Here we are again....well the Haze has given me lots of time now to put up a post...wahaha....Anyway, it has been a rising concern over the week with soaring PSI which stands for Pollutant Standard Index or i prefer this...Please Stay Indoors...and many more...
With the index breaking records day after day, from 321 to 371 to 390 to 400 n to 401 (is there a difference?)..many raised concern on the stop work issue, and many also asked is the index best served as a 3hr average or 1hr update...and of course the relevant authorities can come up with proper guildlines to let us follow? Till today, after 6days of suffering i still unsure of what exactly the measure the govt is coming up with regarding the unwanted people between 19-64. Of course control of N95 mask.
Ok lets visit the index first...well I think the 3hrs average is good as it is to prevent any panic within the small nation of Singapore..but as now the situation had already worsen to the extend that there is already a panic, why cant you guys just release the actual hourly index? Like currently as Im typing, the sky outside my room is like super clear...and PSI stands at 263. Thus is it the best? And when the haze was bad, visibility drops to 50m or slightly more, the index is only 100odd, it kind of give people the false sense of security. What if 1st hour is 50,2nd hour is 50, then out of the blue jump to 200, the average 3hr reading is 100 shown, so is it unhealthy or super unhealty? If you guys want your stand it is fine..but is it good to release 2 readings (not 3hrs n 24hrs) instead? Or is the figure too high? Anyway we arent stupid people we know the figure is indeed way higher then what we see so please, dont fool us, we arent stupid. But which is worst? Irregardless of human life, or a nationwide panic(which we are already kind of in it)...I let you choose...
Now the stop work issue. Well the index had tip the bar not once, not twice but four times. Many are concern about the health issues that may arise from it. Especially those working in the outdoors. Special mentions to McDonalds, KFC, Pastamania, Pizza Hut, and many more delivery service that had stopped their service due to haze. Good Job guys. But now, how about the rest of Singapore? What is working in outdoor? Does it mean you have a roof over your head, with the doors open wide, means you are working indoors? What is the standard? To me, places with natural ventilation irregardless you have a shelter over your head should be considered outdoor conditions.The govt can issue advisory, which I do agree that they cant issue a stop all work order, as many of us have different work scope, and different working environment. But can you guys issue a stop work order, to places like shipyards, or industrial companies with natural ventilation, when the readings spike? It kind of break my heart to see bangalas working when the PSI is like 401. Mind you 401. All because they have a n95 mask n it is alright to work? Come On, they are humans too. I do understand the stop work order will force the not so alive economy to take a dip. But money more impt the human life? Or the other way around? Another special mention to childcares, many childcares centre face the issue of shutting down or not to shutdown due to haze. But they arent, why? Becoz the authorities said it HAS TO COME DOWN FROM GOVT....so dear ministers CAN YOU GUYS LOOK INTO IT..? School will not reopen if haze carry on...so WHAT ABOUT CHILD CARE..? Sorry to all working parents, but it is important that your kids stay indoor as long as possible.
Good Job Govt for providing the health care to kids n elderly, what about the in betweens? Are we outcast? I do agree that the in betweens are slightly or more FIT people, according to the "world standards" but with constant junk food, irregular working hours, stress over populations n PSI, n shock (for discovering our govt throwing smoke bomb at us<http://therealsingapore.com/content/nea-%E2%80%99smokes%E2%80%99-singaporeans-dinosaur-age-psi-readings>) do you think we are that fit now? All human fall sick regardless of age, shape, size, n sex. A 56 years old guy may not be as fit as a 65 year old guy. I personally know a guy who can do marathons in 4hrs plus and he is inching 70. And i know people who are in the 30-40s that cant even finish 2.4km. So is the 70 fitter then the 30-40s? Or the other way around? What do you think? (ok correction the unwanted people...u r wanted now..i when to see doctors today n it is haze related..so only pay $10 for it...citizens ONLY)
Oooo..N95 mask....not Nokia N95 people...when haze first hit....the sales of mask went up...thus making lots of places jacking up the prices...what $75 for a box of 20 @ Watsons??? Goodness...daylight robbery? Well it is call supply n demand...nothing much im going to comment on this...but hey...arent these mask from MOH..? So why are you selling THAT STEEP...did MOH SELL u guys..? I dont know...u think lor...
But at least the govt is doing something about the needy who most probably cant afford the sky high mask...so providing for them is good. But cant u guys do it earlier? By doing it so late means that you guys arent prepared for it. Which leads me to another question...Is our govt prepared for disasters..? Years ago we had the PONDING issues, now we have haze...seems that we are kind of ill-equipped...or NOT prepared to tackle these issues until it arises, then the blame game will start...the NNP giving mask in potong pasir...compared to my minister talking...n blaming this blaming that...can we look into the more pressing issues..the welfare of your people...n not wear nice nice....n say something...have you ever heard of empty vessel makes the MOST NOISE...Which is more pressing at the moment..? Health...or answer my questions..? You answer my questions late ah....no one will die...you dont settle the health care problem...u die, I die, everybody die...So my minister cant even prioritise which is MORE impt...so what for i pay him millions A year..? I let you do the thinking ok...Cheers...enjoy the hazeless sky while we can....appreciate things we take for granted...take care....STAY INDOORS......
-DKR-
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
White Paper = Toilet Paper ?
Good day to all, I'm sorry for not posting for so long due to work and personal commitments. Anyway, recently our dear Singapore Ruling Party, the AWESOME or AWFUL(to some people)PAP has LOST another seat in the parliament due to Mr. Palmer refusing to keep at 1 personal decision. So it lead to him resigning as a member of Parliament, in fact i quite like him. Haha..So due to him resigning, Punggol East had a by-election...yeah..but too bad no extra holiday..But now the scrutiny falls on the PAP. While taking a pop shot at Workers' Party last year on the issue of Mr. Yew Shin Loong of his integrity and how did Workers' Party choose their candidates, aren't this the pot calling the kettle black..? Is PAP losing it..? Maybe..
