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Even LKY's daughter is getting sick and tired of the restriction imposed upon her when she is a writer in SPH. She finally blew up when they refused to publish articles that she wrote about her father's request to demolish their iconic home. The truth is out on her Facebook posts.
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Update of the Geylang Scene today
Here is a brief update from Sammy Leong's site:
Contrary to popular belief, the commercial sex scene is alive and well in Singapore. For a country known for its clean and green image and nothing much else, this may come as quite a surprise to a visitor. The government has taken a very pragmatic view of the world's oldest profession. Singapore authorities figure that it is better to legalise prostitution in certain defined areas so that it can be controlled to a certain degree rather than to outlaw it completely. A complete ban on the sex trade will only drive it underground. This would make it impossible to keep tabs on the number of prostitutes in Singapore and therefore make it very difficult to conduct any education programmes designed to promote safer sex practices and to keep track of (and treat if possible) the Sexually Transmitted Diseases which a part and parcel of this sordid business.
Since we do not have any regular publications which provide regular write-ups on this subject, I have started this section in my homepage because of my selfless nature which leads to my desire to share whatever knowledge I have with my fellow citizens and honorable guests of our $fine$ city.
This page will start on a modest scale but I hope to build up my data bank of excellent sexual services and this section should flourish as time goes by.
I shall start off with the area I am most familiar with: The Geyland Red Light district.
THE GEYLANG FUCK SHOP FAQ (courtesy of S Leong Esq.)
Are the whore houses legal?
All chicken houses that are located in the designated zone south of Geylang Road(which starts with Lorong 2 and extends all the way to Lorong 30) are legal. The prostitutes that operate there are issued with special certificates which allow them to ply their trade. However, they are not allowed to solicit sex by the roadside or at the hotel lobbies in the area.
How does the system work?
The brothels in the area are identified by the big bright unit numbers displayed on a lighted box(see graphic above). Residential units in the area have small numbers and often put up signs in English and Chinese indicating "Private Residence" in order to prevent the wrong sort of guests from visiting their homes.
Working hours are generally from 12.30 pm to midnight. If you are the sort who feel embarrassed about going to a brothel, the best time to visit would be around 1 to 3 pm on a weekday as business is very slow at the time and you are less likely to meet your boss, your neighbour or your father in the same joint. The fucking rooms are also cleaner earlier in the day as the housemaid has just finished tidying up the mess left behind from the day before.
Caution : If you are driving there and park along the road, make sure you display a parking coupon valid for at least one and a half hours. URA conducts frequent checks and I'm sure you don't want a parking summons mailed to your home with date/time and LOCATION of your parking offence. Parking is free after 5.00 pm so if you want to save an odd dollar or so, then go after 5. However, many brothels have a few parking lots which you should be able to get if you go early in the afternoon.
Walk boldy into brothel of your choice. Dont be discouraged by the rather dingy looking exteriors. Many have done up the fucking rooms inside very nicely. In fact, I once tried a hidden camera shot in an attempt to show the interior of the room but unfortunately, the field of view was too narrow to capture what I wanted. Once inside, you will be met by the "receptionist" who will ask whether you want a drink. After the formalities, you can specify your wants according to race (Malay / Chinese / Indian etc), skills category (good blow job/willing to do anal sex/threesomes etc), assets (skinny/fat/big tits and so on). The brothel keeper will then use the phone to place your order for someone that is supposedly a close match to the fuck of your dreams. Be prepared for disappointments however. The industry has no money back guarantee. In fact, a while ago, some customers who complained about the service were beaten up.
Most brothels also have a few "resident" prostitutes which the brothel keeper may offer to you. If you like what you see, by all means accept the offer. However, you are under no obligation to fuck only the "resident" chickens. If you don't like what is offered in house, just tell the guy you would prefer to take your chances with an import from another whore house. All the fuck shops are within minutes of each other by car and your girl should show up almost immediately in a Nissan Sunny/Honda Civic/Toyota Corolla or something similar. If you have to wait more than 5 minutes, it simply means that the girl that meets your requirements is busy getting fucked by someone with similar sexual tastes as yours so you will just have to wait until he has got his rocks off.
When your dream girl arrives, she will totally ignore your presence initially and will proceed to sign in at the reception counter. After signing in, you will be introduced to your chicken by the brothel keeper. DON'T shake hands. It isn't necessary. You will have plenty of time for get to know her inside out over the next half an hour or so. Your chicken will lead you from the reception area to an available room. The action is ABOUT TO BEGIN!!
Once inside, she will drop her unfriendly facade almost immediately and put on a more intimate expression. The first thing that she will do is to undress and give you a bath. From this point on, what happens is up to you. Most of the $200 category are quite obliging and will even give you a massage of sorts before or after sex. Don't expect as a good a massage compared to what you get at the health centres though. The girls of Geylang are primarily for sex and their massage skills are secondary.
Take note however that very few girls are willing to do anal sex. If you are addicted to this disgusting act, ask the brothel keeper for recommendations.
After your little sexual escapade is over, it is time to get dressed and face the real world again. If you have enjoyed the service rendered very much and would like a repeat order some time in the future, ask the girl for her work schedule. They will normally tell you when they will be going back to their home town for a month or so. Don't forget to jot down her name MENTALLY. Writing her name down in your diary is not a good idea if you are married. The girls are assigned all sorts of names nowadays. They have run out of common English names like Judy, June, Rosy, Mimi etc and are now using names of cars. In fact, there is a girl called Mercedes who was really hot and Corolla was just great. I still get a hard on just thinking about her. (They have probably moved on by now) Payment is made to the brothel keeper on your way out. You do not have to pay the girl anything, the brothel will settle accounts with her. However, if you want to impress, a nice tip to her could make your next fuck with her even more pleasurable. Do this BEFORE you leave the room. If you don't intend screwing her again, then don't bother with the tip.
Thai style brothels with the Aquarium (fish tank) concept are available mainly from Lorong 4 to 12 . The fish tank concept enables a customer to view and choose a girl which suits his taste. However, the girls there are cheaper ($40 & mainly from Thailand) and that there is a limit of half an hour for you to shoot your load. Since I have not tried this service, I am in no position to comment in detail. There is loads of feedback in my sex forum though.
List prices at most joints in Geylang currently stand at $100 dollars for a rather ugly chicken and $200 for the more sexy variety. However, because of the AIDS scare, it is obvious that business has been affected. All the brothel keepers are therefore willing to lower prices in order to keep their customers coming back for more. Just open your mouth and ask and you will be given a nice big discount. The $100 variety can therefore be enjoyed for about $80 while the market rate for the premium $200 premium category can be fucked for $150. You can probably get a slighty larger discount if you are regular customer.
In my sex forum, there is frequent reference to the Cat40/80/150 GL girls. This refers to the price categories that they fall under.
Although it is not widely publicised, the girls are told that they should make their customers "cum" within 45 minutes as the brothel accountant used this number to do his/her costing when he/she did the business plan. However, if you suffer from premature ejaculation and shoot your load off within the first 5 minutes, the girl will probably give you another go if you ask nicely. I have friends who can cum three times per 45 minute session in order to get their money's worth. Sessions which go beyond 45 minutes during off peak hours are acceptable and there will be no extra charge.
If you are stingy and want everything in life to be cheap cheap, the fish tank variety which can be found in the Lorong 4 to Lorong 12 section are available at $40 for a half hour fuck.
As far as I know, none of the establishments accept credit cards.Terms are strictly cash. If you don't have enough in your wallet and feel a sudden urge to fuck when in the Geylang vicinity, there are numerous ATMs along Geylang Road. between Lorong 14 and Lorong 30. The US dollar is also acceptable but I believe the conversation rate is definitely not the market rate.
Is it worth paying more for a premium category fuck?
The $200 dollar girls are definitely prettier than the $100 category. They have better figures and are a sweeter disposition. They are also better at faking orgasms. Some of them could actually win an academy award for their acting skills designed to boost the ego of those customers who only have 3" dicks. The way some of them moan and groan with each thrust makes the customer think that he has been endowed with a 16" weapon.
The $100 dollar category are generally older and some are rather grumpy. A few have armpit hair which looks grotesque and is a definite turn off. However, if you are lucky, you might get a satisfying fuck in this category. If you really want to save money, then go to the other red light area at Keong Saik Street. (I will publish an FAQ on that area some time in the future)
A word of caution. Almost all the girls are heavy smokers and invariably have bad breath and stained teeth. If this turns you off, then I suggest you try to fulfil your sexual desires elsewhere. Perhaps that sweet young thing at the office is just longing for a good fuck from you. Or how about your neighbour's daughter who has just turned 16.
