TR Emeritus, 11 Oct 2014
Not only was the main organiser of @ReturnOur CPF protest denied food, her personal notebook and belongings were also (unreasonably) seized by the police, said Han Hui Hui of her 8-hour long ordeal at the Police Cantonment Complex (PCC).
The investigating officer (IO) also tried to prevent Ms Han from calling her lawyer Mr M Ravi, but fortunately the call went through
SNAPSHOT: Calvin Cheng says being charged and fined for illegal price fixing is no big deal
The Real Singapore, 11 Oct 2014
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SMRT plans to make a whopping S$1.64 billion bid for London’s minicab operator Addison Lee
Sky News, 11 Oct 2014
One of Singapore’s largest transport groups is examining an £800m takeover bid for Addison Lee, London’s biggest minicab operator.
Sky News has learnt that SMRT Corporation, which is listed on the Asian city state’s stock exchange, is at the early stages of considering an offer.
Addison Lee’s owner, the private equity group Carlyle, has kicked off an auction of the company
DON’T PATRONIZE TOKYO BUST EXPRESS
DON’T PATRONIZE TOKYO BUST EXPRESS
When I reach there they let me wait at the sitting area offering me a cup of hot water, after around 20 minute I was bought into the consultant room to hear what the consultant has got to say. Instead of what I was told to be given from the advertisement and on the phone she offered me something else and said that it is personalize to suits me BUT I am not allow to proceed with the treatment yet, I was asked to sign a package despite saying that I only wanted to try out the free treatment. They ask me to ignore the price stated on the paper and they quote me a student price so I end up spending my last saving buying their 1 hour of talk by signing the treatment package which consist of 10 TT-Push Up (I think) just to get out of that place and finally proceed with my treatment. I really regretted paying for the package as those money are for my coming birthday fund, now I really know that nothing is free in this world!
During Visit
Because I only have TT-Push Up therefore they push to sell me their massage service which cost about few hundred dollar per treatment so that I can do both treatment together for better effect. Every time when they ask me to buy their massage service I will try my very best to reject their offer with whatever reason I can think of which they won’t even care nor take it to heart, in less than 5 times I have visited for treatment I have already rejected them for more than a hundred times and they still wouldn’t give up where they will end up turning back to shoot me with their “logic” on why I need this and that, then insult me saying that I am under developed and saying that recommending all these to me are for my own good. If this person failed asking me to buy then they will get someone else to talk me into buying. Whenever I say NO they will ask me why do I even bothering signing up for the package in the first place if I don’t want, reason why is that they have talked so much during my first visit (1hr wasted on consultation) so the only way to escape is to buy their talking and sign the package. Whenever I say no to them their face and attitude will completely change when they are about to give up asking, sometimes I think that they really don’t know what does “no” means and I walked out without fixing another appointment.
After Visit
They will always call me to fix an appointment with them, sometimes calling me once daily telling me “You very long never come already leh.” (when I just visited like last week) I also said “I will call back to make an appointment with you when I am free, I won’t be free until….(certain date).” but I don’t think they did take note of it. Some times they will call me during lesson time which makes me sacrifice a few minute of lecture by picking up a unnecessary call from them -.- After numerous time I decided to save their number and decided not to pick up any phone call from that number but then they still use another number to call me. They also used tatic to lure me into making appointment such as offering my free this and that but I won’t be so naive and be bought by their words anymore.
I actually thought of just finishing my remaining session without buying any massage but now I don’t think I even want to continue anymore, because for every remaining session I have is like a chance for them to get me to sign another treatment package and to stress me out mentally and financially moreover I don’t have any vision of seeing any outcome nor have any expectation from them therefore it is ok for my to ditch the package. They are so cold-hearted, they don’t even want to understand the customer finance situation before asking them to purchase a package. HELLO I AM ONLY A STUDENT AND I DON’T COME FROM A WEALTHY FAMILY. Worst is I can’t even have a peace of mind during the treatment, I should be in the room sleeping and relaxing not to listening to all those hardselling, they should really give a thought of others instead of achieve their sales target lah. They even tried persuading me to use my bank money when I said my bank has no money, worst still is they ask me to get money from friend and family to buy their package. Got so desperate a not? They also ask me not to spend my money on snack (I already told the therapist many times that I don’t snack and it seems like she can’t understand) but rather spend them on treatment is which more worth it, ya if I buy then it benefits them not me and since when did I start snacking? I hope they will understand that parents give me daily pocket money to complete my 3 meals but not to buy these package, even if I have remaining money I would also save it up for something else; they also ask me to request more pocket money from my parents so that I can have more to spend (what the?!). They think my parents open bank? Tell me why should I even continue when I see no improvement from there. “Oh no improvement? That’s why you should spend more so that you will see the difference, don’t waste your package!” Haha, wth?
