The Police will be charging a 53-year-old woman for an offence of possession of offensive weapons in a public place.
On 19 September 2022 at about 6.30pm, the Police received a call for assistance regarding a woman allegedly holding and waving a knife along Tampines Street 82. During the engagement with the officers, the woman purportedly brandished a knife at the officers, and used the same knife to stab herself in her abdomen. Despite verbal commands to the woman to place the knife down, the woman allegedly disregarded the officers’ instructions, continued to brandish the knife and placed the knife on her neck and threatened to harm herself further. One of the officers then deployed her Taser on the woman. The woman was eventually subdued and arrested at the scene. Two knives were eventually seized from the woman’s possession.
The woman will be charged in court on 21 September 2022 for the offence of possession of offensive weapon under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to three years and caning of not less than six strokes.
The woman will also be investigated by the Central Narcotics Bureau for suspected drug-related offences.
The Police have zero tolerance towards acts of violence that threaten the safety of the general public and public officers performing their duty. Offenders will be dealt with firmly in accordance with the law.
I feel like I made the wrong choice of university.
I was choosing between NTU, NUS, SMU and a few other overseas universities. The rankings of the universities and the financial commitment (after scholarship) are approximately the same, but when I talked to some seniors from the various unis, it seemed like the seniors from NUS had the best dating life, and I really wanted to marry & settle down soon, so I decided to choose NUS.
However it is already September but I feel like my seniors advice is abit misleading: The dating scene in NUS is not that good. My friends in other local and overseas unis seem to be having a better dating life and more fun in general.
Should I apply to transfer? It is still early so I have options.
Netizens’ comments
Wah eh. I last time almost accepted Cambridge for accepting me but the students and alumni told me the dating life too much and there got no chicken rice so I decided not to go. Heng ah.
Wah why you choose NUS, wrong choice la. The university in Geylang not bad la. Dating scene good la, just that have to pay only.
lol you think uni is dating agency ah? I pity whoever paid for your fees… wasted money and they taught you poorly…
I thought going to university is for studies and not for dating? You can get a date somewhere else as well, it does not have to be in university, you know.
Have you tried writing to the Dean of Students to inquire? Maybe he/she can give advice regarding your issue.
5 years ago I’ve decided to study a second diploma through a career conversion programme(2years course). I applied for a sponsorship and to be able to go through with it, I needed 2 guarantors who has a pay grade of above $3k.
Not many of my close friends have reached that kind of pay grade. So I had to reach out to my uncle and cousin as per my mom’s advice. They agreed to it and during the signing we asked all the questions regarding bond breaking. From if I were to get married or get pregnant, does it affect my bond or sponsorship, and the company states that all of that is fine. I may be able to defer if needed.
A year into studying, me and my then boyfriend(now husband) of 10 years decided to get married during my school break of 2 weeks. For a 2 year course, we had no long term break of months. I found out that I had to serve my work bond right after graduation. I have no idea how it’ll work once I start working, when will I be able to apply leave and what not.
My cousin and uncle were upset about my decision to get married and wanted to withdraw from being my guarantors. Reason: afraid I’ll break my bond and I won’t be able to focus on my studies. If I were to be pregnant, I won’t want to study anymore and focus on my child that kind of thing. Anything can happen they say. Even though I told them I won’t let my studies be affected. They’re not convinced.
My cousin then kept pestering me to inform my HR for the withdrawal form. I told her to give me some time as I need to find new guarantors. Like pester me every week with texts. Even met me with my boyfriend and kept insisting that they can’t wait. Thankfully my bf parents are willing to be my guarantors and they’re super supportive of us. HR has their own work to do and it took them a while to process the withdrawal and to set up another date for new guarantors signing.
When I finally wanted to give my cousin and uncle the withdrawal forms, they kept making excuses to not meet me which baffles me as weren’t they the one who wanted this? It took a lot of chasing my cousin for the signature and it ended on a bad note. My cousin then distant herself from me and my family and my mom blames me for it. Mom wanted me to apologise to my cousin. Like whaaaaat?
She didn’t RSVP to my wedding. My husband do not like her ever since our meet up the first time. Fast forward, I graduated with 3.2 GPA(not that high but I am grateful). We have a 2 year old now and my cousin reappeared acting like nothing happened and kept wanting our child to like and want her. We’re disgusted by her behaviour. Seems fake to us. My mom is glad she’s back though. But every time she gets close to me and our child, just triggers me.
