Number one

You know how Singapore loves to be #1, over the years we have chalked up quite a lot of number ones especially #1 in airport, port handling, the first night safari, etc.

So I believe we should give our leaders a break...he is sacrificing himself to give Singapore another #1!

Annual salaries in USD
1. Lee Hsien Loong - Singapore Salary in dollars - $2.47 million
2. Donald Tsang Yum-Kuen - Hong Kong Salary in dollars - $516,000
3. Barack Obama - United States Salary in dollars - $400,000
4. Brian Cowen - Ireland Salary in dollars - $341,000
5. Nicolas Sarkozy - France Salary in dollars - $318,000
6. Angela Merkel - Germany Salary in dollars - $303,000
7. Gordon Brown - UK Salary in dollars - $279,000
8. Stephen Harper - Canada Salary in dollars - $246,000
9. Taro Aso - Japan Salary in dollars - $243,000
10. Kevin Rudd - Australia Salary in dollars - $229,000

You think he really want all that money? So much $ cannot bring to the grave also what...I doubt he has time to spend it. But then again, his kids can spend it for him. Damn it I think I should take up that sacrifice so that I can buy my kid a ferrari on his 18th birthday! Don't mind being crucified for it!!





Footnote:
For those who like numbers, I bet you added up all the leaders to see if LHL = other 9 leaders, well I did! Almost there 2.875mil vs 2.47mil. Taking away Obama will do the trick, LHL = 8 leaders. By the way we should never compare Obama with LHL. The analogy would be totally wrong with paying peanuts for monkeys-it should be overpaying for donkeys with golden peanuts. Another possible number crunching scenario. Add up all the ministers and government employees alone in PM Office, we might be able to afford to hire all the leaders in the world!