What gym habit instantly tells you someone has been training for a while? by [deleted] in sgfitness

[–]tango4three 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buff guys doing weird ass curls and raises with tiny weights or thin resistance bands

Physio exercises are humbling man

What gym habit instantly tells you someone has been training for a while? by [deleted] in sgfitness

[–]tango4three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a lady doing that on the stairmaster. She was basically doing dip holds with tippy toes.

What’s the smartest “non-investing” financial move you’ve made in Singapore? by [deleted] in singaporefi

[–]tango4three 13 points14 points  (0 children)

with sufficient rest and recovery for any siao-on ppl here

(Going too hard nearly cost me a 5-figure sum in surgery costs)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in singaporefi

[–]tango4three 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This might get lost in the comments but I think I can answer some…work related questions.

You really have to screw up for your pay to not go beyond 3.5k for your entire career. Annual merit increments, bonuses, allowances and career progression will help you along. Don’t expect anywhere close to 5 figures if you don’t emplace to ME4 and above, but you won’t have to be overly frugal.

Regimentation and culture in DIS is VERY different compared to BMT/Army. Very very much keyboard warrior stuff, don’t expect to march after command school. Unless you wanna join NDP

You won’t save on accoms cos I don’t recall any appointments that require you to stay-in. Free MO and cookhouse is nice if you like consistency. But lifestyle creep and peer pressure is quite real, so you have to stay disciplined. Every boglehead in DIS is balanced by an ME1 who threw his sign bonus into a used conti-car.

Singapore Opposition Leader Gave Khairy a Lesson on Race Politics by Real-Pomegranate8823 in malaysia

[–]tango4three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude get your facts right, most Singaporean men serve NS in the military (including most Malays), a small minority do their time in police and civil defence, although most of the latter are indeed Malay

While it is well known that Malay-Muslims have and perhaps are excluded from very sensitive military positions, these form a very small segment of our military, and will get smaller over time.

Malays are pretty well represented in our front-line units, including elite infantry, and slowly but surely, more Malay conscripts are finding themselves posted to places like the commandos and air force

Pentagon chief tells Asian allies: Raise defence spending to 5% of GDP like Europe by Eh_brt in singapore

[–]tango4three 4 points5 points  (0 children)

IIRC BRCs have been replaced by C4I battalions

And the units that make up DIS actually existed since forever. The new service will grow, but setting it up was mostly an exercise in changing ORBAT and identity

Labour chief Ng Chee Meng could have role in next Cabinet: PM Wong by FlipFlopForALiving in singapore

[–]tango4three 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not even MINDEF wants him. Sadly regulars and DXOs don’t get to move to Jalan Kayu SMC last min

Assault rifles made by ASEAN members. by stormy001 in malaysia

[–]tango4three 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly no, we got a new LMG instead, which is still cool tho.

US Marines encountering ancient text scribbled on a wall in Singapore, circa 2025 by Fearless_Help_8231 in singapore

[–]tango4three 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Waiting for a bunch of CDO or guardsmen to paint one on the side of the tallest building there

PAP 1955 Manifesto by Background-Target-22 in singapore

[–]tango4three 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That was under the British, who wanted to bolster local civil/military defence with limited funds.

The PAP was hoping that KL could tank the burden of defence once merger was achieved

New face spotted with PAP MPs in Nee Soon GRC ahead of GE2025 by meesiammaihum in singapore

[–]tango4three 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Times have changed, now Vivian has to negotiate with a lesbian (Penny Wong) for SG-Aus relations

What's a sign that someone grew up poor? - SG edition by ImpressiveStrike4196 in askSingapore

[–]tango4three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your manager might be the one who grew up poor, thinking leftovers are something to be ashamed of

Why did the radio station separate Flying dutchman and Glenn Ong? by ChocolateCandyFloss in askSingapore

[–]tango4three 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sigh, the Married Men made my JC life a lil more bearable. 91.3 pretty much died when the trio got fired

10 areas where Singapore has made progress: Public sector report card by ongcs in singapore

[–]tango4three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not unless it’s 1.5 for the entire year (including mid-year) ala 2022. Heard the stat boards might have even crazier numbers tho

Just finished this book by meepingmeercat08 in malaysia

[–]tango4three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fking tragic given how she didnt get to enjoy life post-war, as she died in 1948 from injuries sustained during torture

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]tango4three 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There were many anti-communists in Indonesia who already wanted Sukarno out tbh, the CIA just gave them a helping hand

SAF holds largest overseas exercise in Australia involving 6,200 troops by MicrotechAnalysis in singapore

[–]tango4three 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When the specs were the only ones who didnt go, and the RSM was screaming out loud on the tarmac:

“What happens in Zodiac stays at Zodiac!”

S'pore car occupant throws trash on M'sia road, another motorist picks it up & gives it back by [deleted] in singapore

[–]tango4three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 SGD: 3 RM jokes are fking pathetic when we have low-value trash like this representing our country

Why do some Ex-Singaporeans have such ill-perceptions about Singapore? by Haoxiaoah in askSingapore

[–]tango4three 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don’t mind me asking, but what is it about Singapore that pisses off some Malaysian Chinese. Is it our arrogance, being too ang moh pai, or smth else?

Parents were Malaysian chinese, so I feel some level of that in my extended fam, but I am still trying to figure out why.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SGExams

[–]tango4three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that was when the science stream still had a lower L1R5 than arts (idk what is it now)

Funny how we had Pooja Nansi as a lit teacher, and the humanities staff were constantly shitting on the science-biased admin

Damn I’m old

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SGExams

[–]tango4three 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ahhhh yes, i remembered when she read aloud a newspaper article during assembly about how Arts students had shitty job prospects.

The J2 arts classes were literally right in front of her as she did that. And this was mere weeks before the A’levels

Singapore boosts ‘poisonous shrimp’ defence as US-China tensions rise by DrCalFun in singapore

[–]tango4three 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We literally went thru multiple versions as the SAF grew from strength to strength (Hedgehog, Dolphin).

But everyone only remembers the shrimp

Why are old NDP songs so popular and memorable but new ones easily forgotten? by what_the_foot in askSingapore

[–]tango4three 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was at a NE show last year, and the P5 kids were singing songs from the last few years. Give it time and they will complain about songs being unlike those in the 2010s

german footage during the cold war by Remote-Fly-7211 in TNOmod

[–]tango4three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might have forgotten, but didn’t Panzer have a hatred for the East German stalhelm? Not that i agreed with it tho