Category Archives: Singapore

People leaving jobs

The turn over rate in Singapore is consider significant. There are still a significant amount of staffs working 10 or 20 more years for the company if they found it to be the right fit. But then there are more staffs leaving than those loyal ones staying on. The job landscape had change and we can no longer stay in the same industry unless it is government or public healthcare sectors.

Many people leave because of bad bosses and the management culture. You rather have good bosses than a good job with bad bosses. The world is never fair and hence you have to adapt to the work environment. You will never find a perfect job that meet your requirements unless you are the boss.

Water Leaking at Jewel

There was a water leakage at Jewel due to the sprinkler issue on Saturday afternoon, 13 Apr. There were significant number of visitors attending the preview of Jewel.

This is a small hiccup to the soft launch but does not impact the operations of the mall. Facility maintenance will liaise with the main contractor to rectify the issue. The staffs were activated to attend to the issue and ensure the safety of the visitors on the ground.

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Open Electricity Market Mar 19 Updates

Open Electricity Market (OEM) is now open for registration for Jurong to Pasir Ris consumers (except Clementi to Central areas)

Timeline of rollout:
Apr 2018: Jurong – Postal  60,61,62,63,64
Nov 2018 : Bt Batok, Bt Timah, Woodlands, CCK-Yishun-Sembawang- Postal 58-78
Jan 2019: Bishan, Serangoon, Sengkang, Punggol – Postal 53-57, 79-80, 82-83
Mar 2019: Tampines, Pasir Ris. Postal codes 34-52, 81
From May 2019: Postal codes 01-33

Please read the following Facts
㊀ It is not compulsory for you to switch to a retailer. You can remain with SP Group to buy electricity at the regulated tariff if you prefer to do so.

㊁ Electricity is produced by the power generation companies. SP Group then transmits and distributes it to consumers through the national power grid. Your electricity supply stays the same whether you switch to a retailer or not. This is because SP Group will continue to operate the national power grid and deliver electricity to everyone.

㊂ Read the fine prints before signing up, some retailers charge miscellaneous fees such as retail service fee or paper bill fee. Please DO read very carefully before signing up and read the fine prints!

㊃ The SP current tariff are as below:
** Prices are before GST 7%**
S$0.2385/kWh – 2019 Jan – Mar
S$0.2413/kWh – 2018 Oct-Dec
S$0.2365/kWh – 2018 Jul-Sep
S$0.2215/kWh – 2018 Apr-Jun

㊄ Before you decide on which retailer, first ask yourself do you want to receive the same SP paper bill even after switching to a retailer? Some retailers has SP integrated paper bill while the rest uses own e-billing. Retailers that use SP integrated billing are Ohm, Tuas Power, Red Dot Power and Best Electricity. 

Price Comparisons between retailers (** Prices are before GST 7%**)

Ohm Energy
■ [Fixed] $0.1771/kWh (24mth) | $0.1766/kWh (12mth) | $0.1822/kWh (6mth)
■ [Simply-Fixed] $0.1625/kWh +$10/mth (No contract)
■ [Wholesale] Wholesale USEP + third-party charges (no contract)
■ [Discount] 25% off (6|12mth)

Geneco
■ [Peak/Off-peak] $0.145/kWh Off peak (12am-6am) / $0.215/kWh peak (6am-12am) (24mths)
■ [Fixed] $0.166/kwh (24mth) | $0.1666/kwh (36mth)
■ [Discount] 22% off (24mths)
■ [Discount] 20% off (Trial 6mths)
■ [Free Sunday] Mon-Sat $0.21/kwh, Sunday $0/kWh (24mth)
■ [Trial] $0.164/kWh (6mth)
■ [Green] $0.19/kWh carbon-neutral electricity (12mths)

Keppel Electric
■ [Discount] 22% (24mth)  
■ [Fixed] $0.1662/kwh (24mths) | $0.1749/kwh (12mths) | $0.1652/kWh (36mths)
■ [Peak/Off-peak] (Peak: 7am-11pm; $0.1888/kwh) / (Off-Peak: 11pm-7am; $0.1510KWh (24mths)

