tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post112403835969455607..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Lee Kuan Yew interviewSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-81494688752236933802008-06-10T02:19:00.000-04:002008-06-10T02:19:00.000-04:00Very insightful interview from the man. From a no...Very insightful interview from the man. From a non-academic point of view, i have this to say. When i was a young boy in a big department store, looking to buy a bionic man toy (6 million dollar man series on TV), my father couldn't afford the big size one with pop-up eyes version, i had to settle for the cheaper smaller plaster size one. While next to me, was a caucasian boy with his father, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-58265739211503487212008-05-30T13:41:00.000-04:002008-05-30T13:41:00.000-04:00Hi QZ or should I address you as(Gopalan Nair), I ...Hi QZ or should I address you as(Gopalan Nair), <BR/><BR/>I read your blog. I am sorry I can't totally believe what you write because you are too emotionally charge. More like a revenge to me.<BR/><BR/>No enemy would say the good things about thier opponent.<BR/><BR/>As of what you commented that our minister is too highly paid, I do not agreed. If according to thier capabilities, they worth muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-24118983183515082472008-01-17T02:13:00.000-05:002008-01-17T02:13:00.000-05:00I have visited Singapore a few times.The amazing t...I have visited Singapore a few times.<BR/>The amazing thing about S'pore is that you can wander around at midnight and feel unafraid, which you cannot do in North American cities.<BR/>Obviously Mentor Minister Lee has done a good job in making Singapore a strong economy with affordable government housing for working people, clean streets and low crime rates, a great deal of the credit belongs to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1160090995996140972007-09-01T22:51:00.000-04:002007-09-01T22:51:00.000-04:00How about cleaning the spam out of this comment th...How about cleaning the spam out of this comment thread?<BR/><BR/>I guess the inarticulate maunderings of some of the posters can stay but the last entries are clearly spam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1168243668639226312007-01-08T03:07:00.000-05:002007-01-08T03:07:00.000-05:00"singapore education are only good in standerdised..."singapore education are only good in standerdised test such as sat toefl stanford iowa ielts you name it.. up until now none of them had ever won a nobel prize for science or math , etc"<BR/><BR/>I agree with this comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1153243210872807942006-07-18T13:20:00.000-04:002006-07-18T13:20:00.000-04:00Hi all,I am truly intrigued by the flow of discuss...Hi all,<BR/><BR/>I am truly intrigued by the flow of discussions here. I am a young Singaporean. 16 this year, in fact. I was searching for MM Lee in yahoo and landed myself here. Decided to give you guys my 2cents(or subsequently more!)worth. Sadly, I notice that there are some spurious arguments that are neither positive for healthy, constructive intellectual discussion nor directed at an johncheohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379753643559901513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1145114575636126122006-04-15T11:22:00.000-04:002006-04-15T11:22:00.000-04:00whoever said that singapore system of education is...whoever said that singapore system of education is good has obviously not seen the big picture!<BR/>singapore education are only good in standerdised test such as sat toefl stanford iowa ielts you name it.. up until now none of them had ever won a nobel prize for science or math , etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1145114327586906162006-04-15T11:18:00.000-04:002006-04-15T11:18:00.000-04:00you know this guy have singapore on his feet . for...you know this guy have singapore on his feet . for those of you who does not know what temasek is let me shed some light : they own singapore airlines (recently just bought airbus planes worth around 3 billion us dollars), malaysian telkom, singapore telkom,indonesian leading banks, asian major companies, 45% standard chartered bank worth around 5 billion usd, long story short if temasek dies Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1145113996716637642006-04-15T11:13:00.000-04:002006-04-15T11:13:00.000-04:00intresting you know my dad just recently told me a...intresting you know my dad just recently told me a taxi driver in singapore very emotionally shared to him that lee said that whoever that tries to dethroned his child (the current pm), even after he dies he will rise up from the grave and kill the guy ...hahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1145113363820342142006-04-15T11:02:00.000-04:002006-04-15T11:02:00.000-04:00Amazing guy ! I have the utmost respect for Lee I ...Amazing guy ! I have the utmost respect for Lee I mean get real, He basically have Singapore on his knee, he can make Goh Cok Tong be replaced by his son and have his daughter in law be the head of Temasek. Hmm.. whatever will happen to Singapore when he dies ??? Yep intresting question...Obviously the guy won't live forever... O come on the whole nation knows Singapore belongs to LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1132336392175978702005-11-18T12:53:00.000-05:002005-11-18T12:53:00.000-05:00Lee kuan Yew is damn smart, but ultimately pragmat...Lee kuan Yew is damn smart, but ultimately pragmatic in a way that would never be accepted by western (US and