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Last Sunday, we published an article on Bukit Batok grassroots organizations planning to host a “Water Festival” to welcome the New Year for the Thai, Burmese, Laotian and Cambodians living in Singapore which has drawn more 100 comments so far from angry netizens.
In an online poll done by Temasek Review, 95 percent of nearly 600 respondents are against grassroots organizations using taxpayers’ monies to organize cultural festivals for foreigners.
Many Singaporeans are appalled at the grassroots organizations using taxpayers’ monies to celebrate cultural festivals for the foreigners.
While they do not object foreigners celebrating their festivals here, they feel it is not the duty of grassroots organizations to do so on their behalfs:
Middle_income wrote:
“I lived in Australia for a couple of years. Over there, the asians migrant celebrate their own festive seasons amongst their own community. <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="the%20state" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520state%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520state%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">The state</leo_highlight> did not organise any events for the migrants to instill a “sense of belonging”. All these were done within the community itself. Thus, I think for the GRCs to instill a sense of belonging for the foreign talents, they should be enacting policies that looks at areas such as security, language and interactions, areas for THEM TO ADAPT to Singapore way of living rather than the other way round!!”
MeninBlue added:
“Shouldn’t they be integrating with us? How come now we’re integrating with them? They should live our festivals… how come we’re now going through their activities? Somemore use our taxpayer’s money… u import, they cant integrate, u use our money to cover up ur mistakes….”
AL finds it unbelievable that water is being “wasted” to “please” foreigners:
“Unbelievable that the thoughtless & brainless STUPID gahmen should waste water just for the sake of pleasing foreigners! While we citizens are taught to treasure our water preciously since birth. Singapore is the only country, that needs to buy water from neighbouring countries. AREN’T THE STUPID GAHMEN ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES! THAT THEY ARE ACTING ENTIRELY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY PREACH!”
A dog named boo feels that the grassroots leaders are trying to be too <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_1" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" leohighlights_keywords="smart" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dsmart%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dsmart%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">smart</leo_highlight>:
“OMG!! I think our grass root leaders have lost their marbles. They have nothing to do? What next? Celebrate “Holy” as in India by throwing color dyes at one another? It is good to respect and celebrate others’ cultures. But not promote these foreign festivals at tax payers’ expense and organisation. Leave it to the FW’s own organisations / NGOs to arrange these. This is called “kay kiang” or “trying to be too <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_2" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" leohighlights_keywords="smart" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dsmart%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dsmart%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">smart</leo_highlight>”. Apparently, water and money are in cheap supply in Singapore. What has our country become?”
Xen agrees:
“The grassroot organization has gone too far in licking the ass of the foreigners. “Water Festival” is not Singapore festival, we won’t appreciate it when stranger splash water on us in Singapore. Also, it goes against water conservation. Mr Yacob, the minister of environment, stressed on water conservation in his public speech today. So is PAP telling Singaporean to conserve but allowing foreigner to waste it?”
Speaking at a community event last Sunday, Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said Singapore may have come a long way from the days of pollution and water shortages and warned Singaporeans not to “take the availability of clean water for granted.”
[Source: Channel News Asia, 21 March 2010]
“Singaporeans’ response to the dry spell last month was to use even more water. This is certainly not desirable should Singapore experience a prolonged dry spell. It is therefore timely to remind ourselves of the need to use water wisely,” he added.
Minister Yaacob appears to be kept in the dark over the “Water Festival” organized by Bukit Batok grassroots organizations. Perhaps they should extend an invitation to him to be the Guest-of-Honor for the event.
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Last Sunday, we published an article on Bukit Batok grassroots organizations planning to host a “Water Festival” to welcome the New Year for the Thai, Burmese, Laotian and Cambodians living in Singapore which has drawn more 100 comments so far from angry netizens.
In an online poll done by Temasek Review, 95 percent of nearly 600 respondents are against grassroots organizations using taxpayers’ monies to organize cultural festivals for foreigners.
Many Singaporeans are appalled at the grassroots organizations using taxpayers’ monies to celebrate cultural festivals for the foreigners.
While they do not object foreigners celebrating their festivals here, they feel it is not the duty of grassroots organizations to do so on their behalfs:
Middle_income wrote:
“I lived in Australia for a couple of years. Over there, the asians migrant celebrate their own festive seasons amongst their own community. <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="the%20state" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520state%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520state%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">The state</leo_highlight> did not organise any events for the migrants to instill a “sense of belonging”. All these were done within the community itself. Thus, I think for the GRCs to instill a sense of belonging for the foreign talents, they should be enacting policies that looks at areas such as security, language and interactions, areas for THEM TO ADAPT to Singapore way of living rather than the other way round!!”
MeninBlue added:
“Shouldn’t they be integrating with us? How come now we’re integrating with them? They should live our festivals… how come we’re now going through their activities? Somemore use our taxpayer’s money… u import, they cant integrate, u use our money to cover up ur mistakes….”
AL finds it unbelievable that water is being “wasted” to “please” foreigners:
“Unbelievable that the thoughtless & brainless STUPID gahmen should waste water just for the sake of pleasing foreigners! While we citizens are taught to treasure our water preciously since birth. Singapore is the only country, that needs to buy water from neighbouring countries. AREN’T THE STUPID GAHMEN ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES! THAT THEY ARE ACTING ENTIRELY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY PREACH!”
A dog named boo feels that the grassroots leaders are trying to be too <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_1" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" leohighlights_keywords="smart" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dsmart%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dsmart%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">smart</leo_highlight>:
“OMG!! I think our grass root leaders have lost their marbles. They have nothing to do? What next? Celebrate “Holy” as in India by throwing color dyes at one another? It is good to respect and celebrate others’ cultures. But not promote these foreign festivals at tax payers’ expense and organisation. Leave it to the FW’s own organisations / NGOs to arrange these. This is called “kay kiang” or “trying to be too <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_2" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" leohighlights_keywords="smart" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dsmart%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dsmart%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">smart</leo_highlight>”. Apparently, water and money are in cheap supply in Singapore. What has our country become?”
Xen agrees:
“The grassroot organization has gone too far in licking the ass of the foreigners. “Water Festival” is not Singapore festival, we won’t appreciate it when stranger splash water on us in Singapore. Also, it goes against water conservation. Mr Yacob, the minister of environment, stressed on water conservation in his public speech today. So is PAP telling Singaporean to conserve but allowing foreigner to waste it?”
Speaking at a community event last Sunday, Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said Singapore may have come a long way from the days of pollution and water shortages and warned Singaporeans not to “take the availability of clean water for granted.”
[Source: Channel News Asia, 21 March 2010]
“Singaporeans’ response to the dry spell last month was to use even more water. This is certainly not desirable should Singapore experience a prolonged dry spell. It is therefore timely to remind ourselves of the need to use water wisely,” he added.
Minister Yaacob appears to be kept in the dark over the “Water Festival” organized by Bukit Batok grassroots organizations. Perhaps they should extend an invitation to him to be the Guest-of-Honor for the event.
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