Two former employees of Citiraya Industries have been fined and jailed after pleading guilty to bribery charges
Charles Sebastin Anthony Charles, a former mechanical crushing plant supervisor with the waste recycler, was given five months' jail and fined S$11,000.
This is for taking a total of S$11,000 in bribes from former Citiraya assistant general manager Ng Teck Boon to help divert e-waste material meant for crushing.
Seetoh Kwok Weng, who was a materials supervisor with Citiraya, was sentenced to 8 months' jail and fined S$18,000
He took S$18,000 in bribes from Ng.
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Marc Singleton, the ex-managing director of Performance Motors, has been fined almost S$300,000 for taking bribes. Another 10 charges of accepting watches, handphones, and S$3,000 as gifts were taken into consideration.
On September 21, Singleton was convicted on one charge of accepting bribes of S$78,000 from car distributor Teo Tian Seng to reappoint the company as a BMW dealer.
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WaitAMinute... I'm no lawyer, but...
5-8 mths of jail + fine for accepting $11,000-$18,000 in bribes, and only fine for accepting $78,000 in bribes.
Ok. I don't get it, the more bribes you take, the lesser your punishment? WTF?
Maybe if you get fined more, you get no jail time.
Friday, October 28, 2005
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Man-Made Diamond is not Diamond
News from around the Singapore Blogosphere:
Giving a real diamond ring is ok, but giving a man-made diamond ring is lying.
Interesting views from a female perspective. [link]
The question one have to ask oneself, am I buying into the hype or buying something tangible, by paying alot more for a real diamond. As opposed to a man-made one.
Does paying a lot more for a real diamond gives you the satisfaction that "Hmm, I paid a gazillion bucks for this, It sure makes my girlfriend/wife love me more, and makes me feel good about myself."
If so, then a fool and his gold is easily parted.
Fundamentally, does a man-made diamond even differ, in its chemical structure as a natural diamond?
No.
read one of my old posts :
Giving a real diamond ring is ok, but giving a man-made diamond ring is lying.
Interesting views from a female perspective. [link]
The question one have to ask oneself, am I buying into the hype or buying something tangible, by paying alot more for a real diamond. As opposed to a man-made one.
Does paying a lot more for a real diamond gives you the satisfaction that "Hmm, I paid a gazillion bucks for this, It sure makes my girlfriend/wife love me more, and makes me feel good about myself."
If so, then a fool and his gold is easily parted.
Fundamentally, does a man-made diamond even differ, in its chemical structure as a natural diamond?
No.
read one of my old posts :
Ten Reasons Why You Should Never Accept a Diamond Ring from Anyone
Monday, October 24, 2005
The Dreaded Feeling of Inevitability
Electricity prices same as in 2000
So in other words, Singaporeans, please expect electricity prices to increase soon, because it hasn't been, for five years.
"..according to the Energy Market Authority's (EMA) latest annual report, which stated that, had oil prices not skyrocketed, competition in the electricity market would have led the price of electricity to fall by about 10 per cent. Even so, with oil prices up threefold, the price of electricity is still about the same as it was five years ago due to greater efficiency. "Why do i have this feeling of inevitablity, when I read these kind of " Prices of X has not been increased for N years in Singapore." When I read this, I cringe.
So in other words, Singaporeans, please expect electricity prices to increase soon, because it hasn't been, for five years.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Waste of Time
The lack of sleep leads to mental fatigue and can affect how soldiers perform in the field.Give DSO a nobel prize, surely this wins the most obvious discovery of the year.
So Defence Science Organisation (DSO) National Laboratories are working on solutions to help SAF soldiers better manage the lack of sleep and their combat duties. [link]
Come on.
More Duties, Less Sleep -> Tired Soldier
Less Duties, More Sleep -> Happy Soldier
Problem Solved. What is wrong with these researchers?
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Welcome to The Internet
Quote of the day:
Welcome to the internet. Where anyone can complain about stuff in real life on their blog, but don't have enough balls to do something there and then.from tomorrow.sg commenting on this site.
茶葉蛋
Sometimes, something as prosaic as tea egg can be a revelation to the taste buds.
When one thinks about tea eggs, almost inevitably, we think of crowded pasar malams where spring rolls drenched in oil are placed side by side with sweet corn, and maybe a hotpot cooking tea eggs.
And then you decide to try the tea eggs, out of whim.
You take a bite, and the awful tasting sauce, together with the overcooked, powdery egg yolk is unforgettable, for the wrong reasons.
You always tell yourself to swear from buying tea eggs from pasar malams again. Until you visit the pasar malam the next time, and promptly forgot the promise, and buy one again.
The tea egg I tasted in Tea Bone Zen Mind (Yes, they don't only serve tea), is nothing like that.
How amazing can a tea egg be? You ask? An egg is an egg right?
If its done right, very good. I took one bite into it, half-expecting the powdery egg yolk to assualt my tongue.
No. I was so wrong. In it, was the soft, moist, custard-ly goodness of a half boiled egg yolk. With the jelly-like egg white and the warm gooey egg yolk, you finally realise how wonderful a tea egg, cooked well, can be.
And after you eat it, you will always remember your promise never to eat pasar malam tea eggs again.
Yes, they do have quality control over here, where they make sure every egg yolk is not fully cooked;
like when they make sure (perhaps by turning the eggs time-to-time when boiling) that every egg yolk is at the centre of the egg, and not at its side,
or that they make sure the sauce is done right, or else they throw way the whole batch (which they did when they initially experimented with the recipie, i'm told)
For $3, its a bargain, considering the effort to make sure every egg, its yolk, its sauce, is done to perfection.
