civil servants verbally abused by highly educated residents
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I don’t think citizens set out to be abusive. Anyway this is only one side of the story. The reality is that I hear more stories about how high-handed civil servants are that make the ordinary man on the street frustrated with life in Singapore.
One example was my friend who went to ICA regarding his son’s passport. He has already communicated with an officer there beforehand and went down obediently as instructed. But when he arrived he was brushed aside and told off. The way around it? He had to call a relative who is another civil servant to speak with the ICA officer and then things went smoothly. So how for the rest of us who do not have connections? -
talk about ica. I went to collect DS2’s new passport with DS2, my ic, his then-current passport and the notice. The officer at the front desk told me I need his birthcert.
Okay, my fault for not reading the fine print that I need to bring birth cert. But I stood there and queried and queried why need birth cert - there is no DNA on it, no photos. And this is the 2nd passport!
Finally, I think becos i stood my ground, I was able to get the new passport - but only after I produced hubby and my ic (to show both singaporeans).
,and write on a piece of paper that the birth cert is still with us and is safe and sound.
To my dying day, I still will not be able to understand why need to bring birthcert to collect renewed passport for children. But at least in my case, the officer was finally willing to listen to reason. -
I am not siding anyone but for HDB refusal to hand over the key unless both parties are around, i can totally understand that.
What if the couple are at not good terms and the person who pick up the keys refuse to allow the other party enters??? Or one party pick up the keys secretly without letting the other party knows.
This scenario struck me because I remembered a case in DD’s childcare centre. The Principal refused to let either parent pick up the child alone unless both are around. The parents were filing for divorce. If one sees from that point of view, one will fully understnad why the rigidness of HDB for insisting both parties to be around to collect the keys. -
jtoh:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:bigsnoopy:
They have some form of backings by you know who.
Voldemort? :rotflmao:
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