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came across this article. mixed feelings after reading it. then again, it is also very revealing towards the bigotry mindset of this author. i can only shake my head and say "I FORGIVE YOU" http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/more-lifestyle-stories/story/some-parents-overuse-prams-truly-distressing-social-ill-20140 not that all pram pushing parents are angels, now i know one more bigot who paints all prams pushing parents as selfish idiots who live in their own world where all childless people must respect them at all cost~! THANKS YOU for revealing yourself. and again i will say... I FORGIVE YOU~!

A female client had asked dating agency Lunch Actually to match her with a possible candidate. The agency found a match who fitted her list of requirements. But after the first date, the woman opted not to go on another date with the man whom she was matched with. The deal breaker? The man was shorter than her. Lunch Actually's annual Regional Dating Survey indicated that out of 640 Singaporean respondents, 70 per cent of the women surveyed said they will not date a shorter man. This is despite the fact that the Singaporean men surveyed said they are happy to date a taller woman. The survey also found that Singaporean women also prefer to date a man who is better educated and have higher salaries as compared to them. While such results may appear to show that Singaporean women are demanding, Lunch Actually CEO Violet Lim explained the reason for her female clients' requirements. She said: "I think it is understandable that women have high requirements when it comes to dating because as women are getting more educated and doing better for themselves when it comes to their career, they feel that they have achieved a certain comfort level in their life, and they are not willing to compromise on their quality of living." The survey of about 1,900 people across markets in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia also revealed that online dating was becoming a popular method for singles to find their match. Ms Lim said that tech savvy Singaporeans have not been put off by the bad press of online scammers using dating websites to con unsuspecting victims. She added that Lunch Actually's online services eSynchrony.com and Eteract.com run stringent checks on their members using information from the Registry of Marriages and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore to verify their identities, and blacklist suspected scammers. She said that 75 per cent of her clients who went on dates Love Actually arranged for them through eSynchrony.com were satisfied with their first dates.

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People get educated, the bright ones rise, they marry equally well-educated spouses. The result is their children are likely to be smarter than the children of those who are gardeners," he said. "It's a fact of life. You get a good mare, you don't want a dud stallion to breed with your good mare. You get a poor foal." People who are "attracted by physical characteristics" may regret it, he said. "what do you think of the above statement?"

http://edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features...local_kids.html Some foreign students may be outperforming local kids in examinations such as the O levels, but that is not the reason to stop welcoming foreign talent, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, at the 25th anniversary of the S'pore federation of Chinese Clan associations (SFCCA). For the sake of national interest, Singapore must continue to welcome new immigrants to its shores. Speaking in a mix of Mandarin and English, MM Lee offered his thoughts on why there are visibly more foreigners excelling in this year's O-level examinations. He said new immigrants entering Singapore are more highly educated, and therefore these graduates will produce intelligent children that will offer more competition to local students. But MM Lee also added that there are "many, ordinary immigrants Again ? Highly educated , and therefore produce intelligent children ? Anyone can prove this theory wrong ?

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So is Doreen also condemming all primary school teacher as not educated? I am waiting for primary school teachers to write in to complain about Doreen Chan taring all primary school teachers as not well educated! Don't tar all with same brush I ENJOYED the Saturday Special package of features on the real estate sales industry (April 19). But I was disappointed and dismayed by the statement by Dr Yu Shi Ming, head of the real estate department of the National University of Singapore (NUS), when he was quoted as saying: 'Every time people think of real estate agents, they think 'unscrupulous', 'untrained', 'unprofessional' and 'unethical'. My mother was upset and embarrassed after reading Dr Yu's hurtful remark and asked if I, a real estate agent, was also unscrupulous, untrained, unprofessional and unethical. I assured my mother I belong to the vast majority of real estate agents who abide by the core value of sales, including always trying to achieve the greatest savings for my customers and always ensuring that my customers will need to 'move house' only once when they relocate from one place to another. Such deals are often complicated and require agents to have good people skills, good coordination skills, an eye for the nitty-gritty, patience and a cool head. Most real estate agents, though poorly educated, will not say things without first thinking how the words we use will hurt the feelings of others, especially their parents. I may not be as highly educated, but I have learnt the virtue of not making sweeping generalisations against others from my primary school teacher - who, like me, was not as well educated. Doreen Chan (Ms) This letter was first published in The Straits Times on May 2, 2008.

MPs say civil service could be more responsive, coordinated By Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 February 2008 2233 hrs SINGAPORE : The civil service could be more coordinated and more responsive in the way it deals with queries and requests from the public. This was the view of two MPs who spoke in Parliament on Monday. MP for Aljunied GRC Cynthia Phua urged top civil servants to remember the elements of a good and successful civil service - one of which is listening to the needs of the man-in-the-street. Elaborating, Ms Phua said: "For the older civil servants, many have come from varied and poorer family backgrounds, and many have since retired. They had a greater propensity to empathise with the demands and needs of various sectors in our population. "Many of our key officers presently are returned scholars, some come from well-to-do backgrounds, and many have benefited from a 'helicopter' career path. The lack of opportunities to mix and interact with the various sectors of the population is also now a concern of our education system." Recounting her interactions with top civil servants in the course of her work as an MP, she asked if they are too detached from the realities of the frontline. For example, she said inquiries and correspondences were ignored without the courtesy of an acknowledgement. Ms Phua added: "I believe my experience may also be the experience of others in this House. One senior member has advised me to be 'thick-skinned'. My personal experience is that I have not only to be 'thick-skinned' but also to be tenacious with the requests that I have made." This had led to her to wonder about the responses the man-in-the street would receive when writing in to a civil servant. As for the MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, he called for better coordination among the various ministries in the interest of greater efficiency. Mr Baey Yam Keng cited a media report where two eagles fought in the air and landed on a resident's balcony. He said: "The resident, Mr Chris Lau, called the Ministry for National Development and was directed to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA). He was advised to call the National Environment Agency, which referred him back to AVA as it concerned wildlife. He was told NEA only collects dead animals. "Apparently, the resident could not be sure whether the two motionless birds were alive, dying or already dead. He called AVA again, which then arranged for the waste collection contractor to clear the birds. The worker turned up but took off after seeing the eagles. "The resident decided to call the Singapore Zoological Gardens, but the zoo said they do not deal with birds, and suggested that he call Jurong Bird Park. A bird handler arrived, but after reviewing the situation, he said he needed AVA's approval to deal with the birds. So it was back to the first agency Mr Lau called." In the end, it took many phone calls and eight hours of anxiety before the birds were finally removed. He said that this merry-go-round was something many people who have called a government body had experienced. Mr Baey said: "In trying to make sure that no child becomes nobody's child, the situation has become overly stringent, like a father insisting that a child goes for DNA testing before accepting his responsibilities as a parent. "I think we need to get various ministries and agencies to work quickly and efficiently, especially on matters where the boundaries are not too clear." He said the "No Wrong Door Policy" needs to be better manifested, both in practice and in spirit. - CNA/ms I think is high time for the public to draft out the roles and responsibilites of a civil servant job description instead of they themselves declare....since they are serving the public therefore they should 1) scrubbing and washing the void decks, public toilets and rubbish chutes instead of employing FTs to do the job 2) reduce the salary, less benefits and bonus as the public is poor yet has to pay income tax...you want more salary...join the private sector and not aligning public sector salary to private sector 3) spend their weekends in markets and neighbourhoods doing public service works and shaking hands with elders and carrying babies, scrubbing market floors and fan cleaning 4)and many more to justify their high salary and grades, they should do more for the public and not dressing well and behavor like an idiot elite goign around telling ppl they work as civil servants.