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Why is PSY - Gangnam so famous? famous for his dancing style? HD Live "PSY - Gangnam Style" (강남스타일) on NBC's Today Show Sep. 14th 2012

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/caltex-petrol-station-pump-attendant-2470606?cid=internal_sharetool_androidphone_31012022_cna Caltex again? For such incident... Do you think it's the diesel driver fault for not telling the attendant what to pump? Or after telling the attendant still pump wrongly?

"In 2007, Raymond Lim said public transport fares have to go up because of the rising oil prices. In 2008, the same Raymond Lim said public transport fares would not go down despite the falling prices of oil because there is no correlation between the two". "Based on figures provided by ComfortDelGro , Singapore 's biggest taxi operator, cabbies are pocketing about $11 more a day, earning about $318." - Mr. Raymond Lim "Only 5% are unemployed. We still have 95% who are employed." - Yeo Cheow Tong "People support CPF cuts because there are no protest outside parliament." - PM Lee "GST hike is to help the poor." - PM Lee AND last but not least, here's what MM Lee said in April 2007:- ........you have to pay the market rate or the man will up stakes and join Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers or Goldman Sachs and you would have an incompetent man and you would lost money by the BILLIONS.....!!!!!! WHAT do you guys think? ANything to add?

Initially didn't wanna start a thread for it since it's already viral + a few days late and we have it on our blog. But it's been given a second boost by Mothership. And till... MDM HO CHING shared it! Haha. Keeping it here for the record. 🤪 Ho Ching to PM Lee: 你要买GTR吗？ PM Lee: Errrrrrrrrrrrr. https://m.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=1002340&DL=1000

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2852222498129027&id=100000239154468 Let's make him famous then before video removed

Poor uncle https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1746836525374114&id=106857912705325 Dear Caltex, I earlier witnessed an incident at Caltex Tampines Ave 8 @2pm on 14 April and it filled me with such indignation that it prompted me to write this to you, hoping that you could help alleviate the financial obligation of your employee and implement appropriate measures to handle the incident as follows. While processing payment at the Cashier counter, the customer (picture uploaded herewith) and driver of BMW vehicle SLT6883G, claimed that your pump attendant had mistakenly refilled a full tank of petrol costing about $135 for his vehicle instead of the $10 petrol that he had instructed. He refused to pay the full amount and insisted to pay only $10 for the full tank. The pump attendant probably in his early 60s, was subsequently summoned to the Cashier counter to verify. He explained that he had heard that it was a full tank refill but the customer immediately rebutted it. What happened next astonished me. Instead of creating a scene by engaging in an argument with the customer, the elderly pump attendant calmly informed the Cashier to let the customer pay $10 and he would personally absorb the rest of the cost. As a result, the customer walked away smugly paying a mere $10 payment for a full tank of petrol for his BMW Series 5 vehicle. Whilst I was impressed with the collected composure and professional customer service that both your Cashier and pump attendant had displayed throughout the incident, I am deeply disturbed that the customer had capitalized on the opportunity to make the elderly pump attendant pay for the supposedly oversight. The customer could have responded gentlemanly and be gracious to forgive by paying for the petrol since his vehicle would need to consume it anyway. Alternatively, he could have paid for a partial amount instead of making the elderly pump attendant bear the full $125. Unfortunately, this was not so. I have done some online research and noticed that the remuneration of a pump attendant averages about $1600/mth in Singapore. $125 means a significant 8% of his meagre salary. Would Caltex consider waiving this amount or allowing the pump attendant to pay at cost? Also, assuming it was entirely the pump attendant’s oversight, under such circumstances, perhaps the Cashier could have proposed to the customer to pay for a partial amount instead of allowing the elderly pump attendant bear full monetary responsibility? Alternatively, for proof of evidence, perhaps Caltex can install CCTVs equipped with audio recording of drivers’ instructions to the pump attendants at each pump? What are Caltex’s existing guidelines and policies to handle such situation? I am concerned that if no effective standard operating systems are defined, such practices of having pump attendants to bear the price discrepancies can lead to abuse. Imagine if one uses this approach on each petrol station in Singapore every few days, it is tantamount to one walking away striking lottery frequently and the accumulated value will be very substantial!

