I mean, what could DPM Teo do? Say "APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED YOU FU.KING BRAINLESS PRICK!" ?
Maybe in this perverted Singaporean society today, Reuben may be selected for a PSC scholarship.
Updated 08:07 PM Jun 08, 2012
SINGAPORE - Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said he wanted student-leaders to think more deeply about the difficult choices Singaporeans have to make, rather than give them standard answers at the recently concluded Pre-U seminar.
Hence, the new interactive format which saw Mr Teo posing several questions online to get students' views before the seminar, and continuing the conversation during the session, followed by a question and answer session.
This is a departure from the usual format which consists of a speech, followed by the standard question and answer segment.
Mr Teo said the session was lively and engaging with many students speaking up.
He added that they did not only ask questions, but also expressed their views and some offered answers to their own questions after a little encouragement.
Mr Teo's comments came after he met a student yesterday who apologised to Mr Teo for using expletives in a blog post.
17-year-old Reuben Wang, lashed out at Mr Teo in a blog post on the new Pre-U seminar format.
In his post, the St Andrews Junior College student accused Mr Teo of avoiding difficult questions during the Q&A.
He removed his post subsequently, and also wrote to Mr Teo on Wednesday to apologise for being "too rash and too harsh in using the expletives".
Reuben said he now understands Mr Teo's perspective "much more deeply now after consulting friends, teachers and netizens".
Mr Teo arranged to meet the student yesterday, and his father and teacher were also present.
Mr Teo said he is glad that Reuben has taken the time to reflect, and recognizes that what he said as well as the way he said it were wrong.
Mr Teo said he accepted his apology and encouraged him to learn from this experience. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
