five days ago at Mega

HAVE YOUR SAY: Government encourages more Singapore PRs to take up citizenship

I refused to give up on my USA citenship due to better Deaf life. so I prefer to stay Singaporean PR status.


SINGAPORE: The Singapore Government is moving to encourage more Permanent Residents in the country to take up citizenship.

Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said some PRs will be approached to become citizens and if they don’t do so, their status will not be renewed.

Immigration was one of many issues tackled during a dialogue session with over 200 residents from Marine Parade to gather feedback on the Prime Minister’s National Day Rally.

SM Goh did not give details on getting PRs to take up citizenship.

"Moving forward, we are going to approach some of them to take up Singapore citizenship, if they don’t then their PR will not be renewed. That’s a better way.

"We now have quite a few PRs, 500,000 in Singapore, so hopefully maybe 50,000 can be selected to become Singapore citizens, the rest can be PRs, contributing to Singapore’s economy," he said.

SM Goh was responding to a suggestion from a participant who said Employment Pass holders should take up citizenship which he believed will discourage foreign talents from working in Singapore.

Besides, SM Goh pointed out that Employment Pass holders serve as buffers where their numbers can be reduced during a downturn.

Another radical suggestion put forward was to bar foreigners from buying private property but SM Goh noted developers would just build more high—rise private apartments to counter it.

"At the moment, our policy will be, condominium, private sector. They want to buy, let them buy because they actually bring in money for Singapore. They may not actually stay there but they bring in money.

"They buy from locals, locals are happy to get the money but it’s not actually adding to space. In fact, that’s actually ideal. They buy here, they don’t drive cars, they don’t live here, we just get their money! They’re buying air!" laughed SM Goh.

Separately, SM Goh revealed it will cost S$1 billion to upgrade the train signalling system to increase capacity and reduce the waiting time for commuters.

He said problems can be resolved rationally but noted that for every solution, there are consequences.

Citing overcrowding in trains, SM Goh said the problem is expected and can be addressed.

In this case, resources have to be put in place to upgrade the system.

The cost may not be passed down to commuters directly, but SM Goh pointed out that it has to be defrayed.

Similarly, there are consequences with measures introduced in the property sector.

SM Goh acknowledged the situation has resulted in many unhappy Singaporeans, and he sought to put things in perspective.

"Those who missed out, those who can’t buy this, who can’t upgrade and so on, so we are really feeling the unhappiness, question is was the policy good?

"Unhappiness, those who are happier, in total there’s net happiness, there’s no such thing called total happiness, don’t believe in it. It’s whether we create net happiness in all this," said SM Goh.

He added it is "very difficult to satisfy everybody" and in politics, trying to make everybody happy is "impossible".

They key, said SM Goh is to "make the most number of people happy, the most number of times".

Another idea worth considering in managing transport woes is to have a "zero vehicular traffic growth".

"Let the COE take care of the number for cars on the road so when the number of cars cannot grow when the COE is so high then the roads will be freer so it’s a combination of high COEs and low ERP.

"But we have opted in the last 10 years or so to give Singaporeans the 4 wheels so we have opted for 3% growth in vehicle population and therefore use ERP to tweak it because one can argue that’s fairer." he said.

The question is to decide which is the best way forward, said the Senior Minister.

He also answered questions on why the $9,000 award to recognise the contributions of NSmen is not extended to all who have served the country.

SM Goh said authorities can consider giving older Singaporeans a token for their contributions.

"I think the old days, the financial sacrifices were much more because you were paid just a nominal sum but there were other benefits. If you were born earlier, maybe you bought your HDB flat cheaper! So you cannot argue.

"Your point is whether we can recognise in some way, token well I think we take note so that in future, they can remember the older ones, just a token, maybe past 55, help them with their medical top ups, I think that’s possible. It’s a suggestion we will take note."

SM Goh was relaxed and candid in his answers. At several points, he threw questions back, seeking a consensus on issues.

