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Archive for July 18th, 2009

Weekly Roundup: Week 29

Posted by singaporedaily on 18th July 2009

“..our National Identity [can] not be forged simply by singing nationalistic songs once every year during National Day.”
Goh Meng Seng

“The govt has created a system in which we can never establish a minimum wage….because of the sheer number of people working at income levels that are so low relative to cost of living..”
LuckySingaporean

“My boys were shocked to realise that NS is a rite of passage where they will be officially subjected to bullying, shouting and cursing..”
Wee Hua Boey

“Seriously, if you want an organisation to champion cervix cancer awareness, look to the Singapore Armed Forces. They are obsessed with female genitalia as if their masculinity depended on it.”
Sam Ho

“..this is oddly reminiscent of claims that in Singapore there is Freedom of Speech - just no Freedom after Speech..”
Agagooga

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
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