Singapore's hidden history
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
Chit Fund? Did they spell wrongly somewhere lol.
No spelling error.
Chit Funds originate from India.
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Originally posted by Casopia-maplesea:
these days, fertility is a problem in practically every country right now. think abt it. back in the 60s’, if not for PAP where would singapore stand now? a struggling little ‘dot’ under the wing of malaysia? think carefully. complaining and complaining so much now which, i agree, is in a sense justifiable, but to simply just throw away all that the PAP has done since the 60s’ is something i find wierd. which other party in the 60s’ would have done a better job? would u rather have it we became communist under the CP? or maybe suffer taxation and suppression by malaysia? we beat malaysia’s economy within a space of less than 40 years, rising from the slums to become Asean’s second biggest economy. and now u ask, what has PAP done for us?
were you born before the 60s?
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Originally posted by Casopia-maplesea:
these days, fertility is a problem in practically every country right now. think abt it. back in the 60s’, if not for PAP where would singapore stand now? a struggling little ‘dot’ under the wing of malaysia? think carefully. complaining and complaining so much now which, i agree, is in a sense justifiable, but to simply just throw away all that the PAP has done since the 60s’ is something i find wierd. which other party in the 60s’ would have done a better job? would u rather have it we became communist under the CP? or maybe suffer taxation and suppression by malaysia? we beat malaysia’s economy within a space of less than 40 years, rising from the slums to become Asean’s second biggest economy. and now u ask, what has PAP done for us?
if not for S'pore's position on the map............10 LKYs also can't do anything.........
plus, he has the Brits to help him...........
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
were you born before the 60s?
Casiopia is just one of those brainwashed by PAP propaganda..............don't blame him lah..........
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Korea and taiwan were no better than us in the 50s and 60s? Today they have world class economies with world class brands. Singapore? Too constricted by a textbook environment. And yet this claim of "from slum to modern city" keeps coming up.
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cos PAP claimed that they are doing a great job.
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
if not for S'pore's position on the map............10 LKYs also can't do anything.........
plus, he has the Brits to help him...........
cos he support british, if he support USA at that time, USA will help him. he is just helping others to carry balls -
How would historians view us? Compared to the other economy tigers of asia: Taiwan, HK, S.Korea, Japan and Singapore.
Note that HK and Singapore were british colonies and both countries do not have many strong brands. The other three were not british colonies but have bustling global brands. Haha.
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
Casiopia is just one of those brainwashed by PAP propaganda..............don't blame him lah..........
not so old and dun know a lot;
then dun talk like a grandpa.
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Tigers in Singapore
By Marsita Omar written on 2006-12-12
National Library Board SingaporeComments on article: InfopediaTalk
Tigers used to be found in the wild in Singapore. They were sighted mostly in the areas of Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang and Pulau Ubin. They were a menace when large areas of Singapore's forests were cleared for roads and plantations. The intensive hunt for tigers which was accompanied by rewards led to their diminished numbers.
Early RecordsThe first record of tigers is found in the first newspaper in Singapore, the Singapore Chronicle, dated 8 September 1831. There it was reported that a Chinaman was killed by a tiger and that probably the same tiger killed a native shortly after that. Singapore then was still covered by thick virgin jungle and it was home to pigs and deer which were food to tigers. The island formed part of a larger hunting ground for these tigers. Being good swimmers, tigers had been known to swim cross the Straits of Johore into Singapore.
When the cultivation of gambier and pepper took off in the 1840s, plantations extended beyond town and encroached on virgin jungle. By the late 1840s, the number of plantations peaked at 600. Chinese plantation coolies became easy targets for tigers. Reports of encounters with tigers increased in the 1830s and 1840s. In 1835, G. D. Coleman and his convict workers were laying out a new road through a swamp in the jungle near town when they were attacked though no one was killed.
Ravages by tigers grew so intense that it was said by the middle of the 19th century, tigers claimed one life a day. This could be doubted although not improbable. At first, estate owners tried to cover up the truth but by mid-1840s they gave up. In 1859, one village near Bukit Timah was abandoned due to too many attacks. Bukit Timah was nicknamed "A tiger Resort". It was reported that 390 lives were killed in 1857. It was likely that the actual number was more as many tiger attacks went unreported.
Containing the Tiger MenaceThe government gave a reward of $20 for every tiger killed but the increasing number of casualties led to the reward being increased to $50 then to $100. Tiger hunting became a rewarding sport offering money and adventure. Pits of 4 to 4.5 m were dug and traps set. Tigers caught were hauled out alive and put into strong rattan baskets which the tigers could not bite through. Indian convicts who were experts in hunting tigers were also employed by the government. With so many tigers killed, their numbers dwindled and they eventually perished. One French Canadian named Carrol made tiger hunting a business for himself. Occasional reports of tiger attacks were still heard towards the end of the 19th century; a man was killed by a tiger in Thomson Road in 1890 and two tigers shot at Bukit Timah in 1896. The last wild tiger, roaming in Choa Chu Kang area, was killed in the 1930s.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
not so old and dun know a lot;
then dun talk like a grandpa.
yes....grandpa -
Originally posted by SevenEleven:
yes....grandpaguai.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
guai.
but it does look like some of the young one are better read and better informed than me -
Originally posted by SevenEleven:
but it does look like some of the young one are better read and better informed than menot necessary there are infos we know and not found in books or archives.
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The stop at two, aiya that time they were just scared not enough jobs for the kiddies in future.
now ppl dun even want
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Originally posted by sbst275:
The stop at two, aiya that time they were just scared not enough jobs for the kiddies in future.
now ppl dun even want
Now fertility rate dropped already. -