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July 1, 2008 Fatigue? Officer with music earphones, texting away I REFER to Dr Lim Boon Hee's letter last Thursday, 'Front-line staff fatigue?' He advocated looking into intangibles such as work fatigue, work hours, impact of shift work and overwhelming workload. Well said, and I believe this will be covered by the internal audit that must surely be going on following Mas Selamat Kastari's escape. However, I would like to recount a recent incident I witnessed at the Causeway immigration checkpoint on June 23, the same day the passport slip-up occurred at the Budget Terminal. My husband and I were in our car in Lane 23 at about 1.25pm when we noticed the security officer who was supposed to be checking vehicles not only had earphones on, obviously listening to music or whatever, but was also busy texting away on his cellphone. Needless to say, some cars got away without having their boots checked and those he did check were the ones whose drivers had stopped and opened their boot, without being told to do so. All this while, he was glued to his earphones and cellphone. Had he worked unduly long hours before that? I don't think so because, before we noticed his behaviour, we saw some movements in his lane, after which two officers walked away. Perhaps he had just reported for duty. Teo Guat Im (Mdm) http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Sto...ory_253350.html warouz... listening to mp3 over long hours can also hv fatigue hor.

What's next? 咸鱼 or salted fish? From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...bal_chilli.html Posted on 25 Apr 2012 First neighbours argued over curry, now it's 'stinky' sambal chilli STOMPer Daniel came across a notice online, apparently posted at a void deck of a block of flats in Punggol. The anonymous note was addressed to neighbours who cooked 'stinky' sambal chilli. The STOMPer also referenced a separate dispute over curry. Said the STOMPer, who came across the photo on facebook posted this morning (Apr 25): "First, it was curry. Now, sambal chilli. "Saw this notice at a void deck of an HDB block at Punggol. "First, there was a conflict between neighbours about the smell of curry, now it's the smell of sambal chilli. "Wonder what happens to our society's tolerance level and wonder whether the family who cooks the sambal chilli would be advised to ensure that their neighbour is not around before they can cook sambal chilli, if this matter is brought for mediation." In August last year, Singaporeans organised a 'Cook A Pot of Curry' event online in response to the outcome of a mediation action when a mainland Chinese family asked a local Indian family to stop cooking curry as they did not like the smell. That separate incident happened over seven years ago, and Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs K. Shanmugam applauded the solidarity of Singaporeans but cautioned them not to be xenophobic. It is not known if the Punggol residents involved in the dispute are local or foreign.

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...One%2BNews.html http://news.asiaone.com/News/the%2BStraits...ts%2BTimes.html http://news.asiaone.com/News/The%2BBusines...ss%2BTimes.html http://news.asiaone.com/News/The%2BNew%2BP...ew%2BPaper.html http://news.asiaone.com/News/Mailbox/Mailbox.html Couple gets steamy in Chai Chee park Mon, Jun 30, 2008 AsiaOne A couple was seen behaving intimately at a Chai Chee park, oblivious to the fact that residents from the nearby HDB flats were watching their every move, Shin Min Daily News reported. This incident happened at a park just opposite Block 38 Chai Chee Avenue in the early hours of the morning on June 28. Resident Heidi Tan (21, Tele-salesperson) told Shin Min that she spotted the Chinese couple when she was smoking at her window and observed them for about ten minutes. "The woman was sitting on her boyfriend's lap and they were constantly switching in between kissing and petting. "The man would put his hands underneath his girlfriend's shirt to caress her, while the woman would run her hands along the man's crotch. It was disgusting to watch them. "The young man would look out for passersby from time to time, but he never noticed the residents watching from the HDB flat opposite. "It was only until a cyclist passed by did the couple stop what they were doing and quickly adjusted their clothes before leaving the area." Indecent behaviour in public can land you in jail, a lawyer says. Offenders face a fine of up to $1000 and a month in jail if found guilty. Serious offenders can be fined up to $2000 and face up to two months in jail. http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...0630-73818.html

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/photo/getMediumSizePhoto.do?id=24192 STOMPer Fan said a cheeky staff at a newly open noodle stall packed her noodle in a suggestive manner, arranging the food to resemble a man's private parts. Said the STOMPer in her email to STOMP today (June 17): "This morning I just bought a packet of noodles from a newly open noodle stall opposite my office. "The staff are friendly but a little cheeky. "They chatted with me and even asked for my name and asked whether I would come again. "I just smiled and said 'If your food is nice, I will surely come back'. "When I reached the office, I was shocked to see what the noodle store guy had done to my food. "He display the fishball and sausage in the shape of a man's private parts. "It's so disgusting, how can they do this? "I am so angry, I wanted to confront them, but my colleagues stopped me. "They should learn how to respect women. "Not all women is so cheap and loose as what they think. "A bunch of pervert noodle sellers." A prick w 2 balls surrounded by s*erm??

