Category: Sosial

  • Father Of Sick Son Cannot Thank Grabcar Driver Enough For Not Charging Fare

    Father Of Sick Son Cannot Thank Grabcar Driver Enough For Not Charging Fare

    Ordinary People with Extraordinary Heart

    She came & she took us home. She knows we were stretched out to the max after the long waiting game at the doctor with my little one. Upon reaching the destination, she politely rejected the fare.

    I was adamant & told myself I have to pay up this lady as she’s definately working for a living & there’s nothing like “free lunch” in Singapore.

    But when she humbly said, “It’s alright, just take good care of the little one & pray for my well being”

    I was taken aback… lost for that 10-20secs or so..
    I can’t believe what I heard..
    And no, I’ve never been in this situation before.
    (only heard stories of good drivers on the internet & it has to be a one in a million chance to really stumble upon them)

    But tonight I became part of the stories, this is as real as it gets & no amount of “Thank You” are ever enough to bless her.

    To Mdm Rokila, may Allah bless you with good health & reward your kindness here till hereafter. Aamiin.

    Ps: Do share & spread the love u’olls ?

    #GrabCar#StandingOvation#OrdinaryPeople#ExtraordinaryHeart#KalauBaikSemuaOrangSayang

     

    Source: Izzad Yusoff

  • Workers’ Party: Singapore Government Must Disallow Online Betting

    Workers’ Party: Singapore Government Must Disallow Online Betting

    The Workers’ Party notes with concern the applications from Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club (STC) to launch online betting services.

    There are no lack of legal gambling venues in Singapore, including the two casinos and hundreds of outlets accepting bets for Singapore Pools and STC.

    When the government decided to clamp down on remote gambling in 2014, it cited concerns about addictive behaviour and easy access to these games. Should the Government approve their applications, Singapore Pools and STC will have 24/7 virtual betting outlets available in almost every home and mobile device.

    This convenience may encourage Singaporeans to take up the habit and possibly become a gateway to more serious gambling. The social costs of gambling on families are well documented, and the number of problem gambling cases in Singapore has been on the rise.

    It makes little sense for the government to close one door on remote gambling in order to “protect young persons and other vulnerable persons”, while opening another door that exposes them to the ills of gambling in their homes.

    During the second reading of the Remote Gambling Bill in 2014, the Government rejected the Workers’ Party call to send the Remote Gambling Bill – specifically the clauses that dealt with exemptions – to a Select Committee of Parliament for further scrutiny and oversight. Nonetheless, the Government committed itself to step up public education and awareness efforts with a specific focus on online gambling. However, as of today, it remains unclear what are the Government’s specific plans and strategies to address the negative effects of online gambling, especially on young and vulnerable persons.

    The WP’s 2015 Manifesto contained five proposals to fight problem gambling, including the complete prohibition of remote and online gambling with no exemptions allowed. Exempting Singapore Pools and STC will undermine the government’s motivations for banning remote gambling in the first place.

    We oppose the granting of exemptions to any organisation to operate remote and online betting services and we call on the government to reject these applications.

    Read the speeches by WP MPs Png Eng HuatPritam Singh, and Yee Jenn Jong during the Parliamentary debate on Remote Gambling in 2014.

     

    Pritam Singh
    Assistant Secretary-General
    The Workers’ Party
    27 September 2016

     

    Source: www.wp.sg

  • A Zika Victim’s Lament: I’m Worried About What Future Holds

    A Zika Victim’s Lament: I’m Worried About What Future Holds

    She has fully recovered from Zika but personal trainer Daphne Maia Loo is still worried.

    Although many perceive Zika as a mild illness, the 33-year-old, who has two auto-immune conditions, is concerned because very little is known about the full or long-term effects of the disease.

    “We don’t know the long-term effects,” she said, noting that Zika has been linked to the Guillain-Barre syndrome and auto-immune complications. “We don’t know what triggers auto-immune conditions, but there’s definitely a worry that one will set off another … I personally get really irritated when people say it’s a mild disease, as we just don’t have enough information on the effects yet.”

    Ms Loo added: “Some people say it’s only dangerous for pregnant women, or that the strain here is not as dangerous for pregnant women as that in South America. But how do we know that is the case in the long term? Viruses also mutate, and it could get worse. It is not something we should downplay.”

    Ms Loo came down with fever on Sept 2, days after the Ministry of Health confirmed the first locally transmitted Zika cases. The following night, she went to the accident and emergency department at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and was taken to the holding area where suspected Zika patients stayed while waiting for their blood test results.

    “I was brought in at about 10pm. It was past midnight by the time they took my blood. I waited till about 8am before they confirmed I had Zika,” she recounted. “It was very uncomfortable while (I was) waiting, as I was only given a chair. Beds were limited, and only those who were very sick got them.”

    Ms Loo said she was transferred to a ward in the Communicable Diseases Centre (CDC) after she tested positive, and stayed there for two days. She has since made a full recovery.

