The_King

In short all forever alone better

3 minutes ago, Satki said:

 

 

they felt blessed

 

That is more concerning

 

 

Their kids will feel blessed paying 1 million hdb housing loan 

Jack

2 hours ago, XianGe said:

It's quite sad sinkies nid become grab driver/ food delivery rider to survive... 

Sinkies votes for this to happen.

Can only blame themselves

A woman was caught on video tripping a young boy and causing him to fall at United Square shopping mall on May 1.

Stomper John alerted Stomp to the incident and shared CCTV footage of the woman caught in the act.

"This crazy woman attacked an innocent child for no reason!" he said.

In the video, she is seen approaching the boy from behind and sticking out her leg, causing him to trip and fall.

She then walks away before she is stopped by the boy's father.

The Stomper's footage also included photos of the woman holding a Toys 'R' Us wrapped package while being confronted.

H told Stomp the CCTV footage was provided by the manager of a bubble tea stall in the mall.

"The family walked out from the nearby Toys 'R' Us when the woman walked behind them and suddenly kicked the young child at his calf, causing him to fall," said John.

"The child's father saw it and immediately stopped the woman who tried to deny it and wanted to escape."

The Stomper said he saw the boy's parents and the mall's security guards stop the woman who was overheard saying she was also a mother.

"The father of the victim then said: 'You should be very ashamed of yourself for attacking a child when you are a mother!'," said the Stomper.

"There was no reason given about why she kicked the child.

"Throughout the entire episode, the poor child appeared extremely traumatised."

John added that police officers arrived shortly afterwards but the woman remained 'unapologetic and aggressive' towards the family.

Ayeesha was only five when she died in the toilet in her home from a head injury after her father, who had martial arts training, relentlessly smacked her.

When her broken body finally gave up in 2017 after two years of abuse, it was riddled with multiple scars, marks and other external injuries. She was also severely malnourished.

Her father had started ill-treating Ayeesha and her brother, who is a year younger, in 2015.

He underfed the toddlers, causing the girl, who was only three then, and her brother to be so hungry that they ate their own faeces and the stuffing of a mattress.

He also assaulted them and confined them naked in the toilet for 10 months.

The siblings were below the third percentile of their age group, which meant that 97 per cent of the other children in their age group were bigger and heavier than them.

Besides being severely undernourished, Ayeesha’s brother was diagnosed with global developmental delay due to social deprivation. He had to undergo physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.

When he was admitted to hospital after being rescued, he was not able to stand by himself despite being almost four years old. He spent more than three months in hospital, before he was well enough to be placed in foster care.

On April 30, the 44-year-old man was sentenced by the High Court to an unprecedented jail term of 34½ years and 12 strokes of the cane.

He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of culpable homicide for the girl’s death, four charges of child abuse, and one charge of disposing of evidence.

Another 20 charges, for child abuse and for lying to the police, were taken into consideration.

He was originally charged with murder for the death, and went on trial in July 2023. Part-way through the trial, he accepted the prosecution’s offer to amend the charge.

The two victims were his children from his previous marriage. He married his second wife, 33, who has a 12-year-old daughter from her previous marriage, in 2015. They have three children together.

The man cannot be named owing to a gag order to protect the identity of his son, who survived the abuse.

Justice Aedit Abdullah, however, lifted the gag order in relation to the first name of the daughter “so that society may remember her”.

The High Court judge agreed with prosecutors that the man deserved an unprecedented sentence.

Justice Abdullah said: “The sentence is heavy. It is unprecedented perhaps, but your acts were unprecedented and hopefully will remain unsurpassed in cruelty.”

The two children suffered “sadistic and cruel” physical abuse, and were also mentally and emotionally traumatised, said the judge.

“Your children depended on you for love, care and nurturing. Instead, you subjected them to inhumane, disgusting abuse,” he said, adding that the man had essentially used the children as “punching bags for whatever frustration or anger” he felt.

The judge said the punishment reflected a denouncement of such “loathsome and sickening acts” and served to deter others from committing any abuse of this kind. 

Three video clips were played in court on April 30 as prosecutors narrated the sequence of events, providing a glimpse into the man’s horrendous treatment of the two children.

One video, from the family’s own closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera, shows the man inflicting at least 86 forceful blows on Ayeesha during a 16-minute assault that took place on March 27, 2016.

