Instead of writing thrash about TPL and some other colourless people, journalists, authors and researchers should make an attempt to write an biography about Ho Kwon Ping from the day that he was born in Hong Kong. I can tell that there is no one else who stood in the middle of Singapore's history by fate, by coincidence, by choice and by a series of unexpected confluence of factors. He did not change history, he did not even move history but he was on that seminal wave that brought the flower generation to the fore. He witnessed change, he witnessed events and he was not sitting in an armchair. He marched against the Vietnam war, he fought for class struggle, he stormed the Stanford classroom of a Professor who wanted to sterlise blacks (guess who else had similar ideas) suspended from Stanford in time and writing articles for Marxist organisation. Raised in Thailand, only coming to Singapore to do his National Service. Son of multi-millionaire industrialist, who was a respected Ambassdor, an alumnus of Harvard and Cornell, a father that lost touch with him during the heady days of enlightment, Ho was not just born with a silver spoon, he ended up with silver handcuffs on two different occasions for entirely unrelated events. Convicted at the age of 23, detained under ISA at age 24 while a 2nd year student at University of Singapore, confessed his lean towards Marxism just before he turned 25 and you would have thought he would ride into oblivion. Agree lightweight but brings in the humanistic and soft side representation of Singapore which the other 3 don't meet. Fiercely sponsored by Tommy Koh and Edwin Thumboo who is the accidental rebel and part of those arrested in the Fajar incident. To lend credibility to Simon's non-establishment credentials. He was linked with American marxists, by coincidence with Euro marxists, worked for a British M16 spy, linked by intermediaries and associates who were mere acquaintances and by one degree with the Marxist conspiracy. And I have not even talked about Banyan or his wife who became an NMP, his trustee status within the upper echelon of governing elite where he holds one of four pillars with the likes of Stephen Lee, Simon Tay and Koh Boon . Now tell me, do you know your country, your fellow citizens or does life revolve around Jack Neo. My sense is that he was part of an interesting time in history and he chose to follow his heart. He did it his way. But very disappointed that he now allows the PAP to use him for their own ends. He could have been just like 99.9% of Chinese rich kid in the US with a fancy sports car and enjoying life. He was an odd ball. I know that detention can do many things but he completely changed after his release. All the detainees over the years never gave up or were very bitter. For Example, Poh Soo Kai went straight back to what he was doing in the past. So did most of Marxist Conspiracy chaps. But he went off into a different direction. My guess is that his father and sister had an impact on him. Father was very educated man and his company had so many large contracts within the Govt. When he was arrested by ISD, he father disowned him. He was so frustrated. Anyway even the ISD was shocked by his revelation and he ended up doing a televised confession. And his was completely different from the rest. This guy should wake up one day, find his mojo, form a political party and take on the PAP.

Tharman is a generous chap. Why? He ok the plan to use tax payer's dollars to reward bus cartels so that they continued to make profits with a generous cash donation to beef up their bus operations. Hey, that is not all. Tharman ok and supported the law to repeal Estate Duty so that Ruler Loong can avoid disclosing his mummy's massive cash hoard and 'investments'. So now he gives $4 billion to build a financial firewall to boost ailing European basket-cases and Jewish banks. Not bad, he gets to be an small time IMF chairman, albeit governance council. Hey, its all poltics huh, 'you scratch my back, I scratch yours'.