Dr Vivian Balakrishnan urged Singaporeans to “rally” behind Youth Olympic Games
March 21st, 2010 | 
Author: Written by Our Correspondent
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan urged Singaporeans yesterday to “rally” behind the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held in Singapore soon in order to make it a success.
Dr Vivian had expressed concerns that the YOG fever has yet to sweep the nation with only 150 days to go.
This is hardly surprising as Singaporeans are in no mood to welcome the YOG. Though Singapore is now technically out of recession, the economic reality on the ground remains grim.
While the cost of living has sky-rocketed, especially that of public housing, the wages of Singaporeans have not kept pace with inflation.
The real earnings of local workers (including PRs) had decreased by 3.2 percent last year even as the PAP ministers look set to receive a hefty 8.8 percent pay hike.
Dr Vivian seems to be living in an ivory tower and remains blind to the hardships and sufferings of ordinary Singaporeans.
“We need every Singaporean to understand that this is not just about sports or young people – it’s for all Singaporeans…..’All the effort that we invest in this will be wasted if every Singaporean doesn’t feel that this is a once-in-a-lifetime (event), that the Olympic flame is going to come to Singapore in such a close way and isn’t touched by it or affected by the Olympic spirit one way or another,” he was quoted as saying in the Straits Times.
Dr Vivian stressed that the “goal” is now to recreate the buzz:
“We’ve got to find ways for the hawkers, for the taxi drivers, the bus drivers, the small and medium enterprises to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to showcase their products and their services to the world,” he added.
The goal of Dr Vivian and MCYS is to ensure that all Singaporeans are sufficiently clothed and fed.
Though Singapore is the second richest country in Asia after Japan, Singaporeans enjoy few social welfare benefits from its miserly PAP government which exhorts them to work for as long as they can well into their golden years till they drop dead while being “faster, cheaper and better” at the same time.
When asked by MP Lily Neo in 2007 to increase the monthly PA allowance so that its recipients can have three basic meals a day, Minister for Community, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan retorted:
“How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?”
He added that “one limiting factor must be the sum that we give through public assistance cannot be so generous as to erode the work ethic.”
[Source: Channel News Asia, 9 March 2007]
It was revealed that there were only 11 successful PA applicants between July 2008 and Deccember 2009. MCYS said that the low numbers showed that Singaporeans want to be as “self-reliant” as much as possible.
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan costs Singapore taxpayers about $1.9 million dollars a year or $5,278 dollars a day. When your correspondent completed typing this article after 20 minutes, he would be $100 richer.
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anyone else wondering where exactly they will be hosting the games. the proposal when bidding for the games mentioned the new sports hub. but we wont see that for another 5 years at least.
so thats egg on the face when it comes to presentation alone. what will the world think of our sporting capabilities with mediocre facilities? its hardly exciting to think of a games that will be held at bishan stadium, let alone toa payoh sports hall. somehow im starting to think the IOC might be regretting not giving it to Moscow.
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YOG is unheard of outside Singapore and totally waste of taxpayer’s monies
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Vivian’s performance bonus this year is dependent on YOG, that’s why he has to work hard in order to justify to Lee Hsien Loong that he earn his performance bonus. This is the kind of minister in singapore who’s only concern about his paycheck more than well-being of his citizens.
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what a sour grape ending…
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Sorry but I thought this guy is costing $2.5 million a year.
Many PAPs are also clicking TR perhaps some of you would like to comment, please.
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Dr Vivian Balekampong. Give us one good reason why we should rally our support for your YOG ??
Did you rally behind us when we are being stampede left right center by the incessant influx of FTrash?
Did you rally behind us when our poor and needy are camping out in the open, not that they enjoy the midnite picnic but when their flats are being repossessed ?
Did you rally behind us when our jobs are being marginalised by the cheap foreign workers ?
Rally your YOG? Rally my A** !!!
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One small nit-pick: with all due respect, it’s a bit inaccurate to claim that “the goal of Dr Vivian and MCYS is to ensure that all Singaporeans are sufficiently clothed and fed”. The chief mission of MCYS is to build social cohesion. While it’s true that social work organisations fall under MCYS’s purview, larger economic issues (including the distribution of wealth within S’porean society) are really not under MCYS’s control.
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instead of quibbling over a few dollars over giving to the poor, he should be asking GIC/temasek to properly make money and stop throwing good money after bad overseas. teach them to cut loss. and we would have more money for everyone.
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I still remember his comment “How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?”
If the well being of our people is not so important to him maybe his role may not suit him. Thus i strongly advise him to be an event manager since he seem very interested in organising event. But considering that most likely he cannot get his pay right now he is having if he go elsewhere i think he is here to stay for good till he is ask to leave. To all the not so well to do singaporeans we just have to bear with it. It either we outlive his stay or he will stay till you die.
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Cheers on the well written article my good sir.
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This YOG will be a flopped, and no one will give a damn.
The pappies are thinking of using the event to whip up a feel good national spirit and have the GE weeks later during Sept holiday.
I say fat hope!
Do more for the Singaporeans in need, and no waste our money in those egoistic projects!
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What to happy about? Our sportsmen are mostly foreign talent.
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I tot this fellow had forgotten there is a species called ‘Singaporeans’!!
Now he can even remembers that there are taxi-drivers,hawkers,bus-drivers etc. cos he needs their support.
When things were going smoothly for them,have you ever heard them rally for the ordinary citizens’welfare in Parliament??
For the last one year or so ,it has been ‘foreigners’ most of the time.Singaporeans were sidelined and almost forgotten!!
Now because of YOG, he suddenly realises there are still Singaporeans around!!
Before asking Singaporeans to rally along with you,kindly ask yourself what have you done for the poor and old Singaporeans who are struggling to keep their ends meet!!
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Find ways for hawkers, taxi drivers, SME to showcase products/svcs to world.
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Contradicting. His colleague, MP Baey Yam Keng proposes setting up Singapore food museum.
1 helping hawkers to showcase products/svcs to world.
1 propose food museum as hawkers will be wiped out soon if privatise like Sengkang hawker centre.
What goes to museum? Is extinct, obselete, historical artifacts. Instead of proposing food museum for the dead/extinct/obselete, he ought to promote s’pore hawker food to keep it alive. After all is a part of s’pore tourist attraction.
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Vivian,
Rice bowls or Olympic more important? Olympic need part time or not? Call me.
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why? why rally behind it? will it improve my life? will it help the poor? is it so that some mp can claim credit? is this the most important issue facing us today? let’s rally behind working towards a more equitable society.let’s rally behind the call for accountability.
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The trend of PAP is now “rally”. PAP screw up then ask the public to “rally” for them. SinCity is SinIncorporated, and if PAP want us to rally for them, then they should pay the public millions as well to do the work. There is no free lunch just like PAP always advocated and why should PAP expect free lunch from the public ? Give us millions and we rally. No money no rally.
