tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post115496777036652262..comments2023-08-03T15:50:36.019+08:00Comments on THINK HAPPINESS: Meeting David Marshall In 1994Dharmendra Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567869679628318815noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-31579113292800839802020-11-06T04:24:53.021+08:002020-11-06T04:24:53.021+08:00"SHALOM" to my Brother David Marshall......"SHALOM" to my Brother David Marshall... I'm still feeling so very Blessed to have known of you through my dad since my birth in 1958, also to have met you at our Christian fellowship in Tanglin 1994, but I feel especially honoured that ABBA touched your family for Rabbi Joshua to select me for that ceremonial dropping of the clod of earth into your grave, when you were rested and SUDHEESH BHASYhttp://wits123.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-59261531057417950212018-11-18T16:28:25.894+08:002018-11-18T16:28:25.894+08:00A TRULY INSIGHTFUL VIEW OF A GREAT MAN, CARING AND...A TRULY INSIGHTFUL VIEW OF A GREAT MAN, CARING AND GIVING MAN FOR ONE AND ALL. A GOOD/WARM/KIND/COMPASSIONATE HEART FOR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS.PRACTISE REAL MORAL ETHICS.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011614688441955150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-74538016958275793262017-09-19T01:19:47.664+08:002017-09-19T01:19:47.664+08:00i agree with what you said. Happiness is the key.i agree with what you said. Happiness is the key.singapore forumhttps://www.sgfoodclub.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-81253334017964045242015-03-31T18:06:44.331+08:002015-03-31T18:06:44.331+08:00Thank you so much for posting this. Really inspiri...Thank you so much for posting this. Really inspiring.JFK Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907113094677643511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-33418340935506740402013-05-21T17:11:10.779+08:002013-05-21T17:11:10.779+08:00So lucky to be able to interview David Marshall! I...So lucky to be able to interview David Marshall! I would give anything to be you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-65637177148105363582012-07-15T11:59:45.430+08:002012-07-15T11:59:45.430+08:00Allan has put the Inflation over the years and peg...Allan has put the Inflation over the years and peg the Salary to Property Appreciation but his numbers refer to the PM and Ministers Pay/Perks. Its terrible that the rest of the 95% or 98% Singaporeans can't make the Ministers Pay/Perks to reach the $8000 p.m. David Marshall's Salary as PM in 1957 !It is a correct analysis but the rest of 95% to 98% Singaporeans are unfortunately feel GeraldHeng Sr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533210339020625263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-35471566626205716762012-07-14T23:53:14.123+08:002012-07-14T23:53:14.123+08:00Greetings. Just a comment on what S$8000 in 1957 i...Greetings. Just a comment on what S$8000 in 1957 is worth now in 2012 . It's probably worth around 50 to 70 thousand dollars today if we exclude private property prices. It's interesting to note that between 1959 and 1974 when salaries[especially ministerial ones] started to rise dramatically , the PM's salary was only S$3500 a month. A minister's salary was only $3000 a month A Wongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-62367237039989105822012-07-14T10:07:35.889+08:002012-07-14T10:07:35.889+08:00The late Chief Minister Ambassador David Marshall ...The late Chief Minister Ambassador David Marshall will forever be known as a Stellar Criminal Defense Counsel who steadfastly believed in the Golden Thread of the Universe of the Common Law in Criminal Trials,that it is always in Evidence a Burden of Proof for the Prosecution to prove beyond a Reasonable Doubt that the accused is Guilty in the two elements Crime [1] Mens Rea and [2] Acteus Rea. GeraldHeng Sr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533210339020625263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-88398325274233715762011-06-10T14:50:42.070+08:002011-06-10T14:50:42.070+08:00Thank you so much for sharing this! Mr Marshall is...Thank you so much for sharing this! Mr Marshall is truly an inspiring man; even on a computer screen, I can somehow feel his words throbbing with his passion. <i>This</i> is what food for thought is. <br /><br />Also, it's very helpful since I'm currently doing an assignment about Mr Marshall :)the first day of springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173463228483727145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-17232551713690906982011-04-11T16:05:38.147+08:002011-04-11T16:05:38.147+08:00My all loved singaporeans.Dev thks fr revealing na...My all loved singaporeans.Dev thks fr revealing nad sharing.<br />At least with this write up,I can feel how important it is beyond the monetary achievement that we can start filling the future potential emptiness in our lives.We need to restart in building a care society amongst us,immaterial of yr race ,or religion such as respect yr eldest,neighbours and not undermining them.We shld feel happyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-71436928868645128662011-04-09T19:14:21.494+08:002011-04-09T19:14:21.494+08:00Thank you for sharing this article.
