TheAnswer:

Why no for the mattress? The people only sat on it isn't it?

after store closing, the staff might...

nope. you have more details? from internet?

phtthp:

first time I hear of such thing ...

serve sentence at home.

all the while, thought prisoners are locked up behind bar, until the day of their release.

garbage !
agree ! strip off his PR status - exit Singapore ASAP !

from his pattern during trial, he probably feigned back head chest pain breathing difficulty migraine claustrophobia vomiting and slithered his way out to house arrest. lol

Nebbermind:

AC_Power:

[quote=\"Nebbermind\"]Are these ordinary boxes or with special seals? Can these boxes be filled and smuggled into and rig the next election?

If these boxes are reused in the next election, they would have to make some of the original boxes \"disappear\" before they can replace them with these tampered boxes.

Honestly, I do not think so this will happen lah. PAP government has a few policies I do not agree with but as far as integrity is concern, I never doubt them.

Need not be the PAP. Just need someone who is interested in challenging the system...rather, the failure of the process....

if these boxes have special seals, I donch see why they are NOT controlled items and auditable (correct term?).

BTW, the report said they found some more in 5 others schools.[quote]After the discovery of the leftover boxes, Chan said the Elections Department conducted further checks of the 164 schools used as counting centres during the 2011 election and discovered an additional five schools where boxes were found undisposed[/quote][/quote]cast doubt on the system it did and irreparable damage already done. might be sabo job.

coolbreeze:

For an 11 year old boy...can't be just over ice cream.

I feel there must be some underlying issues.

i think so too. more than meets the eye. maybe child has history.

Skyce:

Chanced upon this forum when I was goggling more on Scoliosis earlier... decided to register as a member and share with those concerned our S journey since early this year..


My girl was 10, going on 11, when we were first asked to see the specialist at NUH. After physical checks and x-ray, we were told that she was 35deg off and needed immediate bracing.. I didn't even have time to digest any news/info at that time.. it was all a blur as I recall now.. she'll need surgery if it goes 40 deg, that's what the doc said.. there were just no 2 ways about it.. worse, her bone maturity level is at stage 0... you and I are at stage 5 = maturity stage..

S was an alien to all of us cos we have nobody in our immediate nor extended family who has it.. imagine my panic mode.. but I bet I could have got an oscar for the best poker face at that time!!... the hubster was overseas at that time too! I just wasn't straight sober..

... so, the nurse sent us to another place to fix a brace straightaway and told me that we were very lucky to get an immediate appointment.. I didn't even know what a brace was, let alone a hard one and a soft one to decide on.. So, we fixed it.. paid about $500++ish.. and collected the brace some 3 weeks later..

My girl had to wear the brace for min 18hours straight per day for a month, before we returned to see the doc and have another x-ray done... I must say that this was somewhat the easiest part throughout the whole episode... she never once complained about it.. she took it, put it on, and started wearing every day from the get go.. the first 2 days we clocked in min 16hrs each.. but by the 3rd day, it was at least 20 hours each day.. it is now part of her.. we have accepted it, or rather I have.. I have to.. cos it is what it is..

Doc said my girl has rigid bones when we returned a month later to have another x-ray done with the brace this time.. what it means it's that bracing may not help her much cos she's just not flexible enough... with bracing, she only achieved about 30% lower degree, instead of the desirable 50% degree lower.. I was disappointed... sad.. worried.. and cried a lot quietly when I was alone.. again, I told myself... it is what it is.. move on.. if surgery is needed, so be it..

For the next 6 months before we next see the doc for checks again, my girl diligently wore her brace.. I did what I thought I should do even though I was told there's no scientific proof to it.. I sent her to tui na for better blood circulation, another qi gong massage, chiropractor at Orchard Clinic, changed her diet to no process food & include fats & proteins with less carbs according to the chiropractor, ate whole food and as organic as possible.. necessary exercises.. I even saw a psychotherapist with her as I was afraid that her self-esteem may be affected.. another words, I spent all my energy on her condition, and quite a bit of moolah these 6 months on medical and well-being just for her...

I am not sure what works... I am not sure which works.. but we just did our 6-mthly check last week during the school Sept hol... after x-ray, she is confirmed to be now at 30 degrees... an improvement of 5 deg... and a bone maturity level at stage 1.. but doc insisted that Scoliosis can't be treated, only can prevent worsen.. \"30-35deg is about the same\" that's his actual words.. I'm not bothered by it... 30 degrees NOW... it WAS 35 degrees then.. these are facts.. my lifeline was only a mere 5 degree.. if it adds 5deg, my girl will need surgery at 40deg... now, she doesn't.. I'm happy.. nothing he said at that time gonna change my mood..

It is still my daily routine to read up on S and find other ways to make her daily life more comfy.. hence, I'm thinking of going to fix the soft brace for her, soon I hope.. the one problem I have with her now is that she refuses to go to the restroom at all when at school... Imagine a full 7hrs on regular days without peeing.. that's another concern.. I hope with the soft brace, it's easier to manage when at school... all the more so, when she goes sec sch in 2015.. longer hours away from home..

... our S journey continues... our love-hate relationship with brace(s) continues... so, to those who chance upon this now (like I did).. don't be disheartened.. move on positively.. even though results differ for every one, don't give up... and smile..

thanks for sharing. good point about self-esteem and you helping her understand and cope. might get harder once in sec school as teens find it hard to be different.

kevkevkaf:

Mr Lee, please have a blessed birthday and stay strong. The country still needs you to tide over this difficult time.

dont think we need him anymore. i respect him, he did much much much for singapore, but his time as a politician is over and cannot dwell in the past. if singapore cannot do without him, that means he failed in his succession planning.

happyheart:

shinri:

What's twerking?

My DS asked me the meaning of this word over the weekend. He went on to find out...and he :siam: immediately!

Twerking is a type of dancing in which the dancer, usually a woman, shakes her hips in an up-and-down bouncing motion, causing the dancer's buttocks to shake, \"wobble\" and \"jiggle\". According to the Oxford Dictionary Online, to twerk is \"to dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance\".

wow. at least now i know! bet there is a whole book on terms our kids use that parents don't want to know but should!

Funz:

Was at NTUC yesterday and they were promoting this pizza baguette thingy. DD tried and said it was nice and next thing I know there were 2 boxes in our cart.


Had that for breakie.

sounds nice. how much is it and what toppings? standard mushroom cheese ham?

Mawar:

The thing about these thugs, robbers and petty thieves is, why injure or hurt the victims? Just take whatever and go.

robbers panic sometimes and overreact. or victims instead of flight, go into fight mode.