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  • S$104,000 Raised For Yusof Ishak Mosque Building Fund

    S$104,000 Raised For Yusof Ishak Mosque Building Fund

    About 3,500 Woodlands residents turned up on Saturday (Jul 25) and walked along Champions Way in tribute to the Republic’s first President Yusof Ishak. At the event, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan presented S$104,000 to the Chairman of the Yusof Ishak Mosque Building Fund, Mohamed Ayub Johari.

    The funds were raised from a series of the events led by Sembawang GRC MPs in the past two months for the new 4,500-capacity mosque in Woodlands which is due to open late 2016.

    Among those who participated in the tribute walk were students from Raffles Institution, which was Mr Yusof’s alma mater, PCF pre-school students, footballers from the LionsXII and volunteers from the Yusof Ishak Mosque. Mr Khaw and his fellow MPs from Sembawang GRC Ellen Lee and Vikram Nair also joined in the walk.

    The walking route was near the Yusof Ishak mosque site and the Singapore Sports School, in remembrance of Mr Yusof’s passion for sports.

    Mr Mohamed Ayub said a total of S$3.2 million, out of a targeted S$3.5 million, has been collected so far.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Customer Gets Shouted At And Throwned Out by Crazed Grabcar Driver

    Customer Gets Shouted At And Throwned Out by Crazed Grabcar Driver

    So I booked this GRABCAR SFY7104K about 4am this morning to go home because my gf told me there’s some SG50 promo. For those of you who’ve used this, you would know it shows a green check and “Enjoy $5 off your ride” once you enter the code. Well, I waited, what was supposed to be “5min” but kept changing and extending, because this Winson Tong Kar San took God knows what kinda route from Kallang to Ubi.

    After boarding the cab for about 5min, or when we found ourselves in KPE, this a*hole started a conversation with me asking if I’d gotten the sms for the promo. I told him as a matter-of-fact-ly I didn’t. Then he said “oh then I would have to charge you full fare” and I said he couldn’t because it showed on my app that I’ve entered the code. He goes on saying that this was “instructed by his company” and “will give me a CHOICE – either i pay full fare or he drops me off”, raising his voice at me this whole time. I replied, “in the middle of KPE?? and after me waiting so long for you? couldn’t you have asked me this the moment I boarded? what kind of choice is this?”.

    So, in midst of us arguing over this, he got us out of KPE AND STOPPED BY THE SIDE OF GEYLANG, telling me to get off. I refused and said I would call the police if he dropped me off there (Note: for those of you who don’t know the gravity of the matter, Geylang is NOT the place for a girl to be by the side of the road esp at those hours). He just continued shouting at me so I dialled for the police. I believe the person who picked my call up recorded his shouts in the background as I was making this report. At this point, he gets off his car SHOUTING PROFANITIES and walked to my passenger door, flinging it open. I was pretty sure if I wasn’t on the phone with the Police, he would have dragged me out (body language is a big tell).

    While waiting for the Police to arrive, he went on hurling more insults and threats in both English and Hokkien such as calling me names (obscenities and not), insinuating I didn’t have money to pay and claiming he isn’t scared of me and would “play” with me because he’s got time. Also, he let slipped that HE’D SEEN THE PROMO CODE WAS ENTERED. Most of these I recorded on my phone.

    Lo and behold, when the Police came, this a*hole cuts in front of me, acted all meek and good citizen, claiming to them he’d told me nicely to get off because I COULDN’T PROVE I’D THE PROMO SMS but I refused. Thankfully I’d recorded how and what he was yelling at me and not look like a total bitch, trying to turn the tables. To be honest, I was actually amused at how different he acted in mere seconds and regretted not video-ing the WHOLE incident. To top it off, he actually thanked the Police profusely when the matter was “concluded” at that spot. *rolls eyes* Talk about “bullying the weak”, or trying to.

    I’ve been calling GrabTaxi’s hotline wanting to lodge a complaint about this guy’s attitude and how he’s repeatedly COMPROMISED MY SAFETY. Guess what? Nobody ever picks up the call. This is no wonder why this a*hole isn’t worried about being rude to his passengers. I’d written a “very bad” experience review for him and an email was sent to me claiming a customer service officer will get in touch with me, but, nope.

    IMO, if GrabTaxi cannot handle the volume it’s generating with a promo IN LINE WITH SG’S BIG CELEBRATION, jamming its systems and causing such technical glitches which result in the inconveniences to both its passengers and drivers, then don’t even try.

    Adeline A. Lok
    A.S.S. Reader

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • Why Are There Jobs In Singapore Reserved For Pinoys Only?

    Why Are There Jobs In Singapore Reserved For Pinoys Only?

    Dear All Singapore Stuff,

    I came across this job advertisement for a job in Singapore that says only Filipinos or Indonesians may apply. Are these jobs that Singaporeans cannot do? The company is IOTA group, a Swiss International Technical assistance company.

    Here’s the link to the job advertisement:http://www.rigzone.com/jobs/postings/857163/Commissioning_profiles.asp

    The advertisement reproduced in full:

    IOTA GROUP RECRUITMENT PROGRAM – SINGAPORE

    IOTA GROUP , a Swiss International Technical assistance company, has been selected by a world class leading oil and gas company for the commissioning of a yard in SINGAPORE. We are searching for Supervisors and Technicians : piping, instrumentation, electrical, Mechanical, Rotating Machines engineers, Process and DCS (no inspector profiles). The first mobilizations are planned in September 2015. The duration of the commissioning has been estimated for 12 months renewable.

