‘What’s the point of a shelter?’ — Netizens ask as Admiralty MRT roof leaks from heavy downpour
Netizens have been wondering who designed the shelter at Admiralty MRT station after it failed to keep commuters dry from a heavy downpour.
A video uploaded on the Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Monday (Nov 28) sparked criticism among the online community as it featured an example of the meme, “you had one job” (and still failed).
Meme depicting ship-big cost of living in SG compared with excavator-small worth GST voucher circulates online
It seems as though some Singaporeans are coping with the intensity of the financial situation in Singapore with some humour after an online page shared a meme depicting how some believe the government’s GST vouchers amidst the cost of living in Singapore is like “putting a band-aid on a gaping wound,” as one put it.
“Please enjoy the GST payout this December,” reads a post sharing a GST voucher vs cost of living in Singapore meme. In the photo, a large ship is labelled “Cost of living,” while a much smaller excavator is seen with its bucket between itself and the ship. The smaller vehicle is labelled, “GST voucher.”
“Can’t blame riders for leaking food. Blame packing stuff… or humps & potholes in the road” — Netizens weigh in on food delivery disaster
In response to an online citizen’s post over allegedly receiving a food delivery that opened in transit, spilling food in the packaging, other netizens have weighed in on the matter, saying that the person should instead blame the restaurant packaging or even… the government for the potholes in the road.
“If you paid S$16 bucks, would you accept this?” wrote an online user, sharing a photo of a plastic bag containing an opened food package, its contents mixed up and spilt out into the bag.
Maid reveals that many helpers want live-out jobs, but one friend of hers says the commute is exhausting
A maid took to social media to talk about the pros and cons of a live-out arrangement. This means that the helper would go to work like any other employee, complete tasks, and then go home to their rented apartments.
In her post, she wrote that she saw many of her fellow helpers asking about stay-out jobs. “One of their reason is they want to go study on their off day without rushing out doing household in their employers house on their day off. As i understand stay out job is not kind of easy job to get especially if we are under work permit in domestic sector”, she wrote.
Gilbert Goh meets cleaner, 80, who says he’d rather earn $900/month than receive govt welfare $600/month
Activist Gilbert Goh took to Instagram recently to tell the story of an 80-year-old man who is still working as a cleaner despite his advanced age.
The uncle, who is originally from Malaysia and was in a cheerful mood during the visit, told Mr Goh and his team that he “prefers to work as a cleaner earning $900/ month than receive government welfare of $600/ month as it’s insufficient.”