Thread: Don't say NS at the drop of a hat

those who skive their way through national service will be afraid of tallying the scores. i reckon these are the same guys who are regular faces at maju & bedok camps. the greatest thing that can be said about their contribution is TIME. its like telling god at the gates of heaven that you deserve to go in solely because you attended sunday mass.

Oh man, our poor Changping is like Justice Bao. Skive = afraid of tallying the scores There is nothing to be afraid about. The point, why tally in the first place? First of all, as our ministers acknowledged, PRs are just guests, they have the rights to their own roots. They have the right to be citizens of their own countries. So same thing, Singaporeans have the right to stay in Singapore without fear of some silly contribution exams.

Quote: Originally Posted by Owners.Inc I was talking abt the NSmen actually. I don't think its unreasonable for locals in general to expect more from the state than the foreigners. I was asking why the NSmen feel they should get so much more than non-NS serving Singaporeans. how about this perspective then: why do NS men get less than non-NS serving Singaporeans/foreigners? e.g they are less likely to secure jobs if they have reservist...

..enus.. ~ Those who've been through the real experience can speak up. Those who've never been a foreigner, expat, PR, member of the minority, governor, civil servant, RC member, etc can keep their opinions to themselves. Does that mean you disqualify your opining on ANY AND ALL issues you haven't had direct experience in? Meaning, we won't hear much from you from now on?

Changping, if you look at the mini-firestorm it's touched off, 'insensitive' might be a little mild here. I agree it is useless to speculate about his nationality but it's touched off the underlying resentment exacerbated by the economic downturn. It was simply a very foolish thing to grate on the nerves of one's hosts. It goes deeper than words. What does such a thoughtless remark reveal about the mentality of the...

Hi, Please leave the women alone, I don't want my daughters to serve NS. Why? I heard our neighbouring country, Malaysia, implements NS for women. This has resulted more molesting and raping cases in their camp. We are not ready for the NS women as well. Thanks!

tcss11967 REPORT POST Today, 10:10 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- noprimary aussie u no like, indian u no like, prc u no like, malaysian u no like... so singaporean is the only superior species in the world, or just u? "Aussies are known to talk big when comes to doing it", have you hear yrself talk actually? was i referring to indian? or indian PRs, aussie or aussie PRs,...

''I just feel sad that you guys like to blame yr misfortunes to PR/Foreigners or gahment...'' This isn't what were were debating about anyway. If you think locals are like that, you are the one who is generalising here. ''I have gone thro my up and downs, but when Im down, I dont point my finger on others, I just work harder and get out of the sticky situation... blaming and flaming others will not solve...

me resent against local?? haha, why shd I?? I just feel sad that you guys like to blame yr misfortunes to PR/Foreigners or gahment... I have gone thro my up and downs, but when Im down, I dont point my finger on others, I just work harder and get out of the sticky situation... blaming and flaming others will not solve your problem. But if it make u feel better by blasting at PRs, by all means. As for my claim on your inner resentment against...

Quote: Originally Posted by tcss11967 Your remark remind me of how UMNO politicians and Malays in Malaysia threaten local Chinese whenever issue abt affirmative action being debated. Do you really want to go down to their standard? Poor comparison. Malaysian Chinese are Malaysian citizens. PR's in Singapore are not Singapore citizens. PR's have the right to be insensitive, as long as they realise that there will be a...