Singapore, a nation of '75 percenters' ...

[Way2GO]

Trapwithin:

Hee hee .. I mean comfort level compare to the olden days.
The Shi Si now slightly different
or maybe ... like you said .. totally brainwashed and become :siao: liao

Comfort level improved - I agree.
Std of living - IMHO, no.

[art_n_i]

Way2GO:

art_n_i:

Success certainly contingents on several supporting factors.
Success is definitely not easy, taking the first step even harder for many because of difficulty of success.

yea yea
take heart in d saying
- a journey of a thousnad miles begin with d first step -

Good luck in ur endeavcours. :celebrate:

Thank you! :celebrate:

Actually, as a company we are re-crossing the chasm, each time we get comfortable, we start to become restless and emerge with new ideas that build on our existing model......so in a way we are continuously challenging ourselves for organic growth. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Btw, we also believe in the butterfly story, it's struggle that makes us grow by leaps and bounds.

[art_n_i]

Way2GO:

Comfort level improved - I agree.
Std of living - IMHO, no.

I agree. :celebrate:

[3Boys]

After reading 5 pages of posts, I have no clue what the griping is about. Is it too much g’ment or too little g’ment? Or is it really, as vks puts it, the ‘soft-bellyed’ Singaporean who has been coddled to death.


My view, the g’ment is a victim of its own success, created a griping, navel gazing generation who use public policy as a crutch, and blame the g’ment like spoilt brats when their toys get taken away by someone else more deserving.

Cream rises to the top, whatever the environment. If one were a truly exceptional talent, he would flourish anywhere, and Singapore, with all the basic amenities in place, opportunity for diversified education and social security, is as good as any other country, and better than most. If one has not succeeded here, then I’d suggest one take a look inside before blaming externalities.

[3Boys]

art_n_i:

Way2GO:

Comfort level improved - I agree.
Std of living - IMHO, no.

I agree. :celebrate:

So what is it about standard of living that has not improved? Just curious to see how one defines it....

[Blobbi]

Way2GO:

Sun_2010:

The Metamorphosis
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wat a nice story.
gonna let my boys read it.

Yeah love the story! Very apt!

[Blobbi]

Not a gripe, 3boys. Just social commentary. Yeah, cream rises to the top. But there is such a thing as a frog in a well.

[Way2GO]

3Boys:

After reading 5 pages of posts, I have no clue what the griping is about. Is it too much g'ment or too little g'ment? Or is it really, as vks puts it, the 'soft-bellyed' Singaporean who has been coddled to death.


My view, the g'ment is a victim of its own success, created a griping, navel gazing generation who use public policy as a crutch, and blame the g'ment like spoilt brats when their toys get taken away by someone else more deserving.

Cream rises to the top, . If one were a truly exceptional talent, he would flourish anywhere, and Singapore, with all the basic amenities in place, opportunity for diversified education and social security, is as good as any other country, and better than most. If one has not succeeded here, then I'd suggest one take a look inside before blaming externalities.

I scanned thro' d pages again after reading ur post.
I don't see anybody griping?
Forummers were commenting on Tharman's encouragement for entreprenuership
n whether d conditions were conducive.

So everyone here is a navel gazing griping lot while u r d cream?
u know, fat, like cream also rises to d top.
Even fat can only rise to d top when d conditions r right, not whatever the environment. :lol:

[Way2GO]

3Boys:

art_n_i:

[quote=\"Way2GO\"]

Comfort level improved - I agree.
Std of living - IMHO, no.

I agree. :celebrate:

So what is it about standard of living that has not improved? Just curious to see how one defines it....[/quote]Don't wanna be long winded on explanation.
Please see dis for a start:
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/16/best-countries-in-the-world.html

Opening para:
Warren Buffett likes to say that anything good that’s ever happened to him can be traced back to the fact that he was born in the right country—America—at the right time. And it’s true: while remarkable individuals can be found in any nation on earth, certain countries give their citizens much greater opportunity to succeed than others at certain points in time. It’s an issue that is particularly pressing today. As wealth and power shift from West to East, and a new post-crisis world order continues to take shape, it’s no longer clear that being born and raised in Omaha offers quite the edge that it once might have.
blah blah blah......

These r some of d ppl who contributed:
Nobel laureate and Columbia University professor Joseph E. Stiglitz; McKinsey & Co. Social Sector Office director Byron Auguste; McKinsey Global Institute director James Manyika; Jody Heymann, the founding director of McGill University’s Institute for Health and Social Policy and a professor at the university; and Geng Xiao, director of Columbia's Global Center for East Asia.

[duriz]

Sun_2010:

The Metamorphosis

That's a great story, thank you for sharing Sun.