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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/consumer/close-shave-for-woman-as-three-ceiling-beams-fall-3-floors-in-far-east-plaza Close shave for woman as three ceiling beams fall 3 floors in Far East Plaza The mall's contractor is expected to carry out repairs on the trellis on Aug 10 evening. ST PHOTO: SHABANA BEGUM Shabana Begum PUBLISHED 10 AUG 2022, 9:20 PM SGT SINGAPORE - A woman in Far East Plaza had a narrow escape when three long wooden beams broke from the high ceiling and landed on the second-floor concourse on Wednesday morning (Aug 10). She was sitting on a red bench at the edge of the concourse when the grey beams crashed onto the floor mere metres from her. An employee of a tailor shop next to the concourse said he rushed out when he heard a loud crash and saw the woman hurrying away. She was the only person in the concourse when the incident occurred around 9.45am, said the employee who wanted to be known only as Mr Eric. "Luckily, the incident happened early in the morning. If there had been more footfall, someone could have got badly hurt," he said, adding that most shops in the Orchard mall open after 10am. In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Far East Plaza management said the incident happened when a technician was about to lower the high bay lights from the ceiling to replace a faulty lamp. He inadvertently reversed the direction of the winch, or lifting device, which caused the light fitting to move towards the ceiling trellis. "The impact caused three pieces of trellis to dislodge and fall from level five to level two. A lady was at the concourse at the time. Fortunately, nobody was injured," the mall's management said in its e-mail reply, adding that the concourse was immediately cordoned off. The mall's contractor is expected to carry out repairs on the trellis after the mall closed on Wednesday evening. The concourse will reopen after a thorough inspection, said Far East Plaza's management. When ST visited the strata mall at 3.30pm, the concourse had been fenced off with barriers circling the red bench. There was a gap in the level five ceiling above the bench, and one beam seemed to be hanging after being partially dislodged. The normally quiet morning of retailers and workers - especially those from cafes and coffee shops that had opened before 9am - was jolted by the loud sound of the beams hitting the ground. A number of people from the third to fifth storeys rushed out of their shops to check the commotion, said Mr Eric. A worker, known only as Mr Lim, at Isle Cafe coffee shop next to the concourse said he saw some mall employees rush to clear the debris and fence off the area. Mr Eric said this is the second incident in Far East Plaza recently. On July 10, two glass panels fell to the floor below after a shopper kicked them. No one was injured. "The area was cordoned off and the glass shards were swept away," he said. One of Singapore's oldest shopping complexes, Far East Plaza was opened in 1982.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/pubs-lawyer-contrasts-womans-active-carousell-account-against-her-claim-to-be This sueing remind me of many cases of fall in America and these people sue big companies like McDonald and etc and was successful. We should not allow that to happen. Hope judge to reject outright and also make her pay the legal fees too. We should not follow America path and instead make this women learnt her lesson that she will not exploit the system and extort money due to thinking, yes now its a time for me to strike rich, government got money, so can sue huge amount of money. If this women win the lawsuit, I bet in future there will have more cases coming in, maybe the fall will be less severe like slip and fall in wet surface in McDonald's and wanted to sue for millions of dollars. If that's the path singapore is going. Gg man. This below is one example in America.

Now this is not something the residents of Ang Mo Kio get to see everyday! A Traffic Police officer has apparently skidded on the wet floor and crashed his Yamaha bike at the lift lobby of Block 619 Ang Mo Kio. As reported by SG Road vigilante, the incident happened on 27 May 2020 and eye witnesses claim that the officer was trying to chase another motorbike through the void deck when the police officer lost control and hit the wall. The comments by netizens were generally supportive of the officer going all the way in the fight for justice, with the usual few negative views here and there.