heng i dun go all the way there to try these overpriced, and now "not so famous after all", hawker food rather go to the original ones also remind me of the famous claypot laksa at depot road last time.... many used "depot road" as their names, misleading the customers The week-old food street at Changi Airport, which was touted as offering 13 popular hawker stalls from different corners of the island, is not what it has been made out to be. The Straits Times has found that of the 13 stalls at the 10,800 sq-ft Singapore Food Street in Terminal 3's transit area, seven bear no direct links to the original famous stalls. Some are new start-ups while others are named after streets or areas well-known for particular dishes but have no connection to the original brands. For instance, Jalan Tua Kong Minced Pork Noodles at the airport food street is not an offshoot of the famed 132 Meepok in Marine Terrace, which was located in Jalan Tua Kong in the 1990s. It is also not related to Jalan Tua Kong Lau Lim Mee Pok Kway Teow Mee in Bedok Road. Instead, it is run by Mr Tan Dee Hond, 33, who told The Straits Times that he had worked at the Lau Lim stall for about two years in the mid-90s. The owners of two popular char kway teow stalls at Old Airport Road, Dong Ji and Lao Fu Zi, said they did not open the Old Airport Road Fried Kway Teow & Carrot Cake stall at Terminal 3. Nor is Mr Elvis Tan, 54, who owns East Coast BBQ Seafood at East Coast Lagoon Food Village, behind the airport's new East Coast Lagoon BBQ Seafood stall. As for the airport's Tiong Bahru Meng Kee Roast Duck, there is no such stall in Tiong Bahru hawker centre. The owner of the airport's Tiong Bahru Meng Kee Roast Duck Mr Wen Yee Thim, 40, said he named the stall after his older brother, and included Tiong Bahru in the name because he learnt his roast meat preparation skills at a stall in Tiong Bahru in the mid 1990s. When asked if naming the stalls after a street or an area that is famed for a particular dish was a misrepresentation, Select Group's executive director Jack Tan, 45, said: "If you use the name of the stall, then you're in trouble, but if you don't use the name and just use the street, it's free for all." He added: "I think there was a miscommunication because there really are some famous hawkers there but maybe not 100 per cent. We just want to associate the street name with our product and our concept of it being a food street." He added: "We can't use specific names because they may be trademarked or registered, that's why we use street names." The airport hawker stall called Changi Village Nasi Lemak is run by someone who once worked at one of Changi Village hawker centre's two famous nasi lemak stalls, Mizzy's Corner and International Muslim Food Nasi Lemak. When asked which stall in Changi Village she had worked for, Mr Tan said: "I don't know which stall, because she didn't mention which stall, but I think it is one of the quite famous ones. I trusted her by doing the food tasting." Only three of the stalls in the food street - Odeon Beef Noodles, Sin Ming Road Rong Cheng Bak Kut Teh, and Kampong Cafe - are directly linked to the original stalls. Changi Airport Group's spokesman Robin Goh said that while some of the stalls may have direct association with the original brands, and others have indirect links in varying degrees, for instance through former chefs or employees, "the operator's naming of the remaining stalls after certain locations may have given the wrong impression that they are directly connected to popular stalls at these locations". He said that the airport would be working with Select to rename stalls that do not have direct association with the original hawker brands. Engineer Kelvin Sng, 25, who dined at the food street last week, was taken aback when a staff at the food stall he was ordering from told him that its name was "borrowed" and that it was "not original". But he said the roast meat rice he had was "good and satisfying". It is a common practice for hawkers to capitalise on the name of a well-known, location-specific type of food such as Katong laksa and Jalan Kayu roti prata. Mr Boo Geok Beng, 63, owner of Kampong Carrot Cake in Tiong Bahru, said: "It is common for people to use the Tiong Bahru name because of the popularity of the hawker centre." But the prevalence of the practice does not make it right, said Mr K.F. Seetoh, 50, street food advocate and founder of street food guide Makansutra. He said: "The new stall will be living off someone else's reputation, someone else's good will. You cannot register a street name and there is no law against it, but it is not right." [email protected] - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/stalls-changi-airport-food-street-not-so-famous-after-al#sthash.LCmGFFJC.dpuf Changi Airport's hawker stalls: Not so famous after allPublished on Aug 1, 2014- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/stalls-changi-airport-food-street-not-so-famous-after-al#sthash.LCmGFFJC.dpuf Changi Airport's hawker stalls: Not so famous after allPublished on Aug 1, 2014- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/stalls-changi-airport-food-street-not-so-famous-after-al#sthash.LCmGFFJC.dpuf Changi Airport's hawker stalls: Not so famous after all - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/stalls-changi-airport-food-street-not-so-famous-after-al#sthash.LCmGFFJC.dpuf

