I stood in front of her car and shouted at her to get out. She did.. she was using her handphone and driving, in a rush to get somewhere. She only apologised and she was in a hurry. Nevertheless, she heard the length of my tongue. Day in and day out, these rich pigs who flout traffic rules in a school zone.

Well, this time I was prepared & took these photos. I told her that I will be making a report to the Traffic Police. GOOD LUCK TO HER 😆 I also emailed my Member of Parliament about the incident, requesting that School Zone signages be put up & PERHAPS A TRAFFIC CAMERA to deter the brazen motorists who don’t care a damn!

Soon she will have her driving license suspended I hope. Even so, I’m sure she has never been shouted at like today in her life.. i hope she realises her error for the safety of all pedestrians 😑

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A week has lapsed but there is no public apology from Avijit Das Patnaik for his thoughtless and irresponsible act. He has no qualms shirking responsibility, leaving DBS Bank to defend him and bear the brunt of the backlash of his misdemeanour. This clearly shows that his interests are not aligned with those of his employer. He has shown that he lacks common courtesy and mutual respect for other countries and cultures, a basic competency expected of employees of MNCs like DBS Bank, especially those with supervisory roles whose actions, behaviour and comments set the standards for those who work with/for him.

As DBS Bank is a company headquartered in Singapore and listed on the local stock exchange, Singaporeans do not expect DBS Bank to make excuses for an employee who has desecrated the Singapore flag. Anyone who does so is insulting Singaporeans and mocking everything that Singapore stands for, including meritocracy which is a guiding principle that enabled foreign nationals such as Piyush Gupta and Avijit Das Patnaik to hold senior positions in our national savings bank. While not expecting appreciation from them, surely it is not too much to expect Avijit Das Patnaik not to trample on things Singaporeans hold dear, such as the Singapore flag and everything it stands for, including mutual respect, tolerance and social harmony.

Singaporeans, if not other shareholders of DBS Bank, will be watching to see whether DBS Bank will continue to shield or sack Avijit Das Patnaik. Ogilvy and Mather recently terminated the services of its Global Chief Creative Officer. The press quoted the O&M Global CEO’s reminder to his staff that no employee is too senior or too valuable not to be held accountable for his actions. Singaporeans expect no less from DBS Bank.