DBS again?

DBS is at it again. It is another case of fraud using ATM cards. This time now is happening right here locally. However now DBS isn't forthcoming on details on how such fraud could happen again after the 1st incident which is just last month. Would consumers lose confidence with the bank? Some perhaps but most others will probably stay put. With such news, consumers will get compensated by the bank so there isn't much money to lose but maybe lose some sleep over it if you happen to be the victim. As usual, the consumer will have to take their own initiative to do what is best for them.

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120223-329820.html

protect animals road users

Having animals knocked down by cars isn't much of a big news. I have seen my fair share of dead rats, birds and sometime cats, on the road. While most of the time the knockers would usually fled without a trace, the latest case not only did he not get to fled off but he left behind an item that would track down the car, the car plate. The driver went back and it became that he "returned to the scene feeling something was wrong". However what makes the news sizzling is that the driver is a national bowler. I have no idea who he is but if he is a national person, then there is a 40% of the people knows him and it seems his fame just expanded, not for bowling but for knocking the dog and not stopping. He returned later but it just isn't the same as stopping on the spot. Most people, even myself would believe he have no choice to come back because his car plate dropped. Due to this incident, now people start to question, why the law does not applies to cats or rats or other animals? According to the article on Mypaper 21-02-12 only certain animals are protected by this law. People are more kinder to animals now and some animal groups wants something to be done on this. Meanwhile the bowler will be in the spotlight especially the internet age.

  Mypaper 21-02-12

Bookshops are closing

Bookshops are closing one by one. Each giving the reason due to increase in rent. So does the owner really get the impression that bookshops are earning? In today's high tech age, books are like music CDs, slowing phasing out. People can get e-bboks instead. People also goes to library rather then to buy books. To see bookshops closing one after another is just sad. While e-books are much popular, books still have their advantage. There will always be something you can't get online. Hopefully these bookshops will be around for a long time and of course have interesting books if not it wouldn't make any differences if there are there or not.

Elder-care in the void deck

Sometimes when you have foreign media bad mouthing Singaporean's attitude you have to wonder how much truth is in it. While I am sure the usual "you do not condemn the whole basket from a few bad apples", it is enough to have people to start label the basket. Depending on who the basket is, the recent news would have me feel that because of these bad apple, the basket could me all of us. There were also a discussion from a radio programme where the hosts really brought out the morals and values. The issue here is the government intend to build a elder-care centre at the void deck, the residents opposes the idea. Reasons given, they want they space for their own activities, they do not want increase in death in the area. The elderly had given their life for the country, and here these people would not welcome them. To be cared for in the neighbourhood is much better than to moved them to some designated area for elder homes where the place is out of the main road and looks to be kind of out of view. Having an elder-centre in the neighbourhood would also provide alternatives for filial children to put their elderly parents for the day while they are away at work. The government is doing right to listen to feedback, but only listen to constructive and positive ones. If you give in to the residents here, you have have the same problem at the next neighbourhood. One will never know, when these residents became old people themselves, would they preferred to be remain intergraded with the community or be sent in "exile" to some far away old folks home tucked away behind some trees?

From the Straits Times 03-Feb-2012