Sun-tanning at HDB carpark. "Someone could drive over him!"
When STOMPer Gary first saw this man lying face down motionless at the top open deck of a multi-storey carpark in Rivervale Crescent, he thought something bad had happened.
"I thought it was a dead body," he said.
He took this photo at Block 146A at about 11am on Dec 22 and sent it to STOMP in an email last night (Dec 23).
He said he realised later that the man was sun-tanning.
"He took off his shirt and left it on the floor to use as a mat and rolled up his shorts," he said.
"No need to go to the beach or pool anymore!" he said.
However, the STOMPer was also concerned for his safety.
"This is a carpark. He's lying just next to the designated lots for cars and near the staircase which is a popular area for drivers to park.
"A driver who is not looking at him or who is not alert may not notice him lying there and just drive over him," he said.
"Morever, he's facing down and may not see any car coming."
Me: Gone case. It's either he's too poor to make a trip down to the beach to sun tan or he's tired of living.More likely, he has some screws loose in his brain :/
Why is this vehicle not approved here?
STOMPer Marx wonders why it is so difficult to get approval for this vehicle from the authorities in Singapore.
According to the STOMPer, the distributor of this vehicle, called Carver One, is trying to sell the model in Singapore, but the authorities here are still hesitating on the issue because of several reasons.
The STOMPer explains that one of the reasons is that the authorities are still undecided on the classification of the three-wheeled vehicle - whether it should be classified as a motorcycle or a car.
Another reason, the STOMPer says, is that the authorities think that the vehicle is more dangerous than a car and a motorcycle because the enclosed passenger compartment hinders the driver's blindspots.
The STOMPer notes he obtained the information from a motorcycle magazine.
He says he does not understand why it is so difficult for this vehicle to get approval in Singapore when it has already been marketed in Europe.
He recalls the time back in the 80s, when he had to appeal to the authorities to get approval for the full face helmet, which was not yet approved in Singapore, because according to them, bank robbers could use it to mask their faces.
"They might as well ban women's stockings then, because that too can be used to mask a robber's face," said the STOMPer.
However, the STOMPer said perhaps his many letters to the authorities had paid off, because the full face helmet, which he says offers good protection for the neck, is approved here today.
"Sometimes, I don't really understand where is the logic of local authority. Sincerely, with current petrol prices and the general safety of motorcyclists like me, why is it so hard for the decision to be made?" the STOMPer wrote in his email.
The STOMPer has also provided the photo of Carver One, as seen from the Internet.
STOMP has contacted the LTA for comments.
Me: Damn coolz. Don't you think so? Except not really that safe and quite small,but who cares.More appealing to petite girls like me,ahem.
Worms in Ferrero Rocher chocolate. Sheng Siong takes chocs off shelves
Sales executive Sandra wanted to give her customers a treat. She left on each desk two pieces of Ferrero Rocher chocolate she had bought from Sheng Siong Supermarket this morning (Dec 11).
"One girl saw a worm crawling out! We put the chocolate back into the box and shook it. More worms crawled out!" she said.
"I bought four boxes of the chocolate from Sheng Siong in Jurong West. As I was giving out the chocolate from one box, I saw powdery stuff in there and thought it was caused by poor handling," she said.
"Then one of the girls saw a worm crawling out!"
Alarmed, she quickly collected all the chocolate she had given out.
"We put the chocolate from that particular box back into the box and shook the box. All the worms started crawling out from the wrapper!" Sandra said.
These photos and video were sent by her customer Teddy, 26. In the video, the worm was seen crawling.
"Someone ate the chocolate without checking but he seems fine. The chocolate was manufactured in Jan 07 and expire Jan 08. The box of chocolate is still in the office. All the worms are still alive," he said.
STOMP contacted Sheng Siong Supermarket and a spokesman said: "We will remove all the chocolate from that batch that was produced in Jan 07 and expire in Jan 08 from all our outlets.
"We have apologised to the STOMPer and will send four boxes of the chocolate from the latest batch personally to her.
"Based on preliminary internal checks, the chocolate had not expired but we will remove them from the shelves. Customers who have problems can contact Sheng Siong.
"We have also
notified the supplier," she said.
Me: Not a big, great fan of chocolates. Just have to be careful when buying those chocs,that's all.
More juicy 'news' the next time.
