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18 November 2009

When Fear and Hope collide

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Some days ago, I made the decision to publish an entry that some might consider controversial.  I received a wide range of responses from my friends, some supportive, and others less so.  Apart from the comments attached to the original entry, I thought I’d reproduce some of them (sans names and any identifiers) to illustrate [...]

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10 November 2009

Once Bonded, Reloaded

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Just like Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, I penned my name on a legal document in 2000 that effectively willed 6 years of my life – after the mandatory military service and the sponsored US university education – to the Singapore Public Service.  The ‘golden ticket’ was like a dream come true – a chance for the eldest [...]

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27 July 2009

s/pores: “Once Bonded”

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I was pleasantly surprised to read Yu-Mei Balasingamchow’s introspective article on her reflections as a bonded government scholar.  These are the sort of stuff that we scholars talk a lot about in person, but are never keen to share in any form online – and understandably so, especially after the AcidFlask incident.  AcidFlask and I [...]

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26 July 2009

On PSC Chairman’s open letter and our Public Service’s purported intolerance of contradictory views

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Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Eddie Teo’s open letter and interview in the papers was like a breath of fresh air.  I had espoused the need for a greater human touch during Friday’s dinner, and while I’m sure this year’s more-than-2,416 PSC scholarship hopefuls who did not get picked would have wished for this killer [...]

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