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Who is the last resident of the deserted Dakota Crescent estate ? One of Singapore’s oldest housing estates built by Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), the housing authority before the Housing and Development Board (HDB), in 1958. Today, there are only 15 remaining blocks. These low-rise flats are located at Old Airport Road, right next to Mountbatten Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station. In 2014, Dakota Crescent is being earmarked for redevelopments under Mountbatten’s estate renewal plan and residents are expected to relocate by the end of 2016. The last few residents in Dakota Crescent is none other than ... ... ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evbpBvKgDuU&t=12s

Saw Yahoo news report and was ..... hur ............ Yahoo news report : Hougang resident files court application for PM Lee to call by-election An Hougang resident has filed a high court application on Friday requesting the Prime Minister to call for a by-election in the ward within three months. The 42-year old part-time cleaner, Vellama D/O Marie Muthu, filed the application via her lawyer M Ravi. The application called for the grant of declaration that the Prime Minister does not possess the "unfettered discretion to decide when to announce by-elections in Hougang SMC and must do so within three months or within such reasonable time as this Honorable Court deems fit". The affidavit also stated the plaintiff be granted a mandatory order enjoining the prime minister to advise the president to issue a writ of election mandating by-elections in the single member constituency. Since Worker's Party's Yaw Shin Leong's expulsion from the party on 14 February over rumours of extra-marital affairs, the seat has been vacant. His seat was officially declared vacant on 28 February by the Speaker of Parliament after Yaw decided not to appeal the decision. Vellama is the sole breadwinner for her family of two daughters and an alcoholic husband deemed unfit for work. She is also supporting her 77-year old wheelchair bound mother and her 52-year old diabetic sister. All are dependent on her meager monthly salary of $300. She is receiving financial assistance from the Community Development Council (CDC). Vellama previously voted for Yaw and was seeking his assistance to help her family. She added that "I no longer have the opportunity to do that because Hougang does not have an MP". She expressed shock at PM Lee's response "that 'other issues on our national agenda' are more important than allowing me to exercise my right to elect a representative of my choice". Vellama said that her frustrations are borne out of the urgency for her problems to be addressed, and she feels like a "second class citizen" having to rely on other MPs at the moment. She had been experiencing difficulties paying her monthly mortgage installments and said the banks had threatened her with foreclosure. What now for the MP-less Hougang SMC? According to CNA, PM Lee said the day after Yaw's expulsion that there is no fixed time within which he must call for a by-election. He further said that there are other issues on the national agenda then. His statement was made before Budget 2012. Vellama questioned, "Why am I denied this opportunity? Why is it taking so long for the PM to decide on this? Why is it that the PM is even saying, as I am advised, that he even has the power not to call a by-election when he says to the media that he would consider carefully 'whether

Just when you thought there was only the dramatic Jaguar uncle case, we have now another apparently happening at a HDB corridor. Even though the video was almost 6min, you have watched it all because the "best part" took part near to the end when the dramatic uncle gave it all Regardless of who is right or wrong, it might have been a tense place to live there, machiam the DMZ between North & South Koreas... Serioulsy they need to go to the mediation centre or to their MP to sort things out. If not it will be another Joo Chiat case like what the uncle said. From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg..._resident.html# Foul-mouthed 'bully' rants and rants at resident STOMPer Rebecca shot this video of her neighbour yelling vulgarities and threatening her. She says he does this frequently to his neighbours living in units adjacent to his. She commented: "Our neighbour has been bullying people living above, below and opposite his unit with vulgarities, threatening to report us to the police and take us to court. "He does this whenever he feels that we make noises above his limit or for whatever reasons he can find, like suspecting the neighbours dirty his laundry, have children who jump above his unit or even play the piano too loud. "He is well known for complaining to the HDB and Town Council about this. "This happens quite frequently. The video is one example of his behaviour. It was shot on Tuesday, July 12, at around 6:30pm." STOMP has bleeped out the obscenities uttered by the man in the video.

