And above all, I learned, I think, that I can talk to Him, that I can always talk to Him, no matter how undeserving, or unworthy, I am, was, or will be.
And He will be there, listening.
And that is Enough♥
(End)
This woman raise her voice at staff cos she thought another customer cut queue... Then when another staff ask her put on mask she ask why need to wear? Customer video her she angry and film also.
Saw a lady, dressed in office attire, sitting on the curb outside Velocity mall in Novena, eating a bowl of extra spicy Samyang instant noodles (the black version), at 8.30am on a Monday morning.
Hope she's doing okay.
Singapore likes to position itself above and beyond other ASEAN states as a modern, shining beacon of humanity and democracy but there are only two SEA states that don't recognise Palestine and they are Singapore and Myanmar.
Can you IMAGINE the level of privilege we enjoy to be able to wave at fighter jets flying overhead and tanks rolling into the streets and not fear for our lives?
Fuck off. Imagine if in WW2 we'd said we're 'prepared in principle' to recognise Poland if it stopped resisting occupation and accepted Nazi Germany's right to exist. Statehood should not, and does not, depend on a State recognising its oppressor.
My heart breaks every time I see a girl take the effort to dress up for a date
And the guy is wearing an UnderArmour dri-fit tee and Uniqlo sweatpants and fake Adidas sliders
Y'all deserve better!!!
WATCH: President Halimah Yacob, 68, will not be standing for re-election in the next presidential election, she said on Monday (May 29). The experience has been most inspiring and humbling, Madam Halimah said in a statement.
How much you want to bet they'll get away with it cos they apologised, but a minority voice speaking out against it will be slapped with "promoting ill will between religious groups"
These are the youth that grow up not recognising their privilege and so isolated from the working class, but are academically inclined so receive a government overseas scholarship only to come back and join a GRC as a backbencher talking about his "modest background"
In P6, the night before my PSLE English oral exam, I choked on a fishbone and had to go to the ER to get it removed. In Sec 4, the night before my O levels English oral exam, I choked on a fishbone and had to go to the ER to get it removed.
Thousands of workers haven't seen anything besides their dorms and their work sites for over a YEAR. And here thousands of Singaporeans are acting like they've never seen an Ikea before.
Sometimes it's hard to believe this is the same country.
IKEA JEM officially opened at 10am today. Long queues were seen outside the store, occupying the entire area on two levels of the mall. Customers started queuing as early as 9am.
You know who else demolishes homes and evicts natives from their land for so-called "security concerns"? That's right, Israel.
Malaysia can't support the Palestinian cause AND defend the abuse of human rights in their own country.
Yeah cos it's easier to put the blame on women rather than the unrealistic and outdated gender expectations, invisible caregiving burdens, and the astronomical costs of raising a child in Singapore
Oh masya'allah. Look at how many people solat jenazah for her. May we all be remembered so positively at our passing.
Surely to Allah we belong, and to Allah we shall return.
If you're a parent with children in primary and secondary school, MOE is making teachers push the government propaganda (genocide on Palestinians but leaning on Israeli bias) onto students. They have to do it before March holidays.
WRITE (read: complain) TO MOE!
"Severing ties would not help Palestinians" okay now explain how maintaining ties with Israel has benefited Palestinians in ANY WAY in the past few decades
Don't want to make it about race but how do some Chinese men have the AUDACITY to turn up at the beautiful weddings of their Indian and Malay friends wearing nothing but t-shirts/sports jerseys + jeans/cargo pants + slippers/crocs??
Recap: MOE forced teachers to teach a poorly planned lesson, disregards their comfort levels in teaching a highly sensitive topic, dismissed all feedback as 'external interference', and now blames the public's very valid reactions for the abuse of teachers. Did I get that right?
Okay, now run an article on the 5000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza. Go on. Prove you cover both sides of the conflict.
"Long road to recovery"? The parents of martyred Palestinian children can't even recover their bodies.
Ah, Singapore, our Singapore. Never stop disappointing us.
So, so easy to declare something unlawful when it results in "increased business costs" despite there being no loss of life.
But 20,000 dead in Gaza? Ah, must investigate Palestinian film festival
Singapore will participate in the multinational Operation Prosperity Guardian under the ambit of Combined Task Force 153: Red Sea Maritime Security. This is part of efforts to ensure the freedom of navigation in this key global Sea Line of Communication.