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NWC adjustment – no rally.
Lost Jobs – no rally.
GST hike – no rally.
Influx FT/FW – no rally.
Now, you want rally. Rally what?
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YOG is PAP’s party.
After this event, many PAP’s foot soldiers will be handsomely rewarded.
Got nothing to do with Great Asia.
Ha ha ha!
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It’s YOUR YOG
It’s another artificial event decided top down by the PAP government. They wanted to hold it, not Singaporeans.
They can always engage their favorite PR firm, Edelman, to buy supporters and create fake buzz.
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Now, now… Stop making such sweeping statement, that Singaporeans won’t rally behind a worthy cause. I’m sure Singaporeans are no longer the bunch of apathy people that we used to be.
Just tell us when the next election will occur and I’ll say with a 100% degree of certainty that the whole nation will be as fired up as never before!
But with the looks of it, election probably have to wait till the YOG is over. So dear Singaporeans, please endure for another 200 days.
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Vivian actually think too much that no one support inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG). In fact, there will great deal of supporters willing to support YOG unconditionally. Just look at the opening of casino at Sentosa. Aren’t there countless Chinamen and India workers supporting the casino as long as there is free flow of drink and meals ? Just provide freebies and you will have wonderful flow of “supporters” !
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“We need every Singaporean to understand that this is not just about sports or young people – it’s for all Singaporeans”
Sorry lah I don’t understand …so, its not for me!!!
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“We’ve got to find ways for the hawkers, for the taxi drivers, the bus drivers, the small and medium enterprises to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to showcase their products and their services to the world,” he added.
Ha ha ha!
10 years ago a plate of chicken rice was selling at $2.50; today, many stalls still selling it at this price.
SBS Transit is paying theyr new bus driver aruond $1300 after a 15% increment.
How many hours a taxi driver need to drive in order to make a decent living?
Who is celebrating?
Millionaire politicians and their rich friends only!!!
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Vivian Balakrishnan, alone can represent 5 million singaporeans ok already. Why need everyone to be in it?
Don’t need to be so complicated…..Vivian, you go alone and rally will be fine…do what is needed to do ok.
We needed some sleep zzzzzzzzzz.
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Vivian,
Ordinary S’poreans struggle to make ends meet after the huge influx of foreigners here depressed wages. Who has the time and energy for your silly YOG???!!!
I know your bonus is partly dependent on successful YOG, so you have better right the wrong policies put in place by MIW.
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I cannot speak for the rest, I can only speak for myself. Of course I am happy and proud that the inaugural Youth Olympic Games is coming to Singapore. As a patriot, I sincerely wish it well and every success. But as long as the pappies are involved, I choose not to be involved because I detest more and more of their policies, the quality of their mps and ministers and last but not least, their wayang wayang shows. I am not a puppet, I seek your understanding.
Once again, YOG, good luck and every success.
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F@CK YOU LAH! YOU WANT TO DINE IN RESTURANT, FOODCOURT OR HAWKER CENTRE?
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By 2030, there will be at least 900,000 65 year old and old retired Singaporeans.
Assuming an average of S$500 pm CPF Life payment, or S$6,000 per annum.
It means there is a drain of S$5.4-billion per annum from CPF Corporation. In 2030, has PAP Government got the fund to service this CPF Life annual payout?
Assume PAP Government agreed to apply Reverse Mortgage Scheme for 2-room, 3-room and 4-room flat as a means to help out retired Singaporeans.
Assume 500,000 HDB dwelling units are eligible in 2030.
Assume an average of S$10,000 per annum payout to each HDB dwelling unit.
It means an annual outlay of S$10,000 x 500,000 = S$5-billion per annum.
America is now using 17% of its GDP for medical and healthcare.
Presently, the budget for healthcare is about 3% of GDP.
Assuming that due to ageing baby-boomers, healthcare budget doubels up, meaning about S$4-billion per annum is needed just to take care of teh need of an ageing population in terms of subsidised medicine, hospitals, community hospitals, geriatrics polyclinics, nurisng homes and hospices.
And of course, by 2030, PAP Government can easily spend about S$1-billion per annum for LUP, MUP and SERC.
Add up the future burden in 2030 due to our ageing infrastructures and ageing HDB estates, plus 900,000 unproductive consumers of 65 year old retired SIngaporeans, and we have to find money of at least:
5.4 + 5 + 4 + 1 = S$15.4-billion.
7% GST = S$7-billion collection.
And dear Singaporeans, I envisage that GST will go up to 15% (on par with European countries today GST rate) by 2030 just to service all those soical welfarism which we enjoy today…cleverly packaged as Workfare, Progressive Payment, etc.
And the above S$15-billion is a piffy sum as compared to the looming financial disaster, starting in 2030..and yes, the very foundation of PAP Government Success Story – our very own HDB Estates.
I dimly remembered a reinforced cocnrete handbook that I read which indicated that reinforced cocnrete strength starts to deteriorate after 75 years; and worse if it is post-tensioned (PT).
And we use lots of PT slabs and PT beams due to our prefabricated methid of construction.
Imagine you are leaving in a 3-room HDB flat built in 1965. It will be 65 years old in 2030.
You bought it from resale market in 2010 at S$300,000; hoping that it will increase by at least 50% to S$450,000 by 2030.
And if you are lucky and there is another Property Bubble, you can sell it for S$600,000!!!
But the Seller forgot one little fact.
Can the prospective buyer gets a bank loan for a 60+ year odl flat with only 39 of lease remaining?
So, poor Seller is “asset rich, cash poor” as he or she simply cannot find any buyer and may very well have to lower the selling price to attract buyers!!!
Therefore, Mah Bow Tan’s assumption of a continual upward curve of appreciating values hold no water for those poor saps snapping up all those 30+ year old HDB flats – built in the 60s – to the tune of S$250,000 to S$350,000 in 2010.
Then, the chain reaction starts.
There is a large overhang of 60s and 70s HDB flats with no buyers, and will certainly depress the HDB resale market – meaning there is no asset appreciaiton for HDB flats by 2030.
Instead, there is price stagnation due to thsoe unsellable 60+ year old HDB flats in the market.
Then, how will those affected – say 300,000 to 500,000 HDB householders retire if they can’t cash in their “asset appreciated” HDB flats to downgrade to a smaller HDB unit?
Imagine 500,000 60+ year old HDB flats that no buyer will want.
And PAP Government has no choice but to Reverse Mortgage those 500,000 HDB units to enable retired SIngaporeans to have a decent pension funds.
Assume an average price of S$300,000 per HDB unit.
Then, 500,000 units = S$150-billion!!!!!
If the payout is S$5-billion per annum, then those 500,000 HDB house owners will receive their payment during a 30 year period.
Now, what if in 2030, your HDB block is declared struturally unsafe and must be demolished?
