Rude voluntary worker in Orchard This incident happened on 5th May 2008 and I decided to voice out my views regarding this issue. Me and my friend were looking at the directory in Ngee Ann city when one voluntary worker holding a donation bag suddenly appeared in front of us and said " Hi, can you speak English"? Before we could answer his question, he continued with what he wanted to say. He explained and showed us the beneficiary group of the donation, but he seemed to be in a rush..So about 30 seconds of explanation, I still couldn't see who exactly was the beneficiary group. Anyway, he asked us if we wanted to make a donation, so my friend took out a $1 coin from her wallet and tried to put into the slot of that donation bag. Surprising, the guy stopped her and he immediately placed the donation bag upside down. I couldn't understand him at first, then he said "This bag can't hold any coins because the coins would dropped out, so donations can ONLY be made in NOTES". Then i was like, "HUH? WHY?" My friend was kind of confused too and she kept her $1 coin and took out a $2 note and slot it into the bag. I was a little pissed off by that moment so I asked him "I thought donations were supposed to be made willingly at any amount and why can't the bag hold coins"? I mean its not as if that he will be carrying the donation bag upside down for the rest of the day. To my surprise again, his answer for my question really made my blood boil. He just answered abruptly "Oh, please don't ask me, I'm just a volunteer". Then he disappeared after saying this sentence. I felt it was very rude of him to not even explain the question raised to him, even if he doesn't know how to explain, but at least tell me in a proper manner and at least say thanks and walk off. Basically, he is asking people for a favour, the more donation he get from people the better. Therefore i guess being polite is the basic rule. I understand donations are important for many beneficiary groups, but I feel that they shouldn't limit the donors of the amount they can donate. Although $1 or $2 isn't a very big amount, but given his attitude, it makes us feel that its not worth to donate. easySafe - Your unique key to security FAST easySafe is the only hardware cryptography product available in the market with unique features. 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The food is donated by Chinese temples in her ward, which is in Ang Mo Kio GRC. But rising food prices have seen a 'sudden surge' in the number of people turning up for the gifts, doubling to more than 70 constituents. 'It could be that more know about this, but two weeks ago, I had to tell them to come on alternate weeks so there will be enough,' she said, adding that many are new faces. MP Baey Yam Keng is seeing a similar situation in his Queenstown ward, which is part of Tanjong Pagar GRC. 'Many familiar faces are coming more often for food vouchers, about once a month compared to once in two months before,' he said. Singapore funniest video - Xia Xue the air head Submitted by Fanny Funeral wake is gathering for mahjong Submitted by Jeannie:"I have no problem with wakes or wedding held at my block but I have an issue against those that that play mahjong throughout the night till 7am at funeral wake!How they expect people to sleep at all?" Taxi Drivers Submitted by Michael:"Months back many taxi drivers complained that business is hit queuing up in lines waiting for customers. After a while these people are back hiding in corners waiting for the midnight to come to start charging more.Does it really work at all with all these laws and rules?" Missing bag at BK Hey guys, just thought I would share this with everybody.I went to burger king raffles city to have my dinner with my friend on 17/03/08. usually, she will stay and look after our stuff while I would go and get the food. But that particular day, of all days, she wanted to go along with me.Thinking that there were a bunch of students (about 8 of them) sitting just beside us and with quite a considerable crowd in the restaurant, we went off leaving our bags on the chairs to get our food. In just about 10 min, we return to the table, with horror to find that my bag was MISSING!! When we asked the bunch of students, all of them claimed that they didn't see anyone coming to our table. We were not satisfied. We asked the other guests at the restaurant and some of them admitted that they saw an Indian couple taking the bag. They were even able to relate the whole event to us.But none actually bothered to stop them! Their reason for not stopping the couple? Because they thought the couple were our relatives! Why would our relatives take one of our bags and leave? Seriously wondering the level of intellect these people are having. We went on to call the police but no one wanted to be our witness. Are Singaporeans really so unhelpful these days? And all the police could say was, "You shouldn't have left your stuff unattended." Yeah, perfect timing for a lecture.I lost my psp and hp due to this theft. But I also learnt some valuable lessons..1) don't leave your things unattended even for a short while and especially in fast food restaurants.2) don't expect (most) Singaporeans to be helpful3) and the most important lesson of all, I will be on high alert for such things and help those people around me. I don't want them to go through what I went through.Everyone has a part to play in security. I believe that everyone can make a difference. Rude driver Submitted by Lawrence:"Met this very rude driver during lunch time today. didn't manage to get his photograph. All i managed to get was his car. We were waiting for a parking lot and found one with the driver about to move off. Moved my car forward (with hazard lights on) to allow the car out of the lot ...and this rude driver just slot his car in the lot without any other thoughts.One of my passengers confronted him and told him we had been waiting for the lot...he just replied matter-of-factly that he was waiting for the lot as well and just walked off. The guy