Tuas Power
■ [Fixed] $0.168/kWh (36mth|25mths|18 mths)
■ [Discount] 22% (24mth) | 18% (6mth)

Best Electricity
■ [Cash Rebate] (3mths avg usage*$1.07)
■ [Discount] 22% off (24mths) | 21% off (12mths)
■ [Fixed] $0.176/kWh (24mth) | $0.182/kWh (12mth) | $0.184/kWh (6mth)

Sembcorp Power
■ [Fixed] $0.1742/kwh (12mth) | $0.166/kwh (24mth) | $0.164/kWh + $0.33/kWh/day
■ [Discount] 20.5% (12mth) | 22.5% (24mth)
■ [Flat Fee] $79.90/mth @ 450kwh (10% off thereafter) (12 mth)
■ [Flat Fee] $76.90/mth @ 450kwh (10% off thereafter) (24mth)
■ [Flat Fee] $52.90/mth @ 300kWh (10% off thereafter) (12mth)

iSwitch
■ [Discount] 23% (24mth) | 22.8% (12mth)
■ [iPad] Free iPad & 5% Discount (36mths)
■ [Fixed] $0.164/kWh (24mth) | $0.1647/kwh (12mth) | $0.1639/kWh (36mth)

PacificLight
■ [Discount] 21% (24mth | 12 mth)
■ [Fixed] $0.1679/kWh (24mth) | $0.1783/kWh (12mth)
■ [Peak/Off-peak] Peak 16%, Off-Peak 26% (12mth | 24mth) *peak 7am – 11pm
off-peak 11pm – 7am

Senoko Energy
■ [Discount] 14.5% (12mth) | 17.25% (24 mth)
■ [Fixed] $0.1724/kWh (12mth) | $0.1677/kWh (24mth)

Sunseap
■ [Discount] 23% (6mth|12mth|24mth) 
■ [Fixed] $0.1685/kWh (6 mth) | $0.1727/kWh (12mth) | $0.1680 (24mth)

Union Power
■ [Discount] 22% (24 mth)

Diamond Electric
■ [Discount] 24% (12mth) | 20% (6mth)

ES Power Singapore
■ [Fixed] $0.174/kWh (12mth) | $0.1826/kWh (24mth)
■ [Discount] 22.8% (12mth) | 23% (24mth) | 23.2% (36mth)

Retailers that exited residential market
Sunseap-Starhub
Red Dot Power
Hyflux Energy

Retailers serving only existing Jurong Customers
Sun Electric

Extracted from Hardware Zone Forums (Jurong640)
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/open-electricity-market-oem-part-4-a-6002038.html

Open Electricity Market Jan 19 Updates

Open Electricity Market (OEM) is now open for registration for Jurong to Yishun to Punggol consumers!

Timeline of rollout:
Apr 2018: Jurong – Postal  60,61,62,63,64
Nov 2018 : Bt Batok, Bt Timah, Woodlands, CCK-Yishun-Sembawang- Postal 58-78
Jan 2019: Bishan, Serangoon, Sengkang, Punggol – Postal 53-57, 79-80, 82-83 
From Mar 2019: Postal codes 34-52, 81
From May 2019: Postal codes 01-33

Please read the following Facts
㊀ It is not compulsory for you to switch to a retailer. You can remain with SP Group to buy electricity at the regulated tariff if you prefer to do so.

㊁ Electricity is produced by the power generation companies. SP Group then transmits and distributes it to consumers through the national power grid. Your electricity supply stays the same whether you switch to a retailer or not. This is because SP Group will continue to operate the national power grid and deliver electricity to everyone.

㊂ Read the fine prints before signing up, some retailers charge miscellaneous fees such as retail service fee or paper bill fee. Please DO read very carefully before signing up and read the fine prints!

