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Boyfriend asks if his jealousy is normal when his girlfriend prefers to study all day with another guy but not with him

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Boyfriend asks if his jealousy is normal when his girlfriend prefers to study all day with another guy but not with him

A boyfriend whose girlfriend seems to want to spend more time with another guy wonders if he is being unnecessarily jealous.

In an anonymous post on Wednesday (Apr 27), the boyfriend asked: “Is it okay for your partner to meet with a guy alone?”.

In his post on popular confessions page SGWhispers, the 24-year-old guy wrote that he had been in his first relationship with his 20-year-old girlfriend for over two months, with things going well. However, he added that he was bothered by his girlfriend’s friend called Adam.

He noted that she got to know Adam through a mutual friend a month ago and “they started talking and texting (not sure how regularly though), and then arranged a meet up to have lunch not long after. She then informed me a day before their lunch that she was going to meet Adam for lunch at city area and asked if I was okay”. 

When his girlfriend showed him Adam’s photos, he found Adam “a 10/10 in terms of looks” and started to get jealous. When he communicated this to his girlfriend, she reassured him that she and Adam were just friends and that she only loved him.

One weekend, he found it strange that his girlfriend went to study with Adam to prepare for an upcoming exam, “(exam is tomorrow). The study session lasted for the whole day, from like morning to night. Again, I got bothered by it and told her about it”, he wrote.

“She then asked if she should cut her study session short, and of course, i said no because i dont want to be an unreasonable bf.”

However, when he wanted to study with his girlfriend the day before her exam, “she told me yesterday that she don’t think it’s a good idea to head out to study today since her exam is tomorrow. So, I asked her if I am a distracting study partner, and if she had managed to complete her agenda on Sunday, to which she answered yes for both of the questions. She then further explained that she don’t usually go out a day before her exam”. 

Still feeling unhappy with his girlfriend, he asked her about it again, and she “told me this is how she is. She treats guys the same way she treats her female friends”. His girlfriend also reassured him that the other guys were just friends and that she only had feelings for him.

In his post, the boyfriend asked: “is it normal for me to feel uncomfortable and jealous about this? Or am I just too insecure to deal with this maturely?”

Netizens were not sympathetic to his situation and pointed out that he was not mature enough, while his girlfriend did not respect her partner’s boundaries in the relationship.

‘Crazy lady starts videoing me for no reason… doing the same to other people’ at MRT

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‘Crazy lady starts videoing me for no reason… doing the same to other people’ at MRT

A woman posted a video on social media alleging that another woman began to follow her around, taking a video of her, as she was walking to the MRT one day.

The video was shared on the Singapore Incidents Facebook and Instagram pages on Thursday (Apr 28), where it’s been viewed almost 100,000 times.

“This crazy lady starts videoing me for no reason as im walking to the mrt. Believed she had been doing the same to other people before me too. 

Asked her what she wants but she doesnt reply. Videoing me all the way to the mrt. I tried to ignore her after that and she proceed to video a uncle,” wrote netizen Xiao Feng, before adding, 

“Had anyone encounter the same or seen her before?”

In the video, a woman in a red top and a short orange skirt can be seen with her mobile phone to her face, appearing to take a video for over ten seconds. 

She comes quite close to the poster, who can then be heard irately saying, “What the hell?”

The poster also appears to push the woman’s arm down, but with not enough force for her to drop her phone.

“What do you want? What do you want?” the poster also asks.

However, the woman seemingly taking the video gives no reply, which comes across as creepy and unnerving.

The clip then cuts to the woman, now some meters away, taking a video of a man for a few seconds, before putting down her phone and walking away.

A number of netizens commenting on the video said that the woman holding the mobile phone looked as though she were under stress or had mental problems.

Others seemed to recognize her from previous incidents of erratic behaviour since the poster had asked if anyone had seen her before.

/TISG

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Install your very own COVID-19 SafeEntry gantry @ home for your Hari Raya guests to check in, sale on Carousell

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Install your very own COVID-19 SafeEntry gantry @ home for your Hari Raya guests to check in, sale on Carousell

Shoppers can often find the most unusual things being sold online, such as farts in a bottle or the plastic stool that a Formula 1 world champion sat on.

