Pri-f**king-orities!!???

Of late it seems this seems to be the buzzword - Priorities.

If anyone is following the news OUTSIDE of our state-run media, one would know of the embrassing backlash from the WB-IMF over our government's communist-like handling of the civil activists and their attendance of the Singapore 2006 meetings. The rain of criticism included chortlings of the American media, mostly along the lines of "They're barbaric, they cane people what do you expect" to downright criticism by the WB Chief, Wolfowitz himself.

But while everyone in the know have been deriding the government for their less-than-savvy management of the entire debacle, our local media truly showed themselves to be the mouthpiece of the government solely, by glossing over the international hue & cry over the affair, as well as downplaying the SDP's ongoing attempt at a protest rally & march.

These brave (but foolhardy in my opinion) souls are really trying their darndest to give Singaporeans a chance at a voice of their own, though what do they really expect the WB-IMF to do when our government doesn't even respect their own accreditation criteria really beats me.

What's even more amusing is the blatant attempt at propaganda by the media. From a crowd of over a 100 supporters the media applied for a creative license and whittled down the truth to only 20. But what else can you expect from CNA & the Strait(-Jacket) Times huh?

So it truly seems like our government's main priority at this point is to continue slathering the WB-IMF delegates with bile-inducing Eden-like facts of our (police) city-state while brave (but foolhardy?) activists sit out in the sun & rain for 4 days & 3 nights. Anything to save face, our Singapore Government is.

On the work front, I'm dealing with a Boss who puts unrealistic project goals & income over staff welfare. At times I'm really close to losing it, what with the 4A.M phone calls and emails, constant changing and restructuring of marketing efforts. Meanwhile since our supposed Finance & HR manager was fired in a fit of temper by my Boss, the little things that take care of staff to make sure things operate smoothly has got to the nuthouse.(I say supposed because he never did do what his job scope implied) From irritating facts like a lack of paper to non-existent water in the cooler and a pantry in name only to even an underlying fear that paychecks may not be cut on time to a really really staff-shortfall, I'm beginning to feel the dread of going into work these days.

So with all the wrong priorities happening all over the place, I can't help but wonder why fucking bother!!!

The SG Media Are Bloody Hypocrites

Even as they happily laud the fact that Singapore has been ranked amongst the top 5 of corruption free countires around the world, the silence on their non-reporting of the recent backlash from the World Bank - IMF over our government's rough shod banning of civil activist delegates to the upcoming meetings has been D E A F E N I N G.

Joint Statement From World Bank And IMF On CSO Participation In The Annual Meetings In Singapore

The WB-IMF protesting our government's banning of accreddited NGO reps. In other words, our government thinks its standards of deciding which people to allow to attend the meetings, or not, is waaaaay better than an International body like WB-IMF.

Singapore Under Fire as World bank-IMF Protest

Yay. Now we're publicly being laughed at. way to go marketing Singapore. Wasn't it only recently that some minister was boasting and urging one united brand of Singapore? Well there you have it.

Dictatorial Singapore

Authoritative Know It All Singapore

"We Ban Ya Ass" Singapore

Those press releases or reports (compiled by AFP too, if you notice) has been out for at least a day or 2. But not a single peep from our docile media. No no cannot let Singaporeans know that we are not being as friendly or wlecoming as our government keeps brain washing us to think we should be.

All that bullshit about wanting to attract foreign talent, investors and making this a fun filled creative place. Yeah fucking-bloody "right".