A netizen, @vikeeganesan, shared a video onto her TikTok account showing a pack of economic noodles that she bought for $7.50.
She shared that she bought her food at the food court of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and that each of the ingredients that she had in her meal costs $2 each.
Her added ingredients included a very thinly sliced luncheon meat, a piece of fish fillet and 3 pieces of nuggets, all of which costs $2 each.
The bee hoon itself, was priced at $1.50, according to the receipt that she showed the camera.
Netizens’ comments
SUPER EXPENSIVE. DONT PATRONISE
for $2 you can get 1 tin of luncheon meat.
Daylight Robbery
Definitely a rip off
too expensive sister.. dont go there again.. thanks for sharing..
Check Prices first then Buy
HOSPITAL FOODCOURT IS SIBEH EXPENSIVE ONE
I start learning to cook my own bento to work this day , too many daylight robbery liao
slice the luncheon meat thinner so can charge more per piece and chalk it it up to inflation
Very expensive for sg standard. But funny thing is if this was in another country like Australia or smth, it would be considered cheap
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority issued an advisory yesterday (18 August), urging all Singaporeans who have plans to travel at the end of the year, to renew their passports now to avoid delays.
Singaporeans with Year-End Travel Plans are Advised to Apply for Passports Now
The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) urges Singaporeans with year-end travel plans to submit their passport application now if they are holding expired passport or passport with less than six months validity. This will avoid another surge for application of passports towards end of the year and provide sufficient time for ICA to meet the demand for year-end travels. Singaporeans who submit their applications late will risk not being able to collect their passport in time for their travel.
Points to note when submitting passport applications
2. Online submission: Passport applications can be submitted online via the ICA website or MyICA Mobile.[1]
3. Adherence to the photo guidelines: To avoid unnecessary delay, Singaporeans who choose to take a photo of themselves for passport applications are advised to refer to the photo guidelines on ICA’s website (https://ica.gov.sg/photo-guidelines). Applicants with photo that does not meet the passport guidelines will be required to resubmit a new photo. Some common reasons for photo rejection include photos with non-white backgrounds, laterally inverted images, and using photos which are not current. In addition, photos with uneven brightness or shadows on the applicant’s face, or reflection/glare on the applicant’s spectacles, may also be rejected as they can create inconsistent patches on the facial image eventually laser-engraved on the passport.
4. Checking of application status: Applicants can check on their passport application status via the ICA website or MyICA Mobile. Those whose passports are ready for collection will receive an email or a pink notification card from ICA. They may then proceed to make an appointment online to collect their passport from ICA Building or any of the 29 designated post offices. There is no additional fee for passport collection at the post offices.
5. Applicants with enquiries on passport matters can refer to our FAQs on the ICA website, contact the passport helpline at 6812 5555 (Operating Hours: 8.30 am to 11.59 pm daily) or reach out to us via the Live Chat on ICA’s website (Live Chat hours: 8am – 5pm on Mon – Fri, 8am – 1pm on Sat).
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY 18 AUGUST 2022
The Japanese government is appealing to their people to drink more alcohol, they even launched a campaign to get more people to drink, in an effort to boost the economy.
According to a report by Japan Times on 2 August, the government’s revenue from liquor taxes for the year 20200 fell by 110 billion yen (or SGD $1.13 billion).
Citing the pandemic as a factor, an official from the Japanese National Tax Agency said that people’s habits have been changed permanently due to the pandemic, with more people working from home.
The official said that many people are questioning whether they have to continue the habit of drinking with their colleagues to bond closer, and if this “new normal” continues, it will become an “additional headwind” for taxes.
As a result, the authorities in Japan are launching a campaign called Sake Viva! to encourage people to drink more.
The campaign calls for new products and designs in a bid to make drinking at home popular, and is set to run until 9 September.
Infamous Cathay Busker Jeff Ng, shared an Instagram story on his profile, thanking his sponsors for “believing” in him and his “music” despite his controversies.
He appealed to the fans to come and support his upcoming performance at VivoCity’s Golden Village, and said that he promises he “won’t scold you if you don’t clap” for him.
Here is what he said
“Hi everyone, Lately I have been working and focusing on more my new originals. I love music more than anything in the world and I will never stop.
I am happy to shared that I will be having an upcoming concert with @gvmovieclub on 9.9 and also a new single coming on 28.08.
I would like to thank @gvmovieclub @andigitallock and my sponsors for believing in me and my music despite recent controversies.
if you would like to come and support me and my music, tickets are up for sale now. I promise I won’t scold you if you don’t clap”
Here is what Golden Village said:
Thank you for making our inaugural Lights, Camera, Busking Live! event a success!