    She has agreed to participate in a research programme on the long-term effects of Zika, carried out by the CDC, where she has to return to the centre for blood tests six times over the next two years.

    The good thing arising from the spread of Zika, Ms Loo said, was that it has helped raise awareness of the need to control mosquito breeding grounds, which would help to fight dengue as well.

    Madam Ratnawati Mohd Yusoff, whose husband Mohammed Firdaus Lim was among the first 40 individuals in Sims Drive diagnosed with Zika last month, said they take extra precautions now, even though they moved to Upper Serangoon last Saturday.

    “Every time after he showers, I will spray the repellent on him and paste one mosquito patch on his clothing, too,” said the 52-year-old. Mr Firdaus, 44, is bedridden after suffering a stroke.

    “I make sure I do it on myself, too. I mean if he gets bitten, it would already be difficult. But if I’m bitten, then it will be more difficult. Who will take care of him then when I’m sick?”

    She added: “With this new house … the Zika problem becomes less to think about (but) I cannot say that moving away will make me impervious to mosquito bites. I still have to take precautions.”

     

    Source: TODAY Online

  • Aku Solat 5 Waktu Tak Lawan Mak Ayah, Kenapa Aku Yang Kena?

    Aku Solat 5 Waktu Tak Lawan Mak Ayah, Kenapa Aku Yang Kena?

    Nak dijadikan cerita, aku tengah berkepit dengan doktor bedah di dalam bilik doktor, menanti pesakit datang. Selepas beberapa ketika, datang seorang perempuan kurus lingkungan umur 30’an dengan seorang lelaki, suami dia, masuk ke bilik.

    Temah (nama samaran), datang ke hospital sebab asyik sesak nafas dan batuk tak berhenti-henti. Lambat juga dia datang ke hospital. Katanya sebelum ini dia hanya mengambil ubat batuk yang dibeli dari farmasi sahaja. Dia juga telah pergi ke bahagian general medicine, tetapi tiada perubahan. Oleh itu, dia dirujuk ke bahagian Surgery.

    Doktor periksa akak ini, ambil sample sana sini dan suruh pergi ambil x-ray. Aku perhatikan kakak ini, seriously sangat kurus.

    Sambil menunggu keputusan laporan dari lab pesume, Temah berceritalah tentang cuti sekolah nanti, inshaAllah mereka sekeluarga nak bercuti. Dia cerita tentang anak-anak dia. Suami dia yang nampak kebosanan, tiba-tiba keluarkan rokok dari poket dan meminta izin untuk keluar sekejap.

    Sampai saja laporan lengkap dari semua jabatan, aku tengok fail pesakit itu. Tertulis, Small Lung Cell Cancer Stage IIIB.

    “Ya Allah! Kanser dia dah advanced!”

    Doktor cuba sampaikan berita yang dia menghidap kanser tersebut. Kakak itu terdiam seketika dan kemudian terus menangis di depan kami. Aku terkedu pada masa itu, tak tahu nak buat apa. Doktor cuba tenangkan dia tetapi dia tidak berhenti menangis.

    “Apa salah saya sampai kena macam ni?”

    Sebak hati ini melihat dia menangis. Ikutkan hati, aku pun mahu menangis sama.

    “Saya solat 5 waktu seperti muslim yang lain, tak pernah lawan cakap mak ayah dan suami. Kenapa saya yang kena? Anak-anak saya nanti macam mana?”

    Bunyi dia macam terus hilang harapan walaupun belum mula treatment lagi. Doktor hanya mendengar saja luahan hati dia sampailah dia habis meraung dalam bilik itu. Suami dia? Masih merokok di parking lot hospital gamaknya.

    Bila dia dah balik dengan mata bengkak, doktor terus pusing pada aku dan kata, dia kasihan dengan orang baik seperti itu.

    “Dia tak buat salah tetapi dia terkena tempias penyakit atas perbuatan orang lain. Memang makin berat ujian kita sebenarnya, Allah semakin sayang pada kita. Tetapi tak semua orang perasan perkara itu. Ada orang bila dapat tahu berita buruk, memang tak boleh fikir positif dan waras pada masa itu. Biasalah manusia,” katanya.

    “Suami dia smoker. Kalau dia duduk rumah terperap tak terdedah dengan udara luar yang tercemar, macam mana pun, suami dia masih dedahkan dia dengan asap rokok dalam rumah,” sambung doktor sementara menunggu pesakit yagn seterusnya.

    Aku terdiam.

    “Suami dia light smoker. Merokok untuk mengisi masa lapang sahaja. Itu yang buat saya rasa bertambah kasihan dengan akak tadi.

    “Sebab light smoker ini bukan ketagih dengan rokok pun. Mereka cuma nyalakan puntung rokok itu

    sebagai habit. Habit sebenarnya senang nak dibuang. Disebabkan dia tak buang habit itu, dia tingkatkan risiko dan isterinya terkena kanser,” jelas doktor.

    Seriously!?

