tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post7668012043037039200..comments2023-10-25T17:13:52.119+08:00Comments on Musings From the Lion City: Furor Over NothingGhosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-884113845163976892012-02-26T01:23:47.475+08:002012-02-26T01:23:47.475+08:00It simply means that foreigners
brought in by our ...It simply means that foreigners<br />brought in by our RULERS are slighting the locals. Worse, we <br />have our OWN Ruler justifying the<br />slightings.<br /><br />Not too difficult to understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-50785606197837754642012-02-24T20:31:02.660+08:002012-02-24T20:31:02.660+08:00Sigh. People, please understand this one simple th...Sigh. People, please understand this one simple thing. These foreigners who come to Singapore to study on government scholarship are NOT grateful to Singapore for it. You guys can cry till the cow come home but all the comments on the internet are not going to change. You have to accept that.Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-58561091956975175882012-02-24T16:01:20.457+08:002012-02-24T16:01:20.457+08:00Everyone commenting is correct. You still don'...Everyone commenting is correct. You still don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-57259111146454976152012-02-24T15:57:41.566+08:002012-02-24T15:57:41.566+08:00WTFF u still dont see the pointWTFF u still dont see the pointAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-5256342248236216402012-02-24T14:44:28.423+08:002012-02-24T14:44:28.423+08:00During a parliamentary session this week, it was r...During a parliamentary session this week, it was revealed that the Singapore government spends some $36 million dollars on scholarships to over two thousand students each year, or about S$174,00 per scholar.<br /><br />Foreign scholars like Sun Xu at NUS and other Singapore universities have their tuition fees and living expenses all covered by their scholarships. They are also guaranteed a well-paying job upon graduation as part of their bond and the men are exempted from National Service unlike male Singapore citizens who are burdened with a hefty tuition loan and rendered uncompetitive in the job market by their mandatory reservist obligations such as IPPT and ICT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-66676530293746209652012-02-24T12:55:41.249+08:002012-02-24T12:55:41.249+08:00Actually i see the point perfectly. I see that Sin...Actually i see the point perfectly. I see that Singaporeans seem to believe that this man is a scholar on a government scholarship, he "should" be some sort of better foreigner who would not badmouth Singaporeans. <br />I'm saying you guys are wrong. People will be people and the fact that Mr. Sun is on a government scholarship does not change that.Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-47228296253739675732012-02-24T12:37:11.953+08:002012-02-24T12:37:11.953+08:00U still dont see the point. WTFU still dont see the point. WTFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-26629145260498518922012-02-23T21:52:04.236+08:002012-02-23T21:52:04.236+08:00People will be people. I had known and spoken to S...People will be people. I had known and spoken to Singaporeans both from NUS and from the hawker centre and guess what? They both say there are too many foreigners in Singapore. They then went on to list their complains againest foreigners. <br />Just because you are a "scholar" does not change anything. So I'm not surprised at the posting of Mr. Sun. He is a Chinese foreigner and like many other Chinese foreigner in Singapore, he badmouthed Singaporeans. Does anyone truly think the man won't do this just because he is on a government scholarship? I sure don't.Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297647034431552481.post-70281869797036849632012-02-23T16:07:27.460+08:002012-02-23T16:07:27.460+08:00I agree with Cheok Yew that the main reason for th...I agree with Cheok Yew that the main reason for the furor was that the culprit is one of the "allegedly cream of the crop" Gahmen Scholar.<br />When any person, sinkie or "foreign talent" comment on such things, the average man will just brush it aside, saying that person is just uncouth or uncivilized.<br /><br />But when a supposedly talented and "screened" scholar were to say such insensitive remarks, they are sure to rile up some people, especially since the case now was done by a foreigner.<br /><br />The clamour was no to highlight Xu's low EQ but rather the Gahment inept screening to allow such ungrateful talent into Singapore.<br /><br />As my friend said, whenever you go overseas, you do not act like your the boss because in the end, you are just a visitor.newhiknoreply@blogger.com