tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76110614237744115702024-03-14T15:24:51.213+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit (BOSS)The purpose of this site is to get People of the World to look at things from the "Basis" perspective. <a href="http://bit.ly/ImptBasis"><u>When the basis is wrong, nothing will be right</u></a>. Once a "Basis" perspective is adopted, issues become simple, differences will also be reduced. A <a href="http://bit.ly/BOSSBasis">book</a> has been written on this, motivated by the issues in Singapore. Copyright © 2014 - All Rights Reserved. Terms are <a href="http://bit.ly/BOSSTnC"> <u>here</u></a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-77294564025932106072015-08-08T02:00:00.000+08:002015-09-04T15:06:40.122+08:00Pointing To A Deer and Calling It A Horse (指鹿为马)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><u>Pointing To A Deer and Calling It A Horse (指鹿为马)</u></b></div>
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The idiom originated from the Qin Dynasty (秦朝) (221 - 206 B.C.) following the death of Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇), the first emperor of the dynasty and first emperor of a unified China after the state of Qin conquered all of the other states of that period.</div>
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During the reign of Qin Er Shi (秦二世), literally the "Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty" in 210 - 207 B.C., the prime minister, Zhao Gao (赵高), was a man with greedy ambitions bent on usurping power.</div>
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He wished to rebel and take the throne but feared that some of the officials might be against him.</div>
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Therefore, he devised a way to identify them as well as to determine his own influence in the court.</div>
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One day, he rode a deer on an outing with the emperor. The emperor asked: </div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"Your Majesty, this is a horse."</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"You are mistaken! That is clearly a deer!"</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"If Your Majesty does not believe me, then we can ask the ministers for their opinions."</span></i></b></div>
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When the ministers were asked, half of them told the truth and said that it was a deer, while the other half, either fearing Zhao Gao or supporting him, said it was a horse.</div>
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Facing this situation, the emperor actually doubted himself and chose not to believe his own eyes but to believe the words of the treacherous minister.</div>
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Later generations used the idiom "Pointing To A Deer and Calling It A Horse (指鹿为马)" to describe a situation in which someone reverses black and white and turns the truth upside down in order to deceive others. It also represents a situation where a person is so powerful that he can do anything, even insisting that a deer is a horse.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-18977181413681852452015-04-11T10:34:00.000+08:002015-04-11T10:36:10.244+08:00The 4 Humongous Myths Of Singapore... Busted!I came across <a href="http://yahoosg.tumblr.com/post/115921232795/this-lady-says-she-has-busted-four-myths-about" target="_blank">this article</a> in which the author busted 4 myths about Singapore.<br />
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Well, those 4 are really nothing when compared with my 4. So here I am, busting the 4 Humongous Myths Of Singapore:<br />
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<b><u>Myth Number 1: "Mr Lee Kuan Yew Turned Singapore from a Fishing Village to the Modern Singapore"</u></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Wrong! Mr Lee Kuan Yew told us it was <u>Sir Stamford Raffles</u> who turned Singapore from a fishing village into a bustling port, not him.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><u>Myth Number 2: "Mr Lee Kuan Yew Can Turn any Country into Singapore"</u></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Wrong! He can't. Take India for example, he provided a clear analysis of the "people" issues within India and concluded that no single person can change it.</span></i></b><br />
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So please stop those silly idolism. The most respectable attribute of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, apart from the depth of his insight, was his candidness.</div>
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<b><u>Myth Number 3: "Mr Lee Kuan Yew Ruled With An Iron-Fist and He Is Tough"</u></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Wrong! If he was really that tough and fierce, why did he bow and apologise to the person who kicked him in the face? Shouldn't he at least punch the person back?</span></i></b><br />
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Mr Lee Kuan Yew was not only smart, he was a person with great EQ, he knew when to be tough and when to be soft. This is exactly what Chinese Wisdom described as one of the attributes for a person to do great things:</div>
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Meaning: "Knowing when to be tough, and when to be soft."</span></i></b></div>
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When he was a PM, if he had not delivered values to Singaporeans, would he dare to be tough? No, and most importantly, he knew this.<br />
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<b><u>Myth No 4: "Only PAP can Lead Singapore Forward"</u></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Wrong! Whether Singapore is going to be led by the PAP or any other person or any other party, that is irrelevant. The Basis of Success is the system, one that will enable Singapore to stand out and prosper and attract talent. Once we have good security and treat everybody fairly and equally, we will success.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"What is it that I want to do now? To try and secure the future. For what? As already been built and not to lose it. That is all. <u>Whether it is going to be done by the PAP or any other person or any other party, that is irrelevant</u>. We must keep a system that will enable this place to stand out and prosper, and attract talent. As long as we attract talent, and we got security and we keep an open system which treat everybody fairly and equally, we will success."</span></i></b><br />
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Looking back at the past 10 years, did the party that is leading us brought us forward or backward? Have we attracted <a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2015/04/after-ello-who-will-be-next-to-insult.html" target="_blank">talent</a>? Did we have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_crimes_in_Singapore" target="_blank">good security</a>? Did we <a href="http://thehearttruths.com/2015/04/08/call-on-police-to-release-amos-yee-and-two-men-who-protested-to-uphold-rule-of-law/" target="_blank">treat everybody fairly and equally</a>?</div>
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<b><u>Conclusion</u></b><br />
Dear Singaporeans, it is time to wake up. Stop being trapped in the <a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2014/10/boss-pp-playing-politics-basis-org.html" target="_blank">Baby Politics</a> of your leaders. Ask yourself, what are you fighting for? Are you doing it for the future of your party or for the future of Singapore?<br />
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If you are an opposition supporters, get your leaders to move beyond just Town Councils. I know GRC is the basis of your support and a determining factor for your leaders to be re-elected, however, your leaders need to start thinking about assuming roles of Ministers, not just Members of Parliament. Only when oppositions participate in the future planning of Singapore, would it be considered a First World Parliament.<br />
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If you are a PAP supporters, tell your leaders to stop insulting Singaporeans, whether it is just a single person or any numbers, it is still an insult. When leaders hurled abuses at Singaporeans, people from all over the World will <a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2015/04/after-ello-who-will-be-next-to-insult.html" target="_blank">follow suit</a>. A leader who does not stand up for his People is not fit to be a <a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2014/10/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people.html" target="_blank">leader</a>. I know PAP wants to dominate the parliament, then prove to the People that you can treat People with respect and treat them fairly and equally, did you? You still owe People an explanation of <a href="https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/pap-aim-big-fat-white-elephant-room-065935476.html" target="_blank">AIM</a>, you still owe the People an explanation on CPF, you still owe the People many many things. Do you want to explain it yourself or get the oppositions to help you with that?<br />
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No matter whether you are supporting PAP or the opposition, as long as your leaders are not following the <a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2014/11/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people.html" target="_blank">Basis Of Singaporean Spirit</a>, it is your responsibility to stop them and guide them on to the right path - if you want another 50 more years for Singapore.<br />
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Or else, forget about voting in the General Election, get ready to vote for a <a href="http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Story/A1Story20071011-29532.html" target="_blank">merger</a> in 20 years time. Malaysia? It is unlikely that they will accept the terms mentioned by Mr Lee Kuan Yew, also we wouldn't have the bargaining power by then. China is another possibility because in the heart of many Chinese, Singapore was their long-lost state, just like Hong Kong and Taiwan, waiting to be reunited. Well, last but not least, Philippines is another possibility, they are also interested in taking over.<br />
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<i>[For those who have read this <a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html" target="_blank">blog</a> or the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743" target="_blank">book</a> (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Google Play</a> / <a href="http://books.google.com/books/about?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Google Books</a>), you will know many of these are mentioned earlier. </i><i>One of the major problems with the People of the World is that they are simply too passive to find alternative information to read, waiting to be fed with information. and of course, people will only feed you with information that they want you to know and believe. </i><i>]</i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-84670185214497961482015-02-22T22:52:00.000+08:002015-05-02T22:55:30.678+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Are you an Elite?<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: “Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power”. Links to the different versions:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html" style="color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Online Version in this Blog</b></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743" style="color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Printed Version in Amazon.com</b></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB">eBook Version: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ" style="color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Google Play</b></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><a href="http://books.google.com/books/about?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ" style="color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Google Books</b></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V596IAG" style="color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Kindle</b></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB">]</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Before I start, can
you describe what a “crane” is? You might describe it as “a long-legged and
long-necked bird” or “a device for lifting and moving heavy weights”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">But nobody in the right mind would ever
describe it as “a long-legged and long-necked bird for lifting and moving heavy
weights”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">But interestingly, that is what our great
politicians did for the word “elite”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">“Elite” has many meanings, which is bad
because it confuses people. In general, elite can mean “best of anything
considered collectively” or in political and sociological theory, an elite “is
a small group of people who control a disproportionate amount of wealth or
political power.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Technically, both definitions are correct
independently, but the problem is that people combined those 2 independent
meanings and concluded that: </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">“People who control a disproportionate amount of
wealth or political power are the best of anything considered collectively.”</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Isn’t that funnier than Mr Bean? Too bad,
Mr Bean doesn’t usually talk much, else that could be one of the funniest jokes
that he should include.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Now, let’s look at the definition in
Chinese, which will help us better understand this. “Elite” in Chinese is
called </span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: SimSun;">精英<span lang="EN-GB">,</span>杰出人物</span><span lang="EN-GB">, which means people of
extraordinary achievements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">“Elite” has nothing to do with one’s
background. As long as you have extraordinary achievements within the group,
you are an elite.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Do you think the 6-sigma Black Belt in the
earlier chapter is an elite? No, he is not. When he doesn’t even know the
basis, how can he be one?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Do you think Lin Dan (</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: SimSun;">林丹</span><span lang="EN-GB">) is an elite? Of course, he is one of the greatest badminton
players in the World.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Do you think Puyi (</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: SimSun;">溥儀</span><span lang="EN-GB">), the last emperor of China, is an elite? Well, of course not.
Comparing him with other emperors, he is far from being one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who fried Char kway teow (Singapore Fried Noodles) be an elite? Absolutely! If
he puts in a lot of effort in ensuring that every plate of Char kway teow is
always that perfect aromatic and tasty one for all his customers, he is an
elite! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">And of course, as an elite, he will
automatically get his monetary rewards – that is why hawkers can also drive BMW
and Mercedes. Do we need to artificially set top salaries for hawkers to be
elite? No, we don’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Do you think a Michelin 3-star chef is an
elite? Well, it depends. Although the chef cooked appetising food and might be
very familiar with the kitchen, a plumber is more of an elite than him in
fixing a leak in the sink. Elite also requires getting the right person to do
the right job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">People can still swallow it if you spent
millions getting a Michelin 3-star chef to fix the sink, provided the sink is
fixed. However, if the sink is not fixed, and yet the chef blamed the design of
the sink for being stupid, nobody will be happy, got it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Different people contribute to the society
in different ways and everyone has their own roles to play. If you are the best
within that role, then you are an elite.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Do you think PAP government today is an
elite? Well, given the problems with the public transport, high dengue fever
cases, SLA Lamborghini, etc. I don’t think they are. But do they have the
potential to be? Of course, but not yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Whether they will be or not, I do not know
because the ball is in their court. If they insist on the wrong definition of
elite and self-proclaimed that they are, I don’t see how they can really be
one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">BOSS Wisdom: “Elite is not an attribute of
a person – it is an exhibition of how well a given person played a given role.”
– BOSS</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="Footnote">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Hawker Centre is Singapore’s low-cost eating place. Most of the
great foods are found there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Footnote">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-56962826528663650292015-02-08T22:00:00.000+08:002015-04-04T23:15:08.922+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: The Spectrum of SONG<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: “Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power”. Links to the
different versions: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>Online Version in this Blog</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743"><b>Printed Version in Amazon.com</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB">eBook Version: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b>Google Play</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://books.google.com/books/about?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b>Google Books</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V596IAG"><b>Kindle</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">]</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Now you know about
SONG. So what is your spectrum of SONG?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Over the years, I had seen people changed
over time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Things that they used to do, they simply
refused to do it anymore. Why? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Well, they find it not befitting for them
to do it anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Take food as an example. After people
acquired certain wealth or status, they started to avoid hawker centre or
roadside food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Well, technically, there is nothing wrong,
but why should you restrict your own spectrum of SONG?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">The following is a chart that I had devised.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTVz00QJV6s/VR__LEK_vCI/AAAAAAAAARw/10Um3Z5sWOs/s1600/Spectrum%2BOf%2BSONG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTVz00QJV6s/VR__LEK_vCI/AAAAAAAAARw/10Um3Z5sWOs/s1600/Spectrum%2BOf%2BSONG.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB">Figure </span><span lang="EN-GB">16</span><span lang="EN-GB">: Spectrum of SONG</span></i></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">If you had acquired the capability to enjoy
other forms of enjoyment, yet denied yourself of the older forms, what you had
done is basically moving your window of enjoyment to the right, there is no
significant increase in its width. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Worst, if your spectrum of enjoyment
narrowed as you moved to the right, you will very likely forgo humbleness and
appear as arrogant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">The truly smart and fortunate people are
those who maintained their humbleness while expanding their spectrum of
enjoyment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Imagine putting on your most comfortable T-shirt,
going to hawker centre in the morning for YouTiao (</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">油條</span><span lang="EN-GB">) and DouJiang<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
(</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">豆浆</span><span lang="EN-GB">), followed by
snacking on kacang puteh<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>.