㊃ The SP current tariff are as below:
** Prices are before GST 7%**
S$0.2385/kWh – 2019 Jan – Mar
S$0.2413/kWh – 2018 Oct-Dec
S$0.2365/kWh – 2018 Jul-Sep
S$0.2215/kWh – 2018 Apr-Jun

㊄ Before you decide on which retailer, first ask yourself do you want to receive the same SP paper bill even after switching to a retailer? Some retailers has SP integrated paper bill while the rest uses own e-billing. Retailers that use SP integrated billing are Ohm, Tuas Power, Red Dot Power and Best Electricity. 

Price Comparisons between retailers (** Prices are before GST 7%**)

Ohm Energy
■ [Fixed] $0.168/kWh (24mth) | $0.1685/kWh (12mth) | $0.1715/kWh (6mth)
■ [Simply-Fixed] $0.1625/kWh +$10/mth (No contract)
■ [Wholesale] Wholesale USEP + third-party charges (no contract)
■ [Discount] 25% off (6|12mth)

Geneco
■ [Peak/Off-peak] $0.145/kWh Off peak (12am-6am) / $0.215/kWh peak (6am-12am) (24mths)
■ [Fixed] $0.181/kWh (12mth) | $0.168/kwh (24mth) $0.1671/kwh (36mth)
■ [Discount] 21% off (24mths)
■ [Discount] 20% off (Trial 6mths)
■ [Free Sunday] Mon-Sat $0.21/kwh, Sunday Free

Keppel Electric
■ [Discount] 21% (24mth)  
■ [Fixed] $0.168/kwh (24mths) | $0.173/kwh (12mths) | $0.176/kwh (6mths)
■ [Peak/Off-peak] (Peak: 7am-11pm; $0.1880/kwh) / (Off-Peak: 11pm-7am; $0.1538KWh (24mths)

Tuas Power
■ [Fixed] $0.168/kWh (36mth|25mths|18 mths)
■ [Discount] 21% (24mth) | 18% (6mth)
■ [Peak/Off-peak] (7am-7pm) $0.20.2/kWh Peak (7am-7pm) / $0.19/kWh Off-Peak (7pm-7am)

Best Electricity
■ [Cash Rebate] (3mths avg usage*$1.07)
■ [Discount] 21% off (24mths) | 15% off (12mths)
■ [Fixed] $0.168/kWh (24mth)

Sembcorp Power
■ [Fixed] $0.1735/kwh (12mth) | $0.168/kwh (24mth)
■ [Discount] 21% (12mth) | 21.8% (24mth)
■ [Flat Fee] $79.90/mth @ 450kwh (10% off thereafter) (12 mth)
■ [Flat Fee] $76.90/mth @ 450kwh (10% off thereafter) (24mth)
■ [Flat Fee] $52.90/mth @ 300kWh (10% off thereafter) (12mth)

iSwitch
■ [Discount] 23% (24mth) | 22.8% (12mth)
■ [iPad] Free iPad & 5% Discount (36mths)
■ [Fixed] $0.164/kWh (24mth) $0.165/kwh (12mth)

PacificLight
■ [Discount] 21% (24mth | 12 mth)
■ [Fixed] $0.1679/kWh (24mth) | $0.1783/kWh (12mth)
■ [Peak/Off-peak] Peak 16%, Off-Peak 26% (12mth | 24mth) *peak 7am – 11pm
off-peak 11pm – 7am

Senoko Energy
■ [Discount] 14.5% (12mth) | 17.25% (24 mth)
■ [Fixed] $0.177/kWh (12mth) | $0.1677/kWh (24mth)

Sunseap
■ [Discount] 23% (6mth|12mth|24mth) 
■ [Fixed] $0.1685/kWh (6 mth) | $0.1727/kWh (12mth) | $0.1680 (24mth)

Union Power
■ [Fixed] $0.1757/kWh (24mth)
■ [Discount] 21% (24 mth)

Diamond Electric
■ [Discount] 22.5% (12mth) | 20.5% (6mth)

ES Power Singapore
■ [Fixed] $0.174/kWh (12mth)
■ [Fixed] $0.176/kWh (24mth)

Retailers that exited residential market
Sunseap-Starhub
Red Dot Power
Hyflux Energy

Retailers serving only exisiting Jurong Customers
Sun Electric

Extracted from Hardware Zone Forums (Jurong640)

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/open-electricity-market-oem-part-3-a-5963931.html

Open Electricity Market Dec18 Updates

Open Electricity Market (OEM) is now open for registration for Jurong to Yishun consumers!

