Would u quit to your job to 'MAS HUNT'...
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"Infiltrate local communities"? "Gain their trust?"
Erm, I'm trying to make this as politically correct as possible, but I think there are major factors already working against them before they even begin.
1) They are foreigners/S'porean.
2) They are orang cina.
Are they well versed in Indonesian culture and Bahasa Indonesia? 5 days to prep? Did they read The Lonely Planet Guide or what? Yah, they may be commando trained, but this is not jungle warfare, and they will not be armed, so that kind of training isn't of much relevance in this mission.
What kinds of leads do they have? Resources? Contacts? More than the government? (Unless hmm, they are secret agents whose existence are outrightly denied by the government? :think: ) Aside from actually running into a JI stronghold of 250 men armed with parangs, AK-47s and plastic explosives, and managing to find Mas Selamat, I think the greater worry for them is actually getting busted by Indonesian Immigration Officials.
AAAAANNNDD... let's say they actually manage to get the fella.
After spending all that money on the mission, get the million bucks (should be subject to gahmen tax right?), you minus here, minus there, then split it 3 ways, how much is each person going to get? $250k? After putting your own life at risk, making your family worry (and I am damn sure if something happen to you if you're there, insurance sure cannot claim one), worth it meh?
I say, if you want to make $250k, or even $1m, weekday go and buy Toto/4D, weekend go Kranji race track, and then if still got time, go and sign up for game shows like "Don't Forget the Lyrics" on channel 5. I think the chance of getting something would be higher.
Or,
Maybe this whole thing is some publicity stunt lah. Go there and sell "Have You Seen Mas Selamat?" T-shirts. Also not bad.
Erm, I'm trying to make this as politically correct as possible, but I think there are major factors already working against them before they even begin.
1) They are foreigners/S'porean.
2) They are orang cina.
Are they well versed in Indonesian culture and Bahasa Indonesia? 5 days to prep? Did they read The Lonely Planet Guide or what? Yah, they may be commando trained, but this is not jungle warfare, and they will not be armed, so that kind of training isn't of much relevance in this mission.
What kinds of leads do they have? Resources? Contacts? More than the government? (Unless hmm, they are secret agents whose existence are outrightly denied by the government? :think: ) Aside from actually running into a JI stronghold of 250 men armed with parangs, AK-47s and plastic explosives, and managing to find Mas Selamat, I think the greater worry for them is actually getting busted by Indonesian Immigration Officials.
AAAAANNNDD... let's say they actually manage to get the fella.
After spending all that money on the mission, get the million bucks (should be subject to gahmen tax right?), you minus here, minus there, then split it 3 ways, how much is each person going to get? $250k? After putting your own life at risk, making your family worry (and I am damn sure if something happen to you if you're there, insurance sure cannot claim one), worth it meh?
I say, if you want to make $250k, or even $1m, weekday go and buy Toto/4D, weekend go Kranji race track, and then if still got time, go and sign up for game shows like "Don't Forget the Lyrics" on channel 5. I think the chance of getting something would be higher.
Or,
Maybe this whole thing is some publicity stunt lah. Go there and sell "Have You Seen Mas Selamat?" T-shirts. Also not bad.
This Mas Selamat issue from the day he escaped till now.... every piece of news is a joke and embarrassment
1) Mas Selamat escaping
2) Claimed sightings of Mas
3) Conflicting reports on what he was wearing when he escaped.
4) Inaccurate reports on whether he limps or not
5) Discovery of how easily he was supposed to have escaped.
6) Now this 3 goons who think with "commando" training, they can have some luck at catching him.
Honestly.... can we just let the issue die down and let the real intelligence agencies get him.... and not make it into the joke it already is.
1) Mas Selamat escaping
2) Claimed sightings of Mas
3) Conflicting reports on what he was wearing when he escaped.
4) Inaccurate reports on whether he limps or not
5) Discovery of how easily he was supposed to have escaped.
6) Now this 3 goons who think with "commando" training, they can have some luck at catching him.
Honestly.... can we just let the issue die down and let the real intelligence agencies get him.... and not make it into the joke it already is.
Sion
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I'm now giving up full-time photography to hunt MS.
I think it is a more practical way to make $1M than through a DSLR. :bsmilie:
I'm fully equipped for the big task ahead:
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I think it is a more practical way to make $1M than through a DSLR. :bsmilie:
I'm fully equipped for the big task ahead:
Sion, u waving America flag somemore...tink better don't go, else sure kanna chop..literally.:bsmilie:
the America flag is used for burning, so can blend in the crowd easily.
this is funny!!
I just hope a few months down the road, we don't see breaking news on TV in which these 3 guys are tied up and a knife held to their throats and a group of chanting terrorists demanding Singapore Government release some terrorists we have in custody for their lives....
i wouldn't discount that eventuality since the media was stupid enuff to annouce these people will be hunting mas.
i'm waiting for the news where they return home after robbed and beaten up by indonesian ah beng:bsmilie:
These guys suppose to have 'commando training' but all they need is 'common sense' to realize what they're planning is a disaster in the making.
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