SINGAPORE, Jan 26 - A choir that planned to sing a list of complaints about life in Singapore cancelled its performances after the city-state banned its foreign members from singing, organisers said on Saturday. The 60-member "complaints choir", a concept that originated from two Finnish artists, was scheduled to perform at a weekend festival but authorities granted a performance licence on the condition that the foreigners would not participate. "Our conductor is Malaysian, so how could the choir go ahead without him?" said Melissa Lim, the festival organiser. Singapore's Media Development Authority said the license was conditional because the lyrics touched on "domestic affairs" and it preferred only Singaporeans take part. Some of the complaints that would have been sung included, "when a pregnant lady gets on the train, everyone pretends to sleep" and "when I'm hungry at the food court, I see people seats with tissue paper". Singapore, which faces a low birth rate and a greying population, has turned increasingly to immigrants to boost its work force. It aims to add another 2 million people to the island's 4.7 million people over the next 40 to 50 years. The city-state is frequently criticised by human rights groups for its restrictions on expression and the media. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200801...r-c3bb44c.html

Watch out! Speeding heavy vehicles ahead Letter from JOSEPH YEE I REFER to the report, "53 hurt in chain collisions" (Jan 18). . I am surprised that the antics of the drivers (and perhaps the owners, too) of heavy vehicles ?lorries, tippers, bulk concrete carriers, container prime movers, trailers and coaches ?do not seem to catch sufficient attention of the authorities. . Drive along any expressway or major multi-lane road during off peak hours and you will find heavy vehicles keeping pace with you at 80 to 90kmh or worse, tail-gating you. . Stand on a pedestrian overhead bridge over one of these roads for 10 minutes and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that many of these heavy vehicles are speeding beyond their 40kmh to 60kmh vehicle speed limits. . By the way, heavy vehicles are supposed to be fitted with speed limiters. But the observations on the roads will suggest that there is widespread tampering of these machines between vehicle inspections. . Heavy vehicles may form only a small proportion of the total vehicle population, but their bulk and their large number of passengers mean that accidents involving them tend to be more serious. . The authorities are correctly concentrating their enforcement efforts on drink driving. Keep up the good work. . But please take a closer look at the antics of the heavy vehicle drivers or owners. For too long they seem to have been winning this cat and mouse game. http://www.todayonline.com/articles/233019.asp

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Dec 20, 2007 Ugly Singaporeans rear their heads in carpark I WISH to share these experiences with readers. These happened twice over three days at the same carpark next to the Tampines Regional Library. I had noticed at least three Singapore-registered cars lined just before the exit with drivers at the ready. As I approached the exit barrier, two cars immediately dashed out and tailgated my car, supposedly joining the queue to exit. However, I was very perturbed when the drivers revved their engines, trying to inch closer to my bumper and, as I exited, the car immediately behind mine sneaked past the barrier. I tried to slow down and stopped as I exited but was honked at. A similar incident happened again two days later at the same car park exit. My question is: Why do the carpark authorities allow such blatant abuse? The ugly Singaporean surfaces everywhere - not only at the buffet tables. Richard Chan Eng Huat http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Onl...ory_188573.html

Man wore bikini, accosted women IT was an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny bikini that Tan Wen Zhong wore on two ocacsions - shocking the young women he accosted. Tan, 21, was said to have worn nothing else but a blue two-piece and a pink bikini in the separate incidents. On a third occasion, he allegedly wore only a bra when he open his windbreaker before a 23-year-old woman. Tan appeared in a district court on Monday for allegedly exposing himself to the three women and insulting their modesty. All three alleged incidents were in the Bukit Batok area. He was said to have committed the offences between Jan 21 and April 12 this year. The incident in which Tan allegedly exposed himself in a bra to the 23-year-old woman was on Jan 21, when he was at a lift lobby in Bukit Batok in the wee morning hours. As for the two bikini incidents, the first was allegedly on Apr 7, when Tan was said to have exposed exposed himself in the blue outfit to a 26-year-old woman at the lift lobby on the sixth floor of a another block. The last incident allegedly happened inside a lift at a Bukit Batok block at about 3.15 am on April 12. Tan is accused of wearing a pink bikini and exposing himself to a 20-year-old woman. He will return to court on Oct 8. If convicted, he could be jailed up to a year. http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+N...1.html?vgnmr=1 somemore ST got typo error... tsk tsk no use spell check leh....

Would like to share some interesting facts i found out Came back from HK trip yesterday Saw my Uncle pump petrol for his Sunny woo.... Their Vpower, is HK14 per litre. And this translates to 14/5= S$2.80. PER LITRE OF VPOWER! Their other petrol is not much different man Proof as follows.. Shocking...