SINGAPORE — Ferrari is Singapore’s top exotic car maker, at least according to 2014’s sales figures. Can the new 488 GTB pictured above keep the Italian brand ahead of its rivals? The new car is the Maranello-based carmaker’s follow-up to the 458 Italia. It has a turbo engine that hurls it to 200km/h in just 8.3 seconds. Ferrari says it comfortably exceeds 330km/h. That level of performance makes the 488 GTB the benchmark in its class, says Ferrari. MORE: Here’s another turbo Ferrari In Singapore, at least, Ferrari seems to set the mark when it comes to sales. The brand put 31 new cars in the road here in 2014. That’s far ahead of McLaren (which sold 11 cars in Singapore last year) and its more traditional rival, Lamborghini (with 10 cars sold). Will Ferrari’s switch to turbo technology power the brand even further ahead? source :

As a NS recruit, I did not know much about the Kota Tinggi details but later as a staff officer I had the opportunity to meet these personnel from 2SIR during the usual Friday Tombolo Night. At that time when Singapore was a part of Malaysia our two SIRs were renamed as 1MIR and 2MIR. 2SIR was operationally responsible for the Singapore and southern Johore area. 2MIR (2SIR) was raised in 1962 and billeted at Holland Road Camp. According to my superior who was then a young 2LTA in 2 SIR, Dalgit Singh was already a platoon commander, together with LTA Mejar Singh. 2SIR's CO was a Colonel Campbell, a British seconded from the British Army. It was the crack Indonesian paratroopers from the "KKI", an elite Guards unit from Jakarta which was sent on this mission. The Malaysian police post at Kota Tinggi were alerted of the parachute-landing and the nearest infantry garrison to Kota Tinggi was 2 SIR in Singapore. 1SIR at that time was deployed to the Sabah border with Indonesia. One platoon of 2SIR was sent inside the jungles of Kota Tingi. For those who have ventured into Kota Tinggi (which I did as a child and as a teenager), it has a waterfall as the key attraction. The killing zone was north of the waterfall. 2SIR made no contact with the Indonesians for about a week. However, unknowingly the Indonesians were tailing one of the SIR sections. Not finding them for a week, that section grew tired and went for a bath at one of the nearby Kota Tinggi streams. Everybody left their weapons at the riverbank with no personnel on sentry-duty. For those trained in the SAF doctrine, you are not supposed to do this and at all times, your rifle must be with you. The Indonesians pounded on our boys but one injured personnel managed to sneak away and ran for his life into Kota Tinggi Town. All this time, there was "radio silence" because this was a mission. It was only after the injured personnel emerged from the jungle that the incident became known. When the dead were recovered, their bodies were infested with maggots and were very gruesome Reinforcements were rushed up from Singapore. On that mission were names like James Teo (who was the 5SIR CO for BERSATU PADU in 1971), Jimmy Yap (CO Officer Cadet School), Mahinder Singh (Dy Director SAFTI) and Dalgit Singh (CO 3SIR). They were

Digital music distribution is making music less expensive and more widely available, but it is also slowly killing the album cover as an art form. To pay homage to this vanishing art form, Aptitude, a web design company, created a fun series of images that imagine what the covers of some of our favorite albums might have looked like if they were expanded a bit. “Album cover art used to be meticulously created to portray some kind of message that the band or artist was trying to convey,” explain Aptitude. “But in this digital age, buying an album has become less about buying a physical package to buying a digital version out of convenience.” Lol at them .. what do Beavers fans think of this?.. and the most famous of all.. haha.. look at signboard

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152740163093139 saw on fb. not my video

looks like posting of maken place closing down is faster than good one that is opening up.

http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/03/12/famous-nasi-padang-restaurant-at-zion-road-shutting/ Famous nasi padang restaurant at Zion Road shutting March 12th, 2014 | Author: Editorial The famous nasi padang restaurant at Zion Road. (Photo: ST) The famous nasi padang restaurant at Zion Road, River Valley, will be closing down on 28 March 2014. It has been selling nasi padang at River Valley since 1957 i.e. more than half a century. It moved to its current location at Zion Road in 1998. It is popular for its beef rendang, curry chicken and sambal sotong, among many other dishes. Last December, it was given a one-year lease and rental had gone up by $1,000 to $11,000. The restaurant owner said, “The landlord said that he can ask me to leave with just three months’ notice. So maybe he has a better deal with other people.” The owner revealed that currently they can only earn enough to “break even”. He does not rule out moving to a smaller place with lower rental. He added, “We have already asked our staff to look for other jobs. If it’s God’s will, we may reopen somewhere else. But for now, we want to take a break.” The owner also cited lack of manpower and high food costs as other factors for closing down. In fact, the restaurant had moved to its present location from the unit to its immediate right (as one faces it) about 10 years ago. It moved because the previous landlord had raised the rent to an unbearable level. The previous landlord then rented his shop to another nasi padang restaurant. When the famous nasi padang restaurant moved next door, it placed a sign in front of the new premises to indicate that it was the original, famous nasi padang restaurant, so that returning customers would not patronise the wrong nasi padang restaurant. The nasi padang restaurant that had taken its place did not do well and closed soon after. Now it looks like even the famous, original nasi padang restaurant has fallen prey to high costs and will be closing down. Meanwhile, a 99-year residential site in Yishun reportedly drew a record bid of $278.8 million from EL Development at the close of a state tender yesterday (11 Mar). The bid was higher than expected and a record for the area. EL Development’s bid for the 221,239 sq ft parcel works out to $450 per square foot (psf) per plot ratio (ppr). This is higher than the range of $390 psf ppr to $431 psf ppr that consultants had earlier predicted. OrangeTee research said that it is a historical high for a purely residential private plot in Yishun, with the previous record being $406 psf ppr in August 2010 for a land parcel that has been developed into The Miltonia Residences. EL Development plans to build 600 to 660 condominium units on the plot. Despite the high price, a property consultant said, “Developers are mindful of the changing tides and softening of the market.” Consultants estimate a break-even price of $925 psf to $940 psf for the site and a selling price of at least $1,000 psf.