For context, I’m not an actual renter. I live with my mother and give her money every two weeks for a slice of the rent, some electricity, water, stuff like that. But now, all of a sudden, she wants me to start paying more for electricity and wifi because it’s “fair”.
She says it’s because I don’t have a job yet/don’t have a course that I’m doing. Mind you, we have an unlimited wifi plan, so that is just bullshit right out the gate.
It’s like she’s trying to make every excuse to try to squeeze more money out of me, despite the fact that we agreed ages ago that what I was paying was fair already and covered my share of it all.
If I start doing that I’ll barely have any money left for myself for anything, but who cares about that when she can be a cheapskate?
I think it’s complete bull that she keeps doing this. I already fought with her before after I refused to pay for food that I wasn’t using after I’d already paid my share of the rent itself, but I still had to give that up.
What am I supposed to do? Let her get away with whatever she wants?
Here are what netizens think:
Well maybe it’s time you moved and be independent.
Maybe your mother is signalling you to move out so some new men can move in. hehe
This world is about money, since you are brought up by such a stingy mother maybe one day you will also be like this.
I have two children, one 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old boy. Last week the three-year-old was playing in our corridor.
We live beside a man and he have a roughly 10-year-old pet dog. The dog frequently comes out because the owner does not lock the gates. The dog probably thinks our home belongs to him at this point.
While I was washing the dishes I heard a cry from my child and ran out to see blood streaming down his face, according to him he was sitting outside and the dog bit his ear. Whether that’s true or not I can’t be sure, perhaps he was bothering the dog and won’t say. I fully acknowledge this is my fault for not watching him at all times. I could still see him through the window but it wasn’t enough.
However, at the end of the day, this is my corridor and their dog shouldn’t be there. I don’t see a practical way to keep the dog out without their assistance in terms of keeping him chained up.
I go to my neighbours and ask for the dog to be put down. If he bit me that would be one thing but he could have taken my child’s ear off. The neighbours get angry and say that he’s a good working dog and that he hasn’t been the same (mentally) after a delivery man ran into him so he’s been acting strangely. Like what the F, neither of those are my problem?
Anyway they begrudgingly said they would make him wear a muzzle at all times, which lasted for a few days. Lo and behold I have since spotted him going around without a muzzle.
I am scared to let my children outside now, even if I am right beside them this is a big, quick dog and anything could happen.
So from my point of view, I know that poisoning a dog is horrible and I really hate doing it but my kids come first. This dog was on my property, can’t be kept away, the owners won’t cooperate and my children are in danger.
After reading about this post, I kinda scoffed a bit about his experiences. It’s like going for a holiday in Europe for a week and suddenly, you come back with an accent. Don’t get me wrong. I do agree with him to a very large extent. But to me, his experience reminds me of those who go on oversea charity trips and taking selfies with them to showcase to their friends of the deed. It’s only on the surface. The experience is much deeper than that.
So he comes from a family of privilege. Of cos his experience will be jarring, it’s like heaven and hell in comparison. For that, I really have to give him a lot of respect! Not many will even think of doing it.
But for me, it’s different, I come from a family on the opposite end. If his family is in the top 5%, I’m in the bottom 5%. They say education is the best equaliser for life. No, that’s assuming you don’t have any family baggage. I was smart and made it to JC. I made a lot of smart friends. Most went on to the upper echelon of society. Me? I was too distracted back then to know what I want.
But to summarise him, casual labor is just like 2nd class citizen. Making a delivery to a condo? Take the ‘Goods’ lift. Not the main lift. I will understand if I’m delivering bulking items. FFS, I was just holding an iPhone or 2 in my hand to deliver. Yeah. The main lift is not for delivery guys. If you’re just waiting outside a building because of the rain, the guard will shoo you away. But those office workers who are smoking, no prob for them. Oh sorry. Must be the helmet I’m holding. I’m dangerous. When I was delivering McD food on my bike, I could reach 4 mins later, and I would still get a complain from the customer for being slow and the new McD manager would berate me, only to learn from other McD staffs that I am the most reliable delivery guy.
It’s simple logic(according to them), if you’re smart, you won’t work casual jobs. You’ll be working office jobs instead. If you’re working casual jobs, you’re probably stupid and/or lazy and you deserve it. That’s the exact mentality of most of the people I met while working as a gig worker. There was a mum who advised her kid to study hard while in my car. If not, he will end up as a Grab driver like me. Most others will be pissed, but for me, I’m immune already. And maybe because I knew my self-worth. I would love to share to the mother that it’s just a job to earn extra money and I did alright while in NUS. But deep down, I knew some people won’t change. Why bother?
