to face at HL park to criticise you. Yet, they dare to hide behind anonymity and criticise you.
They have proven they are not worthy, if anything.
More HL speech!
suggestions:
1. hold a ‘Who shouts the loudest’ event at HL Park. People pay $1 per shout. They can proclaim anything they like eg ‘Singaporeans for Singapore’ etc.
The best shouter gets a prize. singaporeans love prizes. Its an apathy buster.
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because i am a no body in the society so i have to keep emphasizing my powderful english to show off here in TR to satisfy my ego mah, otherwise my life is then pathetic lah.
salary over 3k or 4k also have to argue so you know how low my IQ is, kanna provoke a bit only can not tahan liao and fart out so much gas from my mouth. now u all know how low class is my personality right eventhough my powderful english is so high class. I hate old uneducated old people because i kanna scolded by them very often because i never respect them, i also hated my own parent and grandparent becuse they are also old people, i think i will kill myself when i get old cause i can’t stand looking into mirror then. i don’t know anything about politic yet i like to talk a bit of cock here n there about democracy. i am very confused in my mind cause most of the time i talk nonsense.
signing off from singapore whose brain is filled with sperm and human waste.
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@Singapore, …. Good Morning,
May I know if you are willing to coach Alex Tan in the art of public speaking , diction and syntax…
If possible, I am wiling to pay you for your services.
please let me know if you are willing and your rates.
cheers.
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-> i don’t know anything about politic yet i like to talk a bit of cock here n there about democracy. i am very confused in my mind cause most of the time i talk nonsense.
i am not an expert but i know tons about democracy and contemporary politics – from the senate in the roman empire, to the magna carta in britannia. from the rudd govt in aus to the labour govt in the uk. i watch their question time online weekly.
but what do i know? singlish spewing, o levels educated, intellects like yourself obviously know much more than me.
i would tell you what i would tell the neighbourhood hawker trash. go get an education, learn to speak proper english (which happens to be the first language of your country btw), pick up some class and a proper skill so you won’t have to work in a dead end job and scream “boy” at the sec sch kid just to boost your pathetic little ego.
talk about an utter lowlife
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singapore on Thu, 18th Feb 2010 3:57 pm
“but what do i know? singlish spewing, o levels educated, intellects like yourself obviously know much more than me.
i would tell you what i would tell the neighbourhood hawker trash. go get an education, learn to speak proper english (which happens to be the first language of your country btw), pick up some class and a proper skill so you won’t have to work in a dead end job and scream “boy” at the sec sch kid just to boost your pathetic little ego.
talk about an utter lowlife”
i take offense with your insults on our hawkers and the lowly educated. whats with your high-handedness and arrogance? are you from the PAP?
i challenge you to engage me this Sunday after my speech. identify yourself and don’t be anonymous cowards like the Young PAP members.
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Due credit must be given to Alex.
Notwithstanding the “quality” of his diction He is speaking the truth.
Alex, do not be discouraged.
MY view is He speaks better than some of our Ministers who draw millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money as salary….
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@ alex tan on Thu, 18th Feb 2010 8:20 pm
Don’t have too much regard for the “irrelevant” and “no entity”. This ‘yobbo” has half-wit ideas about the old and young and an air about his English – hardly an impression on me when I have spoke with so many who spoke legal English with me in a foreign culture.
In Australia, I noticed one thing very clear from my life experience – BEING DIFFERENT OF ACCENT ATTRACTS ATTENTION because people actually “try harder” to listen and comprehend you when you GOT A SERIOUS MESSAGE. As a foreigner there, I find NO HANDICAP dealing with different nationalities, so why is anybody be different as long as the message content is firm and forceful.
Watch this
http://www.news.com.au/world/julia-gillards-accent-baffles-us-school-kids/story-e6frfkyi-1225785062567
Julia Gillard, Australian Deputy Prime Minister was asked recently if she speak English by Washington school kids!! Try speaking to a Englishman from Yorkshire and one from Scotland, the accent is different again. Gillard spoke in international forums in Australian English, did the kids know???
As for stage fright, this comes from experience. But let me offer you my tips to overcome that. Ask yourself this questions
1. Why are you speaking and the audience listening?
2. Why are you there and they are there too?
The answers to question 1.
