MOE should give P1 registration priority to SG kids?

[concern2]

larkspur:

concern2:

[quote=\"larkspur\"]by the way my foreign colleagues told me that even if they convert to singapore citizenship and gave up their country citizenship, they can still give up their singapore citizenship and get back their country citizenship if they feel they earn and benefit all they can for Sg.They told me \"don't be silly to think just because we convert to singaporean ,we can't get back our country citizenship. Our countries are not like Singapore, give up means cannot get back, we just have to pay money and bring all the moneries back, our own countries will welcome us back\". i won't mention the countries my colleagues are from but learning these from them makes me have 1 strong thoughts: push my kids to work harder and make sure next time they get other countries PR.if there is war, dun come back

You sound like my DH

i am left with no choice but to think this way cos my best fren gave birth 3 years ago to a son. she declared to us that she will apply malaysian citizenship for him(my fren sg and her hubby malaysian) so that her boy no need to do NS.Alas when i asked her later her boy citizenship ,she says sg cos govt says babies born to sg mummies or daddies and born in sg, automatic sg, cannot be other citizenship, she was so pissed. but later when she gave birth to a baby girl last year, no question on citizenship.i was thinking y my son need to fight for people who are other citizenship in case of trouble, i also want my son to be safe wat[/quote]Imagine this:

A Singaporean face to face with a Chinese from China (in a battle):
S: 把枪放下，不然我就开枪！
C： 不！你先放下！
S：我还没成为新加坡公民时也是中国人呢！
C：但你现在已经不是中国人了!
S：不是中国人，但仍流着中国人的血呀！大家都是中国人，冤冤相报何时了啊？！
C：既然如此，就别在打了！咱都是一家人嘛！就当我没见过你，你没见过我！我们后会有期！
S：就这么说定！

[corneyAmber]

concern2:

Imagine this:

A (recently converted)Singaporean face to face with a Chinese from China (in a battle):
S: 把枪放下，不然我就开枪！
C： 不！你先放下！
S：我还没成为新加坡公民时也是中国人呢！
C：但你现在已经不是中国人了!
S：不是中国人，但仍流着中国人的血呀！大家都是中国人，冤冤相报何时了啊？！
C：既然如此，就别在打了！咱都是一家人嘛！就当我没见过你，你没见过我！我们后会有期！
S：就这么说定！

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: your joke intermission again ah...

[concern2]

ksi:

concern2:

Imagine this:

A (recently converted)Singaporean face to face with a Chinese from China (in a battle):
S: 把枪放下，不然我就开枪！
C： 不！你先放下！
S：我还没成为新加坡公民时也是中国人呢！
C：但你现在已经不是中国人了!
S：不是中国人，但仍流着中国人的血呀！大家都是中国人，冤冤相报何时了啊？！
C：既然如此，就别在打了！咱都是一家人嘛！就当我没见过你，你没见过我！我们后会有期！
S：就这么说定！

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: your joke intermission again ah...

Duh.. :oops: :rotflmao: couldn't stop my imagination when larkspur said about war and wanting his/her kids to be safe. But it did cross my mind about how complicated things can get when there is so much cross nationalities/citizenships, the dilemma that the individual has. Let there be peace!

[carilyn]

I have a colleague from Taiwan who was working here for 15 years…duon’t know where is Rocher centre area…another from china who migrated here with her infant and hubby 20 years back…once her child completes her ‘A’ level in a prestigious JC, sent her to States and both husband and herself return to China to work.

[limlim]

3Boys:

You are all going to flame me, but that's ok.

good to add some rational arguments here..

And.. it does makes sense..

we shd not deprive them a place in the schools.. that I agree..

But maybe add more advantage to citizens.......? More than current ones..

[limlim]

laughingcat:

They work in those jobs that paid miserably which Singaporean doesn't want and that is very big deal to our government.

that, is not true..

They are snatching PMET jobs and causing wage suppression.. that is the big issue. but that is OT..

[limlim]

janet_lee88:

Some people convert to Singapore citizenship to enjoy Baby Bonus, ERS (shares), cheaper medical fees and cheaper school fees. In some cases, only one spouse converts but yet the child enjoys.

Good point you bought out.. and esp if it is the woman who convert coz got maternity leave and no NS.

I feel that they shd tweak the system.. For the converted woman, the hubby muz also convert to enjoy the full benefits of citizens. If the woman is citizen by birth, then no such restrictions.

This will clamp down on those leeching cases..

but anyway.. a bit OT..

[limlim]

LOLMum:

i am in favour of disallowing places given automatically to children of pr/foreigners in phase 1 and the alumni phase. the second child of a pr should be in phase 2b onwards.

agree with this :evil: :evil:

[limlim]

concern2:

Imagine this:

A Singaporean face to face with a Chinese from China (in a battle):
S: 把枪放下，不然我就开枪！
C： 不！你先放下！
S：我还没成为新加坡公民时也是中国人呢！
C：但你现在已经不是中国人了!
S：不是中国人，但仍流着中国人的血呀！大家都是中国人，冤冤相报何时了啊？！
C：既然如此，就别在打了！咱都是一家人嘛！就当我没见过你，你没见过我！我们后会有期！
S：就这么说定！

A Singaporean face to face with a Chinese from China (in a battle):

C：但你现在已经不是中国人了!
S：暂时不是。等吸光这里的好处先。这是地图。祝你们成功！
C：好同志！

[tankee]

It is factual that PR and new citizen may leave us when they feel situation elsewhere is better for them. But it is likewise for some of us local born, natural Singaporean, who may migrate to greener pasture after enjoying the fruits here.


PR, I understand. Afterall they do not identify themselves as Singaporean and stay loyal to their home country. They merely are here to work for a living for the time being. There was never plan in their mind to stay here for good.