His message — that Singapore’s problems can be resolved rationally, no matter how complex, with a good dose of the Singapore Spirit. — CNA/fa

What do you think of this move? If you are a PR, would you take up citizenship?

Kenichi thought:I refused to give up on my USA citenship due to better Deaf life. so I prefer to stay Singaporean PR status.

Jaycee Chan

do you know who is he?

Friday at 11:42pm · LikeUnlike · .Lina See omg.. you really met Jackie's son?? so lucky!
Yesterday at 12:26am · LikeUnlike · .Diana Lim lina,u're right.jaycee came here yesterday for filming chinese variety show.kenichi,i notice that u often run into celebrities here than ur homeland.u're lucky:)
Yesterday at 12:41am · LikeUnlike · .Johnson Goh oh damn it, u r so taste!!
Yesterday at 7:32am · LikeUnlike · .Karen Tan-Wright yup,i agree with diana that kenichi always ran into celebrities unlike us!So unfair!hahaha...he is always excited to share what he had met with celebrities whenever he reached home.Roll eyes at him!hee...
15 hours ago · LikeUnlike · .Priscilla Sim Hi Karen , haha...i als...hehe
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Hari Raya day for Malay friends in Singapore

Yesterday, I was typing wrong way of thinking about malay between chinese due to polities reason. I am sorry! anyway, I saw outside the old thing. I knew that Hari Raya is coming sooner, and wanted to go to visit Hari Raya at Malay village in Singapore. I am goign to taken photos too. I wanted to eat Hari Raya foods smile!
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Kartini Wilke eat all the foods!!!trust me u will love it!!
7 hours ago · LikeUnlike · .Maya Snowycat bro, can come to my house for raya, please bring your wife and son along.. =)
6 hours ago ·

copy cat for photos!

Kenichi loves to keep looking at his favourite photo-me and kazu where we looked natural.That photo of me and kazu was taken by Kazay but I thought that she tried to take photo of him but he did not want to look at camera so that was how we looked like that. So Kenichi asked me to take photo of him and Kazu recently below.what a copycat he is!hahaha...

That photo is Kenichi's favourite photo.That's why he wants to "copycat" the position way in the photo.hee...Kazu was 1.5 years old only.That day,we were waiting for bus to go to mrt for church.Thanks to Kazay "stealing" photo of us :)


Latest photo taken at bus stop near my house last saturday (24.07.10) .Kazu was looking at buses coming...

Lau Pat sat on Last Saturday

Two weeks ago at Mega Zip

An American, Katy Perry is in Singapore.

"Wait, everyone wants me in my bikini, right? I mean I just feel that nobody's in the pool, no one even cares."

Wendy's Resturant

"The red hair girl at Singapore started to eat my onion." (I know you will saying huh?!, you will understand why I am saying this sooner.:)
July 24 at 12:25am

The red hair girl at Singapore likes to eat my onion again.
Sunday at 9:51pm

The red hair girl at Singapore is happy to eat my onion again. ha
5 minutes ago

The red hair girl at Singapore may be happy to have Deaf Singaporean to work for her.

My favorite ads: "where is the beef?"(1985) by actress Clara Peller. I am working for Wendy resturant in Singapore! lah! That photo was "The red hair girl"!!! which I was talking about this! smile!

Girl learnt to write her name at Agape School

pls read this articles! smile

Update of my work

July 17: I got fired at Wavehouse
JUly 23: I started to work at Wendy's resturant, The red hair girl started to eat onion. ha
July 26: I will starting to work at Mega Zip from noon to 7pm.

Ipad in Singapore

People line up outside an Apple reseller retail shop during the launch of the Apple iPad in Singapore July 23, 2010. The iPad became available to the public through retailers in Singapore on Friday, making it the first place in southeast Asia to do so.

Sushi-hungry Japan sells monster tuna

TOKYO (AFP) - – A monster tuna caught off Japan turned heads at a Tokyo fish market Friday, where the 445 kilogram (981 pound) bluefin -- the biggest caught here since 1986 -- sold for 3.2 million yen (36,700 dollars).