With the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations, interested members of the public could consider adding the SafeEntry gantry to safely welcome guests into their homes or use it to get a laugh from visitors.

With Singapore further relaxing Covid-19 measures, members of the public can now enjoy having their own SafeEntry gantry, in case this is something to be missed.

Here are the listed features of the turnstile gate:

  • Temperature (Optional)
  • Access System (Optional)
  • Safe Entry
  • Vaccination check (Optional)
  • Integration to Existing system (With Condition)

The optional features presumably require an individual to operate the gantry much like the real thing or can be added at an extra cost.

The iconic self-check-in mechanism is being sold on e-commerce platform Carousell for S$6,800, discounted from the initial price of S$7,800.

Photo: Taken from Carousell

“Please visit our showroom (at Oxley BizHub 2) for more information,” the listing adds, bringing up the question if the whole thing is a gag idea or not.

Although the seller has a 5.0-star rating from six reviewers who purchased other items, it remains unclear whether someone has already claimed said turnstile gate.

On a more serious note, travellers are advised to take certain precautions during the holidays, such as traffic congestion during peak hours.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said that traffic flow through the land checkpoints at Woodlands and Tuas is expected to be heavy during the upcoming holiday weekends.

Motorists are also advised to check the traffic situation at the land checkpoints through the One Motoring website or via the Expressway Monitoring & Advisory System (EMAS) installed along the BKE and AYE, respectively. /TISG

ICA: Avoid peak hours if visiting Malaysia over the long weekends

Accident in Woodlands: Rider dozed off? Netizen says, “The driver has fantastic reflex and quick thinking else another blue tent”

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Accident in Woodlands: Rider dozed off? Netizen says, “The driver has fantastic reflex and quick thinking else another blue tent”

Alarming footage of a motorcyclist colliding with a moving vehicle and falling to the ground, his head inches away from the car wheel, is circulating online, causing speculation among netizens that the rider dozed off.

Facebook page Singapore roads accident.com posted a video of the incident along Woodlands Ave 12 on Apr 26 at around 6 pm. As the cam car recorded the happenings on the road, a motorcyclist came into view. The motorcycle’s signal lights were blinking, indicating an intent to turn or move left.

Photo: FB screengrab/Singapore roads accidents.com

However, the rider suddenly swerved left and crashed into a vehicle in the left-most lane.

Photo: FB screengrab/Singapore roads accidents.com

The collision caused the rider to fall off his motorcycle, his head landing dangerously close to the vehicle’s path.

Photo: FB screengrab/Singapore roads accidents.com

Fortunately, the vehicle driver quickly turned left and ended up mounting the kerb before hitting a tree.

The cam car soon parked the vehicle up ahead, presumably to assist those affected by the accident.

Members from the online community wondered if the rider dozed off before crashing into the vehicle.

“Rider dozed off. Too tired,” said Facebook user Vincent Fong, noting it was fortunate that the affected driver quickly chose to have the car damaged and save a life in the process.

Many commended the driver for his quick thinking and swerving away from the rider, noting it saved a life.

“The driver has fantastic reflex and quick thinking else another blue tent,” added another netizen.

“The driver is a hero. In order to save the rider, he sacrificed himself,” said Facebook user Zu ZQ.

According to mustsharenews.com, the Singapore Civil Defence Force confirmed the incident at the junction of Woodlands Ave 12 and Woodlands Ave 5.

The man was assessed for minor injuries, although refused hospital conveyance. /TISG

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SCAM: SPF issues warning on new scam impersonating S’pore wealth fund GIC, offering lucrative investment packages

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SCAM: SPF issues warning on new scam impersonating S’pore wealth fund GIC, offering lucrative investment packages

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has announced a new type of scam targeting victims through lucrative investment deals offered by scammers impersonating representatives from Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC).