Emir Shafri After hours on end at the edge of my seat, I received horrible word. Potong Pasir has fallen. Potong Pasir. The opposition stronghold Potong Pasir. My Potong Pasir. Damn. A year ago, I moved to Potong Pasir, and fell in love with it. To me, it represented one of Singapore

I'm sure she is not the only Singaporean to face this problem..

Wah seh. I am impressed by his dedication

Wow... Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (Mica), Mr Lui Tuck Yew, 49, has said that he and his team had alerted the Police over a confrontation they had with a member of the public while on their campaign trail. Writing on his Facebook page yesterday evening, the PAP candidate for the four-man team at Moulmein-Kallang Group Representation Constituency, called it the

I copied this from another forum, not sure if the transcript is accurate or not, if not accurate pls don't flame me. Mr Seah Yin Hwa, 25, a fourth-year NUS engineering student who lives in Hougang SMC, asked the Prime Minister about upgrading programmes for opposition-held wards, and if not getting to benefit from the government scheme means he can pay less tax. Mr Seah: Good evening, Mr Lee. Just like many people in the audience, I serve my NS, and when I graduate this year, I'll be paying taxes. But I guess the main difference from everyone here is that I come from an SMC, or single-member constituency, where the majority of the people have decided to pick a 'Teochew nang' (dialect for Teochew person) who doesn't wear a white uniform. So, my question is: Why are we penalised for our choice of MP? PM Lee: How are you penalised? Student: When it comes to upgrading, what is being told to us is that we don't have the funds to actually go ahead with lift upgrading, as well as shelters to the bus stops. When I look across the road to Aljunied GRC, they have everything. (Audience laughs) PM Lee: Low Thia Khiang says they have no difficulty funding the lift upgrading programme. Mr Seah: No, my question is... PM Lee: Your question is, why is the opposition ward not treated at least as good, or maybe even better than the PAP ward? And the answer is that there has to be a distinction. Because the PAP wards supported the Government and the policies which delivered these good things. All the basics apply to everybody - your roads, your trains, your houses, your schools, your hospitals, your security and defence. But the extras - which come down to the upgrading programmes - it's a national programme. Between the people who voted and supported the programme and the Government, and the people who didn't, I think if we went and put yours before the PAP constituencies, it would be an injustice. Mr Seah: So, having said that, can I pay less tax, and maybe take one or two years off my NS? (Audience laughs, applauds) PM Lee: You are... (laughs, pauses, more laughter from the audience) How shall I put this? If you are on an offshore island and not part of the SAF security defence, such a thing could be imagined. But the SAF, defence, taxes, all the facilities which have been provided, go to everybody. Priority, first and second, who comes first, who has to wait. Somebody has to wait. Moderator: Okay... Can we have the next question? PM Lee: (Interrupts) But you can do something about it, you know. You don't have to keep voting for people not in white-on-white. (More laughter from the audience)

quote: HDB policy on singles: Singaporean vs Permanent Resident Leong Sze Hian Why are Permanent Residents (PRs) who are single buying HDB resale flats like nobody

