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Former SIA Steward: SIA’s Reward System For MC Unfair And Puts Undue Pressure On Sick Staff

Open note to all my friends and ex-colleagues in SIA:

I have seen several postings on social media recently, regarding the unfortunate fate of a cabin crew. Most of these postings have mentioned that this crew went for flight despite being unwell, maybe for fear of getting an MC, therefore highlighting the flaws of the medical system of SIA. I DO NOT know the actual facts, but I know 1 thing for certain, the medical ‘rewarding’ system of the company is severely flawed.

Most of my friends would have known why I left the company. Don’t get me wrong. I was ready to fly for life. I was fully committed. Let me explain something first. If u take MC, u get points deducted, therefore bringing down any opportunities for u to b eligible for an interview for promotion. I was scared. I wanted to be promoted. I took needles to my ass when I was sick, and I went for flight still. I thought I was doing the right thing.

A few weeks before I resigned, I had an accident. Because I was not to be hospitalized, my Ward Leader who acted on behalf of the company, said this was to be casual MC, that my chances for getting promoted would be hurt, that he can’t help coz it’s company’s POLICY.

I pleaded my case. I said I had a ZERO discipline record. I said my batch mates were due for an LS interview. I said i really want to fly and work for the company. I said so many things until I felt exhausted. Finally, I said thank you, and left the office. I walked out to the main road, flagged a cab and went home. Opened the front door, sat down in front of the computer, started typing my resignation letter, and all this time I was shaking. Not with sadness, but full of anger towards an organization that I dedicated a good part of my life to. N the next best thing happened….. I clicked SEND. Turned off the com, and just slumped on the couch, wondering wtf I just did. But I knew I did the right thing. Somehow I knew it was the right thing to do.

Friends, kakis, buddies and acquaintances from SIA, to those who r still flying. I do not know what is the reason as to y u r still with the company. But I know that u r just doing what is best for urself n ur family. Keep doing what u love pls. Be it the lifestyle, the money, the stability, etc. Just b happy pls. But but but….. don’t push urself to fly when u r not well. Ppl back home think about U all the time. Money can earn another day, in another way. Ok?

To SIA, pls review ur medical ‘rewarding’ system. Reward someone who worked hard, who is loyal. But not because the human is only working hard coz he/she is afraid to lose out on promotion opportunities. That’s not right. That is not right at all.

‘Be a man. Do the right thing’ – Russell Peters

Source: Aaron Tan

February 6, 2017
Glass-Top Gas Stove Shattered While Owner Was Cooking

Ms Suzalinah Saidee had just stepped away from her glass-top gas stove while cooking lunch yesterday when she heard a loud sound.

It was her Turbo Italia kitchen hob shattering in her home at Block 420, Pasir Ris Drive 6. She was boiling meat at around 12.45pm, and had walked five steps away when she had to rush back and turn off the gas.

“I was so shocked,” said the housewife. “My husband was like: ‘What is happening?’” Her husband was in the living room, and her three children and domestic helper were all out at the time.

The incident comes one month after Electrolux recalled four models of its glass gas cooker hobs, following reports from customers of glass tops shattering while in use.

Ms Suzalinah said her stove, which she purchased on Jan 11, 2014, had some issues previously. On two separate occasions, she had to replace the ignition switch.

At 3pm, Ms Suzalinah called her gas supplier, who advised her to turn off the main supply.

At 5pm, she called Best Denki, where she had bought the stove, and was told somebody would be in touch with her. Ms Suzalinah, 50, said she will not be touching the stove until it has been looked at by the manufacturer.

Source: www.straitstimes.com

February 6, 2017
Playboy Mentally And Physically Abused Girlfriend, Calls Her “Used Toy” Even After She Aborted Their Baby

(This was the original post I’ve uploaded, I was too soft-hearted and removed it. Despite whatever you’ve done to me, I forgive you. Because I’m much better of a person than you are. But since you decided to be so heartless to someone who once loved you so much, and making it worse after the breakup, you want fame I’ll give it to you…. & my dear ladies in a similar plight, please learn to ❤️ yourself, you deserve better)

Do not use my love for you to hurt me;

Throughout this relationship never once did we have an argument I would publicized it on Facebook, because even just a status stating I’m unhappy would anger the shit out of you. Neither am I allowed to confide in my best friend or my mother. Because you wish to retain the “good impression” to outsiders. And being the weak me, I would always succumb to your commands bottling up all the negativity. But this time I will no longer fight for this relationship, there is nothing left to hang on to anyway.

