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I was misconstrued as having insulted Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. My |
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words were twisted and misinterpreted and I feel that there is a need to |
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explain myself and set the record straight. |
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[b]What really happened[/b] |
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It was sometime in Aug/Sep in the year 2009. The setting was in the |
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Tampines Central office of Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd. I was having a |
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***verbal*** conversation with Melvin Lee, my new I.T. department |
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manager, when he challenged me to complete an I.T. assignment within a |
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specified period of time. In response to his challenge, I replied in |
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Mandarin: "If I cannot complete the I.T. assignment within a specified |
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period of time, then Lee Kuan Yew is wang ba dan". I used to be fond of |
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using other people's names to "bet" with people but now no more. The |
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Minister Mentor's name came into my mind spontaneously and I used it to |
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"bet" with my I.T. department manager. |
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[b]Explanations[/b] |
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1. It was not my intention to insult the Minister Mentor at that time. |
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Please note the use of the IF... THEN... statement in my verbal |
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conversation. |
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2. I did not know wang ba dan [hanyu pinyin] means bastard at all until |
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I consulted Goh Meng Seng much later. |
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I would like to apologize to the Minister Mentor and the Prime Minister |
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of Singapore if I have offended them in any way. I swear it was not my |
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intention to insult the Minister Mentor. Please forgive me for using |
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your name carelessly to "bet" with my former I.T. department manager. |
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Yours sincerely, |
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Singapore Citizen Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip BEng(Hons) |
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Alma Maters: |
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(1) Singapore Polytechnic |
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(2) National University of Singapore |