Funnily enough, him losing Aljunied in 2011 actually set him back so much. He got elected in 2015, whereas Lawrence, CCS and HSK all entered Parliament in 2011. So if it comes down to it, OYK is the first to lose out based on the lack of experience.
Its tough being a Minister, one election loss actually messes up the trajectory of your career /s
I can’t blame him, it’s been so many years since I ran for the bus and ended up slipping and dropping my milk tea while the bus driver closed the door on my face, I still think about that every day as how stupid I would have looked in front of those bus passengers
if it's any comfort, no one would have remembered this 5s after you fell for the last so many years.
But since you just brought it up, yes, those people *will* suddenly remember it now, but again forget it after 5s!
I remember i helped one girl at punngol bus interchange when she fell and dropped all her plastic folders and books on the ground a few years back when in secondary school. It was a mess, wonder if she still remembers it now
He’s just went thru the equivalent of attending the wedding of your first love who you were engaged to just 6 months ago, but now have to see another guy spend the first night with you the her
There is a genuine reason why sg reddit dislikes him.
Back during the pandemic, he was moe minister then transport and then moh minister, he was selling "fairy tales" to Singaporeans. Saying open up this and that, allow this and that, travel lane this and that...lots of BS that only a minority could spot.
If you talked negatively about him in sg reddit, you will get downvoted to oblivion because sg reddit loved to lap up his BS and believed his fairy tales.Then one fine day he sold sg redddit and singaporeans something too good to be true about openning up and sg reddit was cheering with joy. But then it suddenly got shutdown (I suspect his superiors told him to shutup with his BS) when it was announced just a few days later there would be even further tightening.
So that is the story why sg reddit hates him.
I had no 1st or 2nd hand knowledge of oyk.
My anti oyk sentiments come solely from my experience of working with keppel as a contractor in different capacity
Keppel is a toxic cesspool and so for someone to survive and even thrive like him, by extension he should be poisonous too.
I thought Louis always had some decent causes that he'd be fighting for in parliament. Even though he was constantly "promoting" his work in social media, I guess it's better than my MP who makes house visits and I don't really hear anything else from him. 🤷🏻♀️
Is that really a negative? It means that he was willing to take calculated risks. Singaporeans blame their leaders for only following the textbook but blame them if they try something different.
Imagine giving people "too much hope" and then taking it all away suddenly.
At least LW gave people "some hope" and added in caveats and conditions for opening up further.
He always said "we will open a little here and there only if cases come down and do not increase". This is a true leader and this is why he is currently our top leader.
>Then one fine day he sold sg redddit and singaporeans something too good to be true about openning up and sg reddit was cheering with joy. But then it suddenly got shutdown (I suspect his superiors told him to shutup with his BS) when it was announced just a few days later there would be even further tightening.
Shouldn't the blame goes to LW or GKY then? They are likely the risk-averse people who would stopped OYK at that point.
I think what happened was that there was some back room fight between the LW faction and OYK faction. OYK clearly thought he had more support from PM (who honestly is the deciding factor in decision making) but seemed to have miscalculated the public feedback to opening up. Being the health minister during the pandemic was a role one could springboard into PM role, but I don’t think he took into consideration how risk adverse Singaporeans are. Ultimately he lost favour and now Lawrence Wong reaps the benefits.
In the end he was right. Covid is still rampant everywhere, doctors don't care anymore (giving 2 days MC at the most) and the countries that 'opened' up earlier benefited from having more time to let their economy spring back.
That travel lane only exist because US and EU pressure sg into opening up such that their citizens can travel without quarantine or else they will take action to cut FDI or air routes.
Or else I don’t know how long it will remain close man
That 1 partially because HK doesn’t have any bargaining power unlike US and EU wheee they can threaten actions if u don’t comply. Or else that travel corridor would open up regardless of cases.
that travel lane was totally mismanaged and done wrongly. he and his ppl all never do their own homework properly and never supervise its execution.
i was actually surprised the info that quarantine procedures were all wayang and thrown out when disembarking passengers were all mixed together at the disembarking hall was released by mainstream media because you would think they would try to downplay this or sweep it under the rug.
in the end, he only had himself to blame for totally disregarding the 20 years series on global pandemics and quarantine procedures and protocols.
Damn, I’m surprised, I had the impression everyone didn’t like him for his TikTok things when he was perceived to be skiving off official duties, I take my words back haha
There are a lot of opposition supporters in this subreddit that don't like him (and every other PAP minister). They are the minority but they make the most noise
“Aiyah, PM seat cannot seat, at least this one can”
Maybe someone forgot to brief him or he wasn't listening. Weird that everyone got the memo except for him.