What the fuck,
@straits_times
. How DARE you publish a story about Israel working on a cocoa plant that could help alleviate global shortage, when Israel is blocking life-saving aid, creating an artificial shortage of food, and committing a war crime by STARVING Palestine??
We've been calling for a boycott for MONTHS but it's difficult when some Singaporeans make "Eh have you tried the new McDonald's burger" their whole personality
Every Singaporean guy will post their POP photo at the Float at Marina Bay looking like this with the caption "Brothers for life!!!" or "BATCH 21 BEST BATCH!" or "Panthers HOO-AH"
I want to go for a picnic and put my head on your lap and talk to you for hours
But the sun is really hot though I'd probably go blind looking up at you
And at night light pollution is so bad we won't see any stars anyway
And the grass is probably full of ants
Ugh Singapore
We don't all have the same amount of time in a day.
My boss lives near the city centre and she drives 10 mins to work. Two way, that's 20 mins.
I stay in Pioneer and my journey via public transport is 1h 15mins. Two way, that's 2h 30mins.
She has an extra TWO HOURS in a day.
Why are Singaporeans still saying "office hours" when we work 8.30am - 6pm on weekdays, have a short break before continuing 8 - 10pm, and hope that our bosses don't call us to attend to "urgent work matters" over the weekends/while we're on leave
"I think the Muslim population in Singapore is agitated about it"
Of course we're "agitated". The question is, why isn't anyone else agitated about genocide and war crimes carried out by one of our country's biggest partners?
There is a distinct difference between wanting to work longer, and living in a country that is so expensive, so cruel, that you feel like you HAVE to work longer, even through the last years of your life, because you are so afraid of death or destitution
These badass ninja outfits from the 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie are literally the best power ranger costumes ever and nothing will ever come close🔥
Imagine writing a whole commentary on the political and economic triumph of Israel's missile defence system in the wake of Iran's retaliatory strike and NOT ONCE mentioning that it was in response to Israel's illegal and unprecedented attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
Idiots from a certain majority: *misbehaves and causes the largest infection cluster we've seen in a long time*
Government to minority: Eh y'all better behave ah
Since SG condemned Iran's attack on Israel - which was in response to Israel's unprovoked attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria - you'd think that we'd have condemned Israel's original attack.
But I found nothing. Our leaders, our politicians, MFA - said absolutely nothing.
To those who said we should specify a a dress code... congratulations on missing the point completely. Imagine attending a WEDDING in a t-shirt and jeans and crocs and saying "it's not my fault, you didn't specify the dress code"? Ignorant at best, wilfully insensitive at worst.
Don't want to make it about race but how do some Chinese men have the AUDACITY to turn up at the beautiful weddings of their Indian and Malay friends wearing nothing but t-shirts/sports jerseys + jeans/cargo pants + slippers/crocs??
Imagine being "sick" of people posting about genocide, instead of being sick of the genocide itself. Imagine "losing interest" in a conflict because it doesn't concern you, and because Israel commits atrocities every single day it gets repetitive.
Singaporeans always disappoint.
"So let's not get too carried away by the headline numbers or too anxious or fearful about those numbers."
The headline numbers: 3000 CASES, FIVE DEATHS, 5000 CASES COMING SOON, HOSPITALS RUNNING OUT OF BEDS
How is the fact they are from Hwa Chong relevant to the story? You never see headlines like "Beatty boy achieves X" or "Greenridge girl does Y". How can we move away from our obsession with elite schools when our national papers use it as the main marker of someone's identity?
"I know even in Singapore, there are poor Chinese, there are Chinese who are struggling, particularly immigrants." And this proves Chinese privilege doesn't exist??
If you're making arguments like this then you're right intellect is in short supply
If recognition of Palestinian statehood is dependent on it recognising Israel, why do we acknowledge Israel as a state when it doesn't recognise Palestine?
What's that word for when one racial group is deprived of political/civil rights but the other is accorded full recognition
Oh "advised"? That's the word they're using?
The same way MOE is now "advising" Singaporean children to take a neutral stance but then lying that this conflict started on Oct 7?
Gov: "Oh you can totally take off your mask when you're outside!"
Also Gov: "... we'd be happier if you didn't though"
So which one is it?? Wearing mask is what, makruh??
Absolutely sinister that this is framed as Israel being concerned for the lives of Palestinian civilians when in reality Israel has:
- killed 35,000 civilians
- destroyed every other neighbourhood and is now chasing civilians from Rafah knowing damn well they have nowhere to go
But when the world needed Halimah Yacob the most, she vanished. A hundred years have passed and Singapore is still having closed-door discussions on the tudung issue.
