tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post30029864640714408..comments2023-10-02T07:20:34.425-07:00Comments on Otto Fong in RI: Thank you all!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-89770263246545439222008-08-23T00:19:00.000-07:002008-08-23T00:19:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-82597064868457340172007-10-11T04:03:00.000-07:002007-10-11T04:03:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.CLFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854054100384349042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-15101541319985528942007-10-09T03:42:00.000-07:002007-10-09T03:42:00.000-07:00Dear Mr Fong,I am currently a student in RI and I ...Dear Mr Fong,<BR/>I am currently a student in RI and I am sec 1.<BR/>I really hope i can be taught by someone as brave and inspiring as you.<BR/>I hereby salute you and honour you.<BR/><BR/>And to Jack the Darklord:<BR/>Please do not post lies at this blog. There is too much holyness here and soon you will soon be destroyed even if you made Horcruxes, little Darklord.WillOfHeavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898673524939662133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-40295060243854032612007-10-06T19:09:00.000-07:002007-10-06T19:09:00.000-07:00And you're really really childish.And you're really really childish.Kernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13134504893439565196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-77483454968771543142007-09-28T21:38:00.000-07:002007-09-28T21:38:00.000-07:00and mr fong is still a newly trimmed bonsaiand mr fong is still a newly trimmed bonsaiDorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400453157944399430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-68456243825793159872007-09-28T07:16:00.000-07:002007-09-28T07:16:00.000-07:00Hi OttoSo well written and i am really tourched af...Hi Otto<BR/><BR/>So well written and i am really tourched after reading.<BR/><BR/>I am still the bonsai for close to 50 years...Derrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352544809272872264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-18177885199671282602007-09-26T10:14:00.000-07:002007-09-26T10:14:00.000-07:00Dear Otto,As a old Rafflesian, I am very proud of ...Dear Otto,<BR/>As a old Rafflesian, I am very proud of you for being true to yourself. Your letter was written from your heart and its truthfulness was too overwhelming for some and perhaps even appeared threatening to those who do not understand or are ignorant & prejudiced.<BR/><BR/>I shared your letter with another Rafflesian who is a successful manager now working overseas and he was immensely touched by your honesty and courage.<BR/><BR/>Your students and colleagues stand by you. Let the storm pass - most of the dark clouds have passed. But be smart and brave. In the end, TRUTH and LOVE prevail and will stand against the tide of bigotry and prejudice.<BR/>You have spoken your truth with peace and dignity. It will sink into the minds and hearts of those who matter, those who needed support of some sort. But unfortunately in this world, there will always be those who are blinded by their own fears and ignorance and will only see what they want to see.<BR/><BR/>MOE seems at a loss to justify what it did but the world knows that prejudice, ignorance and intolerance are not healthy for a nation's growth. Yet, we are a young nation still finding our way and perhaps TIME will heal and help us to grow. The irony is that prejudice & intolerance exist in our education system but there are many dedicated teachers like yourself who will inspire your students regardless of sexuality. You r sheer talent and abilities will stand many tests, challenges & obstacles put before you.<BR/><BR/>My best literature teachers in secondary school (RI) school were gay. They are probably old men or dead and gone by now (I am already in my 50s). Though they did not reveal their sexuality, we students could tell. Still, we respected them for their passion in leterature, knowledge and dedication to teaching. And we students - gay and straight - were better educated by these wonderful teachers whom we respected a lot for their wisdom and teaching abilities. We benefitted so much from their teaching. ABOVE all, we saw them as GOOD and DEDICATED HUMAN BEINGS; men with talent and a passion for their work and profession as teachers! If they had not been allowed to teach us, we would have lost out the joys of learning in the classes that they taught. <BR/><BR/>Please be assured that there are many people who support you and wish you well. But you must also be smart to know which battles are worth fighting for you have already made your point. To do more would blunt the point made.<BR/><BR/>Good luck and best wishes. Be yourself. Be strong, be brave and live happily & productively as the truthful and AUTHENTIC man that you are! You are far more free and liberated just by accepting and being yourself than those who live their lives unproductively "in fear and quiet desperation". That's a waste of LIFE and the talents that are given to us.