A girl shared how her dog is dying from cancer and nobody cares or has reached out to her, not even her parents, and she is heartbroken.

Here is the story

My dog is literally on death’s door. He’s full of cancer and the appointment to put him down is already booked. I’m heartbroken.

He’s had a long 12 years of life, he’s been spoiled, and he will be dying with dignity and with no pain. So it’s been a success in terms of dog ownership goes…

I just love him so much and it’s been so incredibly hard.

Not a single one of my friends or family have reached out about it. Not one. Not even my parents. They know about it, it’s come across in many conversations and I’ve also made some posts on social media about it.

Not a single one of them has actively reached out and asked how I’m doing or to offer condolences.

I understand everyone is busy with their own lives (we’re in our 30s) but dammit man that just adds onto the hurt.

It’s wild how as you get older people genuinely don’t care. I’m at a loss.

Netizen’s comments

• People often care but are concerned with actively engaging in a hurtful topic with people experiencing pain. Just so you know. I care and I really hope you get through this transition with a sense of peace and love.

• Same thing happened to me, sometimes people just done care, and don’t know how much a pet means to pet owners. It will be tough at first but it will get easier to deal with the pain in the coming weeks. Sorry for your loss.

I made SGD 1.4 million last year

I made SGD 1.4 million last year

Male, early 40s, Sinagporean.

My first post; perhaps my only post.

It’s 2am n I’m sitting at my desk watching the US market, came across this site, read a couple interesting stories, n figured I’d write something.

Most rants here are about money or relationships. I’m single, but have good relationships with all who matter to me. Since I’m the top 1% of earners in Singapore (by income, not by wealth), let’s talk money.

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For perspective, I’m a pretty ordinary guy. I grew up living in a HDB, I went to a neighbourhood school. I used to always fly Scoot.

Now, I have 2 cars (nice but not flashy cars), go on vacation about once a month, and still fly scoot (but only for 1-2hr trips).

NO ONE around me, not even my parents know I earn so much. Only my guinea pig, IRAS, and my accountant knows this actual figure. About 500k came from swing trading, specifically buying leveraged ETFs. And 900k is my income.

I have a graduate degree, but that’s not why I’m earning this much. In fact, my regret was not throwing myself into the real world sooner — more internships, more mentorships, more international work experience. Yes, NS sets u back by 2yrs (3yrs in my time) — don’t use it as an excuse, because growing up in SG gives you immensely more privileges than NS takes away.

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Here’s my takeaway.

1. Enjoy your life, make all kinds of mistakes — finanicial mistakes, relationship mistakes, career mistakes. You can walk away from most mistakes when u’re below 30.

2. Money changes your mindset — u will not get happier earning $4k/day. But you will have abundantly more options, and will probably be more fulfilled inside.

3. You most valuable commodity is your time & who you spend it with. But don’t forget (1).

Gd luck to you all.

Here are what netizens think:

• I read the title, read the first sentence and then saw how long the post was. Didn’t bother to read the rest. Immediately knew it must be some guy with no friends trying to brag about himself to strangers online lmao. Lőṣẹr. Actual rich people don’t bother to do such things. In Singapore, everyone is a millionaire. Just by purchasing a property and a car and paying off all of those over years, including paying for vacations and all of that other life stuff. All of that combined, we would have paid over a million in our life time. That’s how I like to see it.

• Not need to brag. Stay humble. You are fortune to have good health and family. Hope your life continue to be in good light for you.

• Money is important in everyday life but not everyone wants to live luxuriously. Some just prefer to have the simple things in life and still be happy with themselves or with their loved ones. I mean good for you but yeah, different people look for happiness in a different way

In a shocking incident that unfolded at the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, an Egyptian man found himself in a legal quagmire after he allegedly herded two women into an elevator, molesting one of them and resorting to lewd behavior. This disturbing incident, which took place in April 2023, has raised questions about safety and conduct in one of Singapore’s most renowned landmarks. Let’s delve into the details of this unfortunate event.

Wael Mohamed Abdelmagid Ibrahim Kandil: The Man in Question

The perpetrator in this case is Wael Mohamed Abdelmagid Ibrahim Kandil, a 38-year-old man hailing from Egypt. Wael, at the time of the incident, was in Singapore for a week to attend a conference. He held the position of director of sales for Simply Gourmet, a company based in the United Arab Emirates.

The Fateful Encounter

The incident occurred in the early hours of April 29, 2023, at the entrance to a lift lobby on the 57th floor of Marina Bay Sands. At that moment, two women were present: a 36-year-old Vietnamese woman and a 39-year-old Singaporean woman. According to court records, the women were simply minding their own business and did not wish to engage with Wael.

Despite the women’s clear disinterest, Wael continued to persistently interact with them and followed them into the lift lobby. His actions soon took a disturbing turn.

Unwanted Advances and Confrontation

Inside the lift lobby, Wael approached both women, putting his hands on their shoulders as if to massage them. Disturbed by this unwanted contact, the younger woman quickly removed his hand from her shoulder, while the other woman firmly told Wael not to touch them.