just a facebook post i saw and thought itl be good to share here for those with elderly parents n never knew abt this function cos i dont. i dont have an apple watch too becos im using android. it might be useful for those with elderly parents. track their location?? setup the hard fall detection. now my question is the watch is badly damaged on the face hence it can detect a hard fall but when if the person falls and hit the head without damaging the watch can it still detect? this is still an interesting device to have. always thought it was way too overpriced. there are some cheap smart watches in the market but mayb not withthe same capabilities as the apple watch apple fall detection If Apple Watch Series 4 or later detects a hard fall while you're wearing your watch, it taps you on the wrist, sounds an alarm, and displays an alert. You can choose to contact emergency services or dismiss the alert by pressing the Digital Crown, tapping Close in the upper-left corner, or tapping "I'm OK." If your Apple Watch detects that you're moving, it waits for you to respond to the alert and won't automatically call emergency services. If your watch detects that you have been immobile for about a minute, it will make the call automatically. After the call ends, your watch sends a message to your emergency contacts with your location letting them know that your watch detected a hard fall and dialed emergency services. Your watch gets your emergency contacts from your Medical ID. Some countries and regions have multiple emergency service numbers. For these countries, Apple Watch will call the number associated with ambulance services. What happens if your Apple Watch detects that you're immobile If your Apple Watch detects that you're immobile for about a minute, it begins a 30-second countdown, while tapping you on the wrist and sounding an alert. The alert gets louder, so that you or someone nearby can hear it. If you don't want to call emergency services, tap Cancel. When the countdown ends, your Apple Watch automatically contacts emergency services. When the call connects, your Apple Watch plays an audio message that informs emergency services that your Apple Watch detected a hard fall and then it shares your current location as latitude and longitude coordinates. The first time the message plays, the audio is at full volume, but then the volume is reduced so that you, or someone nearby, can talk to the responder. The message continues to play until you tap Stop Recorded Message or the call ends. Turn fall detection on or off Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, then tap the My Watch tab. Tap Emergency SOS. Turn Fall Detection on or off. If you've entered your age when you set up your Apple Watch or in the Health app and you're age 65 and over, this feature automatically turns on. Apple Watch cannot detect all falls. The more physically active you are, the more likely you are to trigger fall detection due to high impact activity that can appear to be a fall. Set up your Medical ID and add emergency contacts Open Settings on your iPhone, then tap Health > Medical ID. Tap Edit. Enter your date of birth and other health information. To add an emergency contact, tap the add button under emergency contacts. Tap a contact, then add their relationship. To remove an emergency contact, tap the remove button next to the contact, then tap Delete. To make your Medical ID available from the Lock screen, turn on Show When Locked. In an emergency, this gives information to people who want to help. Tap Done. You can't set emergency services as an emergency contact. other advantages of having an apple watch - fitness tracker - easier to find iphone, tap a button and get a "ping" sound even if your phone set to silent - customise list of things to notify you about. Phone set to new mail notifications. Watch customise to new mail from people on my VIP list-your wife, family). So if your phone makes noise and you're not not very busy you can take a look. but if your watch bings, you have to look even if you are busy. - you dont have to constantly be carrying your phone. keep inside bag dont need take out. noisy environment dont need worry cannot hear cos your watch will tap you. - great to take on runs. dont need to bring phone - a lot of info on such small face. can see weather temp, date, time and notifications - great for quick at a glance notifications. esp while in a meeting

What would you do if money started falling from the sky? People walking along Fuk Wa Street in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, witnessed the baffling sight of banknotes floating down from above on Saturday afternoon (Dec 15). Videos posted online suggest that the notes were thrown from the roof of a building, fluttering through the air before landing on the busy street below. Passers-by can be seen eagerly grabbing the notes, with some climbing on to the roof of the subway exit to pick up the banknotes. Photos on social media show that the notes were of the HK$100 (SG$17.60) denomination. One Facebook user appeared to have picked up at least six notes. Police were called to the scene after receiving reports of someone distributing money at Fuk Wa Street, and told people not to pick up the money, said South China Morning Post (SCMP). Officers collected around HK$5,000, according to the report. A live video on the Facebook page of Epoch Cryptocurrency that began at 2.42pm showed a man dressed in a black hoodie saying in Cantonese: "I hope everyone here will pay attention to this important event… (I) don't know whether any of you will believe money can fall from the sky." The man is believed to be the owner of Epoch Cryptocurrency, a Facebook page that promotes cryptocurrency. The man is widely known online as "Coin Young Master" and his real name is Wong Ching-kit, reported SCMP. Bowen Press said that the 24-year-old man refuted claims that he was behind the incident when interviewed at his home. However, Agence France-Presse (AFP) later reported that he was arrested on Sunday for causing disorder in a public place, after he drove back to the neighbourhood in his Lamborghini. Wong had said in a Facebook post that he wanted to “help the poor by robbing the rich”.