When you were chased out from your home by your family, we took you in without any hesitation. Even when your own sister-in-law chided you for always bringing random girls back causing the place to not feel like a home, I stood by you. A part in me believe you will change into a better person, despite the red lights signaling a wrong move, we tried our best to shower you with love thinking you probably lack of family warmth as a result your character is moulded that way.

Months at my home, spending each day with you slowly I start to gain sight of how you really are as a person. You lack the gesture to even contribute your part given my family is kind enough to let you stay without any cost because they love me, they did all they could to make you feel accepted here. You had a strong caffeine addiction, even requesting you to replenish a pack would infuriate you. You had the cheek to tell me “ 一家人住在一起需要那么计较？” My mother seeing you earning not that well, would get you food most of the time without any complaints. We would have our weekly family outings, all expenses was on our side but we didn’t make a fuss as long as we live harmoniously. My parents do not need you to pay them back, but you merely took it for granted. They do not owe you anything, they don’t have to treat you like their son. All they want is for you to treat their beloved daughter better.

In return what have you done to me? I had my first child with you, though eventually I had to make a devastating decision which was to undergo an abortion. I am very family oriented and I love children. Can you imagine the pain and guilt I will carry throughout my life when I had to take it away? Even making this decision, my first consideration was you. I didn’t want you to slog yourself with work trying to keep our baby plus you have a kid yourself. I didn’t want us to slum into a marriage disaster because we’re not financially ready and the foundation of our relationship wasn’t strong. But did you have the same compassion towards me? How heartbroken was I when you blamed me for causing you to be in a debt because of the abortion fees just few days after the surgery when I’m still recuperating, screaming to my face “You gian song time, never think of consequences, so now I must bear all responsibility???”

We couldn’t have normal couple activities due to financial constraints. Even watching a movie was a luxury. All you could do, was bring me to coffee shops and walk around shop houses. You would always claim to be on a tight budget, I wasn’t well off either. But I would try and squeeze out whatever I have. Despite how much I had to scrimp with you, little things like forgo my fave Starbucks and brew my own coffee at home, I had no resentment as long as I’m spending time with you. I wanted to make our future work out, I took up a job that pays well despite high level of stress in the job scope and working 10 over hours a day. But coming home, I couldn’t get a peace of mind. All I wanted to do after work was to rush home and see you. Seeing you smile and hoping you can encourage me to strive on 再辛苦也值得 …You detested the job because my colleagues and bosses were men? Because they’re well to do and they would influence me into a money-minded person? Or was it because of your pride given I’m earning more than you? Eventually resignation was the only option to salvage this relationship.

I love you at the expense of my misery. You were mentally abusing me every single day with your words and actions. My entire social circle was cut off, any person who “loves” my post/photo would be immediately blocked. Any male sending a text be it work related or casually asking how am I would led into a interrogation session and scolding even when I’m not replying to them. I couldn’t even have coffee time with my best girlfriend of 15 years near my block, because then it seems like I’m abandoning you at home alone having fun outside and that she will brainwash me.

I was basically imprisoned and manipulated by you, I wasn’t allowed to use my phone at home because you think I’m online on Facebook to gain attention when I’m just scrolling through newsfeed. I wasn’t allowed to wear what I desire because then I’m indirectly instigating you to pick a fight with strangers that’s looking at me. And these were just one of the many restrictions, instead of appreciating my effort that I’m complying with your rules, you felt I’m obligated to do all this.

The day I decide to let go, because it seems like I’m still not good enough. You fooled me around in circles again. Leaving me stranded for hours when I only wish to take back some belongings. I don’t understand what have I done to deserve such cruelty?