    Place of work :
    Singapore : resident status and rotation 4×4 (the applicant must already hold the necessary authorization to stay and work in Singapore).

    Job purpose :
    The job holder is responsible to assist his discipline supervisor in his technical duties and accountability to superintendent. He ensures that the implementation of the Yard work carried out by Contractor is performed in compliance with the project specifications and safety requirements.

    Minimum qualification / Experience for Supervisors :
    Engineering D3 or equivalent Graduate from recognized University in related engineering discipline.

    Mini experience required :
    Above 15 years of experience as supervisor in oil and Gas industry or Petrochemical industry, and 10 years in similar position Good knowledge of commissioning sequence of an onshore and offshore project, ability to control and challenge progress schedule.

    Fluent in English is mandatory

    Only Filipino and Indonesian candidates Thank you to send us your full application by completing and returning the Personal data sheet in attachment with your curriculum vitae ONLY in word form

    Jacob
    A.S.S. Contributor

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • Malay Naval Diver Stays Strong Despite NDP Rehearsals During Fasting Month

    Malay Naval Diver Stays Strong Despite NDP Rehearsals During Fasting Month

    Being a Naval Diver, CPL Mohamed Firdauz Bin Mohamed Ali is no stranger to tough training.

    This time, however, he had the added challenge of training while fasting for Ramadan.

    “The first few rehearsals were tough,” said CPL Firdauz, “the only way to cool off was to pour water over my head during breaks.”

    But his peers and trainers’ concern for him kept him going – they prepared additional bottles of water for him to cool off, as well as refreshments for when he breaks fast.

     

    Source: Ng Eng Hen

  • PAP In Panic Mode, Loss Of Power Inevitable

    PAP In Panic Mode, Loss Of Power Inevitable

    The unnecessary changes to the boundaries of electoral constituencies is confirmation of PAP’s loss of confidence.

    Contrary to propaganda, PAP NEVER resolved any issues because it has not addressed the root cause of our problems, ie mindless population increase to generate ‘growth’.

    PAP’s ‘solution’ – increase the frequency of trains and number of buses, ramp up housing, increase CPF Minimum Sum amount and Medishield premiums, hike petrol duty after oil prices have collapsed, promise more hospital beds with a disproportionate increase of foreigners, etc. If that’s considered solving our issues, then ordinary Singaporeans can replace our ministers at a fraction of their salaries.

    Instead of belatedly biting the bullet, PAP assumes it has the luxury of time to engage in propaganda, shamelessly exploit LKY’s death for sympathy votes and return tax dollars in the form of GST vouchers to buy our votes. What a joke.

    PAP runs Singapore as a large corporation and is able to attract like-minded greedy candidates who are paid almost $200,000 annually for a part-time job. Loyalists are destined to become CEOs/directors of government-linked companies despite sleeping on the job or spouting half truths for years/decades. Eg, ex DPM Wong Kan Seng – chairman of Temasek-owned Ascendas-Singbridge, ex minister Lim Boon Heng – chairman of Temasek Holdings, etc.

    If ex ministers (excluding Aljuneid GRC losers) did not belong to the jiak liao bee category, why can’t they stand on their own two feet and join the private sector? Why are they still dependent on tax dollars after leaving politics?

    Most PAP loyalists have also been parachuted into million-dollar top management positions without any relevant experience, such as SMRT paper general CEO and (sinking) NOL paper general Ng Yat Chung. For decades, PAP has been ‘promoting’ thousands of its loyalists based more on guan xi than merit and members of the public have been taken for a ride on Singapore’s ‘meritocratic’ system.

    In the real world, political affiliation has its rewards, such as PAP supporters being appointed town council agents with contracts that are worth millions. Likewise for an opposition party but on a much smaller scale. (residents are shortchanged when winning contracts is dependent on political affiliation)

    When PAP wields absolute power and is unaccountable to the people, its supporters enjoy the privileges of political affiliation. But what are the consequences when the reverse happens and it no longer controls parliament? Such a thought must be giving PAP sleepless nights.

    A huge loss will mean PAP will no longer be able to ‘feed’ thousands of its fair-weather supporters, many who are multi millionaires. This will eventually lead to a further decline in support followed by its eventual fall due to an unstoppable loss of confidence.

    PAP did not abandon the use of propaganda and bullying tactics after the last election; it did not tackle the population issue head on. Its incompetence is now obvious to an increasing number of voters but it is still using propaganda to prevent the inevitable loss of power. The old PAP dog doesn’t seem to be able to learn any new tricks till today and isn’t even aware the clock had started ticking in 2011.

    PAP fears it will be in deep trouble should opposition party members become MPs. Parliamentary questions on transparency will fly thick and fast for the first time in our 50-year history and whatever the revelations, PAP will also likely be history. The last time we saw a real debate – PM Lee and Goh Chok Tong kena grilled by JBJ and Chiam See Tong in 1988. Video link We need more real debates as they will benefit Singapore.

    That PAP is in panic mode has been confirmed by the arbitrary redrawing of electoral boundaries. But its loss of power is inevitable because it has never addressed the root cause of our problems since 2011.

     

    Source: https://likedatosocanmeh.wordpress.com

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