Recently, CK gave me a mobile broadband modem from SingTel. He got himself a home broadband system & the one he gave me is free-of-charge. This comes as a timely gift because recently, i just terminated my StarHub home broadband plan because it is VERY expensive & i am the only one using it at home.
I am so happy that i started to test-drive the mobile modem the moment i reached home. It seems to be slower than the home-fixed modems we have last time (expected already), but the most irritating part is that it keeps on disconnecting itself without reason. I am damn fed-up with it & that concludes that good things never come free. But still i am not giving up & as usual, i continued to experiment different ways to improve its function & after some trial & error attempts, i finally hit the jackpot!
What u need to do is:
(1) Get yourself connected to the network first.
(2) Go to your favorite radio station website & connected to their internet radio.
(3) Off the volume if u do not want the music to disturb u or play low volume if u want background music.
The mobile modem will now continuously download at least some signals & is not being left idle at any time. As i noticed, if u do not use the internet & keep it idle without activity, it will disconnected from the network very easily. COOL isn't it???
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Saturday, July 3, 2010
Renovation & Repair Contractor Who Preys on HDB Residents (Part 1)
Nowadays, some heartless people will go around cheating people of their blood & sweat money. This happens all over the world & as potential victims ourselves, we must be really careful with any kinda people we are dealing with. Otherwise, it might be too late to rectify anything.
I have a friend called Celestine. Recently, she has had a nasty encounter with a conman, who claimed to be appointed by the Singapore Housing & Development Board (HDB), authorized to do any repair & renovation works for all HDB public housing flats. The whole matter was even being reported to the police HQ in Ang Mo Kio at 01July2010, which is also her birthday too. Sign...... The chronological sequence of events of this whole nasty incident will be related at the following:
25June2010 (Friday)
Celestine msn me to tell me that she took MC today to see the doctor cos yesterday she shouted at someone whom she claimed is a conman, so much so that now she had gotten sore throat. I was so shocked that i wanted to hear more about it. Celestine continued to say that she suspected that her mum nowadays got dementia cos when she called her from work the day before, her mum told her that she felt troubled becos somebody who claimed to belong to a government authority pressured her to signed a contract for spalling concrete repair at the toilet ceiling. The total cost quoted is $250 & this poor old lady has already paid $100 in cash.
When Celestine finally came home from work, she asked her mum for the contract for spalling concrete repair at the toilet ceiling. I told her that it must be some idiotic contractors who claimed to be HDB personels but who in fact are actually HDB-approved contractors. We can actually sue them for inpersonation. Celestine later made a call to the contractor based on the contract to tell them that she dun want the repair anymore. The contractor tried to be funny as said "Of course la. but we will just forfeit your $100". WTF! I adviced her to go & report them to CASE or call up the TV station to expose them if they dun return the money. Celestine told me that she did & sensing that things were not turning out well, the contractors agreed to pay, but minus the transport fee. I told Celestine to ask them get fucked off cos this is their problem as nobody asked them to come here. Celestine was hesitant cos her mum did really signed the contract & it clearly stated in the agreement that "Deposit not refundable". I told her that of cos she has a recourse as her mum is an illiterate & senile old lady, & she signed under pure inducement & pressure.
I also scolded Celestine later when she told me she is thinking of forgoing the $100 as it is damn troublesome to chase for it. The reason is that if she dun expose these conman, sooner or later they will prey on others.
28June2010 (Monday)
That idiot conman still had not return the money. Celestine made a reminder call to him. He told her he was not free & asked her to wait till Thursday. I reminded her that if she still did not see the money, she MUST make a report to police. She said she will.
01June2010 (Thursday)
The deadline is up. Celestine called up to ask for the $100 & is greeted with a slam of the phone. She redialed again & he answered that he decided not to return her the money. Celestine was damn angry of course & threaten to report to police this time. That idiot on the other line said that " Ya ya. Go ahread lo" & slammed the phone once again. So she decided to take up the case & report that at the Ang Mo Kio police HQ. The police has already classified it as a case of cheating.
I applauded her bravery of going forward to expose these shady practices of conmen & commented that she has help to prevent similar incidents like this to happen on others. As this day was her birthday too, this is the biggest gift that she had given to herself & others.
Earlier on, Celestine scanned a copy of the agreement signed by her mother. The following is the conman's company address & contact:
ATRIA Interior Art Deco
200 Jalan Sultan, #03-03, Textile Centre
Singapore 199018
Co. Reg. No: 53121344K
Tel: 6756-4335
So everybody please be careful.