was probably in his 30s, in a shirt and pants....cannot believe the rudeness of people nowadays. Really spoiled my day after running into this rude driver. Please post this and the pics on your site to let him know this kind of rudeness is uncalled for!" I won a battle against Nokia Submitted by Tomorrow Reader:"I finally won the battle against Nokia Pte Ltd.I bought a Nokia phone in Aug 2007 through Starhub with 24months contract at $388.The phone was not functioned properly in the very first week. I tried to ask for a one to one exchange and was replied, "Nokia has no such policy". I got no choice but to send to Nokia Care Centre for repair.Between Aug 2007 and Nov 2007, countless of visitation and many phone call were made to Nokia. So much time was wasted but the phone was getting from bad to worst.I gave warning to Nokia that I was considering to file a claim against them through Small Claim Tribunal. I finally took action as there was no proper follow up from Nokia after one month.Nokia authorized a young girl to come for the first consultation and then in default of attending before the Tribunal for the rest.I finally won the case and was awarded $778 by Small Claim Tribunal in 18 Dec 2007.Nokia was given 15 days to make the settlement, but they did not respond to me.I called to check about it on 22 Jan 2008, and Nokia said that they did not receive such notice.I went to their HQ the next day, after presenting the Order of Tribunal to the Manager, he finally agree to pay. However, Nokia would pay me if only I agreed to sign a conditional letter. They wanted to keep my mouth shut and I was not allowed to disclose this claim to any third party. I refused as they had no right to impose any condition because this was not an out of court settlement.I then applied for WSS (Writ of Seizure and Sale) the next day. An appointment date was scheduled on 11 Feb 2008.I accompany the bailiff officer to Nokia HQ. Nokia was then given two options by the bailiff officer. One was to make settlement and the other one was let the bailiff officer to sticker their movable assets.They finally woke up and agree to make payment. By then, they got to pay $1,018.43 instead of $778.By sharing this experience, I hope that many have a better idea of what to do if encounter similar situation in the future.Many of us wouldn’t want to take the trouble to make such claim. Some may have no time, and some may think that Nokia is such a big company and no point goes against them.The Relations Manager of Nokia, Ms Serene Teo, told me that I won’t be able to win the case and the most I could only get back $388. This was what she believed, but she was wrong." Protect your LG Viewty phone with BAK2u Anti-theft software GadgetTrak helps LG Viewty (Viewty KU990) owners to track down their stolen phone through an intelligent service anywhere in the world! With a preloaded anti-theft software in the gadget, once flagged by the owner that it is stolen on the website; the next time the device storage is connected it will initiate communication via the internet with the central server. It will automatically send the necessary information to the owner via email to help recover the stolen gadget!Click hereServed by BLOG2u.SG Asian bloggers sign up at BLOG2u.SG to earn money For blogger like me not as famous as what I want to be, Blog2U is an ideal choice for blogger with reasonable traffic." Plaktoz.com BLOG2u.SG is a match-making service for advertisers and bloggers; to deliver online word of mouth of products and services from freelancers, agents and even bloggers in the most cost effective method through blogs. Advertisements - Bloggers display a simple banner, a short description of the product or service and a weblink or email to the advertisers for 30 days.Open for all Asian bloggers!Served by BLOG2u.SG Squeezing sweets to test freshness Submitted by S.S:"I help out my friend at her stall selling the Chinese New Year goodies like sweets and some Taiwanese snacks. The business was good during the 1 week leading to the new year with many customers. The angry thing is I find a lot of tais tais have this bad habits of squeezing the sweets or the snacks to test for its "freshness"! How can you test the freshness by squeezing the food? It's not like fruits to feel the skins but just normal candies sweets. Why not try squeezing their young boyfriends to see if they are fresh also." Anti theft software for Windows laptop GadgetTrak for Windows PCs helps protect your system from theft by utilizing powerful tracking technology to locate the precise location of your PC in the event it is stolen. 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Ping.sg"and the winners are........... the winner has been decided...But till date there is no result announced and the organizer just keep teasing with who the winner is. Is this a real contest? SJA6876B - White Honda Accord Submitted by Michaelangelo:"The Car with plate number in subject caused a 2 minute jammed along Hougang Ave 3, during the rush hour at around 8am on Jan 24, 2008, when the driver decided to cross lane between a double white lines. He not only did not signal and blocked one passable lane for about 2 minutes, he and his passenger were rude enough to come out of their car to confront a van driver who horn at him for blocking the lane. I guess a number of road users were disgusted by driver’s behaviour. Too bad, my mobile phone with camera was kept in my briefcase and is in the trunk, otherwise, could have video the whole incident. Hope that hooligan is not a Singaporean." [Advertiser] Sign up Yebber and get Y$30 Dear members We are pleased to inform you that Yebber and BLOG2u.SG are holding a joint member referral program. BLOG2u.SG members who sign up with Yebber and enter blog2u@yebber.com as referral email will get Yebber$30 free! Hurry!! Limited to first 200 sign up only! Sign up hereAds by BLOG2u.SG Damaged train disrupts service for 7 hours Submitted by Ian:"There was no announcements made about what really happened as the station still allowed passenger to get in. Should have just put up a sign or announce it over the speakers that there been an accident and let us decide if to enter the station or not. Otherwise it is just a waste of time paying for it and kept in the dark"http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_198656.html IT WAS a deafening crash that woke technical service officer Peter Foo at 3am yesterday. His first thought - a plane crash. Then the ninth-floor resident at Block 162 Tampines Street 12 looked out of his window and saw that a yellow maintenance train had collided with another, smaller carriage. 