Think there have been many cases of people faced with million dollar medical bills. Think it is time to review the need for free healthcare. Would you rather we have high taxes and have free healthcare or have it status quo where healthcare is only for rich in society? http://theindependent.sg/1m-for-hospital-bill-healthcare-or-nightmare/

A student studying at the National University of Singapore (NUS) fell eight stories to her death after trying to get into her residential hall room from a window. According to a report in The New Paper (TNP), the 18-year-old South Korean had locked herself out of her room on the seventh storey of Block C of Sheares Hall on Saturday (28 Oct). The Singapore Police Force (SPF) told Yahoo News Singapore it was alerted to a case of fall from height at 20 Heng Mui Keng Terrace at 11:38am on 28 October. “An 18-year-old woman was unconscious when conveyed to the National University Hospital where she subsequently succumbed to her injuries,” said SPF. Police are investigating the unnatural death. The residents were informed by email of the tragic event on Saturday afternoon. One resident told TNP that a wake was held for the student on Monday evening. https://sg.yahoo.com/news/nus-student-falls-death-locking-room-011752131.html

FALL IN! I have a Sun Conure and soon to be owner of a blue baby Indian Ringneck. If you have experiences, tips with hand-feeding a three to four weeks old baby bird ( Indian Ringneck), please share. If you are a current bird owner of any breed (especially parrots), please do share your bird pictures too!

R.I.P .... Yahoo : Spectra Secondary student dies after falling from school building A 14-year-old girl died following injuries from her fall on Tuesday (20 Oct) at Spectra Secondary School. When asked by Yahoo Singapore, police confirmed the incident Wednesday and said they were investigating the death. The girl was found lying unconscious on the grounds of the school at 1 Woodlands Drive 64 Tuesday. Both the Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received a call on 20 October at 9.30am requesting for assistance. SCDF dispatched a fire bike and an ambulance to the scene, and the girl was brought to Khoo Teck Puat hospital. She was subsequently transferred to KK Women’s and Children’s hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. Her death was classified as unnatural death, and police investigations are ongoing. When contacted, a school representative said, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our student. The school is providing support to the family as well as to the school community.” Link : https://sg.news.yahoo.com/spectra-secondary-student-dies-after-falling-from-school-building-050753882.html

Girl Narrowly Escapes as Escalator Floor Breaks Open Another escalator malfunction in China . A Chinese girl escaped unhurt as an escalator malfunctioned on Sunday at a shopping mall in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. The girl, believed to be in her 20s, stepped onto a panel of flooring at the top of the escalator when it suddenly gave way. Staff at the mall soon shut down the escalator, and no one was injured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtbdrIMa-Wo

Came across this video link while youtube surfing and feeding my son simultaneously lol. Its a little backdated so those who have already seen this movie, pls pardon me.... parenthood has slowed down my workload and youtube is now a great companion for late night feeds. For all you bengs and lians for of the late 90s, this is for you. Decided to share it as SG50 is all abot reminiscing the good old times Personally feels that 1) The violence is way exaggerated 2) Other than that, there are quite alot of scenes that ex bengs and lians can related to (yes I'm one and proud to be one) 3) The best local teen gang movie produced - beats the crappy "15"anytime.... Enjoy folks ! long weekend coming

Since I saw someone posted about wish list for soccer, I thought maybe I can start a wish list for election swing voters. As usual, there will be die hard PAP supporters, and there will be hardcore opposition supporters. For these two groups of voters, please take your battle to where it is suppose to be. There is a thread started by @Radx for election battle, please fight there. http://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2696413-the-next-general-elections-post-here/page-25 It is no secret that many elections around the world are won or lost because of the swing voters, these people are not fully supportive of one party only, and they vote base on what they believe is best for the country and themselves. The key lies in how to reach out to this group of voters. It seem like the government is not too interested in this group of voters, so let us tell them, how they can lost our votes ( or how the opposition can win us over). I feel that our government is a good manager, but not a good politician. Generally I am quite happy, there are good policies introduced, and there are bad ones. What I really want to see , is that they can admit whatever mistakes done, get it corrected and move on. It takes a great politician to admit mistakes, sometimes mistakes bring in votes. The era is different, things are different, people are different. Those (swing voters) who want to share your thoughts, come on in. cheers!!!

Surprising no one posts updates on one of america's favourite sports.. Major league baseball... SF Giants lead KC Royals 3-2 this morning in a best of 7 series for World Series.. But on a sad note.. St. Louis Cardinals rookie Taveras killed in car accident in Dominican Republic.. http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/99707820/st-louis-cardinals-rookie-outfielder-oscar-taveras-killed-in-car-accident-in-dominican-republic R.I.P. another soul gone young....