Then i heard this during the recent by-election, to Mr. Kenneth Jeyaretnam for running the by-election, "Aiya the people ask you not to join, you still join, serve you right for losing the money!" these sentences saddens me. If we said KJ shouldn't be part of the government just because he don't listen to the PEOPLE..so all those in the parliament shouldn't be there at all..are they REALLY LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE..? Lets take a good look at White Paper... First of all...working towards 6.9 million...with current human count(excluding tourists) is standing at 5.3 million..and according to Singapore Tourism Board we have 13.2 million tourists in 2011 (unable to find 2012) that is on average 1.1 million tourists every month..if you add on to that figure of 5.3 million we will have a grand total of 6.4 million on a total land area of 714.3 km², which measures 49 kilometres from East to West and 25 kilometres from North to South with 19 km of coastline. So to work towards 6.9 million, we will have to give birth to more kids or to import more "FT". but first lets take a look at 2011 General Elections, all the key issue brought up by the citizens of Singapore:
- Immigration. Foreigners now make up 36 percent of Singapore's population of 5.1 million, up from around 20 percent of 4 million people a decade earlier, which is becoming an irritant to many citizens. They have complained about competition for jobs and housing, the dilution of Singapore's national identity, as well as increasingly crowded roads, buses and trains. For the many foreigners who work in Singapore, and firms that use the city-state as their regional base, the key issue is whether the government will continue the open immigration policies that makes it easy for foreigners to work in Singapore if there is a sharp drop in support for the PAP.
- Inflation and inequality. Relatively high inflation and income inequality could also affect support for the PAP. Despite stellar economic growth in one of Asia's wealthiest nations, many poorer Singaporeans feel they have fallen through the cracks as government policy is focused on expansion and attracting foreign investment. GDP grew 14.5 percent last year, but government data shows the city-state's median household income rose a much smaller 3.1 percent, or 0.3 percent after adjusting for inflation, to S5,000 ($4,022) a month last year. Singapore's bottom 10 percent of households with at least one working member had an average monthly income of S$1,400 last year, versus S$23,684 for households in the top 10 percent, according to the Department of Statistics. Prices are also a worry. Singapore's inflation rate is currently running above 5 percent and the central bank recently said consumer price index (CPI) inflation will likely come in at the upper end of a 3-4 percent range this year.
- Housing. Many young Singaporeans feel they can no longer afford homes, unlike their parents' generation, and they feel that government's immigration policies are partly to blame. Singapore has one of the world's highest rates of home ownership at 87 percent, thanks to a home-building programme to provide cheap housing for its citizens that began in the late 1960s. But the government's Housing and Development Board (HDB) is building fewer flats and charging more for them. The Workers' Party, the strongest of Singapore's small opposition parties, said in its manifesto it would price new government-built HDB apartments at a level such that buyers will take 20 years to pay off their mortgage instead of 30.
Above are some issue brought up during the 2011 GE...the first and foremost..immigration...the people has been telling the government LOOK WE ARE OVER CROWDED...if at 5.1 million we already cannot take it..will we be able to take it by 2030 with 6.9 million? Are the MPs who draw $15 000 monthly pay walking the ground and listening to the people..? If you guys say well people are leaving together happily now well take a look at the The New Paper dated 14th Feb 2013. The headline, 3 hurt while queuing to buy NEWSPAPER. Just by buying a newspaper, the guy end up in the hospital, well if you said it is an isolated incident, then have you guys tried to board a bus or train during rush hour..? The amount of shoving, people do JUST to get onto the bus or the train? And for those who are gentle creature, they tend to be out shove by the bigger fiercer, aunties or uncles. If at 5.4 million we have to shove..at 6.9 million we have to whack..? Gone are the days where people give way to older folks, kids and people with needs...now do we really want 6.9 million..?
Have you guys realized that the society is become lesser and lesser gracious towards each other...part of it is due to being overcrowded...But are you guys listening...? Or we are simply NOISES to you..? Your father our Dear Mr. Lee Kuan Yew had mention with our land space...at best we can only accommodate 5.5 million at max. But you aren't listening to your father..by the way get well soon. Over crowding has cause serious issue like slight social unrest. Everyday seems like a competition. Competition for space on train or bus, competition to find a place to seat in food centre, even now...competition to get a roof over our head..Well i do agree a little competition is good...but now we are having TOO MUCH COMPETITION..and do you know that..?
Can you guys solve the most immediate problems before trying to squeeze more people into Singapore. Many folks are trying hard to make ends meet..with the REAL peanuts we earn monthly..most of the time we just happened to have just enough for everything. Do you guys realize it..? I doubt all the policies made so far..doesn't exactly benefit Singaporeans especially the poor..Baby bonus is a classic example of not benefitting the poor...you need to put in 6k then the govt will match dollar to dollar you put in...but what if the couple got no money..? They can afford like maybe 1k..the government put in...1k...so is that a promise of 6k by the government..? NO...These are the people we need to take care and look after and pay more attention..
Here something for everyone to think about..Singaporeans are not having more kids due to the ever raising cost, so where to the "replacement" and the additional figures come from...? Import loh...WAIT...what is the first issue mention during the 2011 General Elections...? Hmm...I wonder wonder wonder....
