What is Street Smart Engineers? - MRT need them now

[Papsmearer]

Like that, why don't penang Cow simply quit his own job and turn it over to a street smart, sharp eyed practicing engineer to do? Sure better, right?.

 

[borom]

You do not become street smart suddenly or just by getting a paper qualification.

One definition is "experience and knowledge necessary to deal with potential difficulties " .

However in sillipore under the pappy's cheap immigrants (and new voters) policy, by the time locals become street smart in their 40's, many are being retrenched and replaced by inexperienced pinoys, Prc's and Indian nationals with their lower salaries (not to mention masters from top universities like South Pacific).
The people at the top are all scholars who are parachuted from the military without the relevant experience.

Scholars/generals at the top+ foreigners with degrees from pinoy, prc, india= constant transport breakdowns, infections/overcrowding in hospitals, lift accidents., junk bonds losses, SIA losing monies.......ect2

The street smart have either being chased out, emigrated, driving taxis ,doing MLM(whatever's left) cleaning tables or sweeping floors.

TCJ said we " have companies, jobs, departments being outsourced and completely relocating to Manila because graduates in Manila could do their job for a fraction of the pay "-so why not outsource the MRT problem for the Pinoys to solve at a fraction of the cost?
Better still bring in the best and brightest from Pinoyland and let them run the MRT-lets see what will happen.

By the way what happened to our world class universities-still in their ivory tower?

 

[tanakow]

Have the causes of the transport malaise been identified? This cow is just trying to shift attention away from the way LTA and the management in SMRT have been overseeing and managing the transport.

Singapore rail system needs more street-smart engineers: Khaw Boon Wan

SINGAPORE - Singapore's rail system needs more "rat catchers" - a reference to street-smart engineers, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in a blog post following a train disruption on Monday (Oct 26) morning.

Addressing the two-hour train breakdown on the North-East Line, Mr Khaw wrote in a blog post titled Catching Rats that "such breakdowns tarnish our reputation, and we are re-doubling our efforts to improve train reliability".

"Singaporeans deserve better," he added.

In the post, he shared an e-mail that he had received from Mr Tan Gee Paw, the chairman of national water agency PUB. Mr Khaw recently asked Mr Tan to be his adviser on rail transformation.

In the e-mail, Mr Tan wrote that to deal with frequent breakdowns, the agencies involved have to "go beyond codes of practice and do preventive risk analysis on the entire system".

He wrote: "To do this, we need to engage street-smart, sharp-eyed practising engineers in systems engineering for rails alongside the third party consultant.

"They are the ones who will walk through the system and spot the risky parts of the system, beyond the codes of practice and alert us on what modifications must be made urgently."

Mr Tan calls these engineers "rat catchers", due to an experience in the 1980s.

"We worked alongside top German consultants to design our first refuse incineration plant that generates electricity. All parts were meticulously designed to the established codes of practice. A year later, the whole plant suffered a massive total shut down. A rat had tried to jump across two bus bars and short circuited the entire plant. The bus bars were spaced according to standards, but no one was sharp-eyed enough to think a rat would jump across," he said in his e-mail.

Engineers who know what needs to be done beyond the standard codes of practice help the PUB maintain the sewerage system, Mr Tan added.

Mr Khaw concluded in his blog post: "That is why I asked Mr Tan to be our adviser. With his assistance, we will tackle this problem of rail reliability."

Mr Tan drew up the masterplan to clean the Singapore River, helped to diversify Singapore's water sources and oversaw the development of Newater, Singapore's brand of reclaimed water.

 

[Brightkid]

The million-dollar-salaries MIWs and CEO of SMRT are still at chit-chatting stage trying to figure out how to figure what and where are the rats, not how many rats big or small, yet!!

The action, or some rather called it show, has not started yet, even though million-dollar salaries started years back!

 

[halsey02]

70% voted for a system where the lowest paid employees shoulder the heaviest responsibility and the highest paid CEO shoulder no responsibility at all.

You have described the world that we live in Singapore correctly & that had been happening for the last maybe 40 plus years?? or nearly 30 plus years....the highest paid Politicians shoulder no responsibility , we can quote Starting with WKS...then then Vivien...then Abang 50 years...& the list goes on....the Leaders of CHC is another example of Highest "paid CEO"....whose traits runs parallel to the system we have in the government or should we say...a mimicry of it...

we are slip sliding into some sort of doom....in the future or maybe tomorrow...

 

[jw5]

Street Smart Engineers/Politicians/Etc = work the minimum, rest the maximum, talk shit and get away with it, collect high pay.