Since Condo got more lots than cars, why the MC must impose such charges? This should only apply to those condo with more cars than lots! ====================================================== http://www.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story...129-249798.html Parking woes spark a parking war at Sea View condo The car's owner, Mr Sia Kong Wah, used his car (above) to block the entrance of Sea View condominium to show his frustration over the estate's new parking rules. By Hedy Khoo FOR more than an hour on last Wednesday afternoon, a silver Nissan was parked at the entrance to this condominium estate on Amber Road. The car's owner, Mr Sia Kong Wah, 55, refused to move his vehicle, which was blocking cars from entering the 546-unit private estate, The Sea View. Mr Sia left the car's bonnet open and switched on the hazard indicator lights. Asked why the vehicle was there, Mr Sia, who is retired, claimed that his car was "sick" and that his mechanic was on the way from Johor Bahru. The incident resulted in the police having to be called in to settle the matter. But Mr Sia's antics were the culmination of anger simmering since October among a group of residents at The Sea View towards the condo's management committee (MC) over car parking issues. The MC comprises 14 owners who volunteer their time to manage the estate. When The New Paper turned up at the estate on Wednesday, Mr Sia was standing near a lift lobby, about 6m from his car, saying he "had no choice" but to do so. He said he had applied with the management office for a temporary carpark slip for his sister-in-law who would be visiting from Malaysia on Sunday. He claimed that the management had demanded that his sister-in-law produce the log card for her car on arrival. He said: "For two years, she has been visiting us frequently and stayed over almost every weekend. There has never been an issue over the parking. Suddenly there are all these new regulations." Saying the MC chairman wouldn't meet him, he said: "This is the only way to get her attention. I wanted her to solve my problem." Sick car can't move Click on thumbnails below to view more photos. Story continues after photos. (Photos: TNP) On the dashboard and back windscreen of Mr Sia's parked car were four A4-sized copies of an unsigned handwritten note. The notes were attentioned to the "residents of Sea View (with or without grievances)". They said that the vehicle "is very angry" with the management of The Sea View "for setting ridiculous carpark rules". The note ended with an apology: "Sorry for the inconvenience caused." As a result of Mr Sia's car blocking the driveway, the condo security guard had to divert incoming traffic via the exit driveway. One resident who came downstairs to see the commotion was Mr Dawson Lim, 32, a senior executive with a bank. He said that while the obstruction at the barrier gates was inconvenient, there was an alternative entrance along East Coast Road. At 4.30pm, two policemen arrived and spoke with Mr Sia. Another three policemen arrived on the scene. They spoke with Mr Sia and staff of the management office. Mr Sia, who owns two units in the estate, was overheard telling the officers that he wanted to see the MC chairman. A staff member from the management office, who only identified himself as Mr Pung, showed up. He spoke with the condo security guards and the policemen. He later told this reporter to leave and even raised his voice. A police officer advised him to calm down. Mr Sia finally moved his car at 5.15pm. However, he stayed around the area and continued speaking with the policemen. Thursday's drama wasn't the first incident last week. On Wednesday, 10 residents including Mr Sia, tried to submit a petition signed by 159 residents, each representing one unit. The petition called for transparency in the way that the council has decided to impose the carpark charges, as well as a removal of the charges. The group gathered outside a meeting room in the basement carpark where the MC was having a meeting. Mr Sia gave his name to a security guard stationed outside the room and entered the room to ask who the chairman was. He also wanted an update on the status of his visitor lot application. When told by the chairman