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Just saw something that I want to share with the parents. Do remind your kids about talking to strangers / going away without informing you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGIDHrYKJ2s

Hi all, Just came across a situation in a What'sApp group. Actually there is this What'sApp group in my What'sApp of the group of friends in secondary school which we have been in contact since after leaving secondary school. There is also a friend we have been together since tertiary school but not from the same secondary school. We created this What'sApp group since the day What'sApp can allow group chats and we have been talking cock and many personal things since then for years. Suddenly yesterday the group admin suddenly added one of the ex-secondary school mate that most of us are not even classmates with or known of and do not even know or talk to in the secondary school times. One of my friends even told me personally that he do not know who is this person even we all are from the same secondary school. He say with the presence of this newly added stranger, it is better not to talk about personal things among those in the group chat for years, since most of us do not know him and have not realy get contact with him since after secondary school. This probably makes sense. Should we just remove this person from the group chat and create a new group chat with this new person? Or should we create a new group chat with our own circle of people and rename the existing one and let it run by another group chat itself?

Kudos to MR Lim Kok Seng. He will be blessed. Being a recipient myself, exactly 4 years ago, I would say that it is indeed a new lease of life for those awaiting donation. The NOTU is sprucing up more on it's publicity to do such acts. Would you do it? Man, 54, is first in S’pore to donate his liver to stranger Mr Lim Kok Seng (left) is the first person in Singapore to donate part of his liver to a complete stranger — 16-year-old Lim Si Jia. Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY BY ILIYAS JUANDA [email protected] PUBLISHED: 1:30 PM, JUNE 20, 2016 UPDATED: 11:56 PM, JUNE 20, 2016 SINGAPORE — A 16-year-old girl received a gift from someone she has never met: A liver transplant from Mr Lim Kok Seng, 54, who became the first donor in Singapore willing to give up part of his organ to a total stranger. And the first thing Mr Lim wanted to know when they finally met about three weeks ago was whether she was healthy. “At least then the pain from the surgery was worth it,” the security concierge said. Sixty per cent of Mr Lim’s liver was transplanted into Lim Si Jia, and the 10-hour surgery was performed by a team from the National University Hospital (NUH) on March 24. Usually, a living donor would know the recipient of his or her organs. For Mr Lim’s case, his non-directed liver donation meant that he did not specify the recipient and it could be donated to the neediest and most compatible patient on the national waiting list. Si Jia was diagnosed with glycogen storage disease at the age of eight. Her body lacked the enzymes to break down the body’s store of sugar and this could lead to accumulation of sugar in the liver, potentially resulting in cancerous tumours. Since her body could not metabolise properly, her growth is also affected. Unlike other children who snack on sweets and candies, Si Jia could not enjoy them due to her condition. She also had to drink a mixture of cornstarch and water every night without fail to ensure that her body has enough sugar supply while she sleeps. In 2012, she was placed on the waiting list and it was this February that she was told of Mr Lim’s compatible match. “I am really grateful and did not expect that the liver would come from a living donor,” Si Jia said, adding that she was “amazed” at Mr Lim’s courage in donating to a stranger. She and her family wanted to meet Mr Lim and the hospital arranged it. Madam Katherine Chong, 52, said that after the surgery, the first thing her daughter wanted was sweets. Right now, Si Jia takes a total of nine types of medication, which includes drugs to ensure that her body does not reject the liver. Although her condition is healthy, the girl had to defer a year of school for the surgery and recuperation. As early as 30 years ago, Mr Lim already committed to donate his organs in case of his accidental death. He was motivated after reading articles about victims of accidental deaths, who had signed up as organ donors. He registered himself at a Health Ministry roadshow in a shopping mall “way before (the Human Organ Transplant Act) came along”, Mr Lim recalled. In January 2015, he decided to sign up as a non-directed donor, because he thought that age was catching up with him. “Even if the creator God blesses me with long life... when you are above 60, complications do come in, in all forms, and if my liver is going to be damaged by medication — even if I had made a pledge — it may not be good anymore to help. That would be sad,” Mr Lim said. The death of a close friend, whose organs could not be used for donation due to their poor conditions two years ago, also encouraged him further to be a living donor. Mr Lim is healthy and his liver is expected to regenerate fully within three months after the surgery. Professor Quak Seng Hock, from the division of paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at NUH, who was taking care of Si Jia’s case, said that the girl could now have a better quality of life. “(She can) take part in more physical activities, which she had always wanted to but did not have the opportunity to do so,” he said.