You IMAGINED in your head, YOU ARE BETTER IN KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT-MATTER YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAN THOSE SITTING/LISTENING IN THE AUDIENCE, that is why YOU ARE ON THE STAGE and THEY ARE sitting in the auditorium LISTENING to YOU. Never mind if the truth in substance is the opposite that someone is better informed than you. Your objective is TO OVERCOME FEAR ON STAGE TO SPEAK BETTER – whether it is IN FACT “better” in content is another matter of debate.
OTHERWISE, SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD BE ON THE STAGE TALKING AND YOU AMONG IN THE AUDIENCE LISTENING.
THIS IS A TESTED AND PROVEN FORMULA.
It is like a “fearful” meeting with some “big shot”, shake his or her hand FIRMLY AND CONFIDENTLY, and you are his or her equal immediately IN YOUR MIND. And you then relate on that basis you are his equal.
Very few people realize that listening skills is the largest component of communication skills – maybe 80% or more. You spent a lot more time in your life listening than talking even if you are a keen politician unless you are Winfred Oprah.
When you SPEAK, you think LESS and when you LISTEN, you think MORE. And the reason why they are there, is because THEY WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. They are ready, for whatever reason/s known to them, for your speech. Nothing else to consider except your content and just deliver that speech confidently.
Answer to question 2.
It is obvious you are there to deliver A MESSAGE CONTENT and they are there to RECEIVE EXACTLY THAT MESSAGE CONTENT – they match exactly of INTENTION even if they may not agree with all your content. There is mutually eagerness of meeting of minds – no need for stage fear. Any disagreement can be handled after your speech have finished.
A couple of suggestions – practice your speech in front of the mirror at home silently. Hand gesticulation helps. Focus on key words and connecting relationships in your message content. Looking from handphone will make you nervous – it make you thinking and worry about missing words or key phrases. Organise your thoughts like you are ready to debate with someone robustly to debunk him/her. Look to the audience and across the audience – the eye contact gives you confidence and helps you build your communication rapport and adding your confidence to your speech.
PRESENT A FRIENDLY DISPOSITION.
And, needless to say, do your homework and keep your content focus.
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@ alex tan on Thu, 18th Feb 2010 8:20 pm
Don’t have too much regard for the “irrelevant” and “no entity”. This ‘yobbo” has half-wit ideas about the old and young and an air about his English – hardly an impression on me when I have spoke with so many who spoke legal English with me in a foreign culture.
In Australia, I noticed one thing very clear from my life experience – BEING DIFFERENT OF ACCENT ATTRACTS ATTENTION because people actually “try harder” to listen and comprehend you when you GOT A SERIOUS MESSAGE. As a foreigner there, I find NO HANDICAP dealing with different nationalities, so why is anybody be different as long as the message content is firm and forceful.
Watch this
http://www.news.com.au/world/julia-gillards-accent-baffles-us-school-kids/story-e6frfkyi-1225785062567
Julia Gillard, Australian Deputy Prime Minister was asked recently if she speak English by Washington school kids!! Try speaking to a Englishman from Yorkshire and one from Scotland, the accent is different again. Gillard spoke in international forums in Australian English, did the kids know???
As for stage fright, this comes from experience. But let me offer you my tips to overcome that. Ask yourself this questions
1. Why are you speaking and the audience listening?
2. Why are you there and they are there too?
The answers to question 1.
You IMAGINED in your head, YOU ARE BETTER IN KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT-MATTER YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAN THOSE SITTING/LISTENING IN THE AUDIENCE, that is why YOU ARE ON THE STAGE and THEY ARE sitting in the auditorium LISTENING to YOU. Never mind if the truth in substance is the opposite that someone is better informed than you. Your objective is TO OVERCOME FEAR ON STAGE TO SPEAK BETTER – whether it is IN FACT “better” in content is another matter of debate.
OTHERWISE, SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD BE ON THE STAGE TALKING AND YOU AMONG IN THE AUDIENCE LISTENING.
THIS IS A TESTED AND PROVEN FORMULA.
It is like a “fearful” meeting with some “big shot”, shake his or her hand FIRMLY AND CONFIDENTLY, and you are his or her equal immediately IN YOUR MIND. And you then relate on that basis you are his or her equal.
Very few people realize that listening skills is the largest component of communication skills – maybe 80% or more. You spent a lot more time in your life listening than talking even if you are a keen politician unless you are Winfred Oprah.