The man assaults her in anger as he is changing her diaper after she smears her faeces on the wall.

In the video, Ayeesha and her brother can be seen wearing only diapers. They are barricaded in the “naughty corner” of a one-room flat.

In the video, he repeatedly slaps her, pounds her face with his fists, kicks her and canes her, as she cowers in fear.

He also points a pair of scissors at her, grabs her by the hair and lifts her up against a wall by the neck while punching her. After the attack, he wipes the blood from her face and cleans a blood stain off the wall.

In another video, captured on Aug 27, 2016, the man repeatedly canes the two children, who were in a double-seater pram in the living room.

Justice Abdullah asked prosecutors about the man’s wife, and Deputy Public Prosecutor Norine Tan replied that the prosecution will be reviewing the case against her.

The man’s two children were initially placed in foster care in June 2014, after their parents divorced.

In early 2015, the children were returned to the care and custody of the man, who was their main caregiver.

After the two children were returned to their father, staff from a family service centre, which worked with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), continued checking on their welfare.

In May 2015, he took the two children along with him to attend a counselling session at the centre. Since then, the children were not seen by any case officer and had not attended any school.

On subsequent visits, he lied to the case officers that the children were staying with his mother or other relatives.

The man and his wife initially provided the two children with three meals a day, but he cut this down to two meals a day when he started facing financial difficulties.

The two children began playing with, and eating, their own faeces because they were hungry.

Towards the end of 2015, the man and his wife began hitting Ayeesha, who was then three years old, and her brother, who was only two.  

From February to October 2016, the couple confined the children in a “naughty corner”, with a bookshelf and a wardrobe to block their escape. The man also installed a camera to monitor the children.

The children were let out only during meal and bathing times. Meanwhile, the abuse continued.

In October 2016, the man called the case officer and asked for the children to be placed in foster care as he feared that he might harm them out of frustration.

He said he wanted to give the children up for adoption, and was given contact details of the adoption service, but ultimately did not follow through with it.

He and his wife were told that the adoption process could not proceed unless the biological mother also gave consent or unless MSF could facilitate the dispensation of her consent. 

That month, the couple moved the naughty corner to the toilet, and the man installed a camera in the kitchen to monitor the children.

On the night of Aug 10, 2017, his wife complained to him that Ayeesha refused her instructions to move her legs. 

The man then pulled Ayeesha up by her arm, smacked her 15 to 20 times on her face, and went to bed.  

At about 3am on Aug 11, 2017, the wife complained to the man that the children were sleeping in a weird posture. The man then punched the children on their backs, kicked and stamped on Ayeesha, and slapped her face. 

That evening, the man’s wife realised that Ayeesha was unresponsive.

Upon realising that Ayeesha was dead, the man told his wife to file a police report against him for beating her up and raping her, supposedly as part of a cover-up plan.

In the early hours of Aug 12, 2017, he threw away evidence, including the CCTV camera, into different rubbish bins at nearby blocks.

He then placed his son and Ayeesha’s body into a pram, and went to Singapore General Hospital (SGH). He lied to SGH staff that the girl became unresponsive only that morning.

After Ayeesha was pronounced dead by the doctors, the police were alerted about the case.

The man continued to lie to police officers and fabricated a story about Ayeesha hitting her head on a slide at a playground.

It was only when he was confronted with footage from police surveillance cameras that contradicted his story, that he admitted to these lies.

A misunderstanding over whether a neck gaiter could be used as a mask amid the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on public transport turned into a criminal case, when a man used vulgar language to insult an SBS Transit bus driver.

Nimal De Silva, a self-employed music teacher, even live-streamed the entire confrontation, which took place in August 2020, compounding Mr Xu Bo’s humiliation, the prosecution said.

De Silva, a 46-year-old Singaporean, was sentenced to a week in jail on April 30.

District Judge Lau Qiuyu had earlier convicted the Singaporean offender of a harassment charge following a trial in January 2024.

De Silva will be appealing against his conviction and sentence, and his bail was set at $15,000 on April 30.

In September 2021, he had pleaded guilty to a similar harassment charge over this case.

However, his plea was set aside the following month after the defence lawyer Luke Netto disagreed with the prosecution’s submissions which stated that his client had used “racist and xenophobic” language on Mr Xu, a 55-year-old Chinese national.

On Aug 19, 2020, the day of the offence, De Silva had travelled by bus and MRT wearing a neck gaiter, which can be worn over a person’s neck and lower half of the face for protection from sun and wind.

