Looks like COL Benedict's people must be killing their brain cells at this very moment to think of how they should reply to the letters published in The Straits Times. Mr. Samuel Oh and Mr Liew are questioning MINDEF's stand on the "famous" pianist Mr. Melvyn Tan, whom failed to report back to Singapore for National Service.
According to Enlistment Act (Cap 93), any person within, or outside, Singapore who failed to report for enlistment shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
Yes Mr. Melvyn Tan was fined $5000 for his offence, but is $5000 really enough? Who really wants to serve the nation for 2 years when the time can be used for studying, working, or doing things much more worth the time for? We serve because we LL. Serve And Fuckoff.
So if a $5000 fine without any imprisonment sentence is enough to allow him the be exempted from NS, be prepared to see more of such cases to come because Singaporeans ain't exactly that poor to be unable to afford $5000 "NS Exemption Fees". This is a case brought up in the media and this is what the people, including those who is going to or have served NS, is looking at. If MINDEF doesn't make their stand clear on how they are going to punish the offenders, then prepare for more to come.



Oh ya, it does help if you are good in some form of talent or another and you must pursue your dreams at the expense of NS as it might distrupt the progress of the "talent". and it also helps if you got some $$ as well............

15 Contradictions of Singaporean....

1. Nite - Sleep with air-con, Day - Bath with heater on
2. Day - Cannot Wake up, Nite - Cannot Sleep
3. Translation is need between Singaporean Chinese and Mainland Chinese
4. Smell Of rubbish beside letterboxes, Rubbish in front of Letterbox.
5. Some Sg Chinese use different language other then chinese to communicate.
6. Sg ppl dun like to vote, But like to complain
7. Half of Sg ppl dunno how to speak the country's language(malay)
8. There are quite a few rich/poor ppl in sg - They have Car, Credit Card, CPF but no Cash and is liable to lots of loans...
9. There are also quite a few high-tech barbaric singaporean in sg - They know how to use state-of-the art equipment, use 3g mobile phone and powerful computers but they dunno how to use a simple dustbin or a toilet.
10. Sg ppl rush to buy Hello kitty, the other side busy killing stay cats
11. Chewing Gum - Can Chew, Cannot buy?? (Restricted buying)
12. Cigarettes - Convienent to buy, not convienent to smoke
13. Private Cars - Cheaper and Cheaper to buy, harder and harder to Maintain
14. Public Bus - Half the Crowd Squeeze in front of the Bus, Second Half is Carrying Ghost
15. Education - Teach Less Learn More.



Source: HWZ Forums

Why does man kind like money to the extend that he/she is concerned if the operation is covered by insurance even 30 mins before being pushed into the room? I mean if you really need the operation just pay for it and claim back later lah... Why bother calling the insurance company to check if it is covered and when realised its not, go screw the agent? Money over health or Health over money......... And not to mention... you are a Bloody CEO somemore... kaoz....

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