When you SPEAK, you think LESS and when you LISTEN, you think MORE. And the reason why they are there, is because THEY WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. They are ready, for whatever reason/s known to them, for your speech. Nothing else to consider except your content and just deliver that speech confidently.
Answer to question 2.
It is obvious you are there to deliver A MESSAGE CONTENT and they are there to RECEIVE EXACTLY THAT MESSAGE CONTENT – they match exactly of INTENTION even if they may not agree with all your content. There is mutually eagerness of meeting of minds – no need for stage fear. Any disagreement can be handled after your speech have finished.
A couple of suggestions – practice your speech in front of the mirror at home silently. Hand gesticulation helps. Focus on key words and connecting relationships in your message content. Looking from handphone will make you nervous – it make you thinking and worry about missing words or key phrases. Organise your thoughts like you are ready to debate with someone robustly to debunk him/her. Look to the audience and across the audience – the eye contact gives you confidence and helps you build your communication rapport and adding your confidence to your speech.
PRESENT A FRIENDLY DISPOSITION.
And, needless to say, do your homework and keep your content focus.
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alex tan,
i am not from the PAP. dont bother “challenging me” i am not a gangster. i would rather waste my time watching tv than going to a stupid park to “make a speech” to 10 people. ma ma says ” never bother with people who are 22 yo, fresh out of army, spick bad engrish, onli haf a poli diploma and werk as an engineer and cell tootpick to mak money. he is nort work your time.”
someone here has gone crazy. first his friends from canada, antartica and australia were flying in to meet him in singapore last week and this week he is living in australia already. he is obsessed with australia and thinks it is the land where everything is gold.
then he is obsessed with typing in the worst grammar possible. even middle age english is more readable than that crap. pathetic. his sentences are impossible to parse. and all that obsession with legal statues and pretending to be a solicitor.
seriously disturbed mind.
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is it true most of your working experience consist of working as a waiter and macdonalds staff?
even for your current job of “engineer”, you have only been at it less than a year. which is probably the only “real” job you have ever done.
the only commendable thing is you graduated from poly with an engineering diploma.
i feel like laughing now.
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ok , now my list of people to ignore consist of you and the kaka fellow anonymous.
btw what kind of retard uses a moniker like “anonymous”.
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@ 坡仔哥哥 on Thu, 18th Feb 2010 11:37 am
hello 坡仔哥哥, r u sure u want to spend your $$ on me? u haven’t known me enough from all my crap comment in TR? r u not worried that eventhough my english is so powderful, i have major character flaw? I look down on uneducated, i look down on ordinary folks, i look down on old people, i look down on people who can’t speak english. i am actually a psycho! can’t think straight, maybe i kanna screwed on my ass by some old uneducated dialect speaking ah pek when i was young? i also forgot liao. all u parent out there must be very worried that i might be the teacher of your children. some more ask me to teach Alex? he already challenge me to open debate at HL, but guess what? i where got balls to face him?
signing off from someone whose brain is filled with sperm and human waste.
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oh i forgot to tell u guys, though i am a fully grown up adult, but actually i only have IQ of a little boy maybe not more than 3, or is it over 4 year old? btw next time my wife is called queen english, my child is called prince english. whenever i constipate, i will shout ‘ENGLISH……..’ n my shit will spurt out, but not from my ass, is from my mouth.
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by the way, just to set the record straight kid, i do not look down on you if you are merely old and uneducated.
i look down if you are old, ARROGANT and RUDE. keywords -> rude and arrogant.
it also disgusts me if you cannot speak english properly. it is the first langauge of your country, at least speak it well and uphold the singaporean identity. i am also somewhat ok with singlish but not broken english.
stop turning the country into a slum filled with vile rude uneducated trash who speak shitty english.
get an education, speak good english, make an honest living and build a better singapore.