For lunch, eating in an air-conditioned food court, followed by Ice-Kacang<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
as dessert. For dinner, putting on a more formal wear and dine in a Michelin 3-star
restaurant; after the dinner, summoning the chef to teach him how to better
cook the dishes the next time. SONG right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Do you know of people who have broad
spectrum of SONG? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">On the Internet, it was mentioned that Facebook
founder Mark Zuckerberg eats McDonald’s and wears the same shirt and hoodie
every day. It was also mentioned that Google cofounder, Sergey Brin, often
shops at Costco.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">However, one point to note here. Don’t
confuse someone with broad spectrum of SONG with humbleness<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iv]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>,
they are different. A person who has a broad spectrum of SONG can still be arrogant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So what is your spectrum of SONG?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<b><i><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">BOSS Wisdom: “Happiness is about expanding your
spectrum of SONG, not shifting it up.” – BOSS </span>
</span></i></b><br />
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<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> YouTiao and DouJiang are Chinese fried breadstick and soymilk drink
respectively. These are low cost meal that is often enjoyed together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn2">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Kacang Puteh is a nut snack popular in Singapore in the old days.
The seller will typically roll paper into the shape of a cone and fill it with
the selected nuts to sell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div id="edn3">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> “Ice Kacang” is a dessert made of shaved ice, with attap chee (palm
seed), red beans, sweet corn, grass jelly, etc. This is a favourite dessert in
Singapore to ward off the hot weather.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
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<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iv]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Please refer to the chapter "Why Leaders Must Be Humble"
for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: “Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power”. Links to the
different versions: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>Online Version in this Blog</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743"><b>Printed Version in Amazon.com</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB">eBook Version: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b>Google Play</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://books.google.com/books/about?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b>Google Books</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V596IAG"><b>Kindle</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">]</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-26017928205236621042015-01-18T22:00:00.000+08:002015-04-04T23:06:33.988+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: What Do You Want to Achieve in Life?<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: “Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power”. Links to the
different versions: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>Online Version in this Blog</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743"><b>Printed Version in Amazon.com</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB">eBook Version: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Google Play</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://books.google.com/books/about?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Google Books</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V596IAG"><b>Kindle</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">]</span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB">This is a very
famous question that everyone would have thought about or even have been asked many
times in their life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So here I am, asking this question again. Don’t
skip this chapter because the answer will be something that you have never
heard before. I am here to tell you that what everyone wants to achieve in life
is exactly the same thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So, what do you want to achieve in life?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Some of you might say to earn a lot of
money. Ok, but my next question is “for what”? Well, you may answer: “To buy
flashy cars, luxurious house, etc.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">But what if money cannot buy you all that?
I am not joking, that happened during China Cultural Revolution, where you can
only use ration coupons to buy things. If that is the case, would you still be
looking to earn a lot of money? I am sure, you will not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Since this is the case, then money is not
exactly what you are looking for. It is the things that money could get that
you are really pursuing, such as flashy cars, luxurious house, etc., isn’t it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">However, imagine this: Driving flashy cars
and living in luxurious house made you the target for criminals and gave you
tremendous worries every day. Would you still long for flashy cars or luxurious
house? I don’t think so. So what are you really trying to achieve then?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Well, at the basis of it all, what we are
trying to achieve all the time is “gratification” – the pleasurable emotional
reaction of happiness in response to a fulfilment of a desire or goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Do you know what HERMES, Bottega Veneta,
and Louis Vuitton, are selling? Handbags? Leather goods? Well, how I wish they were
just selling that. If they were just selling that, then the price of those
would be “raw materials + labour + distribution cost + mark-ups”. It will not
cost an arm and a leg. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">What had also been priced in is another
most important thing that they sell – “gratification”. Can you imagine the
gratification that you get when you splurge on luxury goods?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">If you do not derive that gratification
from those luxury goods, it is unlikely that you will pay that high a price for
it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Gratification is not just derived from
purchases; it can also be derived from the ‘feel-good’ feeling when you have
done something good. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">For example, when you helped an old lady to
cross the road or gave up your seat to someone else, the feeling of doing
something right is great, isn’t it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">One point to take note on this example is
that gratification is not derived merely from the act of “giving up the seat”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Imagine this: A lady came over to your seat
and used her umbrella to knock on your head, demanding that you gave up your
seat for her because she felt that you should.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Would you? May be not. But even if you gave
up your seat out of shyness or whatever, you will not feel the gratification. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So remember, gratification is the
pleasurable emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfilment of a
desire or goal, not related to the act itself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Now, imagine this: How nirvanic<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
it would be, if we can all make this gratification perpetual, isn’t it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Therefore, what we are all trying to
achieve in life is the same commonality, which is what I called the “State Of
Nirvanic Gratification”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So how does this “State Of Nirvanic
Gratification” feel like? Well, if you are a Singaporean, then you are very
lucky. Did you realise what the acronym is? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Yes, the feeling of “<u><span style="color: blue;"><b>State Of Nirvanic
Gratification</b></span></u>” is the feeling you get when you said: “<b><span style="color: blue;">SONG ah!</span></b>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">For Type 1 & Type 4 persons, having
others perceiving them as smart, are SONG to them. That is why they are always
trying to show-off. Of course, Type 1 persons have the capability to do so, but
not Type 4. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">The problem with Type 4 persons is that
even though they created troubles for everyone, yet they still felt SONG. Look
into the parliament, it is not difficult to see many of the Type 4 persons devising
stupid policies, giving silly replies, yet felt so proud of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">For Type 2 persons, the ability to
appreciate the surrounding and simply breathing nice air is considered SONG for
them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Please note that the reverse is not true,
i.e. if you feel that appreciating the surrounding and breathing nice air is
considered SONG, it does not mean that you are Type 2 person. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Type 2 persons are very smart, yet low
profile. That is why they will continue to enjoy the SONG quietly until someone
disturbed it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Type 3 persons felt SONG when they have
good food. Remember the phrase: “</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">民以食为天</span><span lang="EN-GB">”, which means that food,
is the most important thing to commoners.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">If the People are SONG, why would a bunch of
17-year-old boys bothered to climb up to the top of the building to paint “Fxxx
PAP”? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">If the People are SONG, why would a 71-year-old
uncle<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
<a href="http://therealsingapore.com/content/71-year-old-arrested-relation-return-our-cpf-vandalism-cases" target="_blank">scribble at the bus-stops complaining about CPF</a><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Shouldn’t the 17-year-old boys be studying?
Shouldn’t the 71-year-old uncle be enjoying his retirement?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">When commoners had to worry about having
proper meals, worried about their livelihoods, would they be SONG?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">When People are not SONG, merely looking at
the poster of the ministers would make them TL, not to mention seeing them or
listening to their speeches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So how do we make people SONG? Well, let’s
talk about the key pillars of Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Singapore is where it is today, not because
of any particular person or party, but because of the key pillars that were erected.
Whether it was done consciously or unconsciously, it does not matter, but those
are there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Hawker centre is one of the key pillars for
Singapore’s stability. It ensured that Type 3 persons can continue to feel
SONG. However, the implementation of private hawker centres is a big step in
the wrong direction. </span><span class="SideNotesChar"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">[Much more can be said about
hawker centre, but I shall leave that out for now.]</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">There are things that are implemented to
get revenues; there are things that are implemented for stability. Without
knowing the key pillars of Singapore, blindly knocking down the pillars is
asking for trouble. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Housing is another key pillar. Mr Lee Kuan
Yew once commented on the Home Ownership Scheme as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="PeopleQuotes">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“... to give every family a stake in the
country. In other words, that we should find a way to give them ownership of
their own homes, their own apartments. Then if their son had to go to war and
fight, they are fighting for themselves.”</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">May I know how many percentages of
Singaporeans own at least an inch of the land of Singapore?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Given the current price of HDB and the long
instalment period, how many people really own a home? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Worse, today, many Singaporeans had to pledge
back their HDB in order not to end up sleeping on the street in their old age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB">Think about this: After 80 years of
toiling, at the end of it, People still ended up with nothing. For whom do you
think were they busying their life for? Why did we design Singapore as such? How
is it possible that their future generations will be better? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Given these, how SONG do you think the
People are?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">BOSS Wisdom: “The basis of social
stability is to ensure that everyone is SONG. Understanding and protecting the
key pillars of Singapore is critical to achieve this.” – BOSS</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div>
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<div id="edn1">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> “Nirvanic” is a feeling of eternal and indescribable bliss.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn2">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> “</span>Uncle” is the way
Singaporeans addressed the elderly or older people.<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn3">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> CPF is supposed to be Singaporeans’ pension fund. However, many
people are unhappy because they felt that it is not adequate and there are
simply too many restrictions related to it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: “Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power”. Links to the
different versions: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>Online Version in this Blog</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743"><b>Printed Version in Amazon.com</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB">eBook Version: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Google Play</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://books.google.com/books/about?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Google Books</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V596IAG"><b>Kindle</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">]</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-84972317241463487392015-01-11T22:00:00.000+08:002015-04-04T22:52:10.610+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: How Far Would You Go to Protect Our Home?<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: “Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power”. Links to the
different versions: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>Online Version in this Blog</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743"><b>Printed Version in Amazon.com</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB">eBook Version: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b>Google Play</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://books.google.com/books/about?id=GYK5BwAAQBAJ"><b>Google Books</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> / </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V596IAG"><b>Kindle</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">]</span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB">There are a lot of
talks about the purpose of National Service. There are also talks about how
National Service disadvantaged Singaporeans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">I recalled an advertisement that stated:
“How Far Would You Go to Protect Our Home?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So here I am, asking this question to you:
“How Far Would You Go to Protect Our Home?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">I shall leave the rest of this page blank.
Think about this question to yourself before you turn over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="SideNotes">
<span lang="EN-GB">[Once you are ready, please turn over to
the next page]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div align="left" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Great, I hope you have some answers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">If your answers focused on “How Far” or
“Would You” or “Protect”, then you are not thinking in the right direction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">This is because the basis of that question
is “Home”. If the “Home” is not defined correctly in the first place, the rest
of the words such as “How Far”, “Would You”, and “Protect” are all meaningless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">The reason why you had jumped to those
words is because subconsciously, you had assumed “Singapore” as your home,
which it may or may not be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So, what is a “Home”?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Home is the place in which one’s affections
are centred. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So technically speaking, this place can be anywhere;
however, this place must be the most suitable and most conducive place to build
the home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">In the past, there is no doubt that Singapore
was the best place, but today, given how our leaders labelled us with all sorts
of names, given how the People are worried about jobs and retirements, etc, is
Singapore still the best place to build a home?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">What was so valuable of Singapore that was
worth protecting? In other words, what was the uniqueness of Singapore that you
cannot find elsewhere?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">It is our belief, embedded within our
Pledge. Our Pledge is one of the strongest in the World:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;">We, the citizens of Singapore,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;">pledge ourselves as one united people,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;">regardless of race, language or religion,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;">to build a democratic society<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;">based on justice and equality<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;">so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;">progress for our nation.</span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Today, are we united? Do you think there is
justice and equality? Have we achieved happiness, prosperity and progress for
our nation as a whole? </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If we adhered to our Pledge, like what we did
in the past, Singapore is really a great place to build our home and of course,
worth protecting because nowhere in the World would you be able to replicate
this spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Pledge is a guiding principle for a country
to progress. If leaders are not following the guiding principle of a country,
what do you think they are following? Don’t ask me, ask them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">In closing, let’s recall what Mr Lee Kuan
Yew once said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“... Keep Singapore happy and make the
people feel that they are wanted, not step children or step brothers but one in
the family, and a very important member of the family...”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“What are our priorities? First, the
welfare, the survival of the people. Then the democratic norms and processes,
which from time to time we have to suspend.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“... to give every family a stake in the
country. In other words, that we should find a way to give them ownership of
their own homes, their own apartments. Then if their son had to go to war and
fight, they are fighting for themselves.”</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">When people felt that they do not have a
stake in the country, why would they not question the value and the purpose of
National Service?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">BOSS Wisdom: “The basis of national security is to
give everyone a stake in the country, something that people are willing to give
up their life to protect.” – BOSS </span></i></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></i></b></span>
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I was having problem with my phone's GPS for the past few months. Felt like throwing my phone away. Well, lucky for me, finally got it resolved!<br />
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Therefore, this post is a compilation of what I did and my suggestions to you to avoid all the troubles!<br />
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There are various methods that people employed, so I am going to list them here, from the least invasive to the most, summarised as 3 simple steps.<br />
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Note that the phone mentioned here is Samsung Galaxy Note 3. What really worked for me is fixing the connection to the GPS Antenna, which is the last step.<br />
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<b><u>1) Rebuild the Code - Using NV Rebuild</u></b><br />
This method basically instructs the phone to recompile the code. The steps are:<br />
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<u>Access The Menu (for Samsung Note 3)</u><br />
*#9090#<br />
if doesn't work, enter *#197328640#<br />
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<u>Activate the Menu</u><br />
Menu Key, select Key Input, enter Q<br />
Menu Key, select Key Input, enter 0000<br />
wait some seconds...<br />
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<u>Select the Rebuild Menu Item</u><br />
click UMTS > Common > NV Rebuild > NV Rebuild > System, Protocol, GPS, IMS<br />
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<u>Restart Phone</u><br />
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The following is the full video.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/hC8jNb38gaY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