Then i heard this during the recent by-election, to Mr. Kenneth Jeyaretnam for running the by-election, "Aiya the people ask you not to join, you still join, serve you right for losing the money!" these sentences saddens me. If we said KJ shouldn't be part of the government just because he don't listen to the PEOPLE..so all those in the parliament shouldn't be there at all..are they REALLY LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE..? Lets take a good look at White Paper... First of all...working towards 6.9 million...with current human count(excluding tourists) is standing at 5.3 million..and according to Singapore Tourism Board we have 13.2 million tourists in 2011 (unable to find 2012) that is on average 1.1 million tourists every month..if you add on to that figure of 5.3 million we will have a grand total of 6.4 million on a total land area of 714.3 km², which measures 49 kilometres from East to West and 25 kilometres from North to South with 19 km of coastline. So to work towards 6.9 million, we will have to give birth to more kids or to import more "FT". but first lets take a look at 2011 General Elections, all the key issue brought up by the citizens of Singapore:
- Immigration. Foreigners now make up 36 percent of Singapore's population of 5.1 million, up from around 20 percent of 4 million people a decade earlier, which is becoming an irritant to many citizens. They have complained about competition for jobs and housing, the dilution of Singapore's national identity, as well as increasingly crowded roads, buses and trains. For the many foreigners who work in Singapore, and firms that use the city-state as their regional base, the key issue is whether the government will continue the open immigration policies that makes it easy for foreigners to work in Singapore if there is a sharp drop in support for the PAP.
- Inflation and inequality. Relatively high inflation and income inequality could also affect support for the PAP. Despite stellar economic growth in one of Asia's wealthiest nations, many poorer Singaporeans feel they have fallen through the cracks as government policy is focused on expansion and attracting foreign investment. GDP grew 14.5 percent last year, but government data shows the city-state's median household income rose a much smaller 3.1 percent, or 0.3 percent after adjusting for inflation, to S5,000 ($4,022) a month last year. Singapore's bottom 10 percent of households with at least one working member had an average monthly income of S$1,400 last year, versus S$23,684 for households in the top 10 percent, according to the Department of Statistics. Prices are also a worry. Singapore's inflation rate is currently running above 5 percent and the central bank recently said consumer price index (CPI) inflation will likely come in at the upper end of a 3-4 percent range this year.
- Housing. Many young Singaporeans feel they can no longer afford homes, unlike their parents' generation, and they feel that government's immigration policies are partly to blame. Singapore has one of the world's highest rates of home ownership at 87 percent, thanks to a home-building programme to provide cheap housing for its citizens that began in the late 1960s. But the government's Housing and Development Board (HDB) is building fewer flats and charging more for them. The Workers' Party, the strongest of Singapore's small opposition parties, said in its manifesto it would price new government-built HDB apartments at a level such that buyers will take 20 years to pay off their mortgage instead of 30.
Above are some issue brought up during the 2011 GE...the first and foremost..immigration...the people has been telling the government LOOK WE ARE OVER CROWDED...if at 5.1 million we already cannot take it..will we be able to take it by 2030 with 6.9 million? Are the MPs who draw $15 000 monthly pay walking the ground and listening to the people..? If you guys say well people are leaving together happily now well take a look at the The New Paper dated 14th Feb 2013. The headline, 3 hurt while queuing to buy NEWSPAPER. Just by buying a newspaper, the guy end up in the hospital, well if you said it is an isolated incident, then have you guys tried to board a bus or train during rush hour..? The amount of shoving, people do JUST to get onto the bus or the train? And for those who are gentle creature, they tend to be out shove by the bigger fiercer, aunties or uncles. If at 5.4 million we have to shove..at 6.9 million we have to whack..? Gone are the days where people give way to older folks, kids and people with needs...now do we really want 6.9 million..?
Have you guys realized that the society is become lesser and lesser gracious towards each other...part of it is due to being overcrowded...But are you guys listening...? Or we are simply NOISES to you..? Your father our Dear Mr. Lee Kuan Yew had mention with our land space...at best we can only accommodate 5.5 million at max. But you aren't listening to your father..by the way get well soon. Over crowding has cause serious issue like slight social unrest. Everyday seems like a competition. Competition for space on train or bus, competition to find a place to seat in food centre, even now...competition to get a roof over our head..Well i do agree a little competition is good...but now we are having TOO MUCH COMPETITION..and do you know that..?
Can you guys solve the most immediate problems before trying to squeeze more people into Singapore. Many folks are trying hard to make ends meet..with the REAL peanuts we earn monthly..most of the time we just happened to have just enough for everything. Do you guys realize it..? I doubt all the policies made so far..doesn't exactly benefit Singaporeans especially the poor..Baby bonus is a classic example of not benefitting the poor...you need to put in 6k then the govt will match dollar to dollar you put in...but what if the couple got no money..? They can afford like maybe 1k..the government put in...1k...so is that a promise of 6k by the government..? NO...These are the people we need to take care and look after and pay more attention..
Here something for everyone to think about..Singaporeans are not having more kids due to the ever raising cost, so where to the "replacement" and the additional figures come from...? Import loh...WAIT...what is the first issue mention during the 2011 General Elections...? Hmm...I wonder wonder wonder....
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Accident @ Bugis...
Good day to all my fans out there....so sorry to take a break from my keyboard...now I think there is an issue that is so pressing that I have return...and guys it is not related to Hougang By-election...but the gruesome accident that happened at Bugis which left 2 innocent people dead...the taxi driver and the Japanese tourist...well for the Mr. Ma...i dont consider him innocent...
But I'm not blogging about him...But...to those idiots who defended him...with all due respect lets watch the video...
It is clearly seen in the video...the traffic light has turn green not 1 not 2 but a good 5 seconds...before the Ferrari hits the taxi...someone actually said that the taxi driver is at fault...GOODNESS...have you guys even drive before...? Or even attempted to take the BASIC DRIVING THEORY? In fact that for someone to start defending him...n so happened to come from China...cause more unrest in Singapore over the topic...I think it is still fresh from the mind that some time ago...an old lady was KNOCK DOWN by a bus and dragged for a distance before he aware that he have knock down someone...how about a PRC robbed a taxi and killed a Malaysian cleaner working at the airport..? All these are still fresh on people mind...and come on...yes I agreed that the Ferrari is a very very fast car...but does it give the right to beat the RED LIGHT..? If yes...then I will say the taxi driver is at fault because we always have to give the right of the road to those driving Ferrari...