Then, force majuere comes into play and you may end up with zilch as your expected asset appreciation of S$450,000 instantly ebcomes worthless as your home is no more, demolished and the land revert back to HDB, i.e. PAP Government.
At one stroke, you are 65 year old, hapily looking froward to retirement.
Then, WHAM! BAM!
You “asset apprection” of a HDB flat is no more but a pile of rubbles and you become an instant pauper with 30-year of hard earned CPF money just turned into conrete dust.
Therfore, Mr. Mah Bow Tan, has you ever think of a 60-year old, and rapidly ageing year by year – HDB flat will ever appreciate on an upward curve when buyers will hesitate, not because they can’t get a bank loan, but becaue of the inherent nature of reinforced concrete strength starts to deteriorate after 75 years or more?
Apparently the only solution to ensure continual asset appreciation I can think of is sadly that for 60 year old HDB blocks (and even private dwelling units), is en bloc, demolishment and re-building.
Meaning that HDB ownbers will need to fork out money to pay for:
- to renew the land elase bakc to 99-year.
- to pay for a newly constructed HDB flats.
I trust you all can see the fallacy of Mr. Mah Bow Tan’s lovely advice of “your HDB flat will appreciate and you can then sell it, downgrade to a smaller unit and retire on the capital appreciation”.
And of course, it is always better to buy brand-new HDB flats.
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Some have suggested HDB be a controlled items – meaning that
1. HDB flats not allowed to be sold for profit
2. Flat revert to HDB if you don’t need it
3. HDB will refund you the principal amount
Ideally HDB flats should not be treated as money making assets
It should be affordable roof over one’s head
and is every citizen’s right to be assured of a roof over their head
In this respect – a radical idea to ensure affordability is to base on individuals income – something like mean testing for hospital ward ?
Remember brand new flats are still leasehold flats – not forever!
in other words – it is like long term rental flats for 99 years
and in the end it does not belong to us but the state and is not ours for life or can be pass down to our generation
but if HDB flats were declared Freehold – then there is likelihood of continued upward appreciation in values – but to what end and for what purpose?
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The frist batch was in Queenstown in early 60s..maybe 1963.
Toa Payoh at Lorong 1, 2, 4 & 5 are in 1965.
Lorong 7 is 1965, and my fmaily moved in in 1969, Block 13 – and it is still standing there.
That is, the first batch of HDB blocks are now 45 to 47 year old.
And in 2030, they will be 65 to 67 year old where P65ers are 65 year old and start to retire.
Now, when a 3-room HDB flat is 60+ year old, and you want to sell in the resale market at say S$450,000 for yoru retirement needs, the question is will there be buyer for a HDB flat with 39 leasehold year remaining?
Adn will commercial banks willing tyo loan out a 30-year mortgage loan for this 60+ year old HDB flat?
And what happen tot hat 2nd buyer who paid S$450,000 for a 60-year old HDB flat; only to see it worthless in another 30 to 40 year time?
Asset appreciaiton of course will not work for the 2nd buyer.
Of coruse, if you are unfortunate and perhaps afetr moving in in 2030 and then 10 to 15 years later, the HDB block sid eclared strucuturally unsafe…..and where those affected fmailies move to?
As I said that if a 50 year old HDB flat is udner SERC and completely demolished, then those affected HDB residents will either move away or wait 4 years for rebuilding ebfore moving back to the ned HDB blocks.
But who will fund all these rebuilding works under SERC?
Imagine throughout a 30 year period, an average cost of building one dwelling unit is S$200,000.
Then, just to rebuild new 500,000 dwelling units starting in 2030 – and ending in 2060 – the funds required is 500,000 x S$200,000 = S$100-billion.
Or about S$3.3-billion per annum, starting in 2030.
That is, which ever way you look at it, if PAP Government plans to put all 60 year old HDB blocks under SERC to rejuvenate ageing HDB estates, funds are needed.
And under SERC, say you want to cash in by selling yoru 3-room, 4-room or 5-room back to (and downgrade to 1-room or 2-room) PAP Government, then PAP Government will need to fidn billions to pay out these “asset APPRECIATIONS” to 65-year old SIngpaorean retirees.
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Calling all Singaporeans as “DAFT” and “LAZY”,
Now vivian wants all these dafts to rally behind him.
Sorry we are very lazy…really very lazy.
Go and Ask those hard working to rally ok!!!
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By the way, it’s wrong from the word go… this events’ ambassador admitted to taking drugs, ironic that youths are suppose to take him as a role model… well… we have gambling, prostitution, now drug is ok too? way to go!
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In late-70s, to cater for middle-class demand, HUDC was formed to build affrodable middle-class housing for those disqualified from HDB queues.
A 1,700 sq. ft HUDC apartment (actual nett area, no airocnd ledge, no casement window counted into floor area) costs about S$85,000 at Marine Parade, Farrer Court, Braddell View, Lake View, etc.
Subsequently, Gillman Height, Netwon Area (forgot its name), Amber View, Pine Grove, Serangoon North, Hougang, Eunos, Tampines, Bedok, etc costs about S$192,000.
Lucky cviil servants got Neptune Court and Laguna View.
Lucky MINDEF personnel got Normanton Park.
Single can also buy and I registered in 1978. But abruptly the scheme was cancelled and URA refunded my S$110 registration fee. I still have it and refused to cash in as a protest against the violent U-turn commiited by PAP Government.
Fast forward to 1990 where HDB policy said any single 40 year old and above ar entitled to buy HUDC flats. I dilly andd ally hoping to buy an apartment at Gilman Heights, refusing to buy masionettes at Hougang.and missed this opportunity when again HDB did an abrupt U-turend and no more surplus HUDC for sales.
The price in 1990 was S$192,000.
Little did I knew then that large number of Gillman Heights HUDC flats were sold to NUS; and also NUS colected a fortune during recent en-bloc sales!!!
Therefore, Maw Boon Tan’s “asset appreciation” arguments are flawed as it is applicable to those GOlden Decade (1975 to 1985) and those at the front of the queue then…like HUDC owners buying ‘em at S$85,000 to S$192,000.
And again, HDB POlicy is geared towards maintaining that HDB Price Bubble as a means of enforced asset appreciations that in a depressed property market, HDB refused to lower the selling price beneath a free market level.
Unsold HDB flats are taken over by entities liek NUS or covnerted to worker dormorities.
And like Hougang unsold HUDC units, either demolished or covnerted back to standard HDB units.
And I blame PAP Government as the main culprit for pumping thsi HDB Property Bubble and really has no clue whatsoever to mtitigate inflation except to gradually raise the price such that asset apprciation is artificially boosted by curbing supply, and not due to free market force.
Asset appreciation is really like a Ponzi scheme.
The Present Generation pays an inflated HDB flat price so as to realise asset appreciation of Past Generation.
Past Generaiton happily cash in, downgrade to smaller flat and retired.
