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Hi all, anyone else experiencing carpark that accept the traditional cashcard with chip only? Due to my old cashcard expired after 7 years, I am using flashpay netts in my IU now. Not facing any issue with all erp and every carpark till Cathay Cineplex. When exiting the carpark, the system only can take cashcard with chip. Anyone experienced any other carpark as well?

hi just checking if you know does second hand car dealers accept credit card for payments ?

show of hands .... how many can accept bad service/attitude if the food is good or average ?

From 2009 to 2010, I studied hawker centres in Singapore while on a Fulbright Fellowship. Before I even arrived, I came across articles suggesting that first-generation hawkers were dying or retiring, but their children were not taking over. These articles focused on the loss of certain foods and did not consider the potential effect on hawker centres. During my research, I concluded that hawker centres were endangered, though everyone I spoke with believed they would always exist. Since 2010, there have been positive signs: The Government has improved stall rental policies, developed a training programme with master chefs and is building the first new hawker centres since 1986. While these actions will help, I do not believe they are enough. Even the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan has admitted that while it is easy to build new hawker centres, the "key challenge is to find enough Singaporeans willing to enter this profession, which is a difficult, challenging one". For my research, I interviewed about 100 hawkers at 26 different centres across Singapore. The average age of my interviewees was 50, with a range from 33 to 82. I quickly stopped asking about profits because no one wanted to discuss them. A newspaper article earlier this year ("Hawkers unsure of not-for-profit model"; Jan 13) referred to a man who made only slightly more than $10,000 last year. Based on my research, I suspect such low levels of profit are relatively common. Part of the problem is that hawker food is too cheap. While there has been dismay over price increases, in reality they have not increased significantly in recent years. An article last year ("Serving up a good deal for hawkers"; May 30, 2013) noted that overall, the price of chicken rice has increased a mere 50 cents since 1993. In 20 years, the cost of everything else has risen - fuel, raw ingredients, utilities and so on. It is impossible for hawkers to make decent profit margins if public opinion does not allow them to raise their prices to keep pace. Beyond this financial reality, the reasons people become hawkers are also posing additional challenges for the long-term outlook of hawker centres. The overwhelming majority (69 per cent) of those I interviewed had entered the trade because of family. Only 6 per cent quoted a passion for cooking as their motivation. There was a notable level of dissatisfaction among hawkers, mainly among those who had switched from other careers. I spoke to a 37-year-old engineer who had taken over his father's stall against his father's wishes. When I asked the son what he liked best, he responded: "Actually, I don't like anything." He cited the long hours and resulting loss of a social life as the most difficult aspect. This dissatisfaction is understandable, given that 70 per cent of the hawkers I interviewed worked at least 12 hours per day and 38 per cent of those worked at least 14 hours per day. No one I interviewed worked fewer than nine hours per day. In addition to the long hours and low profit margins, being a hawker involves physically exhausting work in a hot environment. Consequently, it is not seen as a career path for those with higher levels of education. Many of my interviewees did not know what would happen to their stalls in the future, but 32 per cent told me their children would not take over, pointing out that they were better-educated and could therefore get better jobs. If the main reason people become hawkers is to help their families, and that trend is declining as education and corresponding opportunities for better jobs are increasing, where will the next generation of hawkers come from? I'm just an ang moh (Caucasian foreigner) and I can't claim to know what's best for Singapore. But I do know that more action is needed to save hawker centres. And it's not the Government's responsibility to try to save them - it's everyone's. First, the public should accept moderate price increases so that hawkers can make decent profits and have a higher quality of life. If this would make food too expensive for low-income citizens, perhaps the Government could offer them subsidised food cards. Similarly, perhaps the Government could consider offering all hawkers subsidised rental rates. This could make entering the profession more appealing by increasing the potential for profits and the ability to achieve a work-life balance. Others have suggested that raising the profile of hawkers might encourage people to enter the profession. The government could apply for hawker centre culture to be added to Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage List. If successful, this designation would significantly raise the profile of hawkers and hawker centres both abroad and at home. Recent television shows such as Wok Stars, in which celebrity chefs Alvin Leung and Willin Low whip into shape a handful of hawker-wannabes, have already attempted to glamorise the hawker profession. However, I would encourage the organisers to offer a prize of free rent at an actual hawker centre, rather than a private food court. If all else fails, serious consideration should be given to allowing foreigners to become hawkers, provided they have completed the training programme. While there is an inherent irony in turning over a cultural institution to foreigners, cooking skills and recipes can be taught. Besides, foreigners already cook in private food centres and coffee shops. Ultimately, whatever path is chosen, hawkers and hawker centres are endangered and should be treated with the respect and acclaim accorded to any other cultural treasure. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/opinion/more-opinion-stories/story/public-must-accept-rise-hawker-food-prices-20140815