NOTE: BY THE WAY, WE HAVE ALREADY MADE A POLICE REPORT & THIS INCIDENT IS A TRUE STORY. WE EXPOSE SUCH UNACCEPTABLE CONMEN PRACTICES OUT OF PUBLIC SPIRITNESS & NOT TO SPITE ANYONE.
I have a friend called Celestine. Recently, she has had a nasty encounter with a conman, who claimed to be appointed by the Singapore Housing & Development Board (HDB), authorized to do any repair & renovation works for all HDB public housing flats. The whole matter was even being reported to the police HQ in Ang Mo Kio at 01July2010, which is also her birthday too. Sign...... The chronological sequence of events of this whole nasty incident will be related at the following:
25June2010 (Friday)
Celestine msn me to tell me that she took MC today to see the doctor cos yesterday she shouted at someone whom she claimed is a conman, so much so that now she had gotten sore throat. I was so shocked that i wanted to hear more about it. Celestine continued to say that she suspected that her mum nowadays got dementia cos when she called her from work the day before, her mum told her that she felt troubled becos somebody who claimed to belong to a government authority pressured her to signed a contract for spalling concrete repair at the toilet ceiling. The total cost quoted is $250 & this poor old lady has already paid $100 in cash.
When Celestine finally came home from work, she asked her mum for the contract for spalling concrete repair at the toilet ceiling. I told her that it must be some idiotic contractors who claimed to be HDB personels but who in fact are actually HDB-approved contractors. We can actually sue them for inpersonation. Celestine later made a call to the contractor based on the contract to tell them that she dun want the repair anymore. The contractor tried to be funny as said "Of course la. but we will just forfeit your $100". WTF! I adviced her to go & report them to CASE or call up the TV station to expose them if they dun return the money. Celestine told me that she did & sensing that things were not turning out well, the contractors agreed to pay, but minus the transport fee. I told Celestine to ask them get fucked off cos this is their problem as nobody asked them to come here. Celestine was hesitant cos her mum did really signed the contract & it clearly stated in the agreement that "Deposit not refundable". I told her that of cos she has a recourse as her mum is an illiterate & senile old lady, & she signed under pure inducement & pressure.
I also scolded Celestine later when she told me she is thinking of forgoing the $100 as it is damn troublesome to chase for it. The reason is that if she dun expose these conman, sooner or later they will prey on others.
28June2010 (Monday)
That idiot conman still had not return the money. Celestine made a reminder call to him. He told her he was not free & asked her to wait till Thursday. I reminded her that if she still did not see the money, she MUST make a report to police. She said she will.
01June2010 (Thursday)
The deadline is up. Celestine called up to ask for the $100 & is greeted with a slam of the phone. She redialed again & he answered that he decided not to return her the money. Celestine was damn angry of course & threaten to report to police this time. That idiot on the other line said that " Ya ya. Go ahread lo" & slammed the phone once again. So she decided to take up the case & report that at the Ang Mo Kio police HQ. The police has already classified it as a case of cheating.
I applauded her bravery of going forward to expose these shady practices of conmen & commented that she has help to prevent similar incidents like this to happen on others. As this day was her birthday too, this is the biggest gift that she had given to herself & others.
Earlier on, Celestine scanned a copy of the agreement signed by her mother. The following is the conman's company address & contact:
ATRIA Interior Art Deco
200 Jalan Sultan, #03-03, Textile Centre
Singapore 199018
Co. Reg. No: 53121344K
Tel: 6756-4335
So everybody please be careful.
NOTE: BY THE WAY, WE HAVE ALREADY MADE A POLICE REPORT & THIS INCIDENT IS A TRUE STORY. WE EXPOSE SUCH UNACCEPTABLE CONMEN PRACTICES OUT OF PUBLIC SPIRITNESS & NOT TO SPITE ANYONE.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Dishonest Hawker
Yesterday, CK & i went to have dinner at Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre (next to Upper Bukit Timah Road) on my way back from NUS. Since there is a big traffic jam at PIE, we might as well have dinner here first before going back to my home in Sembawang.
