Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Straight Talk with Tan Kin Lian

Natural Candida Treatment

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I have been using Yeastrol Yeast Infection Relief for a while now and I started to notice a difference after 2-3 days. Probably the best thing about this product is the fact it tackles all candida symptoms at once. It has almost cleared my yeast infection completely and promises to provide long term protection from the problem – excellent for people suffering from recurring candida and yeast infections (like me).

TV Forum - Introduce the Presidential Candidates

Please give your impression of the four candidates - their strong and weak points, and the memorable statements (or sound bites).

Bigger housing grant for NS men, multi-racial harmony and use of veto











What is at stake - fight for the soul of Singapore

The writer is a retired journalist from Straits Times. Here is his views about the Presidential election.

What is at stake?
By Ismail Kassim
18 July 11 

I regard next month’s presidential race as Round Two of the fight between the PAP and the people. The outcome will determine the character of the nation in the next decade or two.

By the people, I mean the average Ah Beng, Raju and Ali, whose welfare has been sidelined by the government’s current obsession with achieving fast economic growth at any price.They are the collateral damage that Singapore has to pay for its unabashed and embrace of globalization and western capitalism, with all their attendant evils.

By the PAP, I mean the ruling party and its many supporters from the bureaucratic and business elites and all those who have benefitted immensely from its rule. After the electoral setback in the May polls, the PAP promised to review its policies and be more attentive to the needs of the average Singaporean.


I am sure PM Lee means well, but the problem is that it is never easy to change a course that has been followed so zealously for so many years. So far, I can only hear PR grunts in the right direction, but nothing substantive has emerged.

Change and reforms can only come under relentless pressure. Just look around the region and you can see how difficult it is for any ruling party to pursue reforms because of entrenched interests. 


Malaysia’s Umno only talks about reforms, but lacks the will to follow-up, while in the Philippines the modern-day feudal lords still hold sway over the people. In Thailand and Indonesia the traditional elites still call the tune, while the poor remain poor. 

In Singapore, what is at stake is not just cutting ministerial salaries by 10 or 20 percent and relieving the terrific jams at bus stands and MRT stations during peak hours. What we also want include:

# Equitable growth that benefits all sectors and classes in Singapore ;
# Respect for human and civil rights of all citizens; 
# Stop abuses of power especially against the opposition; and
# Meritocracy and equality of opportunities extended to all sectors and for all Singaporeans regardless of race, language or religion.

In short, the fight is over the soul of Singapore . What kind of Singapore do we want to see in a decade or two? Something like Mumbai, Moscow , or Los Angeles ?    

I still remember years ago the callous manner in which LKY dismissed the widening income gap as a world-wide phenomenon, the inevitable consequence of globalization, and that there was nothing much that any government could do. 

The question that I have often asked myself is: Why is the PAP so obsessed with high rates of growth to the extent that it was willing to open the flood gates to anyone with the money or the desired skill or the right ethnicity to come in?

My guess is that it arises from the almost pathological insecurities of the PAP inner circle to what they consider as geopolitical
 realities. 

The fact is that not a single shot has been fired in anger in the last half century since independence. Over the same period, bilateral ties have remained steady despite occasional hiccups and regional cooperation in Asean has made tremendous strides.


Yet, the paranoia towards our neighbours remains undiluted, and of course, the Singapore Malay minority has been made to pay a price.   Even having the strongest military force in the region (at least on paper) has apparently not mitigated the PAP anxieties.

Hence, the reckless decision to pump for faster and faster growth and to internationalize the island by getting as many foreigners as possible to come on board as citizens and PRs so that the whole wide world will rise up in defense of Singapore should any
 existential threat arises.

To the PAP, this is the only way to ensure that our little red dot will last over the next millennium. I suppose this is the equivalent of giving a farewell present to the founding father when he passes away from the scene.   


In Round One, the score was 60% for the PAP and 40% for the people, who were represented by the various opposition political parties.

The results of the president’s race will underline how strongly the electorate wants the government to change its policy goals.


Ideally, we should elect the candidate who most sympathizes with the aspirations of the people. 


From the current aspirants, it is not difficult to find out who among them has consistently struggled for the working class in his role as a PAP backbencher.


And we also know, despite all his protestations of independence, the candidate who is the proxy of the PAP. He might have been a good banker, but certainly not a good bangsawan (Malay opera) actor. 

As a fallback measure, it does not matter how many candidates are taking part, who are they, and also who eventually wins the top post.


What is important is to ensure that the candidate who represents the PAP’s choice does not win more than 60% of the votes.


This will send a clear signal to the PAP leaders that Singaporeans want change and reform at all costs.


So friends and fellow Singaporeans, don’t forget to keep up the pressure.


Ismail Kassim
18 July2011

Convinced by Tan Kin Lian

Hello Mr Tan,
I have watched videos of you on Razor TV conducting your press conference and being interviewed at Tanjong Pagar. I am convinced by your message and what you intend to do as President. I have decided to give you my vote.

I suggest you put the links to the videos on your website and Facebook. Also, I note you don't have a biography page on your website. Perhaps, at this late juncture, you can put one under the Statements section, title on top.

Best regards
Chris
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/archive/?channel=9084#/site/servlet/ajax/page?channel=contentbean%3a9084&view=asLargeVideoListBoxPage&page=1&year=2011&quarter=Jul+-+Sep&autoLoad=true@9084_largeListPage@1314094376439



http://thinkhappiness.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-president-my-voice.html
http://thinkhappiness.blogspot.com/2011/08/making-president-tan-kin-lian-happen.html

http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/do-we-still-want-a-nathanesque-presidency-part-1/



CV of Tan Kin Lian



Insightful and inspiring

Dear Mr Tan,

I watched you speak on Face to Face 2 and found what you had said very insightful and very inspiring. Notwithstanding your lack of knowledge of Section 377, you come across as someone who is thoughtful and sincere in making a positive impact on the lives of Singaporeans.

I wish you all the best in your campaign and will really be proud to have a president like you should you be elected. You also have my husband, my father and my mother's vote.

Take care and good luck!

Tan Kin Lian Rally - 24 August 7 pm

I like to ask my friends and blog readers to attend my rally as follows:



Date: Wed 24 August 2011

Time: 7 pm

Venue: Yio Chu Kang stadium



Please telephone your friend and ask them to come with you.



Meanwhile, do enjoy this self-composed song by visually handicapped Daniel.



National Service can be made a privilege

There is a misunderstanding among readers of the Chinese newspapers that I am advocating mandatory National Service for girls. This is a wrong interpretation of my suggestion that the males should not have to carry an unfair burden in doing National Service, compared to girls and foreigners.

My suggestion is for the males doing National Service to be adequately paid and for the additional payment to go into their CPF account. Alternatively, the HDB housing grant should be differentiated between applicants who have done National Service and those who have not. The difference should reflect the value of the time that they spent in National Service.

If girls wish to perform national service, as they find it to be quite well paid, they should be given an option to serve in the nursing, community service or other suitable positions. This will have have to depend on the demand for these services.

I wish to see National Service be made into a privilege for citizens - and this can be done by paying them adequately for the time that they have to spend, and for this privilege to be made available to girls as well (but it is optional).