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if you want to impersonate me, at least type in somewhat standard english. go get an education please. obama recently made a very astute observation in one of his speech, he said “education is the best anti poverty program in the 21th century”.
go get yourself educated so you can type somewhat proper english and get out of working as a hawker, earning 800 sgd after paying rental. haha why do hawkers always call themselves businessmen or sole proprietor? just like the cab drivers i meet, they like to call themself self employed or sole propretor as well.
i am finishing up my distance learning mba in a few months time. my dissertation is almost done. my namecard will look much better with another post nominal. more importantly, it gives me another career option when i reach retirement age.
teachers are normally more valuable when they age, as they are more skilled in their profession. so i can probably teach till i am 70. cant say the same for the retail assistants or hawkers! with an mba, i can also do consulting work in the education sector or do research which is an interest of mine. no matter how you look at it, a general business masters degree will stand me in good stead.
i am also thinking of doing a phd later on since an mba gives me exemption from the first year (research methodology modules)in some phds. i could complete the phd in 2 years. or maybe i could do a phd through published work. a phd will open doors to university positions all over the world but failure rates are high and a phd costs at least 50k without studentship.
here’s how my namecard will look like when i finish my mba:
mr singapore MBA, PGCE(Qualified Teacher Status)(UK), BA(first class hons)(UK), DELTA, ACMI.
that looks so sweet. sure looks better than:
mr macdonalds boy Dip(Engineering)(SG)
or
mr admin assistant 4 O levels
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alex tan
is the below your true resume? so your full working experience includes working as a caterer, waiter, macdonalds staff and engineer? and the engineer position was only for less than a year?
is this true or just a lie on the internet spread by your rivals.
anyway why would anyone put macdonalds or waitering on their resume? that was hilarious.
assuming that is true (if it is not please post), with that kind of exceptional working experience and education, do you think you would be up to task to manage an entire estate as a MP? With your excellent english skills do you think you would be able to debate in parliament amongst the oxbridge educated ministers with decades of management experience?
PS: what do they put in the pancakes that make it so nice? and are the beef patties in the burgers real beef or do they have fillers?
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College:
* temasek polytechnic ‘07
* Mechatronics in Aerospace Engineering
High School:
* Dunman Secondary School ‘03
Employer:
ispl
Position:
project engineer
Time Period:
July 2009 – Present
Employer:
http://www.ispl.com
Position:
sales support engineer
Time Period:
May 2009 – Present
Position:
private tutor
Time Period:
January 2007 – July 2009
Description:
O level A/E maths
Employer:
saf
Position:
ns slave
Time Period:
July 2007 – May 2009
Employer:
raffles town club
Position:
banquet waiter
Time Period:
January 2005 – July 2007
Employer:
thomson catering
Position:
caterer
Time Period:
January 2006 – January 2007
Employer:
macdonalds
Position:
crew
Time Period:
January 2002 – January 2003
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also alex tan,
why do you hate ns so much?
someone has to defend the island. if everyone hates ns who would bear arms to defend the island? should we let any potential agressors just walk into our island, rape our wives, murder our kids and destroy our liberty?
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oh wait more googling..haha..first time i bothered to google your name.
were you are in detention barracks before? how was it inside?
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oh wait more googling..haha..first time i bothered to google your name.
were you are in detention barracks before? how was it inside? what were you charged with?
to me, db is perfectly fine because some of the military laws can be quite rediculous. i have seen ppl going to db for just talking back to their “officers” or just for not turning up for work etc.
db record is not a registrable offence under the registrable offecnes act anyway so it will not give rise a criminal record.
anyway, if u come here i will still vote for you just to kickstart democracy in parliament. the people who join opposition parties after democracy takes root in singapore will no doubt be of much higher quality.
i will vote for anyone. i will vote for a monkey if he ran for elections in my estate. even if a mass rapist cum murderer runs for elections here, i would vote for him as well.
i think that’s all the time i care to spend on talking about you. because it has truly been a terrible waste of time tbh. see ya.
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Quitter
by the way, dont be stupid. everyone reads from scripts. no one makes a formal speech scriptless. talking without a script is a receipe for shitty speeches.
even when politicians on tv look like they are not reading a script, they are using something called a teleprompter.
dont be a retard ok
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@singapore:
This is my first time addressing you on this matter. You’re going quite out of hand here. If you’re as smart as you claimed then I do not see why you’re wasting time trying to be an idiot.
Look, remember, things we know, we keep to ourselves. Help people improve, not spam, taunt and irritate them into working hard. Just observe and do what you want when the GE comes anyways. I see no reasons to get to insulting hawkers and less educated people, and to note, many hawkers are much richer than you, but their working conditions are much harsher as well.
As much as you claim to be a educated guy…you’re acting more like an agitated kid with too much time, just like a few others that appears here. I figured by now there’s at least 3 people using the moniker “singapore” over here and at TOC, but I’m referring to the guy who disses other people with his English.