that he was not allowed to speak, Mr Sia demanded to see the rules. A heated exchange ensued. Two security guards were then called in to escort Mr Sia out of the room. In the end, the residents who were waiting outside the room to submit the petition were turned away. Frustrated, a few of them tried to prevent the council members from leaving. Others whipped out their camera phones and took videos and photographs. New charges, but residents say there are enough lots ON OCT 7, residents at The Sea View received a letter from the condo management informing them of new parking charges for their second, third and fourth cars. Residents were advised to apply for new car decals and pay by Nov 1. The rates are $120 for the second car, $300 for the third car and $400 for the fourth car. The circular stated that as of Sept 1, the number of issued carpark labels was 115 per cent of the available lots at the estate. The New Paper spoke to six residents with more than one car, who feel there are more than enough lots in the estate. In the letter, the council stated that each unit is given one carpark lot. There are another 30 lots for emergency vehicles, the handicapped and visitors. The letter said the council had agreed during the first annual general meeting (AGM) held last year that "should the allocation of parking spaces go above 85 per cent, the MCST would act to restrict the allocation of second, third and fourth car lots using a combination of parking fees and outright restrictions"." Council chairman Tan Lee Keng told The New Paper: "The management reserves the right to impose the charges or any other amount that may be decided. "So, there are no conditions attached to how we can exercise this by-law, but we just have to do it for the best benefit and best interest of the estate." When asked for the numbers of cars issued with carpark labels, Ms Tan replied: "We do not have to give absolute numbers because they fluctuate all the time." Several residents who refused to pay the fees found their vehicles wheel-clamped from Nov 8 They had to pay $160.20 per car to have the wheelclamps removed. Resident Madam Sim Kain Kain, 45, who runs a real estate business, was one of them. She owns three cars together with her husband but parks only two at the condo. She leaves her third car at her office carpark. On Nov 18, she drove the third car as the car she usually drove was sent for servicing. She claimed she had explained that to the guard and got a temporary parking slip. Said Madam Sim: "They have my unit number and name. The security could have easily contacted me via the intercom and let me know if there is any problem before putting the wheelclamp on my car." Mr Ken Lum, 31, an operations manager at a bank whose family owns three cars, feels the carpark charges are unjustified: "This is absurd. There is no reason for the fees because there are more than enough lots available for residents and visitors." On Nov 15 and Nov 18, at 1am, his mother and other residents counted the number of cars parked in the estate. The tally was 368 cars for the first day, and 383 cars for the second. Residents say there are 570 lots in the estate. Their findings and petition were submitted to the council on Thursday morning when the residents made a second attempt to hand it in at the management office. On Friday the council chairman, Ms Tan, said a resolution had been passed to reduce the carpark charges to $70 for the second car, $250 for the third car and $350 for the fourth car, from February. Rules, fees depend on estates DIFFERENT estates each have their own policy when it comes to issues like parking. However Mr Francis Zhan, 65, the chief executive of the Association of Management Corporations in Singapore, said having parking charges set at $400 per month for a resident's fourth car is quite unusual and exorbitant. In estates where there is a shortage of lots, it is common practice to charge residents a nominal fee of $50 per month for parking a second car and $100 for a third car. Said Mr Zhan: "Usually there is no parking charge set for a fourth car because the assumption is that if a resident can be allowed to park a fourth car, it means there are sufficient lots which would not justify the high charges."

