Mustank Hypersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 Waiting for Coe $1 ↡ Advertisement 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 (edited) Many so called "3rd World" citizens are entrepreneurial in thinking and spirit. Its part of their survival DNA. Our forefathers had it but trained out of us by PAP. Someways China had their Cultural Revolution and we were subjected to a much lesser and fatal form of brain wash. Did its job when we were starting up in 1960s and 1970s or even 1980s. But the strict adherence to "just follow the top" has made Singaporeans less adaptable to the new world order. In many cities, the default thinking is "can unless someone say cannot". Here in SG, the default thinking its "cannot unless someone say can" Entrepreneurial thinking in 3rd world countries in many ways becomes illegal thinking in 1st world countries, where the law prevents you from doing this and that. Example, I have a house that sits in a ERP fringe. Every car that goes into the city pay ERP of $1. I build a small road in my house straddling the ERP zone and allows car to pass through without paying chenghu ERP. I charge 50% less. Some would call that entrepreneur, chenghu would call that illegal. Edited September 19, 2016 by Kb27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion Turbocharged September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 I have some Chinese co-workers who rent the whole house and then sublet the rooms to more tenants. They even have a proper term for it - 二房东 or even 三房东. Sounds like MLM. pls do all Singaporeans a favour and give HDB a call inform them you suspect got illegal subletting... they will surely investigate 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weez911 Supersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 We should love our FT. No xenophobia and bigotry please. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 (edited) I have some Chinese co-workers who rent the whole house and then sublet the rooms to more tenants. They even have a proper term for it - 二房东 or even 三房东. Sounds like MLM. Such thing has been going on since there are FT here lo. Even PR is not allowed to rent out the whole flat, and i believe there are tons of PRs doing it. Edited September 19, 2016 by 13177 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanCoe Hypersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 Entrepreneurial thinking in 3rd world countries in many ways becomes illegal thinking in 1st world countries, where the law prevents you from doing this and that. Example, I have a house that sits in a ERP fringe. Every car that goes into the city pay ERP of $1. I build a small road in my house straddling the ERP zone and allows car to pass through without paying chenghu ERP. I charge 50% less. Some would call that entrepreneur, chenghu would call that illegal. How to buy a road?? or make it a private road?? Crowd funding?? wah ... no wonder amdk drive porsche and live in orchard ... if all good continue to make money if shit happen ... pat pat bottom and run road When they suddenly loose their high paying jobs or lifestyle.... it has already happened some 10 years back here too in one of the CBD condo..... keys in the letter box and in Dubai too .... lux cars with keys in them still left abandoned at the Airport for months 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 Many so called "3rd World" citizens are entrepreneurial in thinking and spirit. Its part of their survival DNA. Our forefathers had it but trained out of us by PAP. Someways China had their Cultural Revolution and we were subjected to a much lesser and fatal form of brain wash. Did its job when we were starting up in 1960s and 1970s or even 1980s. But the strict adherence to "just follow the top" has made Singaporeans less adaptable to the new world order. In many cities, the default thinking is "can unless someone say cannot". Here in SG, the default thinking its "cannot unless someone say can" Sadly this is also true of the working world in Singapore. Singaporeans lose not because of our intelligence but because of our upright molding. Many of us are already on the losing end when you find foreigners being paid higher doing the same things in our own country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollagt 5th Gear September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 Yours truly. Kena axed at 50 yrs old. Bcum self-employed. Hmm..self employed as cabby ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 Hmm..self employed as cabby ? Selling car batteries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusje Supersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 (edited) Entrepreneurial thinking in 3rd world countries in many ways becomes illegal thinking in 1st world countries, where the law prevents you from doing this and that. Example, I have a house that sits in a ERP fringe. Every car that goes into the city pay ERP of $1. I build a small road in my house straddling the ERP zone and allows car to pass through without paying chenghu ERP. I charge 50% less. Some would call that entrepreneur, chenghu would call that illegal. Illegal meh? Better go report the management of The Cathay. Selling car batteries. Hmm. Never seen you advertising here before leh. Edited September 19, 2016 by Kusje Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enye Hypersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 We should love our FT. No xenophobia and bigotry please. also don't forget to integrate with them like how @staff69 does it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff69 Hypersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 also don't forget to integrate with them like how @staff69 does it why you call me i relax relax 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 Hmm. Never seen you advertising here before leh. Cannot advertise here if you don't pay. I advertise in google. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angcheek Hypersonic September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 We should love our FT. No xenophobia and bigotry please. just like how we love our Bangala Radx 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skymax 5th Gear September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 "Singaporeans get Govt they deserve. I don't want to hear any more complaints" SIN needs >6.9mil people, don't give out residential permits how to make them stay. Then, they need your jobs so that they will sink roots here and grow the gdp. I love my MIW. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicclaw 6th Gear September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 also don't forget to integrate with them Singapore must be the ONLY country in the world where Citizens have to adapt to Foreigners. PAP has well and truly screwed the many years of so called "Nation Building" . 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor68 Turbocharged September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 pls do all Singaporeans a favour and give HDB a call inform them you suspect got illegal subletting... they will surely investigate Why are our HDBs in such a situation? Was it every intended to be transacted like a private property or is it for citizen to have a roof over their heads? After building for their citizen, why then they are not living in them but leasing them out? Over built, buying too many? Now that these flats are under the care of Town Council, do you have HDB officers going around to do their checks? What is the role of Town Council, do they care about subletting? Since we talk so much about CCC and RC, sure their role can be more meaningful here. If they cannot even perform simple task like this, better don't call themselves as member. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurman Supercharged September 19, 2016 Share September 19, 2016 The problem here is, while HDB has set rules which the locals followed, these FTs do whatever they like but nobody check. How would you like to live next to an apartment in this condition? Try doing it next to our Minister of National Development. Surely it is not too difficult to conduct periodic checks and whenever they receive feedback. The question is, who will be checking. The Town Council will push to HDB and the music chair will slowly brings the feedback to a halt. The tai chi game ah. Somehow our public sector is best at taichi.... sadly so too ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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