I was all out loyal towards you and draining myself in the process of loving you, but were you completely honest and faithful to me? You always felt I’m the most rotten woman, I’m the root of all your problems. Despite countless setbacks, I persevered till today. Why? We were hoping you would change, and you did.
You changed for the worse…

I’m really sorry my little baby, mama failed to bring you into a happy family.

Source: Nyon Mwei

February 6, 2017
The Yishun Dream Or Nightmare?

I was looking for a project to work on whenever I’m procrastinating, and I eventually settled on doing something about Yishun, following the spate of crazy incidents that have happened there in recent years. So, I designed a website and compiled an interactive map that marked down (almost) every noteworthy incident – murders, suicides, vice, shitty luck, cursed environment and the crazy folks – from as far back as 2008. There are articles and accompanying multimedia about each incident, conveniently color-coded and categorised, so this one-stop resource about the dystopian town is about as exhaustive as it can get.

I wanted to see if it was pure media hype or something that bears genuine concern, and while I still feel the town’s notorious reputation was a classic case of over-representation in the alternative media, there are some incidents that really made me scratch my head in awe. In particular, there is one very distinctive area where most of the stuff happens – an area enclosed by Yishun Ring Road which I termed “The Devil’s Ring”. Over half of what grabbed the headlines in Yishun happened within that circle. The other notable spot is along Yishun Ave 2. That road is cursed, period.

There is definitely some merit in claiming that Yishun is a place of loonies and psychopaths. Here are some of my favorite stories – when reading their headlines, you kinda know it happened in Yishun:

1) Man strips and plays with his genitals once MRT enters Yishun (https://yishun.town/crazy/mrtstrip)

2) Man loses temper after cashier ran out of spoons for his yogurt (https://yishun.town/crazy/yogurt)

3) Two accidents at the same exact spot within 15 minutes (https://yishun.town/cursed/15minutes)

4) Academically-poor students banned from celebrating Racial Harmony Day (https://yishun.town/crazy/rhdban)

5) Resident didn’t know she was growing watermelons that were hanging outside her house (https://yishun.town/crazy/watermelon)

6) 1.5m-long monitor lizard appears outside lift (https://yishun.town/nature/monitorlizardhdb)

7) LTA spent 100 days building bicycle path, but tears it down the day after it was completed (https://yishun.town/cursed/bicyclepath)

8) Crazy cat lady abandoned 39 cats in her HDB flat (https://yishun.town/crazy/39cats)

9) Women booked $0.20 Uber ride to Yishun, got dumped at police station in Ubi (https://yishun.town/cursed/ubiluggage)

10) Bus catches fire but passengers don’t want to alight (https://yishun.town/cursed/busfire)

There are many more, including six tragic murders, cat killers, and very interesting characters in the area. Hopefully, you guys would enjoy the stories I’ve gathered on the site, and to all my followers living in Singapore’s most dystopian town, may the invisible guy in the sky have mercy on your souls.

Onwards to the next project!

http://yishun.town

p.s. The map is best viewed on a desktop/laptop

Source: Lhu Wen Kai

February 4, 2017
Kini Lebih Banyak Kafe “Hipster” Halal Di Tampines

Berita baik bagi penduduk Tampines! Anda tidak lagi perlu pergi ‘jauh’ ke Arab Street untuk menjamu selera atau relaks sambil menghirup kopi di kafe-kafe ‘hipster’ ala Eropah yang sedang rancak tumbuh di sana.

Tampines kini nampaknya kian menjadi besi sembrani, dan mendakapi budaya kafe ‘trendy’ seperti itu, yang popular terutamanya di kalangan anak muda dan pelancong sejak beberapa tahun lalu.

Tinjauan BERITAMediacorp mendapati, kini terdapat sekurang-kurangnya empat kafe halal sedemikian di Tampines, daerah timur Singapura yang ramai penduduk Melayu/Islam.

“I AM…” DIBUKA MINGGU KE-3 FEBRUARI

Selain kafe Alt-Yard yang dibuka pada 2015, Brothers in Fine Food serta Commonground yang menawarkan menu ‘brunch’ (dan sedang dalam proses mendapatkan sijil halal), kafe ‘I am…’ – iaitu sebuah kafe ‘hipster’ terkenal ala Belanda di Haji Lane – akan membuka cawangan keduanya di Our Tampines Hub tidak lama lagi.