GV supports the local busking community and is happy to bring you a 2nd edition of busking performance by having homegrown singer-songwriter 黄長俊 Jeff Ng at GV for a music showcase! Come sing along as you catch him performing live at GV VivoCity on 9 Sep! What’s more, purchase his album at just $12 and get his autograph on that day.
Here are what netizens said:
finally! and thanks alot GV! I am so looking forward to listening to him sing in the comfort of air-con. Recent event at Gardens by the bay was too warm and humid. CYA JEFF!
Please remember to cue the audience to applaud after each performance otherwise the performer will get angry and scold them.
Don’t want la, later i play phone or chat with friends he scold me how.
I just bought the tickets, if he scold i will not support him anymore. give him 1 chance.
Chose a cinema so I can’t talk while he’s performing?
Recap on scandals
Facebook user, Candy Mei Cui, who is apparently the admin of Cathay busker Jeff Ng’s fan club (FC), shared in a lengthy Facebook post about how she got “pulled down” because she supports other singers that he hates.
Ng allegedly told her that “if you really supporting me, then stop supporting other singers,” he added “your Instagram stories only can post my things”.
Here is what she said
So sorry if this post super long .
As you all know there are alot of news on Jeff Ng this few days… I am here to voice out what a person is he…
I don’t care if his friends or supporters are in my account…
I have been supporting him for few years already. I was his admin of his FC. I put in so much effort into his FC and ended up got pull down coz I go support other singers he hate. When I ask him the reason, he still can tell me if you really supporting me then stop supporting other singers. Your IG stories only can post my things. I was like it’s my IG account, I want post what is my problem why must you care so much. Coz of this matter he unfriend me on Facebook so I unfollow him on IG.
Another incident… I still remember he tells me why your friend keeps supporting L. He is still young and have a bright future. I was like my friend want to support who is her freedom. Why must you care so much.
Still remember when he is singing at pubs or cafes… He always asks people stop requesting songs he don’t know how to sing. He wants customers to hear him sing and you MUST clap for him after he done singing. If you don’t do it, he will show his black face and he will be his anger on his keyboard. After performance, he will just stomp off.
After saying all this… I am super regret knowing him in my life. If he does not change, no pubs or cafes will hire it. Anyway, his life not mine. See how long he can perform at the Cathay. I guess it won’t last long.
Confronted fan for unfollowing him on IG
A netizen shared a conversation he/she had with the maligned busker, with the latter confronting the netizen for unfollowing him.
Ng asked the netizen why did he unfollow him, and asked him to “tell me the truth”.
Ng then went to the netizen’s Instagram profile and cited his bio, saying that he “hates liars too” and asked the netizen “are you a liar?”.
The netizen then told him that he unfollowed him because he wants to, and added that ‘personally I don’t even know you?”
To which Ng then replied “then why you follow me at first?
Called out for being “entitled”
A Facebook post by a local musician, Khim Ng, emerged online, exposing Cathay busker Jeff Ng for allegedly being “entitled”, according to AsiaOne.
Here is what the musician said
Disclaimer alert : My post stands here as an opinion of mine. You can agree to disagree. Also, I did not post in any TIKTOK OR FORUM. Just in case , cos some tiktok fella linked me Imao.
This Jeff Ng thing is so perplexing . Especially for people in the industry.
I sincerely wanna feel happy for him for getting his ” Respected Moment” n quick fame from busking. ( Gotta credit him for his hardwork in his craft, not to the extend of self proclaimed 0 but good enough to survive and do well.)
But then again all of us that “knows him” also can’t stand his DIVA and entitled attitude in the music and live bar gigs industry. Talent is 1 thing, but work Ethics , self awareness and attitude to ANYONE AND EVERYONE is EVERYTHING to survive.
If he succeeds as an artiste, GOOD for him.
But 1 thing for sure, no major LIVE BAR outlets will dare to hire him. Because up till now, he still doesn’t understand that, people go the bars with livemusic to ENJOY and PARTY with your music and their company of friends, not to WATCH UR CONCERT QUIETLY. They paid to enjoy.
Apparently he still SCOLDS patrons for “making noise” during his sets. ( evidently) I mean, there’s no entitlement for any of us that’s been in the scene LONGER than him to behave this way. So why should he be?
Bar owners will understand, as entertainers, our customer’s fun and pleasure is our priority. Maybe the Busking scene does suits him cos its not a bar setting and no one is intoxicated with alcohol to “misbehave”. And he deserves that love received with the right setting he is comfortable in. Kudos to that.