We’re here to ask Alex to improve, I’m not interested, and don’t take kindly to insults of any kind…you do not fight teeth for teeth online, it’s just plain stupid.
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@Singapore,
Someone mentioned Alex kept looking at his script on his mobile, so my response was exactly what you are saying, dude, everyone read from a script! Get it?
I may be a retard for all I care, name calling your best weapon behind a screen? even a hawker can do that.
It is utter preposterous that someone like you who claimed to be so highly educated, earning peanuts, looks down on people less educated, and have the audacity to be talking and acting like an elitist? You are not qualified! Look in the mirror and feel sorry for yourself because that the only person that will feel for you.
i think now that is what we call RUDE & ARROGANT.
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All those who posted insults to Alex Tan without basis should have their IP traced and their identities exposed and let the whole world know who is their master.
They should be sued.
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Alex, I am 101% convinced that no singaporean will dare to challenge you in Hong lim park on ANY weekend.
But i guarantee you many will dare to insult you on internet anonymously.
This proves a lot does it not?
While you sacrifice for the voiceless people, i would not mind if you stop sacrificing for them because many are apathetic (proven by turnout) and not really worth fighting for, imho.
But good job. I appreciate your efforts.
Whether you continue to fight or leave the stage, i only have praise for you.
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randomnessinmind
“many hawkers are much richer than you”
are you serious? hawkers make more than 4k a month? what planet are you living in? no doubt some of the famous stalls make more than that but most of them would be lucky to take home 1k a month each after working 10 hours a day. dont be an idiot will you.
at my current salary, i am around the 70-80 percentile of wage earners in singapore. i will take that. i could earn more by teaching private tuition or changing jobs but money does not motivate me once i have enough to live comfortably. no point killing myself over money. i have enough to live and my house is paid up. i have insurance policies that covers all major illnesses.
if 4k plus is peanuts to you so be it. you may be in the top 30th percentile for all i know, but i doubt so anyway. probably just another day dreamer who thinks money is easy to come by.
just open some business and get rich. lol. fyi 9 out of 10 businesses fail. of the 1/10 that dont fail, a very high percentage fail within the next decade. only a very small percentage of businesses actually break even.
i am telling the truth as it is. many people are uneducated and speak bad english. and many are rude, arrogant and act like gangsters. a product of their upbringing. it is a problem in our society.
rather than crucifying me and saying i am rude and arrogant, why not go help these people be a better person? why not bring a dictionary and a brochure for an english class to your neighbourhood hokkien spewing hawker or admin asst today? i’ll tell you why you dont do that. because they are hopeless that is why.
only 15% of sg population above 15 has a degree. and only 10% of degree holders get a first class hons. you can bash the utility of a degree and call educated people “useless” all you want but if you have half a brain you would be working hard at getting one to get into that 15% with a degree.
telling people to speak proper english is not elitist. english is the first langauge of singapore, listen to the govt and speak it well. all the queen’s english joke is getting stale. i dont even speak the queen’s english, i speak with your normal singaporean accent but i speak standard english. i like the singaporean accent very much as well.
but of course there will always be lowlifes in society. that is a good thing. if everyone had an oxbridge master degree, spoke good english, is intelligent and thinks logically, damn, i would relegated to working at macdonalds.
instead of calling everyone arrogant and elitist, how about you stop lowering the bar all the time and raise it a little higher. try improving yourself for a change. there is no end to how low you can go in life. i dont look at kuan yew or hsien loong or any of our scholars and call them elitist. even though i might not agree with their views on certain things, i still look up to them and think they are good role models. that li shu min (what’s her name), mp’s daugther, does make a lot of sense with her comments. they say she was elitist but what’s wrong with that? you cant string together a proper sentence in english, you dont want to work hard and get educated or learn a skill, then you go work in dead end jobs all your life. she sounds like a highly intelligent young lady. if she keeps it up she will have a bright future.
anyway i would rather be arrogant and elitist than be “down there”. i would rather be “eat potato” than be a “chinese helicopter” who cannot speak his country’s first langauge well. these ppl will not be able to find a good job in singapore, even in china they will not be able to find a good job because they already have 1.3billion hungry chinese and you have nothing special to offer them if you dont speak english well.
i have taught in china i know. the mainlanders pay 15,000yuan (one year’s salary) just to speak to native english speakers for 3 months.