The issue isnt about the made of the car or the country of origin of the driver...but the seriousness of this accident..
Firstly by driving at that speed as shown in the video clearly indicated that the drover have no respect for Singapore's Law...
Secondly, by driving at that speed, the driver have shown NO RESPECT for fellow road users...
Thirdly, he have made no attempted to break...which is actually a doubt cause he might not have time to react...then again what is he doing if he is not paying attention to the road..?
Fourthly, he has caused 2 I repeat 2 not 1 but 2 innocent life to be lost...
For whoever that still wants to defend the Ferrari driver actions, you are clearly ignorant and i wonder do u even owns a driving license to begin with...
The more you defend your countrymen it either shows that you have no respect for people in Singapore and it also shows that you have a very bad upbringing...with no respect for people around...So dear Martin keep ur mouth shut...n ur fingers off the keyboard....same for the rest of the PRC trying to defend him..btw some PRC actually said the Ferrari driver is at fault they are judging the case BY evidence and not by person...and we generally dun hate PRC it is PRC who made us hate them...ur actions and ur attitude is the reason why we dislike u guys...
For the Japanese student...so sorry u have to die in another country and unable to see your love ones...it is due to our incapable education on road safety that this accident had happened...
To the Taxi driver...thank you for serving and I do enjoy your service back then when u send me home safely like a few months back...so Sir rest in peace yeah...
Details of the Funeral
“The funeral will be held under Blk 306 Canberra road, 13-17 May 2012.
Public is advised to come from 14 May 2012 onwards.
Donations:
those who want to help the Chengs, cash donations can be dropped off at the cashier located next to the general service counter on level 1 of ComfortDelGro’s office located in Sin Ming during office hours (Mondays-Fridays, 8am - 5.30pm) by end of this month.
Members of the public can also make cheques payable to "LIM CHOO ENG" and mail them to:
THE CHENG FAMILY
c/o Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd
383 Sin Ming Drive
Singapore 575717
Attn: Customer Service Centre
Donors should indicate their names on the back of their cheques, said ComfortDelGro.
-DKR-
Monday, December 19, 2011
Transportation BOO HOO...
Well well, it has been very long since i last blog about event in singapore, well have been really busy but this event that happened in the last few days give me the urgency to blog about...well it is the you know SMRT issue. Or rather the transportation issue.
Starting of the week we have the new BS from Comfort Delgro the biggest cab company in Singapore and they started this BS 15hours of surcharge for taking a cab. Well it was claimed that commuters can't get a cab in those mention time, so it was created to give extra incentive for the cab drivers to pick up passengers. But I don't see the importance of the surcharge if you want to charge us for every single hour you deem as a peak hour then you might as well give it 24hours..as every minute there are people looking for cab, waiting for cab and best of all frustrated especially for those who refused to pick up just waiting for calls or even still for peak hour.
Then we have a LOST bus driver, well not totally his fault as he was taking instruction from the Control Centre. BUT did they tell the driver about plan B or was there even a plan B in the first place? Well the bus driver was lost for about 2 hours.
Then we have the newly opened circle line having problems, well it claimed to have affected 1400 people...are you guys serious about this...? How many people takes the train from 6am to 1145am where the service full resume..? Are you sure the figures released here is correct..?
If this is not bad enough, the following day, one of the BIGGEST BOO HOO in 24years of Mass Rapid Transport..the so call darling of Singapore transportation. THE WORLD CLASS TRANSPORTATION so to say...train disruption for like huh 5hrs...we have like 11 stations on the North-South Line disrupted on Thursday...as the working crowd in the Central Business district were making their way home...4 trains stall...some trains managed to make its way back to the station, others? Walked to the nearest station loh...but now let see the response during the train disruption, was SMRT staff complacent? Many seems not to be able to react to the situation, as it was claim in the papers BLIND by the situation, did they have adequate training..? Answer is no, if no why? Is it too expensive to conduct the training so that the staff are better equipped or better sense of awareness when this situation arises. Maintenance...did they do a good job in doing whatever they are supposed to do? Dont tell me that the track was damaged by the 280 trains that passed by that section on thursday or damaged overnight. So this raised the question...Where did your 42.1million dollars profit you gathered in the second quarter goes to..? Your pocket..? How much of this money is channeled to the maintenance or even training?and such it became an "INCOME OPPORTUNITY" for the SMRT Taxis as it happened to be the peak hour and at the same time the peak hour of the year...where shoppers are out in full force to get all the Xmas gifts...
Now with poor communication between the Staff and the communters and especially with many communters feeling unwell a gentleman actually did the heroic act by smashing the window yet SMRT claimed that is vandalizing and said you shouldnt have the train ventilation system can last 45mins, and passengers are usher out of the train after 44mins, so who is bullshitting? Thousands of people stuck in the train or your so call system specs? And you should have evacute the people like 30mins into the situation and NOT last min just before your backup system about to fail. It need not a rocket scientist to tell you this.
And wat about the "Income Opportunity" well we follow template ah...is wat was explained by SMRT...well template here template there...how about train delay so there will be a delay, we operate 9am - 6pm monday to friday, 9am - 12pm on Saturday and No service on Sunday And PH on TWITTER...wow...template again...so SMRT you are earning truck load of money and let see 1 quarter u earn 40million at least in profit...so no money goes to your corporate communication i think...or to someone to review your templates and wait...yeah...i think you guys do not spend a single cents on your communication department at all...as seen from the recent events, communication between SMRT and the passengers were bad...so yup...
On Friday, the SMRT CEO MS SAW released the statement that SMRT is working very hard to MAKE SURE THAT THIS THING WILL n i repeat WILL NOT HAPPENED AGAIN...Guess what...? It happened the VERY NEXT DAY...well done Ms Saw...fare hike..? Seems that Singaporean do not deserved to pay world class fare for 3rd class transport management..?