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<i>[URL: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8jNb38gaY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8jNb38gaY</a>]</i></div>
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Well, it worked for some people, but it didn't work for me.<br />
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There are also talks about doing a factory reset, well, I would avoid that because it doesn't seem to work well for most people, worst, as the name implies, it reset your phone!<br />
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If you think doing a backup and restore would be enough, well, too bad, it doesn't restore your phone to the original state, i.e. some of your application status and configurations will be lost, worst, some of your game status will be lost too! My Bluetooth profile was also lost too. (This is at least true when you are using Samsung Kies 3 to backup and restore).<br />
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<b><u>2) Tighten All the Screws Behind the Phone</u></b><br />
The basis of this step is that your screws might be loose, which resulted in the components losing contacts.<br />
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For me, at least, it allowed my phone to be able to detect a few GPS satellites and occasionally getting a Location Fix. However, the signal was unstable and it kept dropping. I was not able to use any navigation software at all.<br />
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Be careful when tightening the screws. You need to make sure you have the right screw driver in order not the destroy the screwthreads.<br />
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<b><u>3) Improve the Connection of GPS Antenna to the Motherboard</u></b><br />
The basis of this method is to make sure that your phone's motherboard is connected securely to the GPS Antenna.<br />
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In most phones (at least for most Samsung's), all the antennas are embedded in the phone back cover and the connections to those are using components that looks like a "7". The problem with this component is that it is not as 'springy' as a spring and it tends to stay in its shape after being depressed for a long time. Of course, if you have dropped your phone, it might have been depressed even further, thus losing contact with the GPS antenna.<br />
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This is how that connector looks like.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0mJezwf6ZUk/VKigY-yVp0I/AAAAAAAAAQE/g_IJzB7EpP8/s1600/GPSConnector.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0mJezwf6ZUk/VKigY-yVp0I/AAAAAAAAAQE/g_IJzB7EpP8/s1600/GPSConnector.jpg" height="215" width="320" /></a></div>
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Notice the 2 metal pieces, with gold colour on one end? These are the connectors located on the motherboard to connect to your GPS antenna that is located on the back cover of your phone.<br />
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Therefore, sometimes tightening the screws at the back of your phone improves the GPS because it increases the contact.<br />
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On Samsung Note 3, those 2 connectors for the GPS antenna are located on the top right corner of the phone (on the right of the camera).<br />
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To improve the connection, all you need to do is to use your screwdriver and slightly bend the connectors upwards (be gentle and careful).<br />
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The following video shows you the details.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/iUsXU28IDdM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
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<i>[URL: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUsXU28IDdM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUsXU28IDdM</a>]</i></div>
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Of course, if you are a curious person like me, you will noticed that there are many other such connectors on the motherboard. Those correspond to WIFI, bluetooth, etc. So which is which? Well, who cares?<br />
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If you are a <i>Kiasu*</i> person, then do what I did, bend all those connectors upwards, which means all your antenna signals will all be improved! I used to have only 1 signal bar for WIFI when using my phone in the toilet, after doing this, I now have 2 bars! [100% increased! Ha!]<br />
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If you are interested to know more on the antennas, take a look at this video.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/VI4hs19riRM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
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<i>[URL: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI4hs19riRM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI4hs19riRM</a>]</i></div>
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What really worked for me is this last step. Now, I can get a GPS lock within 5 seconds. Signal level can go as high as 35 and accuracy as good as 10 feet (Using GPS Test tool). Many of my GPS satellites are now in green colour.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ToYrYLJOqM0/VKimMaGX6rI/AAAAAAAAAQU/zFvA6Zxdd3Y/s1600/My%2BGPS%2BSignal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ToYrYLJOqM0/VKimMaGX6rI/AAAAAAAAAQU/zFvA6Zxdd3Y/s1600/My%2BGPS%2BSignal.jpg" height="400" width="232" /></a></div>
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<i>[Screenshot of GPS Test, Captured on Note 3]</i></div>
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I hope you have enjoyed this post. Good luck!<br />
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Lastly, thanks to the Internet and all the great people for sharing the info. BTW, I was being quoted 300 bucks to fix the GPS by replacing the motherboard! The sales person was simply too greedy, if he had told me to replace the GPS antenna and charge lesser than 100, I would have accepted it. What really pissed me off was that one of the screws was deliberately left loose!<br />
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Well, what can I expect of service people and their company? At least this incident highlights that the basis of service centre is to earn money, not to service you.<br />
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Anyway, lucky for me, I ended up fixing it myself for only 4.95 - the price to get a set of mobile phone screw drivers.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Note:</u> </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">* Kiasu - A Singapore term which literally means: "Afraid to Lose out". Therefore, in order not to lose out and to </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">play safe</span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">, the person will tend to do more that necessary - just in case. </span></i><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-66299004796145429382014-11-30T22:00:00.001+08:002015-03-28T15:12:31.914+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Are You Superstitious?<b><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b><br />
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<span style="text-indent: 0cm;">When I hear people
labelling others as superstitious, I can literally see the sense of superiority
in the speaker’s mind, thinking that he is smarter than the others because he
did not believe in that.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Superstitious in
Chinese is called:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">迷信</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Literally: “Lost, hence believe”</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The first word, “</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">迷</span><span lang="EN-GB">”, is an indication of the state of
mind – in this case it is Lost. The second word, “</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">信</span><span lang="EN-GB">”, represents the decision taken – in
this case it is Believe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If we list all the combinations, we will
get 4 results:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<b><i><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN-GB">“</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">迷</span><span lang="EN-GB">, </span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">信</span><span lang="EN-GB">” – Lost, hence believe<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN-GB">“</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">迷</span><span lang="EN-GB">, </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">不</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">信</span><span lang="EN-GB">” –
Lost, hence don’t believe<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<b><i><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN-GB">“</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">不</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">迷</span><span lang="EN-GB">,
</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">信</span><span lang="EN-GB">” – Not lost, hence believe<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">不</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">迷</span><span lang="EN-GB">, </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">不</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">信</span></span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">” – Not lost, hence don’t
believe</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Therefore, we can see that no matter
whether a person believes in a certain practice or not, that person can still
be in the “Lost” state of mind – Nothing to feel superior about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">It is fine to use the word “superstitious”
on others, but you must ask yourself on what basis are you making that
statement? And what are you trying to prove with that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you feel that you are smarter by saying
that, think again. Ask yourself if you know their cultures and practices more
than they do?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If not, you are just being silly, and that
statement of yours simply exposed your ignorance and arrogance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;"><i>BOSS Wisdom: “Seek to understand the basis
of others’ practices and respect them. Labelling those as superstitious without
substantial understanding is simply foolish and wilful.” - BOSS </i></span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span>
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-57179739912724383482014-11-30T22:00:00.000+08:002015-03-25T08:25:20.306+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Singapore<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html" style="color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;"><b>here</b></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b><br />
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<b><i>[Note: Kindle version is now available <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V596IAG" target="_blank">here</a>. I am setting it at a very low price of $2.99. Get it early as I will increase the price along the way. I have also enabled "Lending" and "Kindle Unlimited". For those who have purchased the book, I have set this to be free for you.]</i></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">At the time of this
writing, it happened to be Hungry Ghost Festival<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>.
Yes, tomorrow is the midmonth of it or rather 2 hours from now, as I type this
sentence, eerie, isn’t it? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">As usual, there are people who complained
about the burning of the joss paper. Therefore, I find that there is a need to
include this chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Singapore is a very special country. We do
not have a specific religion or culture, instead a mixture of those are our
culture. We are all here on this small little island because of one single
belief: “the common belief on the best way to build a home<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you think Singaporeans should do this or
not do that, I am sorry to disappoint you because that is against the basis of
Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I came across a Facebook post on people ‘littering’
the joss paper and felt obliged to say something. </span>Yes, looking at that picture, technically
it seems to be littering, but under the hood, do you know why?</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The following picture provides some
examples of the different types of joss papers used. This chapter focused on
the reasons behind the ‘littering’ of joss paper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uvKSGBBjr6s/VRH4vsgsZOI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/MPq5BkPEfnQ/s1600/SampleJossPaperPackage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uvKSGBBjr6s/VRH4vsgsZOI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/MPq5BkPEfnQ/s1600/SampleJossPaperPackage.jpg" height="241" width="320" /></a></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-GB">Figure </span><span lang="EN-GB">12</span><span lang="EN-GB">: Different Types of Joss Paper</span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you look at the images used in the
complaint, there is a commonality among the type of joss papers that was ‘littered’?
Yes, all are of the following type.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J8vJ6OnCveU/VRH4zFZ2NiI/AAAAAAAAARE/E25ok4ZdY7Q/s1600/JossPaperForScatteringBig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J8vJ6OnCveU/VRH4zFZ2NiI/AAAAAAAAARE/E25ok4ZdY7Q/s1600/JossPaperForScatteringBig.jpg" height="192" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> </span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Figure </span><span lang="EN-GB">13</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>: Type of Joss Paper ‘Littered’</i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Think about it, if people wanted to litter,
technically, there should be an equal distribution of all types of joss papers,
but why did people ‘litter’ this particular type of joss paper?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Well, it turned out that this type of joss
paper is meant to be scattered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The beliefs are many. Some used it to
appease the wandering spirits so that they will not disturb the offerings
intended for particular ‘persons’. Some used it to request the wandering
spirits to lead the path and not to hinder the journey. Some used it as an
indication of the location of offerings, which is mainly the purpose during
this festival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The idea is that when those spirits
wandered around, they may not notice the offerings. These type of joss paper
helped spirits to easily find and ‘retrieve’ those offerings. Therefore, people
felt that if one did not scatter this type of joss paper around the location of
offerings, the burning is quite futile as wandering spirits might not be able
to find those.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Well, I know, in some of the readers’
minds, you might be shouting “superstitious”. Of course, you have your reasons
and rights to proclaim so. But we will talk about superstitious in the next
chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This chapter is not a research paper to
assert whether scattering that type of paper increases the chances for
wandering spirits finding those, but rather to explain the motivations so that
all of us know the reasons behind the act. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">We need to understand and respect the basis
of cultural diversity and the differences, especially in a country like
Singapore. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Think about this: </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">If someone were to tell
Philippines to stop Dinagyang festival because the celebration is causing
emotional distress to his child due to the scary face painting, how would the
people of Philippines feel?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If someone were to tell Thailand to stop
the Water Festival as it wet the tourists’ electronic equipment and is also
against water conservation principles, how would the people of Thailand feel?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">If someone were to suggest banning “Trick
or Treat” during Halloween because someone dislikes <br />
“unsolicited” knocking on the doors and the “threatening remarks” by the kids,
how would people feel?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Don’t you think all these are very silly
and irresponsible requests?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I can understand if new citizens not from
the same religion don’t understand. But there is no excuse for PAP government
not to know since they are in power for 50 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Of course, I know that the current batch of
PAP leaders have nothing to do with the earlier batch and also nothing to do with
the success of Singapore today, but as leaders of the country, it is still your
responsibility to learn and find out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If PAP government doesn’t understand, ask.
Don’t jump into the conclusion that people are littering and printed brochures
such as the following. Not only are you not solving problems, you are simply
creating many more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dmAsucVpRJU/VRH4zB4WYRI/AAAAAAAAARI/USIqridyQ0Y/s1600/TownCouncilJossPaperNotice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dmAsucVpRJU/VRH4zB4WYRI/AAAAAAAAARI/USIqridyQ0Y/s1600/TownCouncilJossPaperNotice.jpg" height="260" width="320" /></a></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-GB">Figure </span><!--[if supportFields]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>SEQ Figure \* ARABIC <span style='mso-element:
field-separator'></span></span><![endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">14</span><!--[if supportFields]><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]--></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"><b><i>: Posters Printed By PAP Government</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">What PAP government should have done is to
educate the people, especially the complainers and the new immigrants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">We all know Malay wedding culture at the
void deck and the sound of the musical instruments played during the ceremony
and had accepted it. Similarly, we also understand Chinese custom for funeral
and the purpose of their corresponding musical instruments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This is Singapore – a multicultural
environment that is uniquely us. Anyone is welcome to join us if you shared the
same Basis Of Singaporean Spirit<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>,
else, it may be more appropriate for you to look elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">What today’s PAP government must do is
first to understand the People and their cultures and seek to help them solve
the problems, not create more problems for them. This is the very basis of
having a government. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>BOSS Wisdom: “The basis of Government is to solve problems
for their People, not to create more.” – BOSS </i></b></span></span><br />
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<div class="Footnote">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival
held in Asian countries. In the lunar calendar, the seventh month is regarded
as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the
deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. The midmonth is considered
the ‘peak’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn2">
<div class="Footnote">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Refer to the preceding chapter: “Time To Rekindle Our Singaporean
Spirit” for more info.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="Footnote">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Refer to the preceding chapter: “Time To Rekindle Our Singaporean
Spirit” for more info.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-46238389601068809282014-11-16T23:00:00.000+08:002015-04-05T23:26:34.114+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Are you a Xenophobe? Are you Anti-Immigration?<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L9PVmdTC_Tw/U4ofCBqS8tI/AAAAAAAAACo/4mXCZCExgsI/s1600/xenophobia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L9PVmdTC_Tw/U4ofCBqS8tI/AAAAAAAAACo/4mXCZCExgsI/s1600/xenophobia.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Xenophobic means: “Unreasonable
fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or
strange”. Xenophobe is a person who is xenophobic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">So, are you a xenophobe? Are you
anti-immigration?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Well, before you answer that, let me answer
those for you. You are not a xenophobe, you are not anti-immigration. I am so
sure because no citizen in the modern World is xenophobic or anti-immigration,
unless medically proven otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Allow me to make short explanation long in
order to let you better appreciate the fact.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Imagine there is a person who helped you
with your work, giving you advice and supporting you. Irregardless<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
of whether the person is a male or female, and irregardless of his race,
language, religion or nationality, will you like or hate this person?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Well, I am sure you will like that person,
unless medically proven otherwise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Imagine there is a person who abused you in
your work, backstabbing you in the office and insulting you. Irregardless of
whether the person is a male or female, and irregardless of his race, language,
religion or nationality, will you like or hate this person?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Well, I am sure you will hate that person,
unless medically proven otherwise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Therefore, when you are unhappy about
someone, you are not against that person’s inherent attributes, but against the
associated negative effects of that person. If the associated effects are
positive, you will like that person. Got it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Now back to Singapore. I know many of us
are unhappy with the projected population of 6.9 millions<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>.