Will he succeed? If he does, good for him. If he doesn’t, he brought it upon himself. No matter how he and his “fans” wanna help him delete n report negative comments(which are NOT UNTRUE), his bad behaviour be it in the past or now will come back and bite him again n again if he doesn’t change or apologise.
Well….. what a guy… And all the best.
Allegedly sabotaged friends’ flight tickets, left them stranded in Taiwan
Another local musican, Ariane Goh, shared about how she was with 2 of her friends in Taiwan verifying their check in details at the airport for their flight back to Singapore, when they were told that their return flight dates were changed, and authorised by another passenger under the same itinerary.
The itinerary had 4 passengers listed on it, with 3 of them being present at the airport, and the 4th being a man named “Jeff Ng” who cancelled his trip with them due to personal reasons.
The tickets under the group’s name were changed except for Jeff’s, and his ex-girlfriend then told them that he had changed all of their return flights by “accident” while making changes to his own return flight.
The netizen then questioned his motives, asking “Why would you change your return ticket when you did not even depart in the first place?” Seemingly insinuating an attempt at sabotage.
Some netizens have claimed that the Jeff Ng from this incident is the Cathay busker, who was earlier exposed by his ex-girlfriend for being the “worst person” she has ever met.
Here is the netizen’s post
To those who are concerned, I have touched down safely in Singapore at 1am after what is possibly the worst that can happen to anyone of us. Thank you to all who has raised your concerns and to friends who even came down to pick us up at the airport. I speak on behalf 2 of my friends who were on flight with me.
As we were verifying our check in details at the counter enroute for our flight back to Singapore on 29/8, we were told by the counter staff that our return flight dates were changed from 29/8 to 24/8, 2 days after our departure flight date, authorized by a passenger under the same itinerary.
The itinerary had 4 passengers listed, with 3 of us present at Taoyuan International Airport. The other passenger was Jeff Ng, who chose to cancel his trip with us due to personal reasons. We then found out through a phone conversation with the Jetstar customer reprentative from Singapore that a transaction of SGD200 was even made for the above change and changes were made on our day of departure, 22/8 while we were on the flight to Taipei, with no wifi access on board.
We were told that only tickets under our names, excluding Jeff Ng’s were changed. Mistake? Coincidence? I really doubt so.
We were left stranded and panicking for a good amount of time at the airport under tremendous emotional stress before deciding to purchase return flight tickets on the same flight at a hefty sum.
I was then told by his ex girlfriend who confronted Jeff Ng that he made changes to all of our return flights by accident while making changes to his own return flight. Question: Why would you change your return ticket when you did not even depart in the first place? Then again, you did not even make any changes to your flight, did you?
Thanks to this girl, our money was reimbursed by Jeff Ng almost immediately upon touch down. Then again, SGD1800 is nothing as compared to the pain and the emotional rollercoaster that we had to face in the last 6.5hours, rushing from counter to counter and from gate to gate.
As much as I am trying to keep this post as ‘a matter of fact’ post, I have to say that I am utterly ashamed that I was once kind and patient to someone like that. Getting back at me this way for helping your ex girlfriend move on from you is definitely creative.
Dear Jeff, 你真的很厲害。
UPDATE (30/8, 7.50pm): We called Jetstar this afternoon to try to retrieve the transaction history. According to another Jetstar customer representative, it was certain that Jeff Ng made the change of all of our return flights, including his, on our departure flight date on 22/8 at 6am. Our departure flight was scheduled at 7am, where he had no intentions to fly that morning as his final decision was made known to his ex girlfriend through a phone conversation at 6.14am.
Though we have some clearing to do with Jetstar as to why their information provided from the same branch can be vastly different, we still question the motive behind the change of return flight dates to 2 days after the departure flight date made by Jeff Ng 15 minutes before check in closes, especially when he does not have the intention to fly.
I really would like to believe that it was an accident that 3 of our return flights were changed along with his, but logic tells me that it is not possible with all the supporting proof we have from reliable sources.
Unhappy with fans chatting in his stream, threatened to leave
Ng was apparently not happy with fans for chatting during his online performance, and threatened to leave the stream if they don’t leave.
Want to chat? Can, but wait until my broadcast ends.
He told the fans who were chatting, “it’s okay if you don’t want to leave, I’ll leave. After this song I will leave in one minute. I can rest also, very good.”
“I can forego my income from this, slowly, take your time (to chat), really, I’m okay with it.”
