Prepaid SIM cards allowed per subscriber reduce to 3

It used to be 10 per subscriber but now Singapore is cutting down on the numbers of prepaid cards allowed per subscriber in order to enhance security.

With effect from 1st April 2014 (no it is not an April Fool's joke), the maximum number of prepaid SIM cards per subscribers will be reduced from 10 to 3. This new regulation mean that a subscriber can only register 3 prepaid SIM cards in total, regardless of which Telco they are purchased from. This is done to reduce the security risks due to anonymous usage of prepaid SIM cards.

Prepaid SIM cards can be used for criminal activities such as loansharks activities, cheating, scams and even extortion. Hence with this new limitation it would make it harder for Prepaid SIM cards to be used for such illegal activities.
 
Prepaid SIM card quota cut from 10 to 3 per person

 

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Fire at Balestier Rd Coffeeshop

The coffeeshop is right in front of Balestier Hill Primary School and it was seem burning vigorously this morning (30 Mar 2014) and dark smoke was sighted by many from a distance away... Small explosions were also heard...

Luckily no one was seriously injured in this fire thou a man from a neighbouring unit suffered minor cuts and abrasions as he was evacuating the premises. SCDF is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

No injuries reported in Balestier Rd coffee shop fire

 

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Singaporean couple renovates their HDB home into a European museum

A 5-rm DBSS in Tampines had recently attracted many attentions from fellow Singaporeans as it was being renovated into an European Museum... and what is more interesting is the renovation cost a nice sum of $120,000!

The family must be planning to stay there for long term hence willing to go all out to renovate the unit this way... something really unusual even with in private properties in Singapore. Many of our experiences with European interior designs were mainly from TV or Internet where the floor area were relatively larger as compared to a 5-rm DBSS so it must be very challenging for the designer to be able to work out something out of the norm within the limited floor area.

What I really like about the whole European Museum context is the use of carpet grass at the balcony to create a picnic-like atmosphere. However the dining/living room and bedroom... Seems a bit cramp like fitting big furniture into small room...

Designs like these always look better in bigger houses.

Singaporean couple renovates their HDB home into a European Museum | Renotalk.com™

 

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Goodbye to Lavender Food Square...

Hawkers at Lavender Food Square will be moving out soon as the food centre and Eminent Plaza nearby are going to be redeveloped. Regulars will soon have to find a new place to makan, as this food haunt is going to make way later this year for a 16-storey freehold development with more than 160 office and retail units ready somewhere in 2018.

However I'm not surprised that this will happen as the area now is pretty much occupied by condos & new businesses. These days a hawker center just cannot generate much money as compared to Food Court chain like KouFu or KopiTiam which are both air conditioned and much modernized, thou the prices are slightly more expensive. Furthermore many stalls have already relocated from Lavender Food Square hence it is just a matter of time...

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