http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/ The Reflections of a Child in Water Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:35:01 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Politics (new) People http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/23.html Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:31:24 GMT Singapore KL Sydney HK Mumbai Prices of 122 goods and services (excl Rent) 95.3 45.8 100 102 47.9 Average Food Price 117.3 43.4 100 114.6 41.4 Household Applicances Index 108.1 64.9 100 96.6 82.2 Prices of services (27 items like haircut, DSL internet, telephone, cinema, etc) 93.3 31.1 100 93.3 37.7 Working Time req’d to buy 1 Big Mac (mins) 22 33 14 17 70 Working Time req’d to buy 1 kg bread (mins) 26 21 15 26 14 Working Time req’d to... (more) http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=23 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/22.html Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:43:01 GMT Hadn't been blogging for a while as I had been bogged down by work. Meanwhile, I have decided to migrate to blogspot as I found blogdrive pretty slow to load. I also liked blogspot's ability to write in Chinese. The blogspot address is http://water-child.blogspot.com Sorry for the inconvenience of updating your links. Will blog something sooner or later once I settled down somewhat. Sooner rather than later, I hope. http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=22 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/21.html Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:55:42 GMT Heavenly Sword posted his views of the nation being likened to three metaphors – a person, a place and a club. On the issue of Singaporeans leaving, he mentioned that a country ‘loses’ only if the person who left is ‘professionally skilled and talented’. Perhaps because of my background, I would interpret this term in the broadest sense to mean 'Everyone'. To me, a kway teow man is as talented as an IT engineer, or a doctor, or a lawyer. And even the handicapped would be considered talented for they bring joy, bonding and happiness to those around them. I hold the view that a country... (more) http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=21 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/20.html Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:21:02 GMT From First World to Next Stop Singaporeans share their views on Vibrant, Global City Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg 9th August 2006 GOING by events of the past year, one thing is becoming clear: First World is so passé. Singapore's next objective is to reinvent itself into a Vibrant, Global City. Last year, we hosted the International Olympic Committee. Next month, we welcome the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and some protesters. But as Singapore peers into its future, complete with one of the great shopping streets of the world, two... (more) http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=20 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/19.html Sun, 06 Aug 2006 05:18:23 GMT Kway Teow Man's post on loyalty led me to think a little further on my earlier post. I must have mis-read his post. For I seem to get the impression that to get more loyalty from its citizens, besides being gracious to those who left, the government should also put up a better 'wayang' show. This would help satisfy the group of Singaporeans who feel that their feedback had not been taken in. I am not sure if I had understood him correctly on this. In a sense, the government's current wayang had already garnered the support of the majority of the population (about 67%). That, by... (more) http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=19 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/18.html Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:50:43 GMT I was referred to this site by a friend. Those who work in an office environment may share some of the sentiments expressed in the song. Definitely not me, since I don't have a cubicle. http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=18 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/17.html Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:21:59 GMT Emigration no certainty of 'greener pastures' Letter from Liew Kai Khiun in London Today, Voices, 28th Jul 2006 I once asked my Filipino friend — who was a tutor at a local university — how he addressed his Singaporean students' grouses about their country. His solution: Send them to the Philippines and they will see the cruel reality of human existence, and how trivial their concerns are. I feel we should benchmark against the best, instead of comparing only to the less fortunate. Living in London where temperatures in the London Underground (which has no... (more) http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=17 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/16.html Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:27:23 GMT According to Zaobao, MP Seng Han Thong had urged Comfort-Delgro to release the reasons why it terminated the contract of the ex-cabby so that the public is aware of what transpired 4 years ago. This is alarming news. From what I understand, such matters are private and confidential. In fact, I was surprised a Comfort spokesperson actually told the press why the ex-cabby was terminated when the news first broke last week. The question I have is : Does the 'private and confidential' contract continue to hold even after one had left the company? If not, this will be a watershed... (more) http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=16 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/15.html Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:42:29 GMT Elderly man arrested for hitting MP AN elderly man was arrested for punching Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong on Thursday evening and leaving him with a bruised lip. The punch came during Mr Seng's meet-the-people session, when the Chinese man — a former taxi driver — came to seek the Yio Chu Kang MP's help to reinstate his terminated taxi contract. When it was his turn to see the MP, he reportedly raised his voice at Mr Seng and stunned those present by hitting him. In a statement, the police said it received a call for assistance at about 9.35pm on Thursday. And... (more) http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=15 http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/archive/14.html Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:07:12 GMT Workgroup to look into financial security of kids with special needs By Noor Mohd Aziz, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 19 July 2006 1806 hrs SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) has formed a nine-member parents' workgroup to look into the financial security of children with special needs. President of Autism Resource Centre and MP for Jalan Besar Denise Phua has been appointed to lead it. To ensure a good representation, the workgroup comprises parents who have children with disabilities. Ms Phua is herself the mother of a 10-year-old child... (more) http://waterchild.blogdrive.com/comments?id=14