European) society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1126847021704678322005-09-16T01:03:00.000-04:002005-09-16T01:03:00.000-04:00I was reading an article in New York Times, about ...I was reading an article in New York Times, about comparing US and Singapore in terms of state responsibility and alertness in coping with disaster mangement. If singapore were to get Katrina, the whole nation could gets wiped out.This study led me to your page. <BR/><BR/>And I am glad i did so. Your blog is beyound Lee Kwan Yew. and I am sure would add it in my list<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><BR/>gogglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835342832748977545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1126562447407445442005-09-12T18:00:00.000-04:002005-09-12T18:00:00.000-04:00Man if only we could institute that sterilization ...Man if only we could institute that sterilization program in the U.S. When I was in grade school we had this one family that had 10, count em, 10 kids. That was fine and dandy 400-500 years ago when we had a 70% infant mortality rate. But nowadays, please be responsible and use contraceptives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1126126399082865422005-09-07T16:53:00.000-04:002005-09-07T16:53:00.000-04:00I've spoken to many Physics grad students from my ...I've spoken to many Physics grad students from my university who have been taught in both Europe and America, and the consensus is that American science curricula at the university level are indeed much less formal and hierarchical than their European counterparts. However, they also tend to be better at applied physics and engineering. If you want to learn theoretical physics, Europe is (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1126121316656562812005-09-07T15:28:00.000-04:002005-09-07T15:28:00.000-04:00Lee Kwan Yew also believes in social Darwinism. S...Lee Kwan Yew also believes in social Darwinism. Social Darwinism.<BR/>Is that what you want for America?<BR/><BR/>He also sued <I>The Economist</I> when they printed an article detailing his son's rise to power. Free press, eh?<BR/><BR/>Singapore's clean and pretty, but in the end, static.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/03/bruce_sterlings_sing.html" REL="nofollow">See this.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1126067515054634202005-09-07T00:31:00.000-04:002005-09-07T00:31:00.000-04:00Lee kuan Yew is damn smart, but ultimately pragmat...Lee kuan Yew is damn smart, but ultimately pragmatic in a way that would never be accepted by western (US and European) society. When he realized that too many dumb people were having babies (IE non-college grads were having 3+ kids), he offered non-college educated people tax breaks (~10K) if they underwent voluntary sterilization before they had their third kid! try that in America. . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1124227576463278572005-08-16T17:26:00.000-04:002005-08-16T17:26:00.000-04:00Steve:I agree that equilibrium will be reached soo...Steve:<BR/><BR/>I agree that equilibrium will be reached sooner or later. <BR/>What is interesting that they (people who live in the region) are talking about only few years before wage pressure in a mainland China shows up, whereas typically economists estimate 30 yrs till that equilibrium is reached.<BR/>Also, you do not need salaries on both sides of the Pacific to match exactly -- risk Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1124211460649520832005-08-16T12:57:00.000-04:002005-08-16T12:57:00.000-04:00MFA,Singapore is an exceptional case - it is relat...MFA,<BR/><BR/>Singapore is an exceptional case - it is relatively small and has had the good luck of excellent leadership. China's current top leadership is also very good (not at lower levels, though). However, authoritarian systems have the problem that it is hard to get rid of bad leadership once in place. It seems to me that, time-averaging, you get better (although uneven) results from Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1124206182646962532005-08-16T11:29:00.000-04:002005-08-16T11:29:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1124204508630723232005-08-16T11:01:00.000-04:002005-08-16T11:01:00.000-04:00I think you put in bold the wrong part of the belo...I think you put in bold the wrong part of the below quote. I corrected it :)<BR/><BR/>"Mr. Lee: We have watched this transformation and the speed at which it is happening. As many of my people tell me, it's scary. They learn so fast. Our people set up businesses in Shanghai or Suzhou and they employ Chinese at lower wages than Singapore Chinese. <B>After three years, they say: "Look, I can do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1124201323600434752005-08-16T10:08:00.000-04:002005-08-16T10:08:00.000-04:00Since most Americans do not (yet :) ) read your bl...Since most Americans do not (yet :) ) read your blog, it would be nice if our politicians and union leaders here in the US better prepared us for the future. Unfortunately, there seems to be no such leadership in sight. What happened to the "if you can't join 'em, beat 'em" attitude here??<BR/><BR/>Yes, Lee Kuan Yew is very smart and wise. He was criticized a lot for not emphasizing democracy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1124144217667154992005-08-15T18:16:00.000-04:002005-08-15T18:16:00.000-04:00Pretty smart guy - explains how he can stay in pow...Pretty smart guy - explains how he can stay in power so long.Carson C. Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464737817585277975noreply@blogger.com