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China "FT" Mr Wang Peng Fei has started insulting Singaporeans again The video: The anti-Singaporean video posted by Mr Wang Peng Fei last year has sparked many online debates, recently he has again posted negative comments about Singaporeans on his Weibo account. He is currently residing in Singapore. A police report was lodged against Mr Wang Peng Fei on 24th July 2011 last year for allegedly uttering racist remarks against Singapore women in a self-made video clip posted on YouTube. After learning about the police report, Mr Wang fled Singapore and returned to China. He was also expelled by the East Asia School of Business for his act. Appended below is the translated transcript of the video clip. His latest post on his Weibo indicates that he is now back in Singapore on a working visa. It makes us wonder why is the working laws for foreigners so loose? Below is the English translation of the contents of the video above. Transcribed & Translated by Dan Feng They say coming to Singapore is the f**king path to good fortune. Why is it the f**king path to good fortune? You sign an indenture to sell yourself. Sometimes you sign away six years of your life, sometimes three. You graduate and you can

Was reported in today's paper, on a per capita basis, those that got their license in Singapore cause three times as many accidents as those that got their license elsewhere and converted. So to all those that bash the atrocious driving standards of "ATB" and whatever the fark else - Nyah nyah boo boo yeah ok - I'm beign a pratt, but seriously, a very interesting statistic. One hopes that it is properly calculated and takes the relevant things into account. Once also hopes that it clarifies abit on the perception that many hold.

Source: http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/m...news/79214.html Tailgating, honking and drivers who cut lanes without signalling.

As above.

Good that many singaporeans now no longer think angmoh tuaki. This is good progress n maturity of Singaporeans! Pat ourselves on the back for finally grown up. www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC120511-0000072/Where-are-the-friendly-Singaporeans-I-knew Where are the friendly Singaporeans I knew? Letter from Brian Nelson 04:46 AM May 11, 2012 HAVING visited Singapore, one of our favourite destinations, many times in the past 25 years, my wife and I were shocked at the deterioration in attitudes towards tourists. The signs were already there on our last visit four years ago. The first thing we noticed as elderly people, particularly when using the Mass Rapid Transit, was that the youth have no respect for the elderly and the seats reserved for them and pregnant or handicapped people. It is also dangerous getting on and off the train when one is shoved out of the way time and again. Another observation is that nobody smiles or returns a greeting any more. Taxi drivers, particularly, used to be a wealth of information and eager to point out areas of interest but are now, mostly a surly lot. Service has also deteriorated in shops and restaurants, where many of the staff can hardly speak English, are rude and abrupt. As for the words "please" and "thank you", they do not exist. It will not be long before it becomes just a rat race, like in many other cities. Has progress taken away Singapore's soul, the essence of being human, of recognising one another? Your city is beautiful, your buildings tall and proud, yet to walk along the streets and see the surliness of a face is disheartening.

Hmmm...i see a trend here. Even in MCF we have newbies coming telling us how to run the show and what is right/not right....steady! MAJULAH SINGAPURA!!! Pinoy new citizen ticked off NSman: You have such a LOSER mentality! He did not serve a single day of National Service and became a Singapore citizen only two years ago at the invitation of the PAP government, but Angelo Marc Jandugan behaves as if he is the rightful owner of Singapore and ticked off a Singapore NSman like nobody's business! Angelo Marc Jandugan has earlier implored PM Lee to ignore the 'noise' made by Singaporeans and continue his 'good policy' of bringing more foreigners into Singapore: "Hello sir, on behalf of all the Filipino community in Singapore and new citizens like myself, we thank you so much for believing in us and I hope you will continue your good policy of bringing more people from all over the word to take Singapore forward." His insensitive remarks were bombarded by many angry Singaporeans, one of whom is Mark Lee who served two and a half years of National Service and ten years of reservist in a combat unit to protect the likes of Angelo Marc Jandugan and other foreigners. When Mark wrote to Angelo Marc Jandugan to protest against his remarks, Angelo Marc Jandugan gave him a tongue-lashing: "You have such a LOSER mentality. You have to wake up

