Pulau Ubin

[Sosaria]

On 9/5/2025 at 9:55 PM, 13177 said:

The boatman and the stranded man both one kind. The boatman take advantage of the situation to 'lion open big mouth' to ask for more fare, and the stranded man principles over and refuse to pay the extra. 🙄

Well, how much can the boatman earn ? It's only 1 or 2 dollars extra per passenger. Not like the boatman will be filthy rich by charging that much extra

Your local coffeeshop operator humtum you more in terms of anyhow raising price.

[Atonchia]

On 9/6/2025 at 8:20 PM, Sosaria said:

Pinyin name because the original interview and article is by shin min daily news.

I am still using my dialect name. 

By right all in the same generation all use dialect name. Unless new residents.

[13177]

On 9/6/2025 at 5:23 PM, Tohto said:

I thought this is quite standard practice. If it did not meet min occupancy,  others need to top up the balance. Not something new. 

That's why don't wait till last mins than want to leave the island.

This is standard practice? I don't know le. Cause confirmed and chopped i won't leave the island last mins. So want to earn more of my money also difficult. Lol.

[13177]

On 9/6/2025 at 8:22 PM, Sosaria said:

Well, how much can the boatman earn ? It's only 1 or 2 dollars extra per passenger. Not like the boatman will be filthy rich by charging that much extra

Your local coffeeshop operator humtum you more in terms of anyhow raising price.

Ya, that's why now i don't buy coffee from coffeeshop anymore, since they anyhow raised price. In fact i don't buy drinks from outside now, i just bring my own water. 😂

[Sosaria]

On 9/6/2025 at 8:25 PM, Atonchia said:

I am still using my dialect name. 

By right all in the same generation all use dialect name. Unless new residents.

I mean, when you are interviewed by a chinese newspaper, even with a dialect name, they will print your name in chinese characters - and when read out, translated into english , those characters will appear as pinyin.

[Atonchia]

On 9/6/2025 at 9:39 PM, Sosaria said:

I mean, when you are interviewed by a chinese newspaper, even with a dialect name, they will print your name in chinese characters - and when read out, translated into english , those characters will appear as pinyin.

Possible...

Maybe also the state media just want to make it seems like norm 😅

Wait ...Actually it's Mothership that use Hanyu pinyin 

Edited September 6, 2025 by Atonchia

[Sosaria]

On 9/6/2025 at 9:42 PM, Atonchia said:

Possible...

Maybe also the state media just want to make it seems like norm 😅

Wait ...Actually it's Mothership that use Hanyu pinyin 

But those pinyin name that only 2 chinese characters, 99% confirm is prc or new citizen.

[Hubwee]

On 9/6/2025 at 8:25 PM, Atonchia said:

I am still using my dialect name. 

By right all in the same generation all use dialect name. Unless new residents.

Those born 1973 will have both dialect and hanyu pinyin name on their birth cert / nric and passport lo …

which year they stop I dun know but 1973 confirm started . 

[Atonchia]

On 9/6/2025 at 9:59 PM, Hubwee said:

Those born 1973 will have both dialect and hanyu pinyin name on their birth cert / nric and passport lo …

which year they stop I dun know but 1973 confirm started . 

When I was 30yr old, change NRIC, I took out my Hanyu Pinyin name....

Or else look quite cluttered on the card.

[Ysc3]

@Atonchia 30 can change card ? not 55 meh ?

if can take out the pinyin i will also want to take out.

recently i tried to login into my insurance app and was unsuccessful as they had created my account with my nric full name - including my pinyin !!

[Hubwee]

On 9/6/2025 at 10:02 PM, Atonchia said:

When I was 30yr old, change NRIC, I took out my Hanyu Pinyin name....

Or else look quite cluttered on the card.

Wah , can take out huh , never know that . 
but name given by parents … better to keep as it is ..

[13177]

On 9/6/2025 at 10:31 PM, Ysc3 said:

@Atonchia 30 can change card ? not 55 meh ?

if can take out the pinyin i will also want to take out.

recently i tried to login into my insurance app and was unsuccessful as they had created my account with my nric full name - including my pinyin !!

Change IC two times. At 30 and 55.

[Ysc3]

@13177 i only changed once when i was 23 ... from the laminated one to the plastic card. now waiting for 55.

[Atonchia]

On 9/6/2025 at 10:31 PM, Ysc3 said:

@Atonchia 30 can change card ? not 55 meh ?

if can take out the pinyin i will also want to take out.

recently i tried to login into my insurance app and was unsuccessful as they had created my account with my nric full name - including my pinyin !!

Huh? You under 30? Haven't change NRIC yet?

Used to be 12/30/55

Now NRIC issue at 15, change at 30 then 55.

[Sosaria]

On 9/6/2025 at 10:31 PM, Ysc3 said:

@Atonchia 30 can change card ? not 55 meh ?

if can take out the pinyin i will also want to take out.

recently i tried to login into my insurance app and was unsuccessful as they had created my account with my nric full name - including my pinyin !!

It also causes problems with international travel, i.e. air ticket. My spouse removed her pinyin too. Just stick to the dialect name.

Pinyin in brackets on the nric is more problematic than alias.

[Atonchia]

On 9/6/2025 at 11:02 PM, Hubwee said:

Wah , can take out huh , never know that . 
but name given by parents … better to keep as it is ..

My parents gave me Chinese character name and Dialect name....

It was in the 80s then started with Hanyu Pinyin name right? 

I remember attending primary school need to add Hanyu Pinyin name.

[Ysc3]

@Sosaria the insurer actually needs me to input the brackets on my Pinyin name into my full name as well as the correct name 🤣

[Lala81]

On 9/6/2025 at 9:46 PM, Sosaria said:

But those pinyin name that only 2 chinese characters, 99% confirm is prc or new citizen.

My friends wife isn't surprisingly. But her father is someone who has interest in Chinese literature.