SINGAPORE: A young Reddit user wanted to know what kind of impact it would have on her resume as she’s already had two jobs at the age of 23, one with a contract that ended after six months and another which she declined after the probation period.
Now she wants to quit her current job only two days after she started.
u/Rich-Cheesecake-4608 wrote on r/askSingapore that she left her first job after the contract ended because of a verbally abusive manager.As for the second job, the company wanted her to take on two marketing positions for $36k a year, so she decided against continuing there.
“After 4 months of searching and resting as I saved up enough, I started my job yesterday as an admin assistant but realised it was just not for me and it might affect my career goals as an HR professional…
I feel like such a loser and a failure. I want to find a company where I will stay long term and grow with but it’s so hard.
Is my life ruined at 23 if I leave this job? I want to try and toughen it and go through a year but i don’t know. Literally crying and sobbing cause it feels like I can’t stay in a job long term while my friends look like they are doing well.”
Commenters on the post offered encouraging and supportive advice to the post author, some of whom shared their own experiences with either leaving a job quickly or telling her to give it a chance.
A number of Reddit users reassured her that she’s not ruining her life.
Some told her that she doesn’t have to include her short-lived job on her resume.
SINGAPORE: “How much do you all usually spend on food each day?” asked u/seriouslee12345 on Wednesday (Aug 23).
“There was a time when I was spending about $10 to $12 but somehow these days I’m like averaging $20-$30 a day especially when I’m stressed and want to eat something better than cold Cai fan,” the netizen added.
The question received a lot of answers on r/askSingapore, and it appears that u/seriouslee12345 is by no means the only one facing higher food prices these days.
“About 1.2k to 1.5k on food (and drinks) monthly. Yea I eat out a lot.It’s my main expense after housing. I don’t splurge on clothes, shoes, watches, games, movies like my peers, so I permit myself some luxury on meals. Food is life, life is food,” answered one Reddit user.
Around $10 per meal appeared to be average for a number of netizens.
“My colleagues have no qualms spending $8-10 per lunch meal in CBD. I’m like $5 is my sweet spot. $8-10 for lunch meal to me is extravagant. Maybe I’m more on the frugal side.
The post author added in a comment that “Inflation + stress eating made me spend much more per day and it fills me with guilt.”
Others wrote in praise of the cai fan, or economy rice, life.
A frugal Reddit user cooks at home and brown-bags at work, spending less than $2 per meal.
One talked about the change in his food priorities as he and his wife have grown older.
“Inflation is crazyyyyy i miss the old days,” a Reddit user seemed to sigh.
SINGAPORE: A woman took to social media complaining after a guy she dated for a few months demanded that she reject her promotion so she would not earn more than him.
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the woman said: “I don’t have anything against men who don’t earn much, have a bad character, shallow mindset”.
She continued: “But for goodness sake, find a woman who matches you, accepts you and will give in your man child c**p behavior. Basically you just want a woman to take over your mother’s role but with additional bed benefits only. I’m sure there will be some willing women even though some may grumble about it years later”.
She added that the man she dated for “a few months” “had the audacity to demand that I reject my promotion because it would mean that my income would be significantly higher than him. He disguised the talk that he didn’t want us to spend less time together due to my new management role but I can sense his jealousy from miles away. The suggestion was not out of love or concern for us”.
The woman told such men to leave “high quality” women alone. “No one in their right mind will reject a promotion just because your ego can’t accept that she can earn more than you!” she said.
Earlier this year, a man wrote that a woman he matched on a dating app asked him about his salary right from the get-go.
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the woman said she was looking for “a serious relationship with a view to marriage”. When the man responded that it was always good to go on a date with an outcome in mind, the woman asked if his salary was more than $8,000.
“What is this world coming to? Am I going on a business venture?? Believe majority of the ladies are not like Lady A. It is simply disheartening to see this sort of messages. i think being single is better than this treatment,” the man wrote. /TISG
“Seeing Tharman’s campaign posters and banners around the island just makes my blood boil. Nothing against Tharman but it must be really nice to be able to make all those preparations a few months in advance since he already knew he would qualify and most probably win…
“He just has to come out with a ripe pineapple and charm everyone on day 1,” wrote Ms Su Ling in an Aug 23 Facebook post.