The scammers are pretending to be representatives of GIC on messaging platform Telegram group chats, said SPF on Facebook on Thursday (Apr 28). “They would invite unsuspecting victims into a Telegram group chat and claim to be from GIC and offer lucrative investment packages to them,” said SPF.

“Victims keen to invest would then be directed to provide their personal particulars and bank account details to sign up for such packages and transfer money into scammers’ bank accounts,” the police added.

Victims would only realise they were scammed when the expected profits don’t arrive, or they can’t withdraw their initial investments.

Members of the public are advised not to react, reply, click or open any attachments from anyone or any organisation claiming to be from or affiliated with GIC, said SPF.

GIC, which manages Singapore’s foreign reserves, also issued a notice indicating they do not provide any investment services to the public.

“GIC will never contact any member of the public to open a trading account, make a private trade or fund transfer for any investment including but not limited to gold, crypto, property, equities, bonds, commodities or any other asset or financial instruments,” said GIC.

It added that any attempt to solicit investments using GIC’s name or brand is a fraud or scam.

“GIC accepts no responsibility for any fees, costs, charges, payments or losses made which were incurred as a result of such fraud or scam.”

SPF reminded the public to be aware of scams such as investments promising attractive returns in a short period.

As scammers often take advantage of the vulnerability of human behaviour, individuals are urged to stop and think before taking any action on such solicitations.

Furthermore, members of the public are advised to safeguard personal information like bank account details and passwords.

Individuals with information on scams can call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online here. /TISG

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SATIRE: Netizens joke about Josephine Teo’s emotional video in Parliament, saying it should win her Star Awards 2022

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SATIRE: Netizens joke about Josephine Teo’s emotional video in Parliament, saying it should win her Star Awards 2022

This article is a satire and not factual.

Following last Sunday’s (Apr 24) Star Awards, netizens were quick to take to social media to share their opinions on who should have won. Many quipped that a top contender for Best Actress should have been Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo, who is also Second Minister for Home Affairs.

Netizens were making fun of her emotion-filled speech in Parliament on Sept 1, 2020, in which she promised to help Singapore workers “bounce back” and “emerge stronger”. Ms Teo who was then Minister for Manpower, earned their “vote” with her earnest, sometimes halting, speech. For a considerable part of her performance, she seemed to be tearful or on the verge of tears.

The 27th edition of the Star Awards, Star Awards 2022 (Chinese: 红星大奖2022) highlight the best in Singapore TV released between January and December 2021. The 2022 ceremony was held in Singapore on Apr 24at the MES Theatre @ Mediacorp. It was hosted by Chen Hanwei.

The actual Best Actress was Huang Biren who played Chen Huiying in Recipe of Life, though netizens cheekily insisted online that the award should have gone to Ms Teo.

In a post to the public group Umbrage Singapore, a netizen who goes by the name Justin Lim Lim shared a photo of Ms Teo with “Best Actress” superimposed on top.

Other netizens also shared videos of Ms Teo getting emotional in Parliament, with the Star Awards logo superimposed.

Here’s what netizens said:

Her “award-winning” speech had Ms Teo speaking on job anxiety among Singaporeans.

In her speech, she cited the stories of three workers whom she had interacted with, who had either received help from various job-related schemes or shared their concerns with the Ministry of Manpower.

She then continued, with tears in her voice:

“Please know that you too are always in our hearts. However long this storm lasts, MOM will walk the journey together with you. However tough it may be, we will help you bounce back.”

Earlier this year, netizens also joked that Jurong GRC MP Shawn Huang should have been given a Star Award after he shed tears in Parliament. He was speaking on strengthening Singapore’s science and technology capabilities. He gave a shout-out to individual members of his team and lauded them for their “remarkable performance”, which led to an increase in the hiring of cybersecurity analysts by 400%.

He also added, “When I heard the programme was a success, it truly touched my heart” and then wiped a tear from his eye.