Personally, I am a very curious and objective-oriented person. Once, I made it through a few interviews and landed myself a job as a trader. It was a nice environment where my more established colleagues are multi-millionaires while I was a noob. Even though I moved on since, the experience there was mind-blowing. There will be some people who throw their feet and bodies to them to sell insurance and stuffs. The things people will do for money! It reminds me Wolf of Wall Street but PG-rated. Similarly, I was earning 6 digit annual salary as a driver. I never knew that was possible. Crazy tax that year. But I enjoy interacting with some passengers who likes to think they are better than me. Especially foreign Indians. I was quite curious to know why they are generally like that. I gain a deeper perspective when I realised that drivers in India are really treated like crap because most do not have basic education at all. Meanwhile, in Singapore, we have diploma holders for drivers. It’s really a cultural thing for some of these foreigners who can be extra condescending and talks to you as though you’re an idiot.
Let’s talk about workers in the service industry. Facing similarly tough customers like casual workers, I thought that we would understand each other better. But no, your dressing matters. If you dress like crap, they will think that you’re poor and treat you like crap. I love wearing comfy clothings, but it will means they won’t talk nicely to you. On the other hand, sometimes I like to dress up on date nights, and most of the time, they will talk to you respectfully. It has come to a point that I don’t get bothered by them anymore. If it’s a restaurant, I’m more concerned if the food is nice or if it’s a boutique, I like the clothing and the fitting is good. But if people are wondering why some people are brand conscious, it’s probably how society reflects back on them otherwise. That’s why I like mamak shop. They provide good service regardless of your status. They will equally scold you if you’re too slow with your order. That’s the kind of equality I like.
The problem is with our society itself, we think highly of doctors, teachers and lawyers. But if you’re a driver, delivery guy or a cleaner, sorry. You’re nowhere near. With recent news of more younger gen becoming hawkers, I’m really happy that there are still some who don’t mind getting into ‘dirty’ jobs.
Even with families, they can be obvious too. They’ll humble brag if you’re working an office job. But they won’t be proud to say that their son is a Grab driver. And same for relatives, if it’s a dirty job, that we will just say, as long as got a job, good enough. LOL! It’s like as though I didn’t had a choice. Even with some friends or acquaintance, they can be condescending too. When they see my holiday trips every year, they will ask me how I afford it. Like, bro! Anyone can afford it. I manage my money well every month and rarely splurge. Those with kids, it’s your choice to spend more on the kids. Similarly to those who like to party or those who like to eat fancy food. Everyone can afford it, it’s just about putting your budget to the one that you want more. If you can’t have everything, just gotta choose wisely.
I’m not sure if there are many others like me. Life is too short to worry about the expectation from others. Just live your life happily. As long as you can manage your finances well, it’s good enough. If you’re contented living in a HDB flat, good for you! More to spend. I once had an interesting discussion with a GP teacher in JC. He was asking if anyone will be contented living in a 3 room flat. I was the only one raising my hand. He directed his attention to me, and went on to ask condescendingly why would I be satisfied in just a 3 room flat. Maybe I have a simple expectation of life. Coming from a broken family, I’m just happy to be contented with a happy home. The size of the flat does not matter at all. Forwarded some years later, I actually bought a BTO 3 room flat, flipped it for a BTO 5 room flat. And yes, I’m still contented now. Assuming a flat income, this will be probably the flat until I die. I rather spend extra money to go for holidays and etc.
Being a 2nd class citizen is not so bad after all if you don’t come from a rich background. You definitely can’t control what others will say to you. Most will judge you based on your job, your skin colour, your race, your gender, your education, heck, even your height based on recent topics. But as long as you have faith in yourself, it’s easier not to be affected by others. For that same reason, I like to introduce myself as a grab driver. It makes it easier to filter off the judgemental people around you.
Those living a sheltered life, go ahead and become a delivery rider, PHV driver or even a cleaner. Be like that guy who did it for 6 months. You’ll be able to see the ugly side of Singaporeans clearer. But at the same time, you’ll also be able to see the beautiful side of some Singaporeans too. That 6 months for him is not enough to see the full harshness of casual workers. Welcome to my life!
