Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad 120th Edition
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the average singaporean driver seems to have forgotten the use of signals .....
the signal spoke on the steering column seems to be a vestigal mechanism ....
and in the other news .... who's using starhub huh ? ....
I can't get any network coverage at the moment .... can't make any out calls !!!!! .....
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ok, off for lunch soon. client hosting lunch since we completed the deal last week.
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starhub sucks ..
i never have such a problem with singtel ..
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Originally posted by SBS2601D:
yeahWhat else?
you only need practice + some luck at the test. Peak hour not so much an issue really.
and based on what people say, wear short skirt if you are female and pretty
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this is shit ! ....
even their customer hotline is clogged up ....
must be a lot of annoyed people right now .....
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Originally posted by Fatum:
the average singaporean driver seems to have forgotten the use of signals .....
the signal spoke on the steering column seems to be a vestigal mechanism ....
and in the other news .... who's using starhub huh ? ....
I can't get any network coverage at the moment .... can't make any out calls !!!!! .....
either that or they signal and then just turn in expecting you to brake for them.
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Alot of Singapore drivers think they own the road judging from their driving styles which is why we have accidents on the highways almost everyday.... I have learned to do things their way when i have to other will kena "eaten" on the roads
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nikar 3 just outdone himself .....
his logic is hilarious ....
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Originally posted by Fatum:
nikar 3 just outdone himself .....
his logic is hilarious ....
doesn't seem that wrong. He wants to quarantine all visitors/arrivals so that those people staying in singapore will be safe.
of course there's the economic cost to it. But I;ll put it as paranoid rather than screwed logic?
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Originally posted by hisoka:
doesn't seem that wrong. He wants to quarantine all visitors/arrivals so that those people staying in singapore will be safe.
of course there's the economic cost to it. But I;ll put it as paranoid rather than screwed logic?
I don't think he has any idea what an impossible task that would be .... tens of thousands of people pass through Singapore daily .... where to park all these people ....we're not talking about a few dozen chaps or so you know .....
and more importantly .... does it mean that all economic activity, all traffic and commerce must stop because of this ? .... how can that be possible ? ....
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Originally posted by Fatum:
I don't think he has any idea what an impossible task that would be .... tens of thousands of people pass through Singapore daily .... where to park all these people ....we're not talking about a few dozen chaps or so you know .....
and more importantly .... does it mean that all economic activity, all traffic and commerce must stop because of this ? .... how can that be possible ? ....
it's possible. the only issue is how bad do you think the situation is. For example if this h1n1 stays as easily spread and also as undetectable + is as deadly as sars, it might be practical to do so.
and you don't need to qurantine those that just pass through as they pose no danger to singaporeans. Only those that are coming into singapore proper (none-transit) will need to be qurantined. Add to that the decrease in number of peopl who would come in due to these restrictions. The number will be manageable.
The main consideration is really how you weigh the risk of loss of lives vs the economic cost of doing so. Currently the risk of losing lives is low. You'll probably lose less than 5 lives so they judge that the 5 lives are not worth as much as the potential losses from the qurantining
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Originally posted by deathwish:
Alot of Singapore drivers think they own the road judging from their driving styles which is why we have accidents on the highways almost everyday.... I have learned to do things their way when i have to other will kena "eaten" on the roads
just came back from NTU. knn, there really are a lot of reckless and obnoxious motorists on the roads. one fucker who was cutting lanes kept his hand on the horn instead of signalling!and another few didn't even bother to horn or signal.
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Originally posted by Fatum:
I don't think he has any idea what an impossible task that would be .... tens of thousands of people pass through Singapore daily .... where to park all these people ....we're not talking about a few dozen chaps or so you know .....
and more importantly .... does it mean that all economic activity, all traffic and commerce must stop because of this ? .... how can that be possible ? ....
look, the guy was unable to find out the gst rate on his own. and uses prepaid cards for his mobile. and bought a usb cable off ebay. there's a pattern here.
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Originally posted by hisoka:
it's possible. the only issue is how bad do you think the situation is. For example if this h1n1 stays as easily spread and also as undetectable + is as deadly as sars, it might be practical to do so.
and you don't need to qurantine those that just pass through as they pose no danger to singaporeans. Only those that are coming into singapore proper (none-transit) will need to be qurantined. Add to that the decrease in number of peopl who would come in due to these restrictions. The number will be manageable.