At that time, it was compulsory to wear a mask in public due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

At around 6pm, De Silva tried to board bus service 196 at a bus stop along Nicoll Highway wearing the neck gaiter, instead of a mask.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Cheah Wenjie said Mr Xu “was uncertain as to whether or not the neck gaiter worn by the accused was compliant with SBS Transit’s mask-on policy aboard buses” and did not allow De Silva to enter the bus.

“At the same time, the victim contacted the SBS Transit operation centre to seek clarification on whether the neck gaiter was compliant with SBS Transit’s mask-on policy aboard buses,” the prosecutor added.

According to court documents, a dissatisfied De Silva used a door cock outside the bus to open the doors to the vehicle, and boarded it.

He began to live-stream the incident on Facebook Live, and filmed himself confronting Mr Xu with his mobile phone.

Among other things, De Silva had said: “This is the problem when you have China people working in Singapore.”

Throughout the confrontation, Mr Xu, who was not conversant in English, continued trying to seek verification from the SBS Transit operations centre over the radio as to whether De Silva’s neck gaiter was compliant with the public transport operator’s mask-on policy aboard buses.

The DPP told the court: “The victim tried to get the SBS Transit operations centre to speak to the accused, but was informed that the...centre would be calling for police assistance.

“The victim communicated this to the accused, and also tried repeatedly to explain to the accused that he was simply following the rules regarding SBS Transit’s mask-on policy aboard buses.”

At one point, an unnamed passenger on the bus was heard on the video footage offering De Silva a mask to resolve the issue.

De Silva refused the offer and said that he did not want to “give in”.

Due to the situation, Mr Xu could not continue driving the bus. The passengers on the bus had to alight and wait for the next service 196.

Amid the pandemic, the Ministry of Health (MOH) website had earlier stated: “A mask that closely and completely covers the nose and mouth (without leaving a gap between the mask and the face) must be worn when persons go out of their homes.”

“MOH does not recommend the use of neck gaiters and bandanas as masks,” said a ministry spokesperson in 2020.

15 minutes ago, coffeenut said:

Just buy the tritan Aeropress clear la .. can get super good coffee. And buy one of those nut milk cloth bags - put coffee inside, add water and leave to make a cold brew.

ok i get aero and save money

3 hours ago, coffeenut said:

 

Dunno who sells all these coffee machines in SG - must search for Sinkie distributor of those machines on Google maybe

 

To see more funky designs - maybe look at siaolang YT coffee reviewers .. or join this Espresso Aficionados Discord https://discord.gg/mJufQknV There a lot more siaolang :s 

 

You want more funky design - can beo this - USD 20K+ lever machine :s Lever action look like breech loading a cannon

 

 

thanks for sharing all these, i dont want become siaolang.

i stick with robot or AP. dont want poison my mind then spend more and more. i jsut stay dumb better

44 minutes ago, HarrisY1 said:

Chiu realli trying to outdo @The_King in everyting?

 

Coz chiu oreadi usurp his throne as the Ultimate Blainless Dkgk whhh

heng i out already

31 minutes ago, coffeenut said:

Construction looks good. Plus, got enough space below the portafilter to use a full fscking scale unlike a lot of other manual lever machines. 

 

Cost is probably a bit high cos initlally want to skim $$ from those who want to collect coffee gear :s After that make more units, maybe price drop. Maybe Sinkieland got some distributor who stocks this and you can go beo. 

 

This one is his longer review - but I think this is one of the earlier prototypes 

 

 

The other practical manual lever machine for apartments is this - got wall mount option

 

 

 

Dunno if there is a metal water reservoir version - but maybe you can find that on HB or the EA Discord

 

But the AT design not bad lol. Easier for small shops to install - cos most people drink iced and milk based drinks anyway

WTf so many design

which sites to see all these coffer machine in sg? but highly unlike i coffer machine if over 200 to 300

6 hours ago, coffeenut said:

 

@The_King You can keep tracking this AT made lever espresso gadget. Really coffee gear development in China, Taiwan and Korea is next level :s 

 

WOW it so good, they must have started not long ago, i dont remember CTK have any good espresso machine 12 yr ago.

that machine is usd 730

Just now, Huat Zai said:

gan, haven't been there for a long time. What the heck is keeping the place and the 2 hotels beside it alive without that anchor tenant?

all waiting for enbloc

kovan i many atb for piak piak. tht why both hotel there, i used to go ussc weekly so i see many atb in and out of both hotel often

6 minutes ago, Huat Zai said:

Talking about the one at the top floor of upper serangoon shopping centre, there's a space in front of the parlour that they use for a temple.

no more, now is ppl staying at the very top and one level down is empty space

A Chinese tourist flew a drone near the Parliament Building and was taken away by the police for investigation. The Chinese Embassy in Singapore issued a document reminding citizens to abide by my country's drone operation regulations.

