Singapore so good, Sri Lanka so bad.

I wrote previously about why our leaders like to blow out someone else's candle to make theirs burn brighter. This include arrogant comments like:

American's pork barrel politics bad, Singapore's good!
Taiwan's political system bad, Singapore's one-party good!
Malaysia's crime bad, Singapore's crime good!
Indonesia's corruption no good, Singapore's corruption very good!

PAP's current situation isn't very bright. I fear Singapore will only get darker and more depressing if arrogant leaders continue with their hubris in extinguishing our neighbours' light to prove a point.

In Straits Times today, Ms Shamila Gunasingham, a 'quitter' from Sri Lanka who makes good in Singapore, blows the light out of Sri Lanka to sing the light (or is it lightning in a circle?) of Singapore.

'We need to demonstrate an appreciation for our leaders,' she maintains, citing a Tamil sage Thiruvalluvar who asked, 'What has learning profited a man, if he cannot demonstrate respect for good and exemplary leadership?' . . . By speaking up, she feels she has the courage to be honest and is not a 'sycophant' or 'spokesman' for the People's Action Party (PAP).

I just can't fathom why Senior Political Correspondent Ms Lee Siew Hua of Straits Times, like the famous Chua sisters, likes to create self/job preservation articles like this. Or is 'sucking up' a prerequisite to be a political correspondent in ST?

Is it just my sensitivity to PAP's political spin, or is this 2-page 'wag the dog' article meant to ignore and cover up pressing issues like GIC & Temasek's clever investments; minibombs and high notes hurting investors & town councils; crazy cost of living and other bad news?

I guess if it's not for Tan Kin Lian and bloggers, the Lehman fiasco would have been forgotten by now.

If wearing kangaroo T-shirt can lead you to jail, I hope my writing here shows the "courage to be honest and is not a 'sycophant' or 'spokesman' for the People's Action Party (PAP)".

Please, just don't feedmetothewhitetigers for what I write.

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