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I'm 100% xia(can't find the chinese character) 阳 teochew, same as Low's. Teochew has a few "variations" (ka yang, tiong yang, ponan) depend on locations in 福建省. I was "on the spot" yesterday at Hougang ave 4/blk837. George also quite ok. If he can speak mandarin and some dialects will be added advantage and could have "help" him to boot his "人气" this round, but his opponent has better 人气, the way I look at it. These are "fated", look like he has high chance to roll to foot of mountain this time round. LSL is thinking hard now to get who as foreign affairs minister.

In 1991,he contested in Hougang when he was 35. By speaking xia yang teochew, he was thus coined the "潮州怒汉". Time flies, 20 yrs gone, now he is 55, can withdraw cpf liao. Let's back to fs strategy in GE. Luckily now is rabbit yr, not tiger. This time, he wants to whack the tiger at top of the mountain, make it out of the long-occupied cave and roll it down to the foot of mountain by using "secret weapons". He will likely be coined "潮州武松" if the tiger really rolls to foot of mountain on 7 may. Voters are Low's secret weapons, too bad, George could not really comprehen, at this point of time, what Low was trying to hint by saying voters could not be used as "weapons" and must be "sayang". George probably prefers voters to look upon him as "General", instead of "tiger". Low is smart and appearantly at upper hand by using famous and easy-to-understand iconic historical story, to create some sort of "势" to boost his team's morale, intended to "press" opponent down. Low will then launch the "whacking" actions, let's see what're his "whacking actions". As usual, George will launch the "scare you scare me" & 3C(convince, confuse, condemn)strategies and repeat & repeat. The mastermind who taught these strategies probably overlook this: He who prepares to "die" fears none. Not even Ghost or God, not to mention the opponent is just a human being.

Side track abit here. Simi $36k? Start work in early 1986 as technician, after 2.5yr NS(allowance from $90 to $200 cpl), wage=$640. Mid 1986, joined smrt after 2 "panel interview" & signed 3yr bond with 2 witnesses, wage=$1042(TO). Left in 1992, join private, pay=$2,200,after some 11yrs left and joined present's, now $6k, still cannot break $100K per annual at age 47(angmoh DOB, chinese DOB already 48). I have left with not many another "5 years". So can only provide 3rd world views: - The hard-earned lightning logo has its color fading away within ppls' heart with so many "emperors" around. - "Servants to ppl" becomes "emperors" once empowered. - The real emperor has voting right becomes servant and needs to work and work till last breath to feed the empowered "emperors". - "Emperors" love throwing party, dance & sing along with Boney M's "one way ticket"... - They eat rice without knowing the price of rice. - Answers in P make all confused & questioners kena condemned, no convincing. - "Home" affairs' job is to let go culprit and ask neighbouring countries to catch and pass over. - ICA's job is to open the gate big big and say no external talents, internal has no jobs. - If flat owners drawing 2.7mil per yr + 8 month bonus = $375K per month(can buy a resale 3rm every month!), sure will raise hands and feets and shout hdb flats very affordable. - First world government = first highest paid government in the world. Want some more? Go Serangoon stadium tonight from 1930 to 2200.

You've raised a good & practical yet "big" issue for discussion: just some of my thoughts here, I'm in late 40. -Older generation (40 and above)have gone through the phrase and experienced how LKY and his old kakis fighted for singapore which end singapore today. Deep in their hearts, due respects to them, die die support the "brand name". -Time flies, 2nd, 3rd gen leaders now on stage likes "stars","elites","scholars". Self-proclaimed "servants to/of ppl", but the behavious in the public act otherwise(majority of them), walking in the "centre", protected by the "subservants" in front & at back while "having dialogues" down to earth with residents. Smiling face, sweet voice, who know what's on their mind? bouncing head as if like a "bouncing head bug" which I used to play with when I was young in kumpong..1st world class actor/actress indeed. I would prefer you quitely with one or 2 ppls, with paper & pen, knock the doors.....Gooden rule, be remembered the real defination of SERVANT is one who washes master's feets quitely. The hard-earned, long established "image" or "brand name" is fading away liao,to me, by the public acts of these "servants". -Most voters are "see $ eye open" nature, cos it deals with stomach, holidays, property, needs(simply put all material needs).That's why ruling party whacks on voters' "weak point" in order to get more votes. -Only those who know exactly what they want will vote for frist world parliament or first world gov. Opp, likewise should whack at the weakpoints of the ruling party to gain access into parliament. For secrecy of ballot, read this: http://www.elections.gov.sg/voters_ballotsecrecy.html

All opp should join force & whack on president/ministers wage issue. Distribute the list during rallies, ask voters to pin on main door, read at it everyday, till election day, then they will know what to do on 7 May 2011. Sure whole island hot & boil.