CK ordered a bowl of mutton soup. I think he did that on purpose cos he knew i love lambs (my ex-boyfriend is born in the year of the goat) & he wanted to take revenge. Nevermind, i will eat something else...... so i opt for a Japanese meal set just next to this mutton soup store. The price of the set is S$6.80 & CK paid S$6.90 for it ($6.00 + $0.50 + $0.20 + $0.20). So we expect the store owner to return a $0.10 change. But she didn't...... we waited for a long time & also observe her every move. There is no intention on her part to give us the change at all. Now, u might say that we are being petty, but don't u agree that the basic prerequisite to doing business is honesty? So i told CK to get the $0.10 back from her, i hate to let dishonesty gets its way. When CK ask for the change, the plump lady owner looked very fed-up & reluctantly took out the change for CK. Now, obviously she knew about it, but choose to be dishonest keep quiet so people can forget about it.
Indeed, it is really a disappointment that these kinda people are all around us. But what to do? Just like a Chinese saying "One kind of rice feeds hundred kinds of people". I hate dishonesty & obviously, from now on, i will STOP patronizing this stall.
My principle in life is that 'no matter how poor u are, u must still be honest, even if nobody is looking at u'.
CK ordered a bowl of mutton soup. I think he did that on purpose cos he knew i love lambs (my ex-boyfriend is born in the year of the goat) & he wanted to take revenge. Nevermind, i will eat something else...... so i opt for a Japanese meal set just next to this mutton soup store. The price of the set is S$6.80 & CK paid S$6.90 for it ($6.00 + $0.50 + $0.20 + $0.20). So we expect the store owner to return a $0.10 change. But she didn't...... we waited for a long time & also observe her every move. There is no intention on her part to give us the change at all. Now, u might say that we are being petty, but don't u agree that the basic prerequisite to doing business is honesty? So i told CK to get the $0.10 back from her, i hate to let dishonesty gets its way. When CK ask for the change, the plump lady owner looked very fed-up & reluctantly took out the change for CK. Now, obviously she knew about it, but choose to be dishonest keep quiet so people can forget about it.
Indeed, it is really a disappointment that these kinda people are all around us. But what to do? Just like a Chinese saying "One kind of rice feeds hundred kinds of people". I hate dishonesty & obviously, from now on, i will STOP patronizing this stall.
My principle in life is that 'no matter how poor u are, u must still be honest, even if nobody is looking at u'.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Looking Forward to the Year of the Cat.
Another 2 more days to go before the lunar Chinese New Year, which also falls on the same date as Valentines Day for this year (14th Feb). I am very excited because it is the year of the TIGER!!! which is my favorite among the 12 zodiac animals in the Chinese Lunar calendar. I was born in this year too & is proud to be one.
From what i know, the following famous people are the ones who were born in Tiger year:
(1) Qin Shi Wang (Emporer who built the Great Wall of China)
(2) Li Shi Zhen (the author of the great medical book for traditional Chinese medicine - Ben Chao Gang Mu)
(3) Sun Zhong Shan (the founder of Kuomingdang in China)
(4) Ma Yingjiu (present president of Taiwan)
There is a misconception in Chinese culture, which is to avoid having children born in tiger year. It is said the child will carry killing forces which are likely to be harmful to the family & society. If the child is a girl, she will be condemned to a life of spinsterhood bcos no men will wanna marry a tigress.
But looking at all those tiger people around me who are leading good, fulfilling lives & also contribute to the good of society, i think this kinda thinking is nonsensical.
For all those out there who are planning to have children, do give a shot to have a child this year bcos a tiger cub is a nice addition in a family.
By the way, my home is always a haven for tiger stuff toys all along. So this year i can save money on deco stuffs.
From what i know, the following famous people are the ones who were born in Tiger year:
(1) Qin Shi Wang (Emporer who built the Great Wall of China)
(2) Li Shi Zhen (the author of the great medical book for traditional Chinese medicine - Ben Chao Gang Mu)
(3) Sun Zhong Shan (the founder of Kuomingdang in China)
(4) Ma Yingjiu (present president of Taiwan)
There is a misconception in Chinese culture, which is to avoid having children born in tiger year. It is said the child will carry killing forces which are likely to be harmful to the family & society. If the child is a girl, she will be condemned to a life of spinsterhood bcos no men will wanna marry a tigress.
But looking at all those tiger people around me who are leading good, fulfilling lives & also contribute to the good of society, i think this kinda thinking is nonsensical.
For all those out there who are planning to have children, do give a shot to have a child this year bcos a tiger cub is a nice addition in a family.