While we're here - his "apology" post featuring photos of his family performing their Umrah? With the Ka'ba in the background?
NO.
You DON'T GET to use Islam like that. You throw religion out of the window when you cheat, and then conveniently evoke it when you're caught? NO.
Is it really the youths losing interest in prestige? Or is it just that prestige isn't a priority in a country where overworked, underpaid youths struggle to provide for themselves while the cost of housing, transport and daily necessities soar to the point of unaffordability?
I can't even begin to comprehend how small and sheltered and insulated the minds of some Singaporeans are. How have the actions of people protesting genocide disturbed your fragile peace?
@straits_times
Please and please y'all shouldnt bring this madness to a peaceful country! You want to protest for Palestine, go to Palestine and show support and not constitute public nuîśàñčë in a peaceful country!
This is word-for-word the narrative we were fed by the Singapore education system.
Developed infrastructure and promoted education? Do not think for a MOMENT this was for anything more than the efficient extraction of resources and a capable labour force to serve the empire.
The British Empire was, in many ways, a force for good.
Nearly everywhere it occupied it:
-raised the standard of living
-developed infrastructure
-promoted education
It also single-handedly ended slavery for much of the world…🧵(thread)
Singapore government really be like "Oh no our birth rates are falling what can we do to make sure Singaporeans have more babies!!" when the answer is literally right here: just make everything (housing, healthcare, food) free
I mean it was either this or default and get arrested when he came back and appear on the news anyway, so... congratulations for making the only logical choice??
Oh that's just terribly convenient, isn't it?
Can I take it then that when schools teach WW1 they start with the Treaty of Versailles? Or when WW2 is covered schools only teach the atomic bombing of Japan and frame it as an act of terror with no context?
I feel like the majority of Singaporeans who aren't familiar with the conflict in Palestine misunderstand the term "two state solution" - and this isn't helped by the fact our own government repeatedly calls for it as a solution to resolve the conflict.
The NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) programme has been sending students to Israel for YEARS despite its war crimes but all of a sudden NUS is afraid of watermelons??
So proud of NUS for maintaining ties to a genocidal power while banning images of a FRUIT associated with its victim.
For some reason we who have less are always called upon to share, to be understanding, to be open and courteous and patient.
And yet they who have more, who ARE more, who take of us and give nothing in return, where is their understanding? What do they share?
I'm glad that Berita Harian
1) covered this,
2) said that they'll be asking further questions about the case, and
3) made this a free article.
So often it feels like such cases are swept under the carpet. No longer. Let everyone read this.
"Yeah we're supporting the countries carrying out the strikes with military personnel and intelligence but we're not ACTUALLY carrying out the strikes ourselves" is a hell of a way to claim innocence
After 75 years of violent oppression and apartheid, the world is finally waking up and seeing Israel's actions for what it is - a genocide.
But of course our gov has to treat Muslims like children and police our response to double down on the LIE that it's a religious issue.
“The IDF has concluded an initial review of the unfortunate incident where Gazan civilians were trampled to death and injured as they charged to the aid convoy. Our initial review has confirmed that no strike was carried out by the IDF towards the aid convoy.”
Watch the full
Singapore: Humanises robot by giving it a name and identity
Also Singapore: Jails actual human who damages robot even though he was having a medical episode
Which stage of the emotionless and uncaring robot uprising is this
Remember how we treated them during the pandemic in the name of health and safety? We've let them down before. Please let's not do this again.
Our migrant worker brothers deserve all our kindness and generosity. We have to better, and we have to be kinder.
Okay now tell the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Singaporean households below the median and those earning much less than $9k that houses are still affordable
Every time I watch videos of beautiful houses on Stacked Homes, and it mentions the house is a "cool $1.2 million", or the renovation costs $150 or $200k, and features the young 20-30-something owners, I'm just like... who are these people and what do they do??
Not sure if I've told this story before, but reminds me of the time Nauar and I went for a marriage preparation course. Trainer asked "Who is the best example of a good husband?" and I confidently said "Barack Obama!"
The answer was Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. lah guys
We really don't need to "The moral of the story is..." everything but the Singapore government literally treats us like we're incapable of independent (or any) thoughts if we're not fed state-sanctioned opinions in a spoon