TR EMERITUS

At the start of the pandemic, they said all will be taken care off regardless. Then they started to make daily living more difficult for anyone who were cautious and chose not to take the experimental shots. There was a time when entire complexes for essential goods and services were bordered up. Anyone who wanted to enter were herded and made to squeeze through the designated entrance and exit. All that, in the name of "stemming the spread of a virus". Please make a comment if any of that still makes sense to you now. If not, why did you take the shot? To dine in? To enter malls? To take planes? You were told to take the shot and prevent infection and infecting others. Did it work? How do you feel about it now? Would you still blindly trust doctors and anyone who have positions of authority? Then there are those who kept urging others to take the shot. To me, you are no different from a parrot. Then they finally did the unthinkable - no entry into work places for anyone who did not take the experimental shots. Yet, they audaciously continue to call taking the experimental shots voluntary. Many willingly participated in the madness by working at "vaccination" centres, patrolling as "Ambassadors", checking "vaccination" records. I respect the ant working in its colony more than I will ever respect you. Today, we are seeing "unexplained" rise in myocarditis in new born babies, children and adults. We are seeing a sharp rise in cancer, infertility, perinatal deaths, miscarriage, neurological problems, numbness, sudden deaths, eye issues, you name it. Embalmers in many countries have shared they started to find unknown structures in the veins of people eversince the experimental shots were rolled out. There are so many red flags, yet the mass media continues its pretense that life has gone back to normal. When the next "pandemic" happens again and they do the same thing all over again, I hope you look back and decide not to participate in the madness again. Watch yourself and how you will tend to follow the herd and make decisions out of fear. Here's some stats to chew on: 1. Total covid deaths from 2020 until today (3 years and counting) - 1,727 2. Total flu and pneumonia deaths in 2018 alone: 5,189 [LINK] By the way, most covid deaths occurred AFTER the start of vaccination campaign. Find courage and stand on the side of truth.   * Facebook post by Josh Shen.      Read More →

I had a very strange experience this morning. We were sent to clear out a vet clinic, which was part of a company that my employer was appointed as the receiver of. By some fluke, we managed to find a buyer for the vet clinic and as part of the sales process, we had to clear part of the unit. One of the biggest issues in clearing this particular clinic was the fact that there were several containers of used syringes. The key issues with a used syringe is that it is not normal waste that can be tossed into the bin. Used syringes are classified under “Medical Waste” and we, the clever people with qualifications and comfortable jobs, didn’t know what to do. The clever young thing who was part of the team, proceeded to seek advice from the clever things that had appointed us and the clever people who used to run the clinic. Nobody had a clue as to how we could dispose of this stuff, until by some fluke, we saw a member of the town council touring the estate with his contractors. Chatted them up and before anyone could think a clever thought, the town council rep told us to engage his contractor on a private basis. The Bangladeshi chap knew how to dispose of the stuff and for a token fee, he got his guy to do the job. Our problem was solved. The problem was a “rich” person’s problem. Vets around the world, are known to make good money. In the UK, there was a quip that it was the smart ones who left medical school to become vets. The reason being, there is no NHS or any form of socialized medicine for pets. Everything is dictated by private enterprise and funnily enough, people are willing to spend good money on pets to ensure that the pets get the best. Yet, it was the simple Bangladeshi worker who had the solution. In the Singapore system, Bangladeshi workers are classified as “poor” people. These are the guys who build our homes, keep our roads working, the sideways green and clean. To the jobs that Singaporeans won’t do, a Bangladeshi worker would consider himself a lottery winner if he was paid anything more than S$3,000 a month (As a British friend who works in a shipyard points out – “It’s the Bangladeshi guy who runs the how but gets paid the least). Then, let’s not go into the conditions that most Bangladeshi workers live in other than to say that Singapore’s explosion of covid cases came from dormitories inhabited by construction workers. Sadly, the only reaction you’re going to get from many Singaporeans is “Well, they’re better off than where they came from.” This got me thinking. How many of us, who are for all intents and purposes “rich” people do things without thinking of who bears the consequences. This is a problem …… if you can afford the car……copyright Car Throttle Take the debate on climate change and rising sea levels. Look at who are the people denying that climate change and rising sea levels are an issue. For the most part, they live in the “rich” part of the world like the USA and Europe. This lot will inevitably feel most at home in gatherings of members of the Republican Party, which have infamously been funded by the oil industry. Ask any of these people if they think that climate change is real and they’ll tell you that it’s a “hoax” invented by left-wing members of the “wokerati.” They will “rubbish” any discussion on the move to renewable energy and continue to guzzle oil through high consumption cars or through using their toys live private jets. As long as this crowd can use their jets like there’s no tomorrow, climate change is at best, a topic that gets certain Swedish teenagers all worked up and that on its own has become enough of a reason to continue flying private jet and encouraging the use of fossil fuels. Let’s look at the other end of the scale. The people who know that climate change and rising sea levels are very real, happen to live in the insignificant atols in the Pacific Ocean. These are “poor” people who nobody cares about and whenever the people in the rich world are told they may need to give a bit of room to people from places like this, they will scream for greater border controls to keep the poor people out, without any thought to the fact that their actions may have been the very cause of what sent the poor people scurrying to reach the countries that are rich both in monetary terms and geographical ones (for example, your country is not in danger of sinking into the sea). Let’s go back to the example of the Bangladeshi who solved my disposal issues today. Do people really care about him? This is a man who works day in and day out to solve our issues. He keeps the trash bins empty and our common spaces clean. We have no “cleanliness” issues because of people like him. Yet, we don’t care about him. When he goes back to his dormitory, we think of him as a “darkie” who should bless the day we allowed him to clean our crap. When Covid broke out in the workers dormitories, we thought of it as a problem and there were too many vocal remarks from people who felt that Covid out breaks were deserved. We keep seeing the poor as a problem. Poverty is something that needs to be solved and there have been plenty of innovations to make life easier for the poor: [LINK] There are many people trying to help the poor and needy and these efforts need to be commended. However, shouldn’t we also work at understanding that our actions have consequences and these consequences are not always paid by us but more often than not the less fortunate?   Tang Li *Although I’ve been based mainly in Singapore for nearly two decades, I’ve had the privilege of being able to meet people who have crossed borders and cultures. I’ve befriended ministers and ambassadors and worked on projects involving a former head of state. Yet, at the same time, I’ve had the privilege of befriending migrant labourers and former convicts. All of them have a story to tell. All of them add to the fabric of life. I hope to express the stories that inspire us to create life as it should be.      Read More →