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-> Alex, I am 101% convinced that no singaporean will dare to challenge you in Hong lim park on ANY weekend.
it is not becase no one wants to, but because no one bothers to. we all have better things to do.
lets put it this way, if lee kuan yew asked me to speak to him at any park i would be there, it would be a privillege to speak to him.
if a 22 year old boy who has worked mostly as a macdonalds staff, waiter and caterer “challenges” you to go to a park and trash it out, you would just chuckle and add him to your ignore list.
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GO MR LEE !! DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES ON SOME ISSUES, I THINK YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT PRIME MINSTER. MUCH RESPECT AND MANY THANKS. THANK YOU FOR IMPROVING OUR COUNTRY. WE HOPE YOU CAN LIBERALISE OUR DEMOCRACY SOON THOUGH.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHndvSBIs_g&feature=channel
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Thank you Singapore for giving me such a good education, for providing safe clean streets, for giving me a place where everything works at the flick of a switch, for providing me with such good healthcare and jobs.
I have been around the world for the past 10 odd years studying and working, from Europe to Asia, and my family have even applied PR for me elsewhere. But there is no place like Singapore – my country, my land. I may complain but at the end of the day, I know this is home.
These national day videos are a tribute to a great country and the only home I know of – Singapore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVcUKBDJGgg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gWohYVfHRA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPZI6mRXfxk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPZI6mRXfxk&feature=related
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You don’t need to be a famous hawker to earn more than 4k in that line. You just need to provide good food and retain loyal neighborhood customers. When I said “many” I meant, “many”. I didn’t say all of them were taking home 4k a month, yes the bad ones opening at an average location will earn little, but seriously, the average amount the average owners (Note: Owners) take home every month after slogging 12 hours or more a day is around 2k or more, depending on circumstances. The ones entrenched in neighborhood with many loyal customers can take up to 10k on a good month.
But the amount of work they put in and creativity to provide such good food when compared to what you think of them seems meaningless. Do you even talk to them and understand what they do and how they earn…no I doubt you do, because according to you I live on another planet, and probably earn less than enough to beat your meager salary. Also, I am an idiot and can’t tell the difference between plucking money off trees and earning them dollar by dollar.
For all you care you should keep guessing how much I earn a month. But I can say I’ve failed in businesses before, but is doing quite well now thanks to experience and common sense. And definitely a good social relationship with people of all trades.
I do not bash educated people, they’re the ones I need to get what what I want done. But I do not condone less fortunate ones either. These “lowlifes” have much to offer in many ways and you should knock it into your head that some of them do quite well, using their brain and basic courtesy, which you seem to lack when talking about them.
That piece of paper you’ve sought so much after may be your ticket to stability, I and a few others live one of risks and bets. Perhaps that’s a hint on how much I earn.
I do not wish to argue with you any longer anyways, you seem content with branding less educated as lowlifes. If that’s how you think it’s not something I can stop. We can’t agree with each other, and we should stop at that. Non of us are wrong anyways.
But I do however implore that you keep to your insults instead of acting like a name calling kid in earlier posts. That’s most unsightly. I just take offense to you calling hawkers lowlifes, I’ve made my point. There’s no need to go on.
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@ singapore on Fri, 19th Feb 2010 7:41 am
“i am finishing up my distance learning mba in a few months time….”
“i can also do consulting work in the education sector or do research”
“i am also thinking of doing a phd later on since an mba gives me exemption from the first year (research methodology modules)in some phds…”
WOW, Singapore, you are STAGGERING ON WONDER!!!!!! I asked silly (name of my pet dog), are you impressed?. My dog yawned!!
Never mind, silly is only my dog. Silly is never impressed by narcissistic neurotic who already imagining tittles after its dog tag even before they got that piece of toilet paper. MBA?? Is it Mouth Big Alumni or what? Mind if ask you from which “Kuching Ku-Rup” kindergarten by expensive “long-distance” mobile call?
And want to be a consultant doing research some more!! After dare not even attempt my English test and claiming superior command of English, you are really thick-skinned to boast of becoming a CONSULTANT!!!!!….WOW… I LAUGH UNTIL BOTH MY TITS FELL OFF.