This is a continuation of a discussion in another thread. And the debate was on needs vs wants. Here is my take: Maslow's needs - water - food - shelter - clothing Singaporean needs - car - handphone - housing (either HDB or private) - computer with internet - tv - watch movie occassionally - eat crystal jade or Sushi Teh occassionally Singaporean wants - GTR/BMW - rolex - Condo - eat Tunglok every few days - tailor made clothes - iphone + ipad

http://blog.propertyguru.com.sg/1847/govt-...ing-issues.html If not for the forward planning, Singapore would have remained a squatter colony, like it was in the pre-1960's. Yet another third-world country ... Now, more than 90% of citizens are owning their own homes, and enjoying Y-O-Y capital appreciation, as property prices continue to rise from peak to peak! With this and the brilliant CPF savings scheme, Singporeans won't ever go broke and can always downgrade in order to guarantee a comfortable retirement, into their twilight years. Majulah PAP!!! Another broad-based, long-term and well-thought-out strategy that had turned out very RIGHT! A brilliant plan indeed.

From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1191593/1/.html S'poreans to pay higher tolls in JB? By Dylan Loh | Posted: 27 March 2012 2223 hrs SINGAPORE: Motorists who drive Singapore-registered vehicles may have to pay higher toll charges in future when going into Johor Bahru. Reports have said Malaysian authorities may be passing the cost of building the Eastern Dispersal Link, to Singapore-registered vehicles. This is even if the motorists do not use the new highway. The increased tolls may not apply to Malaysia-registered vehicles. The Eastern Dispersal Link is expected to improve accessibility in Johor Bahru and perhaps boost tourism in the area. But controversy has surrounded the project due to uncertainty over toll rates. Singapore's Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) on Transport said it would be illogical if Malaysia goes ahead with the move. GPC chair for Transport Cedric Foo said: "The way forward is to free up the impediments between travel, for travel between the two states, rather than build up more impediments. So I think this would negate investor-confidence." Mr Foo said if Malaysia raises tolls just for Singapore-registered cars, then it would be justifiable for Singapore to do the same for Malaysian cars, so there is equitable treatment. - CNA/wk

Some register once they get child's birth cert Benita Aw Yeong | The New Paper | Tue Mar 20 2012 For some parents, success starts in the womb. Her second child, whom she plans to name Isaac, will be born only next month, but Mrs Irene Lee, 33, has already decided which school he will attend when he turns 18 months old - even if that is almost two years away. She chose Pat's Schoolhouse, which her four-year-old son, Werner, is already attending. She intends to sign her newborn up when registration begins at the end of this year. Speaking about her advanced planning, she explains that she believes children's formative years are crucial. "At this age, they absorb beyond what you think they can. My son Werner came back one day and told me the sun is a star," she says with a note of surprise in her voice. Housewife Daphne Chia, in her 30s, thought she was "well-prepared" when she tried to register her 11/2-year-old son, Aaron, at St. James' Church Kindergarten (Leedon campus) in 2009. What she didn't expect was that the 11/2-year lead time was not enough to secure a spot in the popular kindergarten. "They told me there were more than 100 people on the waiting list, and I realised that people go to the school once they have the child's birth certificate to register,"she says with a wry laugh. Fortunately, her son, Aaron, now three, eventually secured a spot in the school's newly-opened third session, which runs from 2.30pm to 5.30pm on weekdays. He started school in January last year. The annual fees for St. James' nursery to kindergarten classes is about $3,080. The experiences of these two mothers are not uncommon. About four years ago, Ms Cheryl Tan tried to get her daughter, Claire, then two, a place at the Lorna Whiston Pre-School. It was about four months before she was due to start pre-nursery, but the school had already run out of places, she says. "My friends had already warned me I should have registered earlier, but I thought it was a little absurd,"she adds. "When I didn't get a place, I thought, serves me right," she says with a chuckle. Her two children, Claire, six, and Marc, three, have since transferred from another preschool to Lorna Whiston after being offered places some time last year. For Mrs Lee, having Werner in Pat's Schoolhouse gives her priority. Mrs Lee started looking at schools only around the time she wanted her older son, then 11/2 years old, to enrol in one, which typically would mean she was too late. "But I got lucky," she says, noting that many parents were unable to get their kids in. She had found out that Pat's Schoolhouse had vacancies at a weekly story club they operate - and this gave her priority in enrolment in the preschool. So she signed up, and shortly after, secured a spot for her son. The competition for a place in prestigious commercial preschools is fierce - 13 out of Pat's Schoolhouse' 15 centres are running at maximum capacity. The larger centres can accept up to 300 students. "The number of parents on the waiting list varies from month to month, but some centres such as the one located at Serangoon, typically have waiting lists of over 300 parents," says Ms Patricia Koh, founder of Pat's Schoolhouse. During the year, places do become available for certain classes when children transfer out of the school. At Etonhouse Preschool, the waiting time for a place in their pre-nursery and nursery classes, which cater to 18-month-olds to three-year-olds is one to two years. It does not matter that the annual fees the school charges ranges from $13,400 to $23,590, depending on factors such as the location of the campus, duration of the school session and the children's ages. "We have parents register even before their child is born to ensure that he or she has a place and so that they do not have to go through a waiting list," says Mrs Ng Gim Choo, founder of Etonhouse Preschool. In contrast, attending a kindergarten run by the PAP Community Foundation costs about $1,200 a year for Singaporeans. The steep prices do not deter parents, say "branded" preschools. She explains that at Etonhouse, the child-to-teacher ratio does not exceed 15:1, ensuring that the children and their families get "personalised" attention. In addition, teachers at the school hold bachelor's and masters degrees, and hail from all over the world. The curriculum, designed in-house by the school, is also based on research on how toddlers learn best. Impressed by the large playground and wide spaces available for children to run about, Ms Casey Yong, 33, registered her son, Enzo, for a place at Etonhouse last year, when he was just eight months old. He will begin attending the school in August this year, when he turns 11/2 years old. Ms Yong expects to pay up to $24,000 a year when her son starts school. "I feel it's not knowledge that I want to implant in him. It's about having him have an inquisitive mind for the rest of his life, and a thirst to learn, which I feel Eton does well to fuel," says the housewife. Popular but pricey From $13,400: Annual school fees for Etonhouse International Educational Group (Singapore) From $11,760: Annual school fees for Pat's Schoolhouse From $11,428: Annual school fees for Lorna Whiston Pre-School Compared to $10,700: Subsidised annual tuition fees for Singapore citizens at Singapore Management University for freshmen entering academic year 2012/2013. It does not include textbooks and fees for additional programmes.