But what is the ‘optimal’ number? I would say that even if the number is 5
millions, all of us can still be unhappy if the associated negative effects are
still there, isn’t it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Now imagine this: If every immigrant that
is added to Singapore population put $1 into my pocket, do you think I will
complain about 6.9 millions? Yes, I will, but this time I will be complaining
why the government did not push it to 10 millions!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">With an additional 3.1 millions in my
pocket, I don’t mind subletting half of my house to those immigrants, bundled
with 24hrs 1GBPS fibre broadband and with choice of Asian or continental buffet
breakfast served daily from 6am to 11am. Airport pick up and drop off are also
complimentary. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Oh, I can also throw in a full-time butler
for them. What about minibar? Well, I will give them the whole fridge! Since I
am ready to do all these, how could I ever be xenophobic?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Therefore, the root of the problem is the
associated negative effects that everyone felt by the execution of the
immigration policies. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The citizens are not the problem, the
policies are also not the problem; the problem lies with the incapability of
those who executed it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">If you can handle the influx and produce
the associated positive effects, by all means carry on! If you can’t handle the
influx, reduce it. Don’t overestimate your capability and cause problems for
everybody.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">At population of 5 millions, we are already
having so many problems. It does not need a genius to extrapolate that with a
30-40% increase, the problem will get worse exponentially of at least another
40%.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Apart from the associated problems, the
next question is: with the influx of foreigners, what are the values for
Singaporeans? As far as I see, it is negative, so why should anybody be happy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Since this is such a simple thing to see,
why do people still continue the labelling and not solve it? Well, to answer
that, you need to know the 3 methods of problem solving methodology used by politicians.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><u>Politicians Problem Solving
Methodology</u></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><u>Method 1: Deny the Existence of Problem</u></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">This is the easiest and most productive
method. Well, what can be more productive than to resolve a problem even before
it is considered one?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><u>Method 2: You Are the Cause of the
Problem</u></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">When method 1 failed, the next efficient
method is to label you as the source of the problem. Since you are the source
of the problem, again, there is nothing to be done, case closed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><u>Method 3: I Am the Source of the Problem</u></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">This method is very seldom used because it
takes a lot of ‘balls’<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
and effort to do it. In a political standpoint, it may not look good, so it is
often avoided. Unless repeated execution of Method 1 and Method 2 failed
terribly, no politician will employ this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">When people labelled you as xenophobic,
they had failed method 1 and are now trying method 2. So, don’t be distracted
by them. Stay focus on the root of the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: blue;">So what is the optimal number of
population that I prefer? Well, first of all, I fully support immigration
policies, I fully support any number, be it 5 millions, 6.9 millions or even 10
millions, </span><u><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: red;">as long as our PAP
government can handle it and produce the associated positive effects, I will
FULLY support it.</span></span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">So now is my turn to ask them back:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;">“What is the number of population that you
can handle to produce the associated positive effects? <o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;">6.9 millions? Are you sure? At 5 millions
you had already produced so much negative effects and those are not solved yet,
and with the 30-40% increase, are you really sure you can handle it? <o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;">What if you can’t? Resign? Why don’t we
all make thing simple for you and me – Solve the easy problem first, i.e.
produce the associated positive effects at 5 millions, once you achieved that,
then we talk about 6.9 millions, isn’t that better? <o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;">I wouldn’t want to see you having to
resign if you failed on your promise. Do you think this is a better approach?”</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Checkmate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Since we have now proven above that we are
neither xenophobic nor anti-immigration, let’s turn our attention back to PAP
government. Are they xenophobic?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;">Do you still remember how PAP felt when
more opposition members enter the parliament? Do they have <u>“unreasonable
fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or
strange”</u>? </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will leave it to you to answer that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> “Irregardless” may not be considered as a proper English word,
however, the author still decided to use it so as to add emphasis to the
sentence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Singapore produced a population whitepaper that projected the
population to be 6.9 millions. This created a huge uproar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> “Balls” is a slang, which means that a person has guts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-4963042027998942532014-11-01T22:00:00.000+08:002015-09-02T05:31:26.723+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Time to Rekindle Our Singaporean Spirit<b><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">What do you think is
the Singapore Spirit? In 2010, PM Lee Hsien Loong defined it as a shared ideology, such
as: "<b>shared memories</b>", "<b>shared loyalty</b>", "<b>shared responsibility</b>", etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">It may sound great and give a sense of
cohesiveness but do you know that that definition is totally wrong? In fact, it
is this silly definition that had created tons of problems for all of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Let me ask you this: Are you sure we shared
all those? The answer is an obvious "No".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Take new immigrants for example, do you
think their "memories" are the same as that of true-blue Singaporeans? – No.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">When Singaporeans have to serve National
Service while the first generation of new immigrants do not have to, do you
think there is “shared responsibility”? – No.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If one day, Singapore became a place less
desirable than the immigrants’ country of origin (lower pay, crowded, dirty,
etc.), do you think new immigrants will continue to stay in Singapore or will
they go back to their country of origin? More likely than not, it will be the
later, if so, what “shared loyalty” are we talking about?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">It is now obvious that that person’s
understanding of Singapore Spirit is wrong. So how can there be cohesiveness?
With that wrong understanding, the more immigrants we have in Singapore, the
more obvious the problems will be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Personally, I don’t like the term
“Singapore Spirit” because it is lacking the “people” factor. Singapore, like
any country, is simply a region identified as a distinct entity in political
geography. It has no life. What gave it the life are their People. Therefore, I
prefer to use the term “Singaporean Spirit” instead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">However, the feeling of being a Singaporean
today is very different than it was before. The feelings of injustices are
everywhere. At the same time, we are also given all sorts of labels – internally
as well as externally. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Deep in our hearts, we know this is not the
Singapore we want. We are well aware that we are not as labelled. We are far
more capable, united and refined than anyone else, especially when compared
with our so-called ‘leaders’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">All these problems are rooted from the lack
of understanding of the basis of our spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">It is therefore important for me to define
the basis, which is what I summarised as: Basis of Singaporean Spirit – “BOSS” for
short. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">In Chinese, I shall call it </span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">《坡精神》</span><span lang="EN-GB">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">“Singapore”, in Chinese, is written as “</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">新加坡</span><span lang="EN-GB">”. So the “</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">坡</span><span lang="EN-GB">” represents our country. Literally,
the “</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">坡</span><span lang="EN-GB">” also means a
small gentle slope – we are small, but well-mannered and humble, yet a
significant part of the overall landscape. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">“</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">精神</span><span lang="EN-GB">”, in Chinese, means spirit. The reason why I chose “</span><span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">坡</span><span lang="EN-GB">” is also because it rhymes with the
English acronym – “BOSS”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">BOSS stands for “Basis Of Singaporean
Spirit”. BOSS is the common belief on the best way to build a home. BOSS unites
everyone under one common belief – the best way to build a home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">BOSS is not about creating a replica of US,
Switzerland, France, or whatever. BOSS is about our distinctive characteristics
and our core competencies. BOSS demonstrates our uniqueness and shows the World
why we are better. BOSS is our guiding principle for our thoughts and
behaviours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">To understand BOSS, the first thing is to
look at Singapore’s existence. Singapore existed not because of its
multi-racial society. No country in the World existed because of that; in fact,
this is always the source of conflicts around the World.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Multi-racial society is the result of our
nation building – not the foundation. The foundation of Singapore started with
a single belief – the common belief on the best way to build a home. This
belief is written very clearly into our Pledge:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We, the citizens of
Singapore,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">pledge ourselves as
one united people,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">regardless of race,
language or religion,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">to build a democratic
society<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">based on justice and
equality<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">so as to achieve
happiness, prosperity and<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">progress for our
nation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">People from all walks of life, who shared
the same belief came together to build this dream home that we now called
“Singapore”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">The multi-racial, multi-language,
multi-religion constitution of Singapore that we see today is the result of the
diversity of people who shared the same vision, willing to sacrifice, and
willing to build this dream home together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">The composition will change over time as
our value and belief spread across the World, but the foundation remains the
same: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;">“The common belief on the best way to
build a home”</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">It is this foundation that brought us the
harmony that we enjoyed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Today are we united? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">No. We have leaders who labelled Singaporeans
with all sorts of names, denying the fact that all the problems were created by
them in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Did we achieve happiness, prosperity and
progress? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">No. I know those who defended this will
jump into explaining how much we have achieved, etc. But did you realise how
the objectives are ordered within our Pledge? Happiness is listed first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I can also see the PAP government trying to
make a lot of changes to rectify the situation. However, implementing changes
without understanding the basis and value is suicidal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">For any organisation, it must have a
guiding principle, which serves as a basis where all decisions are based upon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Without a proper guiding principle,
decisions and actions would be based solely upon monetary value and pressure
from different rights groups as well as individual ideology. When an
organisation loses its core principle or deviates from it, it loses it soul.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">What is the guiding principle of today’s PAP
government? Well, GDP growth. Technically, there is nothing wrong, but if it
sacrificed Happiness, it is against our Pledge – Nothing will be right if
leaders are doing things against the Pledge – the Basis Of Singaporean Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Some of you might argue that you need to
have growth in order to have Happiness. But that statement is faulted. It is
really about priorities. This is what Mr Lee Kuan Yew once replied:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="PeopleQuotes">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“What are our priorities? First, the
welfare, the survival, of the people...”</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">He did follow the Pledge and set the
priorities accordingly. Did he sacrifice prosperity and progress? No, he
didn’t. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Today, with the busy and stressful life,
exacerbated by political issues, aggressive rights groups, BOSS had been overlooked – people started to fight
among one another, defending their own groups and ideas while trampling on
others – overlooked that we all started from the same common root.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">It is now time to remind all of us about
BOSS and revive the hidden values – let
it be our guiding force for our thoughts and behaviours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;">BOSS Wisdom: “The Basis Of Singaporean
Spirit is the common belief on the best way to build a home, which is described
in details within our Pledge.” – BOSS</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b style="text-align: start;"><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-align: start;"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b style="text-align: start;"><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-26800546173823012112014-10-25T00:50:00.000+08:002014-10-25T00:56:14.613+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Playing Politics and Basis of Organisation<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuRzTMjvG44/VEp_zNOvSKI/AAAAAAAAAPY/XxOKnP-tPbE/s1600/ILovePolitics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuRzTMjvG44/VEp_zNOvSKI/AAAAAAAAAPY/XxOKnP-tPbE/s1600/ILovePolitics.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you look up
dictionary.com for "play politics" you will see the following definition: <b><i>"to
deal with people in an opportunistic, manipulative, or devious way."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But what exactly is Playing Politics? Is it
good to have it in organisation?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, first of all, we don't have a choice -
it is everywhere, no matter whether you like it or not.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Playing Politics can be good, depending on
what types of politics are people playing. For a start, we need to know that
there are 2 types of politics. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first type is what I called <b><span style="color: blue;">"<u>Baby
Politics</u>"</span></b>. I called it "Baby" because this is what my little boy always played:</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>"He
is not my friend!"</i></b>; <b><i>"I don't want to share my toy!"</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't laugh. This is exactly what happened
in the workplace as well as in the political landscape. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Surprisingly or not surprisingly, Baby
Politics is the main politics that people play. In Baby Politics, people formed
groups to defend themselves and fight against each other - at the expense of
the organisation. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Baby Politics divides. Baby Politics
destroys. Baby Politics is very bad. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you remember HDB Upgrading Carrots<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>?