“But Niu Niu (one of the girls chatting) I’m not doing this on purpose, it’s just that just nice she (the other netizen chatting) is talking to you.”
“I know you usually come to listen to songs, listening to songs is okay but try not to chat during my songs.”
“If you want to chat? can. wait until my broadcast ends, then you can do whatever you want. It’s up to you, your choice.”
“I’m okay with it, I have no problem, I can just leave and forego the money from this stream. You can chat all you want but you are only sabo-ing others who want to listen to the songs.”
kthxbye
Ng then abruptly leaves the stream, saying that he won’t be taking money for the month, before telling his fans “bye bye”.
FULL VIDEO LOADING…
Other allegations emerged
Ng also purportedly wrote a lengthy Facebook post, blasting the sound crew following a performance at the Esplanade Concourse.
He described the sound crew as the “worst” and said that it will be his last time performing there “even if I make it big one day”, before adding “unless they can guarantee they tour me around and give me the best sound”.
40-year-old Eison Chai, a Malaysian singer who is based in Taiwan, fell to his death on 17 August from a building in New Taipei City.
According to the Straits Times, Chai fell from the Luzhou MRT station building at about 10am and died on the spot.
The Luzhou precinct’s police are currently investigating his death.
Wedding plans
Chai married Taiwanese actress Hitomi Wang in 2020 and they had initially planned to have a wedding banquet in Malaysia soon.
His management agency appealed to the public to respect his wife’s privacy following his death.
According to a news portal in Taiwan, SET News, Chai had reportedly lost about NT$5 million (or SGD$230,000) from a restaurant investment in Ximending.
Locked himself in his room
Wang was working in Yilan and had asked her friends to look about her husband, who was feeling down.
Chai locked himself in a room, and Wang’s friends then thought he was resting inside. But they later heard sirens going off downstairs and realised what had happened.
No notes or messages were found by the authorities.
The Singapore Police Force said yesterday (18 August) that three teenage girls were arrested following an assault that happened at a Sengkang multi-storey carpark.
The three girls, aged 15, were arrested for wrongful confinement and also being investigated for voluntarily causing hurt.
The police were alerted to the assault that happened at the carpark at Block 269 Compassvale Link at about 9.25pm on 16 August.
The victim was injured in the assault but wasn’t sent to the hospital immediately, and she sought medical treatment afterwards.
The police added that the involved parties knew each other and at the time of writing, police investigations are ongoing.
Recap
A video emerged online showing a girl getting assaulted by another group of girls (and 2 guys who was watching) at a multi-storey carpark.
The girl wearing white, was seen sitting on the ground while she was being confronted by a group of 3 to 4 girls.
The group of ah lians were seen in the video throwing water at her, before grabbing and pulling her hair and throwing her down to the ground.
The netizen who posted the video, said that the girl had allegedly “ruined” someone else’s relationship.
She was seen being kicked on the head numerous times by a girl on the right who was wearing black, as she tried to shield herself from the blows.
She was seen in the video trying to explain herself, before the same girl who kicked her, returned with a pair of slippers and threw one of the slippers at her.
A netizen shared how a man invited his girlfriend to dinner, but the woman brought 18 other friends along and got angry when the man didn’t pay for the other 18 friends’ food.
Here is the story
Man refused to pay restaurant bill after he invited his girl friend and she came along side with 18 Other friends
It was supposed to be a memorable evening for the love birds as the man invited his girl friend in a luxurious restaurant to celebrate her birthday.
The girl shockingly came along with 18 other friends. Not bothered, the man ordered his food and the girls did give their orders too
After the feasting, the man paid his bill and that of his girl friend only, causing serious problem at the restaurant.
Netizens’ comments
He did well. I don’t understand why some women do such things, your man has asked you to go for dinner with him and you bring your whole kampung down
She is lucky he even paid for her meal
Well done bro,18 people that is a kitchen party to my own understanding.
Well done brother man.this is how u treat a lady who wants to use u in the name of love.
Me walking out of the restaurant after paying for my bill and my girlfriends bill.
Facebook user Zaw Min Htun, shared how he paid $354.20 for a pair of Adidas Yeezy’s, which didn’t arrive and when he asked for a refund, the website that he placed his order from allegedly provided him with “lies and excuses” instead.
I made a purchase of sneaker on 7 August as attached.
They mentioned on their website that it would normally take 2 days for the seller to ship. But they later said there was a slight issue with the seller so that they gave seller the extension. It was not informed to me. This is first frustration.
Secondly, I waited for the seller to ship on 4th day, then shipped out on 5th day.