Netizens call out yet another PAP MP sheddding (crocodile) tears in Parliament

Gojek driver, sole breadwinner, believes passenger stole his bag containing his wallet, personal cards and S$526 in cash, wife appeals for help and wishes the contents be returned

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Gojek driver, sole breadwinner, believes passenger stole his bag containing his wallet, personal cards and S$526 in cash, wife appeals for help and wishes the contents be returned

The wife of a private-hire vehicle driver has appealed for information online, saying that her husband’s bag was stolen by a passenger. On Facebook’s Complaint Singapore page, Aisyah Lim related their “heartbreaking” experience on Wednesday (Apr 27), noting that her husband is the sole breadwinner.

In the midst of Ramadan, and with Hari Raya coming up, she wrote, “it feels so hard for us whole family. Days that we (are) supposed to celebrate joy but have to be so stressful,” said Ms Lim. She said her husband works as a PHV driver for Gojek to earn money for their two young children.

On Apr 26, after dropping off a passenger, he realised his bag had gone missing. “He believes it has been stolen by one of the passengers he picked up,” she said. The bag contains the car remote, wallet, personal cards and S$526 in cash.

Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore

“This is not just the item and cash lost, but to do a replacement card for IC, license, vocational license will cost us extra money and time wasted,” said Ms Lim.

As a wife, she said, looking at her husband sitting down feeling stressed after the incident was heartbreaking.

“I really wish that the bag and the contents can (be) returned to us safe and sound even (if) it sounds impossible,” said the hopeful Ms Lim.

Lastly, she addressed the individual believed to have taken the bag. “You might need it more than us. Hope you can find it useful for you and your family,” she said.

Ms Lim said a police report had been made.

Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore

The online community hoped that the bag would be found or returned.

“I have lost my precious wallet with cash, important docs, ATM and IC. Was so heartbroken,” wrote Facebook user Rayna Foss-Yundster.

“Weeks later, I received a call from police lost and found. I managed to retrieve at least my important docs and IC. Was more than thankful for that. I hope miracles happen for you,” she said.

Others advised the couple to go back to the drop-off points leading up to the incident to check if there were closed-circuit television cameras which could be used to expedite the investigation. /TISG

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Singapore dollar hits record high against ringgit at 3.16, attracting Malaysians to work in Singapore

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Singapore dollar hits record high against ringgit at 3.16, attracting Malaysians to work in Singapore

The plunging Malaysian ringgit is now not only the subject of memes and jokes on Twitter and Facebook. The ringgit to Singapore dollar rate is affecting the market too.

Since the reopening of the Malaysia-Singapore borders, Singaporeans have been flocking to Johor Bahru’s bazaars and supermarkets to take advantage of the cheap ringgit while workers are leaving Johor to work in Singapore and earn Singapore dollars.

The ringgit was trading at RM3.16 to the Singapore dollar yesterday. It has a two-fold impact on Malaysia. As the workers are leaving Johor to work in Singapore, hourly rates are rising in Malaysia, and employers are worried.

Malaysians on Twitter are urging their friends not to work for local firms, describing them as “crap jobs” that pay little.

Some users are saying that Malaysian youngsters should cross the Causeway or go “international” and seek employment where firms are eager to hire young people.

According to them, the ringgit to Singapore dollar rate as well as the ringgit’s weakness against the US dollar will benefit people who acquire jobs abroad.

In one tweet, the user says, “Forget about cheapskate local companies, apply international instead. They are hiring like CRAZY!”

Nevertheless, in Johor, the reopening has caused a serious shortage of workforce in several areas of the economy.

It appears that these sectors in Malaysia are facing the ‘great resignation’ since Malaysians are abandoning their jobs in Johor, for example, to work in Singapore because of the significantly greater pay when converted to ringgit.

According to news sources, hotels are experiencing personnel shortages, with many employees departing for Singapore.

The majority of hotels employ an average of 50% of their workers. Some people are unable to execute banquets and other gatherings at full capacity because of a lack of resources.

Last week, Resorts World in Singapore held a walk-in interview at a hotel in Johor to hire personnel for its Sentosa casino, and the lines were long, causing concern among Johor Bahru business owners.

