Comments on: Malaysian food blogger J2Kfm thinks cuisine is shared, but S’pore is just better at branding. http://blogs.blogtv.sg/starbloggers/2009/09/28/malaysian-food-blogger-j2kfm-thinks-cuisine-is-shared-but-spore-is-just-better-at-branding/ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Ho SF http://blogs.blogtv.sg/starbloggers/2009/09/28/malaysian-food-blogger-j2kfm-thinks-cuisine-is-shared-but-spore-is-just-better-at-branding/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Ho SF Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:44:34 +0000 http://blogs.blogtv.sg/starbloggers/?p=176#comment-109 Shared similar sentiments with your fair and balanced point of view. To add weight on the branding issue...yeah, some voices in Singapore are making strong counter claims and I have to agree with them. Many Singaporean are proud of some well publicised Singapore identities including Olivia Lum of Hyflux, Khoo Swee Chiow who scaled Mt Everest in 2004, golfer Lam Chih Bing and bragging reputation as largest exporter of tropical fish just to name a few. However, if one trace the issues a little deeper and voila, the link to Malaysia appears. The reason? Aggressive branding by various government agencies to foster and strengthen Singaporeans' bonding with their national pride. Amongst many Singaporeans, especially the younger generation, few are aware that many of their key pioneers and founders of PAP government including Dr. Goh Keng Swee, S Rajaratnam and even some current cabinet ministers originally hail from across the causeway. In regional and world sport scene, remember how Singapore made ground breaking history in recent times when the Singaporean Table Tennis won many top honours and medals bringing great glory to the nation? Its amazing what good spin doctor can do to blur the original nationality of the Chinese players. Moving ahead, lets move from the petty squabble and for people on both sides to work together in other productive venture that can benefit both sides. Shared similar sentiments with your fair and balanced point of view. To add weight on the branding issue…yeah, some voices in Singapore are making strong counter claims and I have to agree with them. Many Singaporean are proud of some well publicised Singapore identities including Olivia Lum of Hyflux, Khoo Swee Chiow who scaled Mt Everest in 2004, golfer Lam Chih Bing and bragging reputation as largest exporter of tropical fish just to name a few.

However, if one trace the issues a little deeper and voila, the link to Malaysia appears. The reason? Aggressive branding by various government agencies to foster and strengthen Singaporeans’ bonding with their national pride. Amongst many Singaporeans, especially the younger generation, few are aware that many of their key pioneers and founders of PAP government including Dr. Goh Keng Swee, S Rajaratnam and even some current cabinet ministers originally hail from across the causeway.

In regional and world sport scene, remember how Singapore made ground breaking history in recent times when the Singaporean Table Tennis won many top honours and medals bringing great glory to the nation? Its amazing what good spin doctor can do to blur the original nationality of the Chinese players.

Moving ahead, lets move from the petty squabble and for people on both sides to work together in other productive venture that can benefit both sides.

]]> By: Nadia http://blogs.blogtv.sg/starbloggers/2009/09/28/malaysian-food-blogger-j2kfm-thinks-cuisine-is-shared-but-spore-is-just-better-at-branding/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Nadia Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:31:00 +0000 http://blogs.blogtv.sg/starbloggers/?p=176#comment-106 i totally agree what you wrote here.it a small matter and food brings harmony. well done i totally agree what you wrote here.it a small matter and food brings harmony.

well done

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