- Joined
- Jan 25, 2010
- Messages
- 3,017
- Points
- 48
Elitism seems to have become ingrained in our civil service. A President Scholar, David Chan, has coined a new term - "Singapore Class".
Mr Chan is a OMS and President Scholar. He is reading ethics, politics and economics at Yale. Upon graduating, he hopes to serve in MFA as a lawyer-diplomat. You can find out more about him here: http://www.scholarshipguide.com.sg/?pg=read_scholars&id=42.
Mr Chan coined the term "Singapore Class" during an online conversation with a blogger. They were discussing hawker food which Mr Chan felt was "low class". He subsequently coined the term "Singapore Class" to denote things which like hawker food, were low class. You can read about the exchange here: http://www.nichology.net/
Given his high flying status, Mr Chan will undoubtedly come back as an Admin Service Officer and fly through the ranks to make PS at a young tender age. From there who knows how much higher he can rise.
It is because the Civil Service is led by people like him that Singapore has lost its way. As long as we continue to put young people like him in leadership positions, there seems little hope in solving many of Singapore's problems because the heart is simply not in the right place.
Mr Chan is a OMS and President Scholar. He is reading ethics, politics and economics at Yale. Upon graduating, he hopes to serve in MFA as a lawyer-diplomat. You can find out more about him here: http://www.scholarshipguide.com.sg/?pg=read_scholars&id=42.
Mr Chan coined the term "Singapore Class" during an online conversation with a blogger. They were discussing hawker food which Mr Chan felt was "low class". He subsequently coined the term "Singapore Class" to denote things which like hawker food, were low class. You can read about the exchange here: http://www.nichology.net/
Given his high flying status, Mr Chan will undoubtedly come back as an Admin Service Officer and fly through the ranks to make PS at a young tender age. From there who knows how much higher he can rise.
It is because the Civil Service is led by people like him that Singapore has lost its way. As long as we continue to put young people like him in leadership positions, there seems little hope in solving many of Singapore's problems because the heart is simply not in the right place.
Last edited:
