MR EDMUND Lin, in his letter on Wednesday, 'Recession: S'poreans come first', did not pause to consider why the vast majority of native Singaporeans came to be here - because their forebears chose to come here for utilitarian reasons.

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There's no doubt at all in many minds that foreign talents are important, the fundamental question here is whether the government on the other hand, were seen to be doing enough to address the concerns of the locals?

I am getting sick and tired of hearing the words "FOREIGN TALENT" !!!

Editor, don't bandy the word 'talent' about. Most foreigners here are just ordinary folks.

Yes, Singapore needs foreign talents. These foreign talents (nurses, domestic helpers, road cleaners, etc) are those who are prepared to take on jobs that Singaporeans shun. Without them, Singaporeans will not be able to hold on to their high paying jobs, or maintain the status of a clean and green city.

Singapore does not require any 'foreign talents' just because they have an overseas education or come from Europe or North America. There are so many talented Singaporeans who can perform the jobs these so-called foreign talents hold now.

When jobs are scarce, it is natural to give priority to Singaporeans. Foreign talents cannot have it both ways - enjoying the benefits of a good job and safe living environment, and not wanting to become a Singapore Citizen.

With so many debate on foreign talent, there are a few points to note:

1) Not all who come from overseas are considered as foreign talent, a better term would be foreign worker

2) Our forefathers' migration to nanyang was a different situation, they came to escape poverty and build up Singapore from a clean slate, there was nothing that they took from. The current wave of workers in the globalised era go to wherever there is money to earn, it is more transient and last as long as it serves its purpose. Please don't compare our forefathers to the foreigners now, it is insulting to say the least

3) No doubt the foreign talent (workers) has contributed to Singapore's success, but to what expense to the local population. Currently, it is like a floodgate. There should be a delicate balance which is not the case, and they don't care

4) Those who take up PR can bolt from Singapore anytime, as they still retain their original citizenship as an exit plan when things are not favourable

5) I also question the premise that a certain critical population mass is necessary to achieve economic development. Even among economic circle, it is not totally agreed, and controversial

Leadership qualities, crisis-management, planning and organising, administrative capacity, creative thinking are all qualilties which singaporeans lack. Necessarily only foreign talent can fill the gap. It is the thread which holds the disparate pieces of individual stones.

ST staff should titled the forum letters more appropriately. The current is provocative and does not reflect the tone of the letter itself.

Not only for utilitarians purposes the forefathers migrated but for freedom.

Human for humanitarians purpose. yes, I agree with all humanitarians welness too.



NOTE: The urgency to bring circulation to deliver water to a vital organ that is getting progressively dehydrated might at times produce microscopic bleeding around the blood vessels to recycle the 94 percent water that is held in blood and its red cells. The process is called vasculitis. It can happen in the stomach, which had been given the label of gastritis. This process often happens in thekidneys, which then become leaky and lose protein and other essential substances in the urine. The renal problem is called nephrosis. It can happen in the lungs, in muscle tissue, in the skin, which is then called purpura. Most tissues are not "bothered" by the solid waste from such microscopic leakage of blood from their blood vessels. The residue is gradually recycled. When this happens in the brain, however, which has a tightly closed circulation, the residue "cakes" and begins to form plaque. Such plaques are seen in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. All were due to prolonged dehydration. These patients were not sick, but they were dehydrating.

Nurese Marilyn F's first brain scans revealed the widespread presence of plaques, hence confirming the M.S. diagnosis in her case. About a year after her water treatment, her brain scans showed her plaques had cleared up completely, hence her complete recovery from M.S.
She has been free of Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.) for a number of years.

(from http://theinnozablog.blogspot.com .............

Get real...there are jobs that singaporean DID NOT shun and even able to perform MUCH better than the IMPORTED TALENT. : P