Padang Palace Restaurant The place to enjoy creative Chinese cuisine on Singapore’s historical Padang, an oasis in the bustling hub of the city. Tuck into it’s award-winning dishes such as, Steamed Juicy Dumplings in Chicken Broth, Buddha Jumps Over The Wall (Double Boiled Superior Dried Seafood with Sea Cucumber, Chicken & Whole Abalone), Roasted Peking Duck, Korean Puffs & Hong Kong Dim Sum. You are also treated to a picturesque view of the big greenery City Hall Padang’s field and Singapore’s financial district skyline. Padang Palace, sitting at the 2nd level of Singapore Recreation club, provides an excellent vantage of the city’s gleaming skyline. The restaurant also close to the many exciting events that are held in the city such as the F1 Night Race and the spectacular fireworks that are shown by Marina Bay. Padang Palace is open to the public. Singapore Recreation Club is a Members only facility. Dress code applies. Reservation is required. Awards Singapore Most Popular Chinese restaurant Group A, by MediaCorp Radio & The Restaurant Association of Singapore International Famous Restaurant for Chinese Cuisine by World Association of Chinese Cuisine, Beijing, China Food Fest Top 10 Favourite Restaurants by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd About the owner The restaurant owner, Mr James Chang, has more than 40 years’ of experience in F & B industry. A pioneer in Singapore’s restaurant business he has been active in promoting Chinese cuisine since the early 1970s. In the last decade he has introduced a modern version of the traditional Chinese “Man Han” Imperial Banquet to Singapore, which has been well-received. James also gives back to community by being part of the industry association to help upgrade our chefs’ culinary skills standard and raise the level of hospitality. Recognised as an expert in Chinese cuisine, he is a Chinese Salon Cuisine Judge, often invited to overseas judge gourmet events. Padang Palace Restaurant B Connaught Drive, Singapore Recreation Club 2nd Level, Singapore 179882 Phone: 63389595 Website: www.padangpalace.com.sg

Passing of an Era 1 hour ago I have never posted before but on hearing news that the great Lim Seng Lee Duck Rice is closing by June 2013, I have to write something. Warning: Article/Review below may border on being a little emo and over dramatic. If there is a restaurant that encapsulates the story of the makan nation, it has to be Lim's. From a tender age of 5+ (am mid 30s now), I have patronised this far flung restaurant admist stories of motorbike racing along the "99 corners" road (a.k.a Kent Ridge Road). In all my years of patronage, the food there has never disappointed. If you read the other reviews here, the duck meat is really as good as it gets. It is the combination of the duck meat and the hot porridge doused with luscious gravy that have warmed the stomachs and hearts of many Singaporeans. What is even more charming and rustic of Lim's is that the place has never changed, the staff (that friendly uncle who always insist in speaking English and give you a feeling that he is just estimating your bill rather than calculating) are the same, the look is the same, the drinks are the same.. Everything you see, eat and feel there is a page out of the 1960s. There are very few places left in Singapore that has such tradition and remain staunchly "unfranchised". I will be going there very frequently until the very end.