Kafe ‘I am…’ di Our Tampines Hub yang bakal dibuka. (Gambar: Instagram/@iamathajilane)

Pengarah kafe ‘I am…’, Encik Muhamad Jamuri Busori, memberitahu BERITAMediacorp bahawa cawangan kedua kafe itu akan dibuka pada minggu ketiga bulan ini.

Kafe-kafe sedemikian kini ternyata semakin popular, bukan sahaja di kalangan pelanggan yang inginkan suasana kafe yang unik yang seolah-olah membawa mereka ke kafe-kafe di negara Barat, tetapi juga dek hiasan dalaman dan menunya yang cukup ‘hip’. Ia ibarat halwa mata untuk para pengguna Instagram yang gemar memetik gambar makanan dan ‘berselfie’ di kafe.

Pendeknya, ia disebut sebagai begitu ‘Instagrammable’!

Kafe Brothers in Fine Food. (Gambar: Instagram/@brothersinfinefood)

Kafe I am… di Haji Lane. (Gambar: Instagram/@iamathajilane)

Menjelaskan lebih lanjut, Encik Muhamad Jamuri berkata pihaknya memilih untuk membuka cawangan kedua di Tampines bagi memaksimumkan peluang-peluang yang ada di sana, memandangkan lebih banyak pusat beli-belah kini dibuka di kawasan itu.

Beliau menambah, pihaknya juga menerima maklum balas daripada para pelanggan yang ingin kafe ‘I am…’ membuka lebih banyak cawangan di kawasan lain di Singapura.

KEISTIMEWAAN TAMPINES SEBAGAI LOKASI?

Selain dua cawangan ‘I am…’ itu, pihaknya kini mempunyai kafe ‘& Why…’ dan kafe ‘all in…’ di kawasan Arab Street.

Kafe ‘I am…’ ditubuhkan pada Ogos 2013 bersama dua rakannya, Jaffar Sariban and Salle Ahmad. Malah ia turut disenaraikan di kalangan 17 restoran dan kafe halal terbaik di Singapura dalam majalah Time Out dalam edisinya pada bulan lalu.

(Gambar: Instagram/@iamathajilane)

“Kami lihat semakin banyak pusat beli-belah kini dibuka di Tampines, jadi ada peluang yang baik di sana untuk mengembangkan perniagaan kami,” kata Encik Muhamad Jamuri ketika dihubungi BERITAMediacorp.

“Kami juga mahu menyasarkan pelanggan di kawasan timur Singapura, terutamanya keluarga, memandangkan ramai penduduk Muslim di sana. Tahun ini ialah tahun keempat kami beroperasi, jadi kami mahu kembangkan lagi jenama kami, sebab ada yang tidak tahu pun tentang kafe ‘I am…’ di Haji Lane.

“Kafe kami juga akan terletak di Home Team NS, jadi di situ juga ada banyak peluang kerana ramainya anggota Home Team NS,” ujarnya lagi.

Selain itu, Encik Muhamad Jamuri juga akur bahawa kafe-kafe halal yang ‘trendy’ dan ‘hipster’ kian bertambah di kawasan Tampines, dan trend itu adalah sebahagian sebab pihaknya memilih kawasan itu untuk cawangan kedua ‘I am…’.

PERBEZAAN “I AM…” HAJI LANE DENGAN TAMPINES?

Beliau berkata ia akan mempunyai konsep yang sama dengan cawangan pertama di Haji Lane, iaitu menu, hiasan dalaman dan suasana keseluruhan yang seolah-olah membawa anda ke Amsterdam, bandar yang terkenal dengan kincir angin dan bangunan-bangunan lama yang indah berlatarbelakangkan terusan air.

Namun sementara kafe ‘I am’ di Haji Lane lebih menyasarkan pelancong dan golongan muda dengan lokasi ‘hipster’nya serta tempat duduk alfresco sesuai untuk para pengunjung relaks sambil memerhatikan orang yang lalu-lalang, cawangan keduanya di Our Tampines Hub lebih menyasarkan keluarga.