However, Wael’s advances didn’t stop there. When the elevator arrived, he forcibly pushed the older woman toward the lift. She was clearly unwilling to enter the elevator with Wael and the other men accompanying him. However, Wael persisted, herding both women into the confined space.

Inside the elevator, Wael’s behavior escalated to a new level of indecency. He suddenly reached out and flicked the younger woman’s nipple repeatedly, leaving her shocked and angry. Understandably, both women confronted Wael about his disgraceful actions.

Instead of offering an apology, Wael responded in an even more offensive manner. He looked at the victim, touched his own nipple, and then brazenly lifted his shirt, exposing himself to her.

Reporting the Incident

Once the elevator reached the ground floor, the two women wasted no time in leaving the scene. They promptly reported the shocking incident to security officers at Marina Bay Sands.

Wael and his companions, however, took a different approach. They claimed that the two women were intoxicated and asked the security officers to provide them with water.

Legal Proceedings

Thankfully, the two women persisted in their efforts to seek justice. They reiterated their accusations of molestation against Wael, prompting the security officers to detain him and review closed-circuit television footage from inside the elevator.

Subsequently, one of the officers filed a police report, leading to Wael’s arrest.

False Accusations and Ongoing Legal Battle

During the investigation, Wael offered an eyebrow-raising defense. He claimed that the two women had offered sexual services to him in exchange for money and that they had fabricated the molestation allegations when he refused to meet their demands.

As a result of these allegations, the investigation officer had to conduct a thorough inquiry to disprove Wael’s claims, which included taking statements from the two women.

Wael’s Current Situation

Wael’s legal woes have had a profound impact on his life. As of the court proceedings, he had spent approximately five months in Singapore due to the ongoing case. During this time, he sought to extend his residence visa in Dubai, where his wife and two children reside.

Wael’s wife is Russian, and neither she nor their children possess citizenship in Dubai or Egypt. If Wael’s visa were to expire, it could lead to dire consequences, as his family would be compelled to return to Russia, a situation his lawyer deemed “very dangerous” for them. Additionally, Wael’s business would be at risk of significant losses.

Legal Implications

Wael Mohamed Abdelmagid Ibrahim Kandil is set to return to court for his sentencing in November. His actions carry serious legal consequences. For the charge of molestation, he could face imprisonment for up to three years, fines, caning, or a combination of these penalties. Regarding the charge of insulting modesty, he could be sentenced to imprisonment for up to a year, fines, or both.

A bunch of stories of army days were shared by netizens, here are a best that were picked.

Story 1:

We had this guy, without fail, will call our ma’am “sir”. Every single time he talked to her. Always come out one “Yes sir” or “Thank you sir” First time, the ma’am just brushed it off as she knows it’s like muscle memory. But 2nd and 3rd time, she got annoyed and started scolding him.

She got so fed up, she instructed the rest of us to make sure he gets it right, if not we all kena. So we sat him down and made him repeat simple instructions using “ma’am” instead of “sir”. And he was sure he got it already, kept reassuring us, don’t worry won’t happen again.

Next time we saw our ma’am, he damn confident. Went up to her, said loudly: “Good morning…. Mom“. I swear the whole lot of us facepalmed at the same time.

Story 2:

Encik, why we cannot book out early on Friday, you every time make us stay until 6pm so late we hungry how.

Encik: ok indent dinner every Fri from now.

Story 3

During the rifle presentation ceremony, we were supposed to shout “WITH THIS RIFLE, I WILL DEFEND MY COUNTRY!”

This blur sotong, when he got his rifle, panicked (because there were many high ranking officers and photographers watching) and shouted:

“WITH THIS RIFLE, I WILL DE.. DE.. DESTROY MY COUNTRY! No, def… DEFEND MY COUNTRY SIR! SORRY SIR!”

I was in the front row and I tried sooooo f-ing hard to control my laughter because I knew when we returned to coyline, all of us were going to kena one time good one.

I remember looking at my encik and the look of horror on his face was incredible, he was so horrified because there was a bunch of majors and LTCs around him.

We went back to coyline and faced the floor, just because one bodoh don’t know how to differentiate “defend” and “destroy”.

Story 4

“Bro you confirm holding on to the TF cap/SG pin ah?

Sotong: “Ya cfm la I check already action with squeezing grenade pouch”

Proceed to fight through the whole jungle for another mission to another location.

Summex, shag AF. Can’t wait to RTU. While returning RAI.

Sotong: “eh you got pass me the cap/ring anot ah? Can’t find leh”

Whole platoon: vulgarities

“Whole platoon go back find RAI. After that stay back to help count RAI . The rest RTU first before tonner get stuck NMT”.

Blurcock was my buddy. Unfortunately he never talked much so its more of his actions than anything else.

Story 5

This happened a long time ago so apologise if I remember certain things wrongly haha.

