Children getting maimed by escalators

Posted on March 31, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ’4-year-old’s hand torn after being pushed down MRT escalator’, 31 March 2012, article in asiaone.com A four-year-old boy was pushed down the escalator at Ang Mo Kio MRT station, causing his left hand to get caught in the escalator and badly injuring it. The news first broke when Ms Visa Lee, who put up [...]

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Tay Ping Hui’s Free Transport Day is ‘cheapstake’

Posted on January 4, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Tay Ping Hui in online spat with Twitter user’, 4 Jan 2012, article by Leow Si Wan in sg.yahoo News. Actor Tay Ping Hui is embroiled in a petty online tiff with a Twitter user. On 23 December, the star who is also a young PAP member, posted a tweet on his account, calling [...]

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Seng Han Thong’s nightmare before Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘MP Seng not racist, says Shanmugam’, 25 Dec 2011, article by Teo Wan Gek, Sunday Times …During a Channel NewsAsia programme Blog TV, which aired on Monday, Mr Seng made a comment which some found to be racist. He was asked about the lack of communication with passengers during the evening peak-hour breakdown of [...]

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One man’s breakdown is another’s income opportunity

Posted on December 16, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘SMRT says sorry for its message to cabbies’, 16 Dec 2011, article by Daryl Chin, ST SMRT has apologised for a message it broadcast to its fleet of taxis yesterday amid the chaos on the subway system. The message, which flashed on its drivers’ screens at about 8pm, read: ‘Income opportunity. Dear partners, there [...]

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Hossan Leong in trouble for tweeting Circle Line downtime

Posted on December 14, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Radio DJ in trouble for reporting on Circle Line breakdown’, 14 Dec 2011, article in Asiaone.com Local radio personality Hossan Leong was reportedly censured for announcing the disruption to the Circle Line train services this morning.  The deejay was allegedly rapped because his announcement came before an official statement was released by SMRT. He [...]

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Big strollers blocking MRT entrances

Posted on October 9, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Monster wheels’, 9 Oct 2011, article by Jane Ng, Lifestyle Sunday Times Supersized strollers are getting on the nerves of commuters and shoppers. Fed-up folk have to dodge bulky baby buggies rolled out by pushy parents who at times behave like they and their little princes and princesses own the road. These are not [...]

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Jack Neo thinks an MRT train on fire is beautiful

Posted on September 10, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Jack Neo criticised for comments made on blog’, 9 Sept 2011, article in asiaone.com Actor-director Jack Neo has once again come under fire, this time, for comments made on his blog regarding the latest vandalism case at Singapore Mass Rapid Transit’s (SMRT) Bishan depot. …Members of the public had called the news hotline to complain about [...]

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No MRT stations named after Indians

Posted on August 6, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ”Is there an MRT station named after a prominent Indian Singaporean?’, 5 Aug 2011, ST Forum (MR DANNY CHUE):…Is there an MRT station here named after a prominent Indian Singaporean? At the start of the Japanese Occupation, Lim Boon Keng represented the Chinese community at the Syonan Memorial and Srish Chandra Goho, better known [...]

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Woodleigh in Mandarin sounds like Woodlands

Posted on July 3, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Cut loud, unnecessary train messages’, 3 July 2011, Your Letters, Sunday Times (Manmohan Singh): …Ever since the North East Line came into operation, there has been a constant increase in the number of announcements…with only a few seconds of peace. There is also no standard volume and sometimes, the volume is really loud. Some [...]

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HSBC staff not giving up reserved seat

Posted on May 12, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Tit for tat exchange over reserved MRT seats’, 12 May 2011,  article by ‘kaifong’ in Yahoo News sg blog …Jason Wang, a 63-year-old architect, took to social networking site Facebook to voice his disapproval of the younger man who refused to give up his seat. He also posted a photo, shot with his camera [...]

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