The timing is ...Thank you for sharing this article.<br />The timing is good, after reading this we should take stock of what <br />kind of politics and policies we have now.<br />Wake up Singapore!<br /><br />David Marshall we love you and will always remember you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-47581386981889064792010-11-13T13:58:38.746+08:002010-11-13T13:58:38.746+08:00Count your blessing..
the passing of this great ma...Count your blessing..<br />the passing of this great man is not a lost...it is a gain!<br />let his spirit live in all of you,<br />to always have the welfare of your fellow countrymen in your heart, seeking to selflessly protect and defend them, when duty calls.<br /><br />unknownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-85755107617226972192010-11-04T01:45:58.954+08:002010-11-04T01:45:58.954+08:00Thank you for this. What wise, wonderful inspiring...Thank you for this. What wise, wonderful inspiring words. A gracious man indeed - one who never outstayed his welcome as a political leader and one who has put his finger on where the rot has set in.islamhttp://www.islamsevdasi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-64463484883531773752010-11-01T17:01:05.112+08:002010-11-01T17:01:05.112+08:00Insightful article. thanks.David TeoInsightful article. thanks.David TeoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-27669030997565009802010-08-10T22:33:15.039+08:002010-08-10T22:33:15.039+08:00The first time I saw Mr David Marshall in person w...The first time I saw Mr David Marshall in person was when I was about 11 years old. I remember he was doing house-to-house visits in my kampong in 1961. That was the year of Anson by-election btw him (WP) and a Malay PAP candidate. As usual, he dressed in his white uniform and carried a hammer on his waist. We, the kampong boys & girls were very curious to see an "ang moh" in our FLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429286415685838183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-64958377682885092712010-02-10T19:10:14.655+08:002010-02-10T19:10:14.655+08:00MANY thanks for sharing this precious interview. I...MANY thanks for sharing this precious interview. It would never have published on any media here. <br /><br />I am spreading this article on my blog if there is no objection. <br /><br />My salute to David Marshall, the true father of Singapore. Majulah Singapura.Serenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-48188702759987310782010-01-26T02:45:04.750+08:002010-01-26T02:45:04.750+08:00I would have loved to meet him. Can't help but...I would have loved to meet him. Can't help but concur with much of what he said. <br /><br />Thank you for publishing this. His words truly do inspire.Mirinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-84786797229428387092009-08-25T21:57:38.215+08:002009-08-25T21:57:38.215+08:00This is great! David Marshall is a perfect example...This is great! David Marshall is a perfect example of all the things I love about Singapore: that we're able to look beyond race (regardless of whatever some may say); that we are, at the end of the day, Singaporean first and everything else after.Kelvinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-24523079724976076692008-09-01T15:11:00.000+08:002008-09-01T15:11:00.000+08:00We sure need another David Marshall now. Anyone ou...We sure need another David Marshall now. Anyone out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-58699027386205443122008-03-26T00:34:00.000+08:002008-03-26T00:34:00.000+08:00Marshall, I think, was a decent man manipulated by...Marshall, I think, was a decent man manipulated by persons of communitarian ethic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-26100890756107332182008-03-17T13:59:00.000+08:002008-03-17T13:59:00.000+08:00Mar 2008 - David Marshall, born Mar 12, 1908. Thi...Mar 2008 - David Marshall, born Mar 12, 1908. <B><I>This great guy would have been 100 this year!</B></I> <BR/><BR/>Lovely to commemorate this remembrance by reading Dharmendra P Yadav's full transcript of his May 1994 interview with Marshall. <BR/><BR/><B>Marshall's memoirs would have been something, ain't it? To cross-read with So-and-So's 3-volumer, ugh? </B> <BR/><BR/>In the Marshall The Pariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725490396019425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-85244832101812886452008-03-14T16:06:00.000+08:002008-03-14T16:06:00.000+08:00If only David Marshall instead of LKY had been in ...If only David Marshall instead of LKY had been in charge up to this very day, I believe our Gahmen would definitely be more humane and more accountable. <BR/><BR/>Definitely not as money-faced as the present leaders that we are facing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-52120219653822121312008-03-13T01:24:00.000+08:002008-03-13T01:24:00.000+08:00Can't say I agree with him totally, especially the...Can't say I agree with him totally, especially the part about letting murderers roam free. Shouldn't it be a life for a life? Didn't he also say that 'the punishment must fit the criminal and the punishment must fit the needs of society'?<BR/><BR/>I liked the part on respect for the individual though. <BR/><BR/>By the way, let me guess what the boy in St Andrew's was thinking. Something along theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-14723801924122631952007-10-18T14:40:00.000+08:002007-10-18T14:40:00.000+08:00October 2007. I first ‘discovered’ the legacy of D...October 2007. I first ‘discovered’ the legacy of David Marshall when visiting the site of the 1955 Baling talks in Malaysia. As the newly appointed Chief Minister of Singapore, David Marshall was the intellectual driving force behind the 2 day meeting. Although the meeting failed to reach any agreement for the laying down of arms by the insurgent Malaysian Communist Party (MCP), Marshall’s Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29543951.post-14909385552183875182007-10-02T00:20:00.000+08:002007-10-02T00:20:00.000+08:00"Anonymous said...Why David Marshall from Chief Mi...<I>"Anonymous said...Why David Marshall from Chief Minister became an ambassador for the PAP Govt for so many years in France?"</I><BR/><BR/>I think to him, it didn't matter who he was working with, as long as he served the Singaporean. I don't study into the life of David Marshall but I supposed if he could serve Singapore better as an ambassador instead of Chief Minister, the so be it...he Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114588512131130518noreply@blogger.com