Sunday 21 January 2024

Plastic Surgery 整形手术

Singapore

新加坡

Time is a butcher's knife.

时间是把杀猪刀。

Be it a person or an object, after consuming the gorgeous youth, what is left is the fate of old age.

无论是人或物,消耗完华丽的青春剩下的就是年华老去的命运。


As we all know, when a person gets old, everything falls apart.

众所周知人一老了,什么都塌下来。

My bathroom ceiling also started leaking due to old age.

我家厕所天花板也因年老而开始漏水。


After the Town Council contractor assessed the issue, my case was referred to the HDB as that was under their jurisdiction.

市镇理事会承包商评估问题后,我的案件被转交给建屋发展局,因为那是归他们管辖的。

The HDB arranged for crew to repair my leakage problem.

建屋发展局安排人员来维修我的漏水问题。


Their "plastic surgeon" drilled multiple holes in my ceiling and injected them with filler.

他们的“整容师”在我的天花板上打了好多个孔,然后把填充物注射进去。

After that, my ceiling turned into a "hedgehog".

之后,我的天花板就变成了“刺猬”。


More than a week later, the "plastic surgeon" came back to clean up the mess.

一个多星期后,“整容师”再回来收拾残局。

After the "plastic surgeon" knocked off the "hedgehog's quills", thick yellow "pus" flowed out of some holes.

“整容师”在敲敲打打中把“刺猬”的刺敲下后,一些孔洞里还流出浓稠的黄色“脓液”。


The "plastic surgeon" poked the "dead skin" off the ceiling.

“整容师”把天花板上的“死皮”用“手术刀”剥下。


In addition, the "plastic surgeon" also mercilessly removed the yellow "pus" on the ceiling one by one.

除此之外,“整容师”也毫无怜悯地把天花板上的黄色“脓液”一一铲除。


After removing the "dead skin" and "thorns" of filler, the entire ceiling was still uneven.

去除了“死皮”填充物的“刺”后,整个天花板仍然凹凸不平。


At this time, the "plastic surgeon" used his special skills to fill the uneven holes with plaster.

此时,“整容师”拿出看家本领,用石膏将凹凸不平的孔洞填满。


After the "plastic surgery" is completed, the ceiling enters the air-drying stage.

“整形”完毕后,天花板就进入了风干阶段。


Due the "plastic surgeon" time is precious, he painted over the unsightly scene in a short time.

因为“整容师”的时间宝贵,没一会儿功夫他就把不堪入目的画面粉刷干净。

The final result is obvious to all, and there is no way it can go back to its original state.

最后的成果大家有目共睹,怎么也回不去原来的样子。

Suddenly I remembered what an acquaintance I had not seen for many years once said to me: “It’s better to be healthy and not have plastic surgery”!

突然想起一位多年不见的泛泛之交曾经对我说过的话:“健康就好,不要整容”!

Tuesday 16 January 2024

Goodbye, LeLe 再见,叻叻

Singapore - River Wonders

新加坡 — 河川生态园


No matter how reluctant you are to separate, you still have to face what is coming.

纵使万般不舍分离,该来的始终还是要面对。

Tonight will be the maiden flight of the baby panda LeLe, who was born in Singapore.

今晚将是在新加坡出生的熊猫宝宝叻叻的处男航。

He will fly back to his motherland on Singapore Airlines.

它会搭乘新加坡航空飞回它的祖国。


LeLe will fly back to Chengdu, China, on a Boeing 747-400F freighter.

叻叻将搭乘波音747-400F货运飞机,飞回中国成都。

The temperature in the cabin will be adjusted to 12 to 16 degrees Celsius to ensure that LeLe can return to the country in a comfortable environment.

机舱内的温度将调整到12至16摄氏度,以确保叻叻能在舒适的环境中回返国门。

This Very Important Panda will take off at 7.15pm tonight and arrive at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11.30pm after about 4 and a half hours of flight.

这只贵宾熊猫将于今晚7点15分起飞,大概4个半小时的飞行后,在11点半抵达成都双流国际机场。

Goodbye baby LeLe, hope we can see you in Chengdu one day.