A resident of Hougang living at Hougang Ave 7, has filed an affidavit with the High Court today (2 Mar), mandating Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to call for a by-election for Hougang SMC. The former Workers

From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1185735/1/.html About 1,200 Singaporeans renounce citizenship annually in last 5 years Posted: 28 February 2012 1407 hrs

Look what I found.... Done by a Malaysian

A professor in Beigin University said Hong Kongers and Singaporeans need fines to stop them from littering otherwise they will not be civil and will litter at will etc etc. He used the example to say Hong Kongers are actually less civilised than mainland ah tiongs.... he put Singaporeans & Hong Kongers in the same basket. Chinese professor calls Hong Kong people 'dogs' http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...123-323541.html Monday, Jan 23, 2012 BEIJING - A controversial Chinese professor has sparked an outcry by calling Hong Kong people "b------ds", "dogs" and "cheats" after a spat between mainlanders and locals in the southern city went viral online. Kong Qingdong - famous for his public use of profanities - made the comments after the video showed a mainland girl being rebuked by locals angry that she was flouting rules against eating aboard Hong Kong subway trains. The incident has been described as an example of the culture clash between mainland China and Hong Kong, with many pointing to what they see as a prevalent sense of superiority among residents in the former British colony. "Everybody should have a duty to speak Mandarin," Kong, a professor of Chinese studies at the prestigious Peking University who says he is a descendent of the philosopher Confucius, said in an interview posted on online video website v1.cn last week. "What type of people are those who deliberately don't speak Mandarin? b------ds!" he said, referring to the Hong Kong people involved in the row, who spoke in their native Cantonese language. "As far as I know, many Hong Kong people don't regard themselves as Chinese. Those kinds of people are used to being the dogs of British colonialists - they are dogs, not humans." Kong also says the British dealt with "Hong Kong dogs by spanking them" before they handed the territory back to China in 1997, and accuses many Hong Kong people of swindling and cheating. Furious netizens in Hong Kong have vented their anger, with many attacking mainland China in sometimes vicious comments. "I see a fat dog barking, all I can say is, please take a look at your own country before u comment on other people," one online user wrote, before listing perceptions about what is wrong with mainland China. The video of the subway train incident can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEComrx76uY and the professor's response is at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nUkiaDS3g4. Around 150 people protested at Kong's comments on Sunday evening outside Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong, police in the territory said. Hong Kong trade union lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan said the outcry was evidence of growing tensions between people in the territory and on the mainland. "This is a ticking time bomb," he said. "Hong Kong people are unhappy with the central government, we are disgruntled about the lack of democracy. On a more day-to-day level, you see that Hong Kong people often have clashes with mainlanders." While mainlanders have long complained about the perceived arrogance of wealthy Hong Kongers, Lee pointed to two recent episodes that have fostered a sense of resentment among locals in the city. Last week, Italian clothing chain Dolce & Gabbana apologised to the people of Hong Kong for allegedly discriminating against them in favour of newly wealthy mainland shoppers. And with the auspicious Year of the Dragon starting on Monday, mothers-to-be in Hong Kong complain they have been shut out of maternity wards because so many pregnant mainland women have come to the city to give birth. Kong himself has reportedly backtracked from the controversy, claiming in a subsequent interview that he did not mean all Hong Kong people were "dogs" but said some people who kowtowed to colonialism were dogs. The professor is no stranger to controversy. He was reportedly involved in a shadowy "Confucius Peace Prize" that awarded its annual award to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin last year. The furore has highlighted the wide gap that still exists between mainland China and Hong Kong, which since the handover from British rule has been run as a "special administrative region" with its own legal and economic systems. A survey published last month by the University of Hong Kong revealed that only 17 per cent of people in the territory identified themselves as Chinese, the lowest percentage since 2000, Beijing's China Daily newspaper said.