So, I (35M) been living in my own house with my wife (36F), we have two kids (15F) and (12F)
Three months ago, we paid 5k for my brother-in-law to move overseas and we paid for tickets, clothes, getting him a job, everything you can imagine he said thank you and he would pay everything back.
Restarting his whole life in a new place. Since he no longer has a family he’s living with us. (He cheated on his wife and he got kicked and had nowhere to go.)
We found out texts of him saying that he was planning on leaving and never coming back, never paying us. we haven’t confronted him because my wife thinks he’ll change and that we should give him a chance on saving so he can pay us.
Later he said he will pay us the 5K and everything else when he gets settled but it’s been months and he’s getting paid 1,400 a week and 80% of that goes to the girls he meets on Facebook.
Just letting you know, years ago we had nothing and we asked if he could land us 100 dollars so we could buy our kid’s school supplies and he said no, he was going to use it to go out.
He only pays for the food he eats and that’s it. My wife and I let him borrow our car and he wrecked it and damaged the front and also damaged the tires so he could miss work and go out.
He doesn’t pay any rent or anything besides the food he consumes. I get along with his boss because he’s a friend of mine and he said he’s a bad worker, insults him and is trying his hardest not to fire him because he’s rude to everyone, arrives late and lies.
I wanted to charge him 250 dollars a month for the bedroom but my wife got pissed at me and even threatens to leave me with the kids because I’m being too “harsh” on her brother. My daughter (13) yelled at her everything he did to her (he wasn’t home) my wife got mad at her for it and is currently not speaking to her.
I feel bad and my 15 yo daughter is also on my side though I feel bad because my wife never stopped talking to our daughters because of something like this she always said to put her daughters on top of anyone so this got me thinking I might be the asshole.
My boyfriend’s rich family just offered him a $180k+ job and I feel so defeated. I know everyone says that it’s about who you know, not what you know… but this hurts.
He just got a call from a family member saying that they had a job that anyone can do, fully remote- they just need someone with half a brain to fill the position.
He’s turning it down to follow his dreams in his own field, which I completely support.
But damn, watching this unfold has hurt. That position makes over four times what I do. I don’t expect to ever make money like that, certainly not to have a chance like that fall in my lap.
It’s so demoralizing knowing that some people really do just have better luck and chance in life than others. I put myself through school and got a degree, and do love what I do, but I would leave in an instant for $180k.
That’s life-changing money, even if you only worked it for a year or two.
I love my boy and am so happy that he is able to follow his dreams. This has just been an eye-opener to how different the worlds we were raised in are.
Netizens’ comments
It’s far easier to follow your dreams and turn down those kinds of opportunities when you have the safety net of family money.
you should 100% ask if you can take the job. the worst they can say is no but if they say yes the problem solved!!
Eh, if they are just looking for someone with half a brain, can you take the position? That was everyone is happy?
My sister has been disgusting to me lately. She is 20. We used to be great friends and she’s always been a kind, considerate person.
Last year she started an affair with a married man. She really thought he would leave his wife for her. Of course he didn’t. He got her pregnant and told her to have an abortion.
She did and then he cut her off completely. She used to send photos of his wife to me and her friends and call her an ugly old hag and so on. It was disgusting behaviour cos that woman did nothing to her.
I thought she learned from that but no she hasn’t. She is now currently sleeping with 3 different married men who are all 35+ and have kids. She thinks she is living her best life because they take her out on dates and buy her things.
I told her to get serious and realize the gravity of what she is doing. She doesn’t care. I know this is technically not my businesses as she is an adult but it’s just so cringing to watch, especially because I care about my sister a lot. What can I do?
I want to start off by saying at the time we had two dogs, now only have one.
So one day my dogs started licking the side of my dads head, any chance they could get they’d prop themselves up onto the back of the couch and lick the side of my dads head, but only one side very intensely.
We never really looked too deep into it, just thought it was very cute and a little odd. This continued for about two years, we had forgotten they even did it at this stage as we were so used to it.
My dad ran marathons, loved running and had pain in his leg that he chalked down to muscle pain, until he went on holidays with my mom, and fell.
So when he came home his doctor evaluated him and said there’s nothing physically wrong with his leg, and referred him onto a neurologist.
The neurologist found a cancerous tumor, and where was it? The exact spot in his brain that my dogs were licking over.
After getting lots of it removed, the dogs never licked his head again.
It’s been almost 5 years since my dads terminal brain cancer diagnosis, he has since been diagnosed with motor neurons disease on top of it all,but my dog has remained my dads most loyal, supportive best friend.