Where do the girls come from?
The majority are Malaysian Chinese who are come from various Malaysian towns and cities. Some are from Sarawak and Sabah. Don't ask them why they are working in their chosen profession. It irritates them like hell. If you ask them what they are going to do with the money they earn, the standard answer is that they will be going back home to start a hairdressing salon once they have earned enough. The Thai girls come from Thailand of course. If you want to know more about how the Thai girls are sourced, please return to the home page and check out the latest addition to my site "Beat the economic downturn. Be your own Boss"
Is it safe to fuck them?
Are you kidding!! of course it isn't!!
The girls are required to go for periodic AIDS and other STD checks. However, the window period (when AIDS infection cannot be detected) that has resulted in two Singaporeans catching AIDS from blood transfusions applies to these prostitutes too. You also have to realise that the popular girls fuck more than 7 or 8 customers a day. If you happen to dip your dick into a pussy that is still dripping with AIDS infected sperm, no sporadic health checks are going to save your life.
I have recently compiled a comprehensive summary of a whole host of Sexually Transmitted diseases.It is available right here. (opens in new window)
What if I use a condom?
Condoms are by no means foolproof. Even though your dickhead is covered with rubber, the cunt juice that is deposited around your genital area while you are balling her could contain all sorts of nasty viruses which could penetrate small breaks in the skin. Who knows, maybe her nails cut your balls while she was fondling them and giving you a blow job. There is such a thing as safer sex. However, in life, nothing is 100% safe. It is up to you to weigh the pros and cons.
Even if you escape being infected by the AIDS virus (which if fragile and does not survive long in the air), you stand a very good chance of catching genital herpes if the pros happens to be having a herpes attack. Herpes is highly contagious and can be caught just by skin contact. A bit of saliva or cunt juice is all it takes. To top it all, in recent years, all sorts of nasty viral STDs which are incurable have sprung up. Examples are genital warts (HPV) which can lead to cancer of the dick and cervix, Hepatitis B and C and numerous others. Do a search on the net on for "Sexually Transmitted Diseases". The list is so long that it is frightening. It will make you contemplate entering priesthood.
I am willing to take my chances so where should I go and who should I fuck?
The best source of information is from my Sex Forum which contains real time information. Someone goes for a fuck.. the gal sends him to heaven... he gets back home and immediately starts banging away at his keyboard to tell the whole world what a fantastic fuck so-and-so was. Those armed with descriptive skills will go into great detail which will include a blow by blow description of want went on from the time he started undressing till he finally shot his almighty load in the prostitute's face!
* Please note that these recommendations go out of date very quickly as the girls are only allowed to operate for a month at a stretch before they have to return to their home town for a month. I will try my best to keep them up to date. The unit numbers given above were given to me by my sources. However, the way the system works, you don't have to go to that particular unit number in order to enjoy her services. Walk into any brothel and she will be brought to you. However, there are times when the brothel keeper will not be familiar with all the names and may ask you which "Lorong" she is from. The information supplied above will therefore help to track her down.
Keong Saik Street - the Poor Man's alternative to Geylang
Keong Saik Street is located in the Chinatown and the whole area used to contain row after row of run down pre war terrace houses. The area has been an "approved" red light district for as long as I can remember. It traditionally served the poorer segment of Singapore Society and this holds true till today. However, in recent years, the area has been redeveloped and quite a number of boutique type hotels and wine bars have sprouted up amongst the houses of sin. This makes for an intersesting mix of "cultures", especially on weekends when the Yuppies are getting stoned in the bars while the hard core sex addicts are getting their rocks off on the other side of a brick wall which separates the two establishments.
Prices are considerably lower at Keong Saik, referred to by most Singaporeans as K.S. to reinforce our love of acronyms. For the sake of those who want to get laid but don't want to pay Geylang prices, I have reproduced some information below that was posted in my Delphi forum .
I had sex on sofa with my students , so what?
Professor Tey : I had sex on sofa with my students
THE sofa in his office was in a rich shade of red. It was where law professor Tey Tsun Hang allegedly had sex with Miss Darinne Ko Wen Hui, now 23, twice.
In statements to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), however, Tey had also alleged that he had sex with another female student on that two-seater sofa.
Yesterday, he told the court that the statement was "a false confession" and was made under "harsh treatment".
Tey named her in court when he was making an application to the court for her examination transcript.
Tey told the court that he had made a statement to the CPIB which said he had "corruptly extracted sex" from her.
The statement also said that he had taken a number of personal items from the woman, who graduated in 2009.
Clad again in a lawyer's robe while standing in the dock, Tey is defending himself, with his solicitor, Mr Peter Low, advising him.
The name of another former student was also mentioned in court yesterday.
But there were no details on the nature of the relationship between Tey and the man, who graduated in 2010.
The names of both former students were raised during Tey's application for their complete four-year result transcript and the raw marks and grades of their Directed Research thesis, which they took under Tey.
These applications were part of 44 requests for disclosure of information that Tey made to the court at the start of the proceedings yesterday, which kept Miss Ko, the prosecution's first witness, off the witness stand for more than half the day yesterday.
The other requests are also related to the grades of Miss Ko and two other students from her cohort.
One of them includes a male student whom Miss Ko called her "best friend" several times on the first day of the trial on Thursday.
That student is also listed as a prosecution witness.
These applications by Tey were not new - he had earlier made criminal motions for documents from NUS, the public prosecutor and Alexandra Hospital to the High Court.
But two of the motions were dismissed by Justice Quentin Loh in late September.
A criminal motion is an application for a court order, specifically in a criminal proceeding. Documents obtained via the court order could potentially be used as evidence in a trial.
In response to Tey's renewed request for the woman's grades yesterday, Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Andre Jumabhoy said that Tey "knows fully well that there are no charges for this count".
He also said that how Tey had acted towards the woman is irrelevant for the purpose of this trial.
He also raised the issue that the "constant repetition against CPIB can and should be properly made to the officers when they come to the court to give evidence".
Among the 44 things that Tey asked for are the grades, examination booklets and ranking of Miss Ko in various subjects for various academic years.
'Waste of time'
Towards the end of the morning's proceedings, Mr Jumabhoy said the applications by Tey were "a complete waste of time".
Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye also told off both parties, saying the whole morning had been "wasted on unnecessary things" which should have been sorted out earlier.
"Why are you wasting our time," the judge asked Tey.
The prosecution argued that the information Tey asked for isn't relevant to the trial and that he has been given the documents he is entitled to.
Tey said: "I take strong objection to my learned prosecution's remarks that it is a complete waste of the court's time.
"It is tantamount to saying that the defendant has financial position to waste on counsel's speed."
THE sofa in his office was in a rich shade of red. It was where law professor Tey Tsun Hang allegedly had sex with Miss Darinne Ko Wen Hui, now 23, twice.
In statements to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), however, Tey had also alleged that he had sex with another female student on that two-seater sofa.
Yesterday, he told the court that the statement was "a false confession" and was made under "harsh treatment".
Tey named her in court when he was making an application to the court for her examination transcript.
Tey told the court that he had made a statement to the CPIB which said he had "corruptly extracted sex" from her.
The statement also said that he had taken a number of personal items from the woman, who graduated in 2009.
Clad again in a lawyer's robe while standing in the dock, Tey is defending himself, with his solicitor, Mr Peter Low, advising him.
The name of another former student was also mentioned in court yesterday.
But there were no details on the nature of the relationship between Tey and the man, who graduated in 2010.
The names of both former students were raised during Tey's application for their complete four-year result transcript and the raw marks and grades of their Directed Research thesis, which they took under Tey.
These applications were part of 44 requests for disclosure of information that Tey made to the court at the start of the proceedings yesterday, which kept Miss Ko, the prosecution's first witness, off the witness stand for more than half the day yesterday.
The other requests are also related to the grades of Miss Ko and two other students from her cohort.
One of them includes a male student whom Miss Ko called her "best friend" several times on the first day of the trial on Thursday.
That student is also listed as a prosecution witness.
These applications by Tey were not new - he had earlier made criminal motions for documents from NUS, the public prosecutor and Alexandra Hospital to the High Court.
But two of the motions were dismissed by Justice Quentin Loh in late September.
A criminal motion is an application for a court order, specifically in a criminal proceeding. Documents obtained via the court order could potentially be used as evidence in a trial.
In response to Tey's renewed request for the woman's grades yesterday, Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Andre Jumabhoy said that Tey "knows fully well that there are no charges for this count".
He also said that how Tey had acted towards the woman is irrelevant for the purpose of this trial.
