This studio apartment is meant for one only

 

A busy body

Too shy to ask for food

Score : Rooster 1-----0 Dog

A dog on human seat

Putting a dog on a stool/chair meant for human at a food center in Singapore is quite a common scene. Even I am a dog lover, I think this action is not right. The seats are for people to sit and have their meals and besides other things, it is also unhygienic. 

Amazing dog that sings & talks

8 October 2015 Thursday

PSI in the moderate range (86) in the early morning

Our job assignment for today

While waiting for the dog to arrive, we brought our KFC breakfast to Changi beach which is near the Changi Cargo Terminal. The scenery as in the picture is quite good as the haze is not as dense as in other parts of Singapore (the beach is at the eastern end).
After breakfast, we picked the pet,clear through all the formalities and transport it home in the western side of the island ( a good 30 minutes drive).

Afternoon coffee and vitamin c tablets

It was coffee and chocolate coated croissant at Toast Box in the afternoon. Also bought a box of vitamin C tablets from Seletar Mall. It contains 60 tablets and cost $5.10c (imported from Australia). The vitamin C that I'm currently taking is triple this price (also from Australia). The pharmacy mark up so much in terms of pricing that it amounts to cutting one's throat.

Dinner @Fatboy's Burger (Serangoon Gardens)

The Whimpy Beef burger ($15) is the one on top with a fried egg and the bottom picture is the Royale with Cheese ($12). The Lemon Lime Bitter is $3.50c. The burgers are quite good but the fries are terribly salty. Frankly, we prefer the Burger King's Cheesy Beef burger with toasted turkey bacon ($9.15c meal set)

2 October 2015 Friday

Flying with a minus crew situation is a serious matter.

I can't help but blog about this important cabin crew issue. This is a serious matter as more than 20 recent flights left without the sufficient number of cabin crew. What this means is that the operating crew has to work extra hard for nothing because the absentees were either on medical leave or some other reasons. There is no replacement of the absent crew. The service on board and safety of passengers (in the case of emergency) will inevitably be affected. This message was circulated to the crew by the union.

Section 18 of the industrial act means the cabin crew management has to sit down and discuss with the union as well as take remedial action to solve this problem. If the management does not want to discuss or do something positive, the matter will be referred to the Ministry of Manpower which will then decide on the next form of action.

Why adopt a pet only to abandon or put it down?

Continuing from yesterday's topic on the adoption of a dog,the above toy poodle was also adopted by us. This pet belonged to an expat family and they did not want to take her back to their original country and so let us adopt her. She is a loving pet, highly intelligent and playful.
Sometimes, we wonder why would some people want to have pets only later to abandon them (not in the case of the above toy poodle). It is cruel to abandon pets and there is a law in Singapore against it. In the case of the ex-stewardess's adopted dog, the owner wanted to put her down due to a "sickness". The sickness was actually a mild case of "heart murmur". The ex-stewardess sent the dog to the vet and fixed the problem. So really it may just be an excuse to kill the dog.

Do not disturb me while I'm eating or else....

Another boring day as far as the S'pore share market is concerned

The STI closed down 8 pts. My portfolio of shares have not been affected except for Noble which is down 0.015 cents. It's no big deal really because it will go up soon. Tiger was up again at 0.005 cents to 0.305 and SIA down 1 cent to 10.71. There will be no trading over the next 2 days because of the weekends.
The haze is as bad as yesterday in the unhealthy range. Most of the time we have to stay indoor with the air-conditioning and air purifier switched on.
Yesterday I forgot to mention that I was out for about 3 hours doing my job. There is a saying that "if you do not work,you do not eat". So, on matter what, I have to earn some income to support myself and my wife.

Our sushi late lunch@ Sushi Express

In terms of freshness and pricing ($1.50 per plate) Sushi Express is by far one of the best conveyor belt sushi in Singapore. The sushi and sashimi are even better than some selling in the upmarket restaurants along Orchard Road.

An instant noodle junkie I am

Guess what? I am now an instant noodle junkie. I know it isn't healthy eating these stuff but I can't help it. I am addicted to it and the addiction started because of the dreadful haze which prevented me from going out for my meals. The noodles comes in handy in this haze situation. It is super delicious and easy to cook. It's a good thing the addiction comes to me at a late age. Don't think it is nutritious at all, so it is not good for the kids.
Well, I had one of the above (Korean potato ramen) and it was chewy and yummy. 5 pkts in 1 box cost $6.90. The other 2 are cheaper (think it's $4 each box of 5).

1 October 2015 Thursday

Will Singapore be liveable in the future?
Can you imagine if the dense haze from Indonesia keeps blowing our way all year round, will you continue living here?
Some may just immigrate while others who choose to live in Singapore (not by choice) may be sick and eventually die. The haze in the unhealthy range could over time kill many people. It contains poisonous gases and particles.
With the El Nino effect, the haze could predictably be around us for a while. Typhoon Dujuan which is causing havoc in Taiwan also caused a low pressure situation. The low pressure inevitably cause the wind from a high pressure place like Sumatra to be sucked in. In the process,this wind-flow carries the haze from Sumatra on the way to the low pressure typhoon areas. Singapore lies in the path of the wind direction and this is one of the reasons for the haze in Singapore.

Who knows one of these days we may be like the boat people (touch wood) who are fleeing their countries due to war and poverty and desperately looking for a safe haven.  Or perhaps our compassionate and wealthy government would buy a little place in another country like Australia and resettled us.

Full haze protection

The share market: My trade today

Although the Dow was up 243 points last night and the STI was up almost 11 points, there was nothing to crow about. My shares didn't do too well. SIA was plus 2 cts closing at 10.72. Tiger was unchanged at 30 cts, Genting unchanged at 0.725 cts, Noble down .005 cts to 0.41 cts and so on and so forth. Not an exciting trading day.

I had the famous Lim's Yong Tau Foo for lunch nearby. It was really one of the best YTF in Singapore. After lunch, I stopped at McDonald's for a Chocolate Cone.

Nabe dinner@ home due to the horrendous haze

Ex stewardess adopted a pet dog

A former SQ stewardess Whatsapp me these photos of the pet dog she so kindly adopted from a dog shelter in Singapore. Good on you young lady, if not for you this pet would have been put down by her previous owner.

Dow Jones

The Dow is down by 108 points by 2300 hrs. It's annoying to watch it coming down after last night's gain of 230+ points. I am not going to watch it now but instead go and listen to some lovely music.
Will talk to you again tomorrow.