Well, it is an example of Baby Politics.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another example of Baby Politics is the infamous "fix the opposition" as shown below.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The next type of politics is what I called:
<b><span style="color: blue;">"<u>Value Politics</u>"</span></b>. Value Politics is the good politics. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In Value Politics, people look for
value-add to the organisation and fight to be the one adding that value.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Value Politics is usually played by very
smart people. And these are the people who are liked by all and constantly get
promoted as the organisation expands. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">A win-win for everybody and the
organisation is a nice place to work in.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Taking a step backwards, although Value
Politics is good, we need to know that people cannot play it when there is no
clear value, which is why, the basis of an organisation is important. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The basis of an organisation is the
value-add it provides to its ecology. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Only when we inculcate this basis within an
organisation, will we be able to see Value Politics in play.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB">BOSS Wisdom: "Basis and value are critical to any
organisation. When an organisation loses its core principle or deviates from
it, it loses its soul." - BOSS</span>
</i></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The book is also available at Amazon.com:</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743" target="_blank">BasisOf Singaporean Spirit - People Power: A Wake-Up Call for Leaders around theWorld</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> HDB Upgrading Carrots is an
election tactics PAP used. If you vote for PAP, PAP will invest in upgrading
your neighbourhood. BTW, note that the investment money is from Singapore, not
from the PAP party itself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-52260996623309011632014-10-23T02:19:00.001+08:002014-10-23T08:46:06.293+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Unification of Three Powers in Political Science<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html" style="color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b></span></div>
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<div style="background-color: white;">
<b style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">The book is also available at Amazon.com:</b></div>
<div style="background-color: white;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Amazon:
Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: A Wake-Up Call for Leaders around
the World</i></b></span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><b style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><br /></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">[This chapter was planned to be published later, however, since recently </i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying</i></span></span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> said that </i><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><i><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/21/news/hong-kong-leung-inequality/" target="_blank">the poor pose election risk</a>, I find it timely to publish it now. Please share. This article is not meant to support China or Hong Kong, but for academic discussion purposes.]</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Recently, </span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">in an interview with foreign media, </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Mr </span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="color: #222222;">Leung Chun-ying shared his concerns about '</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><i><b><a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-s-cy-leung-says/1426416.html" target="_blank">poor dominating politics</a></b></i></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">'</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">. Conversely, with '</span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><i><b><a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hong-kong-protests-leung-chun-yings-daughter-thanks-silly-taxpayers-necklace-shoes-1468400" target="_blank">rich dominating politics</a></b></i>', shouldn't that be his concerns too? Given that he said: </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"If it's entirely a numbers game and numeric representation, then obviously you'd be talking to the half of the people in Hong Kong who earn less than $1,800 a month"</span></i></b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="color: #222222;">Which "<b><i>politics</i></b>" do you think Mr Leung believes Hong Kong is in today?</span></span></div>
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<img src="http://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/980w/public/2014/09/29/leungcy-afp-0929-net_0.jpg?itok=R-BfraPU" height="247" width="400" /></div>
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<i style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (has a daughter, not in the picture)</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0in;">For a society to be
in harmony there must be unification of the 3-Powers (<i>details of this is in the preceding chapters</i>) and they must be working
in a collaborative manner.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In political science, these 3 Powers are present
as:</span></span></div>
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<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB">Power (</span>权<span lang="EN-GB">) – Represented by Politicians </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB">Wealth (</span>财<span lang="EN-GB">) – Represented by Businesses</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB">People (</span>民<span lang="EN-GB">) – Represented by Commoners</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When there is disunity, we will have huge
problems. There are two types of disunity: Total Disunity and Partial Disunity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Total Disunity</span></u></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Total Disunity represents a state where there is no
collaboration with any of the other powers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
following are the potential issues.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><u>Singular "Power"</u></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Power executes without regard to the
other two, it will manifest as political lockups, and people could be jailed
without trials.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This may be necessary in times of extreme
chaos, but ultimately, whether it is good or bad, it really depends on the
overall outcome. That is, do the lives of People get better or worse?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More often than not, Singular "Power"
manifests as dictatorship.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><u>Singular "Wealth"</u></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When wealth takes the centre stage, a
common situation that is observed is bribery.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In order to get things done, money is the
key differentiator. Money can enable a businessman to get special permit or
even special treatment and to avoid any punishment.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><u>Singular "People"</u></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When People acted alone, riots and
revolutions will be common events.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In a totally dysfunctional country, it is
not uncommon to see all of the three singularities happening at the same time.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><u>Partial Disunity</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Partial Disunity represents a state where
there is collaboration between only two of the powers, against the other.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><u>Case 1: Wealth + People</u></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this case, we have a situation where
money can decide who will take power.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In countries where there are no rules on
political campaigning, rich people can inject huge amount of money to run
campaign to promote a given candidate.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this case rich people will be calling
the shot, politicians will have to listen to the rich and implement policies as
told.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><u>Case 2: People + Power</u></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this case, we have People who are very
demanding and willing to make their point by voting.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Depending on the nature of the People, and
whether their demand is logical and fair, the outcome can vary, but in general,
when People + Power is too strong, it may end up as an <u>unsustainable</u>
welfare state<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the extreme case, it is likely that we
will have a situation where there are excessive taxes on the rich, not a nice
place to do business or live in.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><u>Case 3: Power + Wealth</u></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the worst situation of all. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this case, politicians are very rich
themselves. Most, if not all of them, are highly paid and many are involved in
key appointments of the major corporations of the country. There is also a
strong tendency for them to remain as such.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Therefore, whenever there are any comments
or discontents, those will be silenced immediately through libel sue or
political lockup without trial.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span lang="EN-GB">Interestingly, in democratic countries, we often find that this is the situation that People of the World often voted themselves into.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><u>How is the 3-Powers
Distribution in Your Country?</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In order to have a harmonious society, it
is important for politicians, businesses, and the commoners to understand that
the balance of the 3-Powers in politics is of utmost importance.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The above lists the various scenarios of
the political climate that you may be experiencing so as to allow readers to
understand their current situation and balance it accordingly, if desired.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
<span lang="EN-GB">So how is the 3-Powers distribution in your country?</span>
</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></span></span>
<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">What do you think are the </span></span></span>3-Powers distribution in Singapore and in Hong Kong today? What do you think you could possibly do to balance it in order for the society to be in harmony?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;">I will be posting some of the other chapters in the online
version, so please<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://plus.google.com/111127782072319123288" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #3399bb;">follow my blog</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;"> and also like/follow my page on </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BasisOfSingaporeanSpirit" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #3399bb;">facebook</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;">to get updated on the chapter postings. </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Note the key word here is
"unsustainable". If it is sustainable, there is nothing bad about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-70652158623077516552014-10-19T04:24:00.000+08:002016-08-05T22:33:32.979+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Why Do You Want to Go to Heaven?<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to go to the main page]</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">[This chapter was planned to be published later, however, since there is a huge conflict in Singapore where a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=863401660371669&set=vb.416856241692882&type=2&theater" target="_blank">lady wreaked havoc on other's worship</a>, I find it timely to publish it now. Please share.]</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i>
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<div class="SideNotes" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>[This chapter was
initially written for Singapore. However, during the writing of this book,
there were conflicts in the Gaza area. Therefore, I would like to dedicate this
chapter to the People of Israel and Palestine too.]</i></span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>A Dedication to Ms Yeo, Who Wreaked Havoc on Other's Worship</i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First of all, this
is a religious chapter. In a multi-culture and multi-religion Singapore, it
will not be complete without a chapter on this. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0in;">If you don’t believe in religion or feel that it is
too sensitive for you to talk about it, please skip this chapter.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When we were young, we were told to be good
and kind, so that we can go to Heaven.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Heaven was described as a place full of
happiness and with all the kind people, while Hell was described as a place
full of suffering and evil people.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In general, there is a common understanding
that Heaven is a better place to go compared with Hell.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the next question is: "How does one go
there?"</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Different religions have different ways and
different descriptions on how Heaven really is. So who is right?</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let's assume everyone is right. If so, how
can this be possible? Well, maybe there are different </span>'<span style="font-family: inherit;">segments</span>'<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of Heaven,
where different people go to different segments depending on their beliefs and
approaches.</span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But if so, what is the difference between
Heaven’s multi-segment-model with the Earth’s multi-country-model? </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don</span>'<span style="font-family: inherit;">t forget that terrorists also have
their version of Heaven</span><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[i]</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">,
would we be fighting up there again</span><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[ii]</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let</span>'<span style="font-family: inherit;">s take a step backwards. Maybe, despite
all the differences in all the religions, could we possibly be talking about
the exact same Heaven? But how could this be possible?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, let</span>'<span style="font-family: inherit;">s take another step backwards. I
am sure 99% of us had heard about the story of "The Blind Men and The
Elephant", right? </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If not, the story goes like this (there are
slight variations of the story, but in general, it is as follows):</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>A king gathered 5 blind men to the palace
and asked them to touch an elephant and describe it. </i></b></span></span><b style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><i>After they had each touched the elephant,
the king asked them to describe the elephant.</i></b></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>The first man who touched the tusk said:
"Elephant is like a spear!"</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>The second man who touched the ear said:
"Nonsense, it is so soft, it is like a fan!"</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>The third man who touched the body said:
"No, it is so hard and firm, it is like a wall!</i></b></span></span><b style="color: blue;"><i>"</i></b></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>The fourth man who touched the tail said: </i></b></span><b style="color: blue;"><i>"</i></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Rubbish, it is so thin and long, it is like a whip!</i></b></span></span><b style="color: blue;"><i>"</i></b></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>The fifth man who touched the leg said: </i></b></span><b style="color: blue;"><i>"</i></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>It is obviously thick and firm, it is like a tree!</i></b></span></span><b style="color: blue;"><i>"</i></b></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Soon, an argument broke out and all the
men insisted on their views and refused to accept others' arguments.</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>The commotion was interrupted by the king's
laughter. The king proceeded to tell them that all of them were right and
advised them to share their knowledge by guiding one another on their
experiences.</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>After the experience sharing, all the
blind men were extremely happy and exclaimed that they finally got to know what
an elephant really was!</i></b></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Isn't it amazing that this story had been
told in so many religions as well as in so many literatures? </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although the details are not exactly the
same, although the context may not be exactly the same, it points to the same
message - that elephant is a big creature that we need to collaborate and share
information in order to fully comprehend it.</span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Had it even dawn upon you that Heaven could
be the big 'elephant' that if we do not collaborate and share knowledge, we
would never be able to fully comprehend it? </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Could these be our training ground that The
One up there had thoughtfully created for us to practice to be magnanimous and
encompassing so that we can all go to Heaven together, happily ever after?</span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Did you realise how The One had crafted the
training ground for all of us using the 3-Powers<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[iii]?(<i>these are mentioned in earlier chapters, will be published later</i>)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Heaven (Abstract Factor) - Religion</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Earth (Physical Factor) - Country</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>People (People Factor) - Race</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Only when we are able to transcend beyond
our beliefs, our locations, and our outlooks - to be </span><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">indiscernible<span style="font-family: inherit;">[iv]</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">
and share among ourselves, would we be able to enjoy the harmony.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you know that there are 3 types of
Harmony? They are </span><u style="font-family: inherit;">Compromise</u><span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span><u style="font-family: inherit;">Acceptance</u><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and </span><u>indiscernible</u><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the lowest level, it is "Compromise</span>"<span style="font-family: inherit;">.
Compromise is about tolerating others, i.e. </span>"<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>I give you this, but you must
give me that</i></b></span>"<span style="font-family: inherit;">, or as what my boy always tell me:</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB">"<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you want me to practice piano, you
must let me play iPad!</span></span>"</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although there is harmony, it is not a true
one.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The middle level is </span>"<span style="font-family: inherit;">Acceptance</span>"<span style="font-family: inherit;">. It is
about understanding the differences and accepted them as part of the overall
day-to-day life.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the highest level, it is </span>"Indiscernible"<span style="font-family: inherit;">.
At the </span>indiscernible <span style="font-family: inherit;">stage, we don't even realise that there are differences, so
how could there be conflict in the first place? This is the ultimate state of
harmony. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In closing, I would like to point you to the
following picture.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LwnT3moCHLM/VELF4e6koOI/AAAAAAAAAOE/fF-yfA04Axg/s1600/Figure17MyBoyFriends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LwnT3moCHLM/VELF4e6koOI/AAAAAAAAAOE/fF-yfA04Axg/s1600/Figure17MyBoyFriends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB">Figure </span><!--[if supportFields]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>SEQ Figure \* ARABIC <span style='mso-element:
field-separator'></span></span><![endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">17</span><!--[if supportFields]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">: Picture of My Boy's Friends</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Did
you see the picture with whale, Christmas tree, octopus, seahorse, snowman,
grapes, etc?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One day, when I went to fetch my boy at a
Kids' Club<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[v]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>,
he showed those to me and said: </span>"<span style="font-family: inherit;">Daddy, can you use your hand phone to take a
picture of my friends?</span></span>"</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was so touched because this is an example
of </span>indiscernible <span style="font-family: inherit;">- everyone and everything can be his friends. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of you might think it is childish, but
let me assure you, it is not. He is a very smart boy and I am often amazed by
his thoughts and speeches.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reflecting it back to ourselves, we were
all like him when we were kids, when had we become so calculative and
intolerant?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>BOSS Wisdom: “Religion is just like a
stream, delivering the water to us. The water will look different and taste
different because it had been customised for our easy absorption; however, it
still comes from the same common source. Go beyond the boundaries of religion,
walk up the stream to the source. We will all meet there, laughing happily
together on how silly we were before, thinking that our water were the best,
which in fact, is from the same source.” - BOSS </i></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The book is available at Amazon.com:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="background: white; color: #3399bb;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Singaporean-Spirit-Wake-Up-Leaders/dp/1500964743" target="_blank">Amazon: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: A Wake-Up Call for Leaders around the World</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="background: white; color: #3399bb;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> I supposed that you are not that naive thinking that terrorists do
what they did just to go to Hell, are you?</span></div>
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<div id="edn2">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> I came across a saying that if a person is not in a specific
religion, that person will end up in Hell. I have heard it from not just one
religion. So applying logical analysis, does this mean that they will end up in
each other's version of Hell? To me, that saying doesn't make sense at all.
Does it make sense to you?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="Footnote">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Please refer to the chapter
"Introduction to Three Powers" for the background on the 3-Powers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
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<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iv]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Not distinguishable. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[v]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Kids' Club is a facility provided by most hotels where kids can
play under the supervision of hotels' staff while their parents enjoy themselves.</span></div>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to go to the main page]</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-10486352563140136892014-10-19T01:00:00.000+08:002014-10-19T10:55:18.771+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: The 4 Types of People<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to go to the main page]</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are many ways
to categorise people, and how you categorise really depends on what you want to
discuss.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wUswytQYkPk/VEMkuReheNI/AAAAAAAAAOg/1lC5Tqcg3MM/s1600/4TypesOfPeople.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wUswytQYkPk/VEMkuReheNI/AAAAAAAAAOg/1lC5Tqcg3MM/s1600/4TypesOfPeople.png" height="170" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this book, I am going to discuss the
problems we faced in this World today, so I am going to use 2 attributes to
categorise people: Intelligence & Humbleness.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For simplicity, Intelligence can be either
smart or not smart; Humbleness can be either the preference of being known or the
preference to stay unknown.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So this gives us 4 types of people:</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">* Type 1 – Smart and Want to be
Known</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">* Type 2 – Smart but Do Not Want
to be Known</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">* Type 3 – Not Smart and Do Not
Want to be Known</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">* Type 4 – Not Smart but Want to
be Known as Smart</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To really understand why people do what
they did, and to better understand the list of problems that we had today, we
need to understand the 4 types of people in this World.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><u>Type 1 – Smart and Want to be
Known</u></b></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These are the people who are smart and know
that they are. Therefore, they felt that if their talents are not put to good
use, it will be a big waste and they will die with regrets. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These people are very eager to make full
use of their talents and desperately want to leave a name for themselves.