Timeline of rollout:
Apr 2018: Jurong – Postal  60,61,62,63,64
Nov 2018 : Bt Batok, Bt Timah, Woodlands, CCK-Yishun-Sembawang- Postal 58-78
From Jan 2019: Postal codes 53-57, 79-80, 82-83
From Mar 2019: Postal codes 34-52, 81
From May 2019: Postal codes 01-33

Please read the following Facts
#1 It is not compulsory for you to switch to a retailer. You can remain with SP Group to buy electricity at the regulated tariff if you prefer to do so.

#2 Electricity is produced by the power generation companies. SP Group then transmits and distributes it to consumers through the national power grid. Your electricity supply stays the same whether you switch to a retailer or not. This is because SP Group will continue to operate the national power grid and deliver electricity to everyone.

#3 Read the fine prints before signing up, some retailers charge miscellaneous fees such as retail service fee or paper bill fee. Please DO read very carefully before signing up and read the fine prints!

#4 The SP current tariff are as below:
** Prices are before GST 7%**
S$0.2413/kWh – 2018 Oct-Dec
S$0.2365/kWh – 2018 Jul-Sep
S$0.2215/kWh – 2018 Apr-Jun

#5 Before you decide on which retailer, first ask yourself do you want to receive the same SP paper bill even after switching to a retailer? Some retailers has SP integrated paper bill while the rest uses own e-billing. Retailers that use SP integrated billing are Ohm, Tuas Power, Red Dot Power and Best Electricity. 

Price Comparisons between retailers

Ohm Energy
1) [Fixed Ohm] Fixed $0.1695/kWh (24mth) | $0.1830/kWh (12mth) | $0.1870/kWh (6mth)
2) [Simply Ohm] Fixed $0.1675/kWh +$10/mth (No contract)
3) [Market Ohm] Wholesale USEP + third-party charges (no contract)
4) [Discount Ohm] 20% off (6mth) | 22% off (12mth)
^PM me for Ohm promo code to receive $20 credits for bill rebate.

Geneco
1) [Good Night] $0.145/kWh off peak (12am-6am) / $0.215/kWh peak (6am-12am) (24mths)
2) Fixed $0.181/kWh (12mths) | $0.168/kwh (24 | 36 mths)
3) Discount 21% off (24mths)
4) Trial Discount 23.8% off (6mths)

Keppel Electric
1) DOT: 21% (24mth)  
2) Fixed: $0.168/kwh (24mths) | $0.173/kwh (12mths) | $0.176/kwh (6mths)
3) Knight: (Peak: 7am-11pm; $0.1880/kwh) / (Off-Peak: 11pm-7am; $0.1538KWh (24mths)

Tuas Power
1) Fixed $0.168/kWh (36mth) | $0.18/kWh (25mths | 18 mths)
2) 21% (24mth) | 18% (6mth)
3) [Peak Periods (7am-7pm)20.2 cents/kWh] [Off-Peak Periods (7pm-7am)
19.0 cents/KWh]

Best Electricity (Prime)
1) Cash rebate (3mths avg usage*$1.07). Price same as SP Tariff (24mths)
2) 21 off (24mths) | 15% off (12mths)
3) Fixed $0.181/kWh (24mth)

