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		<title>By: Elfred</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-107</link>
		<dc:creator>Elfred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You really don&#039;t understand what is corruption, do you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You really don&#8217;t understand what is corruption, do you?</p>
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		<title>By: panter92</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-106</link>
		<dc:creator>panter92</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why suddenly broach this topic on marital problems and extre-marrital affairs and such? It has nothing much to do with corruption. And even if you mean corruption of morals and such for the latter, what can be done? YOUR government cannot be blamed for everything.

Who in the world doesn&#039;t come under attack once in a while? I have been attacked incessently online. In reality, not much though. I know how to &lt;i&gt;handle&lt;/i&gt; people in the real world. 

So you&#039;re changing again. Of course power alone doesn&#039;t corrupt. I had the impression that was what you meant. Maybe I misintepretated.

Yea.. whatever. Just to appease you now, I&#039;ll say you&#039;re right. 

Hmm~</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why suddenly broach this topic on marital problems and extre-marrital affairs and such? It has nothing much to do with corruption. And even if you mean corruption of morals and such for the latter, what can be done? YOUR government cannot be blamed for everything.</p>
<p>Who in the world doesn&#8217;t come under attack once in a while? I have been attacked incessently online. In reality, not much though. I know how to <i>handle</i> people in the real world. </p>
<p>So you&#8217;re changing again. Of course power alone doesn&#8217;t corrupt. I had the impression that was what you meant. Maybe I misintepretated.</p>
<p>Yea.. whatever. Just to appease you now, I&#8217;ll say you&#8217;re right. </p>
<p>Hmm~</p>
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		<title>By: Elfred</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-102</link>
		<dc:creator>Elfred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Look... The reason why I could stand up against jokers such as Ti Likand Meng Seng, and many others, plus my own saddening marital story is that I am not a 小人.

I do things, I do things straight and good. 问心无愧.

I don&#039;t care if that asshole Beggarcrap see me not up, that I should be like Ti Lik go out there womanizing and be low class and wanna hide, and so on.

The fact is many used to think YP members are semi-gods in Singapore. I am a YP registered with a minister. I got &lt;i&gt;stories&lt;/i&gt; from uncles who are old MPs during MM Lee&#039;s time as PM from young. And in MPS or outside, I never abused powers in real. If I were to be... shouldn&#039;t it be easier to be networking to wealth? Shouldn&#039;t it be easier to bootlick Durai and climb the ladders in NKF?

You are reading with an empty brain. Lemme tell you straight... all across histories, you have 贪官 and you have 清官. I was and am always under attack, but I move forward irregardless of the attacks.

The thing about corruption is, as I told you, actually pretty simple. 

众人皆醉我独醒--&gt; Via election, the drunk become elected.

This is the society of a cultural desert that is going down not without a reason. I &lt;b&gt;never&lt;/b&gt; said power alone corrupts.

BTW, do you know what is really this thing called ministerial calibre?

Why is it that power in the wrong hand is disasterous? Why is it that I said in this field, it&#039;s not early bird gets the worm?

As a Chinese teacher, I handled some of the most naughty kids... they said Mr Elfred was autocratic. But at the same time, I inculcated the right values in some of them. And I was never bothered about keeping the rice bowl.

Choice, kid. Just choice. A simple choice will make a huge difference whether a regime going down the drain or staying afloat.

Not that I didn&#039;t experience power, but you doesn&#039;t really understand power management. Before you are learnt, 君子、小人 will make no difference to you. Hence you can talk till cow comes home, corruption will be coming your way.

I told you many times... purposely or not that you groom a scoundrel, you&#039;d be killing a whole bunch of good people. You can only choose one. If you are blind, how do you choose? You tell me. Once HR is messed up, corruption will become rampant once you relax.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look&#8230; The reason why I could stand up against jokers such as Ti Likand Meng Seng, and many others, plus my own saddening marital story is that I am not a 小人.</p>
<p>I do things, I do things straight and good. 问心无愧.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t care if that asshole Beggarcrap see me not up, that I should be like Ti Lik go out there womanizing and be low class and wanna hide, and so on.</p>
<p>The fact is many used to think YP members are semi-gods in Singapore. I am a YP registered with a minister. I got <i>stories</i> from uncles who are old MPs during MM Lee&#8217;s time as PM from young. And in MPS or outside, I never abused powers in real. If I were to be&#8230; shouldn&#8217;t it be easier to be networking to wealth? Shouldn&#8217;t it be easier to bootlick Durai and climb the ladders in NKF?</p>
<p>You are reading with an empty brain. Lemme tell you straight&#8230; all across histories, you have 贪官 and you have 清官. I was and am always under attack, but I move forward irregardless of the attacks.</p>
<p>The thing about corruption is, as I told you, actually pretty simple. </p>
<p>众人皆醉我独醒&#8211;&gt; Via election, the drunk become elected.</p>
<p>This is the society of a cultural desert that is going down not without a reason. I <b>never</b> said power alone corrupts.</p>
<p>BTW, do you know what is really this thing called ministerial calibre?</p>
<p>Why is it that power in the wrong hand is disasterous? Why is it that I said in this field, it&#8217;s not early bird gets the worm?</p>
<p>As a Chinese teacher, I handled some of the most naughty kids&#8230; they said Mr Elfred was autocratic. But at the same time, I inculcated the right values in some of them. And I was never bothered about keeping the rice bowl.</p>
<p>Choice, kid. Just choice. A simple choice will make a huge difference whether a regime going down the drain or staying afloat.</p>
<p>Not that I didn&#8217;t experience power, but you doesn&#8217;t really understand power management. Before you are learnt, 君子、小人 will make no difference to you. Hence you can talk till cow comes home, corruption will be coming your way.</p>
<p>I told you many times&#8230; purposely or not that you groom a scoundrel, you&#8217;d be killing a whole bunch of good people. You can only choose one. If you are blind, how do you choose? You tell me. Once HR is messed up, corruption will become rampant once you relax.</p>
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		<title>By: panter92</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-99</link>
		<dc:creator>panter92</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yea, yea.. I wouldn&#039;t want to waste your time would I? 