He also raised the issue that the "constant repetition against CPIB can and should be properly made to the officers when they come to the court to give evidence".
Among the 44 things that Tey asked for are the grades, examination booklets and ranking of Miss Ko in various subjects for various academic years.
'Waste of time'
Towards the end of the morning's proceedings, Mr Jumabhoy said the applications by Tey were "a complete waste of time".
Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye also told off both parties, saying the whole morning had been "wasted on unnecessary things" which should have been sorted out earlier.
"Why are you wasting our time," the judge asked Tey.
The prosecution argued that the information Tey asked for isn't relevant to the trial and that he has been given the documents he is entitled to.
Tey said: "I take strong objection to my learned prosecution's remarks that it is a complete waste of the court's time.
"It is tantamount to saying that the defendant has financial position to waste on counsel's speed."
Alvin and Vivian - Candidates for Malaysian General Election
Given their popularity and strong sense of up-manship, and their never-say-die attitude towards free sex and freedom in general, Alvin and Vivian will make very good candidates for the coming GE in Malaysia. Their posters will be easily recognisable and they make good symbols for freedom and democracy. Vote for Alvin and Vivian! Malaysia Boleh!
Sex bloggers still hog the limelight
PETALING JAYA: Stories about sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee are still dominating the headlines, with numbers showing that the public just can't get enough of them.
Most media outlets on both sides of the Causeway gave prominence to the couple, with Singapore's The New Paper front-paging the matter twice on Tuesday and Friday.
Vernacular newspapers in Malaysia have also given prominence to the couple.
A story about Tan receiving a "stern warning" from Lee's mother published on Friday in the New Straits Times remained in the "Most Read" column as of yesterday.
Meanwhile, "Vivian Lee" as well as variations to the keyword became the second most popular search on Google on Thursday in the republic, with more than 10,000 searches on her that day alone.
The Star also recorded tremendous interest by readers with 194,000 hits on the three stories about them until Thursday.
In a Google Analytics survey service subscribed by The Star Online, the initial story "Porn blog couple causes furore" published on Wednesday topped the list, making it the most read story with 86,649 page views.
Surveyed over a three-day period between Tuesday and Thursday, the follow-up story "Vivian Lee defends postings of her erotic pictures and videos with boyfriend" published on Oct 18 became the second most read story on The Star Online with 85,675 page views.
However, the Malaysian media is considered late in joining the bandwagon as the news only broke here a day after the Singapore media highlighted the matter.
Here are photos of the couples in full view. Click.
Here are photos of the couples in full view. Click.
Prof Tey Tsun Hang (M'sian) and Darinne Ko Wen Hui
Foreign Talent Professor charged with obtaining sexual favors from NUS Law student Darinne Ko Wen Hui
Lately, we are seeing and hearing scandals linked to Malaysia Boleh counterparts in NUS, Singapore. What with Alvin and Vivian, and before that the great law Assoc Professor's sex scandal in, well, where else but NUS. Maybe there is some truths when they said NUS should stand for Naked University of Scandals. Joke aside......
National University of Singapore (NUS) associate professor from the Law Faculty Tey Tsun Hang has been charged in court over the sex-for-grades case this morning.
The 41 year old faces six corruption charges for allegedly showing favour to his student, Darinne Ko Wen Hui (pic below), between May 2010 and July 2010.
According to court documents obtained by the media, Tey reportedly gave Darinne better grades in return for sex on two occasions.
According to court documents obtained by the media, Tey reportedly gave Darinne better grades in return for sex on two occasions.
Tey also received a Mont Blanc pen worth S$740 and tailor-made shirts from Darinne who paid one of Tey's bills amounting to almost S$1,300.
Despite Darinne being the one who approached Tey to offer sex in exchange for better grades, she has not been charged for any offences yet.
The 23 year old is currently working as a pupil in an established local law firm, thanks to the 'A' grade she obtained in her final year elective in exchange for the sexual services she provided to her law professor who now faces the unsavory prospect of being thrown into jail.
In an email sent out to the media on Friday morning, Tey said he stands by his academic principles and that he has always pursued his academic writing in good faith, with no ill intent.
NUS Law professor Tey Hsun Hang has sent an email to his friends and the media this morning declaring that he stands by his 'academic principles'.
Attached below is his email:
Dear friends and members of the media profession,
I will appear at Court 26 of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore at 9am today (27 July 2012), facing six charges of corruption – two of which involve sexual gratification; all of which are about showing favour in my assessment of a recently-graduated female student's academic performance.
I stand by my academic principles. I have always pursued my academic writing in good faith, with no ill intent.
The bail is set at a phenomenal sum of S$100,000.
I remain, yours faithfully, as ever
TEY Tsun Hang
SCDF chief's super sex scandal
The women involved are probably blaming the govt for this. There isn't enough "chief" to go round, the reason why all ended up banging the same chief. But the govt is unperturbed as they knew there would be more than enough foreign talents to go around in no time.
Ten counts of corruption and sex scandals.
That's what former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief Peter Lim Sin Pang is facing after being charged in court.
The 52-year-old is alleged to have shown favour to potential vendors in return for sexual gratification from women representing different companies.
The three women according to Channel NewsAsia are:
1) Pang Chor Mui, a general manager at Nimrod Engineering (married, in her 40s)
2) Lee Wei Hoon, a director at Singapore Radiation Centre (married, in her 40s)
3) Esther Goh, a business development director at NCS Private Limited (single, age unknown)
2) Lee Wei Hoon, a director at Singapore Radiation Centre (married, in her 40s)
3) Esther Goh, a business development director at NCS Private Limited (single, age unknown)
The sexual encounters happened between 2 May 2010 to 23 November 2011 when Lim was still chief of SCDF.
Esther Goh is apparently involved in seven sexual encounters with Lim.
Lim could end up in jail for five years and be slapped with a fine of $100,000 for each count of corruption, if found guilty.
However, according to Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao, the prosecutor has said that only three of the charges will be pursued if Lim pleads guilty.
The three charges are:
1) Receiving oral sex from Pang Chor Mui at a car park at Stadium Walk.
2) Accepting sexual gratification in return for favours from Lee Wei Hoon in Paris.
3) Receiving sexual gratification in exchange for favours from Esther Goh at Marina Bay Golf Course.
The remaining seven charges will be considered by the judge when the verdict is passed, reported the newspaper. It is uncertain whether Lim will plead guilty to the charges. His lawyer said he will consult his client before presenting his case.
Lim's next court hearing is on 5 July.
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), arrested Lim in early January for allegations of 'serious personal misconduct'.
Prior to Lim's arrest, the CPIB also arrested former Central Narcotics Bureau director Ng Boon Gay for similar reasons.
News of CPIB nabbing both men was first published by the Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao.
Here's the full list of details published by Lianhe Wanbao:
1) Alleged to have provided oral sex to Mr Lim at a car park at Stadium Walk in May 2010
Lee Wei Hoon
1) Alleged to have had intercourse and oral sex with Lim
2) Had intercourse apparently with Lim in a hotel in Paris sometime between 18-21 October 2011.
3) Allegedly performed oral sex on Lim on 23 November last year at Big Splash at East Coast Park.
1) A car park at Marina Bay Golf Course sometime around 20 April 2011
2) An apartment in Tanjong Rhu in May 2011
3) A car park at Singapore Indoor Stadium on 19 May 2011
4) Apartment in Tanjong Rhu sometime between 3-6 September 2011
5) HDB apartment in Clementi sometime between 3-6 September 2011
6) HDB apartment in Clementi on 17 September 2011
Oral Sex For CNB Chief Not Confirmed - Oral answer not possible
Things are getting hazy at the trials. How do we define "Oral" sex here. Unless any openings on a female body is considered "oral", which will leave no doubt as to the oral sex claim. But if it is restricted to only the mouth, then the next question is, if licking his finger considered oral sex as well? Then all those finger-licking KFC fans should be first to be convicted.
The prosecution may be right here on the oral sex charge. She claimed she didn't lick his dick, but nobody asked the man if he licked her pussy. Unless licking pussy is not considered oral sex, which I doubt so, the pros is right to charge for oral sex. And then again, if both of them used their mouths on each other's mouths, they are absolutely having oral sex. Got it!
The beautiful Cecilia Sue without her sunglasses on vs. the typical lapdog look of her ex-lover the former CNB chief. Licking your pet's dick is still considered oral sex, I think.
A fortune-teller friend of mine has got these advice for her. Change your surname from Sue to Soo or something else. This is a very inauspicious surname to have and it will do much damage to you and your future, Cecilia. Are you reading this?