Sembcorp Power
1) Fixed $0.1735/kwh (12mth) | $0.168/kwh (24mth)
2) 21% discount (12mth) | 21.8% discount (24mth)
3) Flat Fee 450 (12 mth) – $79.90/mth @ 450kwh (10% off thereafter)
4) Flat Fee 450 (24mth) – $76.90/mth @ 450kwh (10% off thereafter)
5) Flat Fee 300 (12mth) – $52.90/mth @ 300kWh (10% off thereafter)

iSwitch
1) 21% Discount (24mth) | 20% (12mth)
2) Free iPad & 5% Discount (36mths)
3) Fixed $0.172/kWh (24mth)
4) Fixed $0.169/kWh first 3 mths, thereafter $0.18083/kWh for 21 mth (24mths)

PacificLight
1) 21% discount (24mth & 12 mth)
2) $0.1679/kWh (24mth) | $0.1783/kWh (12mth)
3) Peak 16%, Off-Peak 26% (12mth & 24mth) 
*peak 7am – 11pm
off-peak 11pm – 7am

Senoko Energy
1) 14.5% Discount (12mth) | 17.25% Discount (24 mth)
2) Fixed $0.177/kWh (12mth) | $0.1677/kWh (24mth)

Sunseap
1) Discount (6mth) [23%]
2) Discount (12mth) [23% 1st 6mth, next 6 mth 16.2%]
3) Discount (24mth) [25% 1st 6mth, next 18 mth 19.1%]
4) Fixed (6 mth) [$0.1685/kWh)
5) Fixed (12 mth) [$0.1685/kWh 1st 6mth, next 6 mth $0.2042/kWh]
6) Fixed (24mth) [$0.1685/kWh 1st 6mth, next 18 mth $$0.1928/kWh]

Union Power
1) Fixed $0.1757/kWh (24mth)
2) Discount 21% (24 mth)

Diamond Electric
1) Discount 22.5% (12mth) | 20.5% (6mth)

ES Power Singapore
1) Fixed $0.174/kWh (12mth)
2) Fixed $0.176/kWh (24mth)

Retailers that are only serving the Jurong market
Red Dot Power
Sun Electric
Hyflux Energy
**they do not accept new sign ups

Retailers that exited residential market
Sunseap-Starhub

—————
Updated as of: 9 Dec 2018
Information extracted from Hardware Zone Forum (Jurong640)
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/open-electricity-market-oem-part-2-a-5928874.html

Cathay Pacific Name Correction

I have make a minor mistake when booking for my daughter ticket. One of the character was misspelt and this lesson cost me $70. I have bought from Cathay Pacific agent, Zuji. Cathay Pacific was unable to do the changes within one working day even though Zuji had informed them.

At Changi Airport Terminal 4, I can actually change it for free. The inconvenience is I cannot do auto check in but need the staff to endorse on the ticket for the spelling mistake.

But anywhere, I have pay for it and therefore I expect the airline to do the name correction for me before I fly out of HongKong.

A Confused Society

*新加坡华人的身份在外国人的眼中是四不像*

*不信?看看一位新加坡华人和一位外国人的对话*

F: You look Chinese.

*S: I am a Singaporean.*

F: But you look Chinese.

*S: I am a Chinese Singaporean / I am a Singaporean Chinese.*

F: So do you speak Chinese?

*S: Yes, but not fluent.*

F: But you are a Chinese.

*S: I am a Singaporean Chinese, not Chinese from China.*

F: So you are not a Chinese?

*S: I am not Chinese from China.*

F: But your great grandfather is from China?

*S: Yes, but I was born in Singapore, so I am a Singaporean Chinese.*

F: So your great grandfather speaks Chinese?

*S: He speaks dialect.*

F: Do you speak dialect?

*S: No, I don’t.*

F: Why not?

*S: Because our country has a Speak Mandarin campaign that is so successful that the new generation practically do not speak dialect anymore.*

F: So you should speak very fluent Mandarin since it’s so successful?

*S: No. That campaign was effective before, but not anymore.*

F: Why?

*S: Because most people speak English nowadays. We have a Speak Good English campaign.*

F: So English is your National Language?