Anyone read this? Come on, getting into a stranger's car just for a free ride?? She got more than a free ride, kenna robbed and raped. And a Proton Savvy?? At least a Toyota ma. SINGAPORE - A 34-year-old woman who had trouble getting a taxi at 5am got into the car of a stranger who offered to drive her further up the road. But she claimed the "good Samaritan" raped and robbed her before kicking her out of his car after he had his way with her. On Monday, 24-year-old storeman Haliffie Mamat stood trial in the High Court for raping the woman in his Proton Savvy along Kallang Bahru on May 4, 2013, and robbing her of her brand-name handbag and the items inside. He denies raping her and disputes the contents of her bag. The prosecution has lined up 40 witnesses to prove its case against Haliffie in a trial scheduled for eight days. Deputy Public Prosecutor Sellakumaran told the court that the victim, who cannot be named under a gag order, waited for about an hour along River Valley Road when Haliffie stopped his car and offered to drive her somewhere else where it was supposedly easier to get a taxi. After she got into the front passenger seat, Haliffie offered to send her home. She dozed off in the car and when she woke up, the car had stopped. The DPP said the evidence will show that Haliffie stopped the woman from alighting, threw her handbag to the backseat and raped her after a struggle. After the rape, Haliffie drove off for a short distance, stopped the car, opened the door on her side and kicked her out to the road. He then drove off with her bag. The stranded woman got into a taxi and told the cabby that she had been raped. The cabby and a friend he subsequently picked up nearby will testify about that the woman had asked to go to the police station, said the DPP. Police officers on duty at the Geylang Neighbourhood Police Centre will also testify that the woman could not walk properly and was visibly injured when she told them she had been raped. Haliffie was nabbed when he sold a mobile phone that was in her bag. The prosecution will also lead medical evidence on her injuries and that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of her ordeal.

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/...615-429894.html SINGAPORE - The 20-year-old polytechnic student, who wanted to be known only as Natalie, screamed as she was slashed on the chest, arms, abdomen and thigh during the frenzied assault. One of the wounds needed 11 stitches. Public-spirited heroes nab handphone thief who slashed young woman SINGAPORE - Three motorcyclists nabbed a man who attacked a 20-year-old woman with a fruit knife while trying to steal her handphone at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 on Thursday (June 13), at about 9.50pm. Stomp contributor A, who saw the incident, said the woman was slashed on her left arm, chest and left thigh, and was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. According to A, the man is apparently a foreign worker, and was subsequently arrested by the Police. A elaborates: "This incident occurred yesterday (June 13) between 9pm to 10pm, at a traffic junction between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9. "Armed with a fruit knife, this man alighted from his motorbike and approached a young woman on the pretext of asking for directions. "The 20-year-old woman, not sensing anything amiss, took out her handphone and searched for directions on the phone. "The man suddenly snatched her phone but she managed to snatch it back from him. "During the struggle, he whipped out the knife and slashed her on her left arm, chest and left thigh. "Thankfully three public spirited motorcyclists saw the commotion and managed to prevent the culprit from escaping. "When the victim's relatives arrived, the woman was already bandaged and was about to leave for KTPH in an ambulance. "In a hurry, they only managed to thank one of the motorcyclists (a Mr Iqbal and his wife, a nurse) for their public spiritedness. "Their thanks also goes to the first gentleman who assisted in appending the culprit as well as the other couple who helped to direct the traffic during the commotion." to the bikers who step up to stop the fcuker and help the lady.

Just curious if anyone has tried approaching a total stranger before. Is it possible to get to know (for example) the at the same bus stop or maybe a shop assistant? Let's assume it is the one and only time you will meet the person and it's now or never.

Out of curiosity, do you usually talk to the stranger beside you on a plane? I was flying back from Sydney once from a business trip and chatted with this girl beside me. Asian but Aussie transiting to Singapore to go to Japan. Found her to be extremely intelligent and fun to chat with. Any other interesting encounters? You can share interesting airport encounters too.

Last week when I was driving back from Bukit Indah. Saw a man standing at the road side waving with his Singapore Passport. I think he wanted to catch a ride back to Singapore... But i did not dare to fetch him... So what is your take on this ?? will u let the person hitch a ride ???

Just curious. Like you travel abroad, you tend to meet some "stranger " that sometimes start a friendly conversation. Either in the Airport, Restaurant, Massage etc. And the conversation normally will start to greet each other, and follow by, " where you're from" ? For me, I will always tell them, I am from Singapore!!!! I witnessed some people will not "revealed" their origin. Even they are from Sg, they just answer elsewhere. How about you?

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...y_passerby.html A two-year-old toddler survived a fall from the tenth floor of a building after being caught by a passer-by in Hangzhou, China. Two-year-old Niu had been left alone at home after her grandmother went out to run some errands. The toddler woke up from her nap and climbed onto the windowsill in an attempt to find her grandmother. A neighbour on the ninth floor had noticed Niu dangling from the window and tried to reach her using a ladder but was unsuccessful. Wu Juping, a passer-by, rushed across the street to catch the toddler just as Niu lost grip on the windowsill and fell ten stories down. STOMPer guardianangel says: "The fact someone would sacrifice so much just to save a complete stranger is so heartwarming. "She broke her arm in the process because she absorbed the impact of Niu's fall. "Wu Juping has a seven-month-old baby and said that at that very moment, all she could think of was how her own child had fell from a chair and bled a lot and how much worse the consequences would be if Niu fell from the tenth storey." This is really 用手劳动节

Hi, FYI. I am driving a Suzuki Swift (Sport version). The emblems on my car are slowly being de-badged by a stranger. "SWIFT" on the rear boot cover now is left with "WIF", the "sport" word is gone. A few days ago, the MCF sticker on the rear windscreen is being teared out completely and cleanly. All these happened at Tampines Street 82, Blk 842A MSCP. To the stranger, please help to remove the "WIF" and "VVT". If your hands are still itchy after removing all the emblems. Please contact me at 81034434, we can discuss other options to cure your problem. To rest of car owners, please check your car before driving off. Cheers. Regards.