<BR/><BR/>God bless you!<BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Zakzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630947441322341337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-58116693359529412162007-09-26T10:07:00.000-07:002007-09-26T10:07:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.zakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630947441322341337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-91718649590186591242007-09-26T02:22:00.000-07:002007-09-26T02:22:00.000-07:00may Mr Otto should STFU 1st :)may Mr Otto should STFU 1st :)Dorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400453157944399430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-42302107247351395302007-09-21T09:23:00.000-07:002007-09-21T09:23:00.000-07:00dearest darlingest Jack the Darklord,shut the fuck...dearest darlingest Jack the Darklord,<BR/><BR/>shut the fuck up :)<BR/><BR/>cheersakesh abhilashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098358464786728520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-81352085637779091972007-09-20T13:32:00.000-07:002007-09-20T13:32:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400453157944399430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-7360996418577440912007-09-20T13:21:00.000-07:002007-09-20T13:21:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400453157944399430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-3040849188383747622007-09-20T13:20:00.000-07:002007-09-20T13:20:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400453157944399430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-82192172666365785312007-09-20T05:23:00.000-07:002007-09-20T05:23:00.000-07:00looks like this blog is generating alot of animosi...looks like this blog is generating alot of animosity...Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716333179978595253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-28046056167745728682007-09-20T04:35:00.000-07:002007-09-20T04:35:00.000-07:00I direct this paragraph back at you."you r someone...I direct this paragraph back at you.<BR/><BR/>"you r someone that doesnt understand the situation and u r the one that should GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT"<BR/><BR/>AUTHOR DOES NOT EQUAL MODERATOR.<BR/><BR/>Author is the person who WROTE the comment.Kernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13134504893439565196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-32726470612343099632007-09-19T22:04:00.000-07:002007-09-19T22:04:00.000-07:00To LKCget ur dumb facts right.. moderators in blog...To LKC<BR/><BR/>get ur dumb facts right.. moderators in blogspot will never remove such postings<BR/><BR/>you r someone that doesnt understand the situation and u r the one that should GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT<BR/><BR/>And to mr fong.<BR/><BR/>So what about the bonsai? Guess talk is cheap after all. And claiming that the blog was never intended for ur students when they are the bulk of the taggers... its just a shame<BR/><BR/>you got your 5 minutes of fame.. congratsDorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400453157944399430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-82938814942312076492007-09-18T21:02:00.000-07:002007-09-18T21:02:00.000-07:00HiWas wondering where can i get a copy of that art...Hi<BR/><BR/>Was wondering where can i get a copy of that article? Can it be emailed to me?<BR/><BR/>many thanksTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716333179978595253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-6621919270845493772007-09-18T02:18:00.000-07:002007-09-18T02:18:00.000-07:00To: Jack the darklordAll the deleted comments read...To: Jack the darklord<BR/><BR/>All the deleted comments read:<BR/>"This post has been removed by the author."<BR/>AUTHOR.<BR/>Mr. Fong DID NOT DELETE them. It reads something else when deelted by the moderator. Please, understand the full situation next time before you start labelling people. And how would you know whether he's going back into the closet?<BR/><BR/>Mr. Fong, you probably don't remember me as you have ever taught me, but you were my teacher I/C for Malaysian Montage '06 (Sarawak), and you struck me as easygoing and approachable, capable of earning the respect of students many times over. From what I heard from my friends who were taught by you, you are a great teacher, and on this I have no reason to doubt them.<BR/><BR/>All the best.Kernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13134504893439565196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-79476695244200233652007-09-16T22:18:00.000-07:002007-09-16T22:18:00.000-07:00Hi, Otto. I am Qian'er Chan, a student currently o...Hi, Otto. I am Qian'er Chan, a student currently on exchange at National University of Singapore. I come from the city of Guangzhou in China and study in Fudan University in Shanghai.