As promised, here’s the screen shot of the “dear student” email I received from NTU’s CAO recently. A bit meaningless to black everything out, but yea, did it to protect the persons involved.
Screen shot | BIG_MOUSE | An email from NTU's CAO
At first glance, I found CAO’s reply rather rude. I addressed you as Mrs ____ and signed off with my name. The least that CAO should have done was to address me by my name in its email reply.
Just my thoughts.
Finally, all rumors can be squashed. Spoke to a few stall holders to get some information from them. Yes, block 85 Fengshan market will be closing in about a week or two for renovations. The whole upgrading process will take about 10 months.
The construction company in charge of building the temporary market has announced (see above letter) that they will be working late every night till the end of January to complete the project on time. I also spoke to the tau huay drink stall beside the dessert stall and she also confirmed that the hawker centre will be closed by the end of the month. A tailor who owns a shop in the market stated more specifically that her stall will close this Sunday, 22 January at 11am.
The temporary market is currently being constructed in front of block 84, Bedok north street 4; not that far away. As the temporary market looks quite small, it wouldn’t be possible to fit everyone in.
So far, I know that the tau huay drink stall won’t be moving into the temporary structure and the tekong seafood and Poh noodles won’t be coming back after the renovations.
And, the dessert stall will open in the temporary structure.
I shall just hope that the food prices will remain affordable and stuff after the renovations.
Feel free to comment on this post should there be stalls you know who won’t be coming back after the renovations, or stalls that won’t be moving into the temporary market.
Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the battery in the iPod nano (1st generation) may overheat and pose a safety risk. Affected iPod nanos were sold between September 2005 and December 2006.
This issue has been traced to a single battery supplier that produced batteries with a manufacturing defect. While the possibility of an incident is rare, the likelihood increases as the battery ages.
Apple recommends that you stop using your iPod nano (1st gen) and follow the process noted below to order a replacement unit, free of charge.
(Source)
For Singapore customers, there is no way you can order your replacement set via the web link provided. You also cannot check the serial number of your defective iPod Nano using the same link as this over-the-web program isn’t available for us.
However, you can send in your iPod Nano (1st generation), purchased between Sept 05 and Dec 06, to any Apple Authorised Service Providers in Singapore to request for a replacement. You may have to wait quite a while for the replacement to arrive.
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It’s been more than 6 weeks since I sent in my iPod Nano (1st Generation). Called up QCD to ask for updates. They are still unsure when the replacement stocks will arrive on our shores, but the person that answered my call told me that Apple will be replacing our defective sets with the latest generation iPod Nano (Unverified rumour as of now, will confirm this as soon as I get my hands on the replacement).
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(26 january 2012) It’s confirmed. Apple uses the latest generation iPod nano as replacement.
I think I finally found the best way to call in Mr. Rain/ Drizzle/ Thunderstorm. Some people use charms like onions, garlic, etc. Some people prefer dancing around a mulberry bush.
Well, I got a unique, tried-and-tested solution that needs no participation in any activity that has the potential to lend you into the hands of a psychologist/ shrink.
Wait for it, wait for it. The best method to call in the rain (apart from praying) = sending your car for a wash, or painstakingly doing it yourself.
Every single time, as far back as I can remember, the sky has never failed to empty its H2O (plus many other impurities) store as soon as I am done washing/ waxing. It’s terribly amusing, amusingly amazing and amazingly frustrating all at the same time.
I normally spend 2 to 3 hours, washing, drying and waxing the car by hand. Yes, I can’t bear to part with 30-50 over bucks to get complete strangers to do this. Too much money, and strangers manhandling this vehicle, nah. So to have the acid rain pour down within minutes or hours after everything is done nicely, zzz.
But it’s okay, it’s alright, I shall just be thankful that I can see these cute little droplets (see image below).
I can be the best (rain) forecaster; better than NEA.
Photo | BIG_MOUSE | HSS Engineering
Just found the name of this company super amusing. Saw this sticker on a van parked in an HDB carpark very near NTU. The irony (HSS + Engineering). More details of the company below (From JTC’s website)
Screen shot | JTC | HSS Engineering
Good evening. It’s the final night before the start of the final semester. 3.5 years passed me by really quickly. Wow. So to commemorate this awesome evening, here’s a photo.
Drivers, please note that NTU has added a speed bump near hall 5, towards canteen B just after NTU’s Pioneer entrance 
Random, I know. A random post for the final semester. Yay. Can’t wait to see what kind of workload I will have for the final leg of this race. FYP + 2 other subjects. Whee.
Yes, apart from correcting our tendencies of becoming hordes of hungry, time-conscious zombies rushing in and out of trains and buses, we need help when it comes to giving way to ambulances (+ other vehicles responding to emergency situations). Seriously, it hurts to see drivers taking their own sweet time to give way to ambulances blaring their sirens along Singapore’s expressways. I don’t understand how some drivers can have the heart to wait till the ambulance is right on their tail before giving way. What if the person in the ambulance is their own loved ones, will those said drivers react the same way they do normally?
Illustration | BIG_MOUSE | Typical situation: An ambulance stuck in peak-hour traffic
A video released by the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the government agency in Singapore that, in addition to various other services, provides fire-fighting, rescue and emergency ambulance services.
The common reason (or excuse) given is that they are unable to give way because of slow-moving peak-hour traffic. Well, I think we drivers can and should learn from the give-way-to-emergency-vehicles behaviour in other countries. Instead of forcing everyone to bring their vehicles to a complete stop by the sides of the road (video showing how other drivers in other countries do it), we could adapt it and make it so-singaporean.
Illustration | BIG_MOUSE | A 'new' approach
This ‘new’ approach may work if all three lanes of cars on a typical expressway can be squeezed into two lanes to allow the siren-blaring ambulance to pass. This, to me, is a more efficient method as compared to getting drives to pull over to the sides (the method employed in other countries) or motivating drivers to filter away from the first lane (Singapore’s current method).
My first post this new year.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 30,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 11 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Click here to see the complete report.
Happy new year people!
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