Hehe~

I told you many times, when you experience &lt;i&gt;power&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt; itself, you&#039;ll soon realise that power alone does not corrupt. Power gives a person psychological impressions of...

Ai ya, I don&#039;t know how to explain lah~ There are lots of those &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;words&lt;/i&gt; which are not easy to use.

You go and read up more on the subject. Take up psychology as well. Then you&#039;ll know what I mean. Link them together. Just thinking that power alone corrupts is very.. layman-like.

No offense.

Boring...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yea, yea.. I wouldn&#8217;t want to waste your time would I? </p>
<p>Hehe~</p>
<p>I told you many times, when you experience <i>power</i><i> itself, you&#8217;ll soon realise that power alone does not corrupt. Power gives a person psychological impressions of&#8230;</p>
<p>Ai ya, I don&#8217;t know how to explain lah~ There are lots of those </i><i>words</i> which are not easy to use.</p>
<p>You go and read up more on the subject. Take up psychology as well. Then you&#8217;ll know what I mean. Link them together. Just thinking that power alone corrupts is very.. layman-like.</p>
<p>No offense.</p>
<p>Boring&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: panter92</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-98</link>
		<dc:creator>panter92</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>... ...

Ok, since you want to talk in that context, fine!

Power corrupts? Hahahahaha~

You really need to do something.. about it.

Silly. 

Power alone does &lt;b&gt;NOT&lt;/b&gt; corrupt a person. It is what power produces that corrupts a person.

You&#039;d better read up more on that. Don&#039;t just look at it from Singapore&#039;s context. We&#039;re but a population of 4 million.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; &#8230;</p>
<p>Ok, since you want to talk in that context, fine!</p>
<p>Power corrupts? Hahahahaha~</p>
<p>You really need to do something.. about it.</p>
<p>Silly. </p>
<p>Power alone does <b>NOT</b> corrupt a person. It is what power produces that corrupts a person.</p>
<p>You&#8217;d better read up more on that. Don&#8217;t just look at it from Singapore&#8217;s context. We&#8217;re but a population of 4 million.</p>
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		<title>By: Elfred</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-96</link>
		<dc:creator>Elfred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kid, for the last time here... Don&#039;t waste my time. What I wrong I right? Is politics Michael Jackson to you? Black and white???

I tried made you see sense, kid. And we are talking about POWER CORRUPTS! Isn&#039;t it, smart ass? Gosh~

Yes, you talked about tyrant dictators and which fucking dictator in your smart brain is &#039;employee with no power&#039;? What fuck are you trying to say???

Concentrate, kid... concentrate. Go get yourself some sleepz.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kid, for the last time here&#8230; Don&#8217;t waste my time. What I wrong I right? Is politics Michael Jackson to you? Black and white???</p>
<p>I tried made you see sense, kid. And we are talking about POWER CORRUPTS! Isn&#8217;t it, smart ass? Gosh~</p>
<p>Yes, you talked about tyrant dictators and which fucking dictator in your smart brain is &#8216;employee with no power&#8217;? What fuck are you trying to say???</p>
<p>Concentrate, kid&#8230; concentrate. Go get yourself some sleepz.</p>
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		<title>By: panter92</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-93</link>
		<dc:creator>panter92</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmm~

Hahahaha~

So you&#039;re trying to say those emperors were corrupted due to power and power alone? Hahaha~

Ok, suppose fear isn&#039;t the only cause for corruption, but neither is power alone.

Which will mean, that you&#039;re wrong as well. Nobody knows what truly causes corruption. Everything depends on the situation at hand and the person in question.

Narrowing everything down to just &quot;power&quot; alone is.. wrong. An employee has no power, but he can be corrupted.

Haha~

When I was talking about fear, I meant tyrannical dictators who suppressed opposition and such. 