Presentn generation, licking their chomps in readiness to cash-in with Future Generaiton paying the price of another generaiton of artificailly boosted “asset appreciaiton” HDB flats.
E.g.
1960s – Past Generation paid S$6,500 to S$7,800 for a 3-room HDB flat.
2010 – Present Generation paid S$250,000 to Past Generation.
2010 – Past Generation downgrades to a new S$64,000 HDB 1-r00m or 2-room flat.
2010 – Asset Appreciation – $250,000 – S$7,800 – S$64,000 = S$168,200 pension fund.
2030 – Will Future Generation willing to pay S$400,000 for a 60+ year old 3-room HDB flat?
And asset apprciaiton really works for this Golden Generation:
1970s – Past Generation paid S$85,000 to S$192,000 for a Farrier Court HUDC apartment.
2009 – En Bloc sale with each dwelling unti grossing S$1.65-million to S$2-milion plus.
Asset appreciation? easily S$1.4-milion to S$2-million with these lucky HUDC dwellers retiring happily?
Is that what you menat by “ASSET APPRECIAITON”, Mr. Mah Bow Tan?
And where is the social justice of it all?
And is that how Meritocracy works in Singapore?
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Vivian must be dreaming…. “Its for all Singaporeans”
Vivian you can have it…Please leave me out of all this rubbish becos I dont need it. Nonesense!
Ask the new migrants to rally lah.
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Being replaced by new migrants and now, Jobless and no money.
Can Dr Vivian, please ask everyone to rally behind for me to find my next meal for my family?.
I have no TV and I cannot watch yog. now, I m back to bed….
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The level of support toward the YOG is an indicator of how the general population are feeling toward the SG Government.
Let us see what the end result is like.
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Irritating! If Singaporeans don’t want to rally behind, and don’t want to support you and your YOG.
So What can you do?
Go lah. go lah..Bring in more FTs/FWs/new migrants as they are very interested to know you, Vivian.
Singaporeans are “Lazy” lots according to MM Lee’s interview with National Geographic.
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>>..it’s for all Singaporeans
GIVE ME A BREAK!!
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We asked not for COEs, but we had it anyway
We asked not for ERPs, but again we had to pay
We asked not for GST, not once, not the second time, nor the third
We asked not for F1 race, but Lau-Lee wanted to be heard
So when PAP asked for YOG, why would we give a damn
So when PAP asked for rallies behind this game
Would we really have to clap our hands?
People have better things to do, then to take part in this sham
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Time-tested sure-success formula in rallying crowds : -
1) Compulsory attendance by school boys and girls (rotational by class & school) with free lunch or dinner. Add in some I-Phones as part of some contest for those who come with flashy eye-catching supporting props and lucky draw for those who attend.
2) Announce it to RC groups with free T-shirts & free transport to & from the venue of competition. For this group, additional freebies in the form chicken rice & a packet of drink (I-Phones not needed) is sufficient. Probably, they have already mastered this art.
Lastly even without the above, I bet it will still be a success. Because the media (their hidden ace) will ensure this.
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another failure project in progress.
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Dr Vivian Balekampong, let the new citizens do the job. They should be rallying throughout YOG since they need not do NS.
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why would YOG need part-timers when they have free labour?
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They favour Foreigners over sporean so they should ask FTs to rally behind.
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The only thing that needs rallying now is for Singaporeans and vote these useless, hypocritical lot.
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For an additional $30pm for those on public assistance, he asked his officials to check out at markets and supermarkets to ensure that it would be enough for them.
$30pm is BIG MONEY to MCYS. My foot.
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PA, RC, CCC and grassroots should have more than enough people to support YOG as it is mainly organised by PAP.
No reasons to support PAP to make them look good and wealthy.
My family and I will totally switch “OFF” the TV for that 2 weeks during YOG to save electricity bill. Its so expensive.
We cannot affort to pay anymore.
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why are u asking ppl to rally behind YOG, mistake to have hosted the event anyway. There are better things to do ,rally behind the destitutes and helping the poor. they need help to feed their families 3 meals at home not at the hawker centre or food court or restaurant these are only for the rich.
The aged without children, old men/women without their spouses,children without parents these ppl are destitutes and without finicial means not only u have help them u must identify them and rally behind them.
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All PAP MPs strongly supported influx new migrants/FTs with special mention and treatment during recent Parliament session.
They are NO INTERESTED about us, Singaporeans.
So, whether YOG success or failure is their problem.
None of our business.
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Vivian must know that he is talking to a bunch of DEAF FROGS.
Cannot hear you!
I show him my extra 3rd little leg.
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so the official stand of TR and all the true blue singaporean here is they wish YOG will fail.
hmm ya, i better migrant.
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Why call Sporeans? Call your FT and new citizen la…
Spend $1.9 million to feed poor, you kow peh kow bo…spend $10 million to welcome the FT/new citizen and you gladly approved it! Fark la..Fark the YOG la..
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Why call Sporeans? Call your FT and new citizen la…
Spend a few millions to feed poor, you kow peh kow bo…spend $10 million to welcome the FT/new citizen and you gladly approved it! Fark la..Fark the YOG la..
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Arrogant Traitor!
How many do you need to rally? Do you want them at Hawker Centre, Food Court or at the Restaurant??
Bloody thicked-skinned, go get the FTs to rally!
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The YOG means nothing to Singaporeans. It was meant for the PAP to blow its own trumpet; probably with a GE scheduled after a ’successful’ YOG.
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Dear Vivian.
Get real, there’s no free lunch.
Get your beloved FTs to do the volunteering.
Don’t get citizens to clear the shit when you need cleaners, while stepping on them after that.
Screw your YOG!
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I suppose a big question is, who are Singaporeans?
And also being pro Singapore is not the same as pro PAP, or that not supporting a PAP show, is the same as not supporting a Singapore show.
I think Singaporeans – whoever they may be – feel that this, as with lots of other, if not all, nationally staged events, is just a PAP show; rather than something that is a representation of the heartbeat and desires of the people.
If it seems like it – the so-called “buzz” at the award of the YOG to Singapore – it is but just a reflection of PAP’s reach in society and their effective networking and organisation, eg directing schools to hang banners, and assembling and getting school children to wave flags at the right place and right cue, etc, etc.
And this impression of PAP doing their own thing in the name of the country, ignoring whatever the people may feel or say, is not unjustifiable, as it was admitted plainly – and proudly too – in parliament, and in Singlish, that PAP MPs do not hear the people’s voices as they are deaf frogs.
And then of course they raise their salaries blatantly in the face of contrary popular sentiments. It is not believable that they feel and understand what the people feel, and the word popular probably is not in their dictionary at all.
