1. "Woman who railed against Jem foodcourt cleaner apologises but says she is not entirely to blame: 'I'm not a bad or evil person' - The Sunday Times 05 June 2016
SINGAPORE - The woman who shouted at a deaf and mute cleaner at the Jem foodcourt on Friday (June 3) has apologised for her comments, though she claimed she is not entirely to blame for the incident.
In an interview with Shin Min Daily News, the woman - identified as Mrs Feng, a 37-year-old administrator - said she went to the foodcourt at the Jurong East shopping mall with her husband.
She had almost finished her meal when she found "something dirty" in the remaining food, and planned to take a photo of it to lodge a complaint, she told the evening daily.
At that point, she claimed, the cleaner, identified as "Ah Xing" by Shin Min, came over to clear the plates on her table.
"I told him 'don't take it away' three times but he did not hear me. Instead, he stared at me," said Mrs Feng, adding that she was having a flu that day and was not feeling well.
"I then scolded him and told him to go be a beggar - I couldn't tell if he was disabled as he was not wearing a tag.""
LOL. This lady has the misfortune of being captured on video for behaving disrespectful in the fit of anger. Indeed, I had the same treatment about a month back from an irate prospect who admitted that he was very angry because I had made him angry. Hence, his response was to shout and threatened to sue me.
The 'excuse' and NOT A VALIDE REASON for being abusing is exactly the same as this lady: I was angry. The anger in me consumed and controlled me. Well, as some said: Danger is just a 'D' away from 'Anger'.
Anger Management will be in order. When one is angry and uttered disrespectful words, it is understandable. However, when it went out of control and spun into aggressive and abusive behaviours, there will be consequences.
Peace to the world. Anger must be conquered.
2. "Roof awnings at Chip Bee Gardens to be replaced due to asbestos - CNA 06 June 2016
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) will replace the roof awnings of most of the 349 terraced houses it manages in Chip Bee Gardens as a safety precaution, as a majority could contain asbestos, it announced on Monday (Jun 6). But SLA said the health risks posed to occupants remains low.
Prolonged exposure to asbestos has been known to cause lung cancer, a rare form of cancer called mesothelioma, or lung fibrosis - the hardening of lung tissue due to irritation from asbestos particles. These illnesses have a long latency period, taking up to 20 to 30 years before they surface.
Asbestos was a common material used in roofing sheets, ceiling boards and floor tiles of older buildings, because of its good insulation and strength. It was banned in Singapore in 1988, but the material is still present in many buildings built before it was banned.
SLA said further checks showed that the corrugated roofs of 323 of the 349 units could contain non-friable asbestos, which is less hazardous than friable asbestos as it is mixed and "locked in" with materials such as cement. The rest are made of non-asbestos-containing material."
Honestly I was very surprised to find out that 'asbestos' materials are being used in Singapore buildings. Thought the great asbestos debacle had been closed many years ago and the company that was dominant in this field went belly up in the USA for that reason.
For me, the immediate issues to tackle are:
a. check that the kids and adults living in that estate are medically free from any possible harm by this known poisonous materials. Costs to be covered by LTA and to claim from the suppliers/contractors that put in those materials;
b. check how did this poisonous materials get permitted to enter Singapore and being used in these buildings. All fairly recently renovated or re-developed if I remember correctly;
c. if there were complacency and if the suppliers are deliberately testing our 'complacent' system of check, make them an example by punishing them with the strictest penalties available to the judges. We cannot tolerate any act that sullied our reputation of being a 1st world nation with total efficiency in safeguarding our buildings and people.
SINGAPORE - The woman who shouted at a deaf and mute cleaner at the Jem foodcourt on Friday (June 3) has apologised for her comments, though she claimed she is not entirely to blame for the incident.
In an interview with Shin Min Daily News, the woman - identified as Mrs Feng, a 37-year-old administrator - said she went to the foodcourt at the Jurong East shopping mall with her husband.
She had almost finished her meal when she found "something dirty" in the remaining food, and planned to take a photo of it to lodge a complaint, she told the evening daily.
At that point, she claimed, the cleaner, identified as "Ah Xing" by Shin Min, came over to clear the plates on her table.
"I told him 'don't take it away' three times but he did not hear me. Instead, he stared at me," said Mrs Feng, adding that she was having a flu that day and was not feeling well.
LOL. This lady has the misfortune of being captured on video for behaving disrespectful in the fit of anger. Indeed, I had the same treatment about a month back from an irate prospect who admitted that he was very angry because I had made him angry. Hence, his response was to shout and threatened to sue me.
The 'excuse' and NOT A VALIDE REASON for being abusing is exactly the same as this lady: I was angry. The anger in me consumed and controlled me. Well, as some said: Danger is just a 'D' away from 'Anger'.
Anger Management will be in order. When one is angry and uttered disrespectful words, it is understandable. However, when it went out of control and spun into aggressive and abusive behaviours, there will be consequences.
Peace to the world. Anger must be conquered.
2. "Roof awnings at Chip Bee Gardens to be replaced due to asbestos - CNA 06 June 2016
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) will replace the roof awnings of most of the 349 terraced houses it manages in Chip Bee Gardens as a safety precaution, as a majority could contain asbestos, it announced on Monday (Jun 6). But SLA said the health risks posed to occupants remains low.
Prolonged exposure to asbestos has been known to cause lung cancer, a rare form of cancer called mesothelioma, or lung fibrosis - the hardening of lung tissue due to irritation from asbestos particles. These illnesses have a long latency period, taking up to 20 to 30 years before they surface.
Asbestos was a common material used in roofing sheets, ceiling boards and floor tiles of older buildings, because of its good insulation and strength. It was banned in Singapore in 1988, but the material is still present in many buildings built before it was banned.
SLA said further checks showed that the corrugated roofs of 323 of the 349 units could contain non-friable asbestos, which is less hazardous than friable asbestos as it is mixed and "locked in" with materials such as cement. The rest are made of non-asbestos-containing material."
Honestly I was very surprised to find out that 'asbestos' materials are being used in Singapore buildings. Thought the great asbestos debacle had been closed many years ago and the company that was dominant in this field went belly up in the USA for that reason.
For me, the immediate issues to tackle are:
a. check that the kids and adults living in that estate are medically free from any possible harm by this known poisonous materials. Costs to be covered by LTA and to claim from the suppliers/contractors that put in those materials;
b. check how did this poisonous materials get permitted to enter Singapore and being used in these buildings. All fairly recently renovated or re-developed if I remember correctly;
c. if there were complacency and if the suppliers are deliberately testing our 'complacent' system of check, make them an example by punishing them with the strictest penalties available to the judges. We cannot tolerate any act that sullied our reputation of being a 1st world nation with total efficiency in safeguarding our buildings and people.
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