tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post5468954687100683244..comments2024-02-19T20:37:52.018+08:00Comments on eastcoastlife: MOE said : It's an oversight.eastcoastlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-7512554676143354382007-10-02T16:26:00.000+08:002007-10-02T16:26:00.000+08:00Oh my...I knew something was up with the education...Oh my...I knew something was up with the education system.<BR/><BR/>One of my friend remarked "How come there are China students who can't speak basic English can get a place in Poly?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-71629753493863882632007-06-14T19:26:00.000+08:002007-06-14T19:26:00.000+08:00Hi ECL, with regard to ur reply to lampchop, I tru...Hi ECL, with regard to ur reply to lampchop, I truely agree (with you) that this matter is different from those gift students etc who can skip a level. This is outright cheating! <BR/><BR/>However with the seats thingy, I think lampchop might have a reason to be heated up. 'Cos in that instant she wouldn't know when her friend is going to come back to the table with food isn't it? What if her friend comes back to the table and still find the black guy there eating away? Wouldn't that leave the fren no where to go to?<BR/><BR/>I'm not defending anyone, but that would be what will be running through my mind if I were her.. =)KeV's wAlKAbOuThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298541893043463012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-9909506813056479572007-06-14T11:34:00.000+08:002007-06-14T11:34:00.000+08:00Nah, that's no drama or oversight.According to the...Nah, that's no drama or oversight.<BR/>According to the exams board Doctorine, 'A school may exempt a student from taking any class or examination based on it's own certain merits'<BR/><BR/>Have you heard some kids taking GCE'O'Levels at Sec3? I did..and still have proof.<BR/><BR/>It does not matter much, as some parents who went abroad and home school the kids,etc, have to consider all the merits.<BR/><BR/>All this issue started way back after independence, when we have Madrasah Schools and their students converting over..and it was a headache of a problem only to be a bit solvent now after 2005 rulings.<BR/><BR/>So, if the student can meet the target and 'tests'...so be it.<BR/><BR/>I now ..shut my gob up.Geek @ Kedai.TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981217267320528270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-76901306905269051442007-06-14T11:29:00.000+08:002007-06-14T11:29:00.000+08:00dieselfire,For the parents, it is to save money. L...dieselfire,<BR/>For the parents, it is to save money. Less a year of studies, less one year of expenses.eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-37023688097761145852007-06-14T10:47:00.000+08:002007-06-14T10:47:00.000+08:00You know, same thing happened to me when my family...You know, same thing happened to me when my family came back from Australia. I was offered grades higher than my capabilities but at the end of the day, I fought for myself and got into the lower level education. <BR/><BR/>Parents don't understand that the basics of education is more important than being able to go to a higher grade.dieselfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10048794924018729488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-34993024262731731772007-06-14T10:12:00.000+08:002007-06-14T10:12:00.000+08:00lambchop,I am crazy and I'll get into trouble, but...lambchop,<BR/>I am crazy and I'll get into trouble, but I have no fear any more. This is not a small matter.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine you getting all heated up over choapping seats in a hawker centre. The seats are public and don't belong to you. <BR/><BR/>What's the problem with letting people finish their meal, while your friend or family are queuing? Nobody in their right mind would sit at the hawker centre for hours to finish a plate of caipeng, right? <BR/><BR/>And your friend wanted to beat him up? Gosh. THIS IS A REALLY SMALL MATTER. You are barking up the wrong tree.<BR/><BR/>There are of course many Singaporeans who donate money or time to get their kids into good schools. No secrets about that.<BR/><BR/>What I'm taking issue with here is the rules and regulations that MOE puts out and their own staff are breaking it. <BR/><BR/>They cannot tell us one thing and do the other thing behind our backs. Where's the transparency?<BR/>And is it right for them to bend over for foreigners?<BR/><BR/>I have no problems if the kids are really geniuses and they can jump levels. But if they can buy their way into the school even if they didn't pass their entrance tests and even get to jump levels, then that's a different matter. <BR/><BR/>I hope you are not a foreigner. You have kids. Hope your kids don't get pass over to give priority to foreigners. :)eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-6537793039176803922007-06-14T09:57:00.000+08:002007-06-14T09:57:00.000+08:00wokking mum,MOE makes mistakes, we public tell lie...wokking mum,<BR/>MOE makes mistakes, we public tell lies. That's the way they put things. :)<BR/><BR/>There are many parents like these, everywhere in the world. Selfish, self-centred, arrogant, ignorant, un-educated... whatever. <BR/><BR/>Well, Mrs Kong and Mrs Yap are not only parents but principal and vice-principal of a school. How do they face their students everyday for years and don't feel a thing?eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-14698805747902107812007-06-14T09:47:00.001+08:002007-06-14T09:47:00.001+08:00Thank you Captain Picard.:)Thank you Captain Picard.