If your job involves meeting and dealing with lots of people everyday, there is a high chance that you are not saving enough. According to a JobsCentral survey released on Tuesday, the top three lowest savers are those that work in events management, public relations and sales. The survey, which sampled 2,278 respondents, said that less than a quarter of workers in these sectors save 20 per cent of their monthly income. This is likely because of the social nature of their jobs, as well as how they are wired, said Ms Huang Shao-Ning, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of JobsCentral Group. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_756611.html

I guess all the cars went missing, not all of them are truth..

I learnt a new word today. Quite a sensible term really. Sesquilingual WOOT!

http://www.tnp.sg/content/car-sporean-man-...-crash-jb-river

The Straits Times www.straitstimes.com Published on Nov 4, 2011 http://www.straitstimes.com/print/Breaking...ory_730424.html special report Bosses send foreign workers to gamble Workers share in casino winnings, but if they lose too much, they pay By Elizabeth Soh A hard day's work for Bangladeshi construction worker Salim used to mean toiling under the burning sun. But nowadays, at least once a week, he finds himself assigned to a very different kind of 'job' - playing the jackpot machines in the cool air-conditioned comfort of Resorts World Sentosa. The 29-year-old is one of a number of foreign employees being sent to the casino to gamble on behalf of their employers to feed their own habit, a Straits Times investigation has found. Five bosses - some with exclusion orders against them - told The Straits Times that they have been handing workers cash, notebooks and mobile phones, then dispatching them to the casino. They claimed to know several other employers doing the same thing. The 'proxy gamblers', dressed mostly in company polo T-shirts and jeans, get a cut of the winnings, but if they lose too much, their pay is docked. Copyright

The ever-smiling fella currently song song occupying this post, song song drawing few million bucks a year and song song reporting for work everyday to his song song grand office knows this or not? Rather embarrassing many natives having absolutely no idea what is he there for... Feel so sorry for our nation... From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1162825/1/.html S'poreans have limited understanding of Elected Presidency: survey By Hoe Yeen Nie | Posted: 01 November 2011 1100 hrs