'There was smoke coming out of the train but luckily no fire. The sound was so loud,' said the 42-year-old. Several other residents who called The Straits Times interactive portal Stomp were also woken by what they believed was a collision. Screw you principal! Submitted by Paddy of BAK2u.com:Some of these people talk without using their brains. I was given such a lecture by this teacher when back to school as a Sec 5 student too.They belittled us as lousy students that we are better off not wasting that extra one years compared to those express students.I say screw them and show them the result and what you can achieve in life later. Stuff that CEO business card into their mouth the next time you see them years later." CALL it a disheartening start to the new school year. A group of 27 girls in a Secondary 5 class in a mission school - which shall remain unnamed - were advised by their principal on the first day of school last week to seek transfers to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), since they were unlikely to do well in the O levels this year. To back her point, she even flashed the girls' detailed N-level grades on the board in class using an overhead projector; she also stressed that she wanted 100 per cent passes in her school. The result: teens with punctured self-confidence and some fuming parents. The girls, who had done well enough in last year's N-level examinations to get to Sec 5, were looking to repeat their good performance at the O levels this year and move on to the polytechnics. Those with strong N-level results had a new option this year: They could have skipped Sec 5 and headed for higher-level technical courses at ITE, but the deadline for applications closed on Jan 2." Continue: hereComplains.sg PSP blocker at mrt station Submitted by Victor:"This guy just stood near to the escalator playing his stupid psp at this mrt station causing 3 near accidents for upcoming passengers as they turn right.So engrossed to it that simply ignore that stares and don't mind others crashing onto him" Taxis touting on victoria street Submitted by Pauline:"The victoria street near to the kopitiam is a common spot for taxi drivers to park their cars near to the bus stop touting for tourists.Everymorning there be some jams at the bus stops as buses need to drive to the outer lane to come into the bus bay again to alight passengers." Complains.sg Advertlets big boo boo Submitted by JoJo:"All I know is that my blog been redirected to some site since yesterday afternoon. I thought my computer has been infected by virus! But when visit other blogs ok. Only when at rudesingaporeans blog and some other blogs then learn that stupid advertlets didn't renew their domain? What kind of company forget to renew domain one???? This is really frustrating as I kept thinking my computer got virus!!!"Are you affected also? The table is turned taxi drivers! Submitted by Robert:"Last time taxi drivers used to drive around town waiting for midnight charges, driving asking where we want to go and refusing to pick us if not along their way.Now, taxi all queuing up waiting for passengers during peak hours. Serve them right! Now you know the pain of waiting for others.I say take those taxis that only display 35% discount otherwise give it a miss. There are more and more of these drivers that cannot get enough earnings and now have to rely on this manner to get passengers. Time to turn the table around!" Advertlets banners - How to prevent your blog from forwarding? If your blog has been automatically directed to adbaaz.com, this is because of advertlets script that is causing the problem. It seems that the domain was not renew and caused all blogs with advertlets banners to be directed.Steps:Remove the scripts from your blog, upload your backup copy to replace the existing one or use google cache to get the most recent backup copy by google and replace it. [Advertiser] Complains.sg A place to speak your heart out on the experiences you had with the products or services that you have gone through (good or bad).Complains.sgServed by BLOG2u.SG Auntie snatched seat from older folks Submitted by Bryan:"A young couple stood up to let 2 eighty odd years old uncles to sit down. This other auntie about 50 years old dashed forward pushing everyone that stood on her path and sat down. Then pulled up the newspaper and pretend as if nothing happened. Shame on you! Happy holidays! RudeSingaporeans here wish all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Is NUFFNANG ever going to pay up? Submitted by Mary Lim:"Is nuffnang ever going to pay up? I blogged about it before and Ming called me up to explain the reason behind the delay. Later on, there is nothing follow up with me. No cheque was sent to me also and that been like almost 6 weeks. Do I have to blog about it then get a response?Company must be responsible about paying bloggers when a transaction has been conducted and not let us worry about when the payment is here and we have to chase for it also. No one response to my email also in singapore. Do I have to call up malaysia to chase? What is the use of a customer service when no one give a hoot about us?I went around surfing the blogs and found out that many others also facing the same problem with advertlets and also nuffnang. What is going on? I just signed up Grabmyads and blog2u I hope they don't turn out like that.I like to submit this to you rudesingaporeans to highlight with others if they are facing the same problem too."