Tag: Singaporeans

  • Durians Bought  At Yishun Chong Pang Market By Family Contained Worms Inside, Returned To Get Refund

    Durians Bought At Yishun Chong Pang Market By Family Contained Worms Inside, Returned To Get Refund

    I was craving for durians today, so my family head over to Chong Pang market fruits stall (the one with the tentage as shown in the post). The seller kept psycho us to get $18/kg durians but we ended up buying 2 @ $30 even though his attitude was bad (probably because we didn’t get the ones @ $18/kg).

    I was the first to taste the durians when we got home since I was craving for it. To my horror, there were worms in the durian, faint ~ FYI, I didn’t notice till the second bite as I felt there were crunchy bits inside the flesh.

    Went back to the same stall & told the seller about it. His replied was: 一个而已吗, 再选两个咯 (one only, choose another two durians lor). LOL fuck you, who wants to have the second one after the worms have digested into my stomach -.- & the seller don’t even feel apologetic at all. So my dad asked for a refund since we don’t want to have the durians anymore. Another guy passed us the $ and said 拿拿 (take take). Lol hello, we don’t owe you anything. All we want is to get the refund as the incident of having worms already grossed me.

    Yishunites or whoever buys fruits from there, just be careful. Please check the quality of the fruits before consuming. You may also consider to buy fruits from the opposite stall instead.

     

    Source: Cassandra Neo

  • Commentary: Native Born Singaporean Personally Offended By What Happened In McPherson

    Commentary: Native Born Singaporean Personally Offended By What Happened In McPherson

    As a native born Singaporean , I am personally most offended by what happened in McPherson over the Open House Organised by the RC.

    For this scandalous incident to happen in a PAP ward will lend weight to the suspicion of many Singaporeans that the PAP favour New Citizens over indigenous Singaporeans . Even before this scandalous incident, many Singaporeans already felt government policies discriminated them in favour of New Citizens and that they had become refugees in their own country.

    I am not against New Citizens but I demand that all Singaporeans be treated equally!

    I do not accept the reasons given by the RC for this scandalous incident. Grassroot leaders should have known it was highly insensitive to have treated Singaporeans in this manner. And given the huge influx of New Citizens into our country , their advisor which was Ms Tin Pei Ling herself should have ensured that the RCs in her constituency treated all Singaporeans, including New Citizens, equally . Merely saying that she was upset over the incident is a totally inadequate response.

    A statement from Project Freedom founder Lim Tean.

     

    Source: Tean Lim

  • Macpherson RC Apologises For Charging New Citizens Less Than Singaporeans, For Community Event

    Macpherson RC Apologises For Charging New Citizens Less Than Singaporeans, For Community Event

    A Residents’ Committee (RC) in MacPherson constituency that drew flak from residents for charging Singaporeans three times more than “new citizens” for tickets to a community event has apologised and offered refunds to all who attended the event.

    The RC charged citizens $3 and new citizens $1 for an open house held last Sunday (30 July).

    The move also left MacPherson’s Member of Parliament Tin Pei Ling “very upset”.

    A statement posted on the MacPherson RC Zone B page on Thursday (3 Aug) said the move had no “ill intent” and recognised that it was an “unwise decision”. It explained, “We thought that a lower ticket price will encourage more new citizens to come forward. In doing so, we have neglected the feelings of the majority of our residents. It was a once-off decision by our committee to charge differently and definitely not a policy of the MacPherson grassroots.”

    It added, “As fellow residents, we have never harboured any intent of discriminating fellow citizens.”

    Tin said the mistake “should not have happened”. Referring to the incident, she wrote on Facebook, “We have counseled the RC and tightened the internal vetting process. The RC had no ill intention but still, it was a mistake that should not have happened.”

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • Pelakon Roslan Kemat ‘Terperanjat’ Pusara Abadi Digali Semula, Tapi Itu ‘Lombong Emas’ Baginya

    Pelakon Roslan Kemat ‘Terperanjat’ Pusara Abadi Digali Semula, Tapi Itu ‘Lombong Emas’ Baginya

    Kalau anda ke tanah perkuburan Pusara Abadi, besar kemungkinan anda akan bertemu dengan seorang artis. Seorang pelakon televisyen.

    Besar kemungkinan, beliaulah yang mula menyapa anda dahulu kalau anda ‘melawat’ ke kubur sanak-saudara, bukan sebaliknya.