Some 30 to 40 Singaporeans die in fatal accidents in Malaysia every year, because they speed on the highways, are unfamiliar with roads there, or are not used to driving long distances. Another 50 to 70 are injured in these accidents, over half of which take place in the state of Johor, just across the Causeway, and many of them on highways. Road experts say many Singaporeans tend to 'let loose' on Malaysian roads, in the mistaken impression that there is no speed limit on the highways - or that the chances of getting caught are very low. Fatal accidents in Malaysia involving Singaporeans March 2011: Community leader and businessman Mohamed Abdul Jaleel Shaik Mohamed, 53, crashed while driving in Johor. His elderly mother died while he and five other relatives in his car were injured. September 2010: Two men, one a Singaporean, the other a Singaporean PR, died in a pile-up on the North-South Expressway. The first crash killed the driver of a Subaru and injured his three passengers. Another car, a Honda, crashed while trying to avoid the Subaru. August 2010: A polytechnic student was flung out of her boyfriend's car after he lost control and crashed into railings in Kluang, Johor. The 19-year-old died 16 hours later in a Johor Baru hospital. July 2010: A 62-year-old retiree returning with his wife and friends from a holiday in Penang died when the van he was in was involved in a three-vehicle collision in Perak. June 2010: A young couple on their way back to Singapore from Genting Highlands crashed their car into the central divider along the North-South Expressway in Johor. The 21-year-old man, who was the passenger, died while his girlfriend suffered head injuries and had one of her toes amputated. June 2010: A retired teacher driving with his family to attend a wedding in Terengganu crashed his car into a road barrier and spun out of control. Their Mitsubishi was then hit by an oncoming car. The crash killed him, his wife and their 12-year-old granddaughter, as well as their Indonesian maid. The overall speed limit on the North-South Expressway, which runs the length of Peninsular Malaysia, is 110kmh, with the limit on certain dangerous stretches dropping to 80kmh or 90kmh. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_726940.html

CNA Singaporeans beware of car thefts in JB SINGAPORE: A Singaporean lost his car in Johor Bahru on Saturday while dining just 10 kilometres away from the Causeway. This comes just a day after Johor's police chief reassured visitors that his department is in "full control" of the crime situation in the Malaysian state. The Police Chief had highlighted a 25 per cent drop in the total number of cases last year, as well as a steady decline in crimes against Singaporeans. 62-year-old property manager John Chew travels to Johor with his friends every weekend for golf. But this time he was in for a rude shock, after he finished his meal at On Kee Restaurant along Jalan Permas 10, some 10 kilometres away from the Causeway. "I parked my car just outside the restaurant, and this is a rather big restaurant in Permas Jaya, and we had an early dinner - we started at 5pm and finished at about 5.45pm. And to my horror, when my friend came out to take a smoking break, he didn't see my car and was wondering where it was. That's when the horror came and we realised that my car was hijacked," said Mr Chew, victim of car theft in Johor Bahru. Besides losing the car, Mr Chew and his friends also lost their golfing equipment and personal belongings, like passports. Mr Chew made a police report immediately, and was told by a police officer that it's "most unlikely" to recover his car. Mr Chew said: "I'm pretty surprised. It's a small car, Mitsubishi Colt, I really don't understand why they did it... There could be other reasons; my car's spare parts could be in demand, and these sort of things. But it's definitely not an MPV or SUV, which is normally the target of car thefts in Malaysia that I'm aware of. "The restaurant staff, when I queried them, said that two persons came in a car, tried to (break into) my car, but couldn't. They left and came back in about 15-20 minutes' time, (broke into my car), started it and drove it away. So, it's pretty surprising how they can do that with a car that's equipped with alarm and all that." Johor's Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said on Friday that the number of Singaporean crime victims in Johor remains low, adding that criminals do not target victims based on race, religion or nationality. There were 320 Singaporean crime victims in Johor last year, out of the 14.1 million trips Singaporeans made across the Causeway. Mr Chew and his friends returned home on temporary passports issued by the Singapore Consulate-General in Johor Bahru. Mr Chew said he will continue his regular visits, but with added precaution. He said: "We will still go there but this time with additional precaution and not taking things for granted, like 'it has never happened to me, it will never happen to me'... Irrespective of what you drive, whether it's small car or big car, additional precaution is definitely worth considering. "Apart from keeping our individual passports and personal items on ourselves, if we leave the car, I would consider locking my steering wheel with a pedal brake, so that's an additional deterrent for any would-be thieves, who's going to hijack the car." As for his car, he said the insurance allows him to claim compensation equivalent to the market value. - CNA /ls

Have seen innumerable Sillyporeans road hogging the lane 1 along NS at 110-150km/h when there's a long 'Dragon' following behind. It is damn dangerous when others needs to weave in & out of traffic or overtake using road shoulder. Then there's this 'Kia Se' typo who keeps such a huge distance from the front vehicle that doubt any reigning soccer superstar could do a free kick fm where slow poke is & hit the car in front of it. Lastly, sillyporean (70%) can't seem to know how to drive in the rain, why? At the slight hint of a drizzle, they'll slow down to 70-80km/h on lane 1! All of the above causes huge congestion & inadvertently causes dangerous situations when there'll be overtaking from all sides.

Well made video on Singapore F1, but give an impression that everyone here is super rich. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIHRB1znktE...layer_embedded#!