Just touched down at Changi Airport terminal 1. Seems to have a few flights that touched down around the same time that caused a surge for Grab and Gojek.

Been trying for roughly 10 minutes to get a grab but to no avail. *Fare shows $11*
Finally, we got a car from Gojek to pick up at T1 Arrival gate 9. *Fare is $14*
This driver had been showing signs of weirdness when he picked us up.
These are the questions he asked,

Driver: 3 persons travelling?
Us: Yes *light laughter*
Driver: Welcome back to Singapore
Us: Thank you
Driver: Does that entitles me to a tip?
Us: Awkward laughter
Me: I can give you 5 stars rating
Driver: 5 stars rating is of no use for Gojek, useful for Grab though
Us: Well, different platform, sorry to hear about that.
Driver: Grab surge is $21 for a trip to Tampines now, so it will be nice if you can leave me a tip. Do you mind?

Normally I will suggest my clients to leave me a tip of $3 if they don’t mind. Do you mind?

At this moment, I’m already kind of pissed. Having just arrived from a red-eye flight.
It was silence and we ignored whatever he was blabbering about. Can you believe it, he continued by asking us AGAIN, “Do you mind leaving me a tip?”

Me: Yes I do mind *hoping that he will STFU*

Of course, he wouldn’t keep quiet and drive right. Guess what he said?!
Driver: Well ok if you do mind, I guess I will have to drop you at the nearest bus stop.

Me: Dude you serious?!
Driver: Yes, because I asked if you mind tipping me and you said your mind. So do you mind me dropping you off here at the middle of the road?

Me: You f*ing serious right now?!

Driver: I don’t want to force you to tip me, so I will drop you off at the nearest drop off point and you can try using a grab.

Me: If you are so unhappy with the fare Gojek platform offers, why did you accept the job in the first place?! After picking up your passengers, here you are demanding a tip and kept comparing the benefits between both platforms (Grab & Gojek).
If you are not happy with what Gojek offers you, then drive with Grab!

Basically he cancelled the ride on the route and dropped us off at a bus stop along the airport. (20 Airport boulevard).

While we offload our bags and luggage, he got off the car and said everything is recorded.

Me: Go ahead and bring the video to the police.
Driver: Cause I know who really needs a ride now. Good luck my friends!

What a night with a nutcase

The Denim Store @ 313 posted a post on Facebook to find an alleged shoplifter and even provide a reward for anyone that can provide information for the person in the photo

The following are text from the post:

“Shoplifter Wanted!”

“We are looking for this person caught on our CCTV footage for shoplifting. Whoever can provide us the informations regarding this person shall be rewarded. “

“Please call us @ 67333608 or send us a message on our social media. Let’s fight crime together!“

According to a media release, a 24-year-old PMD rider was arrested by the police after he allegedly assaulted a pedestrian at Yio Chu Kang Road.

The incident happened on the 26 November 2019, The PMD rider got into an argument with a pedestrian at a walkway along Yio Chu Kang Road, the verbal dispute soon turn out to be something more, the victim claimed that the PMD rider assaulted him.

According to the Police, they received an alert that a man had been assaulted. The dispute started with the two individuals arguing on who had the right of way on the footpath.

The Police were able to identify the suspect and he was arrested on Tuesday along Hougang Street 31.

If the PMD rider is convicted of causing hurt he is liable for a jail term of up to seven years.

According to the Police, a 47-year-old man was arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of snatch theft at Toa Payoh.

The Police were alerted on the 20 November 2019 of a case of snatch theft by an unknown man, the incident happened along Blk 141 Lorong 2 Toa Payoh, the female victim’s handbag containing a phone, cash and other personal belonging was snatched.

The Police were able to established and identify the man through ground enquiries and Police CCTV. Police officers from Tanglin Division arrested the man on the 26 December 2019.  

If the 47-year-old is found to be guilty of snatch theft, he will be looking at a jail term no lesser than one year, up to seven years in jail and caning.

32-year-old, Muhammad Fadly Rosli was sentenced to 4 weeks in jail and ordered to pay for the medical bills of the 49-year-old victim.

According to the media release, the incident happened on the 31st of July 2019.

Fadly took the taxi at Orchard Tower at around 11.05 pm with three other acquaintance consisting of two other men and one woman. Court documents did not mention what they were doing at Orchard Tower before the incident.

Fadly and friends started to behave rowdily in the Taxi and started hitting the roof of the taxi repeatedly for unknown reasons.

Although the taxi driver told them that it would be unsafe to behave this way in a moving vehicle, they did not stop and continue behaving rowdily in the Taxi. Fadly and another friend started an argument with the Taxi driver, it was then Fadly hit the driver in the face.

The Taxi driver wanted to drive to the nearest Police station with the four of them but they “escaped” when the Taxi stopped at a traffic light at Ang Mo Kio.

For Causing Hurt

He could have been imprisoned for up to two years, fined S$5,000, or both.

According to media release, the Singapore Police Force arrested a 34-year-old man on New Year’s Eve(Dec 31), for inciting violence through Telegram chat groups.

It is believed that a user from one of the chat groups saw what he wrote and filed a report with the Police on Monday, the 34-year-old called for PMD users to gather at Punggol Park at 9 pm and also asked other PMD users to “cause injury to anyone they see”.

Just only one night after posting such comments online, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division were able to establish the identity and arrest the man the next morning at 10 am.

Two mobile phones were seized. Investigations are ongoing.

Be careful what you say online

When one is typing in an online chat, there is no tone of voice and even if one is making a joke. There will always be some people that take it too seriously.

For inciting violence and having an electronic record of it is a punishable offence, carries a jail term of up to five years and/ or fine.