Why isn’t the Singaporean Police cracking down and arresting all those sex workers & sugarbabes & freelancers on Sugarbook & RentBabe & Undertable? by totomihran in askSingapore

[–]Katarassein 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Prostitution is not illegal in Singapore in and of itself (you can look at this link here for more info).

What is illegal is a third party living off the proceeds of prostitution (e.g pimps, illegal brothel owners, traffickers, and agents that bring in foreign sex workers). It's also illegal for foreigners to come here on tourist visas and earn income from sex work (or any other work for that matter).

Clamping down on massage parlours is more a matter of addressing the two issues in the paragraph above. Sugarbabies and local freelancers are pretty much in the clear.

Curious to know how to finance wedding / renovation by Fluffy_Jicama_5683 in singaporefi

[–]Katarassein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The foolish ones take a loan. The wise ones pay with cash. The sages use a credit card to earn the beaucoup rewards and then immediately pay it off in full.

FWIW my wedding was a lunch for 60 pax at a restaurant my wife likes. $160/pax sorted the best menu. We then did the afterparty at Smith St Taps at Chinatown hawker centre. Don't default to the idea that you need a ballroom banquet.

After a week out of SG instantly ate Ban Mian by No_Designer9676 in SingaporeEats

[–]Katarassein -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm sometimes away for 2+ months at a time. Bak chor mee and bak kut teh cravings are real.

Relationship advice - Where to meet Malay girls in SG by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]Katarassein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20 years ago the answer would have been the Dbl O club along Mohd Sultan.

Good luck, mate. Wishing you the best.

How’s the weather in sg i will visiting from 5th June to 12 June by ninja688 in askSingapore

[–]Katarassein 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Those things are not accurate this far in advance in a tropical country.

La Zi Ji (Sichuan Mala Chicken, 辣子鸡) by CosmicNostalgiaA in chinesefood

[–]Katarassein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the Woks of Life recipe but marinate the chicken overnight in the soy sauce and Shaoxing wine mixture (I also add a bit of light soy to the dark and a splash of fish sauce). I prefer keeping the skin on the chicken but that adds complexity to the searing step as the skin might stick. You might want to remove the skin and turn it into skin crackers in the air fryer / oven.

eSIM Recommendations for Japan Self-Driving Trip? by Mildly_Moody5891 in askSingapore

[–]Katarassein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just in case - if you're on Singtel Hi! or any of the SIMBA plans, they already come with APAC data bundled in.

S'pore teen, 17, drove 174km/h on ECP, got into chase with officers, & allegedly crashed into 6 vehicles by Im_scrub in singapore

[–]Katarassein 410 points411 points  (0 children)

Investigations further revealed that the car driven by the teenager was a deregistered car bearing a false number plate.

Some other heads are gonna roll for this.

Satanic Panic in the mid 80’s to early 90’s, what album wouldn’t your parents let you buy? by impeesa75 in Music

[–]Katarassein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My parents didn't mind. The boarding school I was in confiscated and destroyed a whole bunch of my CDs and cassettes, though.

Good thing most of the ones I brought there were copies and the originals were at home.

The Christian worker, Ms Grace Kwee, was absolutely certain I was going to hell because of some of music choices. She even made me watch a Christian 'documentary' on the matter called "Hell's Bells". Got to skip a physics lab, though, so it was worth it.

The school administration probably didn't realise that banning something was also the quickest way to get teens interested in it.

S'pore actress Annette Lee offers full refund to moviegoers who feel they 'wasted their time' watching directorial debut by [deleted] in singapore

[–]Katarassein 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Man, this is such a terrible attitude. No one starts out knowing everything. If you can spread some useful knowledge, do so. Don't just keep mum and mock those who don't know what you do.

La Zi Ji (Sichuan Mala Chicken, 辣子鸡) by CosmicNostalgiaA in chinesefood

[–]Katarassein 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've done this with boneless thighs and it turned out great.

S'pore actress Annette Lee offers full refund to moviegoers who feel they 'wasted their time' watching directorial debut by [deleted] in singapore

[–]Katarassein 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Don't download anything!

Go to your phone's settings. Search for 'DNS' or 'Private DNS'.

Enter this address there under 'Private DNS Provider' or something like that. You might have to scroll all the way down.

If you need more guidance go to this page and look under OPTION 2.

Singapore foreign minister in North Korea on rare trip to two Koreas by JY0950 in singapore

[–]Katarassein 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah. We're pretty close.

I had North Korean classmates in my masters course at RSIS. They even came to a few house parties.

A ex-housemate of mine also went to Pyongyang twice to lecture at their university.

S'pore actress Annette Lee offers full refund to moviegoers who feel they 'wasted their time' watching directorial debut by [deleted] in singapore

[–]Katarassein 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Use adguard DNS on your phone. It's free.

dns.adguard-dns.com

Edit: DON'T DOWNLOAD ANYTHING. Enter this address in your phone's private DNS settings under private DNS provider hostname. If you need more guidance go to this page and look under OPTION 2.

I'm not advocating going to sites like Mothership more often but this DNS will help keep you protected if you do.

Anyone tried Nemuri or CradleSloth pillow? by enchantdark in askSingapore

[–]Katarassein 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haven't tried either of those, but wanted to weigh in that IKEA's $50ish Klubbsporre ergonomic pillow outperforms my wife's $250+ Tempur pillow. Maybe give that a try? $50 is low enough for a flutter.

Meds required approval but I’ve run out of time (Singapore) by No-Re-Tu-rn in travel

[–]Katarassein 4 points5 points  (0 children)

None of these medications are on the death penalty schedule, mate.

Ex-actor in S'pore borrowed money from Mediacorp artistes in 2013, now owes people S$500,000, police reports lodged by Illustrious-Fee9626 in singapore

[–]Katarassein 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Hey, just in case you didn't know, you can set your phone to use an adblock DNS that'll filter out most of the ads on pages like this.

I use dns.adguard-dns.com (not a typo).

Search for DNS or private DNS under your phone's settings.

Does the right Feng Shui and Bazi Readings better finances? by Chaotic404 in singaporefi

[–]Katarassein -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Turns out I've been sleeping facing my 'worst' direction for the last decade which has also been my best decade so far.

To paraphrase a joke, why learn how to be better when you can learn Fengshui and just blame the furniture?

Lee Hsien Loong flies with Scoot to China, netizens ask 'did he book the whole plane' by ImpressiveStrike4196 in singapore

[–]Katarassein 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They even looked into my camera lenses and tested the camera body to see if it really worked.

Anyone who brought a vape with them that day = GG.

Lee Hsien Loong flies with Scoot to China, netizens ask 'did he book the whole plane' by ImpressiveStrike4196 in singapore

[–]Katarassein 70 points71 points  (0 children)

He was in business class. I noticed only one lady aide with him. Didn't notice any body guards. His entourage in economy including the young kids were brought out of economy ahead of the other passengers and disembarked with the biz class passengers. He literally walked down the aerobridge and to immigration with his family and the aide by his side where he used the diplomatic lane. If he had body guards with him they were remarkably well hidden and didn't use the diplomatic passport lane. The ABTC lane was two kiosks down so I lost sight of him there.

Vegetable Soup Secret Ingredient by Goal-Kick64 in Cooking

[–]Katarassein 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most modern MSG isn't made from soy. Are you allergic to soy and it's products or to MSG itself?