tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57913162024-03-08T07:23:36.751+11:00Sat|Re AnD ReFlEctioNMr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-59097670262984284382009-05-14T00:52:00.001+10:002009-05-14T00:53:33.489+10:00MOVING HOUSEHey Guys,After so long, it is time to call an end to this blog. Low Readership and high maintenance is one thing. I have shifted:http://satire85.livejournal.com/Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-90687985842086716362009-04-23T01:40:00.002+10:002009-04-23T01:44:33.413+10:00PAP - post-Lee Kuan YewSuch a well argued and refreshing point about the possibilities of a post-Lee Kuan Yew PAP. It is definitely healthy to see this analysis emerging at academic events like these. Let's hope there is more of this in the future. SINGAPORE: A People’s Action Party (PAP) split by internal schisms. Future leaders bereft of the "huge political legitimacy" that could be gained from endorsement by the manMr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-30988085560255519772009-04-21T00:06:00.000+10:002009-04-21T00:07:31.968+10:00Comment of the YearKeng Loon says: I regret why i never study harder last time den can be a scholarMichael says: haha fuck off la u seriouslyMr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-71680653074067650722009-04-17T18:03:00.003+10:002009-04-17T18:22:09.782+10:00It's time to throw them off their boats...It is simple really. Australia has a boat people problem because they are too lenient with these people. After suffering persecution, terror and possibly loss of life at home, the dangers that these boat trips pose pales in comparison. Get through those tough seas between Indonesia and the northern tip of Australia and everything will be aye okay. But reintroduce caning and these people will Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-62674927755178787402009-03-31T00:31:00.003+11:002009-03-31T20:18:52.895+11:00The Hour That Did Not Help EarthConceived in Sydney in 2007 and introduced to the globe in 2009, the inventors of Earth Hour must be delighted with how their quirky campaign is spreading like wildfire . So delighted are they that they probably advertised their success on websites, sent out emails to praise the world's efforts and most damningly of all, jet around in private planes to thank world leaders. Certainly, Earth Hour Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-12904123958459584802009-03-26T18:08:00.000+11:002009-03-26T18:09:04.967+11:00Don't do that thing with a bottleOld man’s bottle mishap leads to his deathA SINGAPOREAN died of heart failure after his penis became stuck in a soft drink bottle, reported Sin Chew Daily and China Press.The incident happened when the 77-year-old man used the bottle to masturbate.China Press reported that the senior citizen got his private part into the bottle and only sought help after his penis could not be dislodged from the Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-53305010814952846842009-03-23T20:35:00.002+11:002009-03-23T20:51:10.557+11:00Taking the joy out of UniStaying in the dorm is part and parcel of university life. In countries where their sovereignity stretch for miles, the dorm is a place where students call their home away from home. In Singapore, dorms just don't have the same feel because we are so small.Over the last two weeks, the concept of dorm living just got dimmer. Students who decided to have a bit of fun ran stark naked from one Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-74181568149131393182009-03-20T02:17:00.003+11:002009-03-20T03:40:53.276+11:00A Price Too Big For The Prawns?We all love our crustaceans. The biggest and juiciest of them all fetches the highest prices. Hawkers are well aware of this fact. And they often charge a premium for their finest seafood. Which is why I am surprised that the issue of expensive prawns is even a newsworthy topic at all.Sure, eight prawns for $239 is a premium. But these prawns are not the ordinary ones you find in your fried Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-49274620650809707962009-03-19T18:27:00.007+11:002009-03-20T03:40:11.977+11:00Don't Forget To Touch Base With Our RootsTheoretically, MM Lee is right. By speaking mandarin, Singaporeans can reach out to approximately 1.3 billion people across all Chinese provinces. For pragmatic reasons, the average Singaporean should also be shaped to speak English and Mandarin. This is so that in the future, we can conduct business deals with the West and deal with the on coming red tide from North East Asia. But honestly, Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-77530507348961999802009-03-17T17:50:00.002+11:002009-03-17T18:22:58.403+11:00Keeping Foreign Workers in PerspectiveAt the start of this millenium, if one were to mention Foreign Talent (FTs), they were often referring to caucasian men in power suits, sipping cocktails, living in swanky apartments and driving open top Lambos. Today, the word FT is starting to encompass not just these folks residing at Sixth Avenue but also white collar workers who are flooding in from North East Asia. In particular, the recentMr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-58069776075185658792009-03-03T14:09:00.001+11:002009-03-03T14:11:42.107+11:00Silence Is Often More Painful than a Sore ThroatCARACAS - It's something few people can tell Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: stop talking.Chavez, whose speeches often stretch five hours or more, said on Sunday his doctor told him to stay quiet for three days to help a sore throat."I am a little affected by the intensive, continuous and permanent use of this cannon I've got here and the doctor has told me not to talk," Chavez said to audienceMr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-72770286339431950652009-02-22T20:46:00.003+11:002009-02-22T21:01:44.897+11:00It was over before I knew it...As cliche as it sounds, time really flies. It just seemed like yesterday when I was worried that I will never see the light of a proper newsroom because HR was just so inept in processing my application.In a blink of an eye, it is February. And what I have now is a hatful of fond memories and wonderful friends. This internship at TNP had really been something. Never did I expect to write so much Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-67841426660452861832009-02-07T19:17:00.002+11:002009-02-07T19:23:34.112+11:00WritingWRITING is definitely an expression of the ego. That sense of achievement, that smile on the face and the feeling of accomplisment when you see your article being published is priceless.You know deep down you have changed a life, informed someone and educated masses. Whether it is something as trivial as a an opening