I was accompanying my mum out to shop today and while driving on the PIE, there were three idiotic drivers whom were driving rather dangerously along the expressway. I shall name the three idiotic drivers as Chevrolet, Honda, and Berlingo Van for an easier account of what happened.
Here’s Our Account Of What Happened:
I was driving in the 2nd lane at a speed of around 70km/hr and there were three cars on the right lane. If you look closely in the video, there was this particular Chevrolet on the 1st lane and the driver was probably driving at 80km/hr. However, the Chevrolet for some reason has a tendency to jam his brakes even though there was nobody tailgating him. So, I suppose the Chevrolet must be texting or fiddling with his phone.
Then, a Honda started to tailgate the Chevrolet and the driver of the Chevrolet jammed his brakes. Behind the Honda was a Berlingo Van and in order to avoid hitting the Honda that was in front of him, he [the driver of the Berlingo Van] jammed his brakes too and swerved slightly into my lane before swerving back to his lane.
When I gave the driver of the Berlingo Van my deadly stare and was on the verge of shouting expletives, the driver of the Berlingo Van said it wasn’t his fault but the Honda’s fault for tailgating the Chevrolet that was in front. “Come on la, if you didn’t tailgated the Honda, then you wouldn’t have to jam your brakes right?” Furthermore, the Berlingo Van can be seen accelerating and he probably wasn’t even concentrating while driving on the road. How dangerous can that be?! Also, the speed limit for a Berlingo Van is 70km/hr and the expressway speed limit is 90km/hr. How can a Berlingo Van be travelling in the 1st lane when it’s not supposed to be speeding?!
Then again, it isn’t the Berlingo Van’s fault entirely. The Cheverolet and the Honda were pretty much in the wrong too. Thank God both my Mum and I are safe and sound.
Seriously, idiotic drivers like these are commonplace in Singapore and accidents on the road occur quite frequently. So, I will strongly recommend you drivers to install a camera if you aren’t equipped with one yet. I used to think that this wasn’t necessary but after encountering more than one incidents like these, having a camera installed in my car has become a necessity.
If you’re not sure where you can get a decent camera for your car, you might want to try the one that I found on Qoo10.sg below:
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God bless!
While browsing my [Melvin] Facebook Wall today, I came across a blog entry by Alvin from Alvinology about two youths whom were in a nursing room and they refused to leave the nursing room when asked politely by a lady whom wants to feed her baby.
Credits to Stomp for the picture.
A video of what happened [shot by the lady whom wants to feed her baby] is available on Youtube and I’m writing this blog post to express my disgust towards the two inconsiderate boys whom totally have no respect for the lady.
In order to give you readers a balanced point of view, I have also considered the point that the boys might have reacted the way they did in the video as they might have been “taunted” by the lady.
First and foremost, nursing rooms [a.k.a breastfeeding rooms] are meant for ladies whom need to feed their babies. In fact, men are strictly prohibited in most [or if not, all] nursing rooms. So, the boys are definitely in the wrong because they shouldn’t even be there.
Secondly, despite being asked more than once to leave the nursing room, the two boys continued to remain there and showed no intention to leave. This is really selfish because with the two boys in the nursing room, how is the lady able to feed her baby in private; which is the reason why nursing rooms are created in the first place.
Thirdly, although the lady told the boys that they would be “Stomped”, they continued to remain in the nursing room and spewed uncouth words like “asshole” and even pointed the middle finger at the lady. Well, are the boys rude? Definitely. Then again, they might have reacted the way they did because the lady “taunted” them.
Here’s the link to the Stomp Article that the lady put up and also a full account of the story that is available on The New Paper Forum
Given these 3 points, I am dead sure that the two boys were in the wrong. However, there were also some Netizens that commented that the lady was at fault for “taunting” them [the two boys]. In the first place, if the two boys left the nursing room after being asked to leave, this saga wouldn’t even have happened. In fact, they [the two boys] were pretty insistent on being there and as a result, caused the lady to react the way she did. Honestly, touch your heart and ask yourself, wouldn’t any frustrated mothers whom have babies on their arms waiting to be fed explode in this kinda situation? In fact, I think this lady is pretty reasonable because if it was someone else [maybe Xiaxue who's a mum to be], they might have it worst [I'm just giving an example].
Apparently, Stomp has also updated that one of the youths had requested for the story to be removed because he is embarrassed. That I supposed, could be the boy in the red shirt. Question is, should the public forgive them [the boys] for their unruly behaviour? Well, I guess they ought to be forgiven because sometimes youths do things without thinking of the consequences. However, they shouldn’t be let off that easily and actions ought to be taken against them if they do not learn from their mistakes. Hopefully, they [the boys] will learn to become better individuals after this episode.
