Former SCDF and CNB chiefs arrested

[WeiHan]

There are two issues here.


1. Taking under table money (it is definitely under CPIB jurisdiction)
2. Having an affair with women (not sure about this one. Is it an issue?)

The first issue has already been addressed by our government. That is to give super scale high pay to our top civil servants.

I am not sure about second issue. Maybe, our top civil servants should be offered sanctioned, pretty, sexy women of their choice as part of the official reward?

[Chenonceau]

HVR:

Of course it is wrong to corrupt but until such time that they are proven guilty, we should be measured in our comments. Dont forget CPIB recently just clear a former Principal of any wrong doing after their investigation.

Wisdom speaks.

[3Boys]

My View


Should wrongdoing be punished? Of course.

Should children be set on the straight and narrow? Definitely

Should high ranking public officials be expected to uphold high personal moral standards? Not in other countries perhaps, but most certainly in Singapore.

See. Chinese Helicopter and Potato not so far apart after all.

[sall]

Is the woman involved a PRC?

Is there really a woman involved in the first place?

[raysusan]

[quote]The senior woman executive was reportedly on “very close terms” with Mr Peter Benedict Lim and Mr Ng but both men were unaware that she knew each other.


Due to the “sexual favours” arranged by the woman, both men allegedly circumvented protocols and awarded IT deals to the electronics company she works for. It is not known if she is still working in the electronics company after CPIB arrested the two former chiefs.[/quote] :xedfingers: ........................... :xedfingers:

http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/01/25/former-scdf-and-cnb-chiefs-out-on-bail-pending-investigation/

[daisyt]

Potato, I understand but why Chinese helicopter? :?

[csc]

3 boys is the potato .


Insider is the chinese helicopter.

Am I right?

[daisyt]

Yes i got that, but why use Chinese helicopter as a 比喻 for pro Chinese? Why that word helicopter?

[Nebbermind]

[quote]Chinese helicopter n. [Eng. helicopter, poss. < mispron. of Eng. educated: see quot. 1985] Also ellipt. helicopter. derog. A person (esp. a soldier) who, as a result of being raised in a Chinese-speaking family or being educated in a Chinese-language medium, cannot speak English well and is perceived to be overly Chinese or oriental. See also Blue Thunder.

1985 Michael Chiang Army Daze 42 Helicopter. The Chinese educated soldier. The story goes that a recruit, when asked what school he came from, answered “Chinese helucated”, which went down in the army annals as Chinese helicopter. Nowadays, extremely inarticulate soldiers are called Blue Thunder (named after the film and TV series about a super advanced US chopper). 1991 Valerie Tan The Straits Times (Section 3), 9 August, 19 Chinese helicopter – a Chinese-educated type who sports a two-by-four haircut. 2004 Wong Kim Hoh The Sunday Times, 22 February, 42 [T]he self-professed Ah Beng and Chinese helicopter (local slang for a Chinese-educated person who speaks poor English).. 2009 Kor Kian Beng The Straits Times, 27 March, A28 .. Ms Lim, who went to Hai Sing Girls’ High, shares freely about how she used to dread being described as a “Chinese helicopter” during her schooling days. The phrase is apparently derived from a mispronunciation of the phrase “Chinese-educated”. It has since become local slang for a Chinese-educated person who speaks poor English.
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[3Boys]

csc:

3 boys is the potato .


Insider is the chinese helicopter.

Am I right?

Caricatures undoubtedly, I don't think either of us can be so narrowly defined.....but useful nonetheless to occasionally pivot discussions insofar as to provide reference point for perspectives.