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Sunday, December 31, 2017

In full: PM Lee's New Year message 2018 - 'A strong foundation for the future'
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/in-full-pm-lee-s-new-year-message-2018-a-strong-foundation-for-9823240
31 Dec 2017 06:00PM (Updated: 31 Dec 2017 06:10PM)

Ricky Lim ·

This is how we have built today’s Singapore - each generation working and saving for the future, building on what it inherited and passing on something better to the next generation. This was the creed that drove the Pioneer Generation of Singaporeans, and it must animate our generation too.
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This is a precious Singapore's value - to save for the future and build better lives for ourselves and our future generations as responsible human beings.

Not immediate gratification and build mammoth debt for our future generation to bear.

Ricky Lim ·

In uncouth term,
We enjoy our fruits but clean our own shit.

And not leave the shits for our future generations or descendants to clean it for us.

National University of Singapore

Er, MRT not fixed for more than a decade already until people lost hope and confidence. Hardly heard of MRT breakdown before 2006. From 2006 onwards, starting more breakdowns and disruptions till even flooding of MRT recently. Our earlier strong MRT foundation went kaput. Don't mean to pour cold water but it's the truth. Don't whack the truth messenger please.

Getting Singapore’s rail network back on track in 2018
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/.../getting-singapore-s...
By Olivia Siong @OliviaSiongCNA
24 Dec 2017 09:29AM (Updated: 24 Dec 2017 10:50AM)

Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
So far, two out of six projects have been completed - with upgrades to the signalling system, power supply, trains and track circuits still taking place.
In addition, there are also plans to double the rail network by 2030 - which Dr Zhou said is likely to play a major part in improving reliability.
"With much more choices or alternative lines in operation, then it should ease or relieve some of the load in the traditional or old lines,” said Dr Zhou.
“By the middle of next year, we are expecting the resignalling project to be complete and maybe we give it one or two months for teething issues … I am very positive to see by end of next year, we would see much better reliability in our system.”

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This is the same as :-

Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Posted on :-
16 Nov 2017 07:52AM (Updated: 16 Nov 2017 12:47PM)

Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Few neasures here may help to mitigate and minimise MRT disruptions and safety :-
(1) Failsafe, failsoft mechanism - eg, if signaling software fail, hardware eg. IoT take over - if not human backup must be able to manual override and take over if signaling software fail.
(2) Redundant lines - to be able to shut down the whole line for maintenance, repair and fail over to redundant line eg, the up and coming redundant thomson line from Changi, Ang Mo Kio to Jurong (NUS, NTU, SP, NP, UniSim, One-North, Science Park) ---- will alleviate and provide redundant to the Green line (East-West line) and Red line (Ang Mo Kio line to Jurong East).
(3) Improve work culture and morale of staff - demoralise staff will not put in extra effort to make the system work or improve the system.
(4) Parallel bus system (that run along the MRT station) - able to beef up during MRT disruption
(5) Proactive, predictive, reactive maintenance - to upgrade and improve the parts that are 20 to 30 years old.
(6) Realtime information dispensement to inform public - that eg. "A" line is unavailable for servicing and move over to "B" line. (This is the same as London tube - where one line is taken down for servicing, a parallel line is activated to serve public. And if both lines are down, bus system that ply the MRT stations are activated). --- 3 redundant public transport system in place. If to be more kiasu, activate PMD, hire-bicycle also put in place - for those who are adventurous to rely on during disruptions.
Make this a standard modus operandi that public will take it as natural course.
---- All mechanical things, or software, or hardware, or system --- will fail some point in time - and need maintenance, servicing, repair.
----- The key is there will be a failsafe alternative, failsoft mechanism to mitigate, redundant system to seamlessly or close to seamless take over of main line if fail.
eg. car will fail on the road and need maintenance.
air con will fail and need maintenance.
computer system will fail, and need redundant system to take over.
etc etc.
Make public understand this.
人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。
万法唯心起。
This is the Universal Law of Impermanence.
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Since the parallel MRT thomson line that run parallel to East-West Line and North South line are still work in progress and not available now -----
"May have to consider using Bus services to run to all MRT stations ---- for eg. service provided during peak hours --- eg. go office hours and after office hours --- to backup MRT lines).

