Why just cancel the flypast? Cancel the NDP entirely!
Written on Jun 24 08 // Rants.
National Development Minister Mah Bow TanMabok Tongue has said thegovernmentgahmen cannot reduce petrol taxes despite the soaring oil prices. He added that motorists should try to cut down the number of trips to reduce energy consumption. So, how about the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) adopting this practice as well and cancelling the flypast portion at this year’s National Day Parade? Several evenings each week, the RSAF conducts low-flying practice flights across the island, using up very expensive jet fuel while creating noise pollution. The gahmen must take the lead if it expects its citizens to follow its advice. There are still seven weeks left to save that expensive jet fuel. – Denis Distant
I read this with some amusement because I was telling a colleague one day that this year’s flypast should be cancelled before Mr. Distant wrote this. In fact, I was saying, just do away with the NDP entirely. What is the point of a flypast and all that military display? Are we a communist nation like… North Korea? It is not only a complete waste of fuel, but also the time of our national servicemen. On top of that, all that fireworks is a complete waste of money which perhaps require one day’s revenue of ERP. Furthermore, consider the carbon dioxide emissions that this one parade is going to produce when those spotlights comes on in the evening. Do we really need such displays to fire up our patriotic fervor for just the duration of the parade and after the parade everyone goes back to jousting one another for a seat on the MRT immediately when an hour ago may have been singing about how they love this country and its people? Just give me a freaking break, ok? Because after all that talks about how Anyway, talking about the reduction of energy consumption, can the ministers tell us how much energy they are consuming in their bungalow houses – for e.g. at what temperature the thermostats of their air-conditioners are set? And how many jacuzzi, play stations, Wiis, and Xbox360s they have? Have they yet given up their cars to take the public transport to experience our Quit farting out of your mouths, you 3-million-dollar white-shirt fxxkfaces. Just try for once to live the lives we live, before telling us what’s really good for us, alright?Foreign Fallen Talents were the reason why we are keeping our jobs – which technically make us all looked like we are just a bunch of good-for-nothings – I have no reason to feel nationalistic or patriotic whatsoever.World Worst Class Transport – especially during rush hours – first hand?
Tags: Cancel Flypast, Cancel NDP
chillycraps
Jun 25, 2008, 8:37I would say afterburner is a sucker on jet propellent.
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2008-06-25 @ 9:50
Well, it would be worth it if you had one of the MIW in the jetpipe.
sylv
Jun 25, 2008, 14:38I kinda agree… I can see Singaporeans are not really that excited for their own National Day.. Why bother wasting so much money then?
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2008-06-25 @ 15:21
Because the lea-duhs had to bring some tears to the eyes of our people and remind us how far we have come and how well they have done every year? LOL
DK
Jun 25, 2008, 14:58I do agree we should cancel the parade. It’s a waste of time and money. And we all knows that it is bias and indirectly promoting some politicial party. Imagine, using our money to promote their party. Nice job.
But I do think we need to have some form of celebration. How about just Fireworks?
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Mintea
Jun 25, 2008, 15:10I agree with DK’s suggestion on the fireworks. Cancel the whole damn parade thing and spend a little more on the fireworks. The NDP fireworks are lame ass.
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2008-06-25 @ 15:19
I agree with you and DK. Maybe keep the fireworks but make it a better one. They should perhaps study the fireworks done by the PRC during their Oct 1st National Day. My mother told me they were so much better than the lame ass ones we had here.
dodo
Jun 25, 2008, 18:18What is National Day? It is used to bring the people together and celebrate the nation that the people build. Now, it looks like NK. The worse thing is why do that party members wear party colours, and not normal national day colours. It serves no purpose now but to let the MPs earn their pays and showcase some hardware.
2008-06-25 @ 20:24
Few would see this with the same clarity you have, unfortunately. But it’s not hard to imagine…
Sanniang
Jun 25, 2008, 22:16Go Green. Reduce power consumption by reducing the number of ERP gantry.
2008-06-25 @ 22:20
LOL!!!
Isaiah
Jun 25, 2008, 22:58Gee… if you cancel the NDP, what other activities are you going to assign to those army officers?
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2008-06-25 @ 23:07
Fire them to cut cost. It’s high time these clowns find real work.
Panzer
Jun 27, 2008, 14:54Thanks for the link-back to my post.
Seriously, NDP is a waste of taxpayers funds and NSmen/NSF time.
Wayang show to march up and down. How does this help me be a better soldier to kill the enemy?
Majullah Singapura.
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2008-06-27 @ 15:01
No problem, Panzer.
Either way I am NOT calling for a permanent cancellation. Just that if they wanna talk about conservation of fuel and resources at this point of them, then they can do their part to cut down on fuel consumption.