再见了叻叻宝宝,希望有一天我们能在成都见到你。

Sunday 14 January 2024

9%

Singapore

新加坡

Starting this month, Singapore's Goods and Services Tax (GST) will raise to 9%.

从本月起,新加坡的消费税调高至9%。

GST was introduced in Singapore on 1 April, 1994.

新加坡于1994年4月1日开始征收消费税。

The 3% GST rate continued until 31 December, 2002.

3%的消费税税率持续至2002年12月31日。

The following year (2003) the GST was increased to 4%.

隔年(2003年)消费税提高至4%。

From 1 January, 2004 to 30 June, 2007 the GST was at 5%

2004年1月1日至2007年6月30日,消费税为5%。

For fifteen and a half years after July 1, 2007, the GST rate remained at 7%.

自2007年7月1日起的十五年半时间里,消费税税率一直保持在7%。

The GST rate in 2023 was 8%, which was a transition period to buffer the 9% rate in 2024.

2023年的消费税税率为8%,是缓冲2024年9% 税率的过渡期。


Goods and Services Tax (GST) or Value Added Tax (VAT) in some countries and regions.

某些国家和地区的商品及服务税 (GST) 或增值税 (VAT)。

Australia 澳大利亚        10% (GST)

Canada 加拿大              5% (GST)

China 中国                     6% - 13% (VAT)

Indonesia 印度尼西亚    11% (VAT)

Japan 日本                    10% (Consumption Tax 消费税)

South Korea 韩国          10% (VAT)

Malaysia 马来西亚         10% (Sales Tax 销售税)

New Zealand 新西兰      15% (GST)

Philippines 菲律宾          12% (VAT)

Taiwan 台湾                    5% (VAT)

Thailand 泰国                 10% (VAT)

UK 英国                          20% (VAT)

USA 美国                        2.9% - 7.25% (Sales and Use Tax 销售和使用税)

Vietnam 越南                  10% (VAT)

Thursday 4 January 2024

CDC Vouchers $500元社理会邻里购物券

Singapore

新加坡

From January 3, 2024, every Singaporean household can claim S$500 worth of CDC vouchers.

从2024年1月3日起,每个新加坡公民家庭都可以领取价值500新元的CDC邻里购物券。

During the lockdown period due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Singapore government came out with schemes to help citizens tide over the difficulties.

在冠病疫情各地锁国期间,新加坡政府出台了一些计划来帮助公民渡过难关。

In 2021 and 2022, the government had issued CDC vouchers worth S$100 to each Singaporean household. 

2021年和2022年,政府发放给每个新加坡公民家庭价值100新元的CDC邻里购物券。

In 2023, the government had increased the CDC vouchers amount to S$300.

2023年,政府将CDC邻里购物券金额增加至300新元。

While the government is trying their best to help Singaporean households to due with daily expenses by issuing CDC vouchers.

当政府正在尽最大努力通过发放CDC邻里购物券来帮助新加坡公民家庭应对日常开支。

Scammers are taking this opportunity to scam and rip vulnerable individual off.

骗子正在利用这个机会来诈脆弱的个人。

I wonder if these scammers have ever thought about retribution?

不知这些骗子可有想过应果报应?

P/S: CDC - Community Development Council

注:CDC - 社理会

Monday 1 January 2024

1/1/24

Singapore

新加坡

Monday, January 1, 2024.

2024 年 1 月 1 日星期一。


The whole new year begins with spring.

一年之计在于春。

Although the Spring Festival falls in February, but used to Gregorian year, still hope that 2024 will be a good harvest year.

虽然春节在二月,但过惯阳历年,还是期望2024年是个丰收年。

2024 happens to be a leap year.

2024年恰好是闰年。

So there are 366 days in 2024.

那么2024年就有366天。

Hopefully this extra day will do wonders for many of us.

希望这多出来的一天时间,能够为我们许多人创造奇迹。

Win only with fighting spirit! Prosperous!

爱拼才会赢!发啊!