Actually, PAP does think that anonymous bloggers are credible.

There had been countless attempts in recent years by the Main-Stream Medias (MSM) and several public figures of Singapore's ruling cabal attempting to cast anonymous views on the Internet as "not credible". I am sure we had all seen the endless responses and arguments to counter such unproductive viewpoint.

But hey, why even sweat it? The truth is in fact, PAP does think that anonymous bloggers are actually very credible. Let me explain.

Recently, there was this speech by the Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, and he said that "Anonymity in cyberspace is an illusion. You will remember in 2007, we prosecuted three persons under the Sedition Act because of the blogs they put up which denigrated the religion of one of our communities in Singapore." and also "The reason we did that was to send the message that your words have an impact; if need be, we can identify you, and if we have to, we will be prepared to prosecute you."

By making such statements, dear Vivian is actually telling us a few things:

1) You cannot be anonymous because we know who you are even if you don't put down your name.

2) Since you are not anonymous for we know who you are, then you must be credible.

3) If you are not being credible, we can and will identify you, and prosecute you since we know who you are.

4) So if we do not identify you or prosecute you, and since you are not anonymous because we know who you are, then you must be credible.

There we go, in not so many words from a PAP minister helping us debunk the myth of the MSM, anonymous bloggers had became credible.

Made in Singapore

 I was archiving some old files when I came across this photo that I modified using GIMP a couple of years ago. After more than 4 decades of PAP's rule, Singapore still appears to be more of the same shit, just different year.

Will Singaporeans ever wake up and demand that Singapore be returned to them, instead of being the playground of those who deemed themselves to be "higher mortals"? Will Singaporeans ever get to the point of helping themselves and their neighbours get out of this enslavement of their rights and minds?

I don't know. Maybe they will eventually, and hopefully I can see that happening in what remain of my lifetime.

Sad Life of Singaporeans

Once upon a time,
in nineteen sixty-nine.
HDB were not only subsidized,
but standard of living also very nice.
One spouse working, all can survive,
children are children all running around so nice.

Fast forward 40 years, it is the dreaded two thousand nine,
HDB flats had all became smaller in size.
Now termed "market subsidized,
their prices are not so kind.
Cost of living had grown so high,
now both spouses have to work nine to nine.

We all have to work like mice,
just so we can get some rice.
While ministers all sitting on cloud-nine,
busy scheming for our every dime.
PAP MPs, all pretending to sign,
but in reality, have no minds.
Terrorist escaped, no need to resign,
fixed the oppositions also never mind.

Children from two, are getting up-sized,
before they even recognize, whatever is life.
Their minds are filled, with all sort of lies,
that Lee Kuan Yew is the only one who ever sacrificed.
Golden age came and went, in a flash of an eye,
economy chewed to death, by rodents and mice.

The government is simply, not so nice,
hinting us to send our elderly, far off to die.
Asking to explain, they are not kind,
"Lesser mortals" we became, while they walk high.
Is this the end? We can't resign.
This sad story of Singaporeans is our life.

(I orginally posted a version of this at REACH forum and had made some minor modifications since. Inspired by Baby Boomer.)