Budget time is always interesting time. It is even more interesting in times of economic uncertainty. People start to say stupid and sometimes dangerous things in parliament.
Here’s a dangerous term: Our goose that lays golden eggs.
“Lim Wee Kiak, MP for Sembawang GRC, said: “Our reserves and investments must have also taken a hit and decreased just like all asset classes in the global market. How much of our reserves is left after the spending on these two programmes? Can the Finance Minister assure the House that our goose that lays golden eggs year after year will continue to do so after this withdrawal and after this financial shock?”
- Channel News Asia
It is very dangerous for a member of parliament (or anybody else) to see our reserves and investments as a goose that lays golden eggs.
Unless your name is Jack, and you have a pouch of magic beans, such geese do not exist. It implies that he thinks our reserves accumulated over the years without any effort required and are easy money.
We keep a very strong team of people (I hope lah) to manage our wealth. Pay them shit loads of money to maximise returns. If it was a goose, we only need poultry feed to maintain our reserves. If our reserves are equated to a goose, then there is no need for the GIC or Temasek Holdings and in maintaining their head counts. We just need ol’Macdonald and his farm.
It is dangerous when people in parliament think our reserves, accumlated over a generation can be equated to a goose.
Okay, this sign has been bugging me for a while. I took this picture off Geylang in December 2008 and have been wondering since then. How can the visually handicapped locate this sign leh?
December 30, 2008 at 11:22 am · Filed under General
This is one dude that takes the cake in Year 2008 lor! Kena cane extra three more by gahmen, then sue gahmen. Guess what? He actually got some money out of the gahmen lor! How many Singaporeans can actually make that claim?
Guess what? He had to get caught for the same criminal activity.
Either loansharking damn ho2 tang3 or the gahmen’s undisclosed sum of money is really peanuts.
I guess if he kena sentence to the cane again, can try to ask the gahmen to contra lah… then pay back the undisclosed sum of moolah that he got.
Whatever the case, I think nobody in the near future is going to top his achievement. Quick! Go get his autograph!
November 29, 2008 at 4:43 am · Filed under General
It was nice of the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) to come up with driving tips pertaining to driving in Malaysia.
I looked at this with great interest and frankly, it did ease the crap out of me. Drivers familiar with Malaysian roads and traffic etiquette would know that it doesn’t work this way. Here’s what really happens… at least from my observations.
We all know that signaling right would not get you anywhere. It is like the most pansy thing to do. Here’s what people actually do. Approach the slower car in front of you at a ridiculously high speed, high beam like mad, jam your brakes and tail gate the fella till he keeps left. Forget about his signaling left to indicate that you may overtake. Just down shift and power your way pass the slower vehicle. Wait too long and the slower vehicle is just going to swing back into the lane. You snooze, you lose.
Never show any hand signals that involves fingers or thumbs. Unless you want to run the risk of becoming a road rage victim. At that kind of speeds, nobody is going to turn around and look in detail. (Those that turn their heads to exchange pleasantries usually end up in the ditch.) All that drivers see will very likely be from their periphery. A “thumbs up” sign would likely look more like an “up yours” sign. Bad idea.
Okay, I am assuming that you are asking for help when your car is stationary. There is no way you can give this signal when you are driving on the highway. In any case, don’t bother asking for help. You are more likely to get robbed. Stay in your car, lock the doors and call a friend. Oh, and don’t bother stopping to help if you see people giving this sign too. They could be robbers waiting for the next sucker to stop and offer help.
Okay, this is generally a good practice, but if you already have another vehicle in front of you at a blind corner, please, don’t sound the horn. It is another road rage waiting to happen.
This is one dude that takes the cake in Year 2008 lor! Kena cane extra three more by gahmen, then sue gahmen. Guess what? He actually got some money out of the gahmen lor! How many Singaporeans can actually make that claim?
