Train Driver who Blogs Fabulously Now Retrenched!!!!

Gintai the blogger who was in the news and had a meeting with Law Minister, Mr. Shanmamugan suddenly stopped blogging a year ago.  His blog was doing well.  This mean readership was high and plenty of attention all the way up to the Cabinet.  Why did he stop suddenly?  Plenty of speculations now that he is retrenched a year later.  He is a SMRT driver for 18 years.   He is a gentleman and while rantings did not paint a negative picture of his employer except and I quote "You know they are big powerful organization and I am just a nobody.... I’m just like a small fly where they can just kill me for their sport!"

I guess from his blog he does have misgivings and is afraid to divulge details for fear of repercussions.  Giving good 18 years of his life and discarded.  SMRT is a government-link company even though it claims to be private and listed in the stock exchange.  Isn't this incredible?  Looks like the "cheng hoo" is leading the way to displace Singapore workers.  Granted this is highly speculative given that no details were divulge.  Is there no other job for the driver within such a vast organisation?  There must be plenty of jobs that he qualify for even if his health conditions does not permit him to drive.

Is Singapore Success Story over?  A few months ago, Sumiko Tan wrote on her column after visiting Punggol PCN that Singapore is in its Golden Age.  I guess there is no where to go but down once we reach the top.

I distinctly remember in the news a year or two ago, Manpower Minister, Tan Chuan Jin says that the PMET who became jobless is actual very small percentage of the total jobless workforce, they are very vocal and this gives the perception that there are a lot more of them than actual fact.  Relying on hard numbers which depend on a lot of variables can be misleading.  Also where is the heart for all the PMETs who have families to feed and support.

Alan Tang now has all the time in the world to enjoys his "retirement" meanwhile ex-Prime Lee says we should all work past the retirement age.  What irony!