By the way, my home is always a haven for tiger stuff toys all along. So this year i can save money on deco stuffs.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Tennis Injury
Such rotten luck. Yesterday, i sprained my ankle during my tennis session with my mates. I stepped onto a tennis ball near the net when i did a volley & i swear i did not hear my bones crack. It was lucky cos if there are cracking sounds, i'll be in big trouble.
Anyway, it was not painful initially & Marcus asked me if i am OK, i said "Yeah! No problem, let's continue". But really, i should have end the game instead. I continue to play competitively for another half an hour before going home. After my bath, i can feel the pain getting stronger. Shit!
Today when i woke up, i could not walk properly. Even simple task like going to the toilet has become so difficult for me. In fact, i need to go to the lab today, but i think i can't make it. So i stayed at home till CK is back & i asked him to fetch me to see a Chinese acupuncturist who lives in Woodlands. I gave him a call before going to see him.
When i reached his place, he just asked me how i injured my ankle & where is the pain. After that, he applied some antiseptic stuff on my ankle & started to use a needle to poke at 4 points around there. While poking at each point, he will ask me if i feel any soreness. If i do feel it, i means good news. So after around 5 minutes, he asked me to walk around. WOW!!!!! It was shocking, the pain is gone by 80% & i can even jog a bit. The shifu told me not to bath for 24 hours after the session & ask me to take a rest & not over-exert my ankle for a few days. After about 2 to 3 days, all the pain should be gone.
I paid a very 'modest' fee for his service & is really amazed by his skills. CK told me that if i had chosen to see a western doctor, the doc would have given me painkillers that only remove the symptoms, but not the source of the pain. By poking my ankle, he must have sort of 'stimulated the meridian system, thereby bringing about relief by rebalancing of yin, yang & qi' as quoted by CK. Still, i dun understand the theory behind it, but it really works wonders.
If u wanna know the contact of this master, this there u are:
Master Kheng
Address: Block 424, Woodlands St. 41, #02-334, Singapore 730424
Tel: 6368-3088
Mobile: 9478-2643.
Please note that he does not speak English la.
Anyway, it was not painful initially & Marcus asked me if i am OK, i said "Yeah! No problem, let's continue". But really, i should have end the game instead. I continue to play competitively for another half an hour before going home. After my bath, i can feel the pain getting stronger. Shit!
Today when i woke up, i could not walk properly. Even simple task like going to the toilet has become so difficult for me. In fact, i need to go to the lab today, but i think i can't make it. So i stayed at home till CK is back & i asked him to fetch me to see a Chinese acupuncturist who lives in Woodlands. I gave him a call before going to see him.
When i reached his place, he just asked me how i injured my ankle & where is the pain. After that, he applied some antiseptic stuff on my ankle & started to use a needle to poke at 4 points around there. While poking at each point, he will ask me if i feel any soreness. If i do feel it, i means good news. So after around 5 minutes, he asked me to walk around. WOW!!!!! It was shocking, the pain is gone by 80% & i can even jog a bit. The shifu told me not to bath for 24 hours after the session & ask me to take a rest & not over-exert my ankle for a few days. After about 2 to 3 days, all the pain should be gone.
I paid a very 'modest' fee for his service & is really amazed by his skills. CK told me that if i had chosen to see a western doctor, the doc would have given me painkillers that only remove the symptoms, but not the source of the pain. By poking my ankle, he must have sort of 'stimulated the meridian system, thereby bringing about relief by rebalancing of yin, yang & qi' as quoted by CK. Still, i dun understand the theory behind it, but it really works wonders.
If u wanna know the contact of this master, this there u are:
Master Kheng
Address: Block 424, Woodlands St. 41, #02-334, Singapore 730424
Tel: 6368-3088
Mobile: 9478-2643.
Please note that he does not speak English la.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Spam Call from Malaysia
Recently, i kept getting this call from Malaysia +6034563456. My friend told me that this number is from Malaysia, +6 belongs to Malaysia, 03 belongs to Selangor.
I first received a call from this number 2 weeks ago. The guy on the other line introduced himself & told me he was from DUNNO WHAT company & asked me to attend a promotion event over DUNNO WHICH shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur.
