否极泰来 Piji Tailai

 From pineapple to durian , are we giving too much power to the PAP? Pay Increases: They decide their own salaries, while citizens have no say. Public Transport Fares: Fares continue to rise, and the decision rests entirely with them. Forest Preservation: Public feedback against clearing green spaces is routinely ignored. Taking Photos: Snapping photos in restricted public areas can make you punishable by law. Collecting Bottles: Gathering discarded bottles for a living can be treated as a crime. Fruit Decisions: Whether it’s choosing a president or picking a policy—pineapple or durian—they ultimately decide. Yet, if you are rich enough, none of this affects you: you can simply import and buy your own top-grade fruits.

  黄梨退场，榴莲上场。 生活，真变得更甜了吗？ 当年总统选举，黄梨压倒性大胜，仿佛向世人证明：只要实力够硬，超越种族的民意就能拥他入局。 2025 年大选，亦是如此。纷乱的世局里，人们终究选择了看似坚硬、越品越香的榴莲，让首度领军的新班子高票过关。 如今，一年过去，两年过去。 还有人记得黄梨的甜吗？榴莲的香，又留下了多少？ 我们的生活改善了多少？生命的素质又提升了多少？ 现实是，黄梨与榴莲越卖越贵，人民的荷包却日渐萎缩。会不会有一天，我们连黄梨与榴莲都吃不起了——只能在日趋沉重的岁月里，苦苦回味那段曾经馨香的旧时光？

  Fresh grad. No job. Want to start a family — but how? Buy an HDB flat — but how? Survive without income — but how? These aren't just headlines to me. They're my life right now. Maybe this is a bad era. But maybe it's also a good time — a time to ask what I can give to Singapore, without always asking why. Even when ministers' salaries go up and mine doesn't exist. What a big AI challenge in the little red dot. But I'm still here. Still trying. Still hoping.

  最近好无语。 法庭前拍照，官字两个口，小心。 乱翻垃圾桶，官字有把尺，小心。 空气污染高，自己顾自己，小心。 公交费上涨，荷包要小心。 谁最开心，部长加薪了 ! 不知道，应该是无言还是无语？

 Top Pay, Top Talent May Not Win Even deploy Singapore’s sharpest minds, navigating the Indian market remains an uphill battle. Air India is no exception. History shows that India has long been a tough terrain for foreign capital, with numerous multinationals eventually packing their bags. Questioning SIA’s heavy commitment to Air India is not just a commercial query—it goes deeper. Because Temasek is SIA’s majority shareholder, the airline’s capital forms an indirect part of Singapore’s national reserves. What started as a corporate expansion has now clearly transcended pure commercial considerations into the realm of high-stakes statecraft.

 初心不在，人才不来，行动党是否正步向危机？ 李光耀曾直言，若行动党失去吸引人才的能力，替代政府便会随之诞生。放眼古今中外，从未有过哪个国家能单靠金钱维持政治运作、真正做到为国为民。 然而，不禁令人深思的是：为何喝着行动党奶水、接受其教育的新加坡人，如今似乎不再心存感激，也不愿与党并肩拼搏、共克时艰？ 到头来，只能依赖高薪来招安所谓的精英。归根结底，是因为行动党已渐行渐远地偏离了建国初心与立国誓约。企图单靠优厚待遇去吸引志同道合者加入，终究无法带领新加坡迈向更高峰。