You would not believe your eyes If ten million fireflies Lit up the world as I fell asleep Cause they'd fill the open air And leave tear drops everywhere You'd think me rude but I would just stand and Stare
I'd like to make myself believe That planet Earth turns, slowly It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep Cause everything is never as it seems
Cause I'd get a thousand hugs From ten thousand lightning bugs As they tried to teach my how to dance A foxtrot above my head A sock-hop beneath my bed The disco ball is just hanging by a thread (Thread, thread...)
I'd like to make myself believe That planet Earth turns, slowly It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep Cause everything is never as it seems (When I fall asleep)
Leave my door open just a crack (Please take me away from here) Cause I feel like such an insomniac (Please take me away from here) Why do I tire of counting sheep? (Please take me away from here) When I'm far too tired to fall asleep (Ha-ha)
To ten million fireflies I'm weird cause I hate goodbyes I got misty eyes as they said farewell (Said farewell) But I'll know where several are If my dreams get real bizarre Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar (Jar, jar, jar...)
I'd like to make myself believe That planet Earth turns, slowly It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep Cause everything is never as it seems (When I fall asleep) [x2]
I'd like to make myself believe That planet Earth turns, slowly It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
Two Is Better Than One Artist: Boys Like Girls feat. Taylor Swift
I remember what you wore on the first day You came into my life and I thought "Hey, you know, this could be something" 'Cause everything you do and words you say You know that it all takes my breath away And now I'm left with nothing
So maybe it's true That I can't live without you And maybe two is better than one But there's so much time To figure out the best of my life And you've already got me coming undone And I'm thinking two is better than one
I remember every look upon your face The way you roll your eyes The way you taste You make it hard for breathing 'Cause when I close my eyes and drift away I think of you and everything's okay I'm finally now believing
That maybe it's true That I can't live without you And maybe two is better than one But there's so much time To figure out the best of my life And you've already got me coming undone And I'm thinking two is better than one
I remember what you wore on the first day You came into my life and I thought, "Hey,"
Maybe it's true That I can't live without you Maybe two is better than one But there's so much time To figure out the best of my life And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking, hoo I can't live without you 'Cause, baby, two is better than one
But there's so much time To figure out the best of my life But I'll figure it out When all is said and done Two is better than one Two is better than one
Snowman left his prints @ 5:45 PM
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I just found out that we can cause public nuisance and still get away scot-free, what more being delivered home free of charge!
Taken from: http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/01/19/singapore-police-dared-not-take-action-against-prc-family-protesting-on-sbs-bus-for-6-hours/
Singapore police esorted PRC “hijackers” of SBS bus to cab instead of arresting them January 19, 2010
Written by Our Correspondent
A PRC family of 5 was allowed to create nuisance and disorder on a SBS bus in public causing much inconvenience to other passengers right under the watchful eyes of the Singapore police.
Both Chinese tabloids Shin Min Daily and Lianhe Wanbao carried a report yesterday on a PRC family who insisted on boarding a SBS bus with a wheelchair though they were told by the bus captain not to do so due to safety reasons as the bus was not equipped with wheelchair accessibility facilities.
They made a din on the bus for six hours before leaving in a cab paid for by SBS. The police was called to the scene, but they were unable to stop the public disturbance and allowed the saga to continue.
Under the new Public Order Act introduced specifically to deal with such incidents, the police are vested with the power to “move” the offenders away from the scene.
For some inexplicable reasons, the two police officers did not evoke the Public Order Act to stop the public unrest and was photographed to be reasoning with one of the PRC ladies and helping the elderly among them alight from the bus subsequently.
When interviewed by Lianhe Wanbao, 48 year old Madam Lin who worked in the media industry said angrily:
“The bus did not put out any sign that forbid wheelchairs to be brought up and we did not commit any crime. So why was the bus stopped by the road and refused to fetch us home?”
Madam Lin and her family had already committed a crime if not a series of crimes – they can be charged for a variety of offences under the Public Order and Nuisance Act (Chapter 184) such as causing harassment, alarm or distress to others, making excessive noise in public and of riotous, disorderly or indecent behaviour, each amounting to a fine of no more than S$1,000.
