Farewell Singapore

As much as I wanna post our daily life in Singapore regularly, I've got a long term assignment in other countries. I'd say farewell Singapore for now, and till we meet again.

I welcome reader to post their story, so that, I can upload it here. Please note that I can't upload all but selectively based on my own discretion

A new way to jump the queue

I was at NTUC Express waiting in the queue to pay for my petrol. An impatient lady who was holding a piece of cake/bread, was walking around near the cashier. I was guessing that this lady seems intend to cut the line. Bingo!!! She approached the cashier and put the cake/bread on the cashier table with few coins on the cake/bread and said "Could you please check how much does this cost?". Unfortunately, the cashier responded to her request. The cashier checked the price and took the coins for the purchase.

The moral of the scene is not about the right or wrong of the act, but more on the courtesy. The cashier or lady should at least excuse to the people who were standing in the queue. However, the cashier might think that the lady should be the one who should excuse to the next people in the line, and the lady might think that the cashier need not take her purchase but only check the price.

Busybody

Recently, there's a discussion on TODAY newspaper about a maid who was abused by her employer in the public area. The writer tried to come forward to speak out for the maid, but unfortunately she was told to mind her own business.

In other occasion, a mother openly blamed, scolded, "taught" her daughter with 'wild' statements after her audition in NAFA School of Young Talent. Although, it wasn't happening in public area, but there were other parents and children around too.

I was thinking if the two cases above are similar. Should someone come forward to stop the 'scolding' mother?

In Singapore, majority leaves in HDB housing. It's a public secret when at night we occasionally hear shouting and screaming voices from our neighbours. Then, we'll hear either adults voices or children crying. Should we too come forward to stop the 'internal' affair?

Feel free to share your comments.

Ambulance...

On my way home, I saw an ambulance with the siren on but was blocked by the traffic. Later, along the way, the ambulance put off the siren and slowly followed the traffic. I have had this thinking for quite some time, but couldn't find the answer.

1. Why don't the road law put a high priority for "life and death" vehicles such as police car, fire engine, and ambulance?

2. Why after experiencing traffic jam, the ambulance driver switch off the siren? By doing this, it gave me an impression that the driver abused the siren usage.

3. Why are there many cars tailgating the ambulance? I encountered a car that after giving way to the ambulance, it forced itself to get back to the lane and tailgated the ambulance. Would they do the same if it's a police car?

Share your comments about these "life and death" vehicles

Banana fritters

A group of friends had lunch nearby Labrador Park. After finishing their lunch, friend John (not a real name), bought some fritters which costed him 40 cents per piece. A while later, after tasteing the fritters bought by John, friend Don (not a real name), went back to the same place to buy some fritters too. To his surprise, he was then charged 60 cents per piece. Don tried to reason with the shopkeeper and said that they were there during lunch time and just bought some with 40 cents. In the end, the shopkeeper sold them to Don with 40 cents.

To Don, the shopkeeper is not honest in doing business, and he promised to himself that he would never patronize that particular shop again.

If you're in Don's shoes what would be your reaction?
a. act like Don
b. forget about the 20 cents, but will never come back again
c. remind the shopkeeper about the honesty, but will patronize the shop again
d. none of the above, i've my own opinion...