CDL deputy chairman Kwek Leng Joo dies

[Patriot]

I have a friend who is 65. He had a stroke a few years back and recently, hospitalised after a heart attack which was not fatal,

He is reasonably financially well off.

I advised him to stop smoking but he refused to take my advice.

I told him in no uncertain terms that he can't take his wealth with him.

 

[tonychat]

What is the point of having wealth when you have such have short lives.

 

[Asterix]

Money can't buy me love it's true
But with it I can acquire treasured privacy
Rent out to any Tom Dick or Harry
Not at any price my freedom is not for sale

Were my dream to be realised
Acres of real estate in those islands will I get
Pretty girls arrive as virgins
Depart as happy experienced lesbian nymphs


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[looneytan]

We went out taking photos together... RIP

 

[eErotica69]

61 years old is "young" to die. He could live another 20 years or so.

But then again, dying while asleep is a good way to die.

 

[zeroo]

Dying in the sleep is the best way to die. Mr Kwek was a lucky guy thruout his life.

 

[Papsmearer]

What is the point of having wealth when you have such have short lives.

This is exactly why you need to have wealth. Although you cannot take your wealth with you when you die, Kwek had a short lifespan, but you can bet he enjoyed himself with all the money he had. No doubt he owned many expensive cars, traveled the world first class on holidays, and lived in big houses. All afforded by his wealth. If fate decides that some one will have a short life span, its better that this person be wealthy so he can enjoy the limited time he has. Imagine if Kwek was a poor nobody, slog like hell all his life, and then dies at the young age of 61. that's much worse.

 

[streetsmart73]

Some of us would be going to pay our respects over the next few days.

Must queue boh

 

[Narong Wongwan]

This is exactly why you need to have wealth. Although you cannot take your wealth with you when you die, Kwek had a short lifespan, but you can bet he enjoyed himself with all the money he had. No doubt he owned many expensive cars, traveled the world first class on holidays, and lived in big houses. All afforded by his wealth. If fate decides that some one will have a short life span, its better that this person be wealthy so he can enjoy the limited time he has. Imagine if Kwek was a poor nobody, slog like hell all his life, and then dies at the young age of 61. that's much worse.

Yes it could have been worse.
He was born with a silver spoon no less.
I would think though short he lived a full life. Something most of us could only dream of.

 

[frenchbriefs]

This is exactly why you need to have wealth. Although you cannot take your wealth with you when you die, Kwek had a short lifespan, but you can bet he enjoyed himself with all the money he had. No doubt he owned many expensive cars, traveled the world first class on holidays, and lived in big houses. All afforded by his wealth. If fate decides that some one will have a short life span, its better that this person be wealthy so he can enjoy the limited time he has. Imagine if Kwek was a poor nobody, slog like hell all his life, and then dies at the young age of 61. that's much worse.

those are just small money,garden variety rich,lets not talk about what real money can do,real money can own plantations,build skyscrapers,own office buildings,build factories employ tens of thousands of people,own tens of thousands of acres of farmland.if im real money,i can feed a million starving people in africa or asia if i want.i build rockets and spacecraft,real money can buy submarines.i can launch and own satelittes,i can own entire communication networks.i can be like apple and build and sell a million iphones in one week,i can own private armies,if i rich like saudi arabian royalty i can build armies and fund wars.i can donate 50 million dollar to cancer and research,even if i dont save myself from cancer i can still save thousands of others from cancer.i can donate a million vaccines to africa,i can end malaria and dysentery.


but theres one thing most important of all that money can do,one does not have to mingle with the low and untouchable class of peasants and dahlits,i do not have to immerse myself among the stench of poverty and jostle and squeeze about the unwashed throngs of the poor disgusting going about their shopping and feasting in their peasant shopping malls and eateries designed to cater to the masses like pigs in a pig battery farm.

 

[ginfreely]

Yes it could have been worse.
He was born with a silver spoon no less.
I would think though short he lived a full life. Something most of us could only dream of.

Yes it is their good fortune to be born with silver spoon. Nothing wrong to be born rich. Although I am not one, I am not jealous and are happy for friends who are. They have their own problems that are different from the poor. Those type who are jealous will always say about their poor childhood and emphasised their poor father come from china etc.

 

[Leongsam]

A great way to go and at just the right age too. I hope my demise is just as timely and equally painless.

 

[chootchiew]

where he spearheaded the company's corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives.

that has to be the most useless department in any company.

Don't mind use other word to replace "spear head" . This is 1 of the most irritating word used in office thread I mentioned years back.

 

[chootchiew]

Well anyone can die in their sleep at any age including babies. Why are we studying, working and worrying so hard for ?

 

[eatshitndie]

do you think this old sinkie lady prefers to live rich or collect cardboard boxes for recreation and leisure? sinkies prefer to toil for toil sake rather than enjoy their hard earned savings (of $400k). and tiongs will be scamming and spending sinkie savings. it's becumming a recurring theme. enjoy every cent you make.

 

[shittypore]

do you think this old sinkie lady prefers to live rich or collect cardboard boxes for recreation and leisure? sinkies prefer to toil for toil sake rather than enjoy their hard earned savings (of $400k). and tiongs will be scamming and spending sinkie savings. it's becumming a recurring theme. enjoy every cent you make.

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White Scums says she need the exercise to keep her fit for death.

 

[halsey02]

Well anyone can die in their sleep at any age including babies. Why are we studying, working and worrying so hard for ?

But life is not fair...none of the monyet in whites died that way....

 

[shctaw]

Meaning of what someone post is most of the time meaningless.

Anyway we just move along when someone pass away.

What does the second line mean?

 

[shctaw]

Why some of us remain poor..... what went wrong?

We indulge in the present; and never consider saving or investing for the future.

Blame PAP? blame parent not LKS? or blame oneself?

 

[Hans168]

RIP....money is not the greatest thing on earth after all.

this period many rich blokes die.......... CHNG Seng Mok of Poh Heng & now Kuek