With a name like Sue, you are bound to get sued or end up wasting time and money suing others. Also, in Chinese, the sound "Sue" means "to lose". Directly translated it means Cecilia Lose. You have everything to lose if you stick to this awful surname of yours.
You should also consider changing your English name. Cecilia, sound like 'si-si-liau' in hokkien, Translated it means "die-die-already". And if you add the "Lose" behind, you are as good as doomed.
Singapore Property Set New Record Despite Looming Recession
A 3,003 square ft four-bedroom apartment off Orchard Road has been sold to an overseas buyer for S$19mn (US$15.7mn), setting a new record in property prices.
According to The Straits Times, the Marq on Paterson Hill already held the record of highest price per square foot at S$5,842 (US$4,847) when it was launched in 2007. With the newest sale, the price per square foot jumped to S$6,400 (US$5,310).
The Marq is a freehold condominium comprising 66 units ranging in sizes from around 3000 square ft to 15,000 square ft in two 24-storey buildings, one of which features private pools for all units.
The four-bedroom sale is believed not to include a private pool.
Despite a few high end sales, the luxury home market in Singapore is declining. According to real estate services firm, CB Richard Ellis, Singapore luxury home prices declined by 1.7 per cent in April-June from the preceding quarter. Average rents fell by 1.9 per cent as completed units came onto the market.
"Tightened mortgage lending and rising interest rates continued to impact on buyer demand in most Asian markets in the second quarter of 2011," noted CBRE.
PAP Got Kicked in Presidential Election
PRESIDENTIAL elections in Singapore rarely set pulses racing. The job is that of a well-paid but largely ceremonial head of state, who is not allowed to represent any particular party. The poll on August 27th was the fourth time the post has been directly elected, but the first time there has been any doubt at all about the outcome. Four candidates competed, all surnamed Tan. One, Tony Tan Keng Yam, was seen as the representative of the government and the People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore ever since it withdrew from the Malaysian Federation in 1965. As expected, he won. But he barely scraped home, with a shade over 35% of vaild votes cast, and just 7,000 more than his nearest challenger, Tan Cheng Bock, a former PAP MP, who campaigned against his former party colleague. Tan Jee Say, a former senior civil servant and banker who was an opposition candidate in the general election in May, won 25%, and the fourth candidate, Tan Kin Lian, just 5%. Voting is compulsory but nearly 2% of voters spoiled their ballots—more than 37,000, it was judged.
The PAP never endorsed Tony Tan formally. But he has held a number of cabinet jobs, and the prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, enthusiastically endorsed his candidacy. He also enjoyed the backing of party activists, trade unions, chambers of commerce and community groups. So, that he won not much more than a third of the vote is a remarkable slap in the face for the government. All the same PAP diehards protested that, since two former PAP MPs had garnered 70% of the vote, this was an endorsement for the party.
This follows the general election in May when the PAP did worse than in any election since 1965. It still won 60% of the vote, which left it, in Singapore's first-past-the-post system, with 81 out of 87 elected seats in parliament. But the party acknowledged it as a setback, and Mr Lee promised to do some "soul-searching". Voters seem to feel, however, that the government has still not got the message. The presidential election turned into a relatively low-risk chance to teach it a lesson.
A constitutional change in 1991 accorded the president some limited powers—including a veto over the government's use of past financial reserves, and over senior appointments. The idea was to install a check over a putative future government that was spendthrift and populist, and stacked the civil service with its cronies. The eligibility criteria for presidential candidates are strict, ensuring that only pillars of the establishment need apply.
Until this year, only the first direct presidential election in 1993 had more than one candidate—in that case a virtual unknown who barely campaigned, but who still, in a foretaste of this year's shock, won more than 40% of the votes.
In general elections opposition parties, which are small and fragmented, are at a disadvantage. Most parliamentary seats are in big "group" constituencies, where they struggle to field slates of credible candidates, and whose boundaries, they claim, are manipulated in the PAP's favour. The presidential poll is the only one that is island-wide and not affected by these considerations. It gave voters the opportunity to install a different sort of check into the political system. The result is sobering for the PAP. As the country's biggest newspaper, the pro-government Straits Times, put it in reporting the result: "the voting patterns show a society more politically divided than ever before."
They reflect a widespread sense that the government, blinded by Singapore's astonishing economic progress, has lost touch with the grievances of ordinary citizens. This sense is in part about particular issues, such as the cost of housing or immigration, which some blame for depressing local wages. But it is as much a question of style—a resentment at what is seen as the government's paternalistic belief that it knows best.
They also reflect the breakdown, thanks to the internet, and especially social-networking sites, of the government's virtual monopoly over the media. In both general and presidential elections, the government's opponents were able to change the terms of the debate by taking it online. For example, when one of the newly elected opposition MPs complained on his Facebook page that he was not allowed to attend constituency functions on a public-housing estate, the issue soon became a national one about the perception of a pro-PAP bias in public bodies.
The realisation that more than 60% of Singaporeans voted against the government's favoured candidate will presumably provoke more soul-searching within the PAP. Some will take it as proof that the party must move further and faster in opening up to adjust to the "new normal" of a political system with a sizeable opposition. Others, however, may take the opposite view: that too much liberalisation has led to a fading of the fear of the unpleasant repercussions that used to deter critical commentary and opposition activism. In short, that Singaporeans are forgetting who knows best what's good for them. - The economist
Singapore's former deputy prime minister Tony Tan has won the country's presidential election by a narrow margin.
The result was announced after a recount between Tony Tan and fellow front-runner Tan Cheng Bock.
Tony Tan, 71, was seen as the preferred candidate of the governing People's Action Party, which has run Singapore since independence.
Singapore's presidency is a largely ceremonial position.
The election was the first of its kind for 18 years.
Election officials said Tony Tan won by just 7,269 votes out of just over two million valid votes cast in Saturday's four-way race.
The Elections Department ordered a recount after the first tally showed the two front-runners were less than two percentage points apart.
The four candidates all shared the same surname, Tan.
Tony Tan's slim margin is seen as a blow for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who had backed him in the run-up to the election.
In a general election three months ago, the People's Action Party won all but six seats, but the opposition made significant gains.
Voters expressed their anger over immigration, living costs and high government salaries.
Singapore - a former British colony with a Westminster-style parliamentary system - instituted the position of president in 1965 when it became a republic.
Presidential candidates run as individuals because Singapore's head of state is supposed to be non-partisan.
A change to Singapore's political landscape
By LIM MUN FAH
Translated by Soong Phui Jee
Sin Chew Daily
Voices questioning the competence of the newly-elected Singapore president could be heard within the society right after the results of the country's presidential election was announced.
After a fierce contest, former Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan won a narrow victory by receiving 744,397 votes, or 35.19% of about 2.1 million votes.
Former member of parliament Tan Cheng Bock received 737,128 votes, or 34.85% and Tony defeated Cheng Bock by a narrow margin of 7,269, or 0.34%!
Tan Jee Say, seen as the biggest rival of Tony Tan before the election, earned 529,732 votes, or 25.04% while Tan Kin Lian got 103,931 votes, or 4.91%.
Some posted online after the result announcement that if Jee Say and Kin Lian did not contest this time, Tony would be the second George Yeo. Also, some "congratulated" Tony for being elected the President of Singapore by 737,128 voters out of the total population of about 5 million people, implying that Tony won because of votes from "immigrants".
Even though Tony was openly supported by dozens of unions and associations, as well as being secretly "blessed" by the People's Action Party (PAP), he was able to only won a narrow margin by less than 1%. It was indeed an embarrassing victory. It has not only set a blow to the personal prestige of "the people's President", but as well brought another shock after the general election in May.
The general election in May has been described as an important watershed for Singapore's political history as the PAP won only 60% of votes while losing a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the first time. Nevertheless, public opinion still believes that the PAP holds at least 40% of iron votes.
However, the presidential election results showed that the iron votes of the PAP might be only 35%. It is undoubtedly another political defeat for the PAP, but a great encouragement for the opposition.
In addition, there were as many as 37, 826 invalid votes, which were five times more than the 7,269 majority votes of Tony! This has further made the election of Tony less convincing. Why did so many Singaporeans give up the chance to create a history in Singapore this time? This is in fact another issue to be studied.
Although the Singapore government has deliberately kept a distance from the presidential election, the fierce election has apparently led to many surprising political changes. Among the most significant changes is that voters have become more strong-minded. They now dare to challenge the strongman's political authority, as well as oppose to the conservative political system.
These changes have led to the emergence of a new political landscape in Singapore, as well as a more competitive new era with more possibilities!
