“If you think of yourself, you will play the casino with the resources that others entrust to you to get a better bonus, and cause misery to yourself and others.” – Dr Matthieu Ricard, Dalai Lama’s French interpreter and a…
Category: Social Ills in Singapore
This category shares all the social ills we witness in Singapore including wastage, poor social net, social enclave, suisides etc etc
The downside of maid culture in Singapore
Askmelah’s Notes: Maids are affordable and easily available in Singapore. With more and more children being served by the maids, it may spell the beginning of the downfall of Singapore with a whole new generation of softies. As of 2011,…
An Elitist’s View On Life
“Because they don’t know what life is, they’re quite happy. They wake up, they brush their teeth, then they’ll farm, and then they’ll sleep. But do you want it that way?” – Goh Chok Tong “As if being least emotional…
Student placed on probation for pimping in Geylang
Source: The Straits Times Apr 4, 2011 By Khushwant Singh Wong Jiong Yang, a 18-year-old Nanyang Polytechnic student, was placed on 18 months probation for pimping three prostitutes. — ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW A NANYANG Polytechnic student was…
The Fallacy Of Strong SGD and Privatisation of Essential Services
Written by Askmelah 1 Apr 2011 A sharp observation indeed by Mr Roland. There has been a constant complaint from man-in-the-street on the ever escalating cost of living in Singapore. What the petrol companies do not say is that a…
Taekwondo champ fined for pimping
Source: The Straits Times Feb 26, 2011 $29,000 penalty for that and bribery; wife also fined for helping him Patrick Champion Wong, with the help of his Uzbekistani wife Shirinbekova Yelena, arranged for women from Uzbekistan to be flown over…
Pregnant commuter asks for a seat – and gets scolded
Letter from Yeo Swee Tiang Joanne Source: Todayonline.com Mar 16, 2011 I’m 28 weeks pregnant, with low blood pressure that makes me prone to fainting spells and shallow breathing. On Mar 15, I boarded the train from Buangkok Station at…
Ugly Singaporeans Video – A production of Temasek Polytechnics
A montage of Singaporeans and their lack of manners. A production for Class 95’s Ugliest Singaporean Video contest. Featured in Singapore’s National Day Rally (2008) Speech by Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. More pictures of Ugly Singaporeans! Click here!…
Surgeon’s $24.8m bill landed her in the soup
Source: The Straits Times Jun 18, 2011 Dr Susan Lim’s charges reasonable, says expert DR SUSAN Lim’s $12 million bill for treating her Brunei patient over a six-month period was reasonable based on her past earnings, said a forensic accounting…
$147,000 C-class bill
Editor’s Note: A hard working individual who works in an industry which most Singaporeans shunt, got injured and subsequently plagued with high hospitalisation bill. Class C by the way is the cheapest class hospitalisation available here. The reason given by…
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