And so national events like this, are just a PAP thing, and particularly part of the marketing of Singapore Inc – as they did for APEC last year (which for most locals and non-elites was a non event, and also no “Singaporean” participation were called for) – which altogether may have no relevance and significance to the common man. And then Singapore Inc is possibly part of the problem of what Singapore is today.
And so the perception, albeit a cynical one, is that this rallying call is just a rounding up of cheap labour to slog and wayang for MIW, so that they get their performance bonuses and salary increases, and continue to be deaf frogs.
I think we too can be deaf frogs.
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The following is the PAP vision of what they hope the YOG will be like. Please do your part and simply bochap them.
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We hope that the inaugural Youth Olympic Games will be the “People’s Games”. The competition venues are in our local neighbourhoods. We need our local residents to take pride in and ownership of the Games. People from all over the world, and the cameras of the world will be in our neighbourhoods. We need every single resident to proudly showcase Singapore at its best, in our usual understated but dignified way. We need Singaporeans to get involved by decorating their estates, taking part as spectators to cheer the athletes on, as community volunteers to welcome the visitors, as well as participating in the numerous community and city celebrations that are being planned.
All of us in Singapore can be part of YOG – by volunteering, by being gracious hosts, and by showing how the Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect are truly part of the Singaporean way of life. I look forward to the support of all Singaporeans to make our YOG a success that we all be proud of
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#a NS Man on Sun, 21st Mar 2010 6:51 pm
I do not believe any Singaporeans will want the YOG to fail; it is hypocritical of Vivian to ask Singaporeans to rally around the Games when Singaporeans (i.e. citizens) are given scant respect by the PAP!
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To Mr Vivian Balakrhsinan and all the Partiots of Singapore,
It is indeed, very sad that a national event YOG which is supposed to bring honour to singapore is being viewed with such circumspection and derision by so many people, as seen in the posts in Temasek Review. The fact that not even one patriotic citizen came forward to say something nice, seems to give weight to the argument that indeed there’s nothing to celebrate and this event is being staged with much of the pieces missing or in the wrong place.
As a patriot myself, i also try to find some nice things to say about the exhortation of the Minister, but alas, I found none.
Why?
For me it is because of the following.
My heart is still deeply wounded by our Law Minister Mr Shanmugam’s declaration several months ago, to American media that SINGAPORE IS NOT A COUNTRY. The fact that not a single politician, or news media channel, ever made any subsequebt comment on this treasonous statement, causes grievous hurt to many people, especially those who bear arms and swear to defend Singapore, its Consitution to the last breath. We cannot forget that statement, even if the Straits Times attempts to bury it in its archives. I will not forget that statement, Mr Shanmugam. Mr Balakrishnan, would you forget that statement yourself? Would you?
To my knowledge, The President of Singapore, the SM, PM and the entire cohort of tri-billionaire leaders, were completely silent on the declaration that “Singapore is not a country”.
So, what does it mean, to “rally” for the YOG if Singapore is not a country?
My heart is broken, Mr Vivian Balakhrishan. I long to support your exhortation, but I am sorry, I cannot.
On a more positive note, we can make things right, and make Singaporeans proud once again, and support YOG with true spirit from the heart, if perhaps the following can first be arranged, even if be-latedly:
1. The highest office of this COUNTRY renounce the statement of Mr Shanmugam and sent him to pasture, stripping him of all official duties immediately;
2. The President of this COUNTRY rally the people of this COUNTRY to the fact that under the Constitution, WE ARE INDEED A COUNTRY, and that the President should sack the entire cabinet for allowing such a absurd statement to be made, not in Singapore media but of all things in American Media.
Patritoism cannot be forced, it comes from the HEART. If the heart is wounded, Mr Balakhrishan, surely you have to mend it first.
Maju-lah Singapura
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“We need every single resident to proudly showcase Singapore at its best, in our usual understated but dignified way … blah, blah, blah …”
That can be double edged.
The world may come to know the REAL Singapore, and not that the PAP have window-dressed for the world.
Maybe REAL Singaporeans are not really welcomed to participate.
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i should correct myself, there is actually one blogger “aurvandil” who did attempt to say something postive and nice; his post was published just before mine.
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Where was he when LBW downturn the upturn of our silver medal table-tennis post-olympic celebration.
There was a big online petition, what kind of support and loyalty did Singapore got then?
If he is stuck alone rallying now, then that is HIS PROBLEM, not ours.
We placed Singapore and patriotism first, politics don’t count for sports. If he can get opposition support to prove an bipartisan national effort, it is certainly worth joining.
Otherwise no point crying over spilled hypocritical milk.
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#aurvandil on Sun, 21st Mar 2010 7:28 pm
“We need Singaporeans to get involved by decorating their estates, taking part as spectators to cheer the athletes on, as community volunteers to welcome the visitors, as well as participating in the numerous community and city celebrations that are being planned.”
The most ideal group of people will be the RC members; just like when they sent them around to put up the state flag just before the national day and also students to take time out of their lessons.
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YOG WILL fail but sure won’t report. They will host YOG Jalan Besar stadium, public swimming pools, in our say only tear down but still die cock standing National Stadium. Sia Sway (Disgrace!)
Rally my foot. So desperate for glory tell these MIW to open their multi million homes to home stay their VIPS lor.
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Yes !!!
We will vote you out from behind !!!!!!!!!!! and anywhere !! anytime !!!
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$zero on Sun, 21st Mar 2010 7:37 pm
You are right, patriotism has to come from the heart; you can’t coerce a person to be patriotic.
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Rally behind your pet project dream on.I will always remember you as a heartless person for saying your famous quote when someone ask you to increase another $70 per month to help the poor.Your reply ‘How much do you want? Do you want 3 meals in a hawker centre,food court or restaurant’
Vote all this Bastard out.
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Singapore is a company: hire and fire, bottomline and bonuses are all that matter.
Goh Chok Tong said Singaporeans are shareholders, but Temasek – which is always said to belong to the government, and not the people, the supposedly shareholders – is so shrouded in secrecy that it gives rise to the possibility that they really have something to hide, something very big and very bad, namely negatives, very big negatives- losses accumulated all the time, not only now, but even since Soochow and so on. (And so they need an insider, someone who can afford to “fail” to head Temasek – for why not LKY quit politics and head Temasak? No they need a figurehead.)
And then it will be more understandable why LKY needs growth at all costs – so the books are balanced before he goes – and why the need the bring in cheap labour, stick spurs in your much broken and worn out hides, work till you drop without ever seeing your CPF, (not that you will see it as it is locked up in your ever costly HDB flat) just to pump up the economy and the numbers.
Surely something is very wrong, even for a company.
And who will shed blood for a company?
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DR Vivian Balakrishan,
Can you tell why must we have to rally YOG? While you are enjoying your 8.8% pay increase. We Singaporeans are suffering.