Hi bros, would you accept the truth that ur gf or wife is no longer virgin? How would you react when she tell you that you are not her first guy? For me maybe i will hardly accept the truth, but still eventually accept her no matter how hard the truth. I dont know to react that moment, i want to be angry but i cant cos also not her fault. To that guy who cut my queue, i dislike

Watch this video ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrgKTYIvWCo...player_embedded Youzhny goes absolutely bonkers on racket during fourth-round loss to Tommy Haas As Grand Slams enter the second week, so does the hope of pulling off the unthinkable for some of the lower-seeded players who have advanced. Enter Mikhail Youzhny, the 29th-ranked player in the French Open field who had drawn Tommy Haas in the fourth round. Youzhny, a 30-year-old from Russia, has had some impressive meltdowns in the past, but his play on Monday in Paris was good enough for another. Getting absolutely drilled by Haas, Youzhny lost it after going down 3-0 in the second set (Haas won the first set 6-1 in just 22 minutes), smashing his racket nine times before hiding under his towel for a few personal moments with himself. The smashing didn't help as he went on to lose 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, but hey, this blog didn't get its name from guys keeping their cool under pressure! h/t Beyond the Baseline

One of my sports rim (according to workshop rim is still usable) suffered multiple scratches in an earlier accident and I'm claiming 100% from the fellow who ram into me. According to the surveyor, I can either respray all 4 rims ($200+) or they compensate me $150 for 1 rim (because rim too old not in market liao). My sports rim is those stock type one . Just want to know if it's better to respray all 4 rims or accept $150 for the rim.

like that easy lor, since ungrateful and fussy some more, donations can go somewhere and someone else. "While many Singaporeans are contented living in harmony in Singapore, popular Malay musician and arts activist Art Fazil had created ruckus when he posted a photo of Muslims receiving alms from Buddhist monks in front of a Buddha statue during the holy month of Ramadan on Facebook. A photo taken from Suria channel evening Malay news was intentionally taken out of context to sow discord among the Muslims and the non-Muslims. Supporters of Art Fazil felt that the collection of alms in front of a Buddha statue was inappropriate. They even urged Muslims should not be too tolerant towards other religions at the expense of Islam, which opposes idol worship." http://www.sporehallofshame.blogspot.sg/20...-disaffect.html

Checked w DA and AVA, only comprehensive cover. I heard nowadays 3rd party and comp only less than $100 diff in price? any agents can help pm me

Ladies, have your comments. Can you accept a guy much shorter than you to be your bf or husband. I am not referring to those a few inches shorter, I mean those obvious one. I saw 3 couples today, the guys are much shorter. The gals are around 1.7m - 1.75m whereas the guys are all in 1.6m category! No offense, just a discussion, have your say ladies!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi fellow bros, can anyone recommend workshops that offers reasonable price on repair jobs and do accept credit cards for payments. As you know, no one can predict happenings especially bumped into another car worse taxi which means huge amount of cash going to go off. It helps when you can go to one that accept credit cards so bros can recommend me some good ones ? Many thanks !!!!

Lastest JD Power reliability report . With their great design i think japanese car face a big challenge. Japan wake up.