If they were Singaporeans, they would probably be arrested on the spot and taken away for “obstructing” the police from discharging their duties, let alone allowed to continue their nonsense on the bus for so long.
From this and previous cases, the Singapore police appears to dish out preferential treatment to foreigners.
When over 200 PRC workers protested outside the Ministry of Manpower last year for unpaid wages, the police was seen standing around them and not taking any action.
However, when two Singaporeans – Seelan Palay and Chiong Kai Xiong stood outside the same compound to protest against the deportation of their Burmese friends by the ruling party, they were arrested on the spot and taken away by the Singapore police within thirty minutes.
Similarly a PRC woman was allowed to “protest” at the Ministry of Education headquarters last week for the entire day till midnight demanding its staff to transfer her daughter to a top primary school. The police could have arrested her immediately to stop the ugly fiasco, but again did not do so.
Yet five Singaporeans were arrested for “illegal procession” when all they did was to walk in a group from one point to another in public. The case is still ongoing after three years. Though a District Judge had already acquitted them, the Attorney-General Chambers found fit to lodge an appeal against the decision.
The Singapore police is extremely efficient when dealing with locals, especially if they happen to fall on the wrong end of the political divide. But when it comes to foreigners, they seem pretty lost on what to do like how they allowed a prime suspect in the double hit and run accident at Bukit Panjang last month to “slip” through its dragnet.
Such police inaction and impotence will only serve to embolden foreigners in Singapore who may get the wrong impression that as long they make “noise”, they will be able to get away with almost anything in Singapore.
The Singapore police should remember that they are paid by Singapore taxpayers to serve the interests of the public and not to protect the foreigners.
In this example, more than 10 passengers, some of whom were Singaporeans had to be transferred to another bus just because of the silly antics of this PRC family which could be prevented in the first had the police decided to take action against them.
Not only did they get away with the crime, they were even “compensated” with a free taxi trip home by SBS with the Singapore police “serving” as “road usherers” to help them down the bus and “escort” them to the taxi, making a mockery of the “rule of law” in Singapore.
It is highly unlikely that this PRC household who caused disruption to public transport and inconvenience to other commuters will be charged by the Singapore police. In fact, it will not be surprising at all if the Singapore Police were to send them a letter of “apology” to soothe their frayed nerves.
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Right. Some keypoints to note:
1) This family of people actually created a din lasting 6 hours long and weren't charged for their crimes. 2) I know that we should pity a 90-year-old woman but seriously, if a bus driver doesn't allow you to board means you shouldn't board! 3) The way SBS Transit and the Police have handled the case will only promote the consencus that we can create a public nuisance outside and still be let away scot free in a cab free of charge. Is that common sense playing me, or was it something went terribly wrong? It seems otherwise promoting the fact that we can all learn from this stupid childish 48-year-old actions - she works in the media industry? That's very nice propaganda. Right - disgust me with your propaganda and instead I'll start to have more negative feelings towards PRCs.
I don't want to say much because if I am tempted to write more then vulgarities will spew out. Let the story tell the story. But just a keypoint to note - this incident has thrown off my opinion of people from China - especially women after what this 48-year-old has done. People can tell me that my ancestors are from China too but at least mine are more educated and mature than her. If I were actually on board the bus I would have given her two tight slaps - at least I know I can get away scot free.
Or is it that the Police are treating PRCs and FTs better than how they treat us?
Some food for thought, maybe. Let's see how much more nuisance they can cause. I am actually lucky because:
1) I wasn't in that particular bus; 2) I didn't have to see that 48-year-old's face and listen to those immature remarks. Goodness knows if I might throw up if I see that. And it's all too against my morals to listen to her garbage.