No paint, no tax lor.

Politicians love to play language card at "last minute"- Now is the time to hear or see them speak the language they are not familiar with. Why they do THIS at this point of time? The know the "value" of doing so, however, intrinsically, this sort of "last minute" "behavoir" is like driver cutting quence. Not encouraged.

Just returned from the hougang "rally site auditing", can't sense any beginning of "east wind", but heard some little dull "hammering sound" on & off, and many people. A bit "hot". "1.5" hammers not enough, need more to make solid sound. Chen SM could spoke in malay leh, also spoke some tamil. Language become a "FS" tool in the battle. LTK openly admits he bo "tong" alone in parliament liao, want wp as codriver to slap driver when driver fall asleep while driving....

Slogan: No talent, no job. The self-called "servants to people", once empowered, become "emperor to people" will throw party play and sing Boney M's "One way ticket" for 5 years. The people who do the empowerment become the "servants to the emperor". How many "5 years" does one have? (60-21)/5 = 8 only -Servants got "last minute" jumping up & down and give the figures confusing even condemning masters one meh? -Servants got self increase wage without master's approval one meh? -When "servant" does walk round, got so many "sub-servants" to "open road" for him one meh? -Have you seen when servant eats at hawker center, sub-servant carry ball to a state by putting on napkin around servant's neck? Servant enjoying being put on and seen by "emperors", got this kind of servant one meh? Why SM, MM don't stop all these? The hard-earned image and reputation are fading away liao, I am sure. Chinese saying: 上梁不正下梁歪。

As a "fs" tool to increase own chance to enter into parliament, highly recommending oppositions to hand out the list of our president & ministers' wage, to each visitors at the rally. With some elaborations using projector on how many THINGS these $ can buy, voters will know what & how to do next. This is SunZi's 反 X 计.

Just for information to those who do not know the world's top highest pay politicians in the world, within our little island: Figures are yearly wage, not inclusive of the 8-month bonus. 1. Elected President SR Nathan - S$3.9 million.Has been increased to $4,267,5000 on 20/3/2011. 2. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - S$3.8 million. 3. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew - S$3.5 million. 4. Senior Minister Goh Chok Thong - S$3.5 million. 5. Senior Minister Prof Jayakumar - S$3.2 million. 6! . DPM & Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng - S$2.9 million. 7. DPM & Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean - $2.9 million. 8. Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo - S$2.8 million. 9. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan - S$2.7 million. 10. PMO Minister Lim Boon Heng - S$2.7 million. 11. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang - S$2.7 million. 12. PMO Minister Lim Swee Say - S$2.6 million. 13. Environme! nt Minister & Muslim Affairs Minister Dr Yaccob Ibrahim - S$2.6 mil! lion. 14. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan - S$2.6 million. 15. Finance Minister S Tharman - S$2.6 million. 16. Education Minister & 2nd Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen - S$2.6 million. 17. Community Development Youth and Sports Minister - Dr Vivian Balakrishnan - S$2.5 million. 18. Transport Minister & 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim Siang Kiat! - S$2.5 million. 19. Law Minister & 2nd Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam - S$2.4 million. 20. Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong - S$2.2 million. 21. PMO Minister Lim Hwee Hwa - S$2.2 million. 22. Acting ICA Minister - Lui Tuck Yew - S$2.0 million. 23 to 30 = Senior Ministers of State and Ministers of State - each getting between S$1.8 million to S$1.5 million. Take MBT's wage for example: (225,000x12 + 225,000x8)= SGD4,500,000(yearly) = $375,000(monthly), wow can buy a 3 rm resale flat EVERY MONTH, VERY AFFORDABLE!

As mentioned earlier, fs is all about mother nature. He who understands, and adapts to mother nature's law of nature sure at greatest advatage. Law of nature translate into simple language are: 天时，地利，人和。 - high ministers/president wage. - high property price - global ss of food become high commodities price - high commercial/industrial rental - High over YOG budget, town council lehmanbrother, GIC loss, Mas selamat, no transparency to some policies, "elegant high profile" appearance among commoners, speak with eyes looking up, etc etc.......all come at "right" timing to the oppositions. In other words, the 天时，人和 components are to PAP's disadvantage. PAP is "big" & resourceful always have 地利. I think, the "heaven" is helping/siding the oppositions this time round. If opp don't realise the situations and make good use of chances to whack at weaknesses of PAP to increase own's 人和, at same time covering up own's weaknesses, opportunities will just slip through. Believe Low & Chiam knew these and bet on "big", forego the "small". Today's rally at hougang ave 4, open space, near blk837, must go to observe if the "east wind" has started blowing.

Got: - Where are u when not in GE. - Al lian queen, ah beng ah seng faces. - Raiding nation reserve. - Asked only "one question" in parliment. Question not fully answered, want to carry on meh? Parliment is the "bowling" place meh? Only election will tell who's head rolls on the ground. ......

