Archive for July, 2008
Disgusting Singaporeans on Stomp
Just read an article on Stomp, sent in by a wheelchair user who wanted to let everyone know that he’s pleased with the wheelchair accessible SBS bus (link). He commented about how commuters should not stand too close to the designated wheelchair space on the bus especially during peak hours as it would cause difficulty [...]
Stupid complaining Singaporeans
I’ve been browsing Stomp.sg these days out of boredom, and I find that most entries are complaints. While many of them are valid, some are just plain ridiculous and reflect Singaporeans’ tendency to complain about everything under the sun. Hmmm, perhaps it is because Singapore has such a warm, humid weather
Price hikes everywhere
The first thing I noticed about Singapore when I came back slightly over a month ago, was the price hikes in everything – I had only been away for less than half a year, but everything has become more expensive.
Food prices are up as a result of rising costs of rice, cooking oil and energy [...]
Singapore Government’s comfort with new media
From today’s Straits Times.
“There is no dirty little secret which the PAP is trying to hide from its people and that’s why the Government is actually very comfortable with new media.”
I feel uncomfortable after reading this statement. It suggests that, in theory, the Government would be uncomfortable with new media if there comes a day [...]
Singapore Power’s less-than-stellar billing track record
I used the term ‘less-than-stellar’ instead of ‘poor’ only because there is no definitive benchmark for ‘poor’ – in the unlikely circumstance that SP decides to take issue and nitpick on my comments…
Channel NewsAsia reported that some consumers complained of a 50% spike in their electricity bills for the month of June. When contacted, Singapore [...]