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More news for you to digest. I love posting these news online - spread the propaganda! (Unfortunately this is good propaganda - good for our moral values lesson and not some bullshit comments by a crazy woman)
Taken from: http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/01/19/netizens-slammed-prc-family-for-hijacking-sbs-bus-and-singapore-police-for-its-inaction/
Netizens slammed PRC family for “hijacking” SBS bus and Singapore police for its inaction
January 19, 2010
The recent “hijacking” of a SBS Transit bus by a PRC family of five caused a massive outroar in cyberspace with many netizens lampooning their antics and police inaction against them.
The family was not allowed to carry their wheelchair to board the bus due to safety reasons as it is not wheelchair accessible. Though the bus captain had explained to them earlier, they refused to bulge and went up the bus.
The bus captain had no choice but to park the bus alongside a road and after consulting his superiors, transferred the other passengers in the bus to another one.
The PRC family continued to protest vehemently on the bus for five hours and even the police who arrived later was unable to do anything about it. The fiasco was settled eventually when SBS paid a cab to send them home.
The ugly saga made a mockery of the ruling party’s much criticized “foreign talent” policy and its vain attempts to “integrate” the new citizens, many of whom hail from mainland China into Singapore society.
Netizens were up in arms when hearing the story with more than 50 comments posted on The Temasek Review in less than three hours questioning why they were not arrested on the spot for unruly behavior.
WTF wrote:
“If they were singaporeans, we can bet your last dollar that the Singapore foolish force will have them arrested for disorderly behaviour.”
Myanmar not welcomed added:
“Shouldn’t these people be hauled to the police station for disorderly behaviour? If they were Singaporeans, they would have been arrested immediately by the police. What the hell is wrong with the police these days? Only know how to bully Singaporeans? Police, shame on you!”
BiasedGovt was peeved with SBS for paying their cab fare:
“Why paid the taxi fare for the PRC? If they are our citizens, we are already locked up by police. Because PRC are 过江猛(凶)龙?”
Some netizens made use of this incident to criticize the ruling party’s pro-foreigner policy which is destroying Singapore bit by bit.
An anonymous poster said:
“Remember this type of behaviour has happened in MOE and the next place it could happen is hospitals where someone urgently needed tranfusion to save his/her life and a bunch of street tough hooligans obstructing A & Es regardless of lives at risk and the Police cowered in fearful submission. Do we really want to integrate another 3 million of the same behaviour type into our society? I would say seriously “No thanks” Any law-abiding Singaporeans disagree?”
Wat? felt the ruling party will get a “taste” of its own medicine one day:
“The MIW will regret the day they decide to import all these people in thinking they will vote for them. these people are more trouble to the MIW than MIW thinks. There you go …. “hard-driving” ones for you. i would like to see more of them making a fuss of everything and putting up protests and the whole she-bang. Good times are coming!”
Over at SPH-owned Hardwarezone forum, the topic sparked an active discussion among netizens on the aggressive behavior of these “Ah Tiongs”, a derogatory Hokkien term for mainland Chinese.
leaving_footsteps disagreed with their antics:
“Can charge them for protesting without permit bo? Anyway, I think they should have complained through other means lor. Causing trouble for other passengers ish really too much. Aren’t they too self-centred and selfish?”
Lao_funker thought they were ridiculous:
“This is a bit ridiculous. Many different buses of the same number would have stopped at that bus stop over a period of 5 hrs. I don’t really get it – what kind of moron would tussle with the same bus driver for 5 hrs instead of choosing another bus with the same number ?”
poolzz was obviously infuriated after reading the article:
“After reading this thread, I hate Ah Tiongs more ! ! ! Go back to ur country . Don’t come to Singapore to take our jobs.”
The ruling party has resorted to mass importing foreigners from overseas, especially China to boost Singapore’s declining birth rates over the last few years.
Unfortunately, Singapore is not getting the best talents from China who prefers to emigrate to the U.S., France, Canada, Australia and South Korea and we end up, but uncouth peasants from the poorer inland provinces instead.
With more and more of them flooding Singaporeans, it is little wonder that MM Lee is concerned that native Singaporeans, who are described by SM Goh as “sheep” will be unable to compete with these more “hard-driving” and “hard-striving” “lions”.