"Many of the people who work at the market have never seen a tuna that big," said an official of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which runs the Tsukiji fish market, the world's biggest seafood market.

The fish, which was auctioned at 7,200 yen per kilogram, had already been gutted and cleaned of its gills, meaning it must have weighed more when it was caught off Nagasaki prefecture this week, the official said.

"It is extremely rare to see a tuna heavier than 400 kilograms," he said.

The biggest Japanese tuna sold at Tsukiji was a 496-kilogram beast caught in April 1986 -- but the biggest tuna from the world's oceans to be sold here was a Canadian fish caught in 1995 weighing 497 kilograms.

Decades of overfishing have seen global tuna stocks crash, pushing some Western nations to call for a trade ban on endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Japan consumes three-quarters of the global bluefin catch, a highly prized sushi ingredient, known in Japan as "kuro maguro" (black tuna) and dubbed by sushi connoisseurs as the "black diamond" because of its scarcity.

A piece of "otoro" or fatty underbelly can cost 2,000 yen (22 dollars) at high-end Tokyo restaurants.

Fan tries to put cap on World Cup

Spain clinches World Cup

Saturday and Sunday, I worked from 6 30am to 450am. There had a lot of people to watch this game for world cup final.

Giant monitor lizard causes stir in HDB estate

SINGAPORE : A giant monitor lizard caused a stir in Rivervale in Sengkang estate on Sunday afternoon.

The lizard, which was about two metres long, was tied up by residents.

Rescuers from the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) removed the rope and tape.

A spokesman from ACRES said the creature appeared to be very tired and upset.

They have released it to a suitable habitat that is approved by the National Parks Board.

ACRES said the monitor lizard could have used the drain to get to the housing estate after a heavy downpour. — CNA/ms

Lower Trestle, Ca

Yesterday, My thought was thinking about beauiful waves at Lower Trestle, Ca. why? Darcy Delao showed me a nice view of the San Clemente(site Lower Trestle) at Beach... I never forgetten this beauiful view with big waves, and Darcy told me, this place named.... There have three names at beach. Darcy was really hotter ...surfer that time and caught about 20 times. hahaha.See More

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Rain Day on June 24

Partial lunar eclipse on Saturday

I saw this moon at 945pm last night in Singapore.\

SINGAPORE : It is a full-moon day this Saturday, but for about three hours in the early evening, half of it will be obscured. The partial lunar eclipse will begin at 6.16pm.

Prof Lim Tit Meng, chief executive of Science Centre Singapore, said: "The eclipse process will start about 6.16pm on Saturday evening. However, we can't see that as the moon is still quite low. And by the time we can see the moon with the eclipse, the eclipse has already happened."

At the peak of the eclipse, 54 per cent of the moon's surface will be shadowed.

To view this celestial event, the Science Centre has set up nearly 20 telescopes for astronomy buffs and the public.

There will also be talks by experts from The Astronomical Society of Singapore and a former NASA engineer.

Prof Lim said: "Because this time the eclipse happens quite early in the evening, so the best place to see this is actually on the eastern side of Singapore. So Changi beach, Marine Parade - these are all good places to see the initial stages of the eclipse."

"About 7.45pm, we can see half of the moon being darkened because of the shadow of the Earth cast on the Moon surface. And from then on, you see the shadow moving away, and the Moon will return to its brightness."

- CNA/al

City Harvest co-founder living it up in L.A.

(She and her hubby are nice and I dont think, they made a mistake)

Imagine living in a S$28,000-a-month rented estate where famous Hollywood celebrities such as Paris Hilton’s sister Nicky, “Ugly Betty” star America Ferrera and British singer Leona Lewis are your neighbours.

If luck is on your side, you could even cross paths with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who are also said to own a property in the vicinity.

Sounds too good to be true?

The Hollywood Hills estate is the place singer Ho Yeow Sun, 40, popularly known as Sun Ho, calls home since she moved to Los Angeles for her music career.

She is the wife of Reverend Kong Hee, 45, and co-founder of City Harvest Church and has been commuting between Singapore and the U.S. since 2003.

