The Singaporean Psyche: ‘Kiasu’, ‘Kiasi’ and ‘Kialaolee’
Much has been discussed, ad nauseam, about the cause of the deep malaise presently plaguing the collective consciousness of Singaporeans. And, like a tumor, the discomfort simply refuses to go away, and instead, it grows and grows until one is overwhelmed by it. Such unease manifests as electorate wrath, albeit a gentle one,...
What a joke asking S’poreans to come back from overseas?
Heard from a couple of young and highly qualified overseas Sinkies about their experience with housing and quality of life. They left because they were not allowed to buy direct from HDB and the alternative was to cough up a million or so to buy private properties. Doing so would mean an empty bank account. They could act stupid...
Just Who is Entitled to Entitlement Mentality?
So how has the NATCON progress? Poor sod, ST Editor reminds all that NATCON needs to focus attention on critical issues at hand. He has now set an agenda on what we should 'con' about (ST Nov 11, 2012 Think Page 45). Sadly for him and PAP, the way things are, it's degenerated into a self-talk between PAP and mainstream media. The...
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