Hehe~</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmm~</p>
<p>Hahahaha~</p>
<p>So you&#8217;re trying to say those emperors were corrupted due to power and power alone? Hahaha~</p>
<p>Ok, suppose fear isn&#8217;t the only cause for corruption, but neither is power alone.</p>
<p>Which will mean, that you&#8217;re wrong as well. Nobody knows what truly causes corruption. Everything depends on the situation at hand and the person in question.</p>
<p>Narrowing everything down to just &#8220;power&#8221; alone is.. wrong. An employee has no power, but he can be corrupted.</p>
<p>Haha~</p>
<p>When I was talking about fear, I meant tyrannical dictators who suppressed opposition and such. </p>
<p>Hehe~</p>
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		<title>By: Elfred</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-92</link>
		<dc:creator>Elfred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Panter:

Hahahahahahahahaha...
Hahahahahahahahaha...

Do you know some emperors were very corrupted. But the thought of losing power or fear of it never ever occured to them?

When you read your Singapore history, that many British high class officers weren&#039;t that &#039;fearing&#039; of losing power. Even Thaksin himself... Did he really is not confident of staying in power?

Be frank with me with your thought.

Look at Chen Shui Bian. In his first term, when those party members went around womanizing, go about being corrupted... when had the fear of losing power be mattering to them?

Precisely when you are talking to me and expect me to buy your nosense, for instance... Is it not because you know Elfred will not do anything to you? Assuming that I am some minister and such, and you laughed like that with all those craps... Would you do the same?

Corruption is a very simple thing. It doesn&#039;t matter between a commoner like myself, or when I become minister. Just like monkeys, they see bananas... they fight. It&#039;s animal instinct. Durai... you think Durai became corrupted for the fear of losing power, or because he felt omnipotent? Do you think before he encountered SPH, he felt fearful of losing power?

After he was crushed, he still got $22,000 a month. What about Chen Shui Bian?

So, don&#039;t come to me telling me commoners&#039; corruption is due to greed and leaders are due to what fear. Contrary to what you say... If MM Lee were to be very harsh and firm against corruption, leaders would think twice to be corrupted fearing of losing power.

Kid...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Panter:</p>
<p>Hahahahahahahahaha&#8230;<br />
Hahahahahahahahaha&#8230;</p>
<p>Do you know some emperors were very corrupted. But the thought of losing power or fear of it never ever occured to them?</p>
<p>When you read your Singapore history, that many British high class officers weren&#8217;t that &#8216;fearing&#8217; of losing power. Even Thaksin himself&#8230; Did he really is not confident of staying in power?</p>
<p>Be frank with me with your thought.</p>
<p>Look at Chen Shui Bian. In his first term, when those party members went around womanizing, go about being corrupted&#8230; when had the fear of losing power be mattering to them?</p>
<p>Precisely when you are talking to me and expect me to buy your nosense, for instance&#8230; Is it not because you know Elfred will not do anything to you? Assuming that I am some minister and such, and you laughed like that with all those craps&#8230; Would you do the same?</p>
<p>Corruption is a very simple thing. It doesn&#8217;t matter between a commoner like myself, or when I become minister. Just like monkeys, they see bananas&#8230; they fight. It&#8217;s animal instinct. Durai&#8230; you think Durai became corrupted for the fear of losing power, or because he felt omnipotent? Do you think before he encountered SPH, he felt fearful of losing power?</p>
<p>After he was crushed, he still got $22,000 a month. What about Chen Shui Bian?</p>
<p>So, don&#8217;t come to me telling me commoners&#8217; corruption is due to greed and leaders are due to what fear. Contrary to what you say&#8230; If MM Lee were to be very harsh and firm against corruption, leaders would think twice to be corrupted fearing of losing power.</p>
<p>Kid&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: panter92</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-89</link>
		<dc:creator>panter92</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hahaha~

I have read enough about corruption and such of leaders and can safely conclude that it is fear which corrupts them. Commoners like yourself become corrupted because of greed.

Power alone can do nothing to make a person corrupted. Power gets into a person&#039;s head, but it&#039;s the feeling of fear which causes them to...act against their morals.

Surely, you cannot think that power alone corrupts? Power is something that can be taken away and given to you. It&#039;s not something that lasts forever. So fear makes people want to stay on to power and so engage in their.. activities.

Haha~</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hahaha~</p>
<p>I have read enough about corruption and such of leaders and can safely conclude that it is fear which corrupts them. Commoners like yourself become corrupted because of greed.</p>
<p>Power alone can do nothing to make a person corrupted. Power gets into a person&#8217;s head, but it&#8217;s the feeling of fear which causes them to&#8230;act against their morals.</p>
<p>Surely, you cannot think that power alone corrupts? Power is something that can be taken away and given to you. It&#8217;s not something that lasts forever. So fear makes people want to stay on to power and so engage in their.. activities.</p>
<p>Haha~</p>
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		<title>By: Elfred</title>
		<link>http://elfredinario.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/interim-post/#comment-88</link>
		<dc:creator>Elfred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Panter~

It seems that you are too stubborn at a young age. Imagine you at 30yo would be shocking. 

Whatever, the future will probably drill the right things into your skull.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Panter~</p>
<p>It seems that you are too stubborn at a young age. Imagine you at 30yo would be shocking. </p>
<p>Whatever, the future will probably drill the right things into your skull.</p>
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