A man felt sick and vomited in the Grab car but the driver remained calm and talk nicely to the passenger. Normally vomiting in a taxi or grab we would expect to get scolded by the driver but the man did otherwise.

Here is the story:

Hi, wanted to share my experience on the 7th of July. I booked a grab around 8 am in the morning yesterday and the previous day I know I wasn’t feeling too well. Although yes it was very embarrassing, I hopped on the car and settled down. But little did I know, the moment I closed the door, I started vomiting, literally on my mask & then I removed it and vomited everywhere. (Yes, very embarrassing for me). This particular grab driver took it very lightly, he told me that the moment he realised I didn’t answer any of his questions, he knew something was wrong. After I vomited, he then proceeded to ask if I was okay & offered me tissues.

I apologised and told him if it was okay for him to just go to the nearest petrol station to get his car cleaned however most petrol stations in my area were either still not opened for cleaning or didn’t accept the offer to clean the car. He brought me to many places from upper Thomson road to Serangoon to Loyang rd etc. Then finally he apologised and said that he only knew of one place that would be willing to clean the car which was located at Beach Rd.

As I was feeling very embarrassed and felt very bad, I agreed and said that I would do anything to help. So he brought me there and yes, they did accept the offer. After which, he even asked me to sit in the front instead and talked to me throughout the ride to my destination to ensure that I am feeling okay. He even tried to start a small chat, as if I hadn’t just vomited in his car.

He told me about his other few experiences and even told me to visit a clinic since I may have experienced food poisoning (which I did). I just wanted to commend this driver because even after everything I put him through, he handled the situation very calmly.

Of course, I had to tip him a decent amount for his effort and bringing me around just to get his car cleaned.

A netizen shared a story about how a relative of his with a 3rd eye, could perceive spirits.

His relative told him that sometimes, these spirits will stand outside of your house and peek inside just to see if anyone can see them.

One time, the family had a spirit standing standing outside their home every night, for whatever reason unbeknownst to them.

Their father then visited a priest for help, who told him that a “relative” was looking for them for help.

The priest said that the ghost was his baby sister whom his mother aborted when he was very young.

And because the baby was aborted, his mother didn’t name the child; and because the child didn’t have a name nor given a proper ritual, she couldn’t move on to the other side.

Somehow, the ghost managed to find their home and stood outside their door everyday hoping for help.

She was unable to enter their house because apparently there was a door god guarding and protecting the home.

The father then enlisted the priest’s help to conduct rituals to help the ghost move on to the afterlife, as well as giving her a name.

The netizen’s relative (with the 3rd eye) never saw the spirit (his aunt apparently) standing outside their door ever again.

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MOH said on 6 July that those who have received the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine are not included in the national vaccination numbers.

MOH said:

“The national vaccination numbers reflect only those vaccinated under the national vaccination programme.”

“Currently, this only includes those vaccinated with the Moderna Covid-19 and Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccines.”

As such, Sinovac vaccine recipients won’t be getting the same benefits as those who took the Pfizer or Moderna variations; such as still requiring to undergo pre-event testings and etc when attending public events (something that Pfizer/Moderna recipients need not do so).

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung also added that they don’t really have enough data now to establish how effective Sinovac is in terms of infection and severe illnesses on Delta.

The vaccine has yet to be approved for use in the national vaccination programme because the Chinese drugmaker hasn’t submitted the data that the HSA needs to complete its evaluation.

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A guy who videotaped a brown toy poodle with his cousin rather than stopping the diabolical act was fined $ 4,500 on Thursday (8 July).

41-year-old Clement Chia Tian Xiang repeatedly abused his poodle by tieing a string over his mouth suspending the dog in the air and beat the dog with a clothes hanger.

38-year-old Chia Yong Quan took 2 videos of the abuse and did not stop Clement from committing the act, at least 6 videos were uploaded online by the duo. The video shortly got viral and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) was alerted.

It took years before the culprit behind the viral video was uncovered.

Between 2016 and 2017, Chia Yong Quan filmed two videos of Clement beating and torturing the dog, the videos were between 16 seconds and 33 seconds long. One of the videos showed Leslie beating between the hind legs of the dog with his fist.

Throughout the incident, Chia Yong Quan did not stop Clement and the videos were eventually shared on Facebook.

David James Roach, a 31-year-old Canadian man who robbed a Standard Chartered bank at Holland Village 5 years ago, was jailed yesterday (7 July) for 5 years and given 6 strokes of the cane.

Roach was 26 years old at the time (7 July 2016) and robbed the bank with just a piece of paper – he put his hand into his bag and pretended he had a gun.

He got away with $30,450 before fleeing to Bangkok on the same day, but was arrested in Thailand because be brought in more than US$20,000 in cash (including SGD) which is restricted.

He was then sentenced to 14 months jail after pleading guilty in Thailand.

He was released on 10 January 2018 before being taken to the UK while en route to Canada, but was detained while transiting through Britain because the Singapore Police put in an arrest request.

Roach was then handed over to the Singapore Police Force after the Singapore authorities agreed to the UK’s request not to cane Roach if he was found guilty.

Images source: Bangkok Immigration Authorities and Google Maps