I am a singlemum who is out of job lately. To add salt into my injury. My son childcare centre Principal keep on pressing me to look for a job if not my childcare subsidy will be taken back by MCYS! It is not that I don’t want to work it is I can’t find a job! While I am struggling to make ends meet and yet I am being pressed by the childcare centre that I can’t enjoyed full subsidy if I am not working.
Dr Vivan Balakrishan, can you be more commpassionate? I don’t have any people to rely on… If I am married and not working still can rely on the husband but I don’t have one. I ask the principal to be more compassionate but the principal said to me I am sorry it is MCYS policy that non working mum can’t enjoy full subsidy. Instead of helping us, it adds pressure and burden onto us. Instead of helping own Singaporeans, 10 millions are spent to help foreigners to integrate. Instead of addressing problems but you choose to turn deaf ears!
We Singaporeans would rather worry about our future instead of rallying YOG. It is a waste of tax payers money to organise such a stupid event.
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The YOG will flop. Nobody is interested in it. Not even Singaporeans.
Their best bet would be to get the foreigners involved.
Singaporeans are just too pissed off.
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I applaud the Correspondent’s ability to draw the link between (the lack of) support for Youth Olympic Games with the grim economic situation in Singapore.
Lolz.
(/End sarcasm)
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The only ”fever that has caught” on amongst Singaporeans which is so palpable is this lah – from taxi drivers, to students, to technicians, to the old man in the coffee shop, to housewives and acquaintances that i have spoken to – the resounding chorus is: they are utterly frustrated and fed up with PAP for its self-serving policies lah. They feel betrayed and feel used.
To enumerate or cite egs is redundancy!
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The big guns are not even participating in the swimming event and for football, only six minnow are taking part.
Participating Teams
Boys: Singapore, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Bolivia, Vanuatu, Montenegro
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1157409.html?cid=rssfeedatt=
What a waste of money and effort. Should have spent the money on helping poor Singaporeans.
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“It is indeed, very sad that a national event YOG which is supposed to bring honour to singapore is being viewed with such circumspection and derision by so many people, as seen in the posts in Temasek Review.”
Me-against-you mentality is unwittingly being built & planted into the heads of a lot of people.
In which country that foreigners are so much exhorted in favor of your own citizens.
And now they want support in their project (yes their project).
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“Rally” behind YOG?
“Rally” here means spent your $$$ on games tickets,YOG mascot plush toys,keychains,T-shirts,caps,souvenirs etc etc…
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Give us worldcup football, the long overdue sports hub and maybe we will rally behind the YOG. Sorry minister,we need the facilities first before we can be passionate. Using the games simply to “showcase” products and services is WRONG! It’s so artificial. It’s using the games for selfish purposes. Yes. Probably every country is doing that but at least it’s natural and the people are passionate naturally. We are unnatural things. I love sports, but I have to work.
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You want rally, you get rally. Let’s us rally for Vivian and his bunch of useless and world most’s expensive colleagues and clowns to be removed in Pappy office.
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Do not ask the new citizens and pr to do ns or social service. These people betrayed the very poor countries that given the best in education and opportunities and headed to a ‘greener pasture’. And they to show sense of gratitude and loyalty form these fleas, my foot.
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Ask those FTs and ‘new citizens’ to support lah!
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we have a team here…and we are daily praying for him and his bunch of goons…to to be voted out!
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what is there to rally ?
biz benefiting from the YOG are mostly not locals
jobs related to the YOG are mostly not for locals
at best the Sgp gold medallist was born in PRC
likely the Sgp silver medallist also born in PRC
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I saw Vivian on TV last night. He was pathetic. He was absolutely clueless about what to do. He was asking Singaporeans to come up with ideas to make the games a success! Hey, I got better things to do such as finding this month’s HDB installment payment and put food on the table. This turncoat who was bought over by the PAP for thirty pieces of silver has been saddled to turn the YOG into a success. I say let the bloody event fail. Where are all the great scholar civil servants and their grand ideas? They have bitten more than they can chew. They now realize that they need the ordinary Singaporeans to make the YOG successful. What happens when it is over? We revert to being daft, stupid and lazy? I pity the poor students, NS men and grass roots organizations who will be forced to attend the performances to give it a semblance of success. Maybe all PRs who attend the function will be given instant citizenship. Mediacorp and the Straits Times will give glowing reports of the success of the games. Let’s boycott the games to show to the ruling elite that they cannot take Singaporeans for granted. BOYCOTT THE YOG.
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Did Balakrishnan really urged Singaporean to rally?
Perhaps he forget to consume his medicine today.
Did he realized how much Singaporeans hate him?
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Mark my words….this Vivian guy will force all school children to attend YOG events.
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Have fun convincing everyone to support the Youth Olympic, Mr. Vivian. You will find us a very, very hard sell. Our collective attention is focused on more important matters.
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Let’s try not to put down our young aspiring athletes. This event was suppose to showcase our sporting potential, in there lies the whole problems. I read an article where parents were up in arms because of the selection process. The committee chose athletes with the best average score instead of the best score. eg Kid A ran the fastest time for 100m, last month. But his other times were not so fast. Kid B ran average time but slower than Kid A, but Kid B got selected cos he’s average time is better. So in fact we are not selecting the fastest kid but an average kid. Go figure.
In essence our sporting scene is in a mess, with the recent squabbles and mis-management. Is it any wonder why common Singaporeans give a hoot about sports overall. MCYS has tried but still failed in nurturing a lively, dynamic sporting culture, the non-existence of a sports hub is a glaring evidence in their short comings, so how can anyone be excited?
The government is so engrossed in building SIngapore Inc, they neglected the other aspects of the country like Music, Arts and Sports excellence. ALl their efforts are half hearted and cosmetic at best. Gone are the glory days of our Singaporean athletes bring back the gold and fame from their sporting achievements. Swimming is our only bright spot, and thank God most of them are locals.
So it shouldn’t come as a surprise to Dr V, how unsuccessful the YOG brand is right now at the moment. The values and foundation are not strong to begin with, to rally behind a brand, the people needs to believe the brand, as it shows here. The people do not believe.
But take heart, the young athletes will give their best and we will celebrate their achievements, but the true question is, will everyone enjoy the fruits of their success.
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Fret not, Vivian. The taxi drivers will rally …
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If I volunteer myself for YOG, will I get free meal at Hawker, Foodcourt or restaurant? Vivian reminded us in parliament that nothing is free and Singaporeans must not habour crutch mentality to ask for freebies. Because of his words, I am not going to volunteer FREEly otherwise every organisation will ask me for help and volunteer and end up they having crutch mentality too.
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If we really hate Vivian Balakrishnan. We should go and disrupt the Youth Olympic Torch Relay. We can try to extinguish the torch. We can also display anti-government posters and banners and hopefully there will be LIVE broadcast to show viewers across the world on how pathetic our government is. Just look at how the French managed to completely stop the torch relay during the Beijing Olympics in France.
