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The system produces good people.
Who in the hell will pay selected civil servant at 12k a month ,plus bonuses, performance bonuses and National bonus ?

Probably those who can't perform in real Pte sector will stick it out with civil services.

As for education, my kids don't go through farm like sweat shop . They are motivated and highly charged,not mentioning highly intelligent.
 

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The education system generates followers not thinkers. We are paper smart not street smart.
Yeah....jiuhu alot very street smart and very hungry for success

https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/m...1-cai-fan-lucky-plaza-food-court-shocks-diner


[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)]My most expensive mixed rice in Singapore': $21 'cai fan' in Lucky Plaza food court shocks diner

'My most expensive mixed rice in Singapore': $21 'cai fan' in Lucky Plaza food court shocks diner

Tourist and diner Yuu Chan was shocked after being hit with a $21 bill for her 'cai fan' from Lucky Plaza.
PHOTO: Facebook/Yuu Chan​
Khoo Yi-Hang
PUBLISHED ONJUNE 22, 2024 9:47 AMByKHOO YI-HANG

When it comes to a good meal in a foreign country, how much is too much?
A tourist was shocked after she allegedly paid $21 for her meal from a 'cai fan' stall in Lucky Plaza, according to her Facebook post to Complaint Singapore on Thursday (June 20).
"This mixed rice stall is where I've tasted my most expensive mixed rice in Singapore," Yuyu Muliana wrote in her Facebook post. "I've no clue whether this is a typical scam in Singapore for me as tourist."
The 35-year-old Indonesian housewife said that she wanted to try a variety of food in Singapore, and chanced upon Lucky Plaza.
Chan then found the economy stall inside Lucky Plaza's Asian Food Mall and decided to order food from the stall.
In total, she ordered one-and-a-half bowls of rice, sweet and sour chicken, a slice of pork, one vegetable and one additional dish of sweet and sour pork.
"To my surprise, total bill for that order is $21," she recalled.
"When I asked for a receipt, they [said they couldn't give one] to me, [claiming] that the POS system was broken."
According to Chan, the price provided by the shop should have been $5.80 for two meat items and one vegetable item, with additional meat costing $1.80.
"But when they keyed the total number in their 'magic calculator', the total added number became $21, amazing stuff," she complained.
Chan also added in the comments section of her post: "This is very bad experience indeed for me as tourist.
"I thought Singapore, as an advanced country, wouldn't have people doing such business, especially in the city centre! Such a shame."

[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)]'Might as well go to a buffet'​

Netizens were similarly shocked by Chan's experience, many flabbergasted at the price of her meal.
"$21 might as well go to a buffet," one user said.
Another commented: "This given the location, at best $8 to $10 range. $21 is definitely not right."
"All businesses must be able to provide receipts for purchases. Not sure if that pricing is the norm for that store but definitely not the norm for this kind of food," a user also opined.
Another netizen said that her sister works near Lucky Plaza and that the stall's charges are usually quite reasonable.

[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)]Cash register broken[/COLOR]​

Speaking with AsiaOne, Chan shared that she was originally itching to try out the local 'cai fan' as she had come to Singapore before but never had the opportunity to give it a go.
This experience left her with a sour taste, however, as she admitted that she was "angry" about the meal.
"I'm shocked about the price, especially when he showed it to me with a calculator," she said. "He showed to me that the total amount is $21."
She added: "In Indonesia, we know that if we are scammed, laws in our country may not be able to sort things out, so I assume this is going to be a similar case in Singapore.
"I just feel angry that they're doing this at a food stall in the heart of tourism in Singapore. For me, losing money for this food doesn't mean much, but this kind of practice is something that against my principles."
She further reiterated that no formal bill was presented as there was no cash register at the counter, just a calculator, and her husband who confronted staff was informed that the machine was broken.
"After the incident, we walked around and saw some other food courts in shopping malls - none showed a price that could cumulatively hit close to $20," she said.
AsiaOne has reached out to Asian Food Mall for more information.
ALSO READ: 'Grown in soil as precious as gold': Diner calls herself 'stupid' after paying $25 for beansprouts dish at Tiong Bahru eatery
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https://lifecoaching.sg/LIFESCOOP/2020/11/15/are-you-hungry-enough/


Are You Hungry Enough?​

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reflected at one National Day Rally Speech that “Singaporeans are not as hungry as the Vietnamese”.

He is probably right that our people today are less hungry, less disciplined, less hardworking as their predecessors i.e. immigrants who came to S’pore 50 to 60 years ago & turned S’pore from a 3rd World to a 1st World Country in a short span of 50 years through sheer grit, discipline & hard work.
 

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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/pm-lee-to-the-young-i-wish-i-had-been-born-later



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20 years as PM​

PM Lee to the young: I wish I had been born later​

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Young Singaporeans have reasons to be confident that they will continue to move upwards, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE – As an “old man” in his early 70s, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong envies the young men and women of today.

They have many more opportunities and a better quality of living than those who lived through Singapore’s early years. And while they were not part of the exhilarating journey from Third World to First, they are starting at a higher level and can continue to move upwards with hard work, he said.
 

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https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/2001050103.htm

Recap back in 2001...Hungery is very important for success in China and Vietnam

What is the key difference between China and Hong Kong? It is the hunger, the drive, the determination of the people to improve themselves and get ahead. The mainland Chinese are hungry. The Hong Kong people are talented and enterprising, but much more affluent and less hungry.

Singapore is lucky to be more affluent than China. Are we hungry enough to keep forging ahead?

I showed the article to our union leaders. They have travelled to many countries, including China. They confirmed what the article reported. They said it is not just the PRC Chinese who are like that. So are the Vietnamese. Recently an NTUC delegation visited Vietnam. Comrade Heng Chee How reported:

"When I visited Vietnam, I saw the same sense of �hunger�. A street where a night school was situated was crowded with people and bicycles around 9 pm, and that was because one shift of students was leaving the school and the next shift [was] starting."

Another comrade commented:

"I see no "hunger" for learning here [in Singapore], as I too saw in Vietnam where the little girl who sold me cards and books in the market attended night school after a long and hard day's work � Many things have come easily, so there is no "hunger". We have it all on a silver platter."​
 
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