First-past-the-post system no longer viable for Singapore?
Letter from Kannan Balakrishnan 04:46 AM Aug 30, 2011
THE Presidential Election brought forth many debates over the powers of the office but, following the close results, perhaps the debate should now centre on the viability of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system.
It is undeniable that under this system, Dr Tony Tan garnered the most votes and won. But 64.8 percent of the electorate also did not vote for him.
The FPTP system has provided for strong governments and clear winners in past General Elections (GE) and Presidential Elections here.
However, given that Dr Tan himself has described the political post-GE climate as a "new normal", perhaps it is time to reconsider the system for something that can accommodate a larger pool of candidates, without diluting the votes that each can garner.
Dr Tan Cheng Bock, in conceding defeat, said: "Even though I lost by only 0.34 per cent ... we have to follow our British system, first past the post."
However, the British, who have been the proponents of this electoral system for years, have themselves considered change.
Recently, a referendum was held in the United Kingdom for a change in the electoral system, and although the results seemed to show that the electorate was against a change, there was a low voter turnout of 42.2 per cent.
More importantly, counting districts such as those in London, Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh Central, cities comparable to Singapore, recorded "Yes" votes above 50 per cent.
There are several alternative electoral systems out there under the system of preferential voting, a type of ballot structure in which voters rank candidates in order of relative preference.
These include the single transferable vote and the instant runoff voting, which are used in America, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Take for example the instant runoff voting, where voters' ballots are first counted as one vote for their first-choice candidate. If a candidate secures a majority of votes cast, he/she wins.
Otherwise, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and a new round of counting takes place, with the second choice from each ballot for the eliminated candidate counted as one vote for the remaining candidates.
This process continues until a candidate receives a majority of the vote against the remaining candidates.
If such a system had been used for the recently concluded Presidential Elections, it would have resulted in a winner with a larger majority of the votes.
Why Tan Jee Say Did Not Win
By Benita Aw Yeong and Zul Othman
The 40 per cent opposition vote in the May General Election (GE) did not translate into support for losing presidential candidate Tan Jee Say yesterday.
He got 25.04 per cent of the votes, coming in third.
The winner, Dr Tony Tan got 35.19 per cent. Dr Tan Cheng Bock who came in second got 34.85 per cent. MrTan Kin Lian came in last with 4.91 per cent.
Speaking to reporters at Bedok Stadium around 1.30am today before the results were announced, MrTan Jee Say, a former senior civil servant, said that if there was to be a winner other than him, he preferred Dr Tan Cheng Bock.
Mr Tan said it had been a "good fight" and that the trust gained from his supporters will "never be misplaced".
He also believed that his seemingly confrontational image had indeed cost him votes.
Mr Tan added he wished he had three months to campaign for his presidential bid.
"You can scrutinise candidates better. I am not confrontational. That's an image that has been created. I had not gone on the streets to throw stones."
People who voted for the Opposition in the GE would not simply vote for a former opposition man in the Presidential Election (PE), said Dr Reuben Wong, an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore.
"With the media blitz and debates that have been taking place, Singaporeans have been made to think more about the role of the Elected President," Dr Wong said.
Sensible voters
"Singaporeans know that you don't vote for a president for the purpose of performing checks on the Government, which was a platform Tan Jee Say campaigned very much upon," Dr Wong said.
Associate Professor Cherian George at the Nanyang Technological University's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information said Mr Tan's candidacy probably worked to rival Dr Tan Cheng Bock's advantage.
"Mr Tan Jee Say might have directed votes which did not favour Dr Tony Tan towards Dr Tan Cheng Bock, because he came across as too confrontational or too young," said Dr George.
Dr Wong added that Mr Tan also lost because of his inability to convince voters that he was above party politics.
The 57-year-old stressed throughout his campaign that he did not have "emotional ties" to the People's Action Party (PAP), having never been a member of it.
But this might not have worked to his advantage, Dr Wong asserted.
"In addition to the enduring image that he is confrontational, he couldn't convincingly answer to the charge that presidents should not be partisan and be above party politics.
"In my opinion, he wasn't able to assure voters that he would not discriminate against the PAP," he said.
But Dr George said Singaporeans should not forget who Mr Tan was up against.
"Dr Tony Tan is a household name, and Dr Tan Cheng Bock relatively well-known.
"To even get a single percentage point away from these candidates is something that is extremely difficult," he said.
The father of four had been optimistic about his chances throughout Polling Day.
Earlier, after casting his vote at St Stephen's School at Siglap View, Mr Tan felt that his views had "resonated with the people".
The intermittent downpour yesterday did little to dampen the spirits of Mr Tan, who commented that he saw the showers as a blessing.
He added that his wife was his lucky charm.
The Oxford University graduate studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics on a government scholarship before joining the civil service for 11 years.
He later joined the private finance sector, and is currently an investment advisor. He stood in this year's GE as a candidate with the opposition Singapore Democratic Party. So will we see him in the next election?
Said Mr Tan: "I will have to talk to my supporters and see what role I can play."
Tan Jee Say told the press last night on what he believes are four factors that contributed to his loss in the Presidential Election.
Tan won 25.04% of the votes on Polling Day, or 529,732 of the valid votes. He said that he is satisfied with the results of the election but expressed that there is room for improvement.
He attributes his loss to four factors.
Insufficient time for his campaign
Tan feels that a longer campaign period of three months would have let him connect better with the electorate. There will be more time to communicate his ideas and allow the voters to know him better.
Lack of political background
Tan states that his political career is far shorter than the other candidates. He has never been a member of parliament nor a deputy prime minister. He is not well known to many Singaporeans and lacks a political track record.
Lack of contact with the elderly
Tan said that he connected with younger voters through the internet and this has won him many votes. But he did not get through to the older generation of Singaporeans as they do not get on the internet as much.
A perceived confrontational attitude
Tan emphasised that many misunderstand and thinks that he will be confrontational towards the government. This has lost him some votes.
A Bruising Presidential Election
By Santha Oorjitham
KUALA LUMPUR - Voter discontent and a contest that was too close to call were the hallmarks of Singapore's presidential election last weekend -- much like the general election in May.
Former deputy prime minister Dr Tony Tan won 35.2 per cent of the 2.1 million votes on Saturday, closely followed by former People's Action Party (PAP) member of parliament Dr Tan Cheng Bock with 34.8 per cent.
In the May 7 polls, the opposition Workers' Party (WP) team had wrested the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency from the PAP team with a 9.4 per cent majority.
"Coming so close after the general election, the presidential election was a continuation of the voters' reaction -- to deliver a more concrete message that they are still not satisfied," said a former grassroots leader.
After the general election, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reshuffled his cabinet, set up a committee to review ministerial salaries and began to tackle concerns about the cost of housing and the impact of the large number of foreigners on public infrastructure.
"Addressing housing and transport will take time," said former administrative officer Donald Low.
A more structural issue, he noted, was the question of fairness, "which was made very salient by the WP dispute with the People's Association over the use of community facilities".
Back in June, WP chairman Sylvia Lim said the Housing Development Board had informed the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (combining the two constituencies that WP won in the general election) in an email that it had leased 26 public sites that the council had managed to the People's Association, a statutory board administering a network of grassroots organisations.
On Aug 15, Lim said, the People's Association informed the party that "booking by WP will not be allowed".
The sites -- mainly fields and hard courts often used for community events -- were "strategically located and convenient to residents", she said, adding that the move would prevent the party's MPs from organising activities and curtail their "ground presence".
Desmond Choo, the PAP candidate who lost to WP's Yaw Shing Leong in May, is now Hougang's grassroots adviser. He responded in a media statement that grassroots activities had been curtailed by town councils run by the WP.
During the presidential campaign period, Tan called for an investigation into the dispute.
"It is important that justice and fairness should be done, and not only that; the public should see that justice and fairness have been done," he told reporters during a walkabout.
"But grassroots organisations under the People's Association umbrella serve the PAP-appointed adviser, whether or not he or she is the elected MP," Low pointed out.
Although he had hoped for political and institutional reform after the May polls, he wrote, "As the Aljunied debacle shows, things are depressingly similar."
Election observers agree that Tan, the PAP's preferred candidate, drew his support from the party's traditional vote bank. But they're divided on how to interpret the rest of the votes.
"The combined votes of Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock are actually the PAP voters," said the former grassroots leader. "The people decided the two candidates who talked about keeping to the constitutional and institutional role of the president got 70 per cent of the votes."
Assoc Prof Dr Alan Chong of the Nanyang Technological University's School of International Studies, disagreed.