she needs help http://www.divaasia.com/media_photo/15165 You can say Michelle Chong has found fame, 13 years after she took her first step into showbiz as a finalist in the 1998 talent search Fame Awards, organised by the then-Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS). Now, after an uphill climb involving countless rejections by those in the industry, the local star has reached the peak of her career. The versatile comedienne-actress-host, known for her hilarious impersonations and alter egos Barbarella and Leticia Bongnino on the Channel 5 skit show The Noose, is in high demand and appears on Mandarin TV channels too. She can command a five-figure sum for a night's work performing at private events, owns a condominium apartment on Thomson Road and drives a Porsche Cayman. And on Dec 1, she will be making it on to the big screen with Already Famous, a film she wrote, directed and starred in. But now that she's, well, already famous, the 34-year-old MediaCorp star says she is deeply unhappy. She didn't shy away from revealing to the media in June that she was seeking professional help for her depression - what her doctor terms a chronic chemical imbalance - and is taking medication for it. Chong feels the main reason for her unhappiness is the lack of a long-term creative outlet. She also thinks her loneliness contributes to her unhappiness. She has never been romantically linked to anyone or spoken to the media about her love life. "I do crave for love and companionship. I can't wait to get married and have kids. I'm not dating anyone now and I am lonely," said Chong, who then broke into the classic Bobby Vinton song Mr Lonely. Read the full story here.

http://www.travelagencyworld.com.sg/travel...ervice-pte-ltd/ My friend paid the Serene Seah woman more than $2K for air tickets but airline said no tickets in her name. STB not helping. The same agency is 'featured' in STOMP http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=120283

xin ming says the 2 boys are still alive! they are 36 years old now and currently live in JB. they have become gangster

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Hi Guys, been wanting to get a biscuit funnel like the one on the weighting scale in FAMOUS AMOS, it looks like a funnel but the mouth is not vertical position, usually it is used to weigh the purchase and the purchase can slide into a bag using the funnel opening. anyone knows where i might be able to find one. thank you

Just thinking....my kid will be welcomed into the world early next year and I will like my kid to a good headstart and enroll into popular/famous primary school next time. Will of course enroll my kid to a good pre-school first. If the school of choice is not within the 1km radius, what kinda 'volunteer' work do you need to do? Say the school is a quasi-independent school (like St. Nichs)? Some say donation will do, some say must do volunteer work for 2-3 years.... Hmm how do you even approach the school to ask about such stuff anyway? Your advices will be most appreciated :)

Dear mcf-fers, I wonder how many of you are die hard fans of the famous katong laksa in Holland Village? Tonight i was there for that but was disgusted at the end. I spotted a cockroach inside after i was about to finish the whole bowl It resembles those cockroaches that I caught in my cockroach bait i kept in my car. But it's slightly different cause this one got pattern on the shell. Called the PRC staff over and she quickly asked the lady boss to come over. I did not say much and they quickly refunded me for the bowl. Went off feeling as i did not know if i swallowed any down anot. Well, if you are truly their die hard fan, maybe you may now think twice before going there. As for me, I guess it will take some time before i forget ps: I know that it is not 100% clean when it comes to food outside. But I am surprised to witness it myself tonight

Now that location sell clothing liao. Dao-huay go where ?

Russia's most famous - and glamorous - female bodyguard killed as her Porsche is carjacked in MoscowLast updated at 17:52pm on 30th January 2008 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1811 Russia's most famous female bodyguard Anna Loginova has been killed after failing to prevent her own Porsche being carjacked. The glamorous 29-year-old died from head injuries after clinging on to the door handle of the Cheyenne and being dragged along the street at high speed as the car screeched away. "She suffered serious injuries and died at the scene," said a police spokesman. Anna Loginova posed to prove she was a 'woman and not just a weapon' Police believe that she was killed in a random carjacking and was not the victim of an attack based on her work for wealthy high-profile Russian clients. Loginova ran an agency for female bodyguards, some trained by the ex-KGB, to give discreet protection to Moscow's billionaires and their wives and mistresses.....

More drivers reporting CashCard woes at ERP gantries By Ng Jing Yng, TODAY | Posted: 30 April 2008 0646 hrs SINGAPORE: The next time you drive past an Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry, make sure the IU in your car holding the CashCard does beep. A growing number of drivers here are having problems with their CashCards, according to inspection centres and drivers who spoke to TODAY. Drivers who fail to get their CashCards read at the gantries will be issued with notification letters by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), requiring them to pay up to $10 each time. Drivers who have had this problem before told TODAY that they initially thought it was due to a faulty in-vehicle unit (IU). But when they sent the IUs for a check at vehicle inspection centres, they were told the problem lay with their CashCards, which are issued by Nets. Common problems include faulty microchips on the CashCard after being exposed to heat for more than four hours, rust on the microchip and also accidental scratches on the card when a driver takes it in and out for carpark payments. TODAY also understands that the problems do not lie with just a particular batch of CashCards