    “Yes, habit. Habit menyalakan puntung rokok. Bila tengah stress, nyalakan rokok. Bila tengah tunggu bas, nyalakan rokok. Bila tengah tunggu lunch, nyalakan rokok. It’s a habit. Habit that might kill someone,” katanya.

    Aku menjadi marah bila dengar tentang facts habit ini. Kalau addicted aku boleh tolerate lagi sebab aku tahu memang susah nak berhenti dari ambil nikotin. Tetapi habit, habit kills people that you love.
    Guys, aku dulu pun smoking. Heavy smoker pula tu. Tetapi aku sudah berhenti. Kalau heavy smoker boleh berhenti, why not you guys? Ah, kau nak cakap nanti bila tak merokok, kawan-kawan ejek sebab tak nampak cool? Weh, seriously lembiklah kalau kau rasa inferior kawan-kawan ejek. Lantaklah kawan nak ejek ke apa.

    Nak kata sebab susah nak stop? Ingat sikit, aku heavy smoker pun survive stop merokok okay.

    Heavy smoker lagilah siap ada withdrawal syndrome bagai. Seksa! Tetapi aku survive.

    Dalam Al Quran pun dah kata, jangan memudaratkan diri.

    “Dan janganlah kamu membunuh diri kamu sendiri (dan membunuh orang lain). Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengasih terhadap kamu” – Surah An-Nisaa, ayat 29.

    Sila rajinkanlah buka Al Quran dan baca surah Al-Baqarah ayat 195 pun menerangkan tentang jangan membinasakan diri. Aku bukanlah ahli ulama nak mengharamkan rokok, tetapi aku pesan dari segi agama janganlah kau nak memudaratkan diri. Mungkin kau tak kena, tetapi orang lain boleh kena.

    Kepada Kak Temah, please be strong. Dear smoker on habit, please stop smoking and chew a gum instead. – Said the Surgeon incharge.

    Jangan ada yang komen kata sakit, penyakit, ajal maut itu semua takdir Allah. Mahu ada yang kena terajang dengan aku.

     

    Source: OhMyMedia TV

  • Law Grads Hit The Barriers

    Law Grads Hit The Barriers

    The dream of becoming a lawyer helped her persevere through law school’s tough curriculum.

    Miss Meryl (not her real name), with her eyes set on a future in the legal industry, has been applying to as many law firms as she could for the past year. She started doing so even before graduating.

    But she might now have to shelve that dream.

    The 24-year-old fresh graduate told The New Paper that all her applications were unsuccessful.

    Miss Meryl, who graduated from the UK’s University of Bristol in June, said: “I can only keep searching and if I find a training contract, then it is an opportunity to train.

    “But if I don’t, I will need to tread another path.”

    She has been unemployed since graduation, but she is not alone.

    Law school graduates are finding it hard to land a training contract these days, resulting in what some are calling an “oversupply” of new lawyers.

    Like the other law graduates and students we spoke to for this story, Miss Meryl declined to be identified as she was afraid that speaking out about her situation might jeopardise her chances at landing a job.

    Training contracts, which typically last for six months, are an entry requirement to the Bar.

    Some law students are awarded these contracts when they apply for jobs at law firms after graduation, while others receive one during an internship.

    Another recent law graduate, who wanted to be known only as Mr Lim, said: “There just are not many jobs for us to go around. The number of law students keeps on increasing but the number of training contracts does not.”

    In the last five years, the number of new lawyers who have been called to the Bar has almost doubled.

    In 2011, 257 law graduates were called to the Bar. During this year’s Mass Call, which was held late last month, the number was 509.

    At the event, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said this oversupply meant that of the 650 fresh law graduates here last year, around 100 did not receive training contracts.

    Some firms retain only about one-third or half of their original intake of trainees, he added.

    This challenge in securing training contracts – and consequentially, jobs in the legal industry – has prompted some law graduates to tweak their plans.

    One such graduate is Mr Dennis, who declined to reveal his full name.

    Mr Dennis, who graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a law degree last year, waited nearly 14 months before he was offered a job “with the right prospects and in the right company”.

    He turned to yoga, which he has been practising for eight years, in the meantime.

    He said: “I worked as a yoga teacher for about 11 months because I needed to survive.

    APPLICATIONS

    “Even then, I sent out a good 20 applications but none returned with a positive offer. The only one or two firms I heard from could not offer me a decent salary.”

    Not everyone will be as lucky as Mr Dennis, and the fear of not securing training contracts has prompted many law students to take up multiple internships.

    A second-year NUS law student, who declined to be named, said: “I will be applying to as many firms as I can during the holidays.”

    But he added that there is a limit to how many internships one can go through. “It is only feasible to do two or three internships as it usually lasts four weeks.”

    In a bid to solve the problem, it was announced at the Mass Call that a new committee will be set up to review the system by which new lawyers start their careers.

    The committee will examine how law firms offer training contracts to fresh law graduates, make decisions to retain them, and later nurture them.

    But it might be too late for Miss Meryl, who said she is getting increasingly discouraged by her failure to land a training contract.

    “If I fail to do so, then I will have to choose an alternative path.”

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