(Gambar: Instagram/@iamathajilane)

Bahkan, Encik Muhamad Jamuri menjanjikan rekaan dalaman kafe di Tampines itu akan lebih menarik dan lebih menerapkan keunikan bandar Amsterdam.

”Kafe di Our Tampines Hub akan mempunyai ‘industrial feel’ (suasana industri) dan seolah-olah membawa pelanggan ke lorong-lorong di Amsterdam, lengkap dengan papan-papan tanda jalan raya Amsterdam, lukisan-lukisan muralnya, basikal-basikalnya, pinggan mangkuk yang digunakan serta suratkhabar-suratkhabar Belanda di lantai kafe.

“Ini berbeza daripada kafe di Haji Lane, yang berkonsep terbuka dan mempunyai tempat-tempat duduk di luar dan kawasan Haji Lane itu sendiri mempunyai ‘vibe’ seperti di Amsterdam,” kata Encik Muhamad Jamuri.

MAKANAN BARU DI “I AM…” TAMPINES?

Pemilik “I am…” seterusnya mendedahkan kepada BERITAMediacorp bahawa kafe kedua itu juga akan memperkenalkan beberapa hidangan makanan baru yang lebih mesra keluarga dalam menunya.

Satu lagi perbezaan yang ketara ialah sementara kafe ‘I am…’ di Haji Lane hanya dilengkapi kipas kerana berkonsep terbuka, kafe di Tampines akan berhawa dingin.

“Hawa dinginnya cukup sejuk, jadi ia akan benar-benar membawa pelanggan ke Amsterdam memandangkan di sana sedang musim bunga,” ujarnya lagi sambil berseloroh.

(Gambar: Instagram/@iamathajilane)

CAWANGAN KE-5 BILA PULA?

Ditanya BERITAMediacorp sama ada pihak ‘I am…’ sudah ada rancangan untuk membuka kafe kelima pula di negara ini, Encik Muhamad Jumari berkata: “Tiada rancangan buat masa ini, tetapi kalau ada rezeki, insya Allah.”

Encik Muhamad Jumari mendapat ilham bagi kafe ‘I am…’ setelah menemani isterinya ke Amsterdam untuk urusan perniagaan dan terpegun dengan keindahan bandar itu.

Ia menawarkan menu makanan Barat, termasuk ‘Fries & Mayo’ ala Belanda, ‘The Platters’, ‘Fish & Chips’ dan burger daging panggang, ‘Charcoal-grilled Juicy Beef Burgers’.

Berikut ini senarai 3 lagi kafe halal di Tampines

1) Alt-Yard di Kelab Masyarakat Tampines West

Dibuka pada 2015, ia merupakan usahasama Fluff Bakery dengan sebuah pemilik kafe tempatan, Penny University.

Ia terkenal dengan churros (termasuk churros perisa ondeh-ondeh) serta kek-kek cawan Fluff Bakery.

(Gambar: Instagram/Alt-Yard)

2) Brothers in Fine Food di Kelab Masyarakat Tampines West

Dibuka pada November 2016, ia turut diusahakan oleh pemilik kafe Penny University.

Ia menghidangkan menu sarapan, brunch dan makan malam serta pelbagai kek dan pencuci mulut, antaranya termasuk ‘Butcher’s Daughter’ iaitu filet daging, telur, kentang dan salad, ‘Peanut Butter Jelly Toast’, stik daging dan Greek Yoghurt Panna Cotta.

3) Commonground di Our Tampines Hub

Dibuka pada November 2016, ia menawarkan menu menyeluruh untuk brunch, makan tengah hari, makan malam dan juga untuk teh petang termasuk salad, sandwic, piza, pasta, stik ribeye, daging rusuk kambing panggang, ayam rotisserie, dan pelbagai pencuci mulut.

Menurut laman Facebooknya, ia sedang dalam proses mendapatkan sijil halal tidak lama lagi namun semua produk dan bahan makanannya daripada sumber yang disahkan halal.

(Gambar: Facebook/Commonground)

February 4, 2017