tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post3578590527887784814..comments2024-02-14T04:53:18.295-08:00Comments on Singapore Dissident: Letter from Thierry Kron, A Frenchman who lives in Switzerland. He seems to like Singapore. People who really don't know the island usually do.Gopalan Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-23965436410767973222009-10-23T15:44:58.917-07:002009-10-23T15:44:58.917-07:00Singapura as a settlement begun in 1400 something...Singapura as a settlement begun in 1400 something, more than 600 years, is that no heritage and history?<br />I have lived once near Fort Canning and went often for a walk on the path that keeps a written history of Singapore on boards.Thierry Kronhttp://traube.blog.lemonde.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-70224746062364562402009-10-20T23:57:03.980-07:002009-10-20T23:57:03.980-07:00Start building one then.
Nobel Prize winners can ...Start building one then.<br /><br />Nobel Prize winners can say that to be humble. They are up there. <br /><br />People up there have nothing to lose and everything to gain by being humble.<br /><br />It also avoids belittling the trivial accomplishments of the majority of us here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-92206799312186020232009-10-19T18:35:33.787-07:002009-10-19T18:35:33.787-07:00Good comparison with Taiwan, a country where even ...Good comparison with Taiwan, a country where even an ex-President is charged with blatant corruption...Democracies in Asia are called "Kleptocracies"...where there is constant thievery....and <br /><br />BTW, to Anonymous on Oct 18 at 9 AM PDT, "Heritage" means that the country has to have had a long history. Do you know for low long has Singapore been in existence? It's not due to its fault that there are no heritage sites in S'pore. And by your accord, only those who win Nobel Prize have contributed to human progress and others have not? <br /><br />This year's winner Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has said that the work of thousands of people who go unrecognized in the form of an award or a citation is far more valuable than a Nobel prize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-87371652029386286122009-10-18T09:00:36.935-07:002009-10-18T09:00:36.935-07:00The main problem with the limited information proc...The main problem with the limited information processing capacity of humans is that they confuse the photo with the film. It is too early and pretentious to say that 'nothing comparable' has been achieved by its neighbors. Singapore does not even have World Heritage Sites or Nobel Prize nominees. These are the real accomplishments that drive human progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-56804773395939127332009-10-17T07:34:57.900-07:002009-10-17T07:34:57.900-07:00I think LKY achievements will not be there without...I think LKY achievements will not be there without the sacrifice of a generation of Singaporeans.<br /><br />Eg the ones who gave up their land to the govt for $1 for development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com