pirate:Best part is this is the Circle Line. Seriously. The trains are not packed on the Circle Line even at the peak period of 6pm-7pm. Off peak is like there are the whole of 10 people on each train car.
Reported in Shin Min newspapers.
Sun Ho phone bills $130k
Kong Hee air tickets $530k. :shock: :shock: :shock:
I pity the cleaners who have to clear her shit she left behind.
sinoboy:I assume your NY is nanyang pri. Actually the friend should have known the pressure of entering and staying afloat in NY before choosing the school. A lot of alarmni kids who can't ballot into the school will be upset if they hear of the transfer out as they would feel their kids would be more deserving of the place.
I find black rice more tasty than brown rice. It has a ‘pulut hitam’ taste.
It has also a high level of antioxidants.
chrilam:My DS got balloted by 2C today! Glad to be in MSHS family. No regret giving up 2A place at Pei Chun
But gates are open wide. I think it is a matter of time.
Anyone start to stock up?
mumof2angels:In this case u will see alot of rich ppl shift to nearer to their sch of choice n is going to affect the property price nearby the sch. Which i doubt the govt want this to happen.
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NY1969:I was at soup restaurant today and ordered a dish of fried rice for 2pax. Taste not t00 bad. Can try out if u intend to.
jaster:True. For ATS case, the affected parents should be well prepared for the worst scenerio.I called them on Friday 4:45pm, the info I got was 67 within 1 km balloting for 47 vacancies.Kiddies:Anyone had update on HWS for phase 2C? Unable to get thru the school admin tel number.
Only info. is from MOE website, 68 applicants for 46 vacanies.
carilyn, phtthp and ChiefKiasu, thanks for your earlier replies.
I decided to risk it on HWS, based on location of school as top priority. Wish those balloting in Phase 2C all the best together.
Just adding my 2 cents on the registration system....
I agree that the priority is a bit unfair and doesn't help to promote meritocracy. Glad that this year, some token action was taken to increase chances for those with no connections to school. But as mentioned by some, the number of reserved seats should be tied to a percentage, rather than absolute numbers.
However, not allowing withdrawals from earlier phases will just make Phase 2C even more competitive as parents hold off final decision. The vacated seats should be handled differently, in my opinion. 1 way could be giving those, qualified for the earlier phases but didn't get it, a priority. But that is administratively overwhelming and causes more stress with very limited benefits. One easy way out could be giving those qualified for earlier phases a priority, only if, they re-registered in the same school in the later phases.
For the ATS case, I can only say that the affected parents went into the situation either with their eyes wide open, or completely shut tight (e.g. deeply praying for some miracle). Historically grossly oversubscribed, they must have known the risks of parents coming in last minute. But I do feel sorry that they have completely missed their chance to secure a place in Phase 2C. However, I must add that this missed chance is in no way different to those who are going for balloting and subsequently got balloted out. All will have missed their chance to secure a place (due to a risk they have undertaken), just that some know the results immediately instead of after an agonising wait.