    Itulah Roslan Kemat, yang pernah berlakon dalam 30 buah drama. Wajahnya sentiasa peramah dan tersenyum, walaupun dikelilingi ribuan kubur dan batu nisan – sesuatu yang boleh membuatkan sebahagian orang berasa ‘ngeri’ dan tidak selesa. Yang pasti, di sini, beliau tidak berlakon. Ini pentas amat luas untuk beliau mencari rezeki.

    Tidak lama lagi, Roslan Kemat akan menjadi tukang mandi mayat pula. Kenapa dan di mana? Itu akan kami jelaskan di perenggan di bawah nanti.

    (Gambar: Ira Musfirah)

    Sejurus selepas diumumkan tentang penggalian semula 35,000 kubur orang Islam di Pusara Abadi, memang, pelbagai reaksi bercampur-baur muncul di kalangan masyarakat Melayu/Islam.

    Yang pasti, proses penggalian semula tapak tanah perkuburan Choa Chu Kang itu bagi projek peluasan Pangkalan Udara Tengah, jelas menjejas banyak pihak.

    Bukan sahaja bagi waris kepada mereka yang sudah meninggal dunia, bahkan mereka yang ‘cari makan’ di pekarangan pusara juga terkena tempiasnya. Roslan, berusia 55 tahun, tidak terkecuali. Beliau bekerja dengan syarikat pembuat dapur-dapur kubur, Atmi General Contractor.

    Apa reaksi beliau apabila pertama kali mendengar tentang penggalian semula Pusara Abadi?

    “Saya terperanjat. Orang di luar pun kecoh dan menghubungi saya untuk bertanya sama ada berita itu adalah benar. Memang kalau boleh, kubur ini jangan diganggu.

    “Tetapi seperti flat HDB juga, bila-bila masa undang-undangnya boleh berubah. Kita terpaksa reda sajalah. Apa nak buat,” kata beliau semasa ditemui wartawan BERITAMediacorp di Pusara Abadi beberapa hari lalu.

    PUSARA DIGALI SEMULA – KONTRAKTOR MASIH ADA UNTUNG

    Meskipun begitu, Roslan lebih selesa memandang isu tersebut dari sudut yang positif.

    Bahkan, dari sudut pandangan seorang kontraktor, penggalian semula kubur juga dapat sedikit sebanyak membantu pihaknya.

    “Bagi saya, apabila kubur-kubur digali semula, kontraktor masih akan meraih keuntungan. Apabila kubur-kubur itu ditempatkan di pekarangan yang baru, kami masih perlu bikin rumput, iaitu sebanyak S$350 bagi setiap kubur.

    “Malah, kawasan sekitar Jurong ini adalah ‘lombong emas’. Di sinilah ramai pihak dapat bikin duit, bikin dapur-dapur. Sebab itu jugalah saya datang ke sini, sebab mahu mencari duit lebih,” katanya, yang berada di pekarangan pusara sekitar empat kali seminggu.

    Roslan, yang juga orang lama dalam dunia lakonan tempatan, turut berkongsi dengan BERITAMediacorp berkongsi pengalaman beliau sebagai ‘orang kubur’: “Sebagai contoh, pada hari Sabtu dan Ahad, ramai orang akan datang. Dari situ kami akan menghampiri mereka dan mencari pelanggan.

    “Malah, pada bulan puasa, saya pernah mendapat lebih 10 pelanggan dalam tempoh sehari.”

    LEBIH 30 TAHUN BERKHIDMAT DI KAWASAN PUSARA

    Jika sesetengah orang mungkin berasa agak ganjil harus ‘berpejabatkan’ pusara untuk mencari pelanggan, yang pasti, tidak bagi Roslan.

    Bahkan, beliau sebenarnya sudah berkhidmat di sekitar kawasan pusara sejak lebih 30 tahun di bawah syarikat yang dikendalikan makciknya itu.

    “Lebih 30 tahun, sudah biasa, tak rasa apa-apa. Kami di sini untuk cari makan. Dulu saya bekerja sepenuh masa, tetapi sekarang lebih bersifat sambilan,” jelasnya, yang kini juga bekerja sebagai penghantar surat khabar, pemandu Grab dan penghantar kuih.

    Bagi Roslan, beliau sanggup melakukan lima pekerjaan dalam satu masa demi membesarkan enam anaknya yang tersayang.