 

[halsey02]

Street Smart Engineers/Politicians/Etc = work the minimum, rest the maximum, talk shit and get away with it, collect high pay.

If you dissect what that COW$8 saying is,we should try to get back people, who are loyal to the work. When I started my working life, a very long time ago, many like me, would work at extreme conditions with miserable pay & bonuses & benefits for the company, grumble, complain, curse & swear but our pride was in our work & at times have a unshakable loyalty to the company we work for, whatever name the company it maybe......this is the kind of "smart engineer' COW$8 is looking for?...people, with hunger in their tummy, fire in the eyes & pride in what they are doing...

perhaps he could show by example to get us back to those times? starting for a lesser pay...say minimum $1,000 ( that can afford a flat) or $8 ( for a heart procedure), pull up his shirts & pants...go down to the 'bowels' of the train system or buses or....& be like one of the boys....& learn to be a "smart engineers"??

Yes...we have plenty of "smart engineers" in the government, ex-generals, ex-police...ex-doctors etc....perhaps he could tell them to be "smart engineers"....get paid less....&?....

 

[winnipegjets]

Have the causes of the transport malaise been identified? This cow is just trying to shift attention away from the way LTA and the management in SMRT have been overseeing and managing the transport.

Instead of holding the management of SMRT accountable ...the millionaire minister blames the engineers.

 

[virus]

How much do you want? Do you want three FTs who are Pinoys, Indians or PRC?

the karchng$ race is now in favor

 

[Hans168]

before we can hv street smaart engrs, there must be at least smart ministers...........why none???

PS: THERE ARE MANY STREET SMART PEENOISE & AH NEH..........all we got to do is to convert them with fake engineering degrees incl doctorates in engineering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

Instead of holding the management of SMRT accountable ...the millionaire minister blames the engineers.

did he expect engineers to be tang kee or bomoh with ability to see or predict problems???

 

[Papsmearer]

did he expect engineers to be tang kee or bomoh with ability to see or predict problems???

If there are no street smart ministers, how can they have the ability to detect a street smart engineer and hire them?

 

[Rogue Trader]

You do not become street smart suddenly or just by getting a paper qualification.

One definition is "experience and knowledge necessary to deal with potential difficulties " .

However in sillipore under the pappy's cheap immigrants (and new voters) policy, by the time locals become street smart in their 40's, many are being retrenched and replaced by inexperienced pinoys, Prc's and Indian nationals with their lower salaries (not to mention masters from top universities like South Pacific).
The people at the top are all scholars who are parachuted from the military without the relevant experience.

Scholars/generals at the top+ foreigners with degrees from pinoy, prc, india= constant transport breakdowns, infections/overcrowding in hospitals, lift accidents., junk bonds losses, SIA losing monies.......ect2

The street smart have either being chased out, emigrated, driving taxis ,doing MLM(whatever's left) cleaning tables or sweeping floors.

TCJ said we " have companies, jobs, departments being outsourced and completely relocating to Manila because graduates in Manila could do their job for a fraction of the pay "-so why not outsource the MRT problem for the Pinoys to solve at a fraction of the cost?
Better still bring in the best and brightest from Pinoyland and let them run the MRT-lets see what will happen.

By the way what happened to our world class universities-still in their ivory tower?

This is the classic outcome of outsourcing technical work to cheaper vendors.

Outsourced partners can perform routine maintenance tasks at a rudimentary level. But when it comes to unique "legacy" problems, you need to tap on the experience of the seasoned lao jiaos. They are the guys on the ground who can tell you details like which screw always comes loose.

 

[Papsmearer]

This is the classic outcome of outsourcing technical work to cheaper vendors.

Outsourced partners can perform routine maintenance tasks at a rudimentary level. But when it comes to unique "legacy" problems, you need to tap on the experience of the seasoned lao jiaos. They are the guys on the ground who can tell you details like which screw always comes loose.

The only loose screw is from the head of Penang Cow.

 

[jw5]

For him to do so would be extremely Unstreetsmart.

Like that, why don't penang Cow simply quit his own job and turn it over to a street smart, sharp eyed practicing engineer to do? Sure better, right?.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

For him to do so would be extremely Unstreetsmart.

what toking?
give up such juicy job>>>????

 

[virus]

Give up the pay and end up competing with blanga like no porn Lui?

 

[Froggy]

Its been 2 FUCKED UP years since the COW said this

Things are getting worst with the latest fault today along the East West Line at 3pm

So it seemed SMRT had still not found any Street Smart Engineer no?

 

[zhihau]

Oh rats...

 

[jw5]

No Street Smart Engineers; Only Cunning But Helpless Coordinating Ministar.