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I registered my son for a primary school in an area under 1km from our house under the Phase 2C, which is for the children who do not fall under the earlier phases. After the first day of Phase 2C registration, there are more children registered than vacancies. Immediately, I reacted that my son will have to do through the balloting process. However, it seems not all applications will have to go through the balloting. Hidden in the Ministry of Education (MOE) FAQ website on balloting, there are two examples of how balloting is done. From the MOE FAQ , If School A has 80 vacancies for a particular phase and 90 applicants (see table below), how will the places be allocated? Home-School Distance Singapore Citizen (SC) Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) < 1km 60 10 Between 1km and 2km 10 5 > 2km 5 0 Total 75 15 All the 75 Singapore Citizen (SC) children will be admitted first. The remaining five vacancies will then be allocat...

The National Council Of Problem Gambling is currently the laughing stock of all campaigns since Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup Semi-Finals. However, as Argentina is now in the finals, NCPG will be one having the last laugh. Germany won because Brazil's defense was non-existence throughout the match. David Luiz was central defender but he was all over the place. Most of the goals scored was because David was out of position. Marcelo, left back, played more like left wing. Left and center not working, the defence couldn't cope with Germany's attack. Replay showed that Germany had three attackers vs three or two Brazillian defenders. The Business Insider has a good analysis of Brazil's defence or lack of it. Read here . Argentina only conceded 2 goals so far and that was their third match against Nigeria and they already qualified for 2nd round. Argentina back four don't run up much. Messi also knows when to drop deep to help defence like he did again...

AirAsia Flight AK278 skidded off the runway at the Bandar Seri Begawan International Airport (BWN) and the budget airline press release claimed that "evacuation of the passengers was performed in an orderly manner by the crew". A passenger of the flight posted on Facebook at the orderly manner wasn't as orderly as described by the press release. Wrote Won Fabio , We almost die in Air Asia plane crash in Brunei! We are in the darkness when it skidded during landing, we do not know what to do at all, no announcement, no instructions from the pilot when it crashed, we cannot see the " glow in dark" line on the floor,and i saw a long wire dropped from the compartment but none of the oxygen mask, one the Mr. flight attendant ( steward) make the whole situation worse, he shouted, Run Run Run !! yet we don't know where to run about, that was the time everyone got panic and try to escape, most of the passengers try to grab their luggage and making the escape so...

It was meant as a cheeky tweet from Dutch airlines, KLM, but it ended up pissing almost the whole world. So what went? KLM tweeted "Aidos Amigos!" #NEDMEX" with reference to the lost by Mexico to Dutch. Sounds innocent, but the whole world found it be "racist". Wrote The Guardian , The Hollywood actor Gael García Bernal launched a foul-mouthed Twitter attack on KLM after the airline posted a tweet mocking Mexico and their defeat to Holland. The A-list star wrote: “I’m never flying your shitty airline again. F--- you big time,” after the Dutch airline posted a picture and an infographic of a sombrero, moustache and serape blanket under the heading “Adios Amigos!”. So why did KLM drew so much ire? 1. Be Humble In Victory and Gracious In Defeat  Most sportspeople would have learn that those who are humble in victory and gracious in defeat are the best sportspeople around. KLM, while trying to celebrate Dutch victory, sounded arrogant in bragging ...

(Update: I did try the app at Marina Square KFC. The counter didn't know what to do and had to look for the manager. The manager did know her stuff but was giving me the "why don't you pay with cash" look. Unlocking the smartphone, swiping the app and receiving payment probably took longer than paying with cash. When more start using Dash, merchant's concern would be if the payment process will lengthen the counter process. Coincidentally, a friend updated on Facebook that he tried using the Dash ap at Compass Point KFC, but neither the staff or manager were aware on how to accept Dash.) I downloaded the SingTel and Standard Chartered Bank app just after they announced it and I thought of reviewing it immediately.  Knowing how vendors have to work out the kinks of their apps, I decided to wait a few weeks before reviewing it. Now that it has been a few weeks, here are my thoughts. 1. Sign-up made easier The first time I saw the Dash app, the sign up button wasn...

The Straits Times wrote of how the wife of the Indian cleaner, who was killed in an accident last year, squandered her $1 million dollars that came from insurance and donations in less than a year.  Some have criticized that Straits Times reported this story to remind Singaporeans that getting one's full CPF could lead one to spend all at once and leaving one broke from retirement till death.  I have to admit the CPF scheme is useful but the biggest problems are that the rules are too rigid and goalposts keep changing, that results in the people asking,"why?".  Like a broken recorder, the answer is always "it is for your retirement" and this has eroded the trust between the people and the current government. The story of the Indian lady is one I have heard many times duringy my six months in Koh Samui. Prior to being a tourist island, Koh Samui was more known to be the main exporter of coconuts. Thus, the inner land was considered more valuable than the land by ...

Took this shot using the ProCam2 app. It was only playing with the app that I found it allowed photos to be taken from iPhone at full 8MP in tiff. This allows me to take full advantage of the iPhone 5s.