    ANAK ROSLAN KEMAT MASUK UNIVERSITI

    “Apabila anak-anak saya masih kecil, saya terpaksa bersusah-payah kerana sayalah satu-satunya pencari nafkah dalam keluarga,” kongsi Roslan lagi yang mempunyai anak dalam lingkungan usia 16 hingga 29 tahun.

    “Tetapi Alhamdulillah, tak sia-sia saya bekerja demi anak-anak. Sekurang-kurangnya salah seorang daripada anak-anak saya berjaya memasuki universiti di NTU. Saya sangat bangga dengan pencapaian semua anak saya,” luahnya. Ini jelas membuktikan bahawa hasil titik peluh bekerja di tanah perkuburan, ada peranan membantu membiayai anaknya, ke universiti.

    Kebetulan, anaknya itu yang berusia 25 tahun, Muhammad Shafiq Roslan, baru selesai konvokesyen semalam (3 Ogos) dalam bidang Kimia dan Kimia Biologi.

    Yang pasti, tidak kira dalam bidang apa sekali pun yang dilakukannya, Roslan Kemat berjaya mengimbangi masanya dengan baik, selain terus memburu peluang.

    “Perubahan untuk menggali semula kubur jelas suatu yang positif. Kami dapat bikin rumput bagi kawasan baru selepas kubur digali semula, tetap meneruskan perniagaan dan meraih keuntungan,” kata pelakon sambilan itu yang pernah mendapat Anugerah Life Record bagi Pelakon Lelaki Terbaik untuk drama Jeritan Sepi.

    (Gambar-gambar: Petikan skrin dari video Youtube Mediacorp Suria)

    PROJEK TERBARU ROSLAN KEMAT: 6X7 – 6 KALI 7

    Oh ya, Roslan memberitahu BERITAMediacorp, selain daripada kubur, beliau kini akan ‘bergiat’ pula sebagai tukang mandi mayat.

    Bukan menukar kerjaya, tetapi meneruskan kerja seninya. Roslan Kemat sebenarnya bakal memainkan watak seorang tukang mandi mayat dalam drama lapan episod bertajuk ‘6X7’. Ia bakal ditayangkan di Mediacorp Suria bermula 17 Oktober ini.

    Tapi kalau anda rindu untuk melihat wajah Roslan lebih awal, berkunjunglah ke Pusara Abadi. Roslan Kemat pasti beri salam kepada anda.

     

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Western Union Armed Robbery: 56-Year-Old Man Arrested

    Western Union Armed Robbery: 56-Year-Old Man Arrested

    A 56-year-old Singaporean man suspected to have robbed a Western Union branch in Ubi at knifepoint has been arrested, the Singapore Police Force announced on Friday (Aug 4).

    The police said despite an initial lack of leads, officers were able to establish the suspect’s identity, and arrested him on Thursday at 10.35pm along Pasir Ris Drive 6.

    The robbery took place at the Western Union branch at Block 301 Ubi Avenue 1 on Tuesday morning.

    According to the police, the suspect entered the remittance outlet wearing a helmet and mask, and armed with a knife. He ordered the staff not to shout and demanded money, then fled with about S$4,000.

    However, in the process of fleeing, he dropped about S$3,000, which was recovered at the back of the Western Union outlet by staff and members of the public.

    The suspect eventually fled on a bicycle with S$1,071 in a bag. By the time the police arrested him on Thursday night, the suspect claimed to have spent most of the money, including S$24 on 4D tickets. The police are investigating his claims.

    He also allegedly threw away the helmet and knife used in the robbery, the police said.

    He will be charged in court for armed robbery on Saturday. If convicted, he faces between two and 10 years in jail and at least 12 strokes of the cane.

    Assistant Commissioner of Police Tan Tin Wee, who is the commander of Bedok police division, said he is proud of his officers who worked hard to establish the identity of the suspect.

    “They have worked long and hard over three days to trace the suspect’s movements, establish his identity and subsequently bring him to justice,” AC Tan said. “The police do not tolerate such brazen acts and we will spare no effort to hunt down these offenders to ensure they face the full brunt of the law.”

    This was the second armed robbery in Singapore in as many days. On Monday, a man robbed a Shell petrol station at knifepoint in broad daylight and made off with nearly S$1,200. A 48-year-old suspect has since been arrested and charged.

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    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/