George Yeo laughs at Baey..... Is this evidence of cracks in the PAP?

[Narong Wongwan]

No wonder they always says Singapore living is affordable.
They didn't or refuse to know they always get discount.

What discount? Freebies even.
Lky's extra egg chat kway teow logic.

 

[leetahbar]

GY is a much real person than the hiao teh teh baey. he's many richer than baey and yet he exemplifies such humbleness.

the funny part is : both are teochew.

 

[Sideswipe]

George Yeo is a loser. the rest of PAP wouldn't bother about his opinions...

 

[leetahbar]

George Yeo is a loser. the rest of PAP wouldn't bother about his opinions...

losing the GRC was a blessing in disguise for him. he's a much happier person and free spirit.

 

[halsey02]

After the debacle, every vile miws will be checking the prices of their hawker food.
But I doubt they eat it that often....and need to pay for it even.

Due to that "baey kam chiu", now all MIW, when eating at stalls etc.. have to pay full prices, no discounts, no curry favors...no TOOTHPICKS, tissues...towels etc..

 

[Getloud]

GY is a much real person than the hiao teh teh baey. he's many richer than baey and yet he exemplifies such humbleness.

the funny part is : both are teochew.

GY has a very fake smile.

 

[looneytan]

I wonder what PM LEE eart for lunch everyday

The man-wife prepare tuna sandwich from home for him

 

[leetahbar]

GY has a very fake smile.

u ve to talk to the man. try talking to baey. he's even faker...and a fucker!

 

[bakkuttay]

The man-wife prepare tuna sandwich from home for him

like using blackmagic, will wipe the toast on her pussy first.

.

 

[Getloud]

u ve to talk to the man. try talking to baey. he's even faker...and a fucker!

Yup. Talk to Baey before at my shop.
He don't have a solution for me, and answered me "GOOD LUCK TO YOU".
Fucker!!!
To Baey: Don't feel like helping or assisting others, DON'T ASK.

 

[Satyr]

George Yeo is a loser. the rest of PAP wouldn't bother about his opinions...

The rest of the PAP avoid him because it is a constant reminder to them of what just might be in their future.

 

[Satyr]

GY is a much real person than the hiao teh teh baey. he's many richer than baey and yet he exemplifies such humbleness.

the funny part is : both are teochew.

Not to mention he is probably many times smarter.

 

[winnipegjets]

I wonder what PM LEE eart for lunch everyday

Mee siam mai hum of course. How much does he pay for it?

 

[Lordshiva]

mee siam ... :o

.....but mai hum.....



in a pink plate please......

 

[Logisex]

The difference is that George Yeo now eats 'alone' while Baey will probably have his RC lackeys tagging along with an advance party to 'announce' his arrival and chop a table for him.

 

[Reddog]

Former minister George Yeo has posted his 2 cents worth in a dig at MP Baey Yam Keng’s recent $2.50 nasi padang saga.

Is this evidence of cracks in the PAP? Or am I reading too much into this little sideshow by a has-been.....

Accepting discounts granted to you because of your position of power is an act of corruption. Whichever way you dress the corrupt act. Period.

 

[kopisiewdai]

How much does he pay for it?

He need to pay one meh...

 

[Reddog]

The rest of the PAP avoid him because it is a constant reminder to them of what just might be in their future.

Not quite. It is most unfortunate that he was in the Aljunied GRC and got ousted by the WP. Anyone in the pap would be wiped out in Aljunied and Hougang by the WP. Sad also that George really was a good chap. A gentleman that the pap does deserve. Hope he will join a non-white party in the future to serve the country. You're a good guy, George. Bless you.

 

[andrewteo]

He dare to laugh if he is still in office?

 

[bakkuttay]

Not quite. It is most unfortunate that he was in the Aljunied GRC and got ousted by the WP. Anyone in the pap would be wiped out in Aljunied and Hougang by the WP. Sad also that George really was a good chap. A gentleman that the pap does deserve. Hope he will join a non-white party in the future to serve the country. You're a good guy, George. Bless you.

George Yeo and His True Legacy for Singapore
Now that George Yeo is quitting politics, many people are saying that this is such a pity for Singapore's foreign affairs. Personally I am somewhat hazy about what George Yeo actually achieved in this area, but perhaps that's just because Singapore's foreign affairs is not an area to which I've paid that much attention.

Instead I will remember George Yeo as the minister who brought the casinos to Singapore. Yes, in case you've forgotten, George was the guy who first proposed the idea and pushed for it. Even within the PAP, there was plenty of debate and resistance about the casino proposal (to such an extent that another ex-minister, Lim Boon Heng, recently broke down in tears when he revisited those memories). But in the end George prevailed.