On Saturday, many people were badly affected by the train situation and thus making SMRT our WORLD CLASS TRANSPORT provider to shut the train service on Sunday till 10am to FIX the problems...well till 11am many still havent board a single train...so are you sure train service resumed..? But anyway the problem was resolved right...? Then start blaming the MRT has been goin too fast thus causing the damaged....ok...so there have never been trains disruption for the pass 24yrs unless you are telling me that the train suddenly speed up...hmmm....ok...who are you trying to kid...?
Well all problems seems to be fix...when the weekends is over BUT.....wait a second...why there is a train disruption on Monday...? Wait blame the rain...? OK...so like when Singapore was flooded blame the rain for raining too much so when train breakdown or stall blame the rain then what next...? Singapore's GDP drop blame the rain again...wah...mother nature i didnt know u can be blame for all these BS that happened in Singapore...and wait this disruption is in the morning what about the train disruption in the evening...eyewitnesses experienced train disruption of about 10mins in the evening at approx. 1830Hrs...the stall is in between Dhoby Ghaut and City Hall...so can SMRT explain...? Wait i know because it is raining...yeah...this should be it...am i right...? Im sick and tired of excuses...u guys are milking so much of Singaporean and we ended up being the sucker here....i guess SMRT will be saying we need to increase fare again as the operating cost went up as now we need to train our staff to handle situation and we need to increase fare so that we can hire more FT to supervise our current FT to make sure they maintain the track...and we need to increase fare for to replace the window damaged during the incident and we need to increase fare as we need to look for a new CEO and pay him/her more money and we need to increase fare to pay the fine that will be dish out by our government so who lose in the end..? Average Singaporean....
Last message to Ms Saw...You plan to fail when you fail to plan....in this situation u failed...as you have helm the SMRT CEO for quite a few years...almost 10 right...but you failed to review your emergency situation, if the MRT is in service for 1 - 5 years, well it is still excusable to have problems arises as it is not a WORLD CLASS TRANSPORTATION...but it has been 24yrs since the first train run...and since that day you guys NEVER FORESEE the train will stall...? GOODNESS....
And i guess our recent appointed transport minister RADM Lui is indeed one of the most suay person in Singapore...as he was the Chief of Navy when tt accident happened near the light house and now this...major problems seems to arise when he is at the top...haiz...
-DKR-
Starting of the week we have the new BS from Comfort Delgro the biggest cab company in Singapore and they started this BS 15hours of surcharge for taking a cab. Well it was claimed that commuters can't get a cab in those mention time, so it was created to give extra incentive for the cab drivers to pick up passengers. But I don't see the importance of the surcharge if you want to charge us for every single hour you deem as a peak hour then you might as well give it 24hours..as every minute there are people looking for cab, waiting for cab and best of all frustrated especially for those who refused to pick up just waiting for calls or even still for peak hour.
Then we have a LOST bus driver, well not totally his fault as he was taking instruction from the Control Centre. BUT did they tell the driver about plan B or was there even a plan B in the first place? Well the bus driver was lost for about 2 hours.
Then we have the newly opened circle line having problems, well it claimed to have affected 1400 people...are you guys serious about this...? How many people takes the train from 6am to 1145am where the service full resume..? Are you sure the figures released here is correct..?
If this is not bad enough, the following day, one of the BIGGEST BOO HOO in 24years of Mass Rapid Transport..the so call darling of Singapore transportation. THE WORLD CLASS TRANSPORTATION so to say...train disruption for like huh 5hrs...we have like 11 stations on the North-South Line disrupted on Thursday...as the working crowd in the Central Business district were making their way home...4 trains stall...some trains managed to make its way back to the station, others? Walked to the nearest station loh...but now let see the response during the train disruption, was SMRT staff complacent? Many seems not to be able to react to the situation, as it was claim in the papers BLIND by the situation, did they have adequate training..? Answer is no, if no why? Is it too expensive to conduct the training so that the staff are better equipped or better sense of awareness when this situation arises. Maintenance...did they do a good job in doing whatever they are supposed to do? Dont tell me that the track was damaged by the 280 trains that passed by that section on thursday or damaged overnight. So this raised the question...Where did your 42.1million dollars profit you gathered in the second quarter goes to..? Your pocket..? How much of this money is channeled to the maintenance or even training?and such it became an "INCOME OPPORTUNITY" for the SMRT Taxis as it happened to be the peak hour and at the same time the peak hour of the year...where shoppers are out in full force to get all the Xmas gifts...
Now with poor communication between the Staff and the communters and especially with many communters feeling unwell a gentleman actually did the heroic act by smashing the window yet SMRT claimed that is vandalizing and said you shouldnt have the train ventilation system can last 45mins, and passengers are usher out of the train after 44mins, so who is bullshitting? Thousands of people stuck in the train or your so call system specs? And you should have evacute the people like 30mins into the situation and NOT last min just before your backup system about to fail. It need not a rocket scientist to tell you this.
And wat about the "Income Opportunity" well we follow template ah...is wat was explained by SMRT...well template here template there...how about train delay so there will be a delay, we operate 9am - 6pm monday to friday, 9am - 12pm on Saturday and No service on Sunday And PH on TWITTER...wow...template again...so SMRT you are earning truck load of money and let see 1 quarter u earn 40million at least in profit...so no money goes to your corporate communication i think...or to someone to review your templates and wait...yeah...i think you guys do not spend a single cents on your communication department at all...as seen from the recent events, communication between SMRT and the passengers were bad...so yup...
On Friday, the SMRT CEO MS SAW released the statement that SMRT is working very hard to MAKE SURE THAT THIS THING WILL n i repeat WILL NOT HAPPENED AGAIN...Guess what...? It happened the VERY NEXT DAY...well done Ms Saw...fare hike..? Seems that Singaporean do not deserved to pay world class fare for 3rd class transport management..?
