For my son, when he grows up, this site will be my legacy for him. The decisions his mother and I made for him, to understand them, to learn from them and to lead a life without prejudice and to succeed in it on his own merit.

Friday, July 3, 2009

"1984" In Singapore

"1984" of course refers to the title of the novel by George Orwell. Published in 1949, the novel relates an authoritarian government bent on controlling its citizen to stay in power with propaganda campaign and media white wash. Also thru a sytem of "Big Brother is watching" it depicts the kind of pervasive government existed only to streamlined it's people along a common objective of a just and order society.

Below is a 45-minute documentary on Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore and one of the world's remaining political strongmen. The film was seized by government officials (on orders of the home ministry) when it premiered at a private screening on 17 May 2008. Directed by Seelan Palay.



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