If MRT lines disrupted --- parallel bus service can be beef up =------ until the new parallel MRT line is available."
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
To save cost, this parallel bus service vthat run along the MRT stations will not run during off-peak hours.
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Best still come up with a transit guide, information display system etc- to illustrate the redundant systems :- eg.
(1) Line A - normal (or disrupted - go to Line B, C and D eg.)
(2) Line B - normal (or disrupted)
(3) Bus service C - normal (or disrupted)
(4) hire PMD, Hire bike D - normal (or disrupted)
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Peter Lim
Plagiarism?
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Plagarism is not important.

The most important is how the post is used and the outcome.

Now the post is used correctly and the outcome is good.

The post is worth the effort.
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
人法地。地法天。天法道。道法自然。
宇宙万法唯心造。善果因缘生。恶果因缘灭。

上度，下渡，横渡，竖度。
左度，右度，三百六十度，无所不度。

上度天。
横度人。
下度鬼。

竖度三界。
左度，右度 - 随缘普渡。
三百六十度 - 度宇宙。

无所不度 - 六道度尽。

万法由心度。

Hope this has helped to solve the Nation's most 棘手 national problem.

阿弥陀佛！！！
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Ricky Lim · Singapore
拜的佛多，自然有佛菩萨庇佑。
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Singapore to continue restructuring economy, investing in infrastructure in 2018: PM Lee
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-hsien-loong-new-year-message-2018-9823236
31 Dec 2017 06:00PM (Updated: 31 Dec 2017 07:20PM)

Ricky Lim ·

Singapore
Amid an uncertain external environment, Singapore must press on with plans to restructure its economy and invest in its infrastructure in 2018, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his New Year message on Sunday (Dec 31).

This includes continuing to implement Industry Transformation Maps, and using SkillsFuture to inculcate lifelong learning and help workers to adapt and grow in new jobs, Mr Lee said.

“We have benefitted from the global economic upswing. But more fundamentally, our productivity has grown,” he said. “Singaporeans are upgrading and learning new skills, while businesses are innovating and adopting new technology. That is how we will stay competitive and ready for the future.”
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
The following is posted on:-

Tuesday, 1 May, 2012 2:57 PM
Ricky Lim
REACH RWEB Submission feedback RWEB2012050100010 via the REACH website: To raise productivity,

To raise productivity, everyone has a part to play :-
1. Business invest in capital tools and send workers for training
2. Workers upgrade skills to operate capital tools
3. Govt provide grants, provide good education, married govt R&D bodies with business etc
4. Government work with various industry to devise objective and tangible KPI to allow business, workers, union, gov, schools etc to shoot for the KPI.
5. Govt, business, bright individuals should scout overseas countries and industries that have make their industries productive and bring it back to Singapore and transform our business to be more productive.
6. Union encourage, provide relevant course for workers to upgrade
7. School train students in right course, right skills and married industry with courses.
8. Home, family members, social bodies have to support working members to provide a conducive environment for working members to be productive.
9. Look at whatever else things that can make the nation productive, to be productive.
10. Peg the wage increase vis-à-vis our regions, our competitors, our international competition to ensure that our wage increase are competitive and will not drive away business – causing massive job losses.

Sent: Tuesday, 1 May, 2012 3:24 PM
To: reachadmin@reachadmin.com
Subject: REACH RWEB Submission: Govt agenices working with industries to devise prodictivity figures

To elaborate further :-
(1) Ministry of Comm and iDA – should work with IT industries, foreign IT MNCs, local IT vendors etc to devise objective, tangible KPI productive figures in each technology areas and skillsets vis-à-vis global competition and regional competition – so that IT business and IT workers can target to meet the KPI productivity figures – and peg wage growth in % term and/or absolute term to the productivity figures and business profitability. Communicate this to the IT industries, business, IT workers, Union and schools. Make sure we are competitive with our global competitors and regional competitors.
(2) SLA should do the same with construction sector.
(3) Ministry of Finanace and MAS should work with the banking and financial sector. etc

ricky l
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That is, the concept above is how to transform Singapore Economy in 2016 - sector-by-sector (conceptualising the KPI for each sector) ---- and using targeted approach to transform each sector, each industry one by one.