On Saturday, many people were badly affected by the train situation and thus making SMRT our WORLD CLASS TRANSPORT provider to shut the train service on Sunday till 10am to FIX the problems...well till 11am many still havent board a single train...so are you sure train service resumed..? But anyway the problem was resolved right...? Then start blaming the MRT has been goin too fast thus causing the damaged....ok...so there have never been trains disruption for the pass 24yrs unless you are telling me that the train suddenly speed up...hmmm....ok...who are you trying to kid...?
Well all problems seems to be fix...when the weekends is over BUT.....wait a second...why there is a train disruption on Monday...? Wait blame the rain...? OK...so like when Singapore was flooded blame the rain for raining too much so when train breakdown or stall blame the rain then what next...? Singapore's GDP drop blame the rain again...wah...mother nature i didnt know u can be blame for all these BS that happened in Singapore...and wait this disruption is in the morning what about the train disruption in the evening...eyewitnesses experienced train disruption of about 10mins in the evening at approx. 1830Hrs...the stall is in between Dhoby Ghaut and City Hall...so can SMRT explain...? Wait i know because it is raining...yeah...this should be it...am i right...? Im sick and tired of excuses...u guys are milking so much of Singaporean and we ended up being the sucker here....i guess SMRT will be saying we need to increase fare again as the operating cost went up as now we need to train our staff to handle situation and we need to increase fare so that we can hire more FT to supervise our current FT to make sure they maintain the track...and we need to increase fare for to replace the window damaged during the incident and we need to increase fare as we need to look for a new CEO and pay him/her more money and we need to increase fare to pay the fine that will be dish out by our government so who lose in the end..? Average Singaporean....
Last message to Ms Saw...You plan to fail when you fail to plan....in this situation u failed...as you have helm the SMRT CEO for quite a few years...almost 10 right...but you failed to review your emergency situation, if the MRT is in service for 1 - 5 years, well it is still excusable to have problems arises as it is not a WORLD CLASS TRANSPORTATION...but it has been 24yrs since the first train run...and since that day you guys NEVER FORESEE the train will stall...? GOODNESS....
And i guess our recent appointed transport minister RADM Lui is indeed one of the most suay person in Singapore...as he was the Chief of Navy when tt accident happened near the light house and now this...major problems seems to arise when he is at the top...haiz...
-DKR-
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Dear PM Lee What are you thinking?
Good day to all, so sorry to all i have been too busy to post anything due to overwhelming work. But i guess it is a very good time to post something especially with the election round the corner.
I guess everytime when election come, there will be a lot of issue that the people will raise, and for example this year people are concern about the ever rising cost of living in Singapore and foreign workers, and of course upgrading. This are bread and butter issues that Singaporean face every other day, but what really caught my eyes are the way how our dear PM Lee response to a NUS student with a open admission that the PAP wards are favored over Opposition held wards over upgrading of HDB.
Due to the fact that we do not belongs to the ruling party does it mean that the people living in those places NOT consider a Singaporean? And they deserved to be punished by not giving them upgrading? Do those people in these ward pay taxes? Yes they do and do they pay lesser then those in the PAP wards? No they don't. Do those people in those wards serve lesser National Service time? I doubt. They are like every other Singaporean, but why are they treated like that? Are they considered SECOND CLASS CITIZEN? And lets recall most of us said these words every other day during our schooling time " to build a democratic society, based on Justice and equality" these words must be familiar with a lot of people. Yes it is from our National Pledge. What is the point of saying these words over and over again when our own government don't practice it? You guys tried to promote a progressive nation with these values but are you guys having these values in the first place? I don't see equality here do we?
And my dear PM Lee, who do you think pay for the HDB upgrades? The government? Yes part of it, but wait, where do Government get their money? National Reserve or rather Singapore Own Bank Acct in some country correct me if i am wrong. So where all the money from the Bank Acct come from? Investments? And where does Singapore find money to invest? From PAP fund, or the PEOPLE'S HARD EARN MONEY? See the point? Who do you think pay for your salary every month? Ok I think that is a bit hard to answer so i give you 3 options to choose from, A) President? B) Your Father? C) ME and every other Singaporeans out there? I think it is pretty hard right?
And 1 more issue, thinking of breaking up the PAP and make 2 parties just to make a 2 party government. Hallo, what are you trying to do? Insult democracy? If you guys really want just PAP running the show, SCREW democracy and go into DICTATORSHIP, stop talking there aren't many good candidates out there. Have you look hard enough to find 1? I have raise 2 issues here and there are many issues out there which you have to take a good look at it. And mind you if you want to win the POST-65 votes look at these stuff before you make any effort in trying to win because you will fail and FAIL BADLY. I rest my case.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
NO by election in AMK GRC..?
Well as I pay my condolence to the late Dr Balaji who passed away last week, well I am expecting a by-election as someone need to take over his seat in the government and his constitution. But wait no election. Why? Well this is the 2nd time in recent years that a minister had passed away while in office. Too stress maybe. But the work of Dr Balaji will be spread among the rest of those in the GRC.
But I just have 1 question for the government, Im not stirring trouble or what but, if 2 less minister is ok with the government, then why do i need so many minister in the government? Can we have lesser ministers? If the GRC of 6 members can be manage by 5 members, why do I need an extra person? But I guess the answer is the more the merrier.
But I just have 1 question for the government, Im not stirring trouble or what but, if 2 less minister is ok with the government, then why do i need so many minister in the government? Can we have lesser ministers? If the GRC of 6 members can be manage by 5 members, why do I need an extra person? But I guess the answer is the more the merrier.
YOG BOO HOO...
Well, YOG is over for about a month, and news of it is still making its way to our daily national newspaper, and in the negative way.