"Tan Cheng Bock made it clear his supporters were an amalgamation of opposition and ruling party supporters," he argued. "He was the ultimate centrist candidate, with the tendencies and independent streak of an opposition member."
For Chong, the presidential election continued a healthy trend.
"The spirit of democratic competition has come back, beginning with the general election.
"Now the supposedly tranquil presidential election has turned into something far feistier. Singaporean democracy is definitely alive and well. The PAP can no longer take Singaporean votes for granted, as they have done in the past."
Analysis of Vote Counts by Regions
Voting patterns in different areas
Although the Elections Department did not release the breakdown of votes by electoral divisions, unofficial indications obtained from various sources showed a disparity in voting patterns.
In a report in The Straits Times, the final tally showed that support was spread unevenly across the island.
Although Dr Tony Tan won by a slight margin of 0.34 percentage point, the gap in favour was much larger in many areas.
Dr Tan Cheng Bock had a clear lead in certain parts - he won handsomely in large parts of the west like Ayer Rajah, Jurong and Choa Chu Kang.
Dr Tan Cheng Bock was MP for Ayer Rajah for 25 years and runs a clinic in Jurong West.
He also won a large number of votes in north-eastern new towns like Punggol and Sengkang.
As for Dr Tony Tan, who was MP for Sembawang for 27 years, won consistently in areas in the north, centre and east like Sembawang, Nee Soon and East Coast.
In many of these areas, the front-runner was often a clear three to six percentage points ahead of the second- placed candidate, according to sources.
The Straits Times reported that sources on both sides attribute the geographic disparity to the fact that both Dr Tans have established good reputations in the area. They also have local grassroots workers there.
There could also be an element of demographic reasons for the differences across the island.
In areas such as Punggol and Sengkang where there is a dispportionate number of young residents, Dr Tan Cheng Bock was seen to have led the count there and in parts of Hougang new town and Hougang single-member constituency (SMC).
In Aljunied GRC, both Dr Tans are said to have obtained around 30 per cent of valid votes, similar to that obtained by Mr Tan Jee Say there.
As for Dr Tony Tan, he did well in older estates like Bedok and Pasir Ris - estates that have traditionally been supportive of the People's Action Party (PAP).
However, he had a greater lead in areas like East Coast GRC's Siglap ward and Joo Chiat SMC, where 85 per cent and 99 per cent of voters respectively live in private housing.
Dr Tony Tan received 30 per cent of the vote in Siglap and 41 per cent in Joo Chiat.
It also seems that Dr Tony Tan's strong financial and economics background have likely drawn the more upper-middle-class residents to back him.
He also led by several percentage points in many landed housing areas such as Tanglin in Tanjong Pagar GRC.
It also happened that the votes separating the two Dr Tans at many counting centres were in the double or triple digits, one way or the other.
In response to the vote margin, Dr Tan Cheng Bock's response early Sunday morning was: "It is fewer than the number of votes in the smallest SMC. But it made all the difference in deciding who gets the keys to the Istana."
$918k for a HDB apartment in Pasir Ris?
$100k-plus cash premiums offered for Tampines flat
By property_guru
Following our breaking story on the asking price of $900,000 for an executive apartment in Pasir Ris, PropertyGuru received an exclusive tip-off from a property agent representing Knight Frank.
The agent, who only wants to be identified as Ravin, said he sold an executive mansionette flat at Block 151 Tampines Street 12 in March this year for $772,500.
According to the valuation report, the flat had a market value of $625,000 in December last year.
It was sold above valuation at $147,500 in March this year. "We were marketing this property over two Sundays and had about 50 plus buyers come for the viewing. Almost half were able to offer COV of more than $100,000," said Ravin.
According to Ravin, the profiles of the potential buyers were Singaporeans in their late 30s to late 50s.
About five were able to offer a COV of more than $125,000.
"These buyers had the cash as most had sold off their landed property, private apartments, or HDB flats with good profits. Most were business owners," said Ravin.
Record COV?
Despite the high COV the mansionette achieved, it will soon be overshadowed by the executive apartment in Pasir Ris should it be able to command the asking price of $900,000, which had shot up to $918,000 after the story broke.
Taking recent transactions as a benchmark valuation price in Pasir Ris, executive apartments in the area are about $600,000.
The new asking price of $918,000 will translate to a record COV of $318,000.
COVs unlikely to go down
Despite the cooling measures, experts say COVs are unlikely to go down.
"The average COV now is about $30,000 to about $40,000 (or) to $50,000 in better and prime locations. I believe that's because of the demand in the market, which comes from newlyweds as well as new PRs and new immigrants coming to Singapore. Although there's a lot of BTO coming up, COV unfortunately will still be going up in the near future," Mark Teo, senior group division director at ERA was reported as saying to Channel NewsAsia.
Others say the new Build-to-Order announcement will ease pressure from the resale market.
"COV prices are bottoming out at around $21,000 and many first-time buyers will still be priced out of the resale market for this reason. Hence, they will definitely find great relief in this bumper crop of BTO flats," said Adam Tan, PropNex corporate communications manager.
New BTO flats eases pressure from resale market
The new HDB flats wil comprise seven BTO projects spread across five estates, namely Sengkang, Tampines, Jurong West, Bukit Panjang and Yishun.
Most of the flats on offer are four and five-room units priced at $217,000 and $274,000 respectively.
According to HDB, it is on track to deliver 25,000 BTO flats in 2011.
The supply of new flats is expected to ease pressure from the resale market which could see their prices falling in the next six months.
This is partly due to economists' recent revision of weaker economic growth in the second quarter and a 25 percent drop in private property transactions in June.
The Resale Price Index (RPI) was 179.9 points in the second quarter, an increase of 2.9 percent over the first quarter.
Priciest flat in Pasir Ris goes on sale for S$900000
Following Sim Lian Group's highly controversial Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) project in Tampines, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) is once again under fire after an eye-popping listing was posted on PropertyGuru.
The listing shows a 1,528 sq ft HDB executive flat in Block 780, Pasir Ris Street 71, with a selling price of S$900,000.
The unit's asking price is higher than the average selling price in the area, considering that it is a public housing project situated in a non-prime area and has no facilities.
It is also not within walking distance to White Sands mall or Pasir Ris MRT station.
Roza Sure Bagus, Managing Director of Sure Bagus (Asia) Pte Ltd, said, "The asking price of S$900,000 is definitely way beyond the market price. It is certainly a one-off case which if the agent is able to get, it will be a record price for Pasir Ris."
Roza sold a flat in Pasir Ris recently for S$696,000, which is S$96,000 above valuation.
"The S$96,000 (in) above valuation is still okay, provided the house has a good view, high floor and good interior. Nevertheless, if they are buying at S$96,000 above valuation, the buyer's taste in the décor may not be the same. They may renovate everything."
Caveat data reveals that the average psf pricing of similar properties sold in the area this year is between S$400 psf and S$500 psf.
The asking price for the executive flat translates to S$589.01 psf, which is well above the market price.
However, Roza believes there might still be a willing buyer.
"For a person who buys such a flat, he might buy it for sentimental value. Perhaps, it has a breathtaking view which he may not be able to get elsewhere."
"The buyers are likely to be from the private property market who have already sold their properties or who were en bloc owners who made a huge profit. It is unlikely they will take any loan. They would buy this unit in cash, full settlement," said Roza.
Elderly Singaporeans dying away from home
By Andrew Loh | SingaporeScene – Sun, Jul 17, 2011
It doesn't hit home until you're standing there, eyes fixed on the old man of 87-years old. He is no longer cognisant of his surroundings, I am told. His ability to register familiar faces and places is no longer as keen as before. He can barely recognise his own son who is standing beside me at the side of his bed on the day we paid him a visit.
First a boat-builder — during the Japanese occupation — and later a plumber, his hands were the only means by which he made a living and raised a family. Now, with children all grown up with families of their own, he is bedridden, immobile and has to be cared for in a nursing home. Alzheimer's has set in, along with Parkinson's and coronary heart problems.
His son and daughters, in their 30s and 40s, try their best to provide the care he needs. They had him at home in the beginning but as his needs grew, they had no choice but to put him in a nursing home. It was no longer viable or practical for the siblings to provide the special care he required.
The costs of caring for the elderly
So in 2007, they decided to seek the services of a nursing home.
Several months ago, they were told that their father had had a fall in the home. On further probing they realised that the home had not been totally truthful about how this had happened. They were initially told that the incident took place at about 6 or 7pm. The family was informed at 8pm. However, they later discovered that it had actually happened at 2pm. They were upset that it took the home 6 hours to inform them.