(George Yeo was also the man who famously said, "But we are building integrated resorts, not casinos". I found this statement very annoying, not merely because of its inherent dishonesty, but because it also assumed that Singaporeans were so stupid that they would fall for it. However, let's not digress.)

George Yeo's true legacy for Singapore is the casinos, for they will continue to exert an influence and impact on our society long after George himself is dead and gone. Billion-dollar infrastructure projects backed by serious international investors will not just fold up and expire tomorrow - once they are here, they are here to stay.

I am not one of those people who are fervently against casinos. Firstly I am not a Christian nor a Muslim and therefore have no religious objections against gambling.

Secondly, I recognise that the casinos do earn easy tourist dollars and create jobs (even though I do not think well of many of these jobs - would you really encourage your son to pursue a career as a professional croupier?).

Thirdly, I am not terribly persuaded by the argument that the casinos will spawn widespread gambling addictions among our people. That's because (in my view) such addictions may just as well arise in relation to 4D, Toto, Big Sweep or mahjong, all of which are forms of gambling which were here in Singapore long before the casinos ever came.

My concern about the casinos is that they will breed a lot of crime in Singapore. As long-time readers of this blog know, I began my legal career as a DPP, working frequently with the police as well as with CPIB and the Central Narcotics Bureau. Through my work experience, I have developed an intuitive sense of the kinds of environments and conditions under which crime, like magic, will spontaneously appear and flourish.

Casinos strike me as a rich, natural breeding ground for many types of crimes. Casinos are to criminals what garbage dumps are to rats, or shit is to houseflies. Specifically, a casino environment is supportive of the following species of criminal offences - theft, robbery, extortion, cheating, drug trafficking, consumption of illegal drugs, illegal moneylending, money laundering, vice activities, human trafficking and other immigration-related offences.

The two casinos have opened only in the recent past, so some of you will argue that it is too early to say if I am right or wrong. In fact I hope to be proven wrong about what I have said about the casinos - for who would want to live in a crime-infested country? Nevertheless, we can already begin to get a flavour of George Yeo's true legacy for Singapore. See below:

"AN UNEMPLOYED man was charged in court on Thursday with armed robbery of $450,000 from a businessman at a hotel room in Marina Bay Sands last week. No plea was taken from Octavius Tok Tien Howe, 37." LINK

"SINGAPORE: A punter who cheated the Marina Bay Sands casino of S$31,500 (US$24,800) with the help of a dealer was sentenced on Monday to 54 months jail. Thirty-two-year-old Tan Tiong Loon is the first person to ever be convicted and sentenced for being in cahoots with a dealer to cheat a local casino." LINK

"A VIETNAMESE woman was fined $700 on Wednesday for soliciting at the Marina Bay Sands casino after she lost money in gambling ... A district court heard that at 1.30am last Saturday, police received a call from security staff of the casino that they had detained a woman for soliciting for the purpose of prostitution." LINK

"SINGAPORE: A former croupier at the Resorts World Sentosa casino and a full-time gambler were jailed Tuesday for working together to cheat the attraction of nearly S$29,000 between October 2 and 9 last year." LINK

"A Singaporean man has been charged with acting as a bookie at the Resorts World Sentosa casino. 50-year-old Ng Ah Chye allegedly committed the offences between 11 July and 17 August, last year." LINK

"SINGAPORE: A court in Singapore has framed charges against five Indians for allegedly using fake casino chips at a resort in the city state, local media reported on Saturday. The Indians are accused of using an unknown number of counterfeit chips valued at SGD 1,000 each ..." LINK

"After gambling and losing the $1000 he had brought to the Resorts World Sentosa casino, an Indonesian tourist resorted to theft. 49-year old Paulus Djohar has been sentenced to 4 weeks' jail for the attempted theft of a $500 cellphone. He followed 18-year old student Lim Tse Min from behind at Changi Airport and took the phone from her backpack." LINK

"A CHINESE national gambled with $250 in casino chips that did not belong to him while an Indian national stole $12,180 worth of electrical cables meant for Marina Bay Sands so as to get some money to bet with. On Wednesday, the two construction workers pleaded guilty. Ni Guo Jian, 45, was jailed nine weeks for criminal breach of trust. Kakkayan Govindarasan, 26, was jailed seven months." LINK

For better or for worse, this is George Yeo's legacy. For all of us, in this country.