According to The New Paper, the Hollywood mansion Ho has been renting for the past year is listed for sale at S$7.7 million. It’s reported that Ho lives there with her 5-year-old son, Dayan, an assistant, a nanny and her relatives.

The profile of residents in the neighbourhood is said to comprise millionaires and high-profile businessmen who like the quiet, peaceful and well-policed area with a low crime rate.

The report’s detailed description also indicates that the dark green Spanish Mediterranean-style building Ho is renting stands out from the rest of the properties in the area due to its large size.

The estate stands on 29,000 sq ft of land or about a third of a football field. It’s made up of a main house, three self-contained structures, with quarters for a butler, nanny and maid. Not only does it boast a swimming pool, a sundeck and a two-car garage, its driveway still has space for another 9 cars.

The total built-up area of the estate is 6,766 sq ft or about the size of 5 five-room HDB flats, while the 4,135 sq ft main house has four bedrooms.

The paper also said the housing agent in charge of the property described Kong Hee’s wife as “Singapore’s top singer and entertainer” while a neighbour said she was very “sophisticated and seems traditional” as she often hosts gatherings during special occasions like Chinese New Year.

Back in Singapore, the couple also made some big property moves through the years.

They started off in a five-room HDB flat in Tampines which was purchased at S$127,000 before selling it for S$420,000. They then moved to a unit at Horizon Towers costing S$1 million in River Valley before selling it off to buy a new apartment at The Suites at Central on Devonshire Road, said to be worth about S$2.6 million.

Ho returned to Singapore last Monday to assist the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) in an investigation into alleged misuse of church funds. She was said to have been grilled by police for more than eight hours.

Her husband, Kong Hee recently explained his silence in a Facebook post that said, “Because we’re in the midst of the investigation, I am unable to provide any details about the progress besides what already has been released by the Singapore Police in their statement to the press.”

“But I would like to assure everyone that I, together with the Management Board of the church, am fully cooperative in providing the necessary information needed for the investigation,” said the Pastor, who himself was recently accused of plagiarising three prominent Christian authors.

The couple and at least 16 others connected to the City Harvest Church are currently assisting the CAD in ongoing investigations.

Andrew Yeo VS Aaron Chew at Azzura Sentosa

http://www.clicknetwork.tv/watch.aspx?c=6&p=17&v=351
Andrew Yeo, the heartlander, everybody's boy next door goes up against Aaron Chew, the elite rich boy in Singapores 1st ever hosted poker tournament held at Azzura Sentosa.

San Diego

In the past time, I missed my truck, and go to surf at pier. In the present time, I am using MRT, walk to my work, and go to flow surf at Wavehouse in Singapore. In the future, I wondered, If I am in San Diego, Ca, which one should I choose? flow surf at wavehouse(SD) or surfing at natural waves?
May 28 at 4:53am Friends Only · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (6)Hide Feedback (6)Jim See Jr throw some sharks and jellyfish in the flowhouse and it's gonna be about the same, lol
May 28 at 4:57am · .Angela Dawson man u must missed our america... move back america! ha
May 28 at 8:28am · .Ruby Gonzales are you from san diego or what? i surfed there, what an experience! but i surfed badly!
May 28 at 9:17am · .Fadly Hamzah Natural waves. Definitely
May 28 at 9:24am · .Wayde Nash The beach when the swell is up and the wind is right, and the wavehouse when it isnt :P
May 28 at 6:50pm · .Karen Tan-Wright of course,i know you prefer natural waves :)
Wednesday at 12:20am ·

Collision causes oil spill in Singapore Strait

Collision causes oil spill in Singapore Strait

Print..Topics:Economy Government and Policy.On Tuesday 25 May 2010, 14:41 SGT

Emergency teams scrambled to contain some 2,000 tonnes of crude oil that leaked Tuesday into the Singapore Strait after two vessels collided in the busy waterway, port officials said.

Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority said the Malaysian-registered tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 had collided with the MV Waily, a bulk carrier registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines, damaging a cargo tank on the Malaysian vessel.