In the meantime, the family was having problems paying for their father's stay in the home. It came to more than S$2,000 a month. Further enquiries with other homes revealed that they were all fully booked. In any case, they were not much cheaper either. In addition, the siblings too had to provide care for their mother who is wheelchair-bound and suffers from various ailments as well. The family was at its wits' end.
They finally had to consider the one thing they never thought they would have to — to place their father in a nursing home abroad as it would relieve the financial burden in caring for both parents.
After a search of the Internet for nursing homes in Johor Baru (JB) in Malaysia, they shortlisted several and finally decided on one. The siblings paid a visit to the home earlier this year and made the decision to place their father there.
It would cut their financial obligations by some 60 percent, not an insignificant amount for the siblings who aren't financially well-off.
Children have to make a hard choice
"No one wants to have their father in a nursing home abroad," the son tells me, his voice quivering. "But we have no choice. The costs in Singapore are just too much for us."
The consolation he and his sisters take from this is that the home is set in a quiet neighbourhood, in landed properties which are converted to homes, giving a certain familial warmth to the elderly residents. It is located about 40 minutes by taxi from central JB. The staff there too are friendly and compassionate.
When the son enquired about making bank transfers so that payments could be made on time, the person in charge, Ms Suraya (not her real name), of the home repeatedly tells him not to worry. "It doesn't mean that you have to pay on the date we agreed on. It is okay if you are one or two weeks late. It is okay," she tells him. Such compassion gives the family some peace of mind.
We were told that in recent months, more Singaporeans have made enquiries with the home. "The main reason is the cost," Ms Suraya says. "But also the recent case of abuse in a nursing home in Singapore has raised concerns among Singaporeans." She was referring to the Nightingale nursing home at Braddell Road where the staff were discovered mistreating a resident there. The JB home currently has 20 Singaporean residents. Demand has been so strong that it is planning to open a new center in the coming months.
As we took our leave of the home, another elderly resident waves at us. "Young people like you, good," he said, pointing his finger at us. "Old people like us, no good anymore." It was something he keeps repeating during the next few minutes we conversed with him.
On the next bed beside his was a Malaysian, who is no older than 55. "I am Malaysian but I had been working many years in Singapore," he said. "My children all were born in Singapore and are still there." He recently had an accident which broke several of his hip bones. When we asked why he was there and not with his children in Singapore, he said they could not afford the cost of putting him in a nursing home in Singapore.
The government should help ease the burden
As we left them and the home, I wonder how many Singaporeans — after having served and contributed to the country — would end up in homes such as this one abroad simply because they would not be able to afford to stay in nursing homes in their own country.
It is just not right that our elderly, in what should be their golden years, are subjected to this indignity, to be cast aside or forced out of the land they were born in, grew up in and worked for and contributed to, through no fault of their own or their families' — with the prospect of returning home only when they have breathed their last.
With almost a million Singaporeans projected to be above 65-years old in 2030, it is incumbent upon the government to seriously look into this matter and not let our elderly be subject to such unconscionable indignity when they are no longer "economically active."
There is a responsibility for a government to care for those who no longer can, and to extend help to families who are burdened in such circumstances.
Our elderly should not have to seek shelter in a foreign land.
They are as much a part of us as those who are rich, economically active or young. Our country should not and must not abandon them to another country. It is our responsibility and we must not shirk this.
Philip Yeo - LKY's failed genetic monster
Egomaniac and full of crap:
Philip Yeo is the biggest egomaniac (full of himself) in Singapore. He does not want to be called a "civil servant" even though he has been in the public sector for decades.
PY was the one who started shaming "bond breakers" (about 70% of Government scholars break their bond) but made sure his own son (also a scholar) got special treatment.He was allowed to "serve" his bond in the US. What a hypocrite!
PY's business acumen is similar to Ho Ching – almost nil.When he became Chairman of Sembawang Corporation he used the company's surplus cash to acquire Delifrance from its French owner for over $400m.It turned out a disaster and had to be sold to PAMA for only $70m, a loss of over $300m. Sembcorp also almost went bust and had to be merged into the Singapore Technologies Group. PY was also Chairman of some companies in the Singapore Technology that made large losses. After Ho Ching he must the the second biggest loser of taxpayers' money.
The only reason PY is still around is because LKY (another egomaniac) likes him. This guy is full of crap.
Philip Yeo: My greatest fear now is that the Government is terrified of the people
The late former US President Thomas Jefferson once said: "When the people are afraid of the government, there is tyranny. When the government is afraid of the people, there is democracy." However, former EDB Chairman and Special Adviser for Economic Development in the Prime Minister's Office Philip Yeo is afraid that the PAP regime will become 'terrified' of the people after losing a GRC in the recent general election.
In an interview with the state media, Mr Yeo said:
"After the last elections, the ruling People's Action Party realises that it's no longer infallible. My greatest fear now is that the Government is terrified of the people. You cannot have a system where the people are pampered."
He added that the repressive regime has run Singapore 'very rationally' for the last 45 years though it has imposed draconian laws along the way to suppress the civil rights of Singaporeans and to entrench its political hegemony:
'The intentions have always been good but we forget that some people were hurt along the way. We need to work with our heads and our hearts. The key is not to swing totally the other way.'
Mr Yeo also reiterate his earlier stance to name and shame Singaporean bond-breakers:
"That's why I say bond-breakers squander the people's money. You break your bond, you break the future of someone else who was on the reserve list."
However he was quick to give scholarships to foreigners and admit readily that a 'good percentage' of his EDB and A*Star scholars and staff were from Malaysia, China, India and Vietnam.
"Many were given secondary scholarships at age 15. They grew up here. Many became new Singaporeans. They have become indistinguishable from his Singaporean scholars."
The number of foreign scholars who break their bonds and leave Singapore for good yearly is not revealed to this very day.
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Philip Yeo
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Philip Yeo, or Mr. Invincible, has a vision for the future of Singapore that is highly reliant upon gratuitous amounts of Cheez-Whiz and the world's largest traffic pylon.
Philip Yeo (born 1950) is one of the first Singaporean superhumans as well as the current chairman of the A*Star programme, whose aim is to create an elite force of super soldiers for the purposes of homeland security. Although he currently goes by the moniker of "Mr. Invincible", he is affectionally known to his critics as being an "A*Star douchebag".
Yeo was born in Singapore in 1950 to a poor family. The oldest of thirty-six children and the only boy among his siblings, he was constantly a victim of bullying and domination by his significantly stronger and more intelligent sisters. Due to his family's lack of funds, Yeo was forced to study the basics by himself, discovering in himself a love of the pseudosciences, especially phrenology.
In 1968, Philip Yeo enlisted under the newly enacted National Slavery act, approved by former Uber Minister Lee Kwan Yew just two years prior to Yeo's entry. Yeo proved to be a strong, capable, diligent, and intelligent soldier, and was watched carefully by government officials for this very reason.
Philip Yeo NEVER enlist under the National Slavery Act.
Philip Yeo, as Captain Singapore, goes into Super Saiyan mode in order to defeat Dr. Madhatter.
Unknown to Yeo and, in fact, to most Singaporeans, Lee Kuan Yew had been working on a secret project that was known only as A*Star. In 1963, Lee jumpstarted the A*Star programme with the intent of creating super soldiers for the sake of defending Singapore in case of any attacks from enemies that sought to end the island city's pitiable existence. Impressed by the Swiss guard of the Vatican City, Lee sought to create a similar programme through selecting the most "genetically superior" Singaporeans and enhancing them through artificial means. Although Lee has no access to Catholic-related Power Ups, he believed in the scientific prowess of his wise men and believed he could create a strong defensive force of just a few superpowered soldiers.
However, five years later, the A*Star programme had made frustratingly little progress, and the bizarre deaths of several high-profile volunteers made the programme increasingly unpopular. Although disappointed, Lee Kwan Yew did not close the programme completely, but introduced National Slavery instead as a means of pumping up Singapore's hypothetical military might.
Keen to give the programme one final shot, several of Lee's top aides recommended that Philip Yeo be drafted into the A*Star programme, confident that his DNA was harmonic with the enhancements that had failed on every previous volunteer. Yeo, eager to serve his country and lured with the added promise of a bounty of scholarship funds, agreed to undergo testing, which was successful. His physiology enhanced far beyond that of normal humans, Yeo was given the codename Captain Singapore, and was charged with leading the Singapore Armed Forces both strategically and as a rallying icon.
