Comments on: PUB to widen drains after Bukit Timah flooding

By: Super fedup

Super fedup — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:58:20 +0000

The statement that such flood occurs once in 50 years is absolutely ridiculous. I live in the Coronation Rd West vicinity and it flooded on 30 Nov 2000, 19 Dec 2000, 30 Oct 2001, 3 Apr 2007, 28 Aug 2008 and now 19 Nov 2009. That is at least 6 times in 9 years! No doubt that the PUB is widening the drains at Jalan Haji Alias – the contractors had been at it for a few months already. With the rainy days coming, did they even provide for the water run offs to be diverted to another drainage source given that the works are obstructing the existing drains at Jalan Siantan and Haji Alias????? I am so fed up with ruined furniture and clean ups! This is not a freak accident – one guy walked into our house in Coronation Road West and claimed he was from PUB and said that the works probably contributed to the flood. Why was this not in the news report?

By: NB

NB — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:42:04 +0000

Many of our government civil servants are working in their ivory tower. Most of them are good in their academics but are fair from desire in their ability outside the school work. That why you can hear some not so intelligent replies like “what to do, it had happened, let move on”, “Mee