However, in doing so, they could end up being ruthless. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">An extreme case of Type 1 person is Cao Cao<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
(</span>曹操<span lang="EN-GB">). When he was young, a famous character evaluator once described
him as:</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>清平之奸贼,乱世之英雄</i></b></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Meaning: "A treacherous villain in times
of peace and a hero in times of chaos."</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Too bad, as the saying goes:</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>一山不能藏二虎</i></b></span></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Literally: "One Mountain cannot host Two
Tigers." </i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If there are more than one Type 1 persons
at the same time and at the same place, there will be bloodshed.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking back at the history of Singapore, are
there any events that you can relate to the above?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><u>Type 2 – Smart but Do Not Want to
be Known</u></b></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Generally, this type of people is much
smarter than Type 1, and they preferred to keep a low profile. They would
rather spend time enjoying the peace and tranquillity than to spend it in
politics and meaningless fights.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">An example of Type 2 person is Zhuge Liang<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
(</span>诸葛亮<span lang="EN-GB">), nickname: "Sleeping Dragon" (</span>卧龙<span lang="EN-GB">). If not for the
turmoil during his time, we would not have heard of him today.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Type 2 persons can make huge
accomplishments and leave a very good name for themselves, but only if the
circumstances are really bad.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can never apprehend their thoughts and
capabilities. These are the people who can help to build an empire, yet will
not end up as a threat to Type 1 persons – A highly sought after talent, but
you must be able to inculcate the values and purposes of his role and
contribution in order for him to support you.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><u>Type 3 – Not Smart and Do Not Want
to be Known</u></b></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These are the vast majority of people. They
know they are average and contented being so. They typically do not have great
achievements, but are contented being who they are. These people are what we
termed as "commoners".</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Type 3 persons can easily be found
everywhere.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><u>Type 4 – Not Smart but Want to be
Known as Smart</u></b></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These are the people, who thought that they
are smart, but in fact, average or even below average. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These people typically
fight to lead in anything and others had to come and clean up their shits. These
are what we termed as "trouble makers".</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Given their urge to be in leadership
positions, as you might already expect, they are mostly concentrated in the
political landscape. Therefore, Type 4 persons are also commonly known as
"<b>politicians</b>".</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To identify them, simply throw a stone into
the parliament, it is more likely that you will hit one than not.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Type 4 people are the major cause of
problems in today's World. They often came up with a lot of 'tips and tricks'
that they felt was so ingenious, but actually caused much bigger problems for
everyone.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><u>So Which Type Are You?</u></b></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you think that you are Type 1 person,
well, with absolute certainty, you are one of the Type 4 persons that had given
us so much trouble. Please, we beg you, could you help us by not trying to do
so much?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you think that you are Type 2 person,
well, you are just a happy Type 3 person. Anyway, being a Type 3 person is also
great, in fact, who would want to be a Type 2 when you can already enjoy the
peace and tranquillity of Type 2?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you think that you are Type 3 person.
Yes, you are. Congratulation to you as you are a typical Type 3 person –
contended being who you are. But remember, continue to stay low and you can
still enjoy life to the max. However, once you become too eager, you could drop
into Type 4.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, if you think you are Type 4 person,
don't despair. At least you are much better than those Type 4 persons who think
that they are Type 1. The first step in solving problem is to identity the
problem, which you just did. Next, you just need to be more humble. Once you achieved
that, you can easily move up the scale.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In case you are wondering what type Calvin Cheng belongs to, well, he is a typical Type 4. Do you remember the recent comments he made about buying more MRT to solve the reliability issues and all the other issues are bread-and-butter? </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What he was trying to do, apart from PLP, was trying to show to the World how 'SMART' he is that he can "see and summarise" all the problems into those. Imagine if the government is as stupid as him thinking it is so, then we will continue to have huge problems, thus the need for me to </span><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2014/10/response-to-calvin-chengs-article-on.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">rebut him</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> on his silliness. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, he belongs to the more stupid Type 4, getting himself into more shit such as exposing his earlier </span><a href="http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/10/10/ex-nmp-calvin-cheng-involved-in-illegal-price-fixing/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">price-fixing scandal</a>.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Interestingly, it is 'no-big-deal' for him and that leads us to <span style="font-family: inherit;">ponder over the </span></span></span><a href="http://therealsingapore.com/content/calvin-cheng-says-illegal-price-fixing-no-big-deal-and-calls-21-million-trs-readers-morons" target="_blank">selection criteria of NMP</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<div id="edn1">
<div class="Footnote">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Cao Cao was a warlord and one of
the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period of China History.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn2">
<div class="Footnote">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Zhuge Liang was a famous statesman
and military strategist during the Three Kingdoms period, and is a classic
example of famous people from ancient China. He was known for his wisdom and
his strategies in winning battles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Footnote">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-43627314263998230082014-10-19T00:30:00.000+08:002014-10-19T11:15:40.059+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Please Spare Us the Statistics<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to go to the main page]</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img src="https://d15cw65ipctsrr.cloudfront.net/b3/bbb02469fea71f12557d5258cccd5a/introstatslogocropped.jpg" /></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A peculiarity of
government agencies is that they like to publish statistics. Whenever, there is
any controversy, there is always a statistics 'readily available' for them to
support any claims!</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, we all know numbers don't lie. But we
also know that statistics does! </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why do I state that statistics is
unreliable? First, let's take a look at the definition below.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="PeopleQuotes">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Statistics is the study of the <u>collection</u>,
<u>organization</u>, <u>analysis</u>, <u>interpretation</u> and <u>presentation</u>
of data. It deals with all aspects of data including the <u>planning of data
collection</u> in terms of the <u>design of surveys and experiments</u>.</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Noticed the underline words? Yes, any
faults at ANY of the underline words, either intentional or unintentional,
would make the statistics meaningless. So how reliable do you think statistics
really is?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am always amazed with the efficiency of
how government agencies are able to publish statistics in such a short time. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whenever there is any negativity, they
always seem to have 'ready statistics' to rebut. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">How could this ever be possible? Well, it
is possible, if they had used old data and surveys that were not meant for this
purpose.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alternatively, they could also have sent
out surveys and questionnaires to people sitting beside them. So how can these
statistics be reliable?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A real survey may take weeks or even months
to design, not to mention executing them. Have you come across survey questions
that asked the same question but in a different way? Well, you are right, that
was intentionally designed to identify any wilful or careless answering.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unless, you are able to inspect all the
data points and procedures used in the statistics, using statistics to convince
people is simply meaningless and stupid.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But is statistics useless? No, it depends
on its usage. Whenever statistics is used to support a claim or as proof, I
always take it with a pinch of salt. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Again, unless we can validate all the steps
taken to come up with the statistics, unless we can see how the survey and
experiment are designed, unless we can see how the sample pool is decided,
there is really no reason why we should treat it as any form of fact.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a business process consultant, I love
statistics because that is how I measure the performance of organisation and
their processes and set KPIs<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
to improve them! </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Without those statistics as a benchmark,
there is no reference for improvement initiative.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So remember, understand the basis of
statistics and don't treat it as a fact because it was never meant to be.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>BOSS Wisdom: "Numbers don't lie, but statistics does."
- BOSS</i></b></span></span>
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<div id="edn1">
<div class="Footnote">
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> KPI stands for Key Performance
Indicator. It is a performance measurement. In simple terms, if you meet it,
you are good; if you don't, you are bad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-24719929709209518782014-10-05T12:11:00.000+08:002014-10-05T12:44:51.646+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: Basis of a Leader - Part 2 (A Look at Singapore)<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<i>[<a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2014/10/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people.html">Click here to go to Part 1</a>]</i><br />
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<br />
<span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">Singapore is a small
country with a very short history. The main political party is People Action
Party (PAP).</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">PAP
has been the only party to form the core of the Singapore Government since the
first day of Singapore's Independence; however, their support is on the
decline. Singapore has only 3 Prime Ministers (PMs) to-date.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Taking a closer look at their characters,
we can easily see the reasons why PAP support is on the decline. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><u><span lang="EN-GB">First
PM: MM Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">He was known to be a very strong and tough person.
He knew that Singaporeans' support was crucial for his success, and he knew
very well that as long as he did the right thing, Singaporeans would support
him.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">In his rally speech on SIA Pilots Strike in
1980, he specifically mentioned the support from Singaporeans: </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="PeopleQuotes" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>"... I gave them (SIA pilots) a choice:
continue this and I will by every means at my disposal, teach you and <u>get
the People of Singapore help me</u> teach you a lesson you wouldn't forget. And
I am prepared to start all over again. Or stop it..."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Many didn't like his way of treating
opposition parties, but he did the basis of a leader well - He valued us, and
he delivered.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">In one of his later interviews, he
mentioned: </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="PeopleQuotes" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>"They want jobs, if they don't get jobs,
and they have no income, and they can't feed their families, we have a
revolution!" </i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="PeopleQuotes" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>"How does the voting another man to be
the government and he can't produce the jobs, how does that help you?"</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Apart from that, in his vision for
Singapore in the earlier days, he mentioned: </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>"... Keep Singapore happy and make the
people feel that they are wanted, not step children or step brothers but one in
the family, and a very important member of the family..."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Today, do you think Singaporeans are
worried about jobs? Do you think Singaporeans are treated as important members
of the family?</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-GB">Second
PM: ESM Goh Chok Tong (GCT) <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">He was softer than LKY, not by nature, but
by decision. He decided as a PM, he needed to soften the approach LKY took.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Despite this, he still protected the People
and made us proud. The Michael Fay<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
incident was a good proof of his brilliance.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">In one of the interviews, he mentioned<b><i>:<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="PeopleQuotes" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"... on the longer terms, it was good
for us, that Singapore is prepared to stand-up against mighty America."</span></i></b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Many didn't like his 'HDB upgrading carrots'<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>,
but he did the basis of a leader well - He protected the sovereignty of
Singapore.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Another thing that he did well is the "Public
Service for The 21st Century (PS21)", he revolutionised the public services,
which provided us with great e-services that we had today.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Those who didn't understand Singapore would
feel that Singaporeans are cowards, but Kishore Mahbubani (Former Ambassador to
UN), answered this very clearly in History Of Singapore (Discovery Channel): </span></div>
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<div class="PeopleQuotes" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"They (Singaporeans) have experienced
the most dramatic increase in standard of living that any people have
experienced, probably ever since the beginning of man. And then you ask these
people: Why aren't you revolting? Why aren't you going out on the street? But
why should they?"</span></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Today, have our standard of living changed
for the better? </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Now, let's take a look at our current Prime
Minister, in which you will see the huge contrast. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><u><span lang="EN-GB">Third
PM - PM Lee Hsien Loong (LHL) <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">His approach is unclear, but generally
viewed as anti-Singaporeans.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Firstly, why would anybody support a leader
who kept labelling his People as racists, xenophobes and bigots? </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Over time, context will be lost, but labels
will remain. Nowadays, whenever people are unhappy with Singaporeans, the quick
reasoning will be <i>"because Singaporeans
are Xenophobic..."</i>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Anton Casey's audacity was fuelled by all
these. If this is not stopped, more and more Anton Casey will come our way. Do
you think this is the type of Singapore we want?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">Secondly, after the Little India Riot,
rather than condemning the act strongly (as was done for SIA Pilots Strike), in
the interview with Channel 8, PM Lee compared the crime rate of Singaporeans
with those workers and concluded that those workers have lower crime rate than
Singaporeans. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">This is totally inappropriate; such comparison should not even
have been made in the first place.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">When People are worried about not having money to fund a university degree, the advice given was "degrees are not important". On the other hand, we have </span><a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sex-blogger-alvin-tans-scholarship-terminated-20121112" style="background-color: white; color: #3399bb; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sex Blogger being granted scholarship</a><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">; we have <a href="https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinese-scholar-sun-xu-s-scholarship-terminated.html" style="color: #3399bb; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mr 'Dog' being granted scholarship</a>. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Of course, we have to welcome the new addition to our Foreign Talent pool - </span><a href="http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/high-court-suit-against-former-china-tour-guide-yang-yin-filed" style="background-color: white; color: #3399bb; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mr Yang Yin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">. Can't you see that the problem we have today is not Xenophobia but</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xenomania" style="background-color: white; color: #3399bb; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Xenomania</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> instead?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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If PM Lee continued to subscribe to <a href="http://youtu.be/z5czml_43Ms" target="_blank">foolish ideas</a> such as those from <a href="http://redwiretimes.com/cow-beh-cow-bu/singapore-lost-without-pap-government-solving-bread-butter-issues/" target="_blank">Calvin Cheng</a>, suggesting that today's issues are that of bread-and-butter or due to the "fight for Western liberal democracy" (<a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2014/10/response-to-calvin-chengs-article-on.html" target="_blank">see my response to him</a>), then PM Lee deserved to fail and to be labelled as a CBL PM.<br />
<br />
The basis of the problem is very simple, let's recall Kishore Mahbubani's speech below.<br />
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PM Lee, what do you think the life of Singaporeans had become after you came on-board? How much do you value Singaporeans? <b><span style="color: blue;">"</span></b><span style="color: blue;"><b>Today, </b></span><b><span style="color: blue;">Singaporeans have experienced the most dramatic </span><u><span style="color: red;">DECREASE</span></u><span style="color: blue;"> in standard of living that any people have experienced, probably ever since the beginning of man. And then you ask these People: Why </span><u><span style="color: red;">ARE YOU</span></u><span style="color: blue;"> revolting? </span></b><b><span style="color: blue;">Why </span><u><span style="color: red;">ARE YOU</span></u><span style="color: blue;"> going to Hong Lim Park? </span></b><b><span style="color: blue;">But why </span><u><span style="color: red;">SHOULDN'T</span></u><span style="color: blue;"> they?"</span></b><br />
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Can you see the basis of the problem now?<br />
<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Had PM Lee put Singaporeans' interest in the
first place, as what the previous two PMs did, the situation would be very
different today.</span></div>
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<div class="BOSSWisdom" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: blue;"><b><i>BOSS Wisdom: "The basis of a pilot is to
fly the plane. What is the use of a pilot who refused to fly the plane? The
basis of a leader is to protect his People. What is the use of a leader who
refused to protect his People?" - BOSS </i></b></span></div>
<br />
When pilots refused to fulfil the basis, this is what Mr Lee Kuan Yew did:<br />
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In Mr Lee Kuan Yew's speech, do you know why he mentioned "start all over again"? This is because he understood the <a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2014/10/boss-pp-importance-basis.html" target="_blank">Importance of Basis</a>, when the basis is wrong, nothing will be right. Think of basis as the foundation of a building. From Mr Lee Kuan Yew's viewpoint above, if the foundation is wrong, and the architect refuses to correct it, it is better to get another architect to redo the foundation then to build on a shaky one.<br />
<br />
Many people admired Mr Lee Kuan Yew and viewed him as a role model. So what do you think Mr Lee Kuan Yew would do if he had a leader who is <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xenomania" target="_blank">Xenomania</a> and refused to fulfil the basis of a leader?<br />
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<i>[Side Notes: I understand there are people who are against LKY as well as GCT. There are also controversies on the "To Singapore, with Love" by Tan Pin Pin. However, please note that this book is about the "basis", and looks at issues from the People's perspective (non-politically) so as to explain why more and more Singaporeans are abandoning PAP]</i><br />
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and was caned. Clinton came down to plead for exemption from caning. Number of
strokes were reduced, but not exempted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are an American, imagine this: Your president, Mr Barack Obama, a talented leader with great charisma, good educational background, stated that in the best interest of Americans, he had to import huge number of foreigners[i] from various countries, including China, Philippines, Bangladesh, etc., in order to support the growth of America.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the reasons cited were: "We need 'Foreign
Talent (FT)' to help to build America"; "Americans are too picky in jobs"; "Americans
cannot perform high level jobs effectively", etc.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Soon, there came an issue when your FT
neighbour complained that the food you cooked was too smelly (mind you, this
dish is your country's favourite dish that every American cooked and enjoyed). </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In response to that complaint, Mr Obama mediated
and the solution was that you should only cook that dish when your FT neighbour
is not in. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, with this high influx of foreigners,
there came a list of associated problems, such as long queues in the hospital,
insufficient beds for patients, public transport over-crowded, etc. The feeling
that you had were: "Hey, am I in America or in Asia?"</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you brought up the issues on the immigration
policies, Mr Obama replied: "We should not be xenophobes or racists; you are a
bigot for saying that."</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, a scholar from China, whom Obama had
fully subsidised his studies in America using tax payers' money, publicly
stated that: "There are more dogs than humans in America". When this issue was
brought up, your ministry of education came into the news and stood by his side
and explained that it was due to his unpleasant experience with Americans. And
