What's the use of transparency if the issue in question is just going to be sat on anyway....
Please Address Persuasively.
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
Inner Confinement.
The Emotional Barrier.
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
"爱" "撇" 了 "心"， 只有彼此难 "受"。
问：真的还有心吗？
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
(ck says: Just in case but this is not talking about myself. It's just a 啰唆道理~)
A combination of my full chinese name and my first name in hanyu pinyin.
Can you see? ...or take a guess if you do not know my name in the first place.
Do leave a comment.
Update 17 Mar 07: Here's what I mean~
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
doodle on lecture desk - 13 Mar 06
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
Child birth from the Adult...
...Adult birth from the Child.
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
Limitations...
Expectations...
False Perceptions...
Self Deceptions...
Follow your Heart...
Do you?
Will you?
Can you??
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart(?)~
An apt doodle for a day like this~ Ong 王 II~
Happy Valentine's Day~
(Check out the history of V-day~ ♥)
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
Does it matters which god you believe in if how true and mighty your god is is determined by how strong your faith is?
Gods 神 • Respect 敬 • God 并
Understand? Tell me.
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
For a friend...
"泪瓣 Petal Tears... "
...
Not Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
Good for Singapore Tax or Gana Sai Tax??
GST ↑ to 7%.
Few reasons for the hike:
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Provides fiscal leeway for the lowering of corporate tax and create a more competitive business environment to attract foreign investors and global corporations to make
(cK's note: One of EDB's aims is to establish Singapore as a international HQ hub, which is one of the many other hubs we are striving to become) -
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Overall economic benefits will eventually benefit all income groups
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GST of 7 per cent is relatively not that high [Average: Global - 16.4%, AP - 10.5%]
(cK's note: This is just a comparison and by no means comforting to me just because our GST is lower than average.)
Views from the Top
Note: The following views are taken from Business Times, "Views from the Top",
“...benefit business and society only if the government directs the additional revenue to the right use, and employees become more productive and pump more money back into the economy.
I am concerned about the impact on retirees and the non-working population like students and housewives. They are consumers, so they will have to pay higher GST. Yet they will not be able to benefit from any increase in CPF or decrease in income tax.”
- Lee Kwok Cheong CEO
(cK's note: Looking forward to a very detailed defintion of "the right use" in the budget report.)
"Timing is a critical factor especially with change management.
We need to be mindful of a potential devaluation of the US dollar which will make our export-driven economy less competitive.
- Lim Soon Hock Managing Director Plan-B Icag Pte Ltd
(cK's note: We have a Commitee Against Profiteering to check unfair price hikes using GST as an excuse.)
"...The economy's robust growth is not enjoyed by all groups and the increased GST will hurt mostly the man in the street and the small enterprises that serve the local economy. The economic recovery is also in its early stages as it is not broad-based and has yet to prove itself sustainable over time.
The GST increase will also be an unnecessary burden and will possibly stifle growth among the smaller enterprises which are not GST-registered as they will not be able to offset any deductions from the higher GST that they have to pay. If they are GST-registered, competitive pressure may not allow them to pass any or most GST increase to their customers.
A hike to 7 per cent effectively represents a 40 per cent increase in GST payment by the consumer. Offering offset measures to help the poor cope with the GST increase just does not make much sense. They would wonder what benefits they get by paying more taxes on the one hand and receiving handouts on the other. By doing so, we have effectively stripped them of their dignity. The direct way to ease the burden on consumers and employers is not to raise GST and CPF at this time.”
- "Richard Hoon CEO I Search Worldwide Group of Companies"
“The changes in GST and CPF might not be effective in helping
- Eddie Khoo Executive Chairman Oceantrade Foods
cK's final note:
Add (1/2/07): Im all for the long-term economic vision but "long-term" just means that the effects are not going to be over-night. The short-term impact is going to stink for many due to the price rise, and for me, an extra 2% for an imported headporter 2-way tote bag.
Summarized, my short and long term attitudes toward GST are as follow:
GST is:
Gana Sai Today,
Good for Singapore Tomorrow.
Awaiting Sunshine after the Rain...
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
Man O' Complex3 Man
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Complex Way of Thinking...
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Complex Way of Working...
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Complex Way of Moving...
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Complex Way of Differentiating | Black | White |
I drew the right side. The complexity of the patterns for this complex man took me 2hrs.
The left side is just "invert colour" using "Paint".
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
大头大头， Big Big Head, Big Big Head,
下雨不愁。 Big Big Rain I'm not afraid.
你有雨伞， An umbrella would be great,
我有大头。 But I just need my Big Big Head.
How is this possible?
In the rain, he won't get drenched neck down... hence, "下雨不愁". (well... in a way...)
...or perhaps, its just another urban legend.
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
doodle on lecture desk - 08 Mar 06.
Whatever you think this is, this is what you think it is~
What do you think it is?
Do comment.
Just A Doodle~
Follow your Heart~
Welcome to cK's Doodle-Blog
Doodle: to draw or scribble idly
- dictionary.com
Note:
1) im not professionally trained to "draw or scribble idly", so if it turned out ugly, so be it... u can tell me though. Do leave a comment...
2) i doodle what comes to mind... if i adapt the ideas from somewhere, i will quote the source. Otherwise, anything similar you see elsewhere is purely coincidental. Great minds think alike yea~
Kick starting - Ong 王
Dedicated to the Mighty Ongs yea~
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