<BR/>:)eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-83700528747306795842007-06-14T09:47:00.000+08:002007-06-14T09:47:00.000+08:00angel,:) ya, bad bad people....angel,<BR/>:) ya, bad bad people....eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-75349278170627164852007-06-14T09:46:00.000+08:002007-06-14T09:46:00.000+08:00oceanskies,Thanks. I spent 3 years gathering evide...oceanskies,<BR/>Thanks. <BR/><BR/>I spent 3 years gathering evidence and getting my cases on paper. The amount of time and money spent is worth it, I want to see these people in jail.eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-1901197806852119932007-06-14T09:44:00.000+08:002007-06-14T09:44:00.000+08:00sweetpea,Thanks. :)I appreciate that.sweetpea,<BR/>Thanks. :)<BR/><BR/>I appreciate that.eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-47816765259537343352007-06-14T09:43:00.000+08:002007-06-14T09:43:00.000+08:00rinnah,Yes, it was very stressful and depressing a...rinnah,<BR/>Yes, it was very stressful and depressing at that time. There were many against one. You know the feeling? And I wasn't the one who was in the wrong.eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-72649285714988480012007-06-14T08:45:00.000+08:002007-06-14T08:45:00.000+08:00Oversight?! I think not!The parents so horrible. T...Oversight?! I think not!<BR/>The parents so horrible. They dont think they did anything wrong. Goodness! This is how they teach their children ah? Tsk-TskWokkingMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14903448449460498557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-90203548656560865612007-06-14T03:09:00.000+08:002007-06-14T03:09:00.000+08:00This is quite a drama. I'm supporting you, ECL.This is quite a drama. I'm supporting you, ECL.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-36518937397270912892007-06-14T02:02:00.000+08:002007-06-14T02:02:00.000+08:00Wah liao... why they do this to you :( baaad peopl...Wah liao... why they do this to you :( baaad people!!!rainbow angeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769985161601781229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-75768926868408071452007-06-13T23:30:00.000+08:002007-06-13T23:30:00.000+08:00For the way you write your post, I can see that yo...For the way you write your post, I can see that you have been very organised in gathering evidence.<BR/><BR/>Send you a hug. It was probably quite a stressful time getting those harrassments and threats. The thought of that would make one chill. <BR/><BR/>I shall be here to lend my quiet company if you should need it.oceanskies79https://www.blogger.com/profile/15637499843542653266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-6889482531819080792007-06-13T23:01:00.000+08:002007-06-13T23:01:00.000+08:00am still here! and I thought SG is a real FINE cou...am still here! and I thought SG is a real FINE country... fine here, fine there..<BR/>do take care~Sweetpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417135885315635439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-75150400345081264482007-06-13T22:34:00.000+08:002007-06-13T22:34:00.000+08:00I am all ears, eastcoastlife!I can't begin to imag...I am all ears, eastcoastlife!<BR/><BR/>I can't begin to imagine the kind of stress you were under with death threats and all.rinnahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233586539656719434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-34994981930601539382007-06-13T22:31:00.000+08:002007-06-13T22:31:00.000+08:00i think u are crazy and gettng yourself in trouble...i think u are crazy and gettng yourself in trouble. making a big deal out of a matter that is very common even among singaporeans. if the foreign student is a genius and can skip to a higher grade even though his/her home school grade was lower and the sg school decided to let him/her in, what's the deal to you. many singaporean parents give 'donations' in other forms and ways to get their child into their fav/ prefered school. the very fact that schools take in students who excel in a certain sport so can be in the school team to rep the school but yet results not good is also a form of such alternative entries into schools.Lambchophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716984309294166558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-78005470847271110472007-06-13T21:49:00.000+08:002007-06-13T21:49:00.000+08:00Wind,Yes, I was really exhausted and sick - physic...Wind,<BR/>Yes, I was really exhausted and sick - physically and mentally. I have records at the hospital, I might not have to go to jail if I had killed anyone then. :)eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-41524392636910398562007-06-13T21:45:00.000+08:002007-06-13T21:45:00.000+08:00It's getting more complicated. This incident remin...It's getting more complicated. This incident reminds me about politics - no one is pure white.<BR/><BR/>Did you contact the police about the harassment you had from Andy? I can't believe that it was so serious that you would need to go to a hospital!Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604711314928685422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-9111424982036641502007-06-13T21:28:00.000+08:002007-06-13T21:28:00.000+08:00sha,Finally could get it out into the open and oh ...sha,<BR/>Finally could get it out into the open and oh my, does it feel good!eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-92009543348319185102007-06-13T21:27:00.000+08:002007-06-13T21:27:00.000+08:00Ed,Yes, paper cannot wrap fire. The fire has not o...Ed,<BR/>Yes, paper cannot wrap fire. The fire has not only burnt them, it's burning the whole forest!eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-71326229164675173402007-06-13T20:18:00.000+08:002007-06-13T20:18:00.000+08:00oh my getting complicated nowwell at least its out...oh my getting complicated now<BR/><BR/>well at least its out in the open & ur conscience is always being honest & upfront<BR/><BR/>--<BR/>regards uncle shaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-72560808528275942952007-06-13T19:25:00.000+08:002007-06-13T19:25:00.000+08:00There's a very appropriate Chinese saying which I ...There's a very appropriate Chinese saying which I am sure I can use for this post... Paper can never wrap fire. <BR/><BR/>When one chooses to cheat the system, one must be prepared that he/she will somehow be exposed. It's only a matter of time, through who and what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com