Then i waited for 2-3 days. The item never arrived. Then i checked with them. Then only they said they will investigate. Later they informed the item was lost during the transit. It was informed to me only once i emailed.
Then they informed me that they’ll find a new seller for the same item. And they changed the status ” wait for seller to ship “ in App. But how could I believe whatever they said ?
That’s why I informed them later that if the new seller has similar issue or delay, I will no longer want my order and demand full refund.
Then their support emailed me that they’ll refund if same issue happens to the new seller.
but till date I’m still waiting for my order. They said there’s a slight issue with seller to ship out again.
WTF ? seriously???
Then i said i don’t want my order anymore. Just give me my full refund back.
Then they’ve been giving stupid lie and excuses that they’re still aligning with new seller and trying to figure out. At the same time, they checking with management to refund.
Till date, I haven’t received my refund but instead receive stupid lies and excuses.
I understand they don’t want to refund that’s why dragging the time till I give up.
And importantly, how would you guys believe that my order was actually sent to the seller in the first place ??
What it they never sent my order to the seller but giving fake update to me and dragging time ?
What if they don’t have the product in stock ? but finding the product in market and holding me and giving the fake update to me because they don’t want to lose me if they say they don’t have in stock.
Would you guys also patiently wait to receive the sneaker for months and years ??
That’s why I have given up on their dishonesty.
And made police report to investigate on this because I believe I’m being scammed and they’re not honest and no transparency.
They don’t mention contact number also.
So don’t make business with Novelship.
There are other sneaker seller like Oxstreet, StockX & SNKRDUNK.
But I won’t give up to get my money back. I have let the authority to handle cuz the most I can do is only emailing. They don’t care that. So I’ll start to follow up the Authority.
A fried carrot cake stall at Ang Mo Kio caught the attention of netizes for charging an extra 50 cents to $1 for her black carrot cake.
The stall, located at a hawker centre at Block 341 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, has been in the business for 26 years, and are selling the “char kway” in 3 portion sizes – small, medium and large.
Their white version is priced at $3, 3.50 and $6 respectively, while the black one is priced at $3.50, $4 and $7 respectively.
The 60-year-old lady boss of the stall, spoke to Shin Min Daily News to explain her pricing, saying that the sweet sauce that she uses is better and it’s very expensive.
She added that one bottle costs more than $10, and that if she keeps the price the same as the white version, she will lose money.
She also added that the fish sauce that she uses is different from the other stalls and that the price is almost twice of the usual price.
My first real job was as a part time IT guy in a small company.
It wasn’t anything fancy, I just knew how to do a few things in code and the small company my mom worked at hired me to maintain their site.
So they didn’t have to pay the company that made the site a few hundred dollars every time they wanted to update the text or something. It seemed like a great job, I was getting paid above minimum wage and being my first job, I was really excited.
I quickly learned the boss/manager of this small company (about ten employees) had the most narcissistic personality I’ve ever encountered.
She lived in this weird delusional world where everything wasn’t her fault, and when something went wrong and was clearly because of her, she just went silent.
Being the only computer-savvy person, my job quickly went from updating web pages to solving all the issues, which I was fine with. I even automated a few things, setting up a file sharing service so they didn’t have to keep running flash drives back and forth, which everyone loved.
But there was one moment in particular that really stuck with me.
It really showed my boss’s faults. She had just purchased a brand new laptop and had been using it for a few days and kept complaining that her mouse would jump all around the screen for no given reason.
I took a look at it and it didn’t seem to be doing anything weird, so she thought I had fixed it. When the problem kept happening, she screamed at me that I intentionally broke it to make her frustrated, but I assured her I hadn’t done anything (she watched me the entire time I was looking at it).
She kept screaming about it for a few days, until one day I heard her scream (and I mean scream) like a toddler down the hall.
I walked in to ask what was the issue and she complained her mouse was jumping around the screen again. I watched what she was doing, and sure enough, the mouse was jumping around. Then I noticed, that her fingers were hitting the touchpad while she was typing, making the mouse move out of whatever field in the excel document and click on a different cell so her typing would be all over the place.
She insisted that’s not what was happening, so I took a coaster (like, what you put your glass on) and set it on top of her touchpad. She started typing and the mouse stopped jumping.
She didn’t say anything. I would have gone through the settings to disable the mouse while typing but she never really let me.
After I stopped working there, she emailed me every once in a while asking if I could update her site again, for free.
I just said I was too busy with schoolwork. I noticed recently that the site domain is for sale, so I’m guessing she went out of business.
