well, after having her for 15 years in the family, I sure miss her….
I is sad to let her go, but things must come to and end.
She has been sick, and giving us much trouble recently…
after accumulating too much heat in the body, and due to old age, most of her internals has failed….
for the last few weeks, she has been throwing tantrum, probably knowing that her time is not long….
I had problem bringing her out of the house this morning… I was not able to get her to move properly…
well… nevertheless… her time has come, and we shall miss her dearly…
thank you for serving my family for the alst 15years!
So the polls are coming and the nomination is today…
I just checked and found that 24 Members of Parliament (MP) are stepping down this time round, all of which, are from PAP…
now, you tell me… how many of these fellas do you have an impression of??
1 term MP
2 term MP
3 term MP
4 term MP
5 term MP
6 term MP
7 term MP
now, each term is 4 years…. so there are some who has been in the Parliament, deciding my life, for the last 20+ years, and I have no blardy idea that they are in the Parliament.
To tell you the truth, I know only 11 out of the 24, thats less than 50%…. that is pathetic… and they are deciding my life!
Why are we paying allowance to these people when their own ideas are not voiced, and are yes man most of their life in the Parliament?
Oh…. and make a guess, how many of them got into the Parliament without ever being contested (based on election 2001)…
Andy Gan
Contituency: Marine Parade GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 47
Chong Weng Chiew
Contituency: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 36
Warren Lee
Contituency: Sembawang GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 45
Chin Tet Yung
Contituency: Sembawang GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 54
David Lim
Contituency: Holland-Bukit Panjang
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 50
R Ravindran
Constituency: Marine Parade GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 46
Tan Boon Wan
Constituency: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 57
Michael Lim
Contituency: Pasir Ris- Punggol GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: -
Mohamad Maidin Packer
Constituency: Marine Parade GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
Age: 48
Chay Wai Chuen
Constituency: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 56
Davinder Singh
Constituency: Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 48
Chew Heng Ching
Constituency: East Coast GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Deputy Speaker
Age: 54
Leong Horn Kee
Constituency: Bishan-Toa Payoh
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 53
Lee Yock Suan
Constituency: East Coast GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 59
Othman Haron Eusofe
Constituency: Marine Parade GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 65
Tan Soo Khoon
Constituency: East Coast GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 56
Tony Tan
Constituency: Sembawang GRC
Position in 10th Parliament: Member of Parliament
Age: 66
there you go…. 17…. SEVENTEEN!!!! uncontested….
Now that the Singapore Parliament has dissolved… Singapore is officially NO GOVERNMENT, until the Party winning the majority of the vote appoints the new member of Parliament.
Now, that effectively means that Lee Hsien Loong is NOT our PM, Lee Kwan Yew is NOT our Ministor Mentor, and Goh Chok Thong is NOT our Senior Minister, and so are other titles and positions given to any other tom, dick and harry in the parliament, since these are Parliamentary Positions, and since Parliament has dissolved.
So, in line with what Lee Kwan Yew has said that “it is the job of the media to correct them (public)”*, I urge the press and media to stop adding whatever titles they may have previously, as this may affect voters psychologically.
They are now just CANDIDATES.
* Lee Kwan Yew said these words during during his “exchange” with 10 young Singaporeans on a TV program, aired on Channel 5 last week. The video clip can be watched at why my vote counts
Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 20 April 2006 1601 hrs
Singapore calls general election for May 6
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SINGAPORE : Singaporeans will go to the polls on Saturday, May 6, which will now also be a public holiday.
Nomination Day is on Thursday, April 27.
Earlier on Thursday, President S R Nathan, on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, dissolved Parliament, paving the way for the polls.
This election will be Mr Lee’s first as Prime Minister.
He took over the post from Goh Chok Tong in August 2004, having been deputy prime minister since 1990.
The ruling People’s Action Party now controls all but two of the 84 seats in Parliament.
A government statement has listed 9 nomination centres.
They are Admiralty Secondary School, Bedok View Secondary School, Bendemeer Primary School, Bukit Panjang Government High School, Fajar Secondary School, Jurong Junior College, Ngee Ann Secondary School, Pei Chun Public School and Tao Nan School.