From Yahoo! News SINGAPORE : Outgoing Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zainul Abidin Rasheed, has said he will not accept the post of Speaker of Parliament, even if it were offered to him. Mr Zainul also thinks support among the Malay voters at the national level was affected by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's remarks on Malays and integration in his book "Hard Truths". This in turn affected the Malay support for the People's Action Party (PAP) at the polls. In a news conference on Thursday, Mr Zainul said: "I am a great believer in re-generation, so I would like to see more younger people coming forth to provide that leadership for that future and I hope to play an active role in helping and furthering that cause. "I will always be involved in community work. I can never say never in life and politics. But as you know given my age, I am not getting younger, I think it is unlikely (I will) stand in the next election. "We will see what the Party has to say, I also do not want to be presumptuous. I will continue to be the advisor to the grassroots organisations until the Party decides what is the way forward." Mr Zainul also felt that the Malay votes were not the reason for the decline in his support at the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) level. He said: "It was more the national issues. In particular, it could be a combination of issues like cost of living or how they see or saw government and also the role of the opposition, rather than Malay issues. "I had good vibes about the Malay community from the Malays whom I had met at Aljunied GRC, particularly in Eunos. But I cannot underestimate if there were sentiments of Malays who felt that the Malay-Muslim leaders are not doing enough." But he added that unhappiness over Minister Mentor Lee's comments in his latest book remains in the community. Mr Zainul said: "MM has already explained that those remarks were made two years ago and the timing of the publication came out earlier this year and in that sense, timing was bad for the GE (General Election). "But discussing such issues, there is no such thing as good timing or bad timing because it sometimes touches on the raw nerves. This is where we have to manage the way we discuss potentially-sensitive issues which could be divisive. "But this is not new. All over our history, we have been discussing very sensitive issues from National Service to tertiary fees to quotas in public housing, even in schools, and I think the Malay-Muslim community has grown to accept some of these issues which can be sensitive, but were discussed, some behind closed doors and some out in the public, and it is the combination of approaches we have taken that has brought about the community to face some of the issues squarely and then move forward." Before the General Election, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had hinted that Mr Zainul would be made the Speaker of Parliament once he gets elected. Although there are provisions in Singapore's Constitution for a non-elected Speaker of Parliament, Mr Zainul said he would not be accepting the post even if it is offered to him this time round. Mr Zainul said: "On the question of the Speaker, PM said that it will be contingent on my being elected as a Member of Parliament and PM has now said that since I am now not an elected member of Parliament, that question does not arise any more. "For myself, even if PM were to offer me as Speaker now, I personally will not accept. Having not been elected, it is not appropriate for me to be considered as Speaker of Parliament." Mr Zainul said he looks forward to spending more time with his family. But he will miss the weekly Meet-the-People sessions - where he has been seeing at least 60 cases each week - and his market visits to the Eunos division as its MP. Regards,

I appreciate what LHL is doing by admitting their mistakes but I feel it's a little too late, why wait till the last day? It's pretty obviously a mind game taking advantage of Singaporeans' good nature. On the other hand, if this is what the opposition can do to make things right eversince the competition began, I think I rather keep lightning on their toes for 5 years than to let them relax after today. We have always been taught to see things long term isn't it?

As above...do you buy his talk?

The goreng pisang stall at Old Airport Hawker Centre dun accept 5ct coin. There is a notice pasted at the front of the stall. By doing so, is the stall owner committing an offence under the Currency Act?

If your SO confess that she had 1 abortion before and gave another baby for adoption while her ex-BF is on the run from the law, can you accept her? Or what if she is an ah lian gang member with tattoos all over the place? What type of history can you tolerate?

Now at a cross junction...not sure which way to move..... Was offered a job with lower position (a working manager position, no one report to you) in the organisation but higher monthly pay and better benefit....compare to current position of country manager which has more control power and people reporting to you.....'' under one man but above many people'' so which one will you choose?