To me the TT machine is only a machine that gave out electro pluse, nothing special. How about the massage? Ummm, anyone can do the massage themselve so why bother spending few hundreds or even thousands dollar when we can get the instruction from internet and manual from bust cream which is low/no cost. How about their other product they used which claim that the ingredients are from Japan and will provide enhancement, how credible is it? Did the therapist plant the ingredient themselves, have they been to the factory/farm to see for themselves? I doubt so. Who knows what they are using on you.
All I can say is that I suffer a lot after knowing them and regretted the first step I take (blame myself for being greedy and attracted by free stuffs), I should not have even gave in to them which cause me to be in debts with myself; shall just take this as a lesson bought.
What I think that Tokyo Bust staff must practice is to:
- Respect customers decision
- Provided quality service with no other intention
- Don’t do intensive hard selling
When I told them I don’t wish to buy anything anymore, I am already satisfied with my own figure and don’t see any need to increase my bust size where my main motive is only to get their free treatment then they insist that bigger boobs is more attractive. No I don’t think so, here is some fact I found from the internet:
- Poor men like big breasts while financially secure men prefer smaller breasts.
- Hungry men desire big breasts while satiated men prefer a smaller chest.
- Sexist men prefer large breasts
- Saggy make ones look old, larger breast sags over time.
- Better posture, no back pain!
- More bra options.
Below artefacts contains supports from other victims perspective, read and you will understand why I say don’t patronize Tokyo Bust if you still don’t get it.
Ex-NMP & YPAP Calvin Cheng involved in price fixing case – report
TR Emeritus, 10 Oct 2014
While looking up unrelated things on the internet, I was quite surprised to find the following which involved Calvin Cheng very intimately. Basically, Calvin Cheng “played a central role” in price-fixing as president of the Association of Modelling Industry Professionals (AMIP). On 23 November 2011, the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) found 11 modelling agencies
LTA turns a blind eye to Uber offering fare discounts that affects the livelihood of local taxi drivers
Singapore Promotion
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Ban Uber Taxi in Singapore – Singapore Affairs
Singapore condo builders face difficulty in servicing $23.5 billion debt as construction binge causes prices to slump further
Singapore Business Review, 10 Oct 2014
Singapore’s listed developers and real-estate investment trusts face their heaviest burden of near-term maturities on record just as home prices drop.
According to a report by Bloomberg, the 80 property companies on Singapore’s stock exchange reported a combined S$23.5 billion ($18.5 billion) of borrowings that have to be repaid within a year in their latest
Construction sites are Singapore’s deadliest workplaces: NGO
Humanresourcesonline.net, 10 Oct 2014
Unreasonably high productivity targets and huge workloads are major factors contributing towards the high number of deaths in the construction sector in Singapore, a HealthServe report stated.
The non-governmental organisation (NGO) has submitted this report to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). In it, it notes there were 12 deaths at construction sites in the
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in hot soup over advice to women not to ask for pay raise
Time.com, 9 Oct 2014
According to Satya Nadella, good things come to women who don’t ask
Gender pay gap got you down? Take a crash course from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s Etiquette Academy For Polite Young Ladies: Smile pretty and don’t be so unbecoming as to ask for a salary bump. After all, a raise is a lot like a male suitor, and if you pursue it, you might just drive it away.
“It’s not
Apple’s Jony Ive accuses Xiaomi of committing theft
Cult of Mac, 9 Oct 2014
While some may see Xiaomi, Samsung, and other players in the smartphone race as iPhone copycats, Jony Ive sees it as downright “theft.” That was the clear takeaway from Ive’s interview at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit today.
“I don’t see it as flattery, I see it as theft, and it’s lazy,” remarked Ive when asked about Xiaomi, a Chinese tech company whose phones