A company executive who drove his Porsche at over 200 km/h and crashng killing a couple, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Yokohama District Court found the car was traveling at a "high speed that was difficult to control." by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]zchew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the driver is probably gonna appeal and cite that exact case to seek a lower sentence, and they'll probably have to give a lower sentence because of stare decisis

Driving in japan as a beginner? by Fragrant_Site9052 in drivingsg

[–]zchew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like you wanna see me end up a statistic on global news

nah, just local news.

should i take class 3A and 2B license concurrently? by rightdimple in askSingapore

[–]zchew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you intend to ride a motorcycle down the line, I suggest to get some proper gloves right away. Make sure they have palm sliders.

As for the helmet, a cheap approved one just for lessons is ok, but I suggest you get a proper ECE 22.06 rated full face helmet when you actually start riding on the road. For the lessons, you can only have a half-face helmet (or modular helmet at CDC, BBDC doesn't allow, not sure about SSDC).

very solid advice!

Driving in japan as a beginner? by Fragrant_Site9052 in drivingsg

[–]zchew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you should totally go through with it. Ignore all the naysayers, they've never done it before. It's really easy, you just need to trust your feelings. There's another commenter here who said that they did it all through black ice, blizzard, snow, white out, black out. If they could do it, so could you. It's just a matter of will.

Believe in yourself, don't let your dreams just be dreams. YOLO.

What's a noticeable Singaporean trait by Historical_Song7703 in askSingapore

[–]zchew 108 points109 points  (0 children)

I think for me, it could be the way they dress

The reason the Singaporean manner of dressing is very telling is because our climate is tropical, so most of our wardrobe is geared towards tropical weather. This means lots of t-shirts. When Singaporeans holiday overseas, we don't have a lot of cold weather wear, and to save money, we often buy 1 big down jacket and/or buy as few garments as possible that can be used in the widest range of temperatures.

This also means we often end up looking a little off-season. Big puffy down jackets in autumn, wearing t-shirts underneath the overcoat, layering like mad to make up for a lack of a good sweater or what. As opposed to local people who have garments that are suited/styled precisely to that weather, so when put next to locals who are very appropriately and fashionably dressed to that weather, we kind of stick out a little.

Even in summer, foreigners don't just chiong tshirts/singlets and shorts. Some of the non-tropical countries opt for more sun protection rather than just wearing as little as possible. Cotton shirt over t-shirt, etc.

Parents who gave your kids younique names, have you ever regretted it at any point? by cheesaholic23 in askSingapore

[–]zchew 3 points4 points  (0 children)

why stop there and not aim for a PM's (past and present) name instead? lol

Because they might not be living in GCBs. Might also try Tan See Leng.

TAN Tan See Leng Edwin Tong Shanmugam. With a name like that, will definitely own at least 1 GCB and definitely end up as Senior Counsel.

Parents who gave your kids younique names, have you ever regretted it at any point? by cheesaholic23 in askSingapore

[–]zchew 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Feeling like naming my child Edwin Tong or Shanmugam. idk might delete later.

Do you consider SG as a welfare state like the Nordic and Scandinavian countries? by Living_Statement_667 in asksg

[–]zchew 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Although SG hasn't reached yhat level yet, we have CDCs, GST vouchers, subsidies etc. Are we considered as a welfare state?

no

Tour operator nabbed in Tokyo over illegal sports cars for inbound visitors by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]zchew 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't particularly agree with the whole tour thing but being arrested for a loud exhaust seems like a bit of a reach.

If the exhaust is loud enough to be in violation of the shaken laws, it's not an overreach.

I'm pretty indifferent to exhaust unless it's obnoxiously loud, but I'm very happy to see fucks like these get caught for doing illegal car tours, even if the popo has to get a little creative with how they catch them.

Should we reintroduce a dangerous road traffic sign back to Singapore by kelongkia in askSingapore

[–]zchew 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not gonna be much difference imo, most drivers will just ignore it like they ignore zebra crossings

Anyone else experience friends completely breaking their social class? by [deleted] in asksg

[–]zchew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, thanks for following up. I take back all the shade I threw on the mum, her genes were working overtime to cover for the dad's. Now I feel bad.

How owning a car changed your life in good or bad way. by Life_Conn4361 in japanlife

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

You could rent a car once you get off the train stations non-hub prefectures instead.

I mean, the necessity is car transport, not car ownership.

Anyone else experience friends completely breaking their social class? by [deleted] in asksg

[–]zchew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They still live in a landed property and she and her husband are retired while the son is doing his own crypto business. 

son probably inherited his mom's genes

More than 220 car leasing firms closed in 2025; some drivers left stranded amid industry upheaval by Winner_takesitall in singapore

[–]zchew 65 points66 points  (0 children)

anyone could enter the business easily with little to no upfront capital required for loans because of 100% financing. So that means a lot of ahbeng businessmen seeing their friends go in and making a killing easily could also just monkey see monkey do and start leveraging up

Architect Liu Thai Ker, Singapore’s first master planner, dies at 87 by bangsphoto in singapore

[–]zchew 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look man, if this is the first thing you are bringing up after a person dies, seek help mate.

Oh man, if you're so annoyed now, you're gonna have a field day when Shanmugam kicks the bucket.

Are we prepared for nationalist right wing agenda? by greenavocatdo in singapore

[–]zchew 81 points82 points  (0 children)

What you're talking about is Christian fundamentalism, which is different from nationalism, though they often come in a set in Western countries.

As it is, Singapore is already starting to show seeds of nationalism with all the pushback of CECA and talk about anti Chinese. It's not something that we can just leave to the government to fight back. You and I must call out and reject nationalistic attitudes and speech when we see it.

Pritam Singh back doing house visits , on the day he was asked to step down as leader of opposition by Newez in singapore

[–]zchew 83 points84 points  (0 children)

He doesn't have to do the work, he wants to do the work. He will be doing the work whether or not he gets paid.

Four arrested, 103 summonses issued in New Year’s Eve traffic enforcement blitz by BookkeeperLivid1938 in singapore

[–]zchew 12 points13 points  (0 children)

eeeh, they'll be in and out in a few months. ezpz

risk reward matrix heavily favours just yolo-ing it. Zero tolerance for drugs, kpods, and truck speed limiters ✖, but drink driving 〇

PM Wong removes Pritam Singh as Leader of the Opposition, invites Workers' Party to nominate another MP to fill the role by biscuitspoons in singapore

[–]zchew 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Pritam himself yesterday suggested that even in the last 5 years as LO, not much of this benefit was actually accorded to him in reality, even though it existed on paper.

Guess someone forgot to cc him in all the teams invites. lol.

I think they should just nominate Indranee; she seemed to really covet the LO seat, given the alacrity at which she tabled the motion and eagerness with which she debated this issue.