Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary
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Tomorrow will be ds's first attempt at Track & Field. I hope we can have more success than the previous CCA. The good thing is that unlike bats, at least for track shoes, he can continue to make use of them. Get what I mean?
Seriously, I would have liked ds to take basketball or taekwondo, if only they're offered. -
drickymummy:
Personally, I don't mind paying more for bus operators to install seat belts and as compensation for their reduced income, caused by the reduction to their seating capacity. Nothing beats our children's safety right? At most instead of driving that luxurious car, I just continue to drive my laopok car lor.
Tot all sch basis compulsory to install belts regardless of bus sizes? The buses for my sch all have belts... Ds's bus which is also pretty big also have belts leh..maybe got confirm with LTA again?
Recently one P4 boy died crossing the road outside his school right? As parents, this type of things cannot afford to play-play; though I do see westerners allowing their young children to cross main roads by themselves. I guess it's just different culture. -
Jennifer,
No point de…Mr TEO was in the meeting also,with the principal & 1VP…now we face the ‘buay song’ faces of driver & attendant! Coz they warned driver that actually want to sack him (coz we feedback that he drives quite fast thus we worried coz no seat belts,esp after accident)but will give him 1 chance…& I don’t understand why principal didn’t meet that parent,b4 meeting bus operator…should meet parent & find out more from parent 1st, then arrange to meet operator… & should not arrange to meet one after another! The parent was so shocked when she saw the bus operator,driver & attendant!!& they saw her also:(
I think the small bus driver’s service generally better(so far from what I heard),more accomodating…aft knowing the gangster episode,I guess also probably coz they are the newer people who join the industry,less or no ‘protection’ than the pioneers(like the bus my girl forced to take)…so need to give better service coz not 铁饭碗！ -
drickymummy:
Tot all sch basis compulsory to install belts regardless of bus sizes? The buses for my sch all have belts... Ds's bus which is also pretty big also have belts leh..maybe got confirm with LTA again?[/quote]Drickymummy,
1) any possibility to ask the driver to pick your child up at the nearest bus stop? usually nowadays there is shelter all the way to the bus stop.dyh:
[quote=\"cool_hi\"]Hi all! Need some advice & voice up on something for benefits of other parents..
2) Will be quite a challenge to insist on the seat belt if they are not against the law. I think big buses are generally safer, that's why the gov did not set the law for it.
Apparently bigger buses are not required by LTA to install seat belts.
http://ask.lta.gov.sg/home/lta/exploreMQA_PFV.asp?projectid=9274006&category=56095&strPrint=56096%5E59451%5E56095%5E
Cool_hi,
I empathize you on the multiple issues you faced & your frustrations. Indeed, when I ask my gal, she says every kid on the bus were asked what's their parents' names. My jiak-gantang gal replied \"dunno\" when asked in Mandarin, as she can't recall my chinese name :slapshead:
Anyway I'd continue to monitor and remind her of safety during the bus journey. Quitting my job nor buying a car just to ferry her are not among my options currently, so no other better choices left.. -
& I will choose to believe that pte bus operator regarding the threat & warning he receives,coz now his bus has 4 empty seats,but he doesn’t dare to take my friend’s & my kid!! Why would he not want our business & waste the 4 seats??
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FQW, we did tell them we don’t mind paying more for them to install seat belts,but they said per seat installation is ard $400,so for whole bus will be >$20k!? & this bus is very old already,so not wise to install in case time to scrap soon…
So 40-50 students’ lives are not worth $20k:) sigh! -
cool_hi:
I'm not going to mince my words here. From the way I read how the events unfolded, looks like you find the bus service not up to expectation, you've complained the the sch; P, VP and OM took note of your feedback and acted on it by meeting and then issuing a severe warning to the driver.Jennifer,
No point de..Mr TEO was in the meeting also,with the principal & 1VP..all打官腔,the way they handle is just pushing us ard & worse,make us face the 'buay song' faces of driver & attendant! Coz they warned driver that actually want to sack him (coz we feedback that he drives quite fast thus we worried coz no seat belts,esp after accident)but will give him 1 chance..& I don't understand why principal didn't meet that parent,b4 meeting bus operator..should find out more from parents at meeting 1st & should not arrange to meet one after another! Very insensitive & in fact,brainless!! The parent was so shocked when she saw the bus operator,driver & attendant!!& they saw her also:(
For all their effort, they're being labelled as insensitive and brainless? Yes, we may think that they might have done better. But they certainly don't deserve to be served with such brickbats.
I think we should be fair with our comments. Agree? -
Joyful hands,
Wow! So bus auntie got ask your girl for your name!!:) ya I also not much choice coz my best choice of swooping bus is dashed coz the other bus driver don’t dare take us:( really 觉得很冤！
Think I will let my girl take for this yr,end of yr inform them not taking next yr…then next yr switch bus…hope they won’t harass the bus driver if existing bus operator happen to find out I swop!sigh!
Btw anyone knows the agreement we signed with bus,was notification period stated? I lost mine:( -
FQW,u are missing my point…sorry if u find my words piercing…I am referring to the fact that they arranged to meet the Parent AFTER meeting the operator,instead of before!!
& the appointment time was one after another!!
How would u feel If u are the parent? & mr Teo specifically told the parent to go alone! -
Anyway, parents who r not in it,will not understand how we feel…
one of the parents,coz of no seat belts,chose to pick her child herself by public bus & mrt,coz her child always fall asleep on way home on bus…she’s worried that her child will fall down from the seat…this year she really can’t pick,thus join in to sign the letter…ok,fine!!i think we are just all too naive to believe that something can be done!!
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