Monday, March 30, 2015

of Lee Kuan Yew - our founding father

i hate queues.... i had never queue to meet any celebrities, attend members' sales or purchase collectibles, i would rather skip the queue and eat at fast food restaurant or food centres if the queue at restaurants are too long.... 

but my heart told me that i just had to join the hundred of thousands in paying my last respect to the selfless man regardless of the hours that i had to stand in queue.... 

 saw this right at the entrance of the padang.... 
lucky for us, we did not start here...  we strolled pass the 4 hours point too... =) 

in fact, the padang was rather empty 


and the flow of people was smooth 


we finally reached our first pit stop after a 20 minutes stroll from raffle city ... time check - 10.15am 


thank you volunteers, organisors, soldiers for the umbrellas

refreshments 



buns

sweets 
  
cold wet towels 

and even "home-made" water mist 


Singapore looks even more beautiful this week 





  
despite the thousands of people who were in the queue, it was quiet and orderly... 

    




last time check - 12.50pm

we took a total of a little less than 3 hours.... =) 

no photography allowed in the parliament house so i just kope these  pics below from the net

luv this lego piece by a little boy 

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Dear Mr Lee Kuan Yew,

THANK YOU for being such a selfless leader who put improving the welfare and future for the people as your life purpose. My grandma was a 红头巾, my mum was not given the opportunity to attend school and i believe that if not for your visions, your plans, your actions, your perseverance to ensure all your plans were carried out, i would not be the fortunate 3rd generation who gets to enjoy the problems of living in a first world country.... 
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and on this page, i shall keep all the images, stories, articles about you just so that i can click back whenever i think of you.... 








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penned by Ivy James Faglho:

I am literate.

I am educated.

I am bilingual (and I can also speak some Hokkien).

I have a recognized diploma.

Simply because the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew did not subscribe to the notion of 女子无才便是德 (loosely translated: A woman is virtuous when she is not talented / educated).

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Eulogy by Li Hongyi:

He would have discussions with our parents while my cousins and I would sit by the side and listen. I would always feel a bit silly after listening. He made me realise how petty all my little concerns were and how there were so many bigger problems in the world. He made me want to do something more with my life.

You didn't have to care about frivolous things or play silly games. You could do something good with your life, and the best way to do so was to have good principles and conduct yourself honourably.

What made him a great man was the person he chose to be. A man of character, clarity, and conviction. We should remember him less as a man who gave us great gifts, and more as a man who showed us the kind of people we could be.


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Mr Lee Kuan Yew's red box

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Speech to Principals in 1966

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counter to no freedom in Singapore

Singapore 2B

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tough love from Mr Lee Kuan Yew

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