SEONGAM (AFP) - Sixteen people were killed and nine others seriously injured when a ventilation grate gave way while they were watching an outdoor pop concert in Seongam south of Seoul on Friday, rescuers said. “They were standing on the ventilation grate to get a better view when it collapsed under their weight,” a spokesman for the local fire services told AFP. Rescuers said 16 were confirmed dead, but added the death toll might rise with some of the injured understood to be in critical condition. Television reports said the 25 people fell more than 10 metres into an underground parking area when the grate collapsed. Amateur video footage obtained by the YTN news channel showed shocked spectators surrounding the collapsed grate as the popular all-girl K-pop band 4Minute, apparently oblivious to the accident, continued performing on the stage. More than 700 people were believed to be attending the outdoor concert. “There was a sudden, loud screaming, and when I turned it looked as if people were being sucked down into a hole,” one witness told YTN. A woman standing nearby said a great “cloud of dust” billowed up from the ventilation shaft after the grate collapsed. Most of the dead and injured were believed to be students, YTN said, adding that the concert organisers had repeatedly urged the spectators to move off the grate before it collapsed. South Korea has suffered a recent series of catastrophic accidents involving young victims, including the sinking of the Sewol ferry in April that left more than 300 dead, most of them high school students. In February, the roof caved in on a student-packed auditorium near the southern city of Gyeongju, killing 10 people and injuring more than 100. An investigation uncovered evidence of structural flaws and lax management controls. The Sewol disaster prompted government promises of a national review of safety standards, as it became clear that poor regulatory oversight was a major contributor to the scale of the tragedy. - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/music/story/14-feared-dead-collapse-s-korea-pop-concert-20141017#sthash.e5syEOdg.dpuf Bad year for SK.... RIP

Not restricted to men, but ladies too as we can share palces we can rally, or call upon one another within MCF if need players, etc. I start with a profile of myself: - Keen player and play club and senior level now, old man...haha - Play NSEW, and can get courts at Sentosa, central, indoors as well. - 3-4x wk, schedule permitting See you arnd, and yes, catch up for games of some sort.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/hdb-resale-prices-fall-to/1251928.html Do you think will fall further or now is the best time to get resale?

lai leh..........all those like to turn every thread into a XOXO thread .............all come do it here lah........... I....as GM of tiko rangers..............feel so disgust that the good name of all our tiko rangers is tarnish.......everywhere we go we see threads OT into some low class dirty old man talks............. We men must be tiko............all men are tiko............but let us express our tikoness with some class.......... All the overnight you char kway......fresh baked french loaf ..............dont care you stand at 12am or down at 6.30pm.........lets keep all the dirty talk here lah........... leave the other threads to the topics................and of course the usual OT talk cork............ so which dirty old man want to start first????................ Mods...............please delete or lock sld thread not be appropriate ........gum sia. side note.......ladies enter at your own risk!!!!!!

New band to intro. Japananese all girls metal band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqaTXqCN-Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IzR_ClTE8Y the rest all search yourself. haha

amazing video... the expose is shocking...

KELANTAN - The body of a Singaporean university student who went missing after slipping into the mountaintop lake was found today on Gunung Stong, Dabong in Kuala Krai. The body of Lee Jun Jie, 23, an undergraduate from the National University of Singapore (NUS), was found by a search and rescue team at 9.50am, about 100 metres from the camp. A Kuala Krai police spokesman said Mr Lee was among a team of 23 Singaporeans who were on a camping trip on the mountain. A NUS spokesperson said that while not all 23 participants are from NUS, arrangements are being made for the group to return to Singapore as soon as possible. In the statement released to the media on Sunday, NUS said that it is deeply saddened by the student's death, and added that Mr Lee's family was informed about the accident immediately. Two university staff are accompanying the family to the camp site and will be on hand to provide assistance and support, and the university is in touch with the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Malaysian authorities. According to Malay-language daily Utusan Malaysia, the slippery path caused Mr Lee to lose his balance while he was admiring the scenery at around 7pm yesterday evening. It is understood that the search and rescue team took over two hours to recover his body.

http://mypaper.sg/news/it-shatters-marriages-its-business-its-coming-20131023 It shatters marriages. It's a business. It's coming Singaporean couples, already battling the stresses and strains of a hectic urban lifestyle, must brace themselves for a new threat to their relationships: The innocuously named Ashley Madison, a website that facilitates extramarital affairs, plans to launch here. It has been labelled a business built on broken hearts and ruined marriages. Meanwhile, relationship experts are worried.

Had always wonder how many of MyCarForum brothers are Opel car owners.

Swee...check this up and coming iOS 7 ! http://www.apple.com/ios/ios7/

Man Utd's please fall in!! Time to Rock & Roll... A win at Home to tonight will deem them champion of English league and all guns will be blazing. Lets see whether the Gaffy will deploy 4-3-3 formation tonight with Hernandez, Roodney, RVP in the firing line and a playmaker Kagawa just behind them to orchestra and spray all through & deadly passes for the firer. Lets rock them hard and bring the roof down!! This is the night of Eternity for United fans!!

so... sick like hell also have to dragbody to work? 活要見人,死要見屍