Dora1:

Harlequin:

I will be more worry if our law enforcement officers start to penalize civilian with witness accounts alone... imagine this, a group of people give an correlated rehearsed witness account against someone that they hold grudge to! That will be dark age of law.


Yes, there'll always be a grey area whereby the law can't protect without the admissible evident, but that's what law is, impartial -- we can't convict people based on other(s) account alone.

Thanks Nebbermind for the link. So there are laws against harressment - good to know that.
Harlequin, you may be right, but what is the chance that all the neighbours from different ages and background come together to gang up against a person with statements that can stand up to the court. And I am sure the police will know how to interrogate such that they will be able to pick up loopholes should there be pre-rehearsed statements - they are the professionals here.
I am not a law expert, but if a group of people saw a man push someone off the buidling, would he get convicted from witness accounts alone if there are no other material evidence? Or he can go scot free?

I guess it also depends on whether the witness has interest in the case, a more creditable witness account is one that's from someone that has no interest.

In any crime, the witness shall be the first suspect, until he/she is proven to be otherwise, and eliminated from the suspect list..... This, many do not aware.

If a husband reports his wife's murder, the husband would be the prime suspect (in any country's law), because he has an interest in his wife's death.

Common law are also about common sense, it assumed everybody do things out of their own interest.

jjxy mum:

TheAnswer:

[quote=\"jjxy mum\"]Jagabee is nice but abit too salty.

I haven't tried Jagabee. Which flavour is nice?

The original is better, purple one not so nice.[/quote]The purple one is yam... but no yam taste.

How do I not love you people? :evil:


It starts with C2.... Pirate, limlim, myself, Metz.... and, now we even have an English version :rotflmao:

The whole thing begins with parents' kiasuism -- my colleague/friends/relatives/neighbors children are all scoring so well, I have to make sure my children pick up....


And, it goes on.... tuitions, enrichments, hands on parents/grand parents/domestic helpers.

And, now... it has reached a point that's too much for us to take.... so, it's gov's fault.
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If, just saying.... Would anyone here allow their children to fail in any exam?
What if like kiasuism, we can learn to \"breed\" and spread a little of nonchalance around, any taker?

I guess it's a \"fat hope\"

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Education system is for education, but now it's become a keen competition, we brought on to ourselves as if we owed it big time to our children to see that they win this competition.

I will be more worry if our law enforcement officers start to penalize civilian with witness accounts alone… imagine this, a group of people give an correlated rehearsed witness account against someone that they hold grudge to! That will be dark age of law.


Yes, there’ll always be a grey area whereby the law can’t protect without the admissible evident, but that’s what law is, impartial – we can’t convict people based on other(s) account alone.

janet_lee88:

I believe :xedfingers: the authority is looking into the tuition issue because it has become so essential in many of our kids' lives....on top of having to go to school. while there is minimal chance of replicating the Finnish education, I really really hope something can be done to improve the lives of our kids.

Yes.... they are, I am sure...

But where to begin? .....

.... Maybe that's why the Lien Foundation sponsored a study trip for the media to Finland.

concern2:

Nebbermind:

Sometimes supervisors feel threatened if subordinate shows too much promise

So if civil service also like that how? Country sure jialat right?

This happens everywhere... I am sure there is aplenty in the civil service, they are human after all...

When supervisor feel \"intimidated\", they give low appraisal.... That's why sometime the one that got promoted is not the best one.

C'est la vie.



PS. Thanks, C2, for the clarification on the Chinese compre piece.

Jennifer:

Harlequin:

种树者培其根，


种德者养其心。

I failed miserably.

On cold war with ah boy now.

Ooooo, so sorry to hear that... :hugs: don't be dishearten.

(Maybe is due to exam stress? Children tend to get uptight when they are stressed...)

You take care, be strong :hugs: hang in there....

icy_mama:

CloudeeDaz:

glad you like it , this is one of the regulars on my dinning table
i like it with lots of minced dried shrimps.

i am interested in your sambal ladies finger with prawn recipe .
but can i know why need to mash the ladies finger?
wont it become gooey and mushy after cooking?
i am no good with stir frying ladies finger, :oops: it normally only appear in my curry fish head dish

i added lotsa minced dried shrimps too. :hi5:

the mashed lady's fingers is like a warm salad. aim is to taste the gooeyness. if gooeyness is not your thing, then this recipe will not be suitable. sometimes i'll stir fry lady's fingers with sambal belacan for different style, but this mashed up version with belacan is my dd's favourite.

i posted this recipe before. i'll try to find it.... akan datang...

edit to add...

icy_mama:

lady's fingers, about 18pcs. washed.
medium sized prawns. 6pcs. peeled, leave head intact for maximum juice. put onto shallow plate.
steam together for about 8mins.
cut up lady's fingers into smaller pieces for easy pounding. lightly pound till mashed up.
prawns, remove head shell. juices of prawn to be retained.
combine pounded lady's fingers, prawns, juices and all, with 1tsp of belacan chilli. done.

Thanks, icy_mama.... I love lady's fingers! Now I learnt another way of cooking it, shall order this dish tomorrow, kekeke....

@CloudeeDaz-- for frying, you have to choose the young one, if the 尾端 1-2cm can be snapped off means it's the young one, if it could only bent then it's too old liao... but in supermarket they are sold in bags, no chance to test then you have to look for those that is lighter green and the more \"hairy\" ones, the more pale color the \"hair\" the younger they are, also don't go for the big ones, they are usually too old for frying, but good for curry... Wash before cut, if wash again after cutting then it become too gooey difficult to fry. Another way is to steam in whole for 5 mins, then cut to fry.

种树者培其根，


种德者养其心。