A netizen shared how he lost his marriage because of a stupid prank that he thought was funny.
He wrote that he wanted to liven things up in his marriage as things had gotten very dull in their relationship.
The man and his wife don’t talk very much anymore and the only time they do, they just exchange greetings such as “Good morning”, “going to work ah?”, “come back already?”
He said that he had a funny prank that he wanted to pull off to make his wife laugh.
So he cut off a bunch of his armpit hair and put it inside his wife’s food.
Because the food had seaweed and a bunch of other vegetables inside (it was hotpot), the hair wasn’t noticeable.
That night, the wife ate the food and found the hair inside, pulling out strands from her mouth.
She shouted at him and asked him “WTF IS THIS?”
He then laughed and said it was just a prank.
His wife then left the house and spent the night at her parents place.
Fast forward to the present, he said his wife divorced him.
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A photo that was shared at Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group has been going viral on Facebook after the wild boar was spotted by a commuter taking the subway.
The piglet sneaked under the ticket gantries and went all the way till it managed to board a train at Quarry Bay Station.
A commuter managed to capture a video of the wild boar onboard. Staff from the station were struggling to catch the piglet.
Benjamin Glynn, 39-years-old, was arrested for not wearing (and refusing to do so) a mask in public.
The British national, who is a father of two, had been working in Singapore since January 2017 for a British recruitment company here.
He said that he should be allowed to leave Singapore, and that he shouldn’t have to go to court just for not wearing a mask.
He is currently waiting for his case to be heard in court after a video of him not wearing a mask and refusing one that was offered to him in the MRT, went viral.
SMRT later made a police report after being alerted to his actions in the train.
Adamantly against masks
Glynn was referred as an “anti-masker, who goes against public health advice to wear a mask to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
He said:
“I had no idea anyone had even been filming, but it turned out a video of me unmasked on the late train home from work surfaced online.”
“The police obviously saw it and the next day they were at the door.”
“I don’t believe there is any evidence that masks protect you from Covid-19.”
He also revealed that he had gone without wearing masks in Singapore multiple times.
He said:
“I never normally wear a mask but this is the first time it has been an issue. Normally I would just tell people I’m exempt and it had never posed any issues before.”
“But now I’m stuck here without my family and I don’t even know when I will appear in court, never mind what my sentence will be. All for something I don’t even believe in.”
“This whole situation is ridiculous. I want to leave the country anyway – just let me go!”
“I think it’s insane that I am facing a trial at all, just for not wearing a mask. It’s a horrible situation to be in when I don’t know when I can next see my family.”
“Especially when I don’t even believe masks stop the spread of the virus in the first place.”
“I honestly believe it’s a hoax — I don’t feel there is any evidence to show mask-wearing is effective in any way.”
“From a scientific basis, I think it’s nonsense.”
UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office steps in
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is currently assisting Glynn with his situation, they said:
“We are assisting a British man who is awaiting trial in Singapore, and have been in contact with the local police about his case.”
The Singapore Police also said:
“On May 9, 2021, the police arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly causing public nuisance and flouting safe distancing measures in relation to the case. Police investigations are ongoing. Everyone should take the safe distancing measures seriously. The police will not tolerate such blatant disregard of the law and wilful breaches of safe distancing measures.”
Images source: Keefe Chan on Facebook and Benjamin Glynn
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on 18 June that Work-From-Home will continue to remain default even as the country moves through Phase 3 (Heightened Alert).
Workers who are required to be in the workplace will need to have their start times staggered, and flexible working hours must be implemented.
Workers should also not be cross-deployed to multiple worksites.
Job Support Scheme to be extended
Co-chair of the Multi Ministry Taskforce, Lawrence Wong said:
“We recognise that some businesses will be impacted and therefore, the Ministry of Finance will continue to extend the support measures.”
“Regrettably, we are unable to proceed with our second stage of reopening in light of the latest outbreaks and big cluster that we have discovered in Bukit Merah, and now we have to adjust our plans.”
The Job Support Scheme (JSS) will also be extended for affected sectors.
The JSS helps to subsidise local workers’ salaries.
Business that were required to close were previously slated to receive 50% subsidy until 20 June, followed by 10% until the end of June.
With some restrictions still being in place after 20 June, F&B outlets, gyms, fitness studios and performing arts will now be receiving 50% subsidies for 3 weeks, from 21 June to 11 July.
Then from 12 July onwards, the subsidies will be 10% for two weeks.
Sectors that are affected significantly, such as cinemas, retail and etcetera, they will get a 30% subsidy for 3 weeks followed by 10% for 2 weeks.
Self employed hawkers will also received rental waivers and subsidies for fees for table cleaning and dishwashing services.
Also, the Covid-19 Recovery Temporary Grant will be extended to the end of July for affected workers.
They can then apply for a 2nd round in July, with more details to be announced at a later date.
Images source: Lawrence Wong Facebook and Unsplash
Co-chair of the Multi Ministry Taskforce, Ong Ye Kung, said in a lengthy Facebook post that there is increasing consensus among experts that Covid-19 will likely become an endemic.
An endemic means that the virus will continue mutating and circulate in the community, much like the Influenza.
He said that we will need to adapt to this and learn to live with it, while keeping ourselves safe.
Fortunately, Singapore’s capabilities have been built up over the past year and we can now test, contact trace and isolate very quickly.
A good part of Singapore’s population has also already been vaccinated.
He said that with these defences in place, we can keep most business open and carry on with our daily lives, while putting the circuit breaker response behind us.
However, he highlighted that going further, in order to keep F&B and gyms open and even to resume travel, our vaccination rate has to be higher.
This would leave us better protected even with the virus circulating in the community.
He shared that Singapore has crossed the 50% vaccination mark for people covered with the first dose.
About 36% of the population have received 2 doses.
He appealed to the people to please go for your jab when it is your turn and encourage your family and friends to do so.