Didn't know that this is happening, so got pissed off by the AXS machine. Keyed in my laundry list of bills as I do every month, only to end up being told that my OCBC ATM card is not accepted anymore. Called up the customer service line and was informed that they are changing the machines to "D-Pay", a supposedly faster form of accepting payment, but only limited to DBS/POSB cards, which means that ALL other banks' ATM cards will not be accepted. Was also informed that by the end of 2009, ALL AXS machines will be "D-Pay", and other banks MAY join in (apparently DBS is a shareholder here). So for those who use AXS machines as a convenient form of paying your bills, don't waste your time if: 1. you do not have a DBS/POSB ATM card and 2. you see a red sticker circumference around the AXS machine's screen. Quoted from AXS website: We are pleased to announce the launch of D-Pay, a new choice of payment on the AXS Station, using your bank's ATM card and PIN. From now till end of the year, D-Pay will be available at up to 100 AXS Stations islandwide. It will be fully rolled out to over 500 AXS Stations by end 2009. Customers of DBS and POSB are the first to be able to use D-Pay to carry out transactions on these AXS Stations. More banks are expected to participate in D-Pay in 2009.

as per topic... those i patronise.. only accept cash or nets...

M'sian drivers fume over petrol stations' no-credit card push GEORGE TOWN - MOTORISTS throughout Malaysia were left fuming and confused on Tuesday after 400 petrol stations in the northern region decided to stop accepting payments by credit card from Wednesday as the charges are cutting their profit margins. Motorists are angry that they have to pay by cash, especially when they are now paying more for their fuel. Chaos broke out in several towns in Sabah and Sarawak as panicked vehicle owners rushed to petrol stations to fill up after receiving irresponsible SMSes that petrol stations were closing for three days. Vehicle owners in the peninsula were also worried after receiving similar untrue SMSes of petrol stations closing. Motorists are angry over the sudden move by petrol stations in Penang, Kedah and Perlis to refuse payment by credit and fleet cards. The decision was made following a meeting in Butterworth at 3.30pm on Tuesday afer the Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia sent out a notice to 3,200 members nationwide advising them to refuse all cards. More than 400 stations in the northern region decided to enforce the move and started refusing the payment from midnight. In the meeting, Mobil Stations Malaysia deputy president Roslan Jamaludin said petrol station operators could no longer shoulder the burden of the card charges. 'We lose nearly 50 per cent of our profit to card transactions. How are we going to cut costs if everyone uses cards for their purchase?' he asked. He added that operators took this 'business decision' for 'long-term survival' and to highlight their plight to the Government. In response to the motorists' concerns, the Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia gave the assurance that petrol stations are not going to close. Mr Wahid said the association was currently discussing with Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad over issues concerning credit card charges. Petrol stations had to pay credit card charges to banks amounting to 1 per cent of every transaction. This means with the increase in fuel prices, credit card charges for one litre of petrol was now 2.7 sen (S$0.011) instead of 1.92 sen previously. However, the profit margin for petrol station owners is based on a commission of each litre sold. That commission has not been increased despite the increase in petrol pump prices. Esso Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia president Alang Zari Ishak also assured motorists that Esso petrol stations would not close in protest. Irate motorist Zafran Zakri Mohamad, 37, said the petrol station operators should not be heartless. 'We are struggling to cope with the recent increase in fuel price. We thought we could depend on credit cards when we run out of cash,' he fumed. 'But now we cannot not even use credit cards. And to impose such a ruling at a time of month when most people are running out of cash is really unacceptable.' Car rental agent Kintan Natasuri Aziz, 40, who uses the fleet card, said the new ruling would pose much inconvenience to him, as he has to travel outstation to send and pick up cars for rental. 'We also do not carry much cash,' he said. Another motorist, Ms Maisarah Khairul Anuar, 27, said that if petrol station operators were unhappy with the interest imposed by the banks then they should take it up with banks. 'They should not make consumers suffer,' she said. Mr Ryan Tang, 31, a graphic designer, said it was not right to immediately implement such decision without giving prior notice to customers. 'What if we run out of petrol after midnight when the ATMs are closed and we cannot withdraw money?' said Mr Tang. - The Star/ANN. Singapore will Follow Or Not ?

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Just got a letter from my lawyer that Aunty Lucy is offering to settle my 3rd party claim at 88% of what my lawyer originally claimed for. Was kenna banged from behind when I was stationary at a slip road while giving way to vehicles on the main road. Not too sure about what I shd do cos it is quite clear cut that the other party is at fault. If that is the case, then why am I not able to claim 100%?? Is this an industry norm that it is very difficult to claim 100%? I scared that if I refused, the whole case will balloon into another Jonathan Lock case and make me famous. Any advice??