Couple wants to buy BTO, but parents want them to buy Executive Condo, can even loan them money; then a serious argument started cos of another issue
An online user has asked the public for advice given their situation, trying to decide what kind of residential property to buy. While the couple wants to buy Build-to-Order (BTO) housing, their parents want them to buy an executive condominium.
The individual on Wednesday (Oct 19) turned to the public for advice on a major life decision they and their fiancé need to make. The post began with the couple’s intention to purchase residential property. “However, BTO (properties) are really tough to get and we’re trying to participate every time we get the opportunity to,” they wrote, “So we are adamant about getting a BTO because it’s like a dream home to us.”
Maid claims her employer insists she must remain silent at all times; no talking allowed
A foreign domestic helper asked netizens for advice, saying that her employer does not let her speak in the house.
In a Facebook post to a public group for domestic workers titled FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum) a helper asked others what they considered important qualities when working in a house.
VIDEO | Singapore praises bus driver for helping elderly passenger on electric scooter get off the bus
After a bus driver was filmed wholeheartedly helping an elderly passenger on an electric scooter get off the bus, Singaporeans are praising him, giving him their respect for his enthusiasm to help.
A heart-warming video featuring a bus driver assisting an elderly passenger was shared with an online group on Tuesday (Oct 19). Since its posting, the video has garnered over 13 thousand views.
‘Company spamming me and chasing me with work even when I’m sick and on MC’ — Netizens share their “SME Nightmare” stories
A Singaporean took to social media recently to share their experience wherein their company allegedly kept chasing them with work and spamming them with messages about work even while the individual was sick and on medical leave. Many netizens expressed their annoyance over such a matter, with some even encouraging the individual to quit their job.
On Tuesday (Oct 18) an individual took their alleged workplace nightmare story to the online news forum Reddit, and claimed that their company insistently sent them work messages while the said worker was sick and on medical leave.
Customer: Why restaurants charge 10% service charge if it’s ‘self-service which you have to collect the food yourself?’
A customer posted a screenshot of a bill for soup at a noodle house recently, which included a 10 per cent service charge.
As she had bought the soup at a “self-service” eatery where each customer picks up their order from the counter and brings it to their table, she wondered about the reason for the additional charge.