when there was a huge uproar on this, instead of condemning the act, Mr Obama
requested Americans not to get worked up every time someone misspoke, and that
Americans should not be so calculative and petty. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Soon, there was a riot that resulted in
many police cars and ambulances being burned by foreigners. Obama came into the
news and stated that: "Actually, the crime rate of foreigners is generally
lower than Americans' and that all of you (Americans) should not make swiping
statement that they (rioters) are trouble makers".</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And to make matter more interesting, within
this pool of "Foreign Talents", there emerged a person who showed off his
Porsche and commented that those who took public transport were poor people. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There was an instance when his Porsche was
sent for servicing, and he had to take the public transport instead; immediately
after that, he commented on his Facebook that normal life could resume after he
had washed the stench of public transport off him.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When there was an outcry on the Internet
about this Porsche guy, the reply from Obama was that Americans should not
engage in cyber-bullying.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Later on in the months that followed, Mr
Obama made another statement that Americans must take the initiatives to
integrate with new immigrants because America belongs to everyone, including citizens,
foreigners on work pass, green card holders, etc.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With such a leader like Mr Obama, would you
still vote for him to be the president? (Assuming he is eligible for presidency
and also running for it). </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, I am sure the answer is a resounding
NO!!!</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But why? He is so talented, so charismatic,
and hey, you get another bonus for voting him because he is a lawyer too! Oh,
by the way, he is also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, aren't you proud of that?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I believe the answer is still a NO, and the
reason is simple.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="BOSSWisdom" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><b>BOSS Wisdom: "The basis of a leader is to
protect his People, failing which nothing else matters." - BOSS</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">Are you thinking that the above scenarios are too
extreme and unrealistic? Well, welcome to Singapore<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>.</span>
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<i style="text-align: start;">[<a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/2014/10/boss-pp-basis-leader-part2.html">Click here to go to Part 2: A Look at Singapore</a>]</i><br />
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<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Technically, there is nothing wrong with immigration policies. The
issues come about from the incapability of the leaders who do not understand
their own limitations and the associated problems that they created. See "Are
you a Xenophobe? Are you Anti-Immigration" for more details.</span></div>
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<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> It would be more interesting if you
could get a true-blue Singaporean to walk you through all those mentioned
events.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span>
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is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In my years as
business consultant, I had come across great leaders and many great people.
However, there are also many mediocre ones. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More often than not, these mediocre ones
made the most and loudest noise, and yet caused the most problems; worst, they blamed
others for their mistakes. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As what William Baldwin also stated: Empty
vessels make the loudest noise. I fully concurred with him on this.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Initially, I wanted to focus on the people
aspects and the Basis Of Singaporean Spirit (BOSS) for this book. However, it
will not help much because it is paramount that I clarify the misconception of
leadership first. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Most people thought that by assuming a
certain role (Prime Minister, President or CEO), one automatically becomes a
leader; well, nothing can be further from the truth than that. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One can assume the role of President, yet
producing results worse than what an average person on the street would
achieve. </span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Therefore, it is important for me to start
off with this Leadership section to provide some guidance on identifying those
mediocre ones.</span></span></div>
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is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vut0xhb01pk/VCrfAGXhUHI/AAAAAAAAALU/umfnzo9l21U/s1600/Lee_Kuan_Yew_ASEAN_Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vut0xhb01pk/VCrfAGXhUHI/AAAAAAAAALU/umfnzo9l21U/s1600/Lee_Kuan_Yew_ASEAN_Photo.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">You have heard and
read books about Mr Lee Kuan Yew (LKY), the 'founding father of Singapore', and
impressed with what he did for Singapore. But do you know that without
supportive people, there is no way for him to achieve what he did today?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Picture this:</u></b> During the earlier years, if
we were to airdrop LKY to China for him to do what he did for Singapore, what
do you think would happen? Well, more likely than not, he would be wiped out by
the Cultural Revolution. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">Or maybe, let's airdrop him to America
instead. Would he be who he is today? Unlikely, given his character, and in the
democratic environment of America, he would more likely be labelled as radical
or even extremist and there would be riots every day.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">Chinese Art of War believes in the 3-Powers
for success: Right Time (</span>天时<span lang="EN-GB">), Right Place (</span>地利<span lang="EN-GB">) and the Right People (</span>人和<span lang="EN-GB">). </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">Only when these 3 Powers are in harmony,
would one be able to make huge achievements. </span>LKY was a great leader who knew these and
used these to his advantages.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">You had read how great the timing was for
Singapore's independence to coincide with China's Cultural Revolution; you had
also read how strategic the location of Singapore is. Now, it is time to look
at the 3rd Power – the Right People.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">There are many countries full of admiration
of LKY and the achievements made by Singapore and hoped to replicate this over
to their countries, but they will find it almost impossible to replicate the
recipe because they are lacking in one of the most important ingredients: The
People.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">This book investigates this "People Power"
and guides you through the understanding of the Basis Of Singaporean Spirit
(BOSS) – Written by the People, for the People.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">This book is divided into 3 sections:
Leadership, Social & Behavioural Sciences, and Basis Of Singaporean Spirit.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">In the Leadership section, the author
discussed the basis of leadership and highlighted core leadership concepts that
leaders should understand. At the same time, the author also cited examples of
misconceptions and areas that leaders should pay particular attention to.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">In the Social & Behavioural Sciences section,
the author used references from the Chinese Wisdom to define the behavioural
patterns of people, touching upon the 3-Powers in more details as well as the 5
virtues of people. At the end of the section, the author performed a SWOT
Analysis on the 5 virtues to discuss the opportunities and threats of the
virtues and indicate to the reader on how to improve oneself.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">In the last section, the author discussed
the Basis Of Singaporean Spirit, what it is, why it is important and the
misconceptions that even our leaders had. This section also provided a rebuttal
to the labelling by our leaders and explained to them that they are the source
of the problem, not us. The book ends with a chapter on a letter to
Singaporeans.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apart from the above, throughout the book, the author highlighted key concepts, which he called "BOSS Wisdom" to share with the readers. These "BOSS Wisdom" are important and summary concepts that the author hoped readers can ponder over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to go to the main page]</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB">The purpose of this
chapter is to highlight that broadly, there are 2 ways to validate a claim –
using logical analysis or statistical analysis.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Both methods are valid sciences and claims
made using either method are all valid (assuming you know all the assumptions
made). </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">There are differences in the methods and
there may be situation where one is preferred over the other, or a combination
of both is preferred.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Since this is a simple book for commoners,
I am not going into the details of the definition; instead, I will go through a
simple example to illustrate the point.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><u><span lang="EN-GB">Imagine
yourself in a shopping mall. <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">When you see many people coming into the shopping
mall with wet umbrellas, it may strike you straightaway that it is currently
raining outside. You could arrive at this conclusion using either logical
analysis or statistical analysis.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">For <b>logical
analysis</b>, you based your conclusion on a number of premises (or
assumptions). </span>When these premises are true, the statement
(or claim) will be true. For example:</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">Premise
1</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">: People will use umbrellas to go to shopping mall
when it is raining.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">Premise
2</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">: When an umbrella is used in the rain, it will be
wet.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">Claim</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">: When we see people bringing wet umbrellas into shopping mall, it
is raining outside. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">For <b>statistical
analysis</b>, you may have interviewed many people who brought wet umbrellas
into shopping malls and obtained the following results:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">Why people
bring wet umbrellas into shopping malls?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">99% - It is raining </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">0.8% - Umbrella was dirty and it was washed
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">0.2% - Others</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">Claim</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">: When people bring wet umbrellas into shopping malls, there is a
99% chance that it is raining outside.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">One of the problems with logical analysis
is that the premises could be ill-formed. In this case, the umbrella could be
wet for other reasons, e.g. after being washed, which is not depicted in the logical
analysis.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">One of the problems with statistical
analysis is in the representativeness of the sample. The people that were
pooled may not be representative and the statistics may not be appropriate to
be extrapolated for other situations. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">No matter which analysis is used to make a
claim, one has to understand the potential limitations.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">You may also compare <b>logical analysis</b> with <b>statistical
analysis</b> by imagining a domino as shown below.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: red;">#########################################################################</span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: red;">[This section is on Technical explanation which is removed from this online version]</span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: red;">#########################################################################</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Many of us know the basic of statistical
analysis, such as average, median, etc. However, not many of us know about the
logical analysis above.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Logical analysis is an important tool for analysing
a claim because it served as an alternative as well as a complementary method
to validate a claim. One of the aspects of logical analysis is what I called
the "<b><i>reflective
qualification</i></b>". </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">For example, if leaders said a particular
thing is good, how do you know if it is really good? Well, by reflecting that
statement back onto themselves.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><b><u>Imagine this:</u></b> A president of a country
showed you some statistics on a survey of people, stating that more than 90%
are proud to volunteer for combat vocation<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
and urge you to do the same. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Statistically, it sounded convincing and
you may even have the urge to volunteer for that.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Applying logical analysis with reflective
qualification, you will define the premise as "If combat vocation is really
that good, the president's son should also be in combat vocation". </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">However, if you look at the president's
son, who was medically fit, but was not in a combat vocation, you would be able
to see a different perspective of the situation and question the validity and
motivation of that statement.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Another application of logical analysis is
using what I called "logical contrasting". For example, if ministers provided
statistics stating that $5 a day is enough to live, but on the other hand, they
had demanded for over $3000 per day of salary, more than enough to support the
livelihood of 600 people (applying their statement), yet still claimed that
they are underpaid. With this contrast, what do you think is wrong? </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">And of course, let's apply logical analysis
together with statistical analysis on the statement that "you do not need
degree to be successful in life". Well, without a single doubt, that statement
is definitely true.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Anyway, let's apply the reflective
qualification to the ministers first. Assuming they have 4 children and
statistics showed that 25% of Singaporeans have a degree. If there are no
deliberate actions, statistically, we should see that the ministers will have 1
child who is a degree holder, while the rest of them are not (25% quota). Is
this the current situation? Or are all of them degree holders? </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Now, let's apply statistical analysis for
the situation that all of those 4 children are all degree holders. That would
mean that there must be 16 people who are "not supposed" to have a degree (to
maintain the 25% quota).</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">So where do you think these 16 people should
come from?<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
What do you think is the motivation for them making such a statement? I don't
know, ask them.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Logical analysis is a very powerful tool to
enable you to see and question people's motivation of making the claims and
assess the validity of their statements.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Statistics is useful, but it has limitations,
worst, it is often misused by people for ulterior motives.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">For the purpose of this book, logical
analysis is widely employed over statistical analysis mainly because
statistical analysis, although very useful, is subjected to a very high
probability of manipulation, either intentionally or unintentionally. <b><i>[See
"Please Spare Us the Statistics" for more details]</i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">In summary, you should always question the
basis of the assumptions of the statistics as well as employ logical analysis
in order to have a complete assessment of the situation. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">It is only when every one of the People
understands and able to apply logical analysis, would their leaders start to
think twice before they say or do anything, because they now know that the
People will reflect their statements back onto them.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-GB">
</span></div>
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<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> In Singapore, all males must serve
at least 2 years of National Service. "Combat vocations" are roles that need to
go to the battle field in times of war while "Service vocations" are roles that
typically stay in the office and do not need to go to the battle field. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Examples are meant for illustration of concepts, not meant for
asserting whether having a degree is better or not.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-46843813048952504892014-10-01T00:25:00.000+08:002014-10-01T00:26:23.465+08:00Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power: The Importance of Basis<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This
is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to go to the main page]</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><i>[Readers' advisory: This is a very technical chapter, however, I still have to include it in order for readers to fully appreciate the <b>importance of basis</b>]</i></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have come across
many leaders and professionals who are experts in their respective fields, with
impressive resumes, titles and great credentials. However, we have to
understand that prior experiences, good qualifications, and excellent profiles
do not reduce the probability of one being mediocre. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In fact, those could even increase the degree
of mediocrity. I am going to share with you a case study (simplified for ease
of understanding) that really shocked me.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A 6-sigma Black Belt<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
was tasked to perform an investigation and provide root cause analysis and
solution for complaints received from customers.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After extensive investigation and data
collection, the Black Belt provided the following information and a Pareto chart<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
as follows:</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">Table </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">1</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">: Complaints Received from Customers</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">S/No<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="background: #00B0F0; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" width="150"><div align="center" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Complaint Type<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="background: #00B0F0; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" width="54"><div align="center" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Count<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="background: #00B0F0; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" width="90"><div align="center" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cumulative Count<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="background: #00B0F0; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" width="108"><div align="center" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cumulative %<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfriendly staff</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">200</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">200</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">20.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Overprice</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">180</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">380</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">38.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Long wait time</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">150</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">530</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">53.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Poor ambience</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">120</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">650</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">65.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cleanliness</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">100</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">750</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">75.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">High noise level</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">80</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">830</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">83.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">7</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Food not fresh</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">60</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">890</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">89.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">8</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Not accessible</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">50</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">940</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">94.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 36.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="48"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">9</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Limited choices</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">40</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">980</span></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">98.0</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">10</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 112.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="150"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Small portions</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">20</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1000</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="108"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">100.0</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Total<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.75pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1000<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">Figure </span><span lang="EN-GB">2</span><span lang="EN-GB">: Pareto Analysis of Restaurant Complaints</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The recommendation provided was for the
restaurant to focus on addressing the issues with <b>Unfriendly Staff</b>, <b>Overprice
food items</b>, <b>Long wait time</b>, <b>Poor ambience</b>, <b>Cleanliness</b> and also to look at the <b>High noisy level</b>, citing that once those were addressed, the
restaurant would be able to address more than 80% of the issues. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The management was so happy that the causes
were identified and solutions proposed and hurried to implement those.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The end result of the changes was a much
bigger mess. Do you know why?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, looking at the numbers and the chart,
the analysis was logical, isn't it? Do you know what was wrong? (Hint: nothing
to do with data or the chart)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If I were to tell you that everything was
wrong, do you know why? </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, indeed, everything was wrong! This is
because the <b>basis of Pareto analysis is
80-20 rule, the law of the vital few</b>. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In simple terms, what <b>Pareto analysis stated is that 80% of the problems are caused by 20% of
the issues – by addressing 20% of the issues, you will solve 80% of the problems</b>.