I was asking myself "what a heck, can't he understand that the number which he was calling is a Singapore number". What made him thought that i was so interested to attend some stupid event that took place in Kuala Lumpur so far away. What is more surprising to me was that he could even address me by my name too. When pressed for an answer as to where did he get my contact, he said i took part in a dunno what lucky draw in KL one month ago. But shit, i did not leave Singapore for the last 2 months, not to mention that i went to KL. So i told him that i was not interested & cut short the conversion.
After 2 days from that, he called again to say that during the promotion event, i was being selected from the lucky draw & requested that i collect my wins over there. I was really pissed off & told him straight that i was NOT INTERESTED AT ALL. I even told him to stop giving me all these calls as they are international & i may need to pay for it. The guy sensing my displeasure SHOUTED BACK AT ME & hung up. Idiot!
One week later after that, a call from this number came in again. I just hung it up without even answering it. Today, it came in again...... i just hang up.
I am still wondering how they managed to get my contact no. & my name too. My friend told me this possiblility: sometimes when we go shopping, there are lucky draws which we fill in our personal particulars in order to participate. Lets say if we did not strike a win, the filled coupons will be collected by some organization & the info will be sold around the place within Singapore & then later to other countries. That's why when they called, they know whom are they talking to.' I find this is really scary. Let's say if someone who is gullible enough is being targeted, isn't that terrible? If she's a female, not only will she be cheated of her money, but also her body too.
F_ _k these idiots!
I first received a call from this number 2 weeks ago. The guy on the other line introduced himself & told me he was from DUNNO WHAT company & asked me to attend a promotion event over DUNNO WHICH shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur.
I was asking myself "what a heck, can't he understand that the number which he was calling is a Singapore number". What made him thought that i was so interested to attend some stupid event that took place in Kuala Lumpur so far away. What is more surprising to me was that he could even address me by my name too. When pressed for an answer as to where did he get my contact, he said i took part in a dunno what lucky draw in KL one month ago. But shit, i did not leave Singapore for the last 2 months, not to mention that i went to KL. So i told him that i was not interested & cut short the conversion.
After 2 days from that, he called again to say that during the promotion event, i was being selected from the lucky draw & requested that i collect my wins over there. I was really pissed off & told him straight that i was NOT INTERESTED AT ALL. I even told him to stop giving me all these calls as they are international & i may need to pay for it. The guy sensing my displeasure SHOUTED BACK AT ME & hung up. Idiot!
One week later after that, a call from this number came in again. I just hung it up without even answering it. Today, it came in again...... i just hang up.
I am still wondering how they managed to get my contact no. & my name too. My friend told me this possiblility: sometimes when we go shopping, there are lucky draws which we fill in our personal particulars in order to participate. Lets say if we did not strike a win, the filled coupons will be collected by some organization & the info will be sold around the place within Singapore & then later to other countries. That's why when they called, they know whom are they talking to.' I find this is really scary. Let's say if someone who is gullible enough is being targeted, isn't that terrible? If she's a female, not only will she be cheated of her money, but also her body too.
F_ _k these idiots!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Time really flies. When i was still in college, i yearned to grow up fast...... so that i can start earning big money, enjoy my freedom, get my own car & house, etc.
I still remembered the time when i turned 21st on my birthday, my friend told me that once we hit 21, time really rolls fast...... similar to boulders rolling down a mountain. I thought this is sheer nonsense, time sure runs fast, but not so fast as she has exaggerated. But today, as i flipped through my past year's photos, i think that really made sense.
The past one year has been a busy one for me - clearing my 1st year exams, doing my experiments, reading through loads of journal papers & books, writing my reports, etc. To add to my horror, i even got a strip of white hair growing slightly to the right of my front hair. OMG...... need to spend money to cover it up.
My dearest wish for this year will be good health & good results for my QE report. Also not forgetting to wish my friends & relatives all the best in whatever they do. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! to everyone.
I still remembered the time when i turned 21st on my birthday, my friend told me that once we hit 21, time really rolls fast...... similar to boulders rolling down a mountain. I thought this is sheer nonsense, time sure runs fast, but not so fast as she has exaggerated. But today, as i flipped through my past year's photos, i think that really made sense.
The past one year has been a busy one for me - clearing my 1st year exams, doing my experiments, reading through loads of journal papers & books, writing my reports, etc. To add to my horror, i even got a strip of white hair growing slightly to the right of my front hair. OMG...... need to spend money to cover it up.
My dearest wish for this year will be good health & good results for my QE report. Also not forgetting to wish my friends & relatives all the best in whatever they do. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! to everyone.
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