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Vivian Balakrhsinanm,
you want help, “Please see your MP” just like the answer given by George Yeo, another PAP highfalutin clown. Stop bothering Singaporeans with PAP nonsense .
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i will not lend my support to YOG. fat hope.
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the whole youth olympics thing is a neoliberal project aimed at raising spore’s global profile, funded by taXPAYERS. to me it’s a sheer waste of money! and this vivian better disclose how much is invested by the govt, and how much is recouped! can TR do an analysis on this?
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Vivian, let alone rallying. I will not even tune in to the “live” telecast. I rather watch CNBC on how to make money.
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hey Bala, diam la, tell us how much the govt spent on this event, and how much is earned from the event. is this a loss-making event for the govt? we WANT to know because the money comes from TAXPAYERS!
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Want my support?
Sorry.
I am also a deaf frog too.
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This YOG is a total waste of time. Nothing more than a way for people involved, such as Dr. Balakrishnan and those school teachers involved to increase their performance bonus this year, as almost all secondary schools/ jcs are allocated one country to host. these endless displays of how vibrant and successful singapore is cannot be further from the reality.
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I thought the PR are consider local too. Why didn’t he ask the PR to “rally” behind the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held in Singapore.
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Singapore will be represented by foreign trash again and you dare waste our tax money.
YOG is an utter sham!
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i honestly dont give a shӣ about YOG, Vivian. Please go check your priorities about what you need to do for Singaporeans.
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No national stadium, no world cup, and PAP wants SG to host YOG???
Laughing stock of the century!!!
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wahlau. i live in Istanbul and i see that all over europe, arabs and up to malaysia, they know my city as capital of europe for 2010. i never hear any news of the yog. no matches or nothing. yog is nothing. istanbul 2010 is already well known without everyones help. now everyone has a part to do till the summer holidays. during the summer, around 10 million tourists are expected. how wonderful. i went 2 yog museum when i was primary 6 and its far from town in a hdb estate. kind of bad place to put a museum.
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To be fair, the entire YOG bid began before the economic meltdown. It seemed like a good idea then I bet.
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Its for Singaporeans? Sure or not?
Its more for them:-
For PAP + PAP MPs
For PA, RC and grassroots
For FT/PRs/new citizens
Singaporeans are DAFT and LAZY…You know about it, vivian!
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I had a suggestion:
lets all GO AND VOLUNTEER. Take the training course etc……
and then, dont show up on the actual event
you think like NS reservist, they cannot charge you AWOL , afterall, it is volunteering.
They have to learn their lesson, nothing is free.
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Is there a need to rally when Singaporeans feel a belonging? Singapooreans are not rallying because there is no sense of belonging with so many foreigners in Singapore.
PAP has used fear by saying that if opposition in power, sell your properties and move on as Singapore wouldn’t be good hence on. Opposition should copy their tactics and spread the word –
A vote for PAP is a vote for their foreign talent policy such that one day you can lose your job to a foreigner. Save guard your job, your friends’jobs, your relatives’jobs, vote opposition for your children sake.
This stupid foreign talent policy has caused many Singaporeans to lose their jobs and at night cannot sleep because they may lose their jobs next day.
Who cares about YOG or whatever the government is trying to rally.
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Go and sign up for the torch relay, and during the relay, run off-course with the torch on LIVE television.
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$10 mil was spent to integrate new migrants…Vivian,Why not spent another $10 mil to get them to rally for your YOG?
Pom pom each sold separately…
Your Singapore…Your YOG.
Don’t drag the rest of the true-bred singaporeans who needs to be productive and earn a decent living so that 8.8% salary increment can be “awarded” to the “elites” who has somehow miraculously “upturn the downturn”.
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We are daft, too stupid to understand what is YOG.
We are lazy, why should we bother. Maybe a little spur in the hide may persuade us.
We are lesser mortals. Events like this are not meant for people like us.
Anyway, there are enough foreigners and PRs to fill the stadiums. After all, they form 1/3 of our population which is more than adequate.
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Volunteering at the expense of my child’s schoolwork and time? The guy must be kidding. My daugther showed me the amount of time and commitment needed for the YOG and I told straight off to forget it. School’s curiculum is already very packed and with streaming year end, which parent would be so noble. The average parent do not have connections and influence to get their kids places, so no one would be so dumb to volunteer for a lost cause. These MIWs think othwer sare dumb or what.
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Volunteering at the expense of my child’s schoolwork and time? The guy must be kidding. My daugther showed me the amount of time and commitment needed for the YOG and I told straight off to forget it. School’s curiculum is already very packed and with streaming year end, which parent would be so noble. The average parent do not have connections and influence to get their kids places, so no one would be so dumb to volunteer for a lost cause. These MIWs think others are dumb or what.
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A country with an oppressive government such as Singapore can only coerce its people to support prestige projects. Such a government will fail as it forgot that it is the people that defines national spirit and I am sad to say that the spirit of Singapore died long ago when the majority saw the reality of PAP. My country is no longer a country and why should I support a project that does nothing to my own daily struggle to survive? Let it fail I say! This is another great opportunity of give PAP a big slap!
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AM NOT BOTHER ABOUT THIS YOG, NOTHING SPECIAL, MINISTER CAN RALLY AND RALLY AND RALLY AND ANYWAY THEY HAVE TO MUCH TIME TO WASTE…LET THEM GO AND SING AND FORCE STUDENTS PARTICIPATION.
BRAG SO MUCH AS IF GOING TO TRASH THOSE BIG PLAYERS,
SAILING, TABLE TENNIS…BORING GAMES
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This is the guy that appear on the SPH papers
If I am not wrong, this guy once said:”Those phyiscal disable people should learn to fend for themselves and should NOT always depend on the Govt. for handout”
I heard this guy had a good heart, he was a good man, someone he turn out to be exactly like George Yeo lacking in empathy and lacking in compassion. PAP wanted people who think differently from them, most who join them believe they can make a different.
Somehow, they all turn out be just as materialistic and pragmatic as those old guards, like minded men similar to men in white just of those boys who speak of Singapore is NOT a welfare state you fend for yourself even if you happen to be a disable person
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If I am not wrong, this guy join the men in white as a young men believing that he can make a different making PAP into a better party a better nation a caring and open society
Somehow along the way, those personal beliefs those conviction had been compromise. He turn out to be exactly like one of those boys in white.
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Vivien, what happen to you???Did you make a mistake and took a wrong turn in life???What turn you into a STORM TROOPER??You were the Y-GEN’s hero before becoming a STORM TROOPER,even the poor,elderly and less privilege are let down by your remark”..hawker,foodcourt or restaurant..”
Are you being punished for your earlier beliefs and set up on a job to be a sacrificial lamb??? or is it your Karma to be a STORM TROOPER???
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Vivian, you should ask Gong Li to light the torch and ask Jet Li to run the torch. What have they contributed to our society ever since they became one of us?
