Penny for your thoughts

A listener smsed this to me today-

那些做了几十年厨房都不敢说自己是厨王那些参加比赛开始到现在都没煮过一样能令批判满意菜 肴竟然能叫厨王还要是至尊？那些资深主持人都不敢说自己超级因真的是靠经验爬上来的那些没经济靠临时学就叫自己超级？什么意思叫明星偶像？是明星的偶像 吗？他们那几个人几时成了那些明星的偶像呀？

Where’s the OB

 阿一 你是个太小心翼翼 的人 但不可失正义感才为人

A listener smsed in a couple of weeks ago during my show. She said that she felt I was very politically correct when I was discussing a topic with the listeners.

I called her back and told her— I do the best I can.

Knowing the boundaries of Singapore, there are limitations to what I can express on air. Even without the limitations, I will have to be responsible for what I say on air as a professional.

I try to air my opinions in 不吐不快, as that is obviously a platform for me to air my personal views, and listeners would not mistake it for a fact or an opinion that represents the station.

Now, it gets even more complicated when it is a segment that involves topic discussion. As the moderator, it’s often hard for me to present my own views. More often than not, the role requires me to be neutral, or play the devil’s advocate, for the benefit of the parties involved in the discussion and also for fairness.

Hope this post is not too defensive. it’s not meant to be. but rather, it is meant to explain the mechanism that’s at play on my show.

and of course, a happy new year!