I am very understanding. Fail once, try again. Let me give you the opportunity TO SHOW TO ME AND ALL READERS IN TR HERE your self-acclaimed potential to be quality business consultant.
You either achieve with flying colours or degrade your shameless indignity of proving yourself again to be a lunatic of an absolute narcissistic idiot again
Let me have the privilege to be your first client. WITH YOUR SOON TO BE ACQUIRED MBA AND OUTSTANDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS OF READING COMPREHENSION and my data set supplied by weblink below, could you kindly tell me which of these is good or bad investment and WHY IT IS GOOD OR BAD BRIEFLY.
Premier Oil discovery in Vietnam
http://www.premier-oil.com/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=19,312,327,706,735
Voyager Resources Gold Project in Mongolia
http://www.voyagerresources.net/DalitiinOvorGoldProject.html
First Australian Resources Oil exploration target in Senegal with a target of 183 MMOB of oil.
http://www.far.com.au/files/asxannounce/Elodge%20ID620612%2022Jul08%20-%20Senegal.pdf
Botswana Metals Limited’s Airstrip copper anomaly drilling results in Botswana
http://www.botswanametals.com.au/images/DrillingatAirstripCopperanomolyinBotswana.pdf
Enterprise Metals Limited new 30 km of uranium prospect at Yalgoo, Western Australia
http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20100118/pdf/31n6lqjlv6w893.pdf
Assmang Manganese Mines, South Africa
http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/assmang/
Beadell Resources High Grade Gold discovery in Brazil
http://www.beadellresources.com.au/upload/pages/company-announcements/gold-discovery-tartaruga-brazil-470-gpt-gold.pdf
Fallaron Mining G-9 High Grade Massive Sulphide drilling results
http://www.farallonmining.com/fan/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=348731&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=Farallon-Announces-Further-Drill-Results-For-G-9
New Gold Inc detailed summary of reserves and resources.
http://www.newgold.com/Investors/ReservesandResources/default.aspx
If you can handle this assignment, you don’t need to teach anymore for your lousy $3,000 per month. Just take an investment risk decision of 5 seconds and you could be very rich in a very short time.
Why waste your time and money struggling with a PHD when your investment gain “can buy you a new brain” and get richer even faster after that.
I AM WAITING IMPATIENTLY TO TEST THE QUALITY OR OTHERWISE OF YOUR LONG DISTANCE MBA.
WILL YOU PLEASE NOT DISAPPOINT ME AND ALL OTHER BLOGGERS OF TR HERE.???
If you can’t handle it, go shaft your “coconut” into your toilet bowl.
Most of my business associates who did it real good in life learnt their money-making skills from the University of society.
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-> but seriously, the average amount the average owners (Note: Owners) take home every month after slogging 12 hours or more a day is around 2k or more, depending on circumstances.
the stall makes 5k profit but how many people are needed to run the stall? when you divide the money amongst all the helpers, how much does each person get? you do the math.
you slog all day sweating and standing, while the average fresh degree graduate can earn that amount of 2-3k in an air conitioned room, sitting comfortably in a swivel chair. the work he does is intellectually stimulating as well.
-> I and a few others live one of risks and bets. Perhaps that’s a hint on how much I earn.
yeah well congrats big boss. i hope your “business” dont involve hanging a lot of pig heads on people’s door. i dont really want to know anything about your “business” so spare me the details pls.
i have friends who work in booz or mckinseys (big consultancy companies) and they like me would never put a lot of money into a start up. it is ironic because they advise a lot of startups themselves but they all know that most end up in failure in a few years time. equities derivatives yes, establised blur chips firms yes, startups with no track record, NEVER.
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-> Most of my business associates who did it real good in life learnt their money-making skills from the University of society.
yeah thats what all the lowlifes say. sadly 90% of university of society graduates are working in low level jobs with bosses who graduated from universities of academia.
wow those are a lot of interesting projects. could you post more information about each one of them? websites will do but if you have the time do a detailed writeup on each one of them so i can advise you properly. harvard reference them properly with credible sources as well. mba 101 says the business decisisons you make are only as good as the information you have!
i can probably get around have around 4 million dollars worth of money from venture capitalists who are willing to chip in with you. this could be big business. let me know how it goes big boss. as you smoke your cigar in your australian mansion with busines associates from canada, america, london, madrid flying in to discuss world shaking business deals with you.
let me know how it goes, i need a lot more information, i am very keen on making big money. you and randomnessinmind are both big businessmen. wow never knew this website had so many powerful and influential businessmen!