Mr. Tharman had announced that he was stepping down from his political positions in June in order to run for the presidency. Like Mr. Tan Kin Lian and Mr. Ng Kok Song, the former Senior Minister submitted an application for a certificate of eligibility, and on August 18, the Elections Department (ELD) announced that the three had qualified as candidates for the Presidential Election.
Aug 22 was Nomination Day and the beginning of the campaign period, and shortly afterward, Mr. Tharman’s posters were already seen in the streets.
Ms. Su Ling wrote in her post that in contrast to Mr. Tharman, “other truly independent candidates only have 3 days between when they know they qualify and when they can start their campaign to mobilize an islandwide campaign to reach out to all Singaporeans”,
She added that her father’s team had been unable to print campaign posters in advance because of the late approval of election materials — and rush printing jobs are understandably more expensive.
The venues where posters may be put up also need approval, otherwise, candidates may be fined or asked to take them down within an hour.
Ms Su Lin acknowledged that “online attacks in any political campaign (are) a given” but added that having to fight them while simultaneously dealing with “the entire logistics of what I would call an extremely unfair system of campaigning within 10 days is not fun”.
She ended her post by writing, “I know deep within me that there is no point complaining… We knew it was unfair already since we went through the whole circus 12 years ago but we still tried…WE FIGHT….and risk being laughed at…AGAIN…to give Singaporeans a CHOICE to stand with someone truly INDEPENDENT of the ruling party (and their investments arms) once more!”
SINGAPORE: It’s a bird…it’s a plane…no, it’s a croc at Sungei Buloh wetlands.
After a resident shared a photo of a crocodile spotted at Sungei Buloh wetlands, a handful of netizens expressed their surprise and concern over the animal sighting.
An online user shared a photo of a crocodile with the Singapore Wildlife Sightings Facebook group on Monday (Aug 21). “Spotted a croc at Sungei Buloh wetlands,” the caption read.
Another netizen commented the increase in crocodile sightings does not necessarily mean a rise in the reptile population. “We are seeing ‘more’ crocodiles as every’one has a high quality camera aka your iPhone or android phones,” the comment read. “The population is still stable and monitored by Nparks.
“The young crocodiles that have been spotted does not mean a population boom as most if not all will not survive to adulthood. They are prey for anything bigger than them, birds, fish and other crocodiles.”
SINGAPORE: A recent post on the Chinese social media platform “Little Red Book” has ignited a wave of outrage among Singaporeans, as a new citizen was seen holding up his Singapore passport while professing his love and loyalty towards his home country, China.
The new citizen, who goes by the username “Singapore – Little Dragon Brother” said in Chinese: “A villager from the farm! Successfully received Singapore citizenship after 4 years!” Inserting an emoji of the flag of China, he added, “Heart always belongs to China.”
The post quickly sparked an uproar on social media by Singaporeans who found the new citizen’s sentiments disrespectful and offensive. A number of citizens questioned whether the man obtained Singaporean citizenship primarily due to the attractiveness of the country’s powerful passport, rather than any genuine attachment to the nation.
Numerous individuals have taken to social media platforms and online forums to express their displeasure. Asserting that individuals should embrace the values, culture, and principles if they are given citizenship, one netizen said: “If you take up Singapore citizenship, it is ridiculous after getting your passport to say that your heart is not here.”
The controversy has also led to calls for the Singapore Government to reconsider the individual’s citizenship status, on the basis that his behaviour undermines the integrity of the citizenship process and disrespects the nation’s identity.
Some online have also raised the hypothetical scenario of reversed roles – what if a Singaporean had made similar remarks about China after obtaining Chinese citizenship?
Critics argue that such an individual might be accused of treason by the Chinese government and face severe consequences, highlighting a potential double standard. One netizen said, “If the reverse happened, this would be seen as treason by China people. Maybe they (the Chinese government) might even catch him and shoot him.”
