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barbaric School Bus driver CB6979R (Extracted from hardwarezone) Story as below. 22 Feb 2013 130pm at Sim Lane bus plate: CB6979R Reckless school bus driver is speeding with kids in the bus and nearly knock down both me and my colleague. Unrepentant and unapologetic, he stopped his bus and assaulted and hurled abusive vulgarities at my colleague in light green shirt, under the witness of the public and kids in the school bus. DID YOU SEE THERE ARE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL BUS??? In the video you can tell that even under media attention, his gangsterism behavior do not stop him from physical and verbal abuses. Damages on my mobile phone is little, but damages on the image of Singapore is irreversible. Are the authorities going to do any thing to stop this nuisance from the road? Traffic? Ministry of Education? Home Affairs? SSTA With so many cases of traffic accidents lately, this bus driver behavior just add yet another insight of why accidents do happen. This unacceptable behaviour should be condemned. Share, if you do not want your children to be in such bad attitude school bus driver, risking your children lives and harmful to the pubic.

So sad such accident happen on first day of school... Happen this morning 11.25am at Jalan Bahar, the school bus drive out from the car park and knock down both the grandmother and her grandchildren, the grandmum was ran over by the bus and died of heart attack, while the grandchildren was injured.

Any bro here feel the stress of bringing up their kids? -------------------------- http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2...119-384494.html Some parents ask if primary school expeditions to exotic places like Paris and Vienna are really necessary for 'exposure'. -TNP Zaihan Mohamed Yusof Tue, Nov 20, 2012 The New Paper Listening to opera in Austria. Learning how to cook Parisian cuisine in France. Admiring Gothic architecture in Prague. Exploits of the well-heeled? No. We're talking about the experiences of Singaporean primary school pupils on overseas excursions. Tour agencies The New Paper on Sunday spoke to say that in the past, only secondary school and tertiary students made these overseas learning trips. Today, primary school pupils as young as six are globetrotting. They attend choir and band competitions, youth festivals and even help orphans in remote villages. Responding to queries from TNPS, the Ministry of Education (MOE) confirms that each year, more than 25,000 primary school pupils go on overseas learning journeys or overseas community involvement programmes. And if you think that primary school pupils are too young to be doing such travelling, then consider how Kinderland is sending a cohort of kindergarten children to Japan on a seven-day "autumn exchange programme" this month. While other kindergartens generally say that this is unusual, the trend of more exotic (and expensive) school trips by younger children has got some parents worried. One parent, who wants to be known only as Madam Teo, 36, said: "Is this really necessary? Back in the day, we'd visit the zoo but these days it feels like people are trying to outdo each other." "Next year I'll have all three of my kids in primary school." Madam Teo is unemployed and her husband is a civil servant. These excursions don't come cheap. Trips to neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and China can cost up to $3,000 before school subsidies, while trips to regions like Europe can cost up to $3,500. MOE promises that help is available to everyone. Says a spokesman: "MOE provides schools with funding to subsidise overseas learning journeys. "In addition, schools may tap on other sources of funding, such as the Opportunity Fund (OF), to support their students. "The OF can be used to subsidise enrichment activities and programmes, including overseas learning trips, for students from low-income families so that they do not miss out on the opportunities to enhance their learning through such programmes." Says Madam Ane Hariati, media executive, 40: "The trips are expensive but it's quite affordable after the subsidies." Madam Hariati's 12-year-old son, Rei Hamzah, from Queenstown Primary School, visited Seoul, South Korea, last year. The trip cost more than $2,000 but after the subsidies, Madam Hariati paid about $1,000. But even with the subsidies, a school trip for a child can be painful budget-wise, say some parents. Says Madam Teo: "It can be quite a struggle, but how can you say no? "The school gives you a choice. But the pressure comes from your child who says to you 'My friends will be going (overseas). I want to join them'." Two years ago, Madam Teo allowed her then Primary 1 son to go to Tokyo, Japan, for a dance culture programme. The trip cost almost $2,000 after subsidies. One teacher, who has been on numerous overseas learning trips, says children from less well-to-do families feel the pinch when it comes to shopping during these trips. The teacher, who declines to be named, says: "I see it all the time during cultural immersion programmes when there is some shopping time. "The poorer kids move away to one side or hang around teachers. The rich kids buy up everything because they say it's cheap and you can't find the souvenirs in Singapore." She has another issue with these trips besides the cost. She questions if primary school pupils who help at foreign schools or orphanages are getting the wrong signals. The teacher says: "Are we saying that Singapore doesn't have poor or disadvantaged people? Why can't we help Singaporeans first?" Madam Teo, too, has further concerns about these excursions. She declines to name her son's school but says that 29 other pupils, two teachers and six parents went along to Tokyo. She admits the trip was a success but says that had she not tagged along, her son "would have suffered". "Each Primary 1 pupil shared a room with a Primary 6 pupil. They were supposed to be cared for by the senior pupils. "But how can they take care of the Primary 1s if they can't take care of themselves?" she asks. Madam Teo claims she had personally attended to a Primary 1 student who had developed severe rashes from wearing his long johns for three days. Some didn't even change their clothes for that same period. A few of the older boys were always trying to "parcel off" the Primary 1s to the adults. She says: "You can't really blame them for being kids and wanting to play with children their age." But these trips do seem to bring benefits. Says Madam Hariati of her son Rei: "I was surprised that he now appears to be thinking more for others. "After the trip, he also displayed more confidence in doing things independently." And that's what Primary 5 student Ryan Koh learnt first-hand during his two-week overseas excursion to Beijing, China. The Catholic High School (primary) pupil, who returned from his trip in early November, says: "There's nobody to pack or clean up after you when you're overseas. You have to deal with things yourself. "You learn not to take things for granted." Kids' business is big business Travel agencies say the demand for school excursions has risen over the years. Several firms have even started departments to cater to the trend. Madam Eileen Yee of STA Travel tells The New Paper on Sunday: "In 1999, we started a separate department just to deal with students' overseas travel needs." Other indications that business appears to be thriving is the pool of about 50 travel agents approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE), TNPS understands. The travel agents are required to abide by MOE regulations, which include risk assessment, safety and insurance guidelines. Says Madam Yee: "Our consultants work closely with teachers or heads of departments when we recommend overseas learning packages. "They will agree only if we meet the school's learning objectives, safety standards and overall travel experience." Tour agencies which TNPS spoke to say the most popular destinations are Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Taiwan. [email protected]

Heard from my friend that his son will have private canning in school this Friday. This is what happened. While walking out of the classroom during recess, his son was being pushed aside by his classsmate rushing towards the canteen nearly causing him to lose his balance. His son, being taller gave him a gentle push in the stomach. Nothing happen and later was told that his classmate has fallen due to feeling giddy and fallen with his spectacle damaged and his upper eye lid need stitch. Is the punishment too harsh and as there is no eye witness how he got fallen, his son was blamed for it and ask to pay for the spectacles by the other parents. His classmate did not get any punishment. When the teacher was asked if the student his classmate pushed is smaller size and got injured, then who should get punished, the.answrer is the.classmate. ????. Is this fair?

http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/08/24/catho...s-from-parents/ The Catholic High School (CHS) is openly soliciting for "gifts and presents" from the parents of its students, to "touch the teacher's life", in its coming Teachers' Day Celebration. According to the CHS memo which was forwarded to TR Emeritus (TRE) by a parent, the event is organized by CHS Management Committee, CHS Alumni and the Parent Support Group (PSG). The memo wrote that the PSG Exco is appealing to parents who would like to show their heartfelt gratitute to contribute a present to this event, and listed the 'proposed' presents as "shopping vouchers, dining vouchers, current digital gadgets or home appliance, tour packages, etc". Parents are asked to deposit the gifts into a box at the Primary or Secondary School's General office by 27th August 2012. The memo also listed the contact person for parents with enquiries as Bee Yen (Primary) and Winy Quek (Secondary).

CNA reported: Low marks for local pre-schools By Ng Jing Yng, TODAY | Posted: 27 June 2012 0556 hrs SINGAPORE: The Republic has been placed in the bottom half of an international ranking on early childhood education, coming in 29th out of 45 countries. Conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by the Lien Foundation, the study looks at various aspects of the pre-school environment in each country, such as affordability and quality, to compute an overall Starting Well index. European countries dominated the top 20 spots with Finland and Sweden leading the pack, while India was ranked last. Among the Asian countries, South Korea had the highest ranking at 10th place, followed by Hong Kong at 19th place. Singapore was the highest ranked among the South-east Asian countries. When it comes to the specific indicators, Singapore ranked 30th in the quality of pre-school education due to factors such as a high student-teacher ratio and lower academic requirements for its pre-school teachers. Singapore has a one to 20 teacher-student ratio and its teachers require a minimum of five O-level credits and a diploma in pre-school education. The top ranking country Finland, in comparison, has an average ratio of 11 pupils per teacher and a bachelor's degree is needed to qualify as an early childhood educator. In terms of affordability, which looks at features like government subsidies and the cost of a private pre-school, Singapore ranked 21st. The intention of the study is "not to be fixated with the rankings but to look at the best practices" in early childhood education around the world, said Lien Foundation chief executive Lee Poh Wah. The findings, presented yesterday, come at a time when the Government is implementing changes to the pre-school sector. Ongoing efforts include a review of pre-school curriculum guidelines and raising pre-school educators' qualifications. If what the report stated are true, what our kids learn during 3 years in pre-schooling (nursery & 2 yrs kindergarden).... Our Gov spend so much on education every year and we still ranked at 29th of the 45 countries been studied.... One consolation, ranked highest in South East Asia.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1202052/1/.html Means we can actually accomodate more cars on the road lar ??? Means we will have more people that got hit but cannot claim lor ??? People come if we are attractive... People come if we are cheap... And good...we are getting ourself attractive and cheap... Actually what makes Singapore attractive to our neighbours? Everything here is same but just more expensive ?? Any Malaysia bros here care to share why you would ever want to make Singapore a frequent holiday destination ???

hello, my daughter is interested in paper artwork, like cutting/folding papers to make a castle, etc..... she is 6 years old... does anyone know of any art school providing paper artwork? thanks in advance.

I learnt this the hard way. Packaging of work effort is very important. It's not enough being an excellent worker...it's more important how you package it. I wasted much of my youth (20s to 30 yr old) thinking that so long as I did a good job, I will be recognized. It can't be further from reality. What I learnt and apply constantly (with some level of success) is if you are doing a piece of work....you need to show... 1. What is the business rationale behind your work. What problems are you solving and why it is so important. In short I need to identify business stakeholders. I don't waste my time on work if there is no clear business stakeholders or business stakeholders that matters. 2. What are the various steps you take. Always talking about what are my strategy...what are the tactics taken. Never confuse strategy with tactics. Tactics can fail...but strategy should not. Who comes up with Strategy? Me. Who execute the tactics? My directs or vendors. You get the drift i hope. 3. What is the positive impact to business as a result of the steps you undertaken And I make sure end of the day, my direct boss looks very good as he/she present it to higher up. I heard some of the younger folks complaining about how their managers only know how to talk. Well guys, it's a very important skill if you wanna move up the ladder. I wish someone told me this when I was younger. Ok...just a friday rant

Luckily there's no fatality........I thought there's always 1 adult in the bus to control the children as well as helping them to get up and alight from the bus? http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews...323-335247.html

anyone has any idea? thanks!

Tokyo Auto Salon 2012 - Old School Cool Compared with previous years' Auto Salons, this time, i did not spot many classics on the show floor. But those that were present made up for the lack of quantity with some quality showings. Retro favourites Rocky Auto showed off 2 JDM legends, an S30 Fairlady and a Hakosuka. Both tweaked, both insane. The Fairlady was jazzed up with a love-it or hate-it chrome wrap, ran a RB26. Rocky Auto's Hakosuka was constantly under siege by showgoers. What lay under the bonnet? Another RB26? How about a V8 from a Lexus LS400 (Toyota Celsior)? Purist stand back! Another car bound to give anoraks a heart attack is this 2000GT legend converted to run on electricity, complete with solar panels on the bonnet. Along the same lines as the 2000GT is this Subaru 360, also converted to run on batteries. Now that we are done with the horror of EV classics, here we present to you this beautifully lovely petrol drinking Kenmeri. Pictures just don't do these cars any justice at all. You just have to see them in the flesh. I wish to have my very own Kenmeri one day... This Fairlady is just beginning to have her youth renewed. Star Road's Fairlady sitting pretty and pristine. HCR showing us how wild an early Starlet can be. Phat wheels on a phat ride.

Hi all, Been invited to a party where I'm required to wear school uniform . Do you know where I can buy a school uniform (ACJC) in a hurry? Please advise me and Thank you very much. Regards,

If true....30 yrs old can be principle...and in decent public school...this guy must be a high flyer !!! http://sg.news.yahoo.com/80-people-being-i...port.html\ A former principal at a top school and several senior civil servants have been called up as part of a major police probe into an online prostitution ring, local media said. Up to 80 people are assisting police in their investigations, reported The Straits Times. The ex-principal and top civil servants, all from various government departments, have since all stepped down from their posts, reported Chinese daily Shin Min Daily News. The paper reported that they were implicated when police carried out an island-wide raid against the vice syndicate in late December. A list that revealed the names of the syndicate's clients were among the items that were seized during the police raids. It was also reported that the syndicate operated a call centre out of Bukit Timah and specialised in Koreans girls. The school principal in question is believed to be 30 years old, married for over 10 years and has a son. Police have so far declined to reveal further details. Late last December, police conducted an island-wide operation to bust an online vice syndicate. Around 23 people were apprehended during the eight-hour raid. Items such as cash, laptops, bank books, ATM cards and transaction records were seized. At the same time, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) is also currently investigating the alleged misconduct by top public officials Peter Lim and Ng Boon Gay. Lim is the ex-Singapore Civil Defence Force Commissioner while Ng used to lead the Central Narcotics Bureau.

If true....30 yrs old can be principle...and in decent public school...this guy must be a high flyer !!! http://sg.news.yahoo.com/80-people-being-i...port.html\ A former principal at a top school and several senior civil servants have been called up as part of a major police probe into an online prostitution ring, local media said. Up to 80 people are assisting police in their investigations, reported The Straits Times. The ex-principal and top civil servants, all from various government departments, have since all stepped down from their posts, reported Chinese daily Shin Min Daily News. The paper reported that they were implicated when police carried out an island-wide raid against the vice syndicate in late December. A list that revealed the names of the syndicate's clients were among the items that were seized during the police raids. It was also reported that the syndicate operated a call centre out of Bukit Timah and specialised in Koreans girls. The school principal in question is believed to be 30 years old, married for over 10 years and has a son. Police have so far declined to reveal further details. Late last December, police conducted an island-wide operation to bust an online vice syndicate. Around 23 people were apprehended during the eight-hour raid. Items such as cash, laptops, bank books, ATM cards and transaction records were seized. At the same time, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) is also currently investigating the alleged misconduct by top public officials Peter Lim and Ng Boon Gay. Lim is the ex-Singapore Civil Defence Force Commissioner while Ng used to lead the Central Narcotics Bureau.

This causes traffic congestions. Other disadvantages: 1. the kids will not learn how to be independent eg using public transport etc 2. the kiids will only see the world in aircon comfort from dad's car's window... no chance to see how heartland pple use public transport 3. the idea of 'bonding' between parents and kids in the car is guaranteed: kids just nap in the car or listen to MP3, play HP games etc 4. nagging by parents in the car deprive the kids peace before reaching school 5. parents have to wake up extra early to go school before starting work 6. worst still: tai tai buys extra car to fetch kids (depriving others who need car/COE more urgently) 7. too many cars outside school / pedestrian crossing:- dangerous for school kids who walk 8. maid got one extra car to wash 9. (pls add) Dont know about you, my bro and I took buses from Farrer Park area to school in Siglap when we were only in P4...... nowadays kids or too sheltered and soft Suggest schools ban cars within 200m of main gate. TP fine cars with school kids above p4 during morning rush hours. If kids need fetching due to health reasons, ok.

I don't understand why the TP don't summon these flouting cars who jamm up the roads and yellow Box? Surely if TP summon them every day, these cars will come to their senses. So even if appeal....surely there come a time when the appeal must void for those frequent flouting parents. I don't get it...is it TP gave up summoning...and working with the school to get a win win solution? The New Paper Monday, Jan 30, 2012 On every

Intending to visit Paris this year. With wife and kid. Is it ok to squeeze in a 6 days tour in March. Too rush? Or a 10days tour in June school hols? Anyone knows what is a better option? Separately buy air tickets, and hotels? Or just SA/ChanBro tour package. Never travelled so far before to Europe, virgin trip. So need some help on this matter.

Hi, I am looking for the following textbook: New Syllabus Mathematics Book 4 by Shing Lee - 5th Edition (published in 2002). Written by Teh Keng Seng and Looi Chin Keong. If anyone has this textbook in good condition, please PM me. (Good condition means all pages & cover still intact, and any writing inside can be erased). Thanks.

guys, i hv a problem regarding my daughter's sch transport. her sch is only abt 2-3km away from home. but no choice had to take transport. this yr however, the transport co play punk. sch starts at 2pm, but they fetch at 1pm, saying no other slots. n then, now no return trip. only pick up, no sending back home. i pay $100 each mth for a 3mins trip. n now cos no return trip, they r charging $70. n i hv to arrange my own for the return trip home. really damn tulan. sch also cant do anything. so...any of u guys knows of any transport co willing to do xtra trip? or even taxi drivers. my house is at jurong west st 91 n the school is at jurong west stadium. pls let me know. thks!

Dear parents, I would be grateful if anyone could give any feed back on this school as I am considering this school for my daughter with T-score 236+2. main consideration it is band 1 school. Any experience with the school?

Hi all, I was told by my kid that she was rewarded S$20 for helping some rich students in her primary school to do homework. She told me this is fairly common. These rich kids' parents very busy type, only know how to give their children plenty of pocket money to keep them occupied. Since things are expensive in Singapore, sometimes student also buy back some accessories (ear rings, key chains & etc) from nearby countries and resell them to richer students and earn a profit . Quite well run I was told. There would be a distributor (student) in school then resell them through their dealers (also students) . Very enterprising at their age. Sometimes, I wonder if this is good or bad.... Regards,

should learn to drive like that...especially in singapore

Hi there, Anyone or friends actually put their children in JB International Schools? Can share some tips here? There are few like Ara, Utama and Austin, which offers the British education system. Thank you very much. Regards,