Helping (strong) hands

A maid agency is planning to bring in a batch of about 30 male domestic workers
trained in caregiving from Myanmar by the end of next month (Feb 2013).
There is a strong demand for male helpers to take care of elderly clients whom
the more petite maids may have difficulty handling. A few other agencies have
brought in such male helpers on an ad hoc basis in the past two years.

You saw it here first

I did this comic in 2002, to suggest how our public transport operators can get
more revenue (you can read the original post here):



Ten years later, in 2013, this news came out:



Let's hope we'll finally get to see those seats in the trains real soon!

Store decor

It was reported on Dec 20 (2012) that a shopping centre is infested with rodents...

Things that make you go, "Hmmm..."

A madcap video

Here are two clips (shown back to back) which I've made with my niece and my nephew.

I'd strongly suggest that you use IDM to download the 720p version over here.
The quality will be much better than viewing it on YouTube.

Royal joy

[Unpublished]

When I heard the news that Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge,
is pregnant with her first child, this popped into my mind:


Of course I didn't offer it to the papers: it's just a silly gag.
(But, for most men, the fear of losing their crown of glory is very real!)

This is so wrong

[Published on 27 Aug, 2012]



Does it bug you when you are on a pedestrian walkway and, all of a sudden,
an irate cyclist repeatedly rings the bell behind you, forcing you to give way?
I suspect many of them are not aware that it is an offence to cycle on the pavement...

Credit card write-offs hit 12-year high

[Published on 01 August, 2003]

Bad debt written off by banks on credit and charge cards hit a
12-year high in June, as prolonged unemployment and dwindling
savings caused more Singaporeans to go into default.
According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, banks here
wrote off $17.5 million in June, up from $14 million in May.
That was the highest monthly write-off since 1991.
With many white-collar workers, particularly those in their
40s and 50s, having lost their jobs, many are now unable to
pay their bills, say bankers.
During the three months ending June, banks wrote off $8 for
every $100 rolled over by cardholders at the end of each month.
A consumer is said to have 'rolled over' his card balances
if he does not settle in full the amount owed to the bank.
Banks typically write off debt as uncollectable when they have
not received any payment for six months.
As such, some card-issuers have become more stringent in
issuing new cards. Their debt-collection departments are also
more proactive in contacting card-holders who show even the
slightest hint of financial difficulty.
These measures, coupled with the high 24 per cent interest banks
charge on rollover credit, mean that credit-card portfolios
remain profitable despite the huge write-offs, say industry watchers.