Photos: Facebook screengrab/ Paul Tambyah, Tharman Shanmugaratnam
SINGAPORE: Dr Paul Ananth Tambyah, who chairs the Singapore Democratic Party, has weighed in on the presidential election, saying former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugarantman would be better suited for an executive role, such as Prime Minister.
Singaporeans will be trooping to the polls on September 1, deciding between Mr Tharman, 66, former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song, 75, and a former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Kin Lian, 75.
Mr Tharman also served as Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Deputy Chairman of GIC.
Dr Tambyah acknowledged Mr Tharman’s credentials, saying that he is an “excellent economist and a brilliant financial leader” in a TikTok video posted on his account earlier this month.
He was speaking in response to TikTok user @lamkhinthet, who had commented that “Tharman will be effective in holding the 2nd key as he is familiar with the system. How to effectively check our reserves if you are unfamiliar?”
In Singapore, the Government holds the first key to its considerable reserves, with the President holding the second.
Dr Tambyah, however, responded that the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has consistently said that “the job of the elected president is not executive, but custodial”, with the office holder exercising custody over three areas: drawing down of past reserves, certain key appointments including attorney general, and the appointments and activities of organisations such as the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
The SDP chair noted that Mr Tharman did not make any comments about the last attorney general, and added that “it’s going to be very difficult for Mr Tharman to try and override the Prime Minister if the CPIB wants to investigate a Cabinet minister and the Prime Minister says no”.
He also questioned whether the former Senior Minister “would be able to resist the government in terms of drawing down past reserves and whether he would choose alternative approaches which some have suggested which is to make use of current investment income”.
“The bottom line is, I think Mr Tharman is a brilliant economic mind And he would be better suited to be prime minister. Unfortunately his party decided not to allow him to do this so he’s up for choice for president.
Perhaps we might need a more independent president to be able to fulfil the custodial rule rather than Mr Tharman, who is better suited for an executive role like Prime Minister,” said Dr Tambyah.
SINGAPORE: A woman took to social media after discovering her roommate was dating a married man and becoming very emotionally affected by the situation.
In an anonymous post to the popular confessions page SGWhispers, the woman said that her roommate insists that “the one who is not loved is the third party. So she’s referring to the man’s wife as the third party which I don’t agree. I see her crying and in a state of emotional mess most of the time”. The woman added that her roommate, whom she considered a friend, would often drop everything and go to the man when he calls.
“Once we attended someone’s gathering and she just took off midway during the meal without giving an explanation. I’m running out of excuses for her irresponsible behavior as friends will usually ask me what’s up with her as we live together”, the woman wrote. She said that her friend had become rather agitated and had started drinking every day. “I am afraid to talk to her because she will become agitated whenever I ask about her situation. We have also grown distant as she starts keeping to herself, isolating herself from other social activities. I’m very tempted to tell her family but I don’t want to ruin our friendship”, she added.
Here’s what netizens who commented on the post said:
(Nothing to counsel or advise, she couldn’t listen. she will learn only when she got dumped which will happen. Then you can give her a listening ears but still, no counseling. In case they make up, you are the bad guy. If you can’t stand it anymore, move out too)
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Last year, a man already in a relationship wrote that he fell in love with his married colleague.
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the man wrote: “To be clear, I didn’t know she was married at first”. He added that they worked in the same department but had never interacted before as they had no mutual projects or friends.
“Last month, we went on a company retreat and happened to be in the same grouping. She seemed very smart and cheerful to me, and I found her attractive. At first I thought it was a silly crush that would pass, so I didn’t think much about it”, he wrote. He added that during drinking parties in the hotel with the group, they would always talk to each other alone on the balcony.
SINGAPORE: The Elections Department (ELD) issued an apology on Thursday (Aug 24) after 9,822 voters in 4,803 households in Tanjong Pagar GRC were inadvertently given two poll cards instead of just one.
The ELD said in a statement that Toppan, the appointed printer, had mistakenly sent poll card test prints along with the actual poll cards to the voters.
The ELD added that 9,354 voters received cards with different voter serial numbers while 468 voters got cards with the same numbers.
