Yeah you do have a point here it is not like the Singaporean goverment is oppressing its people. I guess most Singaporeans really dont care about most of these things or infact support them. It's just a lot of westerners will find this hard to understand and dont agree with a lot of it (myself included) but as you say we really have no right to tell you how to run your own country.
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theunknown
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to think they have so much free time just to write that lot. LOL.
iwantaverylongname
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no country is perfect lor.. Lol. Im also tempted to comment with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE
just for laughters.. WORLD PEACE!! Hahaa..
hecklerkoch
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Personally, I still find it a very difficult fact to accept that our ministers and president get remuneration that amount to millions of dollars a year and self-proclaim ourselves to be a first world country when I still see homeless people, old people who can barely walk push carts of boxes and newspapers to recycle or rummage through rubbish bins for anything that can be sold.
And I see this almost daily.
And what's the deal about almost 90% of job advertisements stating a requirement for the applicant to be 'bilingual' and 'attend to Chinese-speaking clients'?
You mean that there are that many businesses in Singapore that specifically deal with companies in China only?
And a blog full of expletives and unabashed, self-centered comments that smack of racism archived into the National Library Archives?!
Sigh.
And I see this almost daily.
And what's the deal about almost 90% of job advertisements stating a requirement for the applicant to be 'bilingual' and 'attend to Chinese-speaking clients'?
You mean that there are that many businesses in Singapore that specifically deal with companies in China only?
And a blog full of expletives and unabashed, self-centered comments that smack of racism archived into the National Library Archives?!
Sigh.
deftoniks
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they are living in the country they are complaining about , wth ? makes no sense i think. better go off from this country and find some other country , im using facebook and im happy already 
but those guys , seriously need to wake them up. nvr appreciate what SG have given them i guess.
but those guys , seriously need to wake them up. nvr appreciate what SG have given them i guess.
theliverevolution
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Even first world countries like America and the United Kingdom HAVE homeless people. There are many reasons why people are forced onto the streets. Perhaps they have money problems, and sometimes problems with their roommates or families and they don't wish to stay under the same roof with them. Most of us as Singaporeans are thankful that we have a roof over our heads, and that we can afford staying in a house. Yes, don't deny that there are still homeless people, but this is inevitable. Besides, the homeless rate in Singapore is relatively low. Have you seen other places in the world?
As for the "garang kunis", believe me, some of them can earn a decent amount of money selling these "trash" to the recycling companies. Perhaps now economy is bad and people are turning to this as a relatively "easy" sort of income, and therefore pushes up competition.
And honestly, sometimes its not the money that motivates these old people to work as garang kunis. Once I asked a few garang kunis (school project) on why they chose this lifestyle. Very few told me it was because they desperately needed the money. Some told me it was for extra income so that they can live a more comfortable life (Note: They already draw a decent allowance from their children), some say is to pass time instead of rotting at home, some said they do it to keep themselves active, etc.
China is a rising economy. Many businesses will tell you its common sense that, by investing in developing countries, the returns are quite profitable. Add in the fact that China is one of the largest countries in the world, with over 6 billion people to tap into as resources, and you'll find many business oppotunities there.
Yes, I'm equally as cheesed about job advertisments that require "Chinese-speaking people" (cause I'm exceptionally bad in my mother tongue)
Honestly speaking, I don't see what's the aim of the facebook group. Each countries have their own flaws that other countries cannot stand. So what if we're politically apethetic? Must we bother and bury our noses into every single part of the government's intentions before we're considered politcally correct? I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned this is the western way of thinking, and we are Asians, part of Asia, which is deemed as the East. Honestly, if what the government does is still relatively sound and doesn't affect you much, why bother so much?
I notice that a lot of people commenting are Austrailians. How would THEY like it if someone did a facebook group titled "Australia sucks because...?" I can think of many grouses I have against the Australians and make a facebook group about it, but what is the point? I'm not a citizen of Australia, I have no obligations to the country, and making such a group won't be of any use, because they won't bother about my senseless bitching anyway.
So exactly what is the creator of this "Singapore sucks" group trying to achieve? Nothing. The government isn't going to do away with whatever he's complaining because he's mindlessly bashing the givernment without seeing the other side of the coin
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It's really disappointing and annoying reading generalisations that people are making on the facebook page. and even more sad that singaporeans can pipe in alongside these foreigners who have no conception of why singapore is the way it is, why as a small country like ours we have no choice but to find SOMETHING that makes us competitive or just be swept away.
i've lived here most of my life, studied in england for a few years...siblings all living abroad...but i LOVE my life here. i have kids and sure it's stressful and all, but it's still my home and i do what i can to make this a better place for the people around me. be open but dont let westerners shape your thinking and tell you that you are doing things wrong. this is not their place to care about. i love everything that makes we identify with my own country...even the fact that i understand what it means to have tissue paper on a table, and how to order 101 varieties of teh or kopi. ok...i'm going on a spiel now...just wanted to say my piece, albeit "away" from the facebook page.
i've lived here most of my life, studied in england for a few years...siblings all living abroad...but i LOVE my life here. i have kids and sure it's stressful and all, but it's still my home and i do what i can to make this a better place for the people around me. be open but dont let westerners shape your thinking and tell you that you are doing things wrong. this is not their place to care about. i love everything that makes we identify with my own country...even the fact that i understand what it means to have tissue paper on a table, and how to order 101 varieties of teh or kopi. ok...i'm going on a spiel now...just wanted to say my piece, albeit "away" from the facebook page.
ok i feel better now ... i did search on facebook and found that there are france sucks pages and america sucks pages so as long as we're not being singled out i guess it's all tongue in cheek. of course the france sucks page is being administered by the amercians, and america sucks by americans themselves!!!
theliverevolution
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Sigh. Westerners. 沒事有空就要做無聊的事
Translation:
Sigh. Westerners. Nothing better to do they have to stir sht
mockingbird
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I felt "disturbed" after seeing that picture. (Though the group creator did mention the picture is "tongue-in-cheek.") And reading the description of the group is like fuelling the flames within me, so i clicked on the "Report Group." I'm not the ever-so-patriotic countryman, but, that said, I still find it asinine that people are bashing our laws.
True, Singapore may not be the best, even I agree with that, but I do not go about bashing my country's law(s). No chewing gum, so? Donating organs after death, why not?
What is even more saddening is that some of the members are Singaporeans themselves.
True, Singapore may not be the best, even I agree with that, but I do not go about bashing my country's law(s). No chewing gum, so? Donating organs after death, why not?
What is even more saddening is that some of the members are Singaporeans themselves.
Dalif_Murderdoll
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to each its own,that's all i can say...
merkinball
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it's hard to please everyone & sadly enough, anyone is entitled to their own opinion however it may sound...
there is no perfect person as there is no perfect country...some people are just stuck up with their selves and opinions that they don't deserve the energy and time people put up reacting to what they say.
i say, move on...at the end of the day it doesn't matter what he says or that group says...we have greater thoughts and plans to do...especially playing music!
SG is a nice place to live and express ourselves...!
;-)
there is no perfect person as there is no perfect country...some people are just stuck up with their selves and opinions that they don't deserve the energy and time people put up reacting to what they say.
i say, move on...at the end of the day it doesn't matter what he says or that group says...we have greater thoughts and plans to do...especially playing music!
SG is a nice place to live and express ourselves...!
;-)
edisontheone
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It's true ..so damn true
xXIanxcorEXx
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we have a revolution at our hands 
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