MM Lee's private life and thoughts (The making of: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going-Part 4)

The Straits Times, Jan 21, 2011
By June Cheong

PRAGMATISM is not just a tenet Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew holds dear in his public life. He also runs his private affairs in a practical, fact-based manner.

Asked if he believes in fengshui, MM Lee laughed and said it was 'utter rubbish' that people think he does.

Many Singaporeans The Straits Times team spoke to were curious about MM Lee's private life and he gamely answered all personal questions in 32 hours of interviews with ST journalists between 2008 and 2009.

Here are MM Lee's private thoughts on issues like homosexuality and love.

铸"八卦"币振衰退经济？ 李资政：一派胡言
（新加坡）联合晚报 (2011-01-23)

我国的一元硬币是根据风水原理铸造？内阁资政李光耀驳斥："一派胡言！"

不少初访狮城的外国游客，看到我国的金色一元硬币都觉得很好奇，因为它的正反两面各有类似八卦的八角形。

坊间也盛传，这个一元硬币蕴含风水原理，是李资政当年根据光明山普觉禅寺住持宏船法师（已圆寂）的建议铸造。

传闻声称，早年我国地铁线开通时，经济却刚好出现衰退，当时担任总理的李资政心急如焚，向宏船法师求教。宏船法师指点迷津说，破解的办法就是让每个新加坡人携带一个小八卦­，因此就有了今天仿八卦铸造的金色一元硬币。

在英文新书《李光耀：新加坡赖以生存的硬道理》中，《海峡时报》7名记者对李资政进行长达32小时专访，其中有人"敢敢"问李资政："很多新加坡人说你相信风水，这是真的­吗？"

李资政听到问题后显得很震惊，接连驳斥："一派胡言！一派胡言！我是个务实派，是很务实的一个人。我不相信星座，不相信风水，也不迷信号码（的吉凶）。"

记者追问一元硬币的传闻是否属实，李资政直截了当地回应："人们会造谣生事，这我完全不在意。"

不过，他也说，如果有一间被认为"风水不好"或"号码不吉利"的房子待售，他要买时就会考虑这些因素。

他说："这不是因为我相信风水，而是有实际的考量。如果我要买，一定会杀价，因为当我将来转售时，它的价值会比较低。你能说我这是对风水和星座有兴趣吗？"

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[iamabee1]

Thank You for uploading this video. Today, 16 Sept 2011, is Mr Lee Kuan Yew's 88th Birthday.

Happy Birthday to Mr Lee. Truly thankful for all that he's done for Singapore.

[juliafong65]

Disarmingly charming!

[quange86]

Thank you for sharing this video Jasmine. I'm a gen-y youth. I'm proud to say that despite my youth, I'm one of the very few among my peers who still remember and I am very thankful for the contributions of our forefathers.

[bloodhothot]

I laughed so deadly when he says he doesn't believe in love at first sight and that would be a great mistake!!! HAHAHA

[silvermaniamania1]

he is the man.

[lumpybrains]

long live mm lee!