A fire broke out at around 9pm on 14 September at Block 185C Rivervale Crescent.

It was believed that the fire was caused by a PMD battery that was being charged in the bedroom.

The fire was burning fiercely on the 3rd floor unit as SCDF firefighting put on breathing equipment and entered the burning home that was filled with smoke.

The fire was concentrated in the bedroom and subsequently put out using one water jet, as the rest of the home suffered heat and soot damage.

The three residents of the home had evacuated themselves before the arrival of the SCDF and 2 were conveyed to SGH, with another conveyed to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

10 residents from the nearby units were also evacuated as a precaution.

Images source: SCDF Facebook

According to the Police, a 30-year-old was arrested yesterday after he was caught using a forged doctor’s note to prove that he is eligible for dine-in.

The incident happened along Orchard Road on 1 September 2021.

The man visited a restaurant and tried to convince the staff with a fake doctor’s note. The staff who received the man noticed something wrong with the man’s document and rejected him from entry.

Although the man left quietly, the staff decided to report the incident to the Police. The Police took action right away and they were able to establish the identity of the man and placed him under arrest.

He will be charged today (September 15) in court for forgery.

Whoever commits forgery shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 4 years, or with a fine, or with both.

The man might be the first person in Singapore for forging a COVID-19 related document.

I met a girl on a dating app recently and went out on a few dates. I felt like we were able to connect very well and was able to talk for 3-4hrs each time.

But there’s one thing about her, she takes super long to reply to my texts. There was one time that she replied to my text after 3 days, and that was after I double texted her. Recently, she didn’t reply to my text for a week (and counting), only this time, I decided to just stop contacting her since it’s obvious that she is not interested.

I did ask her about her slow replies at the end of one of the dates and she said that its because she is busy with work and also family time on weekends which I understood at that time but to not reply for more than 1 week is too much. What’s weird about this is I felt that we were really able to click when we met irl but I think any self-respecting person wouldn’t have tried to continue the conversation, especially after the second time.

I’m confused as to what I did wrong, she probably just met another guy on the app that she prefers I guess.

Not really asking for advice but if there’s anything else that I could have done please let me know.

I’ve been in a relationship for 7 years, married for 4 years.

But lately, I often think of the guy I almost got together with before my husband. people say there’s no such thing as the right person, wrong timing. But in our case, it really feels that way. we chatted recently and I realized we feel the same regret over not getting the chance to try.

I feel like we will always wonder what it would have been like if we had gotten together. with my husband now, increasingly our differences are causing distance and friction. we’ve talked things out and we are seeing how it goes. But sometimes I feel like it’s harder and harder to imagine a future with him.

We’ve moved out to stay on our own since marriage but I always feel like I have to pick up after him and remind him to do his share in managing the household. I’m so tired of it but not to the extent of divorce yet.

Sometimes I wish I could turn back time and choose differently.

Can anyone give me some context on how the hookup culture is like in Singapore?

I come from a traditional family and was not exposed to this culture growing up as the friends I make are generally of traditional and religious upbringing, similar to me. After entering university, I realised many of my university friends/acquaintances are in fact engaging with hookups rather often.

I’m a little embarrassed to ask them myself but is it normal for people to be hooking up with someone new every 3-5 days? Recently I have come to know a nice guy who has taken an interest in me too.

However, he disclosed that he had been hooking up with many girls for about 9 months, prior to meeting with me. I’m honestly not sure how to feel about that and did not pry too much into the details as I’m afraid of what I might hear.

While I do have an interest in entering a relationship with him in the future, the idea of him sleeping around with multiple girls in the past seems rather disturbing, and some of the girls happened to be in the same course as me too.

My friends, however, told me that it’s almost impossible to find someone who has never hooked up before at our age range, and I should learn to be more open towards this. Do people and guys in particular, really not get emotionally attached after engaging in such an intimate act with others?

Can the mind really detach itself from the body when one is hooking up? I find it hard to understand but if anyone can share some advice…

My bf is 16 years older than me and currently have 2 kids in their teens. However his relationship with his wife is bad and they are intending to get a divorce by next year, sell their house away and move on individually.

They will be having joint custody, so the kids will be taking their turns to stay in each other’s place. We met through work and we are working in the same industry. We been together for months, and I have always given him the time he needed, and he still thinks that’s not enough.

He said I prioritise everything over him, my family, friends and career even though I am meeting him every other day. I feel that he is not giving me the sense of security that I want and I feel stress telling him that I am meeting my friends, as he will always asked me not to go out too late.

There was once I am late, he got angry and expects me for an apology. So WhatsApp have this double tick seen function, whenever I was busy, I didn’t even read this text, so he said that I didn’t treat him as important cause I don’t bother to read, then when I am free, I will reply everything,

However to him, he chose to read without replying and even forgotten about it. What should I do?

Should I continue the relationship? TIA

As of 14 September 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health has detected a total of 837 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, with 755 in the community, 77 in the migrant worker dormitories and 5 imported cases.

809 cases are currently warded in hospital. There are currently 75 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 9 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Over the last 28 days, the percentage of unvaccinated who became severely ill or died is 6.1%, while that for the fully vaccinated is 1.1%.

As of 13 September 2021, 81% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 84% has received at least one dose.

All Saints Home is the latest cluster it is located in Jurong East.

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