According to the United Nations, 42% of the country's residents are foreigners. No wonder there are so many non Singaporean weird accents and non English speakers on the streets these days. Should the government consider stricter immigration policies to avoid being flooded by unskilled and undesirable migrants? http://www.un.org/esa/population/pub...Stock_2008.pdf This is greatest joke of Singapore.... I am not giving myself the chance for the joke to happen again, in the coming election

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Why must CDC staff 'SHOUT' AT NEEDY CUSTOMERS? READER: Officers yell at residents looking for financial help SPOKESMAN: Staff may speak louder if crowded By Zubaidah Nazeer May 06, 2008 DEALING with difficult clients on a daily basis can get to them. ? Ms Amy Hafiz (far left) and Ms Halifah Parmo were appalled by service standards. TNP picture: KUA CHEE SIONG Never mind if these clients are the needy who are there to ask for help. Now, customer service officers at a social services centre have come under fire for allegedly raising their voices at those who approach them, and for exhibiting what appeared to be unprofessional behaviour. Residents who have been to a branch of the North West community development council (CDC) were observed to have been rudely served. One visitor who was there recently raised the issue to The New Paper. Ms Amy Hafiz, 39, a clerk, claimed that she saw two customer service officers at the CDC's Woodlands Civic Centre office shout at and speak roughly to other residents who were there to ask for help. And when The New Paper dropped in, we also observed how the officers sometimes spoke rather loudly, enough for others to hear. Ms Amy was there on the morning of 16 Apr to ask about the ComCare assistance plan for herself. She had called a helpline first, but was told to go to a CDC near her home to get more help. While waiting for her queue number to be called, Ms Amy claimed that she heard two officers passing unpleasant remarks about the people they were helping. When a middle-aged woman asked the officers why she had to return at 4pm even though she was already there that morning, one of the officers said curtly: 'You want help? Just be here.' Another officer told an elderly man, loud enough for Ms Amy to hear: 'Get your documents ready before coming.' Ms Amy said: 'After the people left, I could hear the officers talking about them... and (voicing) their frustrations. I believe they should be a bit more professional as service staff.' Ms Amy, who was there with her friend, both allegedly heard the officers complaining that the residents did not seem to listen to instructions. When Ms Amy's number was called, she was told to get some documents and to return at 4pm as well. But she stressed that the officers were not rude to her. When Ms Amy returned at 4pm, she witnessed the rudest scene yet. Another middle-aged resident had just opened the door to the office when one of the customer service officers shouted at the woman in a mix of Malay and English. The officer allegedly said: 'Why (sic) you come now? I told you to be here at 1pm right? Now, too late already.' Ms Amy said: 'I was puzzled by this attitude. Where was her professionalism as a customer service officer? Why can't she wait for the woman to arrive at the counter and then advise her patiently?' She saw the woman trying to explain herself for the so-called miscommunication but the officer allegedly shot back loudly: 'You can't understand me... not (sic) I give wrong information. The camera is on, you want me to play back?' Ms Amy's friend, Madam Halifah Parmo, 43, said: 'I thought of telling her that she should not be so rude and serve people that way. I thought what she did was just not right.' About 10 minutes later, a middle-aged man who had also witnessed the scene went in to see a case worker. Ms Amy said: 'I think he must have told the case worker about the commotion because the counter phone rang and I could hear the customer service officer trying to explain what happened earlier. 'I heard her saying, 'Ya lah, there's this man who can't get help from us (who) came to her rescue.' Ms Amy heard another two phone calls that the officer answered about the incident. Ms Amy said: 'I was totally appalled by her comments. Not only was her explanation distorted, but I wondered why she was at the counter at all if she wasn't patient in serving the ones who really need help? 'I also wondered if the camera was for real or was it just a threat?' The New Paper dropped in unannounced on 22 Apr and observed the goings-on for nearly three hours in the afternoon from a seat furthest from the officers. The office area was about the size of two HDB bedrooms, with seats for up to 15. Sometime around 3pm, after a few people had been served, one of the officers raised her voice to a middle-aged woman and said: 'When we send the letter then you come down. She's not in! You have to call first.' The woman did not seem to be frustrated, more at a loss. Then the officer motioned to her colleague and asked her if she could speak in Malay to the woman. About half an hour later, the same officer was heard shouting to a woman and an elderly man: 'Anything wrong, I don't know ah... (it will be sent to) this address... whatever (sic) outstanding is based on that.' When we asked the woman later whether the officers were rude, she said: 'Not always, sometimes.' At about 4.35pm, the same officer was heard trying to emphasise a point to a young man and his wife by saying: 'Concession. Stated here... CONCESSION. CONCESSION!' she yelled. When contacted, a North West CDC spokesman said that they are investigating the incidents. In an e-mail reply, the CDC's acting general manager, Ms Toh Lay Hoon, said officers are advised to be attentive to the needs of the clients. 'However, when there is a crowd at the service counter, counter service staff may have to speak a bit louder, especially to the elderly.' Ms Toh said that while most of the residents they serve were easier to handle, they have encountered those who were uncooperative in offering information and could also become abusive towards counter service staff. She added that the officers are given customer service training, and monthly service briefings are provided. Ms Toh added: 'Between July 2007 to March 2008, our counter service staff at the North West CDC received 632 'Go the Extra Mile for Service' Cards for great service provided to our residents.' All eight samples that were given belonged to another staff member not featured in this story. http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,...,164009,00.html? Our Vision & Mission About Us The North West Community Development Council(CDC) is your local administration, initiating, planning and managing community programmes to promote community bonding and social cohesion. Together with North West CDC, our residents get involved in the community and work towards making life better for themselves and their fellow residents. Our location in the community makes us more attuned and responsive to the specific needs of our residents. Vision To be a caring, dynamic and cohesive community Mission Being your community partner Building a community for all Enhancing your quality of life Tagline We care, we share, we bond <<<---- lolz. OUR MAIN FOCUS Helping the Community We provide assistance to the needy through a number of schemes: Employment Assistance Schemes Child / Youth Care Assistance Schemes Family Assistance Schemes Health Care Assistance Schemes Financial Assistance Schemes http://www.northwestcdc.org.sg/1161743009751/aboutus.html so who is in charge? http://www.northwestcdc.org.sg/11627962665...2796302700.html lolz...

Show off your resident pets in your ride boys and girls! Here's my contribution ! Sorry for the quality of the pic, it was taken using a camera phone...