Happy 48th Birthday, Singapore!

A photo we took yesterday after our leisure coffee and cake time at Bishan CC just before dinner. The background was this year's NDP theme - many stories... one Singapore.

Happy 48th Birthday, Singapore!

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No More Bin Bin

It's now the seventh month. I called the town council a week ago in the hope to remove before all the burning started the incense bin that was found directly below the unit we are staying now... however, I was disappointed that the bin reappeared again and again each time it was moved!

Today was the 6th time I called the town council... I just had to try my luck as the incense burning was making me very uncomfortable. Thank God they were opened even on public holiday (Hari Raya Puasa) today!

I made it very clear that I wanted the bin removed totally. If not, move to the next block where I found that there were still room for it. It was totally nonsensical to have 6 bins under my block when the next block only have 3!!! It was also dumb of the mover to shift the bin to the nearest bin and place it side by side to that bin! We wonder who was the one who always move the bin back? The singaporeans that I know of wouldn't do that!

Well, I think it was sheer luck that we ran into the man who was assigned to move the bin at the lift when we were going out. He made the same move again, i.e. right next to the nearest bin, the most convenient location! Great! I told him exactly what I wanted him to do! When we were back, the bin was not found again! I realised later that he had moved it next to the next nearest bin! I certainly hope that the bin would not come back to haunt me again!

I told my kids all about it. B knew already as she saw the burning fire in the bin before she slept last night. I explained to A about it and how the ashes made the home dirty. They heard me call the town council, they saw me talk to the mover. When they saw the man move the bin away and when we were back, they exclaimed, "No more bin bin!". B also learnt and kept saying "Fire hot hot"... :)

[21 Aug 2013: The bin came back yesterday! Arghhh! I had enough of the smoke. It didn't help that I'm having sore throat now! I wish I could hammer a notice to prevent anyone from moving the bin back!]


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P1 Registration

It caught our attention that the primary school that we wanted to put A in was so popular that by phase 2B for this year's P1registration, there were only 7-8 places left! It's crazily alarming!

Our hopes were quite dashed and we decided that it was not going to work! The chances of getting in were too slim! Now, the question was, which school then? And, should we go for a co-ed school?

We did some research into some schools nearby and was monitoring this year's P1 registration very closely. I was thinking of starting parental volunteering (PV) but alas! The school that I called wouldn't even accept PV! "The volunteers of existing students were sufficient for the school", they said! I guess as parents, you would do anything to get your children to good schools but how far would you go? We were considering, since PV was not an option, how about moving near to the school for a better chance? Worst case, go back to our alma mater... Well, we'll have to see the results of 2C to decide...


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