The latest 3, the wrong signature was sent to the printer for the certificate of appreciation for the volunteers mind you 45000 copy of it, 2nd the wrong timing was sent to one particular school for the entry to Universal Studio, and 3rd F1 tix. For those who were promised of the Grandstand Ticket to the 1 and only night race in the F1 calendar the Singapore Grand Prix, BELIEVE IT A NOT it arrive 1 day late or for some...have not even received it. Well F1 is over, so they need the ticket for? For a nation like us who are proud of the efficiency we have all these..translate to short of efficiency.
For the first blunder, did anyone check the signature before sending to the printer? And even after it is printed did anyone check the signature before sending out?
The second blunder, doesn't the person at MCYS know the difference between 24hrs and 12hrs clock, if unsure ASK. Trying to act smart by using 24hrs time, but ended up sending 0630 - 2300 instead of 1830 - 2300. Well if this is not a big blunder, what about the F1 ticket.
It was claimed that the tickets were sent out by MCYS latest by wednesday. But how can anyone explain the stamp on the letter shown 24th Sep 10 which is a Friday? Meaning the letter was collected and process on Friday? Lost mail? Then it is a truck load of lost mail. Anyway we all have to wait and see what Singapore Post reply so lets wait and see.
I mean people look up, what is going on? Very very disappointed with the run of events out here. Wrong timing? Maybe. But lets take a look back from the time when we got the YOG. First stadium not torn down or rebuilt into the sports hub like promised, games village changed, 3times the budget, poor allocation of tickets, food poisoning, certificates, timing, and the F1 tickets. Well all this does not add up does it. My question is who is going to bear the additional cost of printing the certificates and resending them? How are they going to please the volunteers who were promised of the F1 tickets? So at the end of the day, is YOG a success like some Doctor have say it? But I guess all these are over-shadowed by India poor preparation of Commonwealth Games, what a good timing right? Hmm..I think it is a SUCCESS if we are compared to India, I rest my case.
The latest 3, the wrong signature was sent to the printer for the certificate of appreciation for the volunteers mind you 45000 copy of it, 2nd the wrong timing was sent to one particular school for the entry to Universal Studio, and 3rd F1 tix. For those who were promised of the Grandstand Ticket to the 1 and only night race in the F1 calendar the Singapore Grand Prix, BELIEVE IT A NOT it arrive 1 day late or for some...have not even received it. Well F1 is over, so they need the ticket for? For a nation like us who are proud of the efficiency we have all these..translate to short of efficiency.
For the first blunder, did anyone check the signature before sending to the printer? And even after it is printed did anyone check the signature before sending out?
The second blunder, doesn't the person at MCYS know the difference between 24hrs and 12hrs clock, if unsure ASK. Trying to act smart by using 24hrs time, but ended up sending 0630 - 2300 instead of 1830 - 2300. Well if this is not a big blunder, what about the F1 ticket.
It was claimed that the tickets were sent out by MCYS latest by wednesday. But how can anyone explain the stamp on the letter shown 24th Sep 10 which is a Friday? Meaning the letter was collected and process on Friday? Lost mail? Then it is a truck load of lost mail. Anyway we all have to wait and see what Singapore Post reply so lets wait and see.
I mean people look up, what is going on? Very very disappointed with the run of events out here. Wrong timing? Maybe. But lets take a look back from the time when we got the YOG. First stadium not torn down or rebuilt into the sports hub like promised, games village changed, 3times the budget, poor allocation of tickets, food poisoning, certificates, timing, and the F1 tickets. Well all this does not add up does it. My question is who is going to bear the additional cost of printing the certificates and resending them? How are they going to please the volunteers who were promised of the F1 tickets? So at the end of the day, is YOG a success like some Doctor have say it? But I guess all these are over-shadowed by India poor preparation of Commonwealth Games, what a good timing right? Hmm..I think it is a SUCCESS if we are compared to India, I rest my case.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Singapore Sports Council pulled out of LOCAL Adventure Race...LAST MINUTE
Well well, Singapore Sports Council is settled up for a reason and the reason is to promote sports in Singapore. Correct me if I am wrong. But what I just heard was a total opposite of what they are trying to do. And it is not the first time I have seen Singapore Sports Council not putting effort into local sports scene. Especially lesser known sports.
And I bet many of you out there don't even know that 1st week of September (1st - 5th) there are a group of 7 ladies flying Singapore flag in Milan. In the 2010 I.C.F Canoe Polo World Championship. These ladies paid the trip from their own pockets and through fund raising. Mind you they are representing us aren't they? But where is the fanfare we get like mainstream sports? And the funding to help them? And in fact did Singapore Sports Council help a bit? I wonder? Or are they too crop up with YOG? Where is the publicity? Talk about wanting to make Singapore a Sports Hub. But if you guys don't even support Singapore athletes that are flying your flag don't even talk about becoming a Sports Hub.
And of course there is a Adventure Race this weekend, and Singapore Sports Council pulled out like 3days before the event. Can you believe it? So LAST MINUTE. No money? Only the person who made the decision know. And he too mention that the SSC don't want to be mis-interpreted. Well are we talking about sports here? Correct me if I am wrong. IS Adventure Racing NOT a SPORT? It is as much as a sports compare to your normal mainstream sports. Why only provide for soccer, swimming, table tennis, bowling, sailing, badminton, are they the only sports in the WORLD? PLEASE WAKE UP YOUR IDEAS SSC.
And it the news today Dr. Vivian Balakrishna mention that the government OVERLOOK and UNDER ESTIMATED the cost of recent YOG causing the total bill for YOG to overshot the budget by 3 times. Well he mention that it is "peanut" compare to the 2012 London Games. Hmm, I wonder, 2012 LONDON are hosting WORLD CLASS, WORLD FAMOUS, PROVEN, ATHLETES who are household names in their own country and even in their own continent, who do we have at the recent YOG? USA B-Swimming Team, Haiti for soccer. With all due respect these are hardly world class team. Come on, who are you trying to kid. London spending 19billion dollars is justifiable consider the fact that they are expecting world class athletes but recent YOG did we have any world class athletes? Even Sean Kingston decided to give the event a miss. So much so for trying to compare sand with rock together. So if you guys keep having this mentality, the idea of Sports Hub will NOT materialize.
