Final Thoughts On The NDR Speech

Rounding Up My Thoughts On The NDR Speech
Maybe just a few more reflections to round up my my thoughts here.

Upon reading the full transcript of the NDR speech, it now becomes crystal clear that there will be a Re-Employment Act. Really neat, or so I thought.

And certainly most things were well-thought out as evidenced by programs for not only very old or new estates but also the "sandwich flat". Plus the programs to help flat-owners and flat-owners wannabe on three levels - the front, middle and back-end.

Even for the HIP, there were essential and optional repairs.

Now let us know if the compulsory annuity is for those aged below 50 or is it for those aged 50 and below. There is a crucial one-year difference because the news have variously reported the two glaring discrepancies.

These Were Some Of His Faults, On Further Reflection
Among the few things I have to fault Mr Oldie yesterday in our little exchange, were that he was running all over the place with different pieces of information.

He was first talking about calling up Microsoft for his software mishappens (wasn't clear if it was the Office Suite or the Vista operating system) and then issues about Norton.

Therefore he wasn't very coherent in that sense.

And he isn't as up-to-the-minute with some issues. Maybe that has something to do with age. He is still in that era of doing things a particular way.

Hey, What About The First Language And Lingua Fraca That You Elevated The English Language To In The First Place? Why Is It Now Subordinated?
There are bonus points for admission into JC with excellengt Higher MT scores and now it seems it is gonna be the same with a regional third language like Malay.

What ever happened to bonus marks for excelling at the English Language?

And how can the General Paper, which is a critical-thinking, critical-analysis and writing paper, be relegated to an "AO" level status previously and now subordinated as a H1 subject?

Shouldn't it count more towards a credit for university admission?

ThereIn Lies The Crux Of The Problem
You would have realised by now that I have lived without a TV set for a few years now. There were only on and off occasions I got to watch the morning talk show, the news and other English variety programs.

That explains my not watching the NDR Speech telecast and the NDP.

Plus due to the Internet connection dying during part of its transmission, I have not been able to download the full ITune software crucial for playing podcasts.