#250 where is customer service at ntuc finesse supermarket?

Today while shopping at the Bukit Timah NTUC Finesse supermarket, I find workers at the fresh vegetable and fruit produce rather irksome.
My friend and I were trying to decide on some freshly packed salads when a worker came around to shove my friend aside. When I questioned him why was he so rude, his answer was: “I thought [...]

#249 law to cane for drinking beer

Can the civil law pass judgment to cane one for drinking beer?
Has Malaysia become a theocracy where there is law to cane a muslim for drinking beer? Should a verdict be passed in the law of courts? Is this not a religious issue? Is Malaysia mixing religious law with civil law?
It is an offence for a muslim to [...]

#245 hiv positive: suffering silently

I’m grateful to Shane, a New Zealander, for sharing his journey that he was HIV+ on this   ‘Death Diminishes Me’   [produced in NZ] on BBC World radio on 17 July 2009:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2009/07/000000_global_perspective_death_diminishes.shtml
Trust that this will speak to those who champion and are proponents of the homosexuality and gay community rights which is a controversial issue and a taboo subject for the average person!

#240 thai red-tees

Sad indeed to see and hear that the red-tees protestors (of ousted and exiled Thaksin) stormed into the venue where the Asian Summit leaders were to meet over the weekend. The leaders were evacuated and the meeting cancelled.
These protestors appear to become bolder and bolder as the day passes…

“The government can’t do anything,” said Lada Yingmanee, a [...]

#238 offering directions when asked

I had an interesting encounter this morning during my morning walks.
A Chinese China gentleman asked in Chinese language, “Do you know where the school for safety first is?”
My first thought was the driving school nearby…I asked, “Safety first…what do you mean? I don’t know of such school.”
He continued to ask, “A school?”
“I know of [...]

#220 graciousness on mrt

I was somewhat embarrassed when a girl in her late teen gave up her seat for me when I got on at the Jurong East station on one MRT ride towards town yesterday afternoon.
At first I thought she was getting off at the next stop but to my dismay when I lifted my eyes from [...]

#213 european rights prize

Hu Jia, a prominent activist and currently serving jail sentence from China apparently won the European rights prize. What does this prize stand for?
Will this prize given to Hu Jia encourage more dissent in China?
When people are given the housing and food, will they rise up against the leadership of a country?
Will any nation in Europe [...]

#210 school lessons boring

“How’s school?”
“It’s boring!” remarked a teenager from a good school.
Sadly students think that teachers can teach…but the truth is, many of us who had gone through the mill discovered the qualified teachers were average. They could hardly impart knowledge. Some teachers read through the text with us during lessons and they expect us to perform. We must be the [...]

#209 learning to live within one’s means

Man has short memory indeed! The last recession was about 6 years ago here in Singapore?
Have we picked up since then? Or are we gliding further? Up a little and slide further?
Have we learnt our lessons since?
Recession, panic selling in the stock market, credit crunch gale force sweeping Europe might be blessing in disguise — though [...]

#199 domestic maids pregnant?

I read this interesting news today:
Maternity perks urged for maids
The proposed changes to the Employment Act may see more local workers coming under its umbrella, but two non—government organisations (NGOs) want the protection extended to domestic workers too — including the provision of the latest maternity benefits….
Domestic workers here, most of whom are women, number [...]