Only then productivity in each sector, in each industry can be successfully transformed - supported by empirical, scientific measures.

Good that after 4 years --- the idea is taken up.
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
The origin of Industry Transformation Map (ITM).......................
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Megan Ram ·

Marymount Convent, Singapore

Ricky Lim ....gloomy economy...how come some top people earn milions....

Ricky Lim ·

Megan Ram -

Let me tell you a story.

About 3,000 years ago, a Prince (presumably can earn millions) if he become a King and rule the Country which will benefits all his citizens.
But he choose to leave his kingdom and go into the forest in quest for spiritual culitvation - and he eventually gain Enlightenment and vow to benefit all human mankind - and not limited to his citizen in his Country. While doing so, he rely on Kings and people to offer him alms (without the millions of dollars he would have earned if he remain as Prince and eventually the King of his Country).
So the story is the thing call Universal Law of Karma.
If he want to become King to rule his Country and benefit his citizens - his karma will entitle him to millions of dollars.
Howeever if he want to benefits all mankind and want to become a Buddha - his karma will mean forgoing his millions of dollars of income - but able to achieve his Bodhi Vows of benefitting and liberating all mankind.

Ricky Lim ·

Even a Buddha must "work" and "contribute his worth" and must be seen to contribute his worth - to earn his alm in order for him to survive.

Otherwise, who will offer alm to the Buddha and who will listen to the discourse of the Buddha - if the Buddha is not seen to contributing his worth?

What we want is our CPF money back once our age 55... But now all liao...

I prefer, the longer it stays in CPF the better, high interest rate way above the bank rate

Serangoon Garden Secondary School

Lilian Chang - if the only place you know where to put outside of CPF is bank, i call this epic fail.

CPF offer 2.5%, 3, 4%.
RA account offer 4,5,6%.

What other instruments that is almost risk free - offer such attractive interest?

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Man arrested after woman stabbed in Geylang
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/man-arrested-after-woman-stabbed-in-geylang-9821922
30 Dec 2017 09:28PM (Updated: 30 Dec 2017 09:37PM)

Cannot imagine nowadays there are people can be so brutal, cruel and vicious.
Serious crime like murder, using dangerous weapons are not so common not too long ago.

But sees like recently, violent crime are quite common nowadays.

Friday, December 29, 2017

Public hospitals to offer more affordable milk formula to newborns
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/public-hospitals-to-offer-more-affordable-milk-formula-to-9819584
29 Dec 2017 06:47PM (Updated: 29 Dec 2017 11:58PM)

This is intervention by Government.

Ricky Lim ·

This is the right way to do.
Otherwise, public are paying unnecessary high price for rearing kids and raising a family.

Ricky Lim ·

There is no reason why Singaporeans have to pay a higher price of milk powder vis-a-vis other Countries.

Why is there a price discrimination towards Singapore?

Ricky Lim ·

Short of a ban on those baby milk products that charge Singaporeans exorbitant prices, Singaporeans should choose a reasonably price milk products and refrain from buying milk products that fleece Singaporeans.

Private hospitals should do likewise to promote reasonably price milk products - and not collaborate with milk producers to fleece Singaporeans.

Beijing may be starting to win its battle against smog
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/beijing-may-be-starting-to-win-its-battle-against-smog-9820032
29 Dec 2017 08:29PM (Updated: 29 Dec 2017 08:30PM)

China with it determination - has done a good job.

Trump did a reverse.

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

After Jerusalem decision, US moves to slash UN budget
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/after-jerusalem-decision-us-moves-to-slash-un-budget-9812330
27 Dec 2017 11:39AM (Updated: 27 Dec 2017 11:40AM)

Ricky Lim ·

American scholars and other experts have been cautioning the US administration that such coercive tactics could harm US long-term interests.
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With the cut back by US to UN, UN should also take active steps to cut back measures that serve US interests.

Ricky Lim ·

It is the right time to eliminate money politics from the UN - that serve only one big power's interests - without regards to fairness, justice, equality.

Harvard University

From the UN budget report US did not contribute in 2017. Singapore contributed US$11,274,636.
http://www.un.org/en/ga/contributions/honourroll.shtml

Since US did not pay its due in UN, shouldn't UN bar US from seating in the UN?

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