This habit of mine began since my secondary school days when I was encouraged by my teacher to read The Straits Times everyday. I used to believe that if it is on the prints, then it must be real!
Over the years, I have grown up and begin to really learn to understand how the world could possibly work..I began to ask myself questions on what I had read instead of taking it in wholesale. One of the more memorable read(from ST) I could remember off hand was a certain Minister saying "Public Housing is affordable to those who are eligible ". When we talk about public housing, who should the eligible ones be? What is the point going round and round trying to explain his own version of affordability when people on the ground finds it hard to service their monthly installments?
I have also read recently(also from ST) that the arrears cases in HDB loans had dropped.I know elections must be coming! I wonder how this statistic was manipulated arrived at. Did all the arrear cases suddenly strike 4D or Toto or were they forced to sell their HDB flats?
Today,as I picked up the ST, the 1st half of the page tells me that election is getting nearer and possibly in the 2nd quarter already have 3 articles that immediately caught my attention. Let me highlight the largest piece(in terms of the space it took up on the page): "SINGAPORE created 112,500 jobs last year, with less than half nearly half of them going to Singaporeans....". My guess is that the reporter for this article must be very happy with his year-end bonus.
Next. Annual public transport fare increase revision postponed. PTC chairman Gerard Ee said the deferment was done because election is around that time "with the interest of voters commuters in mind"...Commuters.."will experience at most one time jiatlat jiatlat round of fare increase adjustments for this year ". This whole issue seems very concerted and carefully stage:"Asked what they thought of the deferment, both operators said they have no quarrel with it".
The last piece I am commenting on is the most humble ST report I had read so far.."Most S'poreans satisfied".."more than 90 per cent of Singaporeans are confident in the Govt's..." 90% sia..They should list instead S'poreans overwhelmingly happy! I am very confident that if their survey result is accurate, if they were to call for an election right now or in the next quarter, maybe about 90% S'poreans will vote for the incumbent Govt..what should I call it? 60-something percent is a resounding mandate..can somebody suggest to me how to label the mandate for 90-something percent please? :)
My apologies for so many cancellations in my post ah..my English probably not as positive as trained reporters'. Pai seh pai seh..
Over the years, I have grown up and begin to really learn to understand how the world could possibly work..I began to ask myself questions on what I had read instead of taking it in wholesale. One of the more memorable read(from ST) I could remember off hand was a certain Minister saying "Public Housing is affordable to those who are eligible ". When we talk about public housing, who should the eligible ones be? What is the point going round and round trying to explain his own version of affordability when people on the ground finds it hard to service their monthly installments?
I have also read recently(also from ST) that the arrears cases in HDB loans had dropped.I know elections must be coming! I wonder how this statistic was manipulated arrived at. Did all the arrear cases suddenly strike 4D or Toto or were they forced to sell their HDB flats?
Today,as I picked up the ST, the 1st half of the page tells me that election is getting nearer and possibly in the 2nd quarter already have 3 articles that immediately caught my attention. Let me highlight the largest piece(in terms of the space it took up on the page): "SINGAPORE created 112,500 jobs last year, with less than half nearly half of them going to Singaporeans....". My guess is that the reporter for this article must be very happy with his year-end bonus.
Next. Annual public transport fare increase revision postponed. PTC chairman Gerard Ee said the deferment was done because election is around that time "with the interest of voters commuters in mind"...Commuters.."will experience at most one time jiatlat jiatlat round of fare increase adjustments for this year ". This whole issue seems very concerted and carefully stage:"Asked what they thought of the deferment, both operators said they have no quarrel with it".
The last piece I am commenting on is the most humble ST report I had read so far.."Most S'poreans satisfied".."more than 90 per cent of Singaporeans are confident in the Govt's..." 90% sia..They should list instead S'poreans overwhelmingly happy! I am very confident that if their survey result is accurate, if they were to call for an election right now or in the next quarter, maybe about 90% S'poreans will vote for the incumbent Govt..what should I call it? 60-something percent is a resounding mandate..can somebody suggest to me how to label the mandate for 90-something percent please? :)
My apologies for so many cancellations in my post ah..my English probably not as positive as trained reporters'. Pai seh pai seh..
Straits times is the mouthpiece of the gov.Enough said.
ReplyDeleteYour blog very hard to read for even a not very old man like me. go easy on the colors and enlarge the print I think it'll be easy on blind bats like us. Nice work, though, I had to stop midway. Sorry.
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