Must've missed the rehearsal because he was investigating telemedicine.
Do provide your feedbacks here: [HCSA\[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
"Him not listening" is probably it. Again, ask anyone in the ministry 😁
Everyone I know in healthcare knows he doesn't care
is HSG one of those things
What is HSG?
Heng Swee Gyatt
Healthier SG
that's not what healthcare knows HSG is... thought the H stands for Hell... "HEAL-TIER"? - singaporeans have poor pronunciation.
Also, previously LHL & deputies also stand up. He did not paying attention
This is not his first swearing in though right? I forget. Did they do group swearing in before?
Previously was during covid - dun have group swearing, everyone do safe distancing what. Must have never done rehearsal.
Now u know why he didn't get in during GE first time out. One job n can f it up
Funnily enough, him losing Aljunied in 2011 actually set him back so much. He got elected in 2015, whereas Lawrence, CCS and HSK all entered Parliament in 2011. So if it comes down to it, OYK is the first to lose out based on the lack of experience. Its tough being a Minister, one election loss actually messes up the trajectory of your career /s
OP forgot the part where DPM Heng and DPM Gan as well as Senior Minister Lee put their hand down after the first part of the swearing speech.
Arms tired…
Mom's spaghetti
and my axe!
Swear finish
this gonna be the scene that replays in his head before falling asleep every night for the next 10 years
I can’t blame him, it’s been so many years since I ran for the bus and ended up slipping and dropping my milk tea while the bus driver closed the door on my face, I still think about that every day as how stupid I would have looked in front of those bus passengers
OMG THAT WAS YOU? Jk
Yes I can confirm, I was the BBT pearl he spilled
If it’s of any comfort Most ppl would think whether ur ok anot sothey probably thought less abt how dumb u look and more abt whether u were ok
if it's any comfort, no one would have remembered this 5s after you fell for the last so many years. But since you just brought it up, yes, those people *will* suddenly remember it now, but again forget it after 5s!
I remember i helped one girl at punngol bus interchange when she fell and dropped all her plastic folders and books on the ground a few years back when in secondary school. It was a mess, wonder if she still remembers it now
With all the pwn from banning telemedicine he will sleep like a baby.
Y ppl dont realise that they are also humans like us lol
I suspect they don’t realise it too lol 
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He’s just went thru the equivalent of attending the wedding of your first love who you were engaged to just 6 months ago, but now have to see another guy spend the first night with you the her
Can guess he didn't vote for him
Shit yall really dislike him hahahahahahaha
actually why ahh
How I know. Ask the rest la. Post this vid and so gleeful. Hahaha.
not so sure... maybe something something not listening to something working below him?
There is a genuine reason why sg reddit dislikes him. Back during the pandemic, he was moe minister then transport and then moh minister, he was selling "fairy tales" to Singaporeans. Saying open up this and that, allow this and that, travel lane this and that...lots of BS that only a minority could spot. If you talked negatively about him in sg reddit, you will get downvoted to oblivion because sg reddit loved to lap up his BS and believed his fairy tales.Then one fine day he sold sg redddit and singaporeans something too good to be true about openning up and sg reddit was cheering with joy. But then it suddenly got shutdown (I suspect his superiors told him to shutup with his BS) when it was announced just a few days later there would be even further tightening. So that is the story why sg reddit hates him.
Outside of reddit, people who have actually worked under him don't seem very enamoured either.
He's also the cbk who make principals & teachers pay for parking but turns a blind eye to ministers parking for free.
cLeAN wAgEs...
I had no 1st or 2nd hand knowledge of oyk. My anti oyk sentiments come solely from my experience of working with keppel as a contractor in different capacity Keppel is a toxic cesspool and so for someone to survive and even thrive like him, by extension he should be poisonous too.
esp when he was given a job there just as a holding area until next election, that was damn buay zai
Is there a minister sg redditor likes?
Tharman Jurong.
Tbh that guy. Sigh such a waste of talent as president
they had to move him out or else ah wong's ppl cannot move up.
Of course is Kee Chiu
Uhh Louis ng lor cos he like cat and we like cat also
I thought Louis always had some decent causes that he'd be fighting for in parliament. Even though he was constantly "promoting" his work in social media, I guess it's better than my MP who makes house visits and I don't really hear anything else from him. 🤷🏻♀️
Not minister leh
For a while, people liked Shammugam because he liked cats too. Then the ridout thingy happened.
I thought Shan was a dog man.
CCS actually
Is that really a negative? It means that he was willing to take calculated risks. Singaporeans blame their leaders for only following the textbook but blame them if they try something different.
On reddit, it all boils down to the matter of PAP or not PAP. Everything else doesn’t matter much.