SPP Chiam's wife very "eng"? The $600K peanut issue must learn.

Let me kick start: No student nor master's view, only my own view. Tampines: - One candidate last minute pull out, 未战先退, no good leh. - MBT last minute jumping up & down like a monkey with the figures, using the 3C strategy again-convince, confuse & condemn. The more he speaks invite more "arrows". Should keep quite, and pray hard the PM, like Wong KS passing the "ball" to Shamugan, pass the "hot yam" to an army general. - Luckily, don't know who teach him, last minute pull another "horse". Now the team powers by "double horse" - good leh, 好兆头. Hard time for NSP liao. Aljunied: - A repeat of "赤壁之战". The weak vs the strong at strategic location with "great men" at both ends. - Wp should learn how to borrow the "arrows" when east wind starts blowing, to increase own strength and a blow to the opposite, by inviting Mao's wife & children to appear in the public and say something. - The first one to quenue to book rally premises, 好兆头. To be continued.

Again, failed to convince, then confuse and last condemn. We are now talking about voting some opposition to speak and vote in parliament, not asking the little opposition to run the country. Just want to show to ruling party be more receptive to commoners' voice while making policies, not elites/scholars' alone!

NTUC & chinese press have groomed her as she is today. Ask her to eat s h i t and die. Same tactic, keep using: can't convince then confuse follow by condemn. Chiam CT's only question with regard to Mas selamat in parliament never get fully answered. Seriously pray & hope that her team's( Wong KS, Ng...) heads can be "rolled off" all at one go by Chiam's team, entrust by ppls there. Chiam has the "die-hard" spirit in politic, speaking problem by stroke yet wants "head on collision". Hope the spirit passes on. Anyone see PAP MPs'wives with them during walk rounds?

PPls with different "needs" & "wants", hard to please at one go, or hard to have a "fair deal" on relocation. -Older ppls generally dislike/resist "change",whether the "change" will bring them good or bad. Have to use "force" to execute the change. PAP has intelligently translated "forces" into legislation over the years. Legislation = last time's emperor order. - Can we, the commoners, modify the emperor order? - There is no fair deal in this world, exactly the same to "no free lunch", however, we observe the repeating cycles of reality of "big fish eat" and "small fish eat prwan". Big eats small, small eats smaller, smaller eats smallest, tis cycle never stop till end of world. - Be realise that BIG does the speaking.

Politicians/elites/scholars love to use this 3-step tactic(3c): - Convince, confuse, condemn. Convince fails, confusion comes, follow by condemning at last. Must learn this when one climbs coporate ladder. Once they are empowered, they don't even bother to convince, they will sing Boney M's "one-way ticket".

Sis, thank you for your compliment or "souring"?? 1st reading feel sweet, read again felt abit "sour" taste. A month or 2 back, one forumer suggested me to pm u(my words are "heavier" than others?)to stop PMing "bad fsm list", I and replied with some "excuses" and ignored the suggestion till I read jac87's post. Good intention and hardwork at times invite unintended results, you know I know. Wise to let forumers trying out their "fate/luck" on fsms. Sorry for my kpo.

BTO price is slightly below resale presently. To prepare for my children's afordability of HDB flats, I prepared 2 tables. One based on yearly price increment of 5%yoy, another is 10% yoy. If resale price increase between 5-10% in the coming years, be "standby":

If u bring this up to previous's Mah BT & present's Raymond Lim, very likely they will tell u this scares away the big investors and leave singaporeans with no jobs. Anyway, school fees can have different rate for different status of ppl, why can't the same be apply for transportation. Or even the "public housing"? Say PRs pay a premium to gov over the mkt rate of flats, right? Another ways to increase nation's reserve, right? Should ask WP's Low TK to do the "bombardment".

What's the rationale can activate own cpf fund for studying only FULL TIME at U but not PART TIME? Scare that U graduates flooded over the streets? I guess this was Tony Tan's concern. Likely after GE, MOE will amend the PSLE's mother tongue weightage. Changing ministers like changing clothes, now they may have realised their "mistake", nowonder Goh CT mentioned a minister to stay for 4 terms. Wondering who sets the stupid rule for primary principals to stay for only 6 years. Why MOE couldn't imagine what will happen to a company with CEOs keep changing? They only stress that the ruling party cannot be changed! Whose's interests at heart?

Are there any figures published openly? I resonate with yr last 2 paragraphs only. There are many ways & means to compete and attract foreign talents to put singapore on top of the world, but by spending public's $ in this way....err too much! Should spend all these $ to upgrade the schools, teachers......Education minister keeps changing also too much leh. Tony Tan, Teo CH, Ng...