The Chinese Embassy in Singapore posted on its WeChat official account on Wednesday (May 1): "A few days ago, a Chinese citizen flew a drone near the Parliament Buildings of Singapore in order to record a "wonderful moment" during his trip to Singapore. He was arrested by the New Zealand police. Take him away to assist in the investigation and have an impact on his subsequent journey.”

The Chinese Embassy in Singapore also reminded Chinese tourists visiting our country and Chinese citizens in our country to enhance their legal awareness and not to fly drones at will.

According to the law, it is illegal to operate a drone within certain areas, such as within five kilometers of an airport or air force base, within a restricted area, a protected area, or to fly at an altitude of 200 feet above sea level without a permit. Violators may be fined up to $50,000, jailed for up to two years, or both.

Data released by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore in April this year shows that the authorities took enforcement actions against 309 incidents of illegal use of drones in 2023. Among them, eight people and seven companies were charged in court, with fines ranging from 4,000 yuan to 4,000 yuan. 5,000 yuan.

A woman's body was found floating on the Singapore River near the Clarke Quay area on Apr. 26, 2024.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the identity of the woman was established as 33-year-old Vietnamese Dang Hoang Ly Na.

Roland Tay, the undertaker who helped arrange for her body to be sent back to Vietnam, told Shin Min that he decided to offer his services for free.

This was after he found out that she's a single mother living in a small village with an 11-year-old daughter.

Tay wanted her daughter to be able to see her for the last time.

Shin Min reported that Dang had only come to Singapore to work for less than a week before her demise.

According to Shin Min, Dang had lung problems but still decided to come to Singapore to work at a night entertainment outlet as she, as a single child, has aged parents at home and needed money for her family.

It was previously reported that the police received reports of a body in the Singapore River at around 11am on Apr. 26.

Preliminary investigations ruled out foul play. Further investigations are still ongoing.

6 minutes ago, coffeenut said:

They are too expensive for wht thay do  

 

Like that might as well buy a basic ECM/Profitec or a GCP/Rancilio machine Last you 20+ yrs 

no worry, no plan to buy all these, i quit already , no way i going to burn cash like 12 yr ago

either robot or AP, but i will read up more first

3 minutes ago, Huat Zai said:

Why you never go to the 4 face buddha temple and the 'massage' parlour beside it?

Kew Ong Yah Temple? massage at space @kovan??

space@kovan is clean up already

that area is not the worst mall, the worst one is the one i jsut updated my last post

liv and the village for me is the worst,

25 minutes ago, Huat Zai said:

 

@The_King he is si buibui, you are si buibui, what are you doing?

fake, he did not go to the a few hidden area. only the real pro know where is it. i not saying i am but i am. muhahahaha

his type of mall explore is boring, must go to the real hidden area, that where the fun is like this from 10.17 min onwards. not many ppl know where is it, there no cam there. another is at carpark

LOL, the worst mall in sg wait till he go here

maybe i can hoot this, hahaha, nowaday lazy, drink freeze dried kopi. i dont think i will get this maybe AP, but see first, as i already got a good grinder

https://www.lapavoni.com/en/products/domestic-machines/stradivari-professional-lusso

6 minutes ago, coffeenut said:

Knn you got a La Pavoni get it serviced so the seals are checked and replaced -then make espresso with it. Can make on weekends. Weekdays use the AP :s 

i sold it last yr. it was sitting on my storeroom for 2yr. so i thought after selling it, can get robot but i know robot cannot compare with La Pavoni.

maybe when i retire, next, i get a new La Pavoni

end of the yr go jb check and wash teeth

There might be different reasons that drive the patients over, but when patients feel they can trust dentists here in JB as well as the ones they’re used to in Singapore, then ultimately it’s their choice.”

cannot eat grape, say grape sour