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If he truly thinks that this YOG event will bring in as much money as the Olympics, then he should have gotten the athletes to stay in hotels instead of university dorms. How nice of them to chase out our university students to accommodate those foreign athletes.
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@ zero
Singapore is a “COUNTRY”?
Please stop having such highfalutin ideals.
Your spurs are not stuck enough in your hides issit?
You deaf frog.
Go back and work in your food museum lah.
You want to eat at hawker centre, food court or restaurant?
Increase your monthly allowance $1 per day very good already ok.
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Go attend it yourself. You will politicise it to benefit the PAP for the next GE.
It is wrong in the first place to host it, and it is wrong now.
The government has ignored the more urgent needs and pleas of the people, it will now have to carry the burden on their own. They do not have the people behind them.
This is what you get when you pay yourselves millions and at the same not helping impoverished Singaporeans.
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■ah beng on Mon, 22nd Mar 2010 10:49 am
“…believing that he can make a different making PAP into a better party a better nation a caring and open society…”
His mind and vision was corrupted by his obscene salary. Pure and simple. Nobody dares to stand up to LKY. Do you want to bite the hand that feed? He is just another sycophant, no different from the other PAP MPs. There is no conviction and passion in their parliamentary speeches and ‘debates’, unlike what I saw in Australia where you have full time MPs and Senators.
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Yes Yes I will rally for you,but first can you tell me after the rallying will I get to eat in hawker center, food court,or restaurant hor.
If I eat restaurant hor I will rally more,if just eat at hawker center well maybe let me think about it first ok.
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Where was Balla when LBW scuttled the post Olympic silver medal celebration? Evaporation into thin air?
I put my country first. Politics has NO place in sports. Angry online petition have not inspired him to speak out strongly against the wrong.
Now he wants us to rally. Is his “thoughts” police ready to arrest, charge and convict us for illegal assembly of more than one?
Until you can get Opposition parties to join you in this YOG rally as a bipartisan effort of national pride, don’t bother knocking our doors.
We have no time for hypocritical cause.
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Kudos for the postings by “Now not talent anymore”!
Thought I’d share the plethora of graphs and commentary at Part C of my latest blog trilogy:
http://singaporeenbloc.blogspot.com/2010/03/trilogy-part-c-pm-said-i-am-saying.html
The Pariah, http://www.singaporeenbloc.blogspot.com
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With the repeatedly delayed of the Sports Hub project still fresh,
this Bala guy needs the YOG to be a success by ALL means to
self-boost his own ego as well as to score a high KPI to show to his Master that he is up to the task!!
Just look at the pathetic body language in the TV when he pleaded for Singaporeans to rally behind him for the YOG!!
Ah beng said this guy joined the MIW so as to show that he can make a difference. Well, what a difference he has made!!
Increased $30 for the PA and mocked the recipients whether
they want their meals at hawker centres, food courts or
resturants!!
This fella has lost his soul to the devil!!
Now he wants Singaporeans to rally behind him!!??
That itself speaks volumes about his mentality!!
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Aw, vivian, please listen to your fellow elites. They have been calling and labelling us true-blue Singaporeans as lazy, daft, etc. You and your kind do not need people like us, the lesser mortals, for the YOG. Indeed, we would not – nay, dare not – respond to such a rally call from a celestial being like you. For we are just ordinary Singaporeans slogging long hours just to put food on the table. But, not to worry, not to worry, with the care and concern you have shown to them, I’m sure the foreigners and our half-past six new citizens will gladly respond to your rallying call.
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Hey V, where you want the rallying to be held? In a hawker ctr, a food court of a resturant? Please, there are more important things like Jobs & FTs lah. Dont you get it? We are not interested & I think most of us couldnt even care cos we dont make S$5000 a day & we have families to take care! Hey, why not ask the New Singaporeans & FTs to help instead? After all, you guys rather waste S$10 millions to integrate these barbarians than lift a finger to help the aged & sick!
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even if its the real Olympics or World Cup, what’s in it for you and me if you volunteer and give all your support???
The most ideal solution now is for the IOC to issue this pariah dog an ultimatum.
buck up or they ship the YOG out to Russia!!!
NDP is in August, YOG in August after that.
some rumors saying election on Sep11.
so everyone rally rally behind the PAP in Aug, and come Sep11, all feel very high after rallying and vote PAP????
rally my balls!!!!
This kekleng pariah is afraid his YOG will end up like Mah BT’s world cup 2010, only much worst.
having a cock-up event for the world to watch is much much worst than a non-event at all.
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Vivi, I think you are mad. To rally behind YOG so that your KPI can be met is definitely calling Sinkies stupid! Gone are the days whereby our parents are illiterate and loyal.
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To Vivian,
RALLY AROUND ?
I SAY TO YOU VIVIAN THIS…
NUTS!
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@Singlemum,
I do emphatize with your predicament lah. However, understand that one who purports to serve the nation and its people has party interests and $$$ in mind – it is simply an illusion lah to assume that they he/she would listen or do something to facilitate or alleviate … .
the reality is that the likes of these type of politicians is that he/she has mortgaged ethics, principles,integrity for political and money gains. These are the shameless lot dictating, preaching integrity, responsibily and … is it not hypocrisy?
Sad, but true is the state of Singapore politics lah.
PS – Singaporean never came first, look around and see. It is doublespeak and doubletalk lah and it will be like that lor.
UnlessSingaporeans summon the courage and intelligence to vote this people out and usher in the changes then there is a possiblity/chance for people like you to be REALLY heard.
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george yeo urged singaporeans to rally behind jack neo…
vivian urged singaoreans to rally behind yog..
All singaporeans, please rally behind the opposition parties coming GE. This will show pap that we singaporeans can rally when we want to..
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If given a chance we rather stepped on you.
Rally behind you……..dream on
Anyway we are ready to Rally behind any opposition party !
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Ask not what the people can do for the government.
Ask what the government can do for the people.
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George Yeo called Singaporeans to rally behind JN and his family.
Now, Vivian want Singaporeans also to rally….Why so many rally? Here rally, there also rally. U think we are so free like U?
Talking about hawkers, bus and taxi-ask those tourists to surf internetwww.Singapore for info. ok. Tell them ok.
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Our government so funny wan. Ask people to help them instead of they helping people. Can anybody answer my question? I need to know the adult world.
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YOG is equally dangerous as bar top dancing.
If you want to attend YOG, remember that some people could fall off the prize winners pedestal. Some people may die as a result of YOG.
Not just because they have fallen off, but because it’s usually those athletes like Serena and Venus Williams in their short skirts standing on the champions podium, who may attract insults from other men. The boyfriend starts fighting.
Some people could die. Blood could be shed for convening the YOG.
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YOG is a way of uniting Singapore once again, but some things should just be government handled, dont u think? Involving the people should be voluntary.
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