MP Penny Low apologises for behaviour in NDP

[limlim]

3Boys:

All those gratuitously casting stones at her on the internet, when they were sitting down in front of their TV sets during the parade, did they stand up when the National Anthem was being played?

Hyp...... with a capital H.

Those who served NS or attended school would know that if you're at the scene (i.e. All those who ATTENDED the NDP), you are supposed to stay still when the anthem is being played. This is respect.

For whose who did not attend the NDP, there is no such practices/requirements. No one is ever going to talk about a minister who does not stay still in his house or on the road when the anthem is being played. C'mon, you don't expect pedestrians crossing the road to stop halfway in the middle of the road just bcoz the anthem is being played miles away right?

Please look at the issue in context.

She is AT the PARADE and the National Anthem is being played and She is supposed to sing and stand at attention. And she is a leader, a people's representative (Elected MP), a role model.. (who mis-behaved).

I feel most of the criticism against her is valid and justified.

[limlim]

And for those who criticized her online, I believe many would have stand at attention and keep still IF they are AT the PARADE itself…


If they have managed to get the tickets… that is…

[jtoh]

I’m guilty as charged. I did not stand at attention while the national anthem was played over my television at home while watching NDP. But I did keep a respectful silence and watched with pride the proceedings over tv as the national anthem was sung.


If I were at the National Day Parade, it would have been a different story. I would have stood at attention and proudly sung the anthem loud and clear. I would have resisted the urge to take my handphone out of my pocket to text or read SMSes.

[raysusan]

the replay of NDP on air yesterday the media censored the part where she texting during National Anthem


Pathetic 154th media

[dorisp]

jtoh:

I'm guilty as charged. I did not stand at attention while the national anthem was played over my television at home while watching NDP. But I did keep a respectful silence and watched with pride the proceedings over tv as the national anthem was sung.


If I were at the National Day Parade, it would have been a different story. I would have stood at attention and proudly sung the anthem loud and clear. I would have resisted the urge to take my handphone out of my pocket to text or read SMSes.

Fully agree. :goodpost:

[LOLMum]

dorisp:

jtoh:

I'm guilty as charged. I did not stand at attention while the national anthem was played over my television at home while watching NDP. But I did keep a respectful silence and watched with pride the proceedings over tv as the national anthem was sung.


If I were at the National Day Parade, it would have been a different story. I would have stood at attention and proudly sung the anthem loud and clear. I would have resisted the urge to take my handphone out of my pocket to text or read SMSes.

Fully agree. :goodpost:

but you see, she is a very busy woman......24/7 not enough lah, so every minute is very precious........multitasking okay what...... :evil:

what happen to the stand tall, stand proud when your national anthem is playing?

[limlim]

jtoh:

If I were at the National Day Parade, it would have been a different story. I would have stood at attention and proudly sung the anthem loud and clear. I would have resisted the urge to take my handphone out of my pocket to text or read SMSes.

Exactly..

[3Boys]

limlim:

jtoh:

If I were at the National Day Parade, it would have been a different story. I would have stood at attention and proudly sung the anthem loud and clear. I would have resisted the urge to take my handphone out of my pocket to text or read SMSes.

Exactly..

And so succumbing to the urge to take out a handphone and text during the National Anthem is a major character flaw, and renders the person unfit for public office, holding company directorships ...... and running for elected Presidency perhaps?

I'm taking the mickey, you don't have to answer.....

[limlim]

3Boys:

limlim:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]

If I were at the National Day Parade, it would have been a different story. I would have stood at attention and proudly sung the anthem loud and clear. I would have resisted the urge to take my handphone out of my pocket to text or read SMSes.

Exactly..

And so succumbing to the urge to take out a handphone and text during the National Anthem is a major character flaw, and renders the person unfit for public office, holding company directorships ...... and running for elected Presidency perhaps?[/quote]It's not the act of disrespect alone, it's her act attempting to cover up by deleting comments..

She should just acknowledge and apologise sincerely and let the whole thing pass instead of deleting comments and later come up with some lame excuses..

of taking pictures of the \"proudest moments\" when the phone is pointing to the ground..

Unless you're saying trying to hide wrong doings or cooking lame excuses for wrong doings is not a major character flaw for a leader?

[LOLMum]

limlim:

of taking pictures of the \"proudest moments\" when the phone is pointing to the ground..

phone was pointing to the ground, wow, looked more like pointing to someone's backside which was pictures of the \"proudest moments\" :rotflmao: :rotflmao: