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Hi bros, Super angry with Singpost / Speedpost.. Received a delivery advice for a package coz i wasn't at home when they delivered on Sat. Wanted to transfer the article to a PO nearer my WS but when i key in my Article Number, they tell me "Sorry, we are unable to process your request. Kindly contact our Speedpost Hotline for assistance. Thank you." Okay, I call their hotline. Am slowly directed to key in my Article number, and same thing, error. Also dun seem to be able to get to talk to a REAL PERSON no matter wad option i select.. Doesn't help that there's no email address anywhere on their website to write to also. Can any bro help??

Dear Mr Lee Hsien Loong, On the May 3, 2011, you said

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ea9_1304675310

TOKYO: The worst of times sometimes brings out the best in people - even in Japan's mafia, the yakuza. The Daily Beast news website said that hours after the first shock waves hit, two of the largest crime groups went into action, opening their offices to those stranded in Tokyo and shipping food, water and blankets to the devastated areas. The website reported that the day after the earthquake, the Inagawa-kai (the third-largest organised crime group in Japan) sent 25 trucks filled with paper diapers, instant ramen, batteries, torches, drinks and other essentials to the Tohoku region. The Daily Beast said an executive in Sumiyoshi-kai, the second-largest crime group, even offered refuge to members of the foreign community - something unheard-of in a still slightly xenophobic nation, especially among the right-wing yakuza, the website said. The Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime group, has also opened its offices across the country to the public and has been sending truckloads of supplies, but very quietly and without any fanfare, the website said. The Inagawa-kai has been the most active because it has strong roots in the areas hit. Between midnight on March 12 and the early morning of March 13, the Inagawa-kai Tokyo block carried 50 tonnes of supplies to Hitachinaka City Hall, careful not to mention their yakuza affiliation so that the donations would not be rejected. The Daily Beast said the Kanagawa block of the Inagawa-kai has sent 70 trucks to the Ibaraki and Fukushima areas to drop off supplies in areas with high radiation levels - with yakuza members going in without any protection or potassium iodide. The Yamaguchi-gumi member The Daily Beast spoke with said simply: 'Please don't say any more than we are doing our best to help. Right now, no one wants to be associated with us and we'd hate to have our donations rejected out of hand.' But this is not the first time the yakuza have displayed a humanitarian impulse. In 1995, after the Kobe earthquake, the Yamaguchi-gumi was one of the most responsive forces on the ground, quickly getting supplies to the affected areas and distributing them to the local people. The Daily Beast said that, admittedly, much of those supplies were paid for with money from years of shaking down the people in the area, and that the yakuza are certainly not unaware of the public relations factor. The Daily Beast added it may seem puzzling that organised crime groups, deriving their principal revenue streams from activities such as collecting protection money, blackmail, extortion and fraud, would have any civic nature at all. However, said the website, in Japan they play a role in keeping the peace and may actually keep street crime (mugging, purse-snatching and theft) down. Many Japanese admire or tolerate them. As one member told The Daily Beast, 'There are no yakuza or katagi (ordinary citizens) or gaijin (foreigners) right now. We are all Japanese. We all need to help each other.'

Recently I bought a relatively large ticket item from a megastore chain that I will decline to mention as of now On the invoice in black and white written by the salesman was that item collection was to be within 2-4 weeks. i am now in my 4th week of waiting and have nothing to show for it still. Yesterday night I called the store up and spoke to the staff they told me at first the salesman who sold it to me was on leave and they had no way of checking the item status despite the promised timeframe. (wtf?) but nevermind, I asked them so when would I be able to get it. They told me they had no idea. So i said ok and i called the megastore officer in charge that evening. This guy was very responsible and went to speak to the higherups and 30mins later the store guys told me that the stock wasnt even in singapore yet due to a "sudden" shortage and i would have to wait a total of 6 weeks which is 2 more weeks than written in black and white. So i asked the fella why wasnt this mentioned to me during the purchase? Why was it only written 2-4 weeks on black and white. I based my purchased decision of that particular item from that particular store instead of another source based on this fact. The salesman then LL say sorry but maybe that the salesman who sold it to me was new and didnt know. Yet i spoke to many other salesmen in the same store before purchasing who told me the same timeframe 2-4 weeks. Now is this fair to a customer? The fact that he made the decision based on advice from an informed source on deferment to a subject matter expert's knowledge and assurance. I would think there are 2 key problems with this company 1) They could not or were plain lazy to give me an answer why they couldnt deliver until pressed 2) My decision was based on the prescribed timeframe which was written in black and white and suddenly they have a delay who has to pay for this? What do you bros think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkt2yRDKt6s...player_embedded

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.asp...opart=passenger

Has BM ever fail to deliver due to COE? Any bros have the above experiences? pls advise...

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