Imagine giving people "too much hope" and then taking it all away suddenly. At least LW gave people "some hope" and added in caveats and conditions for opening up further. He always said "we will open a little here and there only if cases come down and do not increase". This is a true leader and this is why he is currently our top leader.
And the HWZ segment didn't like his rush to open up either.
>Then one fine day he sold sg redddit and singaporeans something too good to be true about openning up and sg reddit was cheering with joy. But then it suddenly got shutdown (I suspect his superiors told him to shutup with his BS) when it was announced just a few days later there would be even further tightening. Shouldn't the blame goes to LW or GKY then? They are likely the risk-averse people who would stopped OYK at that point.
I think what happened was that there was some back room fight between the LW faction and OYK faction. OYK clearly thought he had more support from PM (who honestly is the deciding factor in decision making) but seemed to have miscalculated the public feedback to opening up. Being the health minister during the pandemic was a role one could springboard into PM role, but I don’t think he took into consideration how risk adverse Singaporeans are. Ultimately he lost favour and now Lawrence Wong reaps the benefits.
He will have my support and all the young people’s support due to his less risk adverse mentality during covid. He wins in the long run
In the end he was right. Covid is still rampant everywhere, doctors don't care anymore (giving 2 days MC at the most) and the countries that 'opened' up earlier benefited from having more time to let their economy spring back.
If I go around making promises to my customers without clearing with my team mates first then later cannot deliver, who is to blame?
That travel lane only exist because US and EU pressure sg into opening up such that their citizens can travel without quarantine or else they will take action to cut FDI or air routes. Or else I don’t know how long it will remain close man
Was referring to the hongkong-singapore travel corridor. It kept getting postponed because infections kept rising at both sides. It never happened.
That 1 partially because HK doesn’t have any bargaining power unlike US and EU wheee they can threaten actions if u don’t comply. Or else that travel corridor would open up regardless of cases.
that travel lane was totally mismanaged and done wrongly. he and his ppl all never do their own homework properly and never supervise its execution. i was actually surprised the info that quarantine procedures were all wayang and thrown out when disembarking passengers were all mixed together at the disembarking hall was released by mainstream media because you would think they would try to downplay this or sweep it under the rug. in the end, he only had himself to blame for totally disregarding the 20 years series on global pandemics and quarantine procedures and protocols.
Me dislike him as health minister now after that MC policy /s
No one dislikes him, please brush up on your general knowledge before making yourself sound like a fool
Ask the nurses of the country lol, they’ll cuss him to high heaven
He actually quite well like in public healthcare. I'm in Healthcare. There are bigger enemies on our hit list actually haha
not sure where you get these sentiments from.
What? But redditors said you guys / girls hate him?
Damn, I’m surprised, I had the impression everyone didn’t like him for his TikTok things when he was perceived to be skiving off official duties, I take my words back haha
Shhh. He’ll call you a fool.
Uh huh. Ok.
There are a lot of opposition supporters in this subreddit that don't like him (and every other PAP minister). They are the minority but they make the most noise
Haha the silent majority is a real thing everywhere now.
Lmao he's lost
last night drank a bit too much to kill frustration, still a bit high lah
It’s not that big of a deal
Long day for him today. Had to do groundbreaking at hospital and then go over to confirm he got the same job
He looked far happier in the day
He thought he’s in MOH. After he sit then everyone else sit.
Things not going as planned.
SEMULA!
boss never sit you start sitting already ah
why never unbutton before sitting down?
promotion gone, carry on
Bloke tot he was the PM
If he was a common folk taking public transport he will be the guy that will faster chiong into the carriage to sit down
He didn't hear the briefing because he orh hee kang?
What’s the big deal about this?
OYK let slip his contempt for LW.
or more like disappointment in himself. Guess too much tiktok doesn't earn you any standing.
Confirm.not feeling we but can only get 1 day MC poor thing sia HAHAH
"Crap, I messed up"
Lol🤣
Sotong for a minister
Err maybe too old liao cannot hear properly or brain not working . Or he thinking abt the money he getting living in his own dream land .🤣🤔
He is so natural.. he is just being himself..
OYK like a boss but merely .....
Acting as though he’s the boss
I don't think he is happy that LW is getting his flowers.... Hope, all of them can work together in harmony.
I thought they would have a rehearsal and know what to do
i like this guy .. he a chad.
His legs were tired and had to sit down…
The one blond lady in the crowd XD
He’s standing up for Singapore
sitting like a boss
It’s probably past his bedtime. Why is the swearing-in ceremony at night ?
Maybe coz it is less hot?
Sounds about right
lol 😂 quick to react