http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/ i-speak Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:35:01 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2007. http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/239.html Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:30:52 GMT Yeah, pretty much self-explanatory. This blog is now closed. I'll only be posting comments here, the tagboard or the last post to tie up loose ends, and I expect to be out of the blogosphere by the end of the week. This isn't a last minute decision but something I've considered for weeks, even months. For a long while now, my heart simply hasn't been in it. I had a long chat with KTM over it and he reminded me at the end of the day to ask myself - what am I doing this for? And more often than not these days I find myself unable to answer that question. Once I did this because I... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=239 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/238.html Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:19:31 GMT "'We must make exampies. By the sight of the fate inflicted on criminals, we must shock those who might otherwise beterupted to imitate them!' Well; in the first place we deny, the power of the example. We deny, that the sight of executions produces the desired effect. Far from edifying the common people, it demoralizes and ruins their feeling, injuring every virtue... If, notwithstanding all experience, you still hold to the theory of example, then give us back the Sixteenth Century; be in reality formidable: restore to us a variety of suffering; restore us, Farinacci; restore us the... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=238 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/237.html Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:36:09 GMT There was no censorship on the BlogTV episode aired tonight despite the fact that we touched on some sensitive issues such as opposition parties and new media, the question of whether or not BG Yeo is simply reiterating the party manifesto on his blog, and whether or not we can trust politicians if they act one way in private and another in public. I hope this helps in some way to ease the paranoia people have about every single media release in Singapore. I think May 2006 brought out the ugliest in the mainstream media but it is not monolithic and there are some people who are... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=237 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/236.html Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:46:31 GMT I did an interview with Ken Kwek of the Straits Times towards the end of last year I believe, which was meant to be used for one of the Friday People & Politics sections. Ken e-mailed me yesterday to tell me that editorial decisions had left the article out, citing space constraints. He also enclosed the article within the e-mail and graciously permitted it to be published here as well. In my personal capacity I can only speculate as to why it had been left out -- time constraints perhaps, but also perhaps because it was too racy. Those of you who read about my experience... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=236 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/235.html Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:27:19 GMT Those of you who have read Mr. Wang's post will know that I was invited to appear on a CNA talkshow regarding politicians blogging. I guess the cat is out of the bag so there is no point in me keeping hush hush about it here, as I did on my previous TV appearances (did not want the scrutiny, ironic I know). Yes, I did accept, and in fact I just returned from the recording. It was interesting and fun (I have worked with the producers etc. who run the show before and they are a wonderful bunch of people) but the show itself, I am afraid, might be rather lacklustre. One or two... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=235 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/234.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:45:41 GMT Hi everyone :) yes, I know this post has been long overdue. I do check back here regularly and I notice the avalanche of comments asking, cajoling, demanding, threatening and commanding me to write. There have been many reasons for my extended hiatus and I beg your understanding for them. First of all though, a very Blessed holiday season to you and yours. Thank you for your continued visits to this site despite its lack of action; hundreds still come everyday and for that I am very grateful and feel very unworthy of. All you anonymous people who keep up to date with political discourse... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=234 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/233.html Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:08:14 GMT Since my next exams is the Econs essay paper I thought it would be relevant to pass some brief comments on the GST hike -- just vague impressions and nothing fully developed, but some food for thought. Be warned.. econs not my best subject. Looks like the government is trying to improve things for the lower income groups (I found it amusing how I heard that repeated about 10 times over and over again on the News last night as if to make sure we Really Get The Message). Ok, that's a good thing in principle. So apparently, it needs to increase its budget by increasing taxes. It has three... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=233 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/232.html Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:14:08 GMT I know I'm on a blogging hiatus, but two things today irritated me so much I had to say something. The first one is something I particularly wanted to raise because a) it actualizes an observation of mine that I've made privately for a long while now, and b) it doesn't seem as though anyone else is interested as a quick scan of my usual blogs and a Google search don't return anything related. It has to do with this: "Foreign construction workers now can't rent HDB flats", screamed today's headlines - unless of course they are Malaysian. Suddenly foreign workers (except Malaysians!) are... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=232 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/230.html Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:59:22 GMT 1. For those who wish to read the inaugural New Paper article I wrote, please refer here. It's regarding Ministers blogging. I've read the article and am very happy with it -- it said exactly what I meant. 2. Blogs have been cited in the court filings of the Lees vs. FEER case for having reproduced the offending article. It is also interesting to note that MM Lee Kuan Yew has a sweet IC number! SOOOOO03E. Now isn't that awesome. I wanna be special too. Addendum: Amused and honoured that Life! recommended me as a must-visit site for the weekend. Have compiled a series of... (more) http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=230 http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/229.html Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:15:39 GMT They tell me my article was published today in The New Paper. I haven't had a chance to read it but I heard it hasn't turned out too badly. I wrote about the George Yeo and p65 blogs. So yep, I have an irregular column there now, shared with some other writers. Feel free to check out today's issue, Thursday 12th October. http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/comments?id=229