From 1969 to 1998, Captain Singapore fought dozens of foreign superhumans including The Sultan and even the dreaded Captain Cambodia, who, at one point, was considered to be one of the strongest Asian superhumans in existence. Eventually, Philip Yeo gave up the title of Captain Singapore to other aspiring young products of the A*Star programme, choosing the name "Mr. Invincible" instead.
In 1999, Philip Yeo took over the leadership of the A*Star programme, promising an army of 300 Singaporean superhumans by 2020. The A*Star programme has since been successful in churning out Singaporean superhumans, including Mr. Kiasu, Whizz-Kid, Ah Tan the Destroyer, and Smogger. In 2002, the United States and Singapore jointly worked on a superhuman known to the world as Captain Obvious. Philip Yeo and A*Star were also partly responsible for the construction of Lee Hsien Loong.
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Since Philip Yeo's ascension as chairman of A*Star, murmurs of what actually goes on behind the closed doors of the genetic enhancement programme frequently pop up from time to time. Most famously, A*Star was accused by the Far Eastern Economic Review of producing foot soldiers for the League of Evil, a claim that Yeo has personally denied multiple times. He was once questioned for calling his own slaves "wimps", and also ordered a few bloggers shot to silence those who questioned him.
Subjects for the A*Star programme are frequently taken from servicemen partaking in National Slavery, often against their will and without the knowledge of their families. Although Yeo asserts that all test subjects are "willing volunteers", the ratio of successes to failures is still much too high for the public to feel comfortable with.
Recently, Johns Hopkins University cut funding to the A*Star programme to the tune of several million dollars, citing creative disagreements and referring to Philip Yeo as a "fairy". Philip Yeo responded by referring to the American superhuman team, the Revengers, as "a group of overweight assholes with terrible style".
Philip Yeo's physiology has been artificially enhanced through the A*Star programme. A product of breakthrough bioengineering, Yeo is a master of martial arts and possesses superhuman strength, invulnerability, and the powers of flight. In Super Saiyan mode, Yeo is able to generate radioactive fields and cause explosions by manipulating matter at the sub-atomic level. Additionally, Yeo has genius-level intellect and is a master tactician. A little know fact, his 'trouser snake' is so stong and powerful it is reported that he fought chuck norris' 'trouser snake' and only just lost shooting 'venum' 300m compared to chuck norris' 500m
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan offered Monday to host an international nuclear fuel bank, and Iran's leader said he supported the idea. The United States initiated the project and allocated $50 million toward it in 2007. Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Monday that his Central Asian country would be an appropriate place for such a depository, as it was giving up its own Soviet-era nuclear arsenal. If created, the global fuel bank would undermine claims by Iran and other states that they need to develop their own fuel enrichment programs. Nevertheless, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a two-day visit to Kazakhstan that he supported the project.
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The University of Minnesota women's hockey team earned an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Championship with their 2-0 title win over North Dakota at the WCHA Final Face-Off.
"We were prepared for this about two months ago," said Gopher head coach Brad Frost. "As a staff, we were preparing to play either North Dakota or Wisconsin in this first game, so it is no surprise to us. We know them, and they know us. This will be the sixth time we have met this year, and there is a whole lot on the line to get to the Frozen Four."
The Gophers have faced North Dakota five times already this season, with all ending in favor of the Maroon & Gold. UND is one of three teams to hold a lead against Minnesota this season.
Minnesota is making its 11th appearance in the 13-year history of the NCAA Championship, and has qualified for the tournament for a sixth-straight season. The NCAA first included quarterfinal games in 2005 after expanding the tournament field to eight teams.
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- Foreign players hurting our game, complains Dyke
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- England team is hurtling towards an almighty crash
Well, it had to be said. And it had to be said with some force by a figure of some power within English football.
Greg Dyke had been turning the speech over in his head for two months, from the day he replaced David Bernstein as chairman of the Football Association.
On Wednesday, high above London, on the 29th floor of Millbank Tower, he got it off his chest.
Scroll down for video of Greg Dyke talking on Wednesday
Urgent changes: Greg Dyke highlighted all the areas where English football needs to be improved
English football is accelerating towards a great crash, Dyke warned, and the statistics are irrefutable. The Barclays Premier League is largely foreign and almost £500million was paid by English clubs to foreign clubs for foreign players during the transfer window which closed on Monday.
The England team is under clear threat, he explained, but it went far beyond that.
'In short,' said Dyke. 'We all have a responsibility to do our best to reverse this frightening trend because if we fail we will be letting English football down and we will be letting the nation down.'
Others inside the FA had been longing for this moment, too; longing to hear someone acknowledge the impending crisis rather than pussyfooting around, desperate not to offend a club from whom they might soon be begging a favour.
Dyke was perfectly happy to enhance his reputation as a straight talking, no-nonsense leader, a bit of a geezer, while taking care to stress he was not offering the Premier League outside for a fight.
State of the nation: Dyke admits the Premier League has become 'a finishing school for overseas talent'
Whether it was wise to target World Cup glory in the Qatari desert in nine years' time is another matter. A mirage, surely, but the 66-year-old FA chairman will be long gone by then, removed by the same age restriction that unseated Bernstein in July once he turned 70.
Dyke's nine-year plan will have at least another five years to run when he is too old for office, perhaps a reason for not wasting time.
So, as Roy Hodgson prepared his team for Friday's important World Cup qualifier against Moldova at Wembley, Dyke defined what a successful England team means to the nation.
'Television ratings show this quite clearly,' said the former BBC director general. 'Club matches occasionally get audiences in excess of 10million when teams are playing an important match on free-to-air television.
'But when England are playing in the finals of the World Cup or the European Championship, as many as 20million people watch a game.'
True, but many staunch fans put club before country and 10 per cent of the Premier League's 20 members are from Wales. What do they care about the England team?
Leadership quality: Jack Wilshere will be a key figure in the next decade of the national team
Dyke will form an FA commission to scrutinise all this and invite the chairmen from the Premier League, the Football League, the League Managers Association and the Professional Footballers' Association on board.
Upon hearing this, the Premier League noted that their participation would be down to their shareholders, the 20 clubs, to decide, which could happen at a meeting on Thursday. If not, in November.
Just a hint of the logistical difficulties associated with bringing football's powerbrokers together. Only last year, the Premier League cajoled everyone together to back their Elite Player Performance Plan, dedicated to producing 'more and better' home- grown players.
Memorable past: Dyke is hoping England can repeat their 1966 World Cup success in 2022
They are investing £340m into this youth development scheme over four years, starting last year, and are not likely to let Dyke distract them.
Player development is at the heart of the argument. Many of the issues would vanish if English clubs churned out hi-tech young footballers and were devoted to promoting them into the first team.
As it is, foreign teenagers are targeted by clubs as they strive for better academy graduates. This is one of the things top clubs hope the EPPP will offset.
Amid Dyke's blizzard of stats, a striking one was that only 35 English players Under 21 appeared in the Premier League last season, and he appealed to the nation, not as football fans, but as parents.
'We will be letting down generations of English kids who might otherwise have made it at the top level in football but weren't given the chance,' he said.
The FA must shoulder their portion of the blame on youth development and the chairman sensibly accepted his own organisation must raise their game, not simply complain that the world is against them.
Dyke also confronted his role in the formation of the Premier League as the managing director of London Weekend Television, present at a dinner in 1990 which proved the origin of the breakaway which shaped modern football in this country.
'What none of us at that dinner could have foreseen,' he said, 'was that because of the very success of the Premier League, 20 years later we would end up with a league largely owned by foreign owners, managed by foreign managers and played by foreign players and that, as a result, it could be argued that the England set-up has been weakened, rather than strengthened, by the creation of the Premier League.
'I am not being xenophobic but my job is to help ensure that English football — and particularly the England team — is in a healthy state.'
And it is not. One glance at this qualifying campaign will support that.
'Personally I think the situation is serious, very serious,' said Dyke. 'But saying that is easy.'
Indeed it is. Still, it had to be said. And he's got it off his chest. It is what happens next that really matters.
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"Recently, West Point instructors have complained of the difficulty of persuading Army cadets to adhere to the principles of the Geneva Conventions in the war on terrorism....Finnegan [the dean of West Point], who is a lawyer, has for a number of years taught a course on the laws of war to West Point seniors....He always tries, he said, to get his students to sort out not just what is legal but what is right. However, it had become increasingly hard to convince some cadets that America had to respect the rule of law and human rights, even when terrorists did not. One reason for the growing resistance, he suggested, was misperceptions spread by '24,' which was exceptionally popular with his students. As he told me, 'The kids see it, and say, ''If torture is wrong, what about '24?''" That's exactly what these shows are designed to do--lead the sheep to believe that certain things are acceptable. (Editor's pick)
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