The above ended up with solving 60% of the problems to get that 80% benefit,
which is totally rubbish!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My dear leaders, this happened so often in
real life and I am sure some of you are even guilty of it.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Therefore, the right conclusion above should
be that the root cause of the complaints from customers was not due to staff,
food, price, etc. and that we needed to perform further investigation.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The following is the same information being
presented differently, grouped by Complaint Location:<br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Table </span><!--[if supportFields]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>SEQ Table \* ARABIC <span style='mso-element:
field-separator'></span></span><![endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">2</span><!--[if supportFields]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">: Complaints Received from Location</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">S/No<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Complaint Location<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Count<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="background: #00B0F0; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" width="90"><div align="center" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cumulative Count<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cumulative %<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="51"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bedok Mall</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">450</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">450</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="109"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">45.0</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="51"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">West Mall</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">350</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">800</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="109"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">80.0</span></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="51"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jurong Point</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">60</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">860</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="109"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">86.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="51"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Centrepoint</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="54"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">40</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">900</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="109"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">90.0</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="51"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clementi Mall</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">30</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">930</span></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">93.0</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ION Orchard</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">20</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">950</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">95.0</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="51"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">7</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Marina Bay Sands</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">20</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">970</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="109"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">97.0</span></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="51"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">8</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Westgate</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">15</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">985</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">98.5</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">9</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tampines Mall</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">10</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">995</span></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">99.5</span></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">10</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="TableStyles">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">White Sands</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="bottom" width="90"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1000</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.65pt;" valign="bottom" width="109"><div align="right" class="TableStyles" style="text-align: right;">
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">100.0</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Total<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1000<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">Figure </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">3</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;">: Pareto Analysis of Restaurant Complaints by Location</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now we know the root cause – <b>the Bedok Mall and West Mall branches were
causing 80% of the issues. So by addressing the problems with Bedok Mall and
West Mall branches (20%), we would be able to solve 80% of the issues.</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Further analysis could be done to understand
what was wrong with those branches. Who knows, maybe the so called 'talented'
managers that you employed from those 2 locations had bogus certificates as
well as fake working experiences!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Relating these back to the first analysis
and the actions being taken, did you realise how dangerous it was to take any
remedial actions without understanding the root cause? </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See, other branches were working fine. By
enforcing new policies and procedures throughout all the branches, the
management had caused havoc throughout the organisation, yet, not solving the root
issues. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">This is one of the core reasons why
business improvement initiatives failed badly – solving the wrong problems. In
Chinese this is called: "Climbing up the tree to look for fishes" (</span>缘木求鱼<span lang="EN-GB">). Silly, isn't it? So why are you doing it?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can pay top dollars to employ the
so-called 'best and most qualified' people, you can leverage the best
methodologies, you can perform the most complex analysis and modelling, but
when the basis is wrong, nothing will be right.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is similar to what our leaders are
doing, they can give out incentives, they can revamp National Service, and they
can also do massive changes to the CPF<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
schemes. But if the basis is wrong, nothing will be right.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As you can see, "basis" is of utmost
importance in anything. Relating this to leadership, what do you think is the
basis of a leader?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;">BOSS Wisdom: "The basis is of utmost importance, when
the basis is wrong, nothing will be right." - BOSS</span></b></span>
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<!--[if !supportEndnotes]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://basisofsingaporeanspiritboss.blogspot.com/p/basis-of-singaporean-spirit-people-power.html"><b>here</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> to go to the main page]</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> 6-sigma Black Belt is a process
improvement expert.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Pareto Chart is a type of chart used
in analysis so that you can focus on the most significant problems or causes
(if done correctly, of course), refer to the diagrams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Singaporeans' pension fund.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569665036370778325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611061423774411570.post-6256809521410396142014-04-17T02:10:00.000+08:002014-04-29T21:49:56.376+08:00Time to Rekindle Our Singaporean Spirit<div>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Introduction</b></h3>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The
feeling of being a Singaporean today is very different than it was
before. The feeling of injustices are everywhere. At the same time, we are also given all sorts of labels - internally as well as
externally.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
Deep in our hearts, we know this is not the Singapore we want. We are also well-aware that we are not as labelled - We are far more capable, united and refined than anyone else. There are currently many Singapore warriors that have been working very hard to highlight the issues and instill the change - I admire them for the dedications and sacrifices.</div>
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I
wanted to add my 2-cents worth and response to those injustices, allegations and
clarify those misconceptions - but we cannot be constantly reminding our leaders how to do their job, they need to know the principle and adhere to that. So here I am, defining the Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - not the best yet, but will serve as a starting point to get things going.</div>
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Many of us may not know
it. Singaporean Spirit is one of the strongest in the world. It is
comprehensive and encompassing. Nowhere in the world would you be able
to replicate it.</div>
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This is what I summarised as: The Basis of
Singaporean Spirit - BOSS for short. In Chinese, I shall call it 《坡精神》.
"Singapore", in Chinese, is written as "新加坡". So the "坡" represents our
country. Literally, the "坡" also means a small gentle slope - we are
small, but well-mannered and humble, yet a significant part of the
overall landscape. "精神", in Chinese, means spirit. The reason why I
chose "坡" is also because it rhymes with the English acronym - "BOSS".</div>
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<b>What is BOSS?</b></h3>
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BOSS is the common
believe on the best way to build a home. BOSS stands for "Basis Of
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BOSS
is a spirit in the air, it is a feeling we all share. BOSS is within
every one of us - Regardless of Race, Language or Religion.</div>
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BOSS is our basis and our common denomination. BOSS unites everyone under one common believe - the best way to build a home.</div>
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BOSS
is not about creating a replica of US, Switzerland, France, or whatever. BOSS
is about our distinctive characteristics and our core competencies.
BOSS demonstrates our uniqueness and shows the world why we are better.
BOSS is our guiding principle for our thoughts and behaviours.</div>
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<b>Why talk about BOSS now?</b></h3>
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With
the busy and stressful life, exacerbated by political issues,
aggressive rights groups, BOSS had been overlooked - people started to
fight among one another, defending their own groups and ideas while
trampling on others - overlooked that we all started from the same
common root.</div>
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It is now time to remind all of
us about BOSS and revive the hidden values - wipe away the dust and let
is shine - let it be our guiding force for our thoughts and behaviours.</div>
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<b>Why do we need BOSS?</b> </h3>
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What
is happening today is very scary - similar to what the IT industry did
in the 1990s - BPR (Business Process Reengineering). In the name of
modernisation and promises of a better and more competitive
organisation, companies revamped the entire organisation without
understanding the basis and value for its initial existence - throwing
away everything, including the good and valuable. The end result was a
big disaster.</div>
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Implementing changes without understanding the basis and value is suicidal.</div>
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<b>Why is it important to define BOSS?</b></h3>
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For
any organisation, it MUST have a guiding principle, which serves as a
basis where all decisions are based upon. Without a proper guiding
principle, decisions and actions would be based solely upon monetary
value and pressure from different rights groups as well as individual
ideology. When an organisation loses its core principle or deviates from
it, it loses it soul.</div>
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Now let's get into more details on BOSS.</div>
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The
first thing to look at is Singapore's existence. Singapore existed not
because of its multi-racial society. No country in the world existed
because of that; in fact, this is always the source of conflicts around
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Multi-racial society is the result of our nation building -
not the foundation. The foundation of Singapore started with a single
belief - the common belief on the best way to build a home. This belief
is written very clearly into our Pledge (<a data-mce-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_National_Pledge" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_National_Pledge" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_National_Pledge</a>):</div>
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We, the citizens of Singapore,</div>
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pledge ourselves as one united people,</div>
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regardless of race, language or religion,</div>
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to build a democratic society</div>
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based on justice and equality</div>
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so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and</div>
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progress for our nation.</div>
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People from all walks of life, who shared the same belief came together to build this dream home that we now called “Singapore”.</div>
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The
multi-racial, multi-language, multi-religion constitution of Singapore
that we see today is the result of the diversity of people who shared
the same vision, willing to sacrifice, and willing to build this dream
home together. The composition will change over time as our value and
belief spread across the world, but the foundation remains the same -
"the common belief on the best way to build a home". It is this
foundation that brought us the harmony that we enjoyed.</div>
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BOSS has 3 Traits, 5 Qualities and 7 Behaviours.</div>
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Automatic, Reflective and Collaborative (ARC).</div>
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We do not cause problem and will avoid any inconvenience to others - This is Automatic.</div>
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Reflective</h4>
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Before we act, we always put ourselves in others' shoe - This is Reflective.</div>
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Collaborative</h4>
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We
believe in building and achieving the goals together. No matter who you
are, where you come from, there is always a role you can play - This is
Collaborative.</div>
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<b>The 5 Qualities of BOSS</b></h3>
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Benevolence, Righteousness, Manner, Wisdom, and Faith.</div>
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BOSS
has great sense of <b>Righteousness</b>. We scout and bring to light injustice
across the world, including the Internet. This is part of our Neighbourhood Watch - not "pack behaviour".</div>
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BOSS exhibits <b>Benevolence</b>. We forgive and forget. BOSS does not destroy.</div>
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BOSS has strong <b>Faith </b>in Singapore. We believe as long as BOSS is there, no dream is too bold that we can't try for.</div>
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BOSS has good <b>Manner</b>. We initiate respect and reciprocate them.</div>
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BOSS
has great <b>Wisdom</b>. When others comment, we know where they come from and
what they are trying to achieve - We do not react emotionally.</div>
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1) We start a request with "Sorry/Excuse Me" and end with "Thank You" - BOSS is polite.</div>
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2) We fight, we curse, but at the end of the day, we are sharing a bowl of Ice Kacang - BOSS does not bear grudges.</div>
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3) When
we are in a mixed group, we make an effort to speak English so that all
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4) When
we make a mistake, we own up, apologise, serve whatever punishment and
move on. We don't find excuses or blame others - BOSS has integrity and
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5) When we are leaving carpark, we
point our cars to those drivers waiting to park; when we are not, we
will wave a "No" sign - BOSS is considerate.</div>
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6) In
trains, we automatically give up our seats to others who need it more -
regardless of whether it is a Reserved Seat or not. When others do not,
we know they likely had a bad day or late night - BOSS is understanding
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7) We divide ourselves
into groups to compete in events, but after the events, we are back as
One Singapore - BOSS is united and sees the big picture.</div>
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I hope you have enjoyed this article and now have a better appreciation of BOSS. This is the true spirit of Singaporean.</div>
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It is time to rekindle our Singaporean Spirit. Follow the basis and show the world who we really are. If you encountered any labeling, educate them and refer them to BOSS.</div>
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So, how "BOSSy" are you today? ;-)<br />
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