Tag: Singaporeans

Accident On PIE Left Car In Upright Position

Stompers Hakim and Ong came across this unusual sight on the PIE near the Tampines Avenue 5 exit at around 11am.

Based on the photos sent in by the Stompers, a grey coloured car was left hood-first in a vertically upright position on a grass patch between two lanes.

A white cloth resembling an air bag can also be seen near the driver’s seat.

Stomper Ong mentioned that recovery works are still ongoing as at 11.50am.

The SCDF were alerted to the accident at 10.40am and dispatched one ambulance.

The passengers, one man and one woman, were then conveyed to Changi General Hospital.

The man is in his 60s and the woman is in her 50s.

Source: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg

February 3, 2015
Make Thaipusam A Public Holiday In Singapore Again!

I got this message yesterday. Anyone knows what the dish is?

Angelina who is a local Singaporean born Hindu who converted to Christianity will be filing an application this afternoon to challenge the banning of the drums during Thaipusam by the Law Minister Shanmugam. She will also be challenging the removal of Thaipusam as a public holiday by Lee Kuan Yew with its purported replacement Vesak Day.

Further, Angelina will tomorrow be carrying a kavadi at Sri Perumal Temple, Desker Road and she invites all members of the public to turn up to show solidarity with her. Her legal team from M Ravi’s practice will also be there to witness her religious observances.

Source: Ng Yi-Sheng

February 3, 2015
Tan Kin Lian Issues Apology For Offensive Post

Mr Tan Kin Lian has posted an apology regarding an insensitive comment he had earlier made on his Facebook account.

In his latest Facebook post, he said: “To my local Indian friends who feel offended about my posting on the SMRT bus 857, I extend my sincere apologies.”

He added that he was “actually surprised to see the entire bus full of one nationality. This was the first time that (he) encountered this situation.”

Mr Tan also said: “I intended my post to be a humour but it was badly taken by some quarters. Sorry, if it was in bad taste. I do not mean any disrespect to that nationality.”

A check of his Facebook account on Monday afternoon showed that he has removed the offending post originally published on Feb 1.

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Netizens offended by Tan Kin Lian’s Facebook post by Stomp published on Feb 2

Netizens are outraged by ex-presidential elect Tan Kin Lian’s Facebook post.

In the post he wrote:

“I boarded SMRT 857 and found that I was in Mumbai. Hahaha”.

Stomp contributor JJ saw the post and alerted Stomp to it.

“The caption is appalling”, said the Stomp contributor, considering whom it was made by.

In the past, other people, some of them prominent figures, had found themselves in hot soup over posting they made on social media.

In 2012, NTUC assistant director, Amy Cheong was sacked after she made racist comments on Facebook.

She had complained about a Malay wedding that was being held at a void deck near her home.

In the post, she asked how society could “allow people to get married for $50 bucks and also wrote “void decks weddings should be banned. If you cant afford a proper wedding then you shouldn’t be getting married.”

Last year, a British expatriate, Anton Casey also came under fire for the offensive comments he made online.

On his Facebook profile he wrote:

“Daddy where is your car and who are all these poor people.”

Source: http://news.asiaone.com

February 3, 2015
Discriminatory Sheng Shiong Job Advertisement Causes Stir

Dear The Real Singapore,

I came across this job ad from Sheng Shiong: http://jobs.jobstreet.com/sg/jobs/4399626?fr=23

They are looking for a management trainee to assume the position of a buyer. In this position, it said: “You will learn the ways of sourcing, merchandising, advertising, inventory management, book-keeping and human resource…”

Why should the job applicant need to speak and write in both English and Mandarin?

It said this is to facilitate the liaising with “Mandarin speaking associates”.

But take a look at the requirements for this job:

Who are these “associates” Sheng Siong is referring to?

The position is for a buyer. If you are talking about the need to communicate with suppliers, don’t all Singapore suppliers speak English or Singlish? If it’s a foreign-owned supplier in Singapore, doesn’t the company need to hire Singaporeans too?

Unless you are telling me that you are sourcing all your supplies from China and you deal only with PRC suppliers from China, I can’t see why this position requires the candidate to be able to speak and write in Mandarin too.

Next, is Sheng Siong also referring the “associates” to colleagues working inside Sheng Siong?

I know that there are many PRCs working inside Sheng Siong. Is Sheng Siong saying that the candidate needs to know Mandarin so as to be able to communicate with the PRC staff inside Sheng Siong? If this is the reason, then I think the argument for the need of Mandarin speaking candidates is even worse! In the first place, shouldn’t Sheng Siong be recruiting “foreign talents” who can speak English? What kind of talents are Sheng Siong recruiting? Do tell us.

Unless Sheng Siong can come up with a damn good justification, this job ad is clearly discriminatory!

Sheng Siong, please don’t behave like PAP and think that Singaporeans are stupid these days, thinking that Singaporeans can believe in all kinds of crap reasons thrown at us.

We wait for your explanation on the matter.

Thank you.

Tipper

Source: www.therealsingapore.com

February 3, 2015
81 Year Old With Fractured Arm Waited For 6 Hours At SGH A&E Before Being Treated

My 81-year-old mother had a fall on Jan 19 and I took her to a polyclinic, where an X-ray showed she had fractured her left hand.

The doctor referred us to the accident and emergency (A&E) department of Singapore General Hospital to get her hand set in a cast.

We arrived there at 1.35pm and waited for 5.5 hours before she was seen by a doctor. After the 15-minute consultation, we had to wait another 40 minutes before a nurse was available to assist the doctor to place my mum’s hand in a cast.

During the time we were at the hospital, I noticed many other elderly people waiting for hours to see the doctor. They did not dare to leave the area in case their numbers were called, and the staff had no idea when they would be seen.

The experience raised several questions and observations.

First, why was my mum referred to the A&E when she was a non-critical case? I am quite certain she would have been seen earlier if she had been referred to a different department.

Second, there were not enough chairs or wheelchairs in the A&E waiting area. My mum had to remain standing after her X-ray and also to collect her medicine.

Third, the staff should be more helpful and sympathetic to the waiting patients, especially the elderly. Perhaps hot drinks like Milo could have been provided, especially if patients have waited for hours.

Lastly, since it is known that the wait at the A&E can be long, why hasn’t anything been done about it? Although there are 10 consultation rooms, only five were used. Is there a critical shortage of doctors?

Something is seriously wrong if we have such an inefficient A&E system in a country known for its efficiency. I hope the Health Ministry will look into this.

Jill Hum (Ms)

* Letter first appeared in ST Forum (1 Feb).

Source: www.tremeritus.com

February 3, 2015