And I bet many of you out there don't even know that 1st week of September (1st - 5th) there are a group of 7 ladies flying Singapore flag in Milan. In the 2010 I.C.F Canoe Polo World Championship. These ladies paid the trip from their own pockets and through fund raising. Mind you they are representing us aren't they? But where is the fanfare we get like mainstream sports? And the funding to help them? And in fact did Singapore Sports Council help a bit? I wonder? Or are they too crop up with YOG? Where is the publicity? Talk about wanting to make Singapore a Sports Hub. But if you guys don't even support Singapore athletes that are flying your flag don't even talk about becoming a Sports Hub.
And of course there is a Adventure Race this weekend, and Singapore Sports Council pulled out like 3days before the event. Can you believe it? So LAST MINUTE. No money? Only the person who made the decision know. And he too mention that the SSC don't want to be mis-interpreted. Well are we talking about sports here? Correct me if I am wrong. IS Adventure Racing NOT a SPORT? It is as much as a sports compare to your normal mainstream sports. Why only provide for soccer, swimming, table tennis, bowling, sailing, badminton, are they the only sports in the WORLD? PLEASE WAKE UP YOUR IDEAS SSC.
And it the news today Dr. Vivian Balakrishna mention that the government OVERLOOK and UNDER ESTIMATED the cost of recent YOG causing the total bill for YOG to overshot the budget by 3 times. Well he mention that it is "peanut" compare to the 2012 London Games. Hmm, I wonder, 2012 LONDON are hosting WORLD CLASS, WORLD FAMOUS, PROVEN, ATHLETES who are household names in their own country and even in their own continent, who do we have at the recent YOG? USA B-Swimming Team, Haiti for soccer. With all due respect these are hardly world class team. Come on, who are you trying to kid. London spending 19billion dollars is justifiable consider the fact that they are expecting world class athletes but recent YOG did we have any world class athletes? Even Sean Kingston decided to give the event a miss. So much so for trying to compare sand with rock together. So if you guys keep having this mentality, the idea of Sports Hub will NOT materialize.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Flood AGAIN...
Ok it has been a while since I last posted due to my busy schedule so here comes a short post.
Well what do we know, Singapore was flooded once again. This time around, Little India, CBD and So much so for once in 50 years. Even though the flood subside within 15mins to 2hrs, the verdict is still out there, have we done enough to prevent all this, is it human factors that cause these freak flooding? It has been about 3mths since the flooding begin, and we are experiencing 1 major flood every month. Cause? Well leaf, rubbish, and lots of bullshit but ourselves for the failure to factor the changing weather due to global warming and of course complacent, that Singapore can't be flooded. But that doesnt seems to be the case. After MILLIONS of dollars of damages, someone finally want to do something? But all he did was, well it is expensive to make Singapore flood free. Well losing all those million of dollars is worth it? I wonder.
Well what do we know, Singapore was flooded once again. This time around, Little India, CBD and So much so for once in 50 years. Even though the flood subside within 15mins to 2hrs, the verdict is still out there, have we done enough to prevent all this, is it human factors that cause these freak flooding? It has been about 3mths since the flooding begin, and we are experiencing 1 major flood every month. Cause? Well leaf, rubbish, and lots of bullshit but ourselves for the failure to factor the changing weather due to global warming and of course complacent, that Singapore can't be flooded. But that doesnt seems to be the case. After MILLIONS of dollars of damages, someone finally want to do something? But all he did was, well it is expensive to make Singapore flood free. Well losing all those million of dollars is worth it? I wonder.
Friday, August 06, 2010
National Service..to do or not to do...?
Well folks i guess this is a taboo topic in Singapore, but i am still going to talk about it. Why? It is because of National Service in which some people call it National Slavery(this is kind of a joke) may deprived this soccer mad country its only chance of glory in the international scene. You read it right, in fact many of you have read it in the last few weeks issue of The New Paper. And the person in the topic is non other then our last soccer golden hero, Fandi Ahmad and his 2 sons, should they represent Singapore in international or South Africa. As their mum, Mrs Fandi Ahmad or better known as Ms Wendy Jacob is born in South Africa, which automatically make the boys eligible to play for South Africa too. If Fandi Ahmad sons were to be playing for Singapore then it make it that they 2 have to serve their 2 years of the possibility of breaking through to be great players in soccer but instead they have to go through BMT and service time, highly possible of playing for two govt owned soccer team, SAF FC and HOME UNITED. But with all due respect, this are not even a fringe team in term of soccer, at most, amateur football team thinking that they can be world class team that can offer the 2 boys wonderful experience so that the boys cant miss the opportunity but hey have you heard which european team is interested in the boys? Last yr champion of England Chelsea, Arsenal and yes Reading. Are our local as good as them? I doubt.
Yes i do agree that the National Service will be a time that we offer ourselves to the nation and to defend it as we do not have a lot of human resources. So we got to rely on ourselves to defend our own nation. But my question is...how many of the guys who went through National Service willing to defend the country? As I have personally see regular, yes regular who draw a nice salary of about $2000++ a month not even willing to do his job properly, so what can you expect from normal folks like us who have a proper job outside. Mind you he is paid to defend the country where the rest of us is a service. Yes, National Service also teach us some good values, like Loyalty to country, Leadership, Discipline, Professionalism, Care for soldiers. Yes all this are good values, but how many of us forget after our BMT? I did, I spend 15mins thinking and I can only come up with 5 out of 7. So should we give the 2 boys exemption, well I doubt that is possible or see them play for South Africa and go to world cup and we claim they are Singaporean? Or simply call Fandi a Traitor? Or let the 2 boys serve NS and spend 2 years with Home or SAFFC and deprive them of stardom? Whatever happens, Singapore will not benefit.
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