Trolley thieves use second trolley to eject coin from first
Feb 9th
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STOMPer Cherry discovered a smart method that some use to extract coins from supermarket trolleys yesterday – simply ‘attach’ two trolleys together and push them apart.
She says in an email to STOMP:
"Found these 2 supermarket trolleys abandoned at a HDB void deck in Jurong West.
"These 2 trolleys were ‘attached’ together.
"The person More >
Not enough seats? No worries, 3 China girls can squeeze into 2 seats
Feb 9th
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STOMPer Squuzy was amused by how these three China girls managed to make full use of the limited number of seats on board the MRT.
He told us in an email today (Feb 8):
"I was on the train heading towards Pasir Ris yesterday (Feb 7) when I saw this squeezy act by 3 women More >
Residents leave angry notes on windscreen of inconsiderate driver
Feb 9th
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Two notes filled with insults and expletives were found on the windscreen of an inconsiderate driver who took up two parking lots.
STOMPer Derek Low said in an email to STOMP on Feb 8:
"This idiot parked his car right in between two parking spaces. And it seems like two people have left him special More >
Foreigners who reek of alcohol sit on MRT floor and block others
Feb 9th
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These four foreigners who reeked of alcohol were sitting on the MRT floor and blocking the peak hour crowd. They did not bother to make space for passengers when the train was packed.
Said STOMPer Jesssica in an email to STOMP today (Feb 9):
"Four uncivilised men were sitting comfortably on the MRT floor reeking More >
Mercedes cab driver sends me rude SMS because I cancel booking
Feb 9th
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A STOMPer cancelled a cab booking, but was shocked to receive a rude SMS from the taxi driver himself.
The STOMPer said: "I cancelled a cab booking and the cab driver sent me rude SMSes."
The cab driver apparently accused the STOMPer of being selfish for cancelling the booking because he got another cab.
However, More >
Me, my girlfriend and my plastic bag…and oblivious to the world
Feb 9th
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STOMPer Kevin was appalled by the behaviour of this guy, who was awake and well aware that the train was crowded but did not bother to shift his plastic bag and offer the seat to someone who needed it more.
"I am seeing more and more this kind of behaviour nowadays," he told STOMP.
"It More >
Jackie Chan selling fish at Empress Road market?
Feb 9th
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Prepare to be star struck when you head down to Empress Road market…well, sort of. There’s a fish monger there who is a spitting image of the famous Hong Kong action movie star, Jackie Chan.
In an email to STOMP today (Feb 9), STOMPer OhEmmGee says:
“This famous fish monger has an uncanny resemblance to More >
Jolie, Pitt sue British newspaper for libel
Feb 9th
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LONDON – Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing Britain’s News of the World tabloid over allegations it published about their relationship, their London lawyers said on Monday.
In a story published on January 24, the weekly newspaper reported that the couple planned imminently to separate and had agreed on how they would divide More >
Sweet drinks up cancer risk
Feb 8th
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WASHINGTON – PEOPLE who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.
Sugar may More >
China woman washes clothes with ‘free’ water from Sembawang hot spring
Feb 8th
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This woman was seen filling many pails to the brim with water from the Sembawang hot spring, and using the ‘free’ water to wash her clothes.
She did it even though there was a sign that stated “不要在这里洗衣服” (Do not wash your clothes here).
STOMPer SPI Kenny informed us about this incident in an email More >