Another consequence is the increase in workers’ hourly pay in Johor, which went from RM5-RM6 to RM10, and interns from hotel training institutions who were previously paid RM400 a month were offered double that amount.

Many employees are coming to Singapore since there is a huge demand for their services and the compensation is better. Food establishments in Singapore are also experiencing a labour shortage and are prepared to pay very high wages to hire Malaysians.

The post Higher foreign exchange rate attracts Malaysian workers to Singapore appeared first on The Independent News.

 

ICA: Avoid peak hours if visiting Malaysia over the long weekends

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ICA: Avoid peak hours if visiting Malaysia over the long weekends

If you are planning to visit Malaysia over the Labour Day and Hari Raya Puasa holidays,   the Immigration, and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) advises that you check the traffic situation and avoid the expected peak hours.

“Traffic flow through the land checkpoints at Woodlands and Tuas is expected to be heavy during the upcoming long holiday weekend,” ICA said on Wednesday in a media release. Northbound traffic is expected to be heavy between Friday and Saturday. Singapore-bound traffic is expected to be heavy from next Tuesday (May 3) through Wednesday (May 4).

ICA says that about 436,800 used the land checkpoints during the long weekend that began with Good Friday.

“This number is expected to be even higher for the upcoming Labour Day and Hari Raya Puasa holidays,” said ICA.

Based on 2019 data, that is, before the pandemic closed borders, travellers leaving Singapore via the land checkpoints had to wait for up to four hours. Those arriving by car had to wait up to an hour during the same period.

“Travellers are thus advised to factor in additional time for immigration clearance and check the traffic situation before embarking on their journey.”

ICA released the following schedule of peak hours, which travellers are advised to avoid.

Photo: Taken from ICA website

Motorists are also advised to check the traffic situation at the land checkpoints through the One Motoring website or via the Expressway Monitoring & Advisory System (EMAS) installed along the BKE and AYE, respectively, said ICA.

Travellers can also check ICA’s Facebook and Twitter accounts for more updates.

“As of May 1 2022, cross-border bus services plying across the Causeway and Second Link will resume operations,” ICA announced, noting that this is an alternative to avoid getting caught in a huge traffic jam.

ICA said it would take the necessary measures to facilitate immigration clearance without compromising security.

“We will also work with the Traffic Police to ensure road discipline at the critical junctions leading to the land checkpoints.”

“We seek travellers’ understanding and cooperation to observe traffic rules, maintain lane discipline and cooperate with officers on-site when using the land checkpoints,” it added.

More details on ICA’s announcement can be found here. /TISG

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Maid being packed off to Philippines by her current employer who allowed her to look for new employer the day before, asks what can she do to remain in Singapore

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Maid being packed off to Philippines by her current employer who allowed her to look for new employer the day before, asks what can she do to remain in Singapore

A foreign domestic worker wrote that she was at a loss for what to do after her employer told her that she had a ticket booked for her to be sent back to the Philippines the next day. In a post on Facebook group FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), a lady by the name of Majalia Padilla wrote that she was asking a question on behalf of a friend.

She wrote on Wednesday (Apr 27) that her friend, a foreign domestic worker, thought that her employers would release her from her existing contract. Ms Padilla said that her friend’s employers let her look for a new employer, but suddenly told her she was being sent back to the Philippines the very next day.

Ms Padilla asked if it was fair for employers to treat her this way and wanted to know if there was anything her friend could possibly do to remain in Singapore.

Other domestic helpers and employers who contributed to the comments suggested that she could accept it and go back first before re-applying, or she could tell the officers at the airport about her situation.

Here’s what they said:

In another post on Wednesday (Apr 27),

FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), a woman who gives her name as Deep Kaur posted this question on behalf of another domestic helper. She wrote that the employers are going to India on vacation, and they wanted to bring their helper with them. But the helper does not want to go with them.

No reason is given for the domestic helper’s reluctance to go with them to India. In her post, Ms Deep Kaur asked what might happen if the helper refuses to go. Though uncertain, she says she does not think employers can force the helper to go with them. /TISG

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