<BR/> <BR/>I am currently doing social research concerning homosexuality in Singapore. I was inspired into this field of research by your courageous and sincere letter that I came across online. I would like to gain a deeper understanding on the concerns and pressure on homosexuality in Singapore, and sincerely hope for an opportunity to chat with you about your reflections on this matter, either online or face-to-face. I guarantee that all the information gathered will be confidentially kept as material solely for academic research.<BR/><BR/>It would be a great privilege for me, to hold an interview session with you. However, I understand that the nature of this topic is rather sensitive, and I would understand if it is not convenient on your side. Sorry for having to post this letter on your blog ,as I know no other way to reach you. <BR/><BR/>My email &MSN is<BR/>irenechan2015@hotmail.com. I hope to hear from you soon. I would be glad to furnish more details about my research if required. Thank you for your time in reading this letter.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards,<BR/>Qian'erthestrangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846144877154497304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-15887424219701748192007-09-16T19:00:00.000-07:002007-09-16T19:00:00.000-07:00Do meditation to cure your mind. See http://sg.geo...Do meditation to cure your mind. See http://sg.geocities.com/alex_kew/meditation.html .<BR/>Or visit http://kewkahfatt.blogspot.com/index.html .Kew Kah Fatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795251261444271611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-40275830642906403862007-09-16T01:17:00.000-07:002007-09-16T01:17:00.000-07:00all our love from Spainall our love from SpainJosé L. Serranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070875038009789018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-78274906082575069452007-09-15T06:12:00.000-07:002007-09-15T06:12:00.000-07:00Brave my ass. If you are brave then why you bother...Brave my ass. If you are brave then why you bother to go back into the closet. So whats the point? To get your 5 minutes of fame?<BR/><BR/>Looks like you are not as courageous as you said you are.<BR/><BR/>and all you do is delete criticism by the rest and leave the good flowery ones..<BR/><BR/>PUIDorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400453157944399430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-24263397484947723202007-09-14T21:28:00.000-07:002007-09-14T21:28:00.000-07:00dear sir,i think you're beautiful. is it strange?w...dear sir,<BR/><BR/>i think you're beautiful. <BR/>is it strange?<BR/><BR/>we all do what we gotta do, but that doesnt change us as people. some things we are obliged to do by society; but there are some things nobody has any right whatsoever to deny- in this case sexual orientation. its about time we started looking into the individual rights of a person- because through all the narrow mindedness and unacceptance; what we have here is merely somebody being true to himself, and living a life he wants to (and has EVERY right to). surrounded by nothing but a string of donts to chain you to these forced faiths anyways, and nobody ever passed their 2.4 through measured steps. Keep fighting, now that you've broken out of your chrysalis. in prose, <BR/><BR/>the silence is a strange thing. <BR/>it reaches out and grabs you <BR/>with stuffy tentacles of <BR/>speechlessness <BR/>and provokes akwardness,<BR/>or it caresses the ailing mind. <BR/><BR/>the sound of nothing is silence; <BR/>and we have all lived a little <BR/>silently<BR/>before our spark jumps <BR/>out of the flame. <BR/>then we hiss and flare<BR/>and make ourselves heard<BR/>(or so we try to), <BR/>but are extinguished <BR/>just like that. <BR/><BR/>maybe if enough of us jumped <BR/>we'd be heard, <BR/>a fizzle <BR/>to become a roar of sound<BR/>which cannot be ignored, <BR/>maybe unleash our recherche <BR/>of a menagerie of thoughts<BR/>ideas and opinions to be promulgated worldwide.<BR/><BR/>there is nowhere you can go<BR/>where you will not hear our voice-<BR/>unless of course, <BR/><BR/>you dont want to. <BR/><BR/>they might initially believe<BR/>your objections hold weight <BR/>but <BR/>theyll all eventually realise<BR/>that they are just<BR/>petty<BR/>meretrious <BR/>convictions. <BR/>stop us? <BR/><BR/>shove your rosicrucian ideals aside; <BR/>you cannot. <BR/>we are the voice of tomorrow; <BR/>and silence will only be <BR/>on our terms. <BR/><BR/><BR/>and on a less intelligent note, may all your detractors die painfully and miserably.<BR/><BR/>you-know-who<BR/>(hint: akesh!)akesh abhilashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098358464786728520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-79971863709108438722007-09-14T15:23:00.000-07:002007-09-14T15:23:00.000-07:00Congratulations from Spain!Congratulations from Spain!Mr. Wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716069607574572750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508842426900947024.post-32402928620960833102007-09-14T04:05:00.000-07:002007-09-14T04:05:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jonathan Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468603921209808238noreply@blogger.com