1. I made a post in Facebook that Simba had a bad practice in making it difficult for a customer to cancel a mobile line. They do not provide the "Cancel Line" function in their app or in their website, and also did not allow me to stop the monthly payment from my Simba wallet. 2. I had to make a Google search and found a 2 page physical form that I had to complete and submit it by email or visit to their office. As I do not have a scanner, it was difficult for me to submit the form (which I had to print out on paper and complete it). 3. I posted my experience, and state that it is a bad business practice for Simba to give this kind of trouble to a customer who needs to cancel a line. 4. I received several comments from other customers who agreed that the business practice was bad, and they encountered the same problem. 5. I received the following comments that disagreed with my post: a) One said that they found the Simba line to be good b) Another said that the price of the Simba line is attractive. c) Another said that it was not difficult to complete the process to cancel the line and showed how it could be done. d) Another said that Simba allowed a customer to cancel the line by sending an email to state the phone number and he had done it. e) Another said that Mr. Tan frequently complained. (This person was banned for making this rude statement and personal smear). 6. I found the comments under para 5 to be irrelevant to my post. While they may like the Simba line, they should also be aware that some customers, like me, do not need the line and wish to cancel it. It is a bad practice, and is unacceptable, for Simba to make it troublesome for the customer to go through the painful process. Simba could have provided a function in their app or website for the customer to make this request. 7. In a reply from Simba, they said that the balance in my Simba wallet will not be refunded. I consider it it to be confiscation of my money and will take Simba to court on this matter (even if they have stated this in their terms and conditions). 8. I have found the price of the Simba line to be quite attractive ($5 for a senior plan) and the service to be acceptable. That is beside the point. It is not acceptable for Simba to make it difficult for a customer to cancel a line. 9. Some people commented that other mobile operators also made it difficult for their customers to cancel a line. That is also irrelevant. This bad business practice should be stopped. 10. I intend to make a complaint with the relevant authority (which I presume is IMDA). They cannot allowed their licensed operators to impose unacceptable business practices.   Tan Kin Lian      Read More →