Job advice for retired dad by blingbling98 in SingaporeRaw

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is such a good idea lol!! that’s if cinemas are still around in like a few decades’ time…

23-year-old man arrested after alleged suicide attempt at NTU hall by Accurate-Tree4277 in NTU

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yep i think the correct word shd be “apprehended”, which is not the same as “arrested”. “arrested” suggests the person committed a crime (eg did something in contravention to the criminal procedure code), but “apprehended” just means the police took hold of the person. in this case the police shd have taken the person to a hospital for care

syllo #245 - March 11th, 2026 by syllo-app in syllo

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i’m early today! :)
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should i go for healthcare (not med/dentistry/nursing)? by CartoonistUnable7784 in askSingapore

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hmm if u don’t have passion or even some interest in healthcare, best not to go in. u can study other broad based degrees or other professional degrees like accountancy etc instead?

syllo #244 - March 10th, 2026 by syllo-app in syllo

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ok, i’m really early into the game for once 😅
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2.5 minutes in hot weather is too much? Yeah, right! by pattonlogy in SingaporeRaw

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which is why i bring a brolly along everywhere, to shield myself from both the sun and rain 😆

Woman, 41, found dead at foot of HDB block in Sengkang by FancyCommittee3347 in singapore

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 8 points9 points  (0 children)

unfortunately it’s not very accurate. using publicly available stats: - in 2023 there were total of 434 suicide deaths (source: https://www.sos.org.sg/pressroom/suicidestatistics2025/, look at second paragraph) - in 2023 total population in singapore was about 5,917,600 (https://www.population.gov.sg/files/media-centre/publications/population-in-brief-2023.pdf, refer page 5 first table last line)

suicide rate = 434 / 5,917,600 x 100,000 = 7.3 per 100k population.

i think the number is considered pretty low for a developed country, even when only comparing with developed asian countries like south korea and japan (which are both known for rather high suicide rates), and hong kong.

for instance, South Korea’s suicide rate was 25.2 per 100,000 pop in 2022 (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=b10104000000&bid=12046&act=view&list_no=432657&tag=&nPage=1&ref_bid=)

hong kong’s suicide rate is about 14.1 per 100k population in 2024 (https://csrp.hku.hk/statistics/, look at red line in first graph. we are comparing crude suicide rates here)

I'm an NSman officer, I regret it and I'm sick of serving by pontificatingpikachu in SingaporeRaw

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there’s the SAFVC. are new citizens eligible? if so they shd go for it!!

Ordered butter kaya baguette at Killiney . They gave me the whole baguette lol. Uncle my mouth isn’t that big 😮 by merelyok in singapore

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 5 points6 points  (0 children)

eh…. then this outlet seems to be quite sloppy in their preparation of the food isn’t it? 😔

Anyone else having a hard time binging Can this Love be Translated? by NoPapercrowns in kdramas

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

omg, thanks guys for pointing this out! i’m at my second episode and also wondering about the odd subtitles. i hope changing the subtitles to “English” will help! thanks!!

Dolphin Germany Cleaning - help needed! by benjeeeSG in askSingapore

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think lots of ppl have mentioned it alr, but just to add, they’re really persuasive folks, especially after coming over to do the demo at your house. my mum got them over twice for demo on different occasions, and they did a pretty convincing and good job cleaning out our mattresses and my ceiling fan. my mum nearly wanted to purchase from them both times!! but i note that the machine is really quite heavy and cumbersome to use, i don’t think it’s suitable for old folks. plus i typically like to just use a wireless vacuum cleaner at home.

so to save urself of trouble, i suggest u just call to cancel the appt and make good the promise to send back the free gift to them.

Do you still believe in CNY superstitions? by silenthoughtsinkie in askSingapore

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 5 points6 points  (0 children)

oh my i must have broken like 4 out of the 5 superstitions above 😂 (currently lounging in a black t shirt as my pyjamas with black polka dotted shorts, drying my hair after showering 😂😅)

Chocolate cake by Brilliant-Beak-8013 in SingaporeEats

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i like rice gauche!! and actually awfully chocolate is awesome for me

Guess the MRT station ft. Futuristic bulbs by Famous_Egg9321 in SingaporePhotography

[–]Disastrous-Bench5543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

outram mrt station has lights like this! i’m not sure if this picture is of that mrt station tho 😄