*S: No!*

F: So what is the National Language of Singapore?

*S: Malay.*

F: What?

*S: Yes, Malay!*

F: Do you speak Malay?

*S: No.*

F: Why not?

*S: Because I am not Malay.*

F: Then why is your National Language Malay?

*S: That’s another long history lesson.*

F: So your National Language is Malay and nobody speak it?

*S: The Malays speak Malay. That’s their mother tongue. We have 4 races: Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian. Each speaks their own mother tongue.*

F: So your mother tongue is Chinese?

*S: Yes.*

F: But you can’t speak it fluently?

*S: Yes.*

F: Does the Malay or Indian speak fluent mother tongue?

*S: More fluent than the Chinese speaking Chinese I supposed.*

F: Why?

*S: Because that’s their mother tongue.*

F: Then why can’t the Chinese?

*S: Because we speak English mainly in school.*

F: I last heard that Singapore has a bilingual policy.

*S: Yes, we have, we do learn mother tongue in school.*

F: But you cannot speak Chinese fluently.

*S: Yes.*

F: Why?

*S: Because our country’s working language is mainly English, there is not much places to use the language, perhaps only with our grandparents and when we buy things in the market.*

F: Then how is that bilingual?

*S: I don’t know.*

F: So you are a Singaporean Chinese who can’t speak your National Language, and cannot speak your mother tongue fluently and can only communicate in English with a strange accent.

*S: What’s wrong with my accent?*

F: I don’t know, it is just weird.

*S: Does it sound British or American?*

F: Neither, I thought you should sound British since you have been colonized before?

*S: No, that was long long time ago, dude.*

F: How come you try to sound American?

*S: Because I watch alot of Hollywood movies.*

F: Your English still sounds weird.

*S: Oh, we call it Singlish.*

F: So what are you really?

*S: I am a Singaporean!*

This is an extract from my friend, Simon on WhatsApp.

Woodlands Ring Road Accident

Drivers need to pay attention when driving on Woodlands Ring Road towards Woodlands Drive 71. There is no divider on the road except for the lines drawn on the road.

Watch the video on how the driver just went straight and end up causing multiple accident. All the injured was convey conscious to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

https://www.facebook.com/848198405267211/posts/1942246272529080/

Many Food Panda drivers on this road ever since Kampung Admiralty was built up. It is a concentration point as there are many food outlets here.

https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/4-people-taken-to-hospital-after-multi-vehicle-accident-at-woodlands-ring-rd

I wished the injured parties will have a speedy recovery.

Amelia First Holiday Job

My daughter, Amelia Jang, started her first job at Godiva (Takashimaya). I hope it will be a fruitful experience for her to has a taste of working life. She already felt how tired it was to stand for 8 hours on the job. But she will endure through it for the monetary benefits.

It will a good life experience for her to allow her to understand about human relationship. In addition, she has to follow the workplace rules unlike at home where the rules can be broken.

Late Fees Waiver

Late fees waiver for most SINGAPORE credit cards and loans account are no longer process by the customer service officer via call centre.

It will only be process through their automated phone banking. You need to ensure that your mobile number are registered with the bank. The system will request for your mobile number. It will SMS you the outcome of the review process. You need to accept the final decision whether it is favourable or unfavourable to your request

The customer service officer will no longer be able to help you on any fees waiver. Thus, if you have a good payment records, the waiver will most likely be successful. It is not for the customers whom are unable to track their payment schedule timely.

Personal info of 1.5m SingHealth patients, including PM Lee, stolen in Singapore’s worst cyber attack, Singapore News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

You will be receiving a letter if you are affected by the cyber attack or you can check online using your secured SingPass.

https://datacheck.singhealth.com.sg/

Singapore News -At a multi-ministry press conference on Friday, the authorities said PM Lee’s information was “specifically and repeatedly targeted”.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Source: Personal info of 1.5m SingHealth patients, including PM Lee, stolen in Singapore’s worst cyber attack, Singapore News & Top Stories – The Straits Times