Comments on: The Singapore Prime Minster dishes out dating advice

By: Fostin

Fostin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:09:56 +0000

Its really cool that even PM comes out with some tips .
Anyways its an awesome news.

By: Fei & Eve

Fei & Eve — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:31:42 +0000

LOL
What a funny one here!!

“For instance, do not wear slippers when taking your date out for a romantic dinner at a nice restaurant.”

What if we wanted to have a romantic dinner by the beach where thongs are a must…
hmmmm

This is cool. I will go find this speech online.

By: ambien

ambien — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:22:40 +0000

aye, what did he say about Brangelina? With the conservative asian mindset we have here, i don’t think he actually wants to see a lot of brangelinas, having ten kids without having the proper marriage formula ah! heehee…

as for the “you are ordinary people” and “lead a happy life”, it seems sad that to lead a happy life, we need to have the HDB and car and family and work hard thing…but then, we must remember he is talking to the community in general…not just the mavericks (!)

By: yuming

yuming — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:59:42 +0000

I totally agree — Singapore is an easy place to live in but I think a lot more thought should be put into other areas besides education.

I mean, look at the Olympics. As usual, the media will tear into why we cannot produce our own sporting talent and have to rely on foreign talent. My parents did not encourage me to take up any extra-curricular activities, let along sports — all they wanted me to do was to study (and I am sure many others were in my shoes). But it was to my detriment because I became very awkward socially and only picked up interpersonal skills when I started working.

Yup, HDB+car+kids is not a formula for everyone. I can see how it works for those who would thrive within it, but it’s not the only path in life.

I think as Singapore progresses and even more foreigners flock over, I am sure such global influences will help us evolve to think wider and be less risk adverse.

By: Noy-so-Happy here

Noy-so-Happy here — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:15:04 +0000

Thanks for the interesting read. I have to agree on your comment, that Singaporeans complain a lot! I am guilty and very aware of that myself. However, after having lived in Paris, and NYC at different stages of my life, I have to say that I still find Singapore an easy place to live in. Mainly because we are a small country, efficient, and safe from natural disasters and crime. However, being a small country has it’s down sides too. For example, education system may be excellent; and we have produced many scholars and such, but if you look at the new generation on the whole, our people are NOT street-smart, aware, curious and motivated in life. This may be due to the fact that Singaporeans’ lives are (made to be belived), very small…and perhaps securing a decent 9-5pm job, working hard for the HDB and the typical family is what life should be about, whether one is happy or not. Personally, I do not see this as a good quality of life, but if the “Boss” PM Lee says that it is, then it is, and from the start, we have already been trained as “robots” from school, so why should we be different now? Why be risk takers and be brave? In all honesty, I do not support this, and I do hope that situation would change in time to come…

By: yuming

yuming — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:32:18 +0000

It’s quite common to hear Singaporeans complaining and being unhappy. I always feel Singaporeans tend to be a bit negative about life in general. Maybe it’s because it feels hard to obtain the comforts of life…

By: james

james — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:35:38 +0000

Yup, it is interesting to see how PM Lee ended the speech with the advice on Singaporeans leading a full and happy life.