Four patrol and emergency response vessels and three private craft equipped with oil-spill equipment had been sent to the area, it said, adding: "Work is ongoing to contain and clean up the oil spill."

Nobody was injured and shipping traffic was not affected by the incident, which took place 13 kilometres (eight miles) off Singapore shortly before dawn, the MPA said. Both vessels were at anchor after the incident and neighbouring Malaysia and Indonesia had been kept informed.

Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency told AFP the collision had torn a 10-metre (33-foot) gash in the tanker's port side.

The tanker's operators, Malaysia-based AET, said in a statement: "Oil booms are being placed around the leaked cargo to contain the spill."

It said the ship had been "hit by the bow of the other vessel as Bunga Kelana 3 was travelling from east to west in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait."

The TSS is a commercial channel running along the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

Salvage operators interviewed by AFP said the spill could potentially be damaging for the environment but the authorities' swift response would significantly lessen the impact.

"I think it can be controlled. 2,000 tons will not do as much damage if the teams are already there," a salvage operator who did not want to be named said.

May 22nd on sat for 40th anniversary

wavehouse

wife, me, my son and my wife s collegue

my son s birthday on April 6th

five tense!

All people have five tenses:smell, feeling, see, taste, and hear. Deaf people are best at "SEE", Hearing people are best at "HEAR", Blind people are best at "FEELING"
Yesterday at 1:00pm Only Friends · Comment ·LikeUnlikeKaren Tan-Wright, Carolyn Tay, Grace Tan and 5 others like this..Jessica Dalton Who's best at tasting? Smelling?
Yesterday at 1:27pm ·

12/5/2010 on facebook

Yesterday, new coworker asked me why do I lost my voice? I said, I am pure Deaf. he said, ohhhh, why dont you get operation? I said, I dont like to being a Coclear Implant. He said, huh, I dont understand this word. I said, Do your homework at internet with my smile face!
Wednesday at 10:44pm Only Friends · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (15)Hide Feedback (15)Vishnu Bala, Samantha Foster, Grace Tan and 6 others like this..Shakeem Glover Lol
Wednesday at 11:27pm · .周雄杰 Jackson Chew wahaha~~
Thursday at 12:09am · .Wayde Nash :)
Thursday at 12:42am · .'Terence Lew' goshhhhhhhhhhh
Thursday at 3:06am · .Fadly Hamzah Just tell him, if i have my voice, i will be famous
Thursday at 11:48am · .Ruby Gonzales so dumb. so many of hearing people are still so dumb today.
Thursday at 5:20pm ·

Wavehouse at special events

yesterday, I worked really busy for special events. oh, man, I have a lot of telling this... the model and few customers came in to my buggy. one of drunk man was sort of goofy, and he sat at window, I said, 'sit down on couch "and still stubborn. my voice increased to little mad and "get sit down now" then finally, we drove to beach station. where the people would able go to home for taxi or car. but nearest to beach station, he was making fun about me three times. I stopped my buggy, my sign langauge said to him "dont be silly" he said, huh, then I use my voice, "hey, dont fuck me around, you need to be calm down now. ok? " he turned alittle mad, lucky his friend said, calm down. i dont bother him. I drove them to beach station, he was offer hand shake, I refused to do this.. I dont like anyone mess me up as a deaf. then he turned apology at me, I accept his offer, and american hand at him. He said, sorry again.. I said, dont do this again. In two hours later, one of my new coworker spoken at me, I use my sign langauge at him. he kept talking at me, I showed my ear at him.... he still keep talking at me. oh, man! he was pure idoit and native. I told him do write your text... He asked me 'why do i lost my voice?" I decided to write on my hand phone for text My text said, "I am pure Deaf" " he asked me why dont I get operation? I told him I dont like to be a coclear implant with my smile face. I dont understand this word, he replied then I told him, "do your homework at internet" he said, ok, I told him, I dont like anyone control my voice and my sign language. I am deaf pride....