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Monday, 4 July 2016

The Power Of Your Vote.


















The Brexit has dominated the news lately.  Do you know the enormous power you have in your vote:

a) With your vote, you can tell the politicians to walk the talk and not to just talk and talk.  They need to fear and respect your vote.  You need not fear them.

b) With your vote, you can send a strong message to the elites living in glass towers not to throw stones.  Their smugness and hubris has engineered income inequality, job losses, shrinking the middle class, etc.  Glare at them if you want to discharge your anger.

c) With your vote, you can tell the big banks and businesses not to con us anymore.  Some of them need to be incarcerated for their crimes and misdeeds.

d) With your vote, you can tell the mainstream media to fly kites.  We can vote whichever way we like.  We do not want to fall into their self-serving traps and propaganda. We do not want to be brainwashed.

e) With your vote, you can say "no one is indispensable".  Prime Minister comes and Prime Minister goes.  No dynastic rule for me.

f) With your vote, you can tell the civil servants to wake up and do the proper job.  No need to look over your shoulders to get the bosses' pats.


P.S. - With such an enormous power your vote can muster, do you think Singaporeans will get to vote in a referendum on the 2 contentious issues that the nation now faces:-

1) The Elected Presidency - whether it should be an Elected or Appointed Presidency or a completely new model, etc.

2) The projected Population Target  of 10 million people.

Your guess is as good as mine.






Wednesday, 1 June 2016

"Trojan Horse" Moments.



















An " Invisible" Party
Our Opposition Parties
Need to shadow-box!

This Monster machine
Our mainstream media/pods
To spin capture minds!

Elections time wild
To lie, twist, concoct, play tricks
Slay the dragon!

A trojan horse
Ready to spin, brainwash minds
In every home!

Newsworthy camouflage
Hidden agenda covered up
Subservient to detract!


Boycott, jettison
Stop the dissemination channels
Cut the propaganda flow!


Social media help
Expose the lies, falsehoods all
"Truths must prevail"!


Opposition rise
Lies, fictitious truths to confront
Call a spade a spade!


Rally the citizens
To shut the siren calls
And to stand steadfast!


The battles are long
Hard, treacherous, demanding
Persist to victory!







Sunday, 1 May 2016

Truth Moments.





















Good Politics
In words, in action repressive
Semantics of shrewd minds!

Politics Policies
One is skewed the other patronizing
Spin wins the day!

Meritocracy
The parody of Democracy
Managed, twisted, fixed!

Capitalism
Corrupted, abused, disavowed
Subsumed under Cronyism!

An ubiquitous face
On mainstream media galore
Primed for cult worship!

Trying hard on world stage
A boy in body language
A clown on parade!

It's the family tree
Not forgiving ever vengeful
It's in the genes!

A Minister
Speaking of grassroots' independence
Joke of the half century!

Honour is pure gold
Not corruptible, not fake
False facade shit!

Insinuations
Distortions, character kill
Stop such detractors!

B. Batok residents
The choice is as clear as stars
Reject the indiscretion!


Monday, 4 April 2016

Spin Moments.



















Brain washing machine
Mainstream media camouflage
Minds incarcerated!

Overseas Business trips
Entourage follows to spin
Comeback spitting shit!

Spam Spam Spam and Spam
Day in day out 24/7
Will it ever stop!

Budget 2016
Surplus Deficit Balanced
NIR to play!

Spin misfired
Even daughter disagrees
"Balls carrying" expose!

Minds in captivity
Struggling in sinking mud
Wakefulness to hold!

Aristocracy over peasants
Higher mind overshadows
Beware mind programme!

A Company bleeding
Chairman blaming every one
But his performance!


Saturday, 5 March 2016

Sophistry Moments.


















Holding court expertly
Judge, prosecutor, defender all
Like a smart aleck!

Black is black surely
White is white definitely
Grey out of the blue!

Facts are truths
Some are half-truths in disguise
Some are twisted truths!

Information deems
As falsehoods with motives
Integrity triumphs!

Information denied
Explanation transpose
Timely news answer all!

Silence is better
Truth crying out for answer
Explanation late!

