A Belated Tribute to S Rajaratnam

Singapore's a great country. Yeah, everyone (including me) bitches and moans about stuff we don't like here all the time, but these are the facts: this is one of the safest countries in the world, it's got a really good education system and a strong, stable economy with nowhere near the levels of wealth disparity you see in other Asian countries. For that we have to thank Singapore's founding fathers- who did the impossible and built the country up into the powerhouse it is today.

S Rajaratnam was one of these men. I'm sad to say I'm one of those who knew nearly nothing about the man til his death, but now that I know about him (thanks in part to a very informative documentary on Channel NewsAsia- the obituary on their website has a good write-up about his life), I have nothing but respect for him. So here's to a great man! Long may you live in this nation's memory as one of it's most important historical figures.