MM's house: 'When I'm dead, demolished it.'
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Jan 21, 2011 - Straits Times
MM Lee said: "I've told the Cabinet, when I'm dead. demolish it."
Do you agree?
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It is his house , so who cares
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hope that when he dies, a revolution in S'pore..............and a mob burn his house down..............with his clan in it !
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He's ending his career on a low note, of course he doesn't want people to remember his bunglingly speeches, his stank mad rants on citizens, he is just trying to have his last words in everything so that people will remember him with gratitude, awe and respect. My foot, he and his son can eat.
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The Castle of his empire will be demolished. Good !!!
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Ya demolish la....old man has claimed credit for too many things for too long.
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I dun mind having a public holiday to mark his death anniversary.Free holiday to enjoy !!!
Maybe the singapore post office start a stamp on him after his death or maybe print his banknotes.
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Kuan Yew day or what?
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Lee Kill You Day.............
maybe the statue of Raffles will be replaced by one of LKY.........
they should print Hell Notes with LKY's picture on them............
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Originally posted by Pure Emptiness:
I dun mind having a public holiday to mark his death anniversary.Free holiday to enjoy !!!
Maybe the singapore post office start a stamp on him after his death or maybe print his banknotes.
don't kill the stamp.
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
Lee Kill You Day.............
maybe the statue of Raffles will be replaced by one of LKY.........
they should print Hell Notes with LKY's picture on them............
LOL!!Ah Chek..when u die i also make a statue also at ur house void deck..
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
hope that when he dies, a revolution in S'pore..............and a mob burn his house down..............with his clan in it !
Well..you are like different from many elderly citizens in SG...people knows that LKY have make Singapore into a garden city and make Singapore from a KAMPONG to a city.thats alot of like 贡献。。
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But i ask why got no Goh Keng Swee day leh...??
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Maybe his house become natural heritage. United nation endorsed this site.
Like lastime Dr Sun Yat San house.
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Pls remind him to appoint a crown prince.
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Rather than leave it to shambles, it is the most considerate and generous remark for the future value of surrounding properties.....which cannot be transferred to another world....
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u just wan to leav a memory and no momento
maybe he thinks tats a great tin ro do?
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This is joke lah ...
goddess of mercy is Kwan Yin.
god of no mercy is ???
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Jan 22, 2011 - Straits Times
62% of ST readers want MM Lee's home conserved
By Hannah Koh
AMAJORITY of respondents in an online poll conducted on Friday by The Straits Times, are in favour of conserving Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's house at 38, Oxley Road, after his passing.
Of the 2,154 respondents who responded in the six hours the poll was open, 62 per cent said yes to conservation.
Those who said 'no' comprised 35 per cent, while three per cent were neutral. Written responses ranged from nonchalance to impassioned calls for the house's preservation.
In an interview with The Straits Times journalists for the book Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going - which was launched earlier on Friday - Mr Lee revealed he had told the Cabinet to demolish his house after his death.
This is despite the fact that some of the most important meetings concerning Singapore's future, had been held in the house back in the 1950s.
MM Lee's revelation set Singaporeans talking.
Heritage experts pointed out, however, that the litmus test for conservation will ultimately come down to whether the public sees significance in the building, said leading director of the Institute of Policy Studies, Mr Ong Keng Yong. He added: 'The only way to find out is to ask the people of Singapore, possibly through a poll'.
'If they think it should be conserved,' Mr Ong said, 'the government of the day should bear the cost of maintaining it'.
In response, The Straits Times posted the question to readers on our website, Facebook page and Twitter feed.
Besides indicating their stances, readers also shared feedback and suggestions.
On our Facebook page (facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes), Mr John S Cheung wrote: 'I am for preserving it, but the current height limit for the neighbouring properties, restricted road access and mandatory silence in the evening, should not apply after that.'
Taking the same stance, Aspirant81 tweeted that 'it should be conserved for the tourism money'.
Another comment came from Kin: 'Though I am not a Singaporean, I believe that the house has a good story behind it and should be conserved....Mr Lee is one of the greatest leaders of our time. Many future Singaporeans will learn of the birth of a nation that happened in this house.'
Bluemonkey supported conservation, but said it should not be turned into a museum.
'Convert it into a school, child care centre, kindergarten, or something useful,' wrote bluemonkey. 'It would be more in line with Lee Kuan Yew's ideals.'
Out of those who were for demolition and development of the site, Mr Ng Boon Keng emphasised on Facebook that it is a matter of fulfilling the wishes of the elder statesman and homeowner.
'Respect the elder. He said demolish...must listen to our founding fathers.'
Matthew Liow agreed, writing that 'if Mr Lee wants to demolish the house, let it be'.
Some readers were more nonchalant.
'I walk past his house every day as my office is just round the corner. Nothing special. It's just a house, let him do what he wants with it,' wrote Loretta Marie Perera on Facebook.
Mr Lee's house at 38 Oxley Road was constructed by a Jewish merchant over 100 years ago.
A place the Lees have called home since the 1940s, it was where Singapore's current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong grew up and its basement played host to long meetings between the men who would go on to form the People's Action Party in the 1950s.
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Many are thinking of it as new tourist attraction....
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It is an unseen house, out of sight, most Singaporean have not seen it, does not identify with it, and don't know it is there.
Hell, why preserve it. No body will miss it. It won't make an iota of difference if it is gone.
P.S. Maybe some Gurkhas would be retrenched.
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Better demolish, else turn into haunted house.
I distinctly remembered sometime ago he said that he will rise from the grave.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Many are thinking of it as new tourist attraction....
It would be like visiting Marco's or Suharto's house.
Opulence.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
Better demolish, else turn into haunted house.
I distinctly remembered sometime ago he said that he will rise from the grave.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
Better demolish, else turn into haunted house.
I distinctly remembered sometime ago he said that he will rise from the grave.
haha.