The main consideration is really how you weigh the risk of loss of lives vs the economic cost of doing so. Currently the risk of losing lives is low. You'll probably lose less than 5 lives so they judge that the 5 lives are not worth as much as the potential losses from the qurantining
changi airport handles more than 35 million passengers annually ... that's almost 1000k a day .... say only half are not in transit ... 50k a day .... every day till the crisis is over ....and even if you discount the number of people to 10% of that figure, the really desperate ones, those who die die must come into singapore regardless .....
where to park them ? .... you're not going to pitch tents in football fields and run concentration camps you know ....or you're just going to re-export them back to where they came from ? ...
but of course ... when people hear singapore's qurantining everyone that comes in ..... regardless of flu symptoms ...
and of course ... you do realize it's really you and me and the other tax-payers that are paying for all these eh ? ...
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Originally posted by Fatum:
changi airport handles more than 35 million passengers annually ... that's almost 1000k a day .... say only half are not in transit ... 50k a day .... every day till the crisis is over ....and even if you discount the number of people to 10% of that figure, the really desperate ones, those who die die must come into singapore regardless .....
where to park them ? .... you're not going to pitch tents in football fields and run concentration camps you know ....or you're just going to re-export them back to where they came from ? ...
but of course ... when people hear singapore's qurantining everyone that comes in ..... regardless of flu symptoms ...
and of course ... you do realize it's really you and me and the other tax-payers that are paying for all these eh ? ...
you could do concentrate camps if there is really a need to. And of course the number of people coming in will drop due to the restrictions.
As I said, it's about how bad the situation becomes. just for exaple, if it developes into a case where any one within 10 metres without a full containment suit will die 7 days later. do you think it'll be worthwhile doing that? I'll say probably yes.
That's why I say he's being paranoid. But the concept is possible for more serious instances.
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Hello people! Waiting for the plane in Amsterdam right now, boarding it in only an hour's time. Sunrise was gorgeous! It's 16 degrees outside but the sun is still fierce even at 7.30 in the morning!
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Originally posted by hisoka:
you could do concentrate camps if there is really a need to. And of course the number of people coming in will drop due to the restrictions.
As I said, it's about how bad the situation becomes. just for exaple, if it developes into a case where any one within 10 metres without a full containment suit will die 7 days later. do you think it'll be worthwhile doing that? I'll say probably yes.
That's why I say he's being paranoid. But the concept is possible for more serious instances.
of course ... if it ever comes to that ... NSFs would be activated to rein in people, concentration camps would be set up in sentosa, corpses would be incinerated at tuas, all a la "outbreak" ...
and of course, anything is possible, nevermind if it's actually practical .... right now, would you make that sort of call if you were in charge ? ... cos we know, with our common sense, that there is no call for nowhere near that sort of measures now, right ? ... so I'll ascribe that fellow's ranting to school holiday boredom ? ....
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
Hello people! Waiting for the plane in Amsterdam right now, boarding it in only an hour's time. Sunrise was gorgeous! It's 16 degrees outside but the sun is still fierce even at 7.30 in the morning!
ya makes me wanna punch you...
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
Hello people! Waiting for the plane in Amsterdam right now, boarding it in only an hour's time. Sunrise was gorgeous! It's 16 degrees outside but the sun is still fierce even at 7.30 in the morning!
O.o .....
bongs ? ....
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Originally posted by Fatum:
O.o .....
bongs ? ....
I don't see any.
There are plenty of clogs for sale though! -
okie ... my fugging fax's finally working ....
got to head out soon ....
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btw.. the nikar ain't the only one.. the papers have people demanding the schools detain students' passports to prevent them from travelling..
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Originally posted by Fatum:
of course ... if it ever comes to that ... NSFs would be activated to rein in people, concentration camps would be set up in sentosa, corpses would be incinerated at tuas, all a la "outbreak" ...
and of course, anything is possible, nevermind if it's actually practical .... right now, would you make that sort of call if you were in charge ? ... cos we know, with our common sense, that there is no call for nowhere near that sort of measures now, right ? ... so I'll ascribe that fellow's ranting to school holiday boredom ? ....
*shrug* although I do wonder if it would be good to qurantine those travelling fromvery afflicted reqions
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Time's running out, see you later!