Deposit $3 and get $50 back?! Scam or legit, we don’t know, just sharing

28 February 2018
– 12pm – 3pm: Raffles Place Green near Chevron House
– 5pm – 8pm: Between H&M near 313@Somerset and ION Orchard

I got a whatsapp msg of a cash vending machine outside h&m near 313. Thought it was scam, but it was a legit cash vending machine. Ppl were putting in $3 & it was giving out $50! 1st time seeing this in SG, wonder who’s behind this?! Apparently they’ll be there again tmr @ 5pm. Anyone else saw this?

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/80o88k/i_got_a_whatsapp_msg_of_a_cash_vending_machine/

A reader sent in an appointment schedule by CGH to see a orthopedic specialist and the wait for the subsidised consultation for his swollen leg is a lengthy 5-month wait!

The message was sent out on 22 Feb for a first appointment schedule on 11 July after he has seen a GP at a polyclinic for his leg swell.

Either there is a long waiting list for orthopedic services or there is a lack of orthopedic specialist or both which is more probable.

In fact, the polyclinic has advised the patient to go to A & E services which charge a hefty premium so that he can have immediate access to a orthopedic consultation for his swollen leg!

We know that polyclinic charges are often heavily subsidised and the wait can be very long – but five months!?

As the country prepares for a GST hike in about 3 years’ time and the government has promised more healthcare expenditure in the near future, one wonders if this particular patient has the health or the luxury to wait five months to see a specialist? Will he lose his leg in the process?

What if the patient has a life-threatening illness, will the patient still have to wait a few months for subsidised government healthcare services?

Will it be better if we just die?!

Source: FB post by Gilbert Goh

Getting bad nowadays…

Editor’s note: though the photo is a advertisement for a online apps it resonates with many of us because it’s a true reflection of the sad state of affairs on the ground for many jobless Singaporean PMETs who are being displaced.

Source: FB post by Gilbert Goh

When a passenger approached the Passenger Service Centre at Marsiling MRT station, Station Manager Gerad Sequeira noticed that she was barefoot on one foot and was holding a slipper in her right hand.

Sensing that she required some help, he stepped out of the PSC and went up to her. She explained that one of the straps on the slipper had broken, and requested for a rubber band to try and fasten it.

As a rubber band may not work too well, SM Gerad suggested to help the passenger personally by using a stapler to attach the broken-off strap to the slipper. After a few attempts, SM Gerad realised that it would not work, and even if it did, the strap might possibly break off along the passenger’s journey to work. As the nearby shops have not opened and the passenger was in a hurry to report for work, SM Gerad offered his own slippers to the passenger so that she can head to work on time.

Any members saw this name Arsyaqiela aged 13yrs old pls contact 90067146 or 91280064. She left home for school on 15/02/2018 @ 7am till now not back. Last information her wallet was found at Blk 138 Yishun. A police report will be made. Anyone saw her pls contact immediately tq. Last seen wearing northland secondary uniform. Please help and share. Thanks.

[Unit Fire @ 191, Ubi Ave 4]

On 27 Feb at about 2am, SCDF responded to a unit fire in a light industrial building at 191 Ubi Ave 4.

Upon SCDF’s arrival, the fire had fully engulfed two storeys of the affected unit. Firefighters deployed two water jets as an immediate offensive firefighting tactic to control the blaze from within the building. Two additional water jets were also deployed to protect the adjacent units.

Hopefully, the child taken to hospital recovers soon. What actually happened, liaos? Somebody beat red light, or speeding?

Feb 28,07:17am involving a car and a taxi along Compassvale Drive.