Will the guy in charge of security at SMRT lose his job?
No, cos when Mas Selamat escaped, they didn't sack.
Will any of the Tans be charged if they do any campaigning 1 day before Voting day?
No, because they will only get a stern warning at most.
The power of setting precedence.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Chasing Cars
The COE prices have been crazy lately. It was introduced many years back in Singapore to prevent the number of cars to go out of control. Singapore being land scarced, and a growing population at that time, saw a need for such measures to curb traffic congestions, pollutions, etc.
Today, COE has a different meaning. The price of that piece of paper is like 40k? It is almost the price of a car itself.
So why did it balloon till such a state?
Singapore is hungry to be a vibrant first world city. In fact, she is very hungry and will do anything and everything to obtain that goal. we have 2 casinos in recent years to attract the rich and powerful. Not wanting its residents to be bankrupt and cause crime rates to increase, means to prevent locals from going in was established. SGD 100 was the entrance fee for locals who want to enter the casinos.
To be a vibrant city, the income of the citizens, type of housings, vehicles on the road, everything plays a part...
To give an example, I've been to Vietnam 2 times this year. There are many motorbikes. A lot more than cars. The traffic is congested and polution is high. In my opinion, it is not too nice for the image for Vietnam.
This year, I have also been to China twice. Once to a rural place. There were farmers working on the land when the plane landed. The vehicles there are tractors (on the road), trishaws, old cars, broken motor bikes. Again, bad image. However, the 2nd city I was in in china was different. It was a rich city with people driving Audi, VV, and other European brands. Though they were made in China, it still gave the city a very good reputation. It is a city just beside Shanghai. It is that league.
So back to Singapore. We have to up the quality of our cars on the road. How? Up the COE. Push out those who cannot afford big cars.
This is confirmed in the recent report by ST that China brand cars have pathetic sales records.
For housing, there are measures in place to restrict how many houses an individual can buy. There are rules in place. If we want to limit the number of cars on the road, we should apply the same rules. In fact, ERP serves to curb that problem also. An issue of usage. However, we are just allowing the COE to increase in price. So that the rich fella can have 2 lambos and a fleet of BMs while the poor fella has to squeeze in MRTs and the pregnant lady who has done her duty to up the population of Singapore will have problem getting a cab and having to squeeze in the over crowded public transport.
Today, COE has a different meaning. The price of that piece of paper is like 40k? It is almost the price of a car itself.
So why did it balloon till such a state?
Singapore is hungry to be a vibrant first world city. In fact, she is very hungry and will do anything and everything to obtain that goal. we have 2 casinos in recent years to attract the rich and powerful. Not wanting its residents to be bankrupt and cause crime rates to increase, means to prevent locals from going in was established. SGD 100 was the entrance fee for locals who want to enter the casinos.
To be a vibrant city, the income of the citizens, type of housings, vehicles on the road, everything plays a part...
To give an example, I've been to Vietnam 2 times this year. There are many motorbikes. A lot more than cars. The traffic is congested and polution is high. In my opinion, it is not too nice for the image for Vietnam.
This year, I have also been to China twice. Once to a rural place. There were farmers working on the land when the plane landed. The vehicles there are tractors (on the road), trishaws, old cars, broken motor bikes. Again, bad image. However, the 2nd city I was in in china was different. It was a rich city with people driving Audi, VV, and other European brands. Though they were made in China, it still gave the city a very good reputation. It is a city just beside Shanghai. It is that league.
So back to Singapore. We have to up the quality of our cars on the road. How? Up the COE. Push out those who cannot afford big cars.
This is confirmed in the recent report by ST that China brand cars have pathetic sales records.
For housing, there are measures in place to restrict how many houses an individual can buy. There are rules in place. If we want to limit the number of cars on the road, we should apply the same rules. In fact, ERP serves to curb that problem also. An issue of usage. However, we are just allowing the COE to increase in price. So that the rich fella can have 2 lambos and a fleet of BMs while the poor fella has to squeeze in MRTs and the pregnant lady who has done her duty to up the population of Singapore will have problem getting a cab and having to squeeze in the over crowded public transport.
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