of a shopping mall or something as groundbreaking as a resignation of a top CEO,Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-72951345638607183332009-02-05T02:51:00.001+11:002009-02-07T19:26:27.596+11:00'Welcome to Kinokuniya'THIS may be bleak times. Times where there is a need to calculate every single cent. But what I experienced today is “ge kaoness” (picking on someone to the smallest details) to the max. I never knew that Kinokuniya was so kiam (stingy).I mean the facade looks bright and classy. The inside looks spacious and elegant.So why resort to such means to hit customers below the belt? I picked up a book “Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-47163873706092950342009-02-02T05:31:00.003+11:002009-02-02T05:51:23.365+11:00Don't Lose Faith in the PapersI have always been reminded that one thing that places journalists and bloggers apart is this: credibility. Without this, nobody will believe what you write. Nobody will even bother with what you say. Worse, you will forever remain as the jester. The loser. With so many blogs out there, this word credibility is taking a new phase lift. There is going to be credible blogs out there. Much as peopleMr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-13931170200909456822009-01-20T00:13:00.003+11:002009-01-20T02:07:27.071+11:00He Deserves the RapHow can a top civil servant, a permanent secretary to be precise, be so annoying?In the light of poor economic times, the mantra of the day is save, save and save. Yet, we have a government official who decided that he should scoot off to Paris on a family getaway. Not for five days but for five weeks. Five weeks is an eternity for the unemployed waiting for a government handout. Five weeks is Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-31138726324844627742008-12-23T00:58:00.002+11:002008-12-23T01:02:17.417+11:00In Other News...Govt will try to keep transport costs downWITH 2009 shaping up to be a 'difficult year', the Government will try to moderate public transport costs next year, said Transport Minister Raymond Lim yesterday.The Public Transport Council (PTC) will continue to take economic conditions into account in its annual assessment of bus and train fares, due in the second half of next year, he added.But he Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-81172738702817219412008-12-23T00:47:00.005+11:002008-12-23T02:15:33.109+11:00Why PSP Simply Doesn't Appeal to MeI must be missing something. Ever since I returned to Singapore, the fad of reading newspapers on trains and buses have dissipated. In its place is the Playstation Portable (PSP). Young and old, army personnel or not, across all genders, almost everyone has a unit. Except me. So while everyone is busy slaying monsters on their little handheld gear, I am busy fumbling around with my newspaper on Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-89366382015098878982008-12-20T03:36:00.006+11:002008-12-22T04:38:27.699+11:00Are We Too Complacent?So, there had been some use for the terrorism warnings that have been on a rewind constantly on MRT trains yesterday.Smoke billowed out from our MRT trains on Thursday afternoon. And no one panicked.It could have been terrorists who have just let loose some poisonous gas. It could have been an overheating occurring somewhere in the train. Or it could simply have been someone spraying insecticide.Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-71686156727736552572008-12-17T02:23:00.008+11:002008-12-18T00:47:21.217+11:00A Desert Amid A MetropolisThe Central, situated at the picturesque Clarke Quay, is not your typical Singapore shopping mall. In my recent visit to that shopping mall, I felt that I was somewhere in Australia- a shopping Siberia after 5pm. Just that the difference is most of the shops in this mall were still open.I cannot fathom how on earth this mall is still standing in this competitive environment we call Singapore. My Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-74963915728164166282008-10-24T21:34:00.003+11:002008-12-22T04:43:25.249+11:00Sushi TengokuNobody would have imagined that tucked away in a little corner of the Kensington suburb, there exists a brilliant Japanese eatery- Sushi Tengoku. This place, I dare say, is probably known only to the students studying at the university nearby. The first time I entered Sushi Tengoku, I saw a sea of people. But I expected that like any other restaurant, I could wait and get a seat in no time. Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-90946007387401280432008-09-11T22:27:00.001+10:002008-09-11T22:28:51.757+10:00Letter on ST ForumThe Original Letter:Home > ST Forum > StorySep 8, 2008FOREIGN WORKERS IN SERANGOON GARDENSWhere's the harm?SOME residents of Serangoon Gardens are incensed or anxious about the idea of a large number of male foreign workers coming to live in their area.They have concerns about increased traffic on their roads and uncouth behaviour by workers, with which anyone could sympathise - though the Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-86996174322936591732008-09-07T13:33:00.003+10:002008-12-22T04:47:23.577+11:00Why the MakeoverRegular readers of my blog will know that this blog has recently (yesterday) undergone a massive makeover. Gone is the cluttered green backdrop that so unceremoniously welcome my readers. I decided to go for a white and 'clean' look, with the text visible from a mile away. My feelings for my declining readership (apart from the fact that I blog less regularly now and people around the world are Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-9385939404612833912008-09-02T02:44:00.007+10:002008-09-07T13:45:49.868+10:00Democrats vs RepublicansIn two months time, the world will know if the next U.S president will be white or black. Never in history has the United States been presented with such a choice in presidency. 42 presidents have sat in the White House and there has never been a dispute over the race. The race of the President had to be of the same colour as the White House. Never also in history has the U.S have to decide if Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791316.post-46172417744665737602008-06-02T16:34:00.003+10:002008-06-02T17:46:24.559+10:00Authoritarianism?My lecturer once told me that 'an authoritarian state monopolies national power but is unable to eliminate civil society.' Perhaps, this is the best way to describe the current Singapore political scene. With constant pressure exerted from below, the government is increasingly struggling to cope with the calls for a democratic reform. The current court case involving Chee and the PAP presents a Mr Stable Paycheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050260412794794384noreply@blogger.com0