A man was seen carrying a signboard and making a speech at Raffles Place yesterday.
The sign board had words
“PM LEE RESIGN OVER TERREX CONSPIRACY”
One can only imagine what he is trying to achieve. It would be better if he went to Hong Lim Park
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHAT HE TRYING TO ACHIEVE?
PINKDOT EVENT. VOLUNTEERS DOING GOOD THINGS
At about 4.30pm yesterday, an extremely concerned PD volunteer came to the SAFE booth for help.
A mum from Malaysia came to #PinkDot2017 to look for resources and support.
Unfortunately, due to the new park rules, she wasn’t allowed into the park. 
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As the SAFE ladies weren’t at the booth, I went out with the PD volunteer to meet the 妈妈。
We stood outside the HLP Community Centre.
There were tears. She was heartbroken that life will not be easy for her daughter and wanted to know what she can do to support her.
Took down her number, and arranged for Joo Hymn of SAFE to call her.
She told me that her daughter’s coming to Singapore next week and so I invited them to visit the Pelangi Pride Centre library.
Encouraged her to walk the perimeters of HLP and to send selfies of herself at Pink Dot 2017 to her daughter, so that she knows that her mum is supportive of her.
Kudos to the two PD volunteers who happened to be partners and who also shared with the 妈妈 their own coming out experience and how long they’ve been together.
May this be the beginning of the conversation for the 妈妈 and her daughter.
May they be well and happy.
Facebook Post By: Eileena Lee
DO NOT EAT CRYSTAL FISH. MALAYSIA FOOD SCANDAL. PUFFER FISH IN DISGUISE
In the past fisherman that caught puffer fish would simply throw it back into the sea. But nowadays the pufferfish has been prepared by unlicensed fish monger and disguised as crystal fish selling at a low price. About 20RM per kilogramme. Normally, white flesh fish are more expensive.
Consumption of small amounts of Pufferfish can lead to death and there is no antidote if such an accident occurred. Japan, in general, serves the puffer fish with a licensed chef that takes many years of training before they are ready to serve the fish.
But in Malaysia, the fish are prepared by foreign labour or in Singapore we love to use the phrase ‘foreign talent’.
NETIZEN SHARE WHY YOUR PART TIME EXPERIENCE AND INTERSHIP MATTERS MORE THAN YOUR GPA!
For fellow students who are stressed out looking for jobs, there is always a door open for you.
I was from a local poly, with a rather okay gpa of 3.7. Was aiming for NTU, but couldn’t get into any of the courses (despite applying for cut off point of 3.6 and below. ) Went to a private uni ultimately, and graduated within a year (due to exemptions).
Graduated last year August, and was very worried that most employers will favour local degrees over private degrees, much less a graduate who only studied for one year in uni. Started searching for jobs in end of Sept (to allow myself one month of rest time).
I was very lucky to get a job by November, despite going for roughly 7 interviews. And truly, most employers asked nothing about my gpa. They were more focused on my experience for part time and internship.
I thought private degrees would pay much lesser than market rates, as we can see from internet. However, I got offered a job which is totally unrelated to the field I studied, and got a decent starting pay of 2.8k for a private degree fresh grad.
So don’t worry, things will definitely work out for all of you out there. Try out different fields if you’re unable to find one of your course. This will even allow you to learn and gain a new skill set.
Source: Nuswhisper
THINKING OF GOING KOREA TO DO PLASTIC SURGERY?? HERE A LOOP HOLE FOR YOU TO TAKE NOTE!
South Korean plastic surgeons are renowned amongst their international peers and have presented or have had special tributes at prestigious cosmetic surgery conferences outside of Korea, such as the annual one hosted by American Board of Plastic Surgeons.
South Korea does have various plastic surgeon boards. The most notable being the Korean Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (KAAPS). Entry into this organization requires members to a licensed plastic surgeon. In Korea, there are approximately 1,500+ licensed plastic surgeons. However, due to an interesting loophole in South Korean law there are actually about 15,000 doctors practicing plastic surgery without actually being licensed to do so. This was a figure that KAAPS determined in a report put out earlier this year.
All elective procedures, or medical procedures for that matter carry risks with them. The best way to minimize that risk, is to go to a clinic that is licensed and insured to treat foreign medical patients, and that the doctor performing the procedure is a licensed plastic surgeon.
My Seoul Secret | The Trip Advisor of Korean Plastic Surgery, is a Korean Plastic Surgery and a medical tour information information service currently supported by the South Korean government that is organizing accredited clinics and information for others in English.
Source: Quora post by Jeet Dhindsa
Dog owner leave dog in car, dog almost die.
Never leave your dog in the car! The car heats up fast and your dog can suffer a heatstroke.
Thank you to the staff at IKEA who made an announcement for the owner.
Location: IKEA Alexandra
Date: 2 July 2017
Time: 11.15am — at IKEA @Alexandra road
Facebook post by Lorraine Tan
MAN TRY BURN HIMSELF AFTER PRESSURE FROM LOAN SHARK HARASSMENT
A man tried to set himself on fire last night after pressured by loan sharks to return money.
- Location: Blk 239 Compassvale Walk.
- Time: 8pm
- Man carried oil, knife and lighter
The man’s son was begging on his knees trying to stop his father from doing it. The shouting of both men alerted residence and police reports were made.
Police arrived and arrested the old man
URA CLOSES PAYMENT COUNTERS. HOW TO APPEAL?
Everyday thousands of summonses being issued by the URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority) agents. Some these summonses are issued by the URA agents without due consideration and good common sense.
This lead to the affected drivers having to appeal for the reducement or waiver of the summon issued. However, URA has closed the counter for payment and APPEALS.
ALL appeals has to be done through online and the URA has the liberty to reply to the appeal within 14 days. Such an approach is not only HIGH HANDED but also DRACONIAN. Singaporean ought to knows and being aware of the high handedness of URA in its dealings with the public.
Jafri Basron
EVER WONDER WHY YOU STILL SLEEP WELL AFTER DRINKING COFFEE??
According to scientists, our body contains “caffeine gene” in which regulate our body’s response to caffeine.
Reasons why caffeine may be ineffectively in keeping us awake.Beside adenosine which our body produces to make us tired.Your body’ adenosine is potent enough to prevent caffeine from overshadowing it
Your body’ adenosine is potent enough to prevent caffeine from overshadowing it. As a result, your body is excreting it even before it starts to take action. This is caused by your body processing the caffeine too rapidly by your body
So regrettably, not everybody is blessed enough to go thru the phenomena of caffeine.
BEDOK MURDER WAS PLANNED. ELDERLY COUPLE TIED UP! MAID ARRESTED!
Recent reports have revealed that the double murder case of the elderly couple at Bedok was planned by the maid.
Before the occurrence of the incident, the murderer had purchased rope and tape to tie the victim. The Indonesian maid was later arrested in a Hotel in Indonesia, Jambi.
The arrest happened on Tuesday, almost one week after the incident. If convicted she will be facing 20 years jail term or death sentence.