“We apologise for the confusion caused to affected voters. ELD would like to assure Singaporeans that processes are in place to ensure that voters with two poll cards will only be able to vote once at the correct polling station as voters will also need to produce their NRIC, which will be verified against the polling station register at the polling station,” the department said.
The voters who erroneously received two cards are those voting at polling stations at St Margaret’s School, Tanglin Community Centre, Farrer Park Primary School and Delta Sports Hall at Tanjong Pagar GRC.
The ELD said it had heard from some voters who reached out after receiving the duplicate cards.
Affected voters are currently being notified by the ELD to correct the error and to confirm the correct voter serial numbers they have been assigned.
Voters can also check their ePoll card on Singpass, which contains the accurate information they need for going to the polls on Sept 1.
They can discard the incorrect or duplicate poll cards they received, after verifying the information via Singpass.
If they need help, they can call the hotline number 1800-CALL-ELD (1800-225-5353).
SINGAPORE — Despite facing challenges during their preparation for the tournament, Singapore showcased their tenacity and skill, ultimately securing three silver medals and a bronze at the second Asia Youth Pacific Youth Beach Championships, which took place from August 18 to 20 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei.
In a bold move aimed at long-term development and providing invaluable exposure to their players, the Tchoukball Association of Singapore (TBAS) made the courageous decision to send a younger contingent to compete in a higher age group against more experienced opponents.
“Over the course of the past three days, these teams grappled with their debut on sandy terrain. In a strategic move, Singapore opted to send a younger contingent (aged 14-15) to compete in the higher age group category,” shared TBAS on their Facebook page.
TBAS sent a total of four teams to the competition, three boys’ and one girls’ team. Despite the challenge of limited training in proper beach conditions prior to their trip to Chinese Taipei, the Team Singapore athletes displayed tremendous determination and resilience in all their matches.
“Upon reaching the destination, a fresh challenge arose – acclimating to the distinctive beach terrain. Despite the unfamiliar setting posing its own share of obstacles, our teams tackled it with unwavering resolve. Qualifying rounds were a testament to their grit, as they contended against experienced adversaries, securing coveted spots in the finals. This phase of their journey truly tested their mettle, resilience, skills, and unity. This adventure was a tribute to sportsmanship and the relentless pursuit of excellence, spotlighting the remarkable growth and tenacity of our youthful athletes,” said TBAS president Delane Lim.
Photo credit: Tchoukball Association of Singapore
Both the Singapore tchoukball Boys and Girls Under-18 squad faced Chinese Taipei on the final day of competition, but they fell short of a win and had to settle for a silver medal. The boys went down 47-31, while the girls lost 42-22. The boys’ U-15 team and boys’ U12 won the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Both the Singapore Tchoukball boys’ and girls’ Under-18 squads faced Chinese Taipei on the final day of the Asia Youth Pacific Youth Beach Championships. Unfortunately, they fell short of a victory and had to settle for the silver medals. The boys’ U18 team suffered a 47-31 defeat, while the girls’ U18 team lost with a score of 42-22. The boys’ U15 team secured a silver medal, and the boys’ U12 team claimed the bronze medal.
Although Team Singapore missed out on a gold medal, TBAS explained, “This decision (to send the young ones to compete at a higher aged group) was aimed at fostering their growth at an elevated level and exposing them to the intricacies of the sport. The journey was undoubtedly a challenging one, pitting relative newcomers against seasoned opponents. The hard work and perseverance bore fruit as Singapore clinched medals across all categories, achieving the following results.”
In other developments, two of Tchoukball Singapore’s teams have been nominated for Team of The Year at the Singapore Sports Award Night 2023. The Singapore national women’s tchoukball team and the girls’ U18 team are nominated in the open and youth categories respectively.
The women’s team claimed the Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships 2022 title as they defeated powerhouse Chinese Taipei. This victory also resulted in the Singapore national women’s team securing the top spot in the world rankings.
TBAS mentioned that regardless of the outcome, the nominations and inclusion in the final list represent a significant milestone for Tchoukball Singapore. Additionally, the organisation’s recognition as a national sports association earlier this year adds to its list of achievements.
