Singapore Presidential Elections 2011 Candidate Analysis

18 Aug 2011

Why am I doing this?

I have spent approximately 6 days in analyzing our Presidential Elections (PE) candidates since the Presidential Elections Committee first issued the certificates of eligibility to the 4 Presidential candidates on the 11th Aug 2011.

I went through their websites and blogs. I read articles about them and about the election at the candidates’ websites, as well as from other websites. I watched many of their videos in the Internet. I watched videos on the Roundtable discussion with the 4 presidential candidates conducted by Straits Times in the Straits Times newsroom on Tuesday, 16th Aug 2011. I watched their Nomination Day speech, 17th Aug 2011, and some campaigning walked about videos. And I also watched the TV broadcast of the PE candidates on the 18th Aug 2011.

I have also been thinking and analysing about this PE since then. Now that I am clear and I can answer to myself how and why I make my decision, I would like to share them with all of you, and present them to you as a normal Singaporean.

Singapore Government – Your Father

14 Aug 2011

National Day Rally 2011 – August

I have just watched the National Day Rally 2011 from the LIVE webcast. The prime minister (PM) of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, was giving his National Day Rally speech at the University Cultural Centre @ NUS (National University of Singapore) this evening.

Like his previous rally speech, he updated us on what is happening around us and how it will affect us. He announced some “goodies”, mentioned some names, explained some policies and also highlighted our achievement. However, I personally feel that in his speech tonight, the mood, the punch and the length of speech is quite different. I also find that the facial gesture of the ministers and the government officials were somehow quite different compared with the past rally. Well, I may be over sensitive, but I think that my observation is plausible after all we did have a watershed General Election (GE) 2011 in May; things are a little bit different now.

The overall signal I received from his speech is that PM Lee is asking for a unity of people so that the government can get the politics and policies right. Unity means 2 two-way. It cannot be always the government’s or the people’s way.

Women Soccer World Cup 2011 Final – my thoughts

18 July 2011

I have been very busy with my project lately, but I just feel so compelling to stop everything I am doing and blog about this.

After learning through twitter that Japan has won the Women Soccer World Cup 2011, I was quite emotional.

Techcrunch reported that a historical high volume of 7,196 tweets per seconds on the final game of the Women Soccer World Cup 2011. more..

I am not a fan of Women Soccer but I love soccer and I don’t separate whether is it men or women soccer. To me, the soccer spirit is the same for both sexes. The spirit of facing the given forever changing situation (why? because the ball is round, it can row to either side), preparation for the game, mental calmness and strength during the game, physical endurance, team work & spirit, player’s skill and commitment, coach and captain leadership, playing by the rule, fair game, sportsmanship …. the list can go on and on.

All these spirit also exist in businesses, institutions, working life, personal life and even as a Nation or a Country.

Entrepreneur : Orion : Ambiguity

17 Feb 2011

Tonight is the 15th night (or “Zub Gor Mair” in hokkien), which is also the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration. The sky is clear, the moon is full and bright, and the stars are sparkling. While walking back after a simple but good dinner with my wife, we were able to see the Orion constellation clearly. Do you know that you can find the North South East West direction by looking at the Orion? Perhaps you may have already know, but for the benefit of those who do not, I have done an image illustration below.

First, spot the Orion constellation.

Then, look for the Orion’s Belt.

There is a bright spot (a nebula – gaseous cloud) below the belt. Opposite it is the North. The left is the East and the right is the West (opposite to the compass).

Chinese New Year, Red Pocket and Gambling

5 Feb 2011

Today is the 3rd day of Lunuar New Year or Chinese New Year. The west used the Sun movement for their calendar, which we are using today. The Chinese used the Moon (Lunar) movement for their calendar. In the Lunar calendar, on the 15th day, the moon is always full.. It just tells me that science exist long long long time ago. Just that thousands of years ago, only few people can understand how it works.

Furthermore, the Chinese is well known not to teach “EVERYTHING” to their disciples or apprentices… a hard fact… reason being the masters are worried to be “over throne” by their own disciples or apprentices. Can you imaging if one from the first generation knew 100% of the knowledge, he only passed down 99% of the knowledge to the next generation and so forth. Eventually, when they reached the 50th generation, only 50% of the knowledge are passed down. What a waste and what a loss. Sad… If, and only if, the Chinese passed down 100% of the knowledge from generation to generation, on top of that, improvise and make changes from generation to generation, I think the world will be a very different world today.. anyway, only if…

S. Rajaratnam – Another Founding Father of Singapore to remember

25 Jan 2011

Wow, time flies off swiftly when you didn’t notice it. Just realised my last post was more than 6 months ago….

Last week, our Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew launched his 3rd memoir – Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going. It generated some argument in the blog space after a young blogger spoke to the press that, I quote:”‘There is nobody bigger than MM in Singapore,’ said Mr Cheo, who has read and owns both volumes of Mr Lee’s memoirs. ‘He is the equivalent of Nelson Mandela to Singaporeans.’” – source Straits Times.

Freedom like a Wavin’ Flag – 2010 World Cup

20 June 2010

Today is Father’s day. I wish all the great fathers everywhere a Happy Father’s day.

This period of time is also the 19th FIFA World Cup (4-year once) – the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (11 Jun 2010 to 11 July 2010) – since the FIFA world cup started in 1930.

Soccer or Football is a game that I love naturally. My legs will just move with the ball.. It was such a long time since I last played a soccer game….

I love to watch the game too. I have a neighbour who once complaint to me that she don’t understand what is so fun watching 23 men, including the referee, running around and chasing after a “stupid” ball on the field… for 90 mins…. well, I don’t understand what is so fun about watching 2 people hitting a shuttlecock with a racket side to side either….. sorry, no offence to badminton fans, just want to bring a point across. I respect all sports and all fans

Special price PCs for older citizens

10 March 2010

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (“IDA”) is issuing this Call for Collaboration (“CFC”) to invite Participants (“PC Provider”) to propose the provision and promotion of suitable PC bundles (“Proposals”) to:

a. Members of the public who are of NRIC age 50 and above;

b. 8000 Singaporean senior citizens who can tap on IDA’s funding of $100 each to defray their PC cost.

Click here to read the full document from IDA

Click here for a digest

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Song: SuperBand (感应) Save the earth

I accidentally heard part of this song (感应) on the radio a few months ago and was attracted by the rhythm and the meaning of the lyrics. Later, then I found out that it was sang by the group SuperBand 纵贯线

Bravo, another solid breakthrough song by this group of heavy weight musicians.

Most, if not all, band members become famous after their band became popular. Furthermore, the band members are usually young and upcoming. But in reverse, this group SuperBand 纵贯线 was formed by 4 famous veteran song musicians, salute them.

Updated: 17 Feb 2012

The 4 members (based on the position shown on the video clip below – from left to right)

周华健, 张震岳, 李宗盛 and 罗大佑

The “big brothers” like 李宗盛 and 罗大佑 were from my time.  Wish them all the best and hopefully, can see more solid work from them from time to time again. Thank You guys! Keep it Up!

I searched Youtube and found the below clip (Updated video: 17 Feb 2012). Thought of sharing this wonderful song with you.

Best hear in a quiet and alone environment

Just Laugh: Annoying Orange: Pacmania

Pacman was a game of my generation (X). Remembered during that time, we used to patronize the Amusement Park. We would spend hours there. To play the game, you just had to insert x1 or x2 20 cents coin into the game machine.

Wow, that was a long long time ago… and you know what? This year, 2010, is the 30th anniversary of Pacman game. That was in 1980.

Below is a video about the infamous Youtube Annoying Orange playing as Pacman, enjoy the fun

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