Will Desmond Choo Be Fed To The Fish?

I'll be damned!

There is speculation that the Chairman of NDP 2012 Organising Committee, Colonel Nelson Yau Thian Hock, is quitting the Singapore Armed Forces (for 'personal reasons') may be a 'White Boy". That he is the PAP candidate for the coming Hougang by-election. [Link]

Last I remember,  Desmond Choo of PAP lost to Yaw Shin Leong of Workers' Party in GE 2011. Does Desmond deserve another shot at whoever WP puts up as a candidate at Hougang? His fluency in  the Teochew dialect was a major reason for his being there. It would be sad if he is put to the pasture by the PAP leadership because he happens to be the nephew of Choo Wee Khiang [Link]. Or is he? If he has been doing the grunt work even after losing in GE 2011 (so unlike the ministers who deserted Aljunied), he should deserve to be the PAP candidate for the Hougang by-election.

I do hope that the speculation is not true. If PAP has to raid MINDEF again to fill its talent pool, this little red dot will soon be a black spot! With its whiter than white image, I'm surprised that they cannot  attract talented Singaporeans from other sectors. Then again, with their recruitment of Janil Puthuchary and Tin Pei Ling in 2011, we should not be surprised or shocked that another career soldier has to be sacrificed from MINDEF to serve the good of PAP (or Singapore?). Are we going to get more of Kee Chiu and the Sacrificer?

While we patiently wait for PM Lee to announce the date of the Hougang by-election (yes, the Election Department is under the PM's Office), I came across Judy Zhou whose piece on Lee Kuan Yew is so awesome that I have taken the liberty to cut and paste below. It's extracted from Singapore Election Watch [Link]

My commentary on "Lee Kuan Yew - Hard Truths Video" and how his perceptions are not infallible by Judy Zhou


Much as most Singaporeans appreciate what we have today, and we thank the old guards for this...I am quite sure , as Singaporeans we do not approve of some of the methods the government has used to so called "keep law and order" nor can we appreciate his philosophy with regards to opposing views.


He believes that the opposition must be demolished before they even start. And that was what the PAP did to Chee Soon Juan and Jeyaretnam.


My view is if you demolish them in debate, or in gentlemanly fashion based on their weaknesses, it is fine. However, the way that the govt demolishes the opposition is unacceptable because it uses underhand methods, such as ISA detentions, false accusation of communist activities, Marxist conspiracy, slander suits, and brainwashing of the people to believe the crimes of the innocent through a state controlled media that bombards us with news demonising opposition leaders or anyone who speaks up against them.


When he talks about nominated MPs unwillingly to "jump into the sea" , he should also reflect on how he has turned upside down the lives of people who dared question him, or run against the PAP... i am reminded of the likes of Francis Seow and the student leaders who were framed locked up for questioning the government. Such actions have intimidated many into silence. Lee laughs at this perception, but i strongly suspect that he has systematically created fear in the people... fear of speaking out against policies that ruin lives, unnecessary hardships and suffering.


He talks about "dealing" with the opposition effectively. Which first world government or minister speaks this way about an opposition party. This reflects the PAP mindset that the opposition members are "enemies' of the state that need to be dealt with, and this is shameful.


He doesn't believe that change will happen in Singapore , saying an alternative government is not possible and implies that Singaporeans only react for a short while and then accept that the PAP is right. However in the 2011 elections he has been proven wrong and the people are no longer afraid to disagree with the government or vote them out as in the case of Aljunied GRC. He cannot be more wrong when he scoffs at the slate of opposition candidates which in the GE, has proven to be men of calibre, much better than his 'paper' generals and civil servants.


High Salaries keep "yes" men who are afraid to speak up against the Prime Minister. But Mr Lee still believes the fallacy that you need high salary to attract good men. Well all i can say is when you throw money at people you only attract wolves. You have cheapened the Honourable ministerial positions into a way to make a fast buck. You also end up with low quality jokers for MPs, who claims that 500K is insufficient to give a Minister dignity, as well as a shameless MP refusing to resign or step down despite calls that she is neither qualified nor dignified enough to hold such an honourable position.


I strongly disagree with you Mr Lee that without the foreign talent - the economy will collapse. Your government has marginalised Singaporeans for the purpose of speedy growth so you can reward yourselves with an eight month bonus..and claim that income disparity will still arise no matter what. You allow your so called foreign talents to depress income levels of the middle and lower income groups, thus widening the income disparity.


I also think it is foolish of you to depend on children of migrants to become Singaporeans, serve the army and be loyal to Singapore... Just look at the Hongkies who cam before 1999, tell me , how many have stayed around to see their children serve the nation? Indian nationals, PRcs, Malaysians, Vietnamese, Myannmese, they are all the same. They use our education system to get their children into Australian and American schools and then their children never return to Singapore and do not take citizenship here either. Having spoken to many male foreign students, the feel I get is that they are not willing to do national service and will not be staying to be citizens. They are only using the Singapore advantage as a stepping stone for another country.


Your population policies are not working because you have traumatised a whole generation of baby boomers into not marrying early or having more children through your flawed "stop at two" policy which was implemented high handedly , including mandatory ligation in order to be entitled to sibling priority in schools and legalising abortions ( or even encouraging it) . Such practices are unethical and have harmed many young minds who have watched the suffering of their mothers.


And now you tell us, because we are not reproducing enough foreigners have to come.


You claim that our homes are sold to us minus land cost, but Mah Bow Tan says that it is sold at a discount from commercial land cost. There is contradiction here, so it;s either you do not know what is going on in your government or one of you is not telling the truth.


The chaps at the bottom are deemed unimportant to you, but in this watershed elections you have been proven wrong again.. because you lost a GRC and PAP's votes dropped by 6 percent. That is very telling that every citizen matters and you cannot just brush aside citizens just because they are poor. Such arrogance from an elder statesman like yourself if shameful and unacceptable.


You are also wrong to claim that Buddhism is not convincing to the western educated. Lumping Taoism with Buddhism only shows that you are now behind time and becoming more ignorant that some commoners. Buddhism is sweeping the west, almost as fast as Christianity is sweeping the East, and without evangelism. The Highly Educated are beginning to find Buddhism more reasonable, sensible and acceptable, which is evident by the number of American, Australian and European Buddhist Scholars and Monks who have studied in Tibet, Taiwan and Sri Lanka.


I will reserve my comments on your view of Muslim integration because it has had sufficient publicity.


Much as I wish you well Mr Lee, and I remember what you have done for Singapore, I also have to remember what you have done to the people of Singapore in order to achieve your " higher goals", and that to many Singaporeans is unforgivable. WE ARE NO LONGER AFRAID OF YOU AND YOUR PAP government... or your state controlled media..


WE WILL BE HEARD THROUGH NEW MEDIA!
Posted 8th June 2011 by Singapore Election

After reading above, I'm reminded of Johnny Tillotson's "Judy Judy Judy". [Video Link]

Yes Judy, your fortitude in writing the above is worthy of our love and respect!

We are thankful that more are speaking up to tell it like it is!

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