teo chee hian say there is nothing more boring than NS so he want to abolish it soon

[madmansg]

THE Formula One night race made Singapore vibrant and exciting - just the thing that will interest young Singaporeans to stay on here, said Mr Teo Chee Hean, the Minister in charge of the Civil Service.

A Singapore with the old kampung feel will not. For they can work and live in 'happening' cities like New York, Tokyo or Shanghai, he told reporters on the sidelines of a public policy competition for undergraduates yesterday.

'You can have a dull, old Singapore that feels like your old home, a comfortable pair of shoes. But I'm not sure that will be enough to excite young Singaporeans to want to live and work here.'

Mr Teo, who is Defence Minister, was elaborating on his answer to an undergraduate, who had asked him if Singapore's pragmatic bent reduced people's sense of belonging to Singapore.

The minister had replied that this sense of belonging is fostered when people play a part in improving others' lives.

He noted that some felt the F1 race did not resonate with them. Mr Teo disagreed with the view that the F1 race excluded most Singaporeans.

The event aired on the free-to-air channel garnered the highest viewership for a TV programme this year, he noted.

Channel 5's three-day F1 coverage was said to have reached 1.96 million viewers.

GOH CHIN LIAN

 

[Frankiestine]

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wtf is teo chee hean so gullible to think that a 3 day event sport is going to make people stay on...

 

[Singapaporean]

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wtf is teo chee hean so gullible to think that a 3 day event sport is going to make people stay on...

Ya lor it's a fact that F1 had no effect on Li JiaWei...maybe IRs will make her stay...what say Teo?

 

[Microsoft]

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'You can have a dull, old Singapore that feels like your old home, a comfortable pair of shoes. But I'm not sure that will be enough to excite young Singaporeans to want to live and work here.'

Of course... Only NS can excite young Sinkaporeans and make them stay on... And oni reservist/ict/rt can excite them further to live and work here...

 

[zhihau]

Re: teo chee hian say there is nothing more boring than NS so he want to abolish it s

A Singapore with the old kampung feel will not. For they can work and live in 'happening' cities like New York, Tokyo or Shanghai, he told reporters on the sidelines of a public policy competition for undergraduates yesterday.

huh?!?! the truth is out there! there's no retirement in Singapore!

 

[littlefish]

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Having an old kampung feel is what will draw overseas Singaporeans back to raise their kids. Having the F1 will not.

Sadly, although having the F1 will make the place more enjoyable for those who are working here but it does not bind them to the country as they can easily enjoy F1 elsewhere as well. In short, there is nothing unique about Singapore (there is no longer any sense of belonging). A sense of belonging comes when you can relive your experience (I don't mean we must all live in attap houses but rather the feeling of the community spirit) when you were growing up. The HDB's policies (coupled with the huge influx of foreigners, the main killer) do not encourage the building of community spirit. People are forced to relocate frequently and the community ties are broken or do not have the chance to be built up.

When parents find that they can't provide experiences similar to what they experienced as kids for their kids, that is one less umbilical cord tying them to this country.

THE Formula One night race made Singapore vibrant and exciting - just the thing that will interest young Singaporeans to stay on here, said Mr Teo Chee Hean, the Minister in charge of the Civil Service.

A Singapore with the old kampung feel will not. For they can work and live in 'happening' cities like New York, Tokyo or Shanghai, he told reporters on the sidelines of a public policy competition for undergraduates yesterday.

'You can have a dull, old Singapore that feels like your old home, a comfortable pair of shoes. But I'm not sure that will be enough to excite young Singaporeans to want to live and work here.'

Mr Teo, who is Defence Minister, was elaborating on his answer to an undergraduate, who had asked him if Singapore's pragmatic bent reduced people's sense of belonging to Singapore.

The minister had replied that this sense of belonging is fostered when people play a part in improving others' lives.

He noted that some felt the F1 race did not resonate with them. Mr Teo disagreed with the view that the F1 race excluded most Singaporeans.

GOH CHIN LIAN