When one thinks about tea eggs, almost inevitably, we think of crowded pasar malams where spring rolls drenched in oil are placed side by side with sweet corn, and maybe a hotpot cooking tea eggs.
And then you decide to try the tea eggs, out of whim.
You take a bite, and the awful tasting sauce, together with the overcooked, powdery egg yolk is unforgettable, for the wrong reasons.
You always tell yourself to swear from buying tea eggs from pasar malams again. Until you visit the pasar malam the next time, and promptly forgot the promise, and buy one again.
The tea egg I tasted in Tea Bone Zen Mind (Yes, they don't only serve tea), is nothing like that.
How amazing can a tea egg be? You ask? An egg is an egg right?
If its done right, very good. I took one bite into it, half-expecting the powdery egg yolk to assualt my tongue.
No. I was so wrong. In it, was the soft, moist, custard-ly goodness of a half boiled egg yolk. With the jelly-like egg white and the warm gooey egg yolk, you finally realise how wonderful a tea egg, cooked well, can be.
And after you eat it, you will always remember your promise never to eat pasar malam tea eggs again.
Yes, they do have quality control over here, where they make sure every egg yolk is not fully cooked;
like when they make sure (perhaps by turning the eggs time-to-time when boiling) that every egg yolk is at the centre of the egg, and not at its side,
or that they make sure the sauce is done right, or else they throw way the whole batch (which they did when they initially experimented with the recipie, i'm told)
For $3, its a bargain, considering the effort to make sure every egg, its yolk, its sauce, is done to perfection.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Singapore becomes Dengue Hub. Jobs Created.
Job vacancies for technicians, workers in dengue control
I wonder which is more tragic, having the dengue problem in the first place, or having to create jobs to solve this problem we created.
The recent dengue increase has spawned some 115 job vacancies waiting to be filled.Singaporeans, are you proud? We have jobs created leh, because we created this fucked up problem with no one else to blame.
The Workforce Development Agency is working with pest control companies to recruit full-time technicians and workers.
I wonder which is more tragic, having the dengue problem in the first place, or having to create jobs to solve this problem we created.
Do Not Piss In The Pool
Meritus Negara Hotel offers mineral water swimming pool
"A fool and his money are easily parted" come to mind when I read that the hotel spent $15,000 on this ionisation system.
Ok, somehow, they add chlorine into the water, and by some ionisation voodoo, it removes the chlorine and adds minerals into the water. Wow.
Problem is, ionisation does not do either of that.
My limited science knowledge tells me ionisation does not add minerals to water. Ever. (it just gives the electrons a charge)
By the way, chlorine is added to the pool to prevent waterborne diseases caused by people who take a piss in the pool.
I call bullshit on this. And good luck to whoever that swims in it.
The hotel, at Claymore Road, uses an ionisation technology to convert the original chlorine water into mineral water.
Swimmers may not suffer from dry skin or reek of chlorine when they get out of the water.
"A fool and his money are easily parted" come to mind when I read that the hotel spent $15,000 on this ionisation system.
Ok, somehow, they add chlorine into the water, and by some ionisation voodoo, it removes the chlorine and adds minerals into the water. Wow.
Problem is, ionisation does not do either of that.
My limited science knowledge tells me ionisation does not add minerals to water. Ever. (it just gives the electrons a charge)
By the way, chlorine is added to the pool to prevent waterborne diseases caused by people who take a piss in the pool.
"Too little chlorine results in algae and bacterial growth, waterborne illnesses, cloudy water and insufficient sanitation of the water."[link]
I call bullshit on this. And good luck to whoever that swims in it.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Hungry Passengers have their rights too
Breastfeeding: The more often mothers do it in public, the more acceptable it becomes
If you can breastfeed on the train, adults sure as hell should be allowed to eat on the train.
Its not about people not wanting to see your tits. Its doing the right thing at the right time.
If you want to eat, feed your baby, go somewhere else, not on an MRT train.
Its not that we are preventing anyone to breastfeed in the mall, in a park anywhere else where eating is not prohibited.
No. Want to breastfeed?
Simple, get off the train, and do it on the train platform. Finish up. Get on the train. How hard is that?
So how is breastfeeding on a train ok? While a grown-up, drinking a soda isn't?
Finally, to suggest that a mother should leave the train and feed the baby discreetly at the MRT platform, then continue the journey is not only inconsiderate but also rude.Come on.
If you can breastfeed on the train, adults sure as hell should be allowed to eat on the train.
Its not about people not wanting to see your tits. Its doing the right thing at the right time.
If you want to eat, feed your baby, go somewhere else, not on an MRT train.
In order to allow breastfeeding mothers more privacy and discreet nursing, perhaps SMRT Corporation can consider designating special seats on the trains that are wider and more private (at the end of the cabin) which nursing mothers can use.If thats the case, can we have a special MRT carriage selling nasi lemak? Hungry Adults have rights too!
Its not that we are preventing anyone to breastfeed in the mall, in a park anywhere else where eating is not prohibited.
No. Want to breastfeed?
Simple, get off the train, and do it on the train platform. Finish up. Get on the train. How hard is that?
So how is breastfeeding on a train ok? While a grown-up, drinking a soda isn't?
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