Candidates will have to turn up with the necessary election documents between 11am and 12noon on Nomination Day.
Admiralty Secondary School will be the Nomination Centre for Nee Soon Central, Nee Soon East and Sembawang GRC and Bedok View Secondary, for East Coast and Pasir Ris-Punggol GRCs.
Candidates for Potong Pasir and Jalan Besar and Tanjong Pagar GRC will file their papers at Bendemeer Primary School.
For Chua Chu Kang and Hong Kah GRC, it is at Bukit Panjang Government High School.
Fajar Secondary School is the nomination centre for Bukit Panjang and Holland-Bukit Timah divisions while Jurong and West Coast GRCs will file their papers at Jurong Junior College.
For Hougang and Tampines GRC, it is at Ngee Ann Secondary School.
Candidates for four divisions – Aljunied, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan-Toa Payoh and Yio Chu Kang – must file their papers at Pei Chun Public School.
At Tao Nan School, it will be for Joo Chiat, MacPherson and Marine Parade.
The Chief Executive Director of the People’s Association, Mr Tan Boon Huat, has once again been appointed the Returning Officer.
The election deposit per candidate is $13,500.
This is 8 per cent of the total allowances payable to an MP in the preceding year, rounded to the nearest $500.
The Returning Officer has issued further details on the conduct of the General Election.
Candidates can obtain the nomination forms from the Election Department between 10am and 4pm on weekdays and from 9am to 1pm on Saturday.
He has also approved 12 symbols which candidates can use for their identity. – CNA/ch/ct
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So, the General Election of Singapore has finally has a confirmed date – 6th May 2006.
This news came about in the news this afternoon…
But hey, the date sounds really familiar…
let me recall…
right… Polling Centers, Vote Counting Centers, which are usually schools, has informed their teachers to stand-by and be back in school on the 6th of May, last week…
now, isn’t the polling date supposed to be secret?
I am so sorry….
I simply cannot resist…
This is the colour….
This is the internal colour scheme…
This is how the scheme looks like…
Add a sun roof… and its mine….
ahh… I have been driving Mercedes Benz for the past 15 years or so (dad’s old car), and after much consideration for months, we decided that its time to change to something refreshing…
So, the decision to buy the Honda Odyssey EVX was firmed up today at KAH Motor.
$101,500 for the confirmed COE Bidding (i.e. I will get the car no matter what is the COE price, after 3 failed bids).
We get $1300 rebate for taking a $80k loan over 7 years, off the car price.
We get another 10% of OMV + 10% of COE price cash rebate from DBS for taking up such a loan.
KAH motor is paying me $13k for the COE rebate from our current car.
Thrown in:
Leather seats
DVD player
RyteKool
Front sensors
Car plate retention fee
Rear mirror
Custom floor mat
and the Sales person gave us another $1k off the car price.
Its gonna cost us $1186 per month for the next 7 years, but hey…. the whole family can finally be out in one car (instead of 2)!
Road Tax for the current car is more than $3k, and its drinking petrol like no one’s business.
In either case, we won’t lose much from getting a new car.
The suspension is darn hard for one thing, compared to the Merc I have been driving.
The body roll is minimal, and I love the sun roof!
So I present to you….
Honda Odyssey EXV
Ok, I guess some of you knows that I am helping out in a Non Profit Organisation.
Well, they are now producing a show – Fireball at the Arts House.
And you get to win 1 of 10 D-Link DGL-4300 gaming router and an iPod Shuffle when you fill in and return the feedback form after the performance.
so guys, please give some support!
Now, I know I have been pretty stubborn about the Election date to be in August.
But today, I got news from quite alot of teaching friends, that the elections will be held on 6th of May.
They are certain of the date because their Principal has already informed them to be back in school to assist the workers.
And I thought the date is supposed to be secret…
You know, I am so proud of my wife!
She recently passed her ACCA exams, after stopping in the middle for more than 1 year, to give birth to our lovely son, after 5 long years.
And you know what?
She is among the top 10 scorers in Singapore, and is ranked number 31st worldwide in this round of the exams.
31st…. WORLDWIDE!
And her mother tongue is not even English!
I am so proud of her!
Therefore, if our son is smart, its definitely not inherited from me….