Silence pretends good
Silence unsettles the heart
No answer from silence!

The sound of silence
Good for the heart  and soul
Mind argues otherwise!






Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Year of the Monkey - Monkey Business.








It is the year of the Monkey and I think it is appropriate to talk of "monkey business".  Last month at the opening of the new Parliament the P.M. announced among other things he would ask Parliament to amend laws in the following areas:-

a) NCMP (Non-Constituency Member of Parliament): The provision of 9 members will be increased to 12 members in the next General Election.  These members will now have voting rights, etc. I have always viewed these MPs as pseudo-MPs - these are the losing Opposition Parties' candidates who garnered the most votes in the election. Many view the NCMP Scheme as a ploy by the ruling party to ensure "political dominance".

b) GRC (Group Representation Constituency): P.M. has said he is in favour of smaller GRCs.He did give us some smaller GRCs in the 2015 General Election. I wonder when will his 6-members AMK GRC and his deputy's 6-member Pasir Ris-Ponggol GRC be reduced in accordance with his rhetoric.  You may like to know that the following PAP candidates were elected on the coat tails of the GRC Scheme in the 2015 GE:
Mr Ong Ye Kung (Sembawang GRC) - lost in 2011 GE in Aljunied GRC; Mr Desmond Choo (Tampines GRC) - lost in 2011 GE in Hougang SMC; Koh Poh Koon (AMK GRC) - lost in Ponggol East SMC 2013 By-election. Many Opposition Parties view this scheme as one among many "to make life difficult for them" - a mantra that the ruling party is not shy to admit.  Ever wonder why after 50 years our Opposition Parties are still playing "second fiddle".  Sometimes you cringe for them for the many mountains they have to climb.  I salute them for their undaunted spirit and perseverance.

c) Elected Presidency: A Constitutional Committee has recently been appointed to review this institution.  One of the functions of the Presidency is to ensure proper custody of our reserves.As billions of dollars of our reserves have been invested here and overseas, I have a question whether our President has powers to look into how and whether  these investments are judiciously and properly made and whether accountability and liability on the part of those doing the investments are clearly spelt out, etc.

For "good politics" to prevail in Singapore we need the following:-

a) An independent Electoral Commission so that there is no accusation of gerrymandering, etc.
b) Free and non-partisan mainstream media so that every body is free to make and decide issues for himself/herself;  we should not condone communist-like propaganda, grandstanding, etc
c) Grassroots organisations and Government agencies should be open and be fair to all citizens of all shade of political beliefs/colours, etc.

My humble wish is for a more vibrant and all-embracing political culture in this our great country!.

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Sunday, 7 February 2016

Sunday, 10 January 2016

Volatile Moments.





















(Above Final instalment of photographs of Yunnan-Shangri-la trip for your enjoyment)


Markets rise and fall
Buy low sell high the mantra
Animal spirits reign!

Economic woes
Slow and low growth the forecast
Monetary juggling?

Policy makers
Market participants
Will they see eye to eye?

When Shanghai sneezes
The whole world was jolted
Even U. S. shaken!

Currencies defile
Currencies adjustments
Value is what counts!


"Talking Heads" expound shit
Confusing investors with guesses
Blind leading the blind!

In a nutshell
There are unknown unknowns
Predictions are hogwash!

In volatile times
My anchor is my Lord God
My fortress my hope!

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Pivotal Moments.































(ABOVE ARE MORE PHOTOS OF YUNNAN-SHANGRI-LA TRIP)

Years of comradeship
Wrapped in false pretences
Friendship abandoned abruptly!

A stupid fool
Feigning knowledge and wisdom
Spitting shit all around!

Tolerance friendship
Misread as advantages to exploit
Abuse of carnal minds!

A deadly habit
A puff at every moment
A step closer to grave!

What of human heart
Evil pretense goodness entwined
Who can understand it!

Was lost naive
Jesus Christ my salvation
My light in the dark!

A step of no return
Engulfed in treacherous acts
Light for the righteous!

Idiosyncrasies
Prejudices quirks and all
Reflections of heart!