Comments on: Can We Get A Refund?

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:49:56 +0000

I stand corrected. My apologies to all the civil servants who didn’t get any increments or just measly ones.

By: Bobo

Bobo — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:01:46 +0000

Could you pls be more specific when you mention Civil Service? I’m a civil servant but I received no pay increase and I’m paid $1000 less than my colleague while we do the same shit.

Anyways… I do agree that putting cyclists on pedestrian walkways is a stupid suggestion. But since the death toll on cyclists is rising on the roads, what would be a better alternative? I guess the day would come when cyclist can cycle in parks only.

My two cents anyway

By: Snowy

Snowy — Tue, 29 May 2007 08:20:12 +0000

For a political party that prided itself on being able to find and develop talents for Singapore’s present and future, they have to resort to one person taking 2 jobs: the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance.

By: nicesow

nicesow — Tue, 29 May 2007 02:52:22 +0000

World class goverment ????

Where in the world is there an overpaid Prime Minister that needs an overpaid Mentor ?

Such government can’t be world class !!!!
Just an overpaid one !!!!

By: Snowy

Snowy — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:00:09 +0000

To say that the entire civil service got a pay rise is not quite accurate.

Normal service increment is included in the “pay rise”, but not highlighted by the press.

E.g., annual SI is S$100. Govt announced pay rise of S$150 for that grade. So the “rise” is really S$150-S$100=S$50.

Those who got promoted got even less, ‘cos they already got increment from going one grade higher.

By: T

Mon, 28 May 2007 08:40:39 +0000

The new Sg made ghost movie’s title is “M.I.W” in English & “Gui-Ah” in Chinese.

“M.I.W” = “Gui-Ah”

So, nex time when U c these MIW (Men In White), jus shout “Gui-Ah” & run in the opp. direction!! Ha, ha!!

By: Galvin

Galvin — Mon, 28 May 2007 06:16:09 +0000

So getting 4 teeth knocked out by thugs is a non-seizeable offense and the police can’t do anything. Perhaps they’re too busy going after gay people, who they can charge under Section 377A in a SEIZEABLE offense. So two homosexuals having consensual sex in their bedroom with no victim can be arrested and jailed…but the poor guy got his teeth knocked out and they won’t do anything to arrest the thugs?

Where are the priorities in Singapore? This is just screwed. I guess all the morality thumpers hate gay people a little more than street thugs.

By: inji

inji — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:52:10 +0000

Recently there is also a molestor in Woodlands who rode his bicycle on the pesdestrian lane and molest people on the road.

I was also a cyclist myself in the past and I must say but place doesnt make sense. You rode on the road, you got will have funny (and some rude) people blocking you. You rode on the road, your heart sometimes freeze where there is a nabei bus/taxi that speed pass you so damn close.

In some countries, they have a dedicated lane to cyclist and motorlist (means bike and bicycle goes into same lane). I don’t think that will happen here, since no precious multimillion elite will be on bike. Maybe the day when some high level people wants to cycle to work everyday, they will all nod their head and say “good ah, build dedicated lane good idea”.

By: Renegade

Renegade — Mon, 28 May 2007 02:34:20 +0000

As a cyclist, the whole joke about the cyclist-pedestrian debate is it feels like the powers-that-be are trying to “hint” there’s no place for cyclists but daren’t say it out-right – after all, cyclists don’t pay road tax so why allow them to use the roads, right?

I recall an incident when queried, despite being a “world-class” country there weren’t any cycling lanes and the reply from the MIW was something to the extent of (I’d love to be corrected here – does anyone out there have the actual excerpt?) “oh, it’s too humid here – no one would want to cycle to work”.

Of course, I was recently told there are certain areas in S’pore where they have bike lanes with lampposts on them and cyclists are required to “dismount and push” their bikes.

Go figure….

By: peasant

peasant — Sun, 27 May 2007 16:11:43 +0000

if any of you remember recently the accident where a car when off the road and hit some people at a bus stop. A few days later some civil servant who designed bollards at bus stops and roads commented that people at bus stops have a role to play too and they should be more alert. I am like WTF?? So now the victims are somehow at fault?! This country is going down hill faster than LKY can climb up the lorry.