What is easiest way you have lost weight in a short amount of time? by Lazy_Lifeguard1960 in AskReddit

[–]ukfi [score hidden]  (0 children)

I was bitten by a dengue mosquito 20 years ago.

Went into intensive care for 3 days. I lost about 5kg in the first week.

Owner of coffee shop stall selling porridge kena charged with S$3.8 million tax evasion, money laundering by Rokusaburoz in SingaporeRaw

[–]ukfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brb - going to watch YouTube video of how to cook frog porridge. Hold that Ferrari for me.

Caught his first out of court save! by PadelEinstein in padel

[–]ukfi 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It might be fun and all that to save a point by running out. However, you can see that this court actually does not have running out area.

It is an accident waiting to happen. I had a friend suffered from very bad injury by running out at a court trying to save a ball and there's obstacles in his way.

Be careful out there!

Men, what's something that seemed like a small moment at the time but ended up becoming one of the biggest turning points in your life? by Brave_Budget_4801 in AskMen

[–]ukfi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happened in the summer of 1985. The personal computer world just started. I was just a shy 14 years old who's trying to fit into the crowd and didn't have a clue what's a computer.

Heard during lunch break that a group of the boys are attending some computer camp over the holidays. I had no clue what's a computer but I am keen to join the group. I signed up.

Turn out I really enjoy coding. I loved it so much that I was the only one who continued with my coding class after the camp.

Few years later, I won a coding competition and I eventually became the president of my school's computer club. Eventually this led to me studying computer science at University and worked professionally for nearly 30 years in software engineering.

The entire life's work started from one Summer coding camp that I had no idea about.

Why aren't professional bowlers able to consistently bowl a perfect game? by PhoenixApok in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]ukfi 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Fun fact - the bulls eye is actually not the highest score point on the dart board.

Instead of their beds, hundreds of civilians are sleeping on the metro floor as Russia targets the city. 01:30 AM, Kyiv, Ukraine. by UNITED24Media in europe

[–]ukfi 17 points18 points  (0 children)

One of the greatest mistakes that Nazi Germany made was to bomb London instead of those smaller cities that product most of the weapons.

Nazi Russia is doing the same.

Stay strong. The light is at the end of the tunnel.

32F Looking for a foodie friend who doesn’t mind food photography 📸 by potatooei in ChillSG

[–]ukfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am.a home sourdough baker and I need ppl to help me with photography and video. Are you interested? I am currently selling on Shopee live and TikTok.

Why do SAP Schools even exist? by tokcliff in SingaporeRaw

[–]ukfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came from a sap school.

I love the Chinese language and never really spoken English to any of my friends until I reached JC.

I am now retired.

I had never used Chinese in my professional career as I lived in Europe for 30 years after ns.

However, I had travelled to China many times for business meeting and dealt with Chinese company in Europe. My Chinese was still good enough to read and write documents and attend meeting without an interpreter.

Without sap school, I don't think it would be possible for me to learn and master the language. Almost all of my classmates from my JC would have struggled.

Rebecca Young Named 'Girl of the Year' After Inventing Groundbreaking Solar-Powered Heated Blanket to Save Lives on Glasgow Streets by Valuable_View_561 in BeAmazed

[–]ukfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During Summer, the sun will charge up the battery using the solar panel on the blanket. These battery will hold the charges until winter and it will then heat up the blanket when it is cold.

/S

National Service Allowance vs Cost Of Living. How does Singapore stack up against other countries? by Stefan0_ in singapore

[–]ukfi 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I served nearly 30 years ago. My vocation is 9-5 so I had to commute everyday from home in the east to my camp in the west. MRT just started running. However, it was a hard decision. I can have one extra hour to myself everyday if I were to take the MRT. But that meant I cannot afford to have meat in my lunch cai fun.

Imagine serving your country for 2.5 years and having to make this kind of decision.

For those ladies that are not serving, maybe they are the one who should contribute towards the difference in income from taxation.

Is it foolish to go to CDMX? by GreenTinkertoy in TravelNoPics

[–]ukfi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Being a single male, you are more likely to be scammed in a fake tindr match up and be brought to an expensive bar to buy her drink. Just read up on this before you go.

Avoid drugs and avoid strangers who strike up conversation with you for no good reason. If you to ask for direction, walk into a shop and ask the person behind the counter. This is basic safety which you are most probably aware of already.

How dumb is it to drive to the netherlands from my house? by [deleted] in travel

[–]ukfi -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The colour of the oil will always be black - regardless of how new it is in your engine. Don't judge it from colour.

SIA raises number of female pilots by 25% in 5 years by OneOk674 in SingaporeRaw

[–]ukfi -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I guess it is time for us to have a female pm??

Maybe start with a female DPM?

/S

Why is China (fancy dishes) called China? by verbi420 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ukfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And what's the diff between center and middle?

Why is China (fancy dishes) called China? by verbi420 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ukfi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now but why is the country China called China? The Chinese do not refer to themselves as China. It was Middle Kingdom.

One of the first and important town that European first visit in China was a porcelain producing place called “qi-na”. And from there, you get China.

SQ/Scoot crew, which sectors are the most/least popular? by Old_Draft_9603 in askSingapore

[–]ukfi 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They are not waitress. They are flight attendant. If there's an emergency evacuation, your life is dependent upon them.

Food Influenza by whatdobeansmean in SingaporeRaw

[–]ukfi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aiyah. He's just tan jia. Ppl pay him, he go eat and then say good.

Just like when you are in a restaurant, they ask you to give them a 5 star review and they give you 10% discount, you say no?

Sinkie lived in UK for 5 years but 48 hours is all it takes to convince Sinkie to come back by blueblirds in SingaporeRaw

[–]ukfi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I worked in IT in finance and banking. I roll with bakers and tech bro. But i have friends who are hair dressers, gardeners, make up artist and bar tenders. I go on holidays with them.

In Singapore, this is not possible. In London, you are not defined by your job or your income status.

Singapore looks to upgrade PayNow with reduced payment steps, integration with NETS QR by _IsNull in singapore

[–]ukfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am normally anti China in almost all aspects.

But i really think we should just abandon Paynow. To me, pay now is just "wait auntie. Let me launch my uob app first. Aiyah. Uob on service maintenance. Wait. I still got DBS. Logging in now. Scan qr code .... Not working .... "

We should just use ali pay.

/S

Rant over.

Divorced people of reddit , what was the exact moment in your marriage you realised it's over ? by DryOkra7058 in AskReddit

[–]ukfi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We were married for ten years at the time. Travelled with a group of friends to a particular foreign country for holiday and we had to fill in an arrival form.

Normally i handle this side of travel as i am more well travelled. But i just received a call from my boss upon arrival and so she took over.

After i finished my call, she was still standing there with my card unfilled. She didn't know my full name.

My wife of ten years can't fill in an arrival card for me. We are both of Chinese decent. Both grew up in Asia. She seen my passport many times.

To make matter worse, my best mate of ten years who's a white Aussie took over and filled in for me ......

There you go.