He's gifted in the written word, literature, poems and stuff like that too

traderl303 Its expected someone from Oxford and Stanford. Don't think we can expect he speaks Singlish ?

Dimas Aditya Hanandito (and I just found this comment! hahhahaha)

The World's best speaker. What more can I say.

Haha, you may be wrong. He may speak impeccable Chinese as well!

***** You are spot ON !! He has LKY' DNA. Hope he join politics one day.

Ah Gong is one and only. Even I think Movie Star Bruce Lee zapped his body language in 1963 Malaysia for Malaysian Powerful speech.

That's because it was meant for the masses and was only "closed" in the sense that uninvited guests couldn't attend in person. How else do you think people like you and me would be viewing this on KZfaq? When you come from a political family, very few things are truly closed. Also, LKY was probably not a typical grandfather, and Shengwu was probably not a typical grandson. Like it or not, his place in politics would necessarily have impacted his grandkids, especially this one. Ironically...it is BECAUSE this eulogy is somewhat political in nature that it is probably a more authentic representation of the relationship between the two. And my guess is that that relationship was probably a LOT more intellectual, possibly a little bit political too, than the average grandfather-grandson one. If he had only chosen to share cute, fuzzy stories about him and LKY practicing baseball or watching sports together, it wouldn't capture the full scope of what he meant to him. Not that any eulogy can.... If it sounds like it was meant for the masses, then that's a byproduct of him being authentic. And to relay what his grandfather did for Singapore IS to cherish his memory. He stated clearly, "We can no more forget him than we can forget the sky." Shengwu is a grown man, not a boy. He can do better than to remember his grandfather with family stories alone. He pondered his impact on a nation and the world, and was comfortable sharing that with anyone with internet access. What could be more honorable than that?

That's a good thing, seriously.

This kind of CV is actually very common in today's society.

Most quotes are western philosophy, unlike his grandfather's confucius philosophy. Hope he not join singapore politics. After all we are asian.

TK B this kind of CV is VERY COMMON these days? i don't know who you are but no this kind of CV is not at all common. and trust me i've seen a lot of CVs from top tier students in singapore. i'm not saying he should join politics. i'm just TOTALLY DISAGREEING with your hyperbolic assertion that his CV is 'very common' in today's society. no. not everyone is a top PPE student from oxford. nor is everyone a top debater. nor is everyone a PhD candidate at stanford.

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TK B I think Singapore should be opened to both Asian and Western ideas. LKY was educated at Cambridge and he did exceptionally well dealing with the colonial government as a result. US is one of the most advance & powerful country in the world - we should send our best and brightest to study there so that we know how to work with them.

Oh, I strongly disagree. I seriously doubt that a funeral for someone you loved deeply would be the place to be putting on airs. His particular style and/or accent may not jive with you, but I wouldn't accuse him of being pretentious. And I don't think the eulogy was flowery. Every sentence was concise and precise - no unnecessary clutter. He made references to literature and political works that are not immediately accessible to the peanut gallery, but that's not being pretentious....or flowery. He shouldn't have to dumb himself down for anyone. It all sounded very natural to me.

Stanley Gogol so agree, that he shouldn't have to dumb himself down for anyone. that's his style. nothing wrong with it. there's just so much negativity in the world............

I think he wrote it on his own accord.

makiedog he probably wrote it.

He doesn't need a speech writer. He's a world-class debater. He makes his own speeches

It is not the upbringing of the Lee family to take on comments from dogs like you. Let me do this dirty job to reply to such dogs like you. Especially such ungrateful one if you even one of us from Singapore. If you are not. Keep your bloody mouth shut if you have nothing good to say. Shut up so not to put your parents to shame for such upbringing.

Hey @makiedog he probably wrote it himself, considering that Mr Li is a world class debater who was named the top debater at the World Universities Debating Championship!