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Our small little island has been experiencing an atypical March with heavy rain fall. Brrr. It’s so cold. This is the ‘coldest’ March in 74 years of Singapore’s history. The average temperature so far for this month is 25.6 deg C. And on Thursday night, it was 21.8 deg C. No wonder, for once, the ...
The governing body is under the assumption that transport operators will be under pressure to step up productivity to survive competition. However, the assumption is clearly flawed. The privatisation of public transport has not delivered the improved service standards nor shorter arrival times, while fares have been increasing constantly based on the justification that being ...
The tried and tested way of irritating anyone is to be persisting “over-concern“.Remember all the mother hens, who worried non-stop and send their children countless messages daily asking them, “Where are you?”, “Where are you?”, “Where are you?”, “Still have not sleep?”, “Still awake?”.Remember those …
Just a few moments ago, I received a call from a lady, who claimed that I am one of the specially selected few to be given a free makeover and photo shoot worth $550. She keep speaking for a few minutes, to make her point that everything is free, from the makeover, to the free ...
According to ST, SGH is clearing an entire surgical ward for the future doctors exams. Is there really such a need?“At the Singapore General Hospital, surgeons will stop doing non-emergency operations a couple of days before exam day, in order to clear out an entire surgical ward.”And for the sake of future doctors exams, expect ...
As a commuter who has to take MRT on a daily basis, I observes that the train tends to be packed to the brim during peak hours, and often during non-peak hours, the train does not have empty seats.Moreover with the unpredictable weather, there is almost always someone who is coughing his/her lungs out, and ...
Quote from ST article, “72 hours into the search”“But the irreverent nature that is a hallmark of Internet postings came to the fore time and again.One wag used a little ‘electrickery’ and put up a poster: Based on the hit TV series Prison Break, it featured a picture of Mas Selamat digitally grafted onto the ...
Straits Times Articles (Free)Feb 28, 2008 Security at detention centre is ‘very tight’The saga thus far ‘Ruthless’ JI chief planned attacks here M’sian police tighten border security with S’pore Indonesia joins hunt for S’pore terror fugitive JI leader escaped from toilet in detention centre due to …
Today, I just experience first hand HDB lift upgrading and malfunction woes. I had to climb 25 floors upwards as the HDB flat that I am staying in, is undergoing lift upgrading program, and the only other lift that has not yet underwent upgrading had malfunction (by refusing to stop at the different levels, providing ...
Recently, there are plenty of reports that include scams, thefts, robberies, assaults and party drugs.We have phone scams that netted $4.6 millions from 378 victims and 241 reported case of theft and robbery against the elderly in 2007. We have car theft cases. We have teenage being slashed by group of unprovoked youths. We have ...
If the lady is married, she will be condemned if she don’t reproduced. It is the basic duty of the wife to produce a child in order to continue the hereditary lineage.But, if she reproduces, doom to her career. Which boss wants a pregnant staff who will take childbirth leaves and who is unable to ...
According to ST, the police has kicked off with they ring-fencing strategy to catch drink drivers. Their first blitz, of duration 3.5 hours, netted 20 drivers out of 117 tested.This first example, consists of setting up 5 roadblocks that ring around the Outram and Havelock areas’ pubs. To ensure that no drivers slip off from ...
Art? Somehow art has always fascinated me. Today, I am taking a peep into the local art exhibits in the company of my sister-in-law. I am really fortunate to have her by my side for this tour, as she has been away in the States for the past 4 years and is currently being nurtured ...
With the Chinese New holiday, most are busy (holidaying, visiting relatives and friends and partying), with fewer people reading the newspaper. You know, according to Reuters, some 77 percent of the population, are fleeing their Chinese New Year (CNY) in droves to holiday oversea.Interestingly, we have the ST article “Longer you stay on busy roads, ...
Ops. It doesn’t sound right. But, yes, that is the question. Here is the video.
Now, the next Slingers home match on 13-Feb-2008 will be the season’s final match, where the $1 million shot will be held. (You can get your tickets here.) If you are wondering what is this million dollar shot, let me give you as short overview. Singapore Slingers has holding a contest, named million dollar shot, ...
Slingers and Air Asia! Go go Slingers! Go go Air Asia! Yes! This post is about the 30th Jan 2008 Singapore Slinger vs South Dragons basket ball match, where Air Asia sponsored 1,000 free basket ball tickets for the game, and gave out numerous free air tickets to Kuala Lumpur, Phuket and Gold Coast. Thank ...
According to Inquirer.net, the year of rat will be full of turbulence.“Chinese fortune tellers predict financial and political rumblings, tsunamis and epidemics in the year ahead.”Sigh…
According to CNA, Fengshui master says that this year Chinese New Year should be on Feb 4, due to calculation using solar calendar, instead of the simpler lunar calendar. Ops. I didn’t know that there is a solar calendar.
We have the minister saying that they will like to improve the transport system, and had announced a number of changes to be implemented. However, at the moment, our world class transport is still far below “world class” with the long waiting time and other woes.Many passengers often have to wait far beyond the specified ...
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