This happened during our time in 8SIR (A.k.a security trooper training). There was this guy of us from our platoon who wasn’t very good with English. Everytime before we have our admin time, we will have a water parade where we need to recite the ST Creed. One of the ST would need to lead in the recital. At the last sentence in the creed, the ST needs to shout :

“We Always stand our ground! never back down!”

For one of the parades, he got arrowed to by the sergeant. Even with constant guidance by the sergeant, he kept forgetting the words. At the last sentence, he shouted:

“We never stand our ground! always back down!”

Everyone was trying so hard to not laugh. The best was that guy shouted with confidence and had the smirk in his face as if he scored marksman’s.

Subsequently he was given an excuse called “Excused Complicated information”.

Story 6

We did some urban blank shooting exercises. Once we done, we need to “sumpah” that there are no more rounds left with us. We fall in and then “Bang” trigger happy finger + a round still left in this blur sotong SR21. God damn, Everyone get so terribly terrified. The Encik and platoon sergeant were discussing weather this guy should go DB straight or not? We were so sure that he is dead meat. In the end 2 weeks SOL for this guy. Another exercise, then we did the “Sumpah” again. The Sargent ask him specifically, make sure no more round on him and he say confirm. Then he got a full spot check, 2 rounds found inside his LBV. GG, this guy go in DB for 2 weeks. Damn how sotong can this guy be…

Too soft-hearted? Too Kind?

Basically early this year my friend asked if I could lend her money cause she’s broke so without 2nd thought I lent it to her. She promised to return back by next month. Then when time is up, I asked if she could return my money, she told me she will do it in the evening.

So as a friend, I trusted her but later in the evening she did even not transfer. I guess she forgot about it so never mind. Later in the month I reminded her again, this time round she told she transfer the money already so I went to my account to check there wasn’t any transaction from her. So after, that she came back telling me that her account got issues cannot transfer. Fine! Few months later, I reminded her to transfer back the money she did not still.

Recently I told her again she said she will do it in the evening in the end also never. I really don’t know how to ask for my money back…. Even though I’m not the person that owe others money but still I’m too shy to ask for my money back. I don’t know why I’m feeling this way, maybe because I don’t want to ruin the friendship????

Here are what netizens think:

• Always only lend the amount of money that you are happy to never see again.. nothing more.

• I taught my kids a lesson when an aquaintance needed money. He promised 3 days. I told my kids.. watch this and learn. 3 mths.

• The stories and lies people conjure are getting a little stale – account issues, take some time for the transfer to get through etc. The only reason there is issues with your account is – There is insufficient $. Don’t blame the bank

• Up to you depending on how good a friend she is and what’s your earning power now. Maybe she’s broke. I helped a friend with a $500 loan before as she was job seeking. She forgot, but given that she had helped get me and the wife together I just let it go. As you get older, friends are more important than a few hundred bucks.

My husband is calling me the worse daughter in law and saying I’m overreacting. His mother moved in with us after her caretaker quit, my husband’s uncle died in a car accident in December. In the end, the plan is that she’s going to go live with one of my husband’s other relatives so this isn’t permanent. She’s in her seventies and while pretty mobile and loves to go on walks and out in public with us to do errands she’s also becoming more senile every day and I honestly can’t take it anymore.

Since she’s always cooped up in this house my husband asks that I let her come with me and/or my kids to go to the park, grocery shopping, library, etc. I didn’t mind and actually liked the help (holding) of the baby while she was with us. But there’s been two situations where she’s said “karens” things very loudly embarrassing us. The first was when we went to a small coffee shop. It was me, my seven-year-old, my toddler and the baby and grandma. We were sitting down and there was a man with what appeared to be mixed looking kids in line. We had already been served and were sitting. Very loudly she turns to my oldest and goes “Well that’s just not right” and we all stared since she said it so loudly. She then kept repeating herself and started pointing to the family in the line in front of us. They looked very shocked and I was so embarrassed. Quickly I apologized and left in a hurry.

When I went home to tell my husband he was shocked but told me I was overreacting. He said we’d likely never see those people ever again and while it was bad they probably picked up on the fact that she’s not all the way there because she’s old and understood. I hesitated on bringing her out with us but after she kept complaining to my husband about never leaving the house I brought her out with us to the library this past weekend with just my oldest and while there she was being very rude to a man wearing a head covering and saying loudly she wanted to leave the part of the library we’re at while pointing to the man.

She then refused to leave the library after the man didn’t get up and just ignored her and I tried to tell her we were leaving and she got upset since we just got there. It made my daughter cry. When we got home I exploded on my husband that I am never going out in public with his grandmother again and told him what happened.

He said I didn’t know exactly why she was pointing at the man since she didn’t specify and that I shouldn’t assume it was to be ignorant and that I’m just looking for excuses to not take her out. He then said I’m a bad person since I know he’s busy with work in the afternoon and his grandma sleeps in and doesn’t wake up till late so me running errands is the only time she leaves the house and that if I don’t take her sometimes then she’ll really be crazy cooped up

Am I at fault here?