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“OMG !! was he giving speech ??? ”
As a new comer, he is much better than those million-salary ministers, right?
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“OMG !! was he giving speech ??”
As a new comer, he is very much better than those million-salary ministers, right?
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singapore on Fri, 19th Feb 2010 4:56 pm
Earning only $3000 per month and farting arrogance all over town?. Is that not DEGRADING of lowlife enough?
I have seen many who spend a lot more than that on a single occasion of nightlife entertainment.
EDUCATE YOURSELF BEFORE YOU TRY TO EDUCATE OTHERS, you are likely to gain more respect from that point.
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anonymous>>>>>> ignore that piece of s..t,no point wasting good energy unless you have plenty to spare.
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it’s good to dream sometimes old man. just remember to wake up when you are ready to face the world. there is no hurry, take your time.
it is also ok to throw insults at me but please do it with proper english. if you type like a total illiterate you cannot blame people for not taking you seriously. unlike you, your friends and the “nightlife entertainment” ladies you go out with, we actually have gone to school and learnt to write in English, you know?
sorry about that. i guess we should all show respect for the elderly. it is not by choice that they are like that. maybe the decay of brain matter is to blame. young people do not know how it is like to leak urine everytime you stand up.
my apologies uncle.
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@SINGAPORE on Fri @ 1:27pm
You said if Lee Kuan Yew asked you to speak to him at any park, you will be there.
Heck, in the first place, every true blue native born singaporens in this cyberspace knows who is Lee Kuan Yew, but as the saying goes : Does Lee Kuan Yew knows you???
So, if Lee Kuan Yew is such a high important figure, which have so many bodyguards surround him, why would he wants to speak to someone , an idiot where u claim yourself to be who draws only $3k per month to speak to him at any park???? You are wasting our Lee Kuan Yew’s time! Even his dog at home worth for than a thousand value than you that he would spend time with his own dog to stroll with him in his park!!!
Pls lah.. Want to act as if you are Lee Kuan Yew close buddy, Lee Kuan Yew first immediate response will chuckled and put you into his ignore list even if you present your name list to him!! At least his own bodyguards worth much much more value (in person) than you!!!
Go and look inside your own mirror before you want to daydreaming to put yourself as the same pedestral with Lee Kuan Yew (the great figure in singapore)!!! Mind U!!!
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Singapore on Fri,
You can ignore a 22yr old Alex as you see him as nobody, that’s fine and alright..
But on the otherhand, Alex can and will choose to ignore you one of these days if he managed to be an MP !!
Folks, let’s mark this Singapore on Fri, since he has leaked out so much info of himself.. He cannot run away with it. Let’s remember him.
And Alex, do not waste your time to challenge or engage conversation with such a brainless idiot like him. Focus on your speech on every sunday and voice out all the concerns for your own ppl, that is your only foremost and priority task!!!
Some ppl are just too free, and they will try to divert your attention and run you down as much as possible. Dont fall into such a subtle trap.
Your English i definitely fine, i am there on the 15th feb and i have listened it on the spot. Nobody is born to speak fluently, just given time, keep on practising it, in no time you will speak even better than anyone else including this Singapore on Fri!
If Singapore on Fri thnks so highly of himself in terms of speaking better English than you, then why aren’t he himself making a speech there? i will definitely be there to listen if he is going to announce it…haha
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To : Alex Tan
YOU HAVE POTENTIAL TO BE AN MP.
YOU BELONG TO THE CATEGORY THAT IGNORES SINGAPOREANS.
QUOTE – ■Buck on Wed, 17th Feb 2010 4:18 pm
Hey Mr Alex Tan,
That call to ask you to that handicap guy at Clementi Ave 5 that is stuck at home despite LUP done, is a good ‘project’, if you can find a way to help him n other old/handicap residents to get to the lift.
You can show his MP, HDB CEO n GM WCTC-Clementi n others that were asked to help, the meaning of COMPASSION, since they had abandon him n others after a ’screwed-up’ LUP that still requires residents to climb up/down stairs to access the
lift.
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protest on Sat, 20th Feb 2010 12:56 am
Concur! Let’s whack the PAP IB hard!!!
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