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God bless!
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After being awoken up due to a ruckus at 3:45am in the morning regarding the parking issue in Clover By The Park Condominium, I went down to kaypoh kaypoh a bit and I have found out some new stuffs from the security guards:
1). There are 80 over empty parking lots as of this moment and these empty parking lots would have been more than sufficient to accommodate all the residents whom are residing here. This is because, some units may not own cars and some units may not even be occupied. It is all about the balancing act.
2). Visitors are now NOT ALLOWED to visit residents staying at Clover By The Park Condominium after 2359 hours. Seriously, this is a ridiculous rule that was set up by the management and wah lau, you mean I own the unit in Clover By The Park Condominium and my friends + relatives can’t visit me after 2359 hours and can’t stay over for the night?! They think what, lights out ah? Siao! I’m staying in a private estate, not a hospital boy! Even staying in a HDB flat seems like a better deal than having to deal with all this stupid rules and regulations.
3). The rules were all set and laid down by the management committee whom are residents residing in Clover By The Park Condominium, and apparently, SavillsCKH Pte Ltd + Tony Chan [the Condominium Manager] are the ones facilitating these discussions. So, when these rules and regulations were all laid out by the management committee, did they [the residents in the management committee] ever took into consideration the pros and cons and weigh them before making such decisions? Did SavillsCKH Pte Ltd + Tony Chan [the Condominium Manager] warn the management committee of the consequences of such decisions? I guess apparently not. These decisions I believe were made without the approval of the residents [whom are not in the management committee], and seriously, any decision that is to be made that concerns all residents residing in Clover By The Park Condominium should be made with a general consensus i.e voting system.
A Personal Message to Clover By The Park Residents [if you're reading this blog entry]:
Hi Everyone,
just like you, I am now facing problems that never had existed after the circular regarding parking was issued out. I totally understand your situation but seriously, don’t blame it on the security guards as they are doing their jobs. In fact, the security guards can provide us with vital information that we can bring up and feedback to the management committee.
The management committee comprises of residents within our estate. I believe it is time we vote them out of the committee and vote in residents whom are able to look after the welfare of other residents residing in Clover By The Park Condominium.
And if you’re a resident and you belong in the management committee, watch out because we will hunt you down and ensure that these issues are all settled amicably because our home is a place for us to enjoy, chill, and relax; not have some stupid rules that you think you cleverly thought out but never did consider the consequences. In fact, I suspect that you might be the one whom always park in undesignated lots because you are lazy to walk from point A to point B. Like hello?! It’s first-come-first-serve ok?
Anyhows, for those residents whom are bothered with these issues, kindly group up, gather one another’s contact, and call for a voting session to vote for your rights. This property/home that you bought at such a high price is your home, not anybody else’s home. Don’t let the select few dictate what you can do and what you cannot do without even considering your rights.
For me, I’m less than 2 weeks from moving out, so all the best & good luck! 
Conclusive Statement:
For all you home buyers/investors out there, do consider all these issues before you decide to invest in Clover By The Park Condominium. The external building facade may look good but internally as a community, there are ravenous wolves + dictators whom are out to lay down stupid rules and regulations that will affect your stay here. If you have an unhappy living community, it could be possible that your investments are not worth it.
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UPDATE:
After a showdown with the Condominium Manager [his name is Tony Chan] of Clover By The Park Condominium, there is no conclusive decision. In fact, there were three things that I drawn from the showdown:
1). Clover By The Park Condominium is managed by SavillsCKH Pte Ltd and the team does not have any solutions regarding the parking issues affecting the residents whom are staying at Clover By The Park Condominium. They are in fact ignorant about the problem.
2). The management wants residents to think of solutions to the problem when we residents have other things like making ends meet to worry about. Question is, aren’t you paid to “create a blissful living environment and enhance the value of our property” [just like you mentioned in your own website]?
3). “Beyond rendering professional and efficient service, our strength also lies in our personal touch. At SavillsCKH Pte Ltd, we embrace the belief that each client is an individual, and thus, endevour to personalise our service delivery to ensure your experience with us is nothing less than memorable.” You mean to say that your service is personal and that your staffs are service oriented? Oh please, the management office was supposed to be operating from 0900 hours and guess what, the office only opened at 0905 hours today. If you want to provide personalised service, go learn and pick up the right skills from the hospitality industry. And yes, my experience with you is nothing less than memorable because you have failed to address the issue.
Conclusion: I shan’t bother the management anymore regarding the parking issues because they don’t even have a solution and are expecting residents to come up with the game plan for them and then take credit for it. Anyhows, I’m leaving this shithole soon and I won’t have any more problems then.
Ps. pardon me for the seemingly harsh words because if you were in my shoes, you will feel the pinch of not being able to truly call the home that you bought with all your hard earned money a home that you can truly enjoy [to its fullest]. And if this blog entry has offended anyone, I do apologise.
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This is going to be a rather negative blog post and through this blog entry, I am providing real direct feedback to the management committee of Clover By The Park Condominium.
Background
When I shifted to Clover By The Park Condominium in Bishan, I have heard that residents were upset with the shortage of car parking facilities in their own respective blocks as some units own more than 1 or 2 cars. Nevertheless, there has always been enough parking facilities for everyone residing in Clover By The Park Condominium because there is a basement carpark at the 2nd level which has tons of parking lots.
However, even though there are many parking lots available, there are a couple of residents whom are freaking lazy to walk and hence, park their cars in places that are not meant for parking! Despite repeated warnings not to park their cars in undesignated places, the freaking lazy residents continue to break the rules, citing that it was their right to park their cars at their own block. Like hello?! If you are early, then you get to park at your own block; but if you are late, then you can either park in another block or park at the basement 2 carkpark right?!
So, a month ago, a circular was issued by the management of Clover By The Park Condominium stating that only vehicles which are tagged to the system in the Guard House can park at the carpark and that other vehicles that are not tagged would have to find alternative parking areas. And by the way, only the 1st car of every unit can be tagged to the system and that the 2nd car has to ballot for a parking lot in order for it to be tagged to the system.
Guess what, the results of the ballot was just released two days ago and a total number of 75 2nd cars were allowed to be tagged to the system. Then, what about the rest of the units whom have 2nd cars too?
Previously, units with 2nd or 3rd cars can park their cars in the basement 2 carpark but now, with the new stupid policy of the management of Clover By The Park Condominium, only cars which are tagged to the system can park their cars at the carpark i.e. to say, only the 1st car of every unit and the 2nd car as well if they have been successful in the balloting.
The question now is this:
1). If there are more than enough parking lots, shouldn’t it be fully utilised?
2). If a resident insist on parking haphazardly in undesignated places, shouldn’t his/her car be wheel-clamped and fined?
3). Why is it that units with 2nd or 3rd cars can park in the basement 2 carpark previously, but are not able to do so now?
4). If a resident has to find alternative parking facilities in the nearby HDB vicinity, is the management going to be responsible for the parking costs?
Seriously, if the management of Clover By The Park Condominium tells me that there isn’t enough parking lots, then I have nothing to say. But look, here are pictures of the freaking empty carpark lots that I took at around 11pm. Don’t give me the crap and bullshit that a lot of residents return home at 1am or 2am in the morning on a weekday. Even if there are, it is just a handful and there are definitely ample parking lots that are not utilised.
Empty Carpark Lots at Basement 1 Carpark
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Empty Carpark Lots at Basement 2 Carpark
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Either way, I’m going to give the management of Clover By The Park Condominium a piece of my mind later in the morning with the other residents and I’m pretty sure it will be a good show. Meanwhile, I will have to put up with this shithole for a couple of days before I permanently move to my new shelter.
Pfft.!
Yes yes, Skyfall will be officially releasing tomorrow and guess what, Baby and I have already caught Skyfall and we must say, the movie was totally awesome.
Well before I continue on with the rest of this blog entry, I must thank STClassifieds for the free pair of movie tickets although I have to admit, I was quite disappointed with how the event was managed and organised; especially with regards to the distribution of the movie tickets.
Here’s what happened.
I received an email from STClassifieds informing me that the movie will begin at 2000 hours and that the ticket collection would be from 1800 to 1900 hours. The “best part” was, tickets are distributed on a first-come-first-serve basis. So, like any typical kan-cheong Singaporean where our favourite pastime is queueing, I arrived at 1730 hours to queue and when I was there, I saw that the registration counters and booths were all neatly set up and ready. Since there were 3 ladies manning the counter, I asked if I could collect the movie tickets. Then, the lady manning the counter asked me if I was collecting one ticket or two tickets. Apparently, those collecting one ticket could collect the ticket first and those collecting two tickets could only collect when the clock strikes 1800 hours.
Well, since STClassifieds have made such an arrangement, I waited patiently. True to my predictions, I wasn’t the only one asking if the tickets can be collected since it gave people the impression that the counter was ready to receive people. By about 1735 hours, more people came and even more people asked the counter the same question over and over again. Guess what, at 1745 hours, STClassifieds finally decided to distribute the tickets to everyone since they noticed that the line of people was growing and that the people were starting to get frustrated and annoyed with the puzzling initial arrangement of the tickets distribution.
I really wonder, didn’t STClassifieds predicted that when tickets are distributed on a first-come-first-served basis, there will definitely be people whom will arrive earlier than the stipulated distribution time to queue up so as to get the best seats? Since tickets are distributed on a first-come-first-served basis, then how come those who are collecting one ticket can collect their ticket first while those whom are collecting two tickets have to wait till 1800 hours?
To be honest, I am providing real feedback here. Both Baby and I have received tons of movie invites and in all of the movie events that we have attended, tickets ARE NOT distributed on a first-come-first-served basis but rather, it’s distributed on a free-seating basis. That means, if you step into the theatre late, then you get the front rows, and vice-versa. This I feel, would have been a much better arrangement.
Anyhows, enough of the rantings. We shall now do a movie review of Skyfall.
Here’s the Movie Plot [as extracted from GV's Website]:
Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Our Review of the Movie:
The James Bond Film Franchise has never failed to keep me captivated and Skyfall isn’t an exception either. Throughout the entire duration of the movie, we were kept in suspense and anticipation as the movie plot unfolded. Even the introductory portion of the movie was exciting and intense. Filled with heart-pumping and non-stop action, we will strongly recommend you to catch Skyfall if you’re a fan of action movies.
By the way, before we entered the theatre, we were told not to disclose any information [such as the story/climax] about the movie. Seriously, I don’t know what’s the big deal because as of now, Wikipedia even have an article about Skyfall and in the article[movie spoiler], the movie plot was disclosed in full details! So seriously, what’s the point of telling us not to disclose any information about the movie when the detailed movie plot has been released on Wikipedia for all to see?
Here is the Movie Trailer of Skyfall:
In any case, despite all the hiccups and all, Skyfall is a worthy movie to catch.
Stay tuned to more updates from us!
God bless!
Windows 8 was made available to the general public yesterday on the 26th of October 2012 and I [Melvin] was quite eager to try it [though I wasn't that crazy to queue up at Challenger]. When the downloadable Windows 8 was made available via http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/ at a price of SGD $17.99, I simply went to the link and downloaded the Windows 8.
To be honest, I was extremely amazed at the speed at which Windows 8 was downloading. In less than 45 minutes, I was ready to begin my upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8. The entire process from downloading of Windows 8 to the upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8 took slightly less than 3 hours altogether.
Now, during the upgrading process, I encountered several issues.
Currently, I am using the Lenovo ideapad Y580 laptop and upon checking Lenovo’s website, I found out that certain features that used to work on my Lenovo ideapad Y580 laptop will not work when I upgrade to Windows 8 and that includes my Lenovo’s One Key Recovery Function. Honestly, I personally feel that if Microsoft wants consumers to upgrade to Windows 8, the process should be hassle-free, painless, and one which allows consumers to continue to do what they previously can do.
When I finally finished the upgrading process to Windows 8, more issues surfaced.
First and foremost, there was the constant werfault.exe error message that kept popping up and it was a constant pain in the ass because I had to constantly click the close button. Even checking online for solutions on how to fix the werfault.exe error message did not help.
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Secondly, I believe Windows 8 is all about personalisation and customisation, but how the hell can I do that when I tried to click the personlisation button but nothing pops out and the werfault.exe error message kept appearing? After doing a quick check online, I discovered that I wasn’t the only one facing issues with the Windows 8 personalisation features. Many others including me have problems trying to change the account picture and there is currently no permanent solution to it.
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Thirdly, I had to familiarise myself with the new layout and features of Windows 8. It took me quite a while to orientate myself and even till now, I’m still finding my way around and readjusting all the settings so that I can truly personalise and customise the usage of Windows 8 to my advantage.
Last but not the least, as I was quite fed up with the error messages that kept popping out, I had to go through the whole process of downloading and installing Windows 8 a second time so that I can do a fresh installation of Windows 8 instead of the upgrade option that I previously chose. Seriously, if you’re not a techie, I strongly will not recommend you to do a fresh installation of Windows 8 on your computer. This is because, you more or often than not have to reinstall programmes that you previously installed on your computer and you might even lose the recovery partition of your hard disk. With that being said, you would also need to reinstall all the drivers that can be found on the manufacturer’s website, which in my case is Lenovo.
Though Windows 8 seem to work best with touch screen computers, you do not need a touch screen computer to use Windows 8. For the time being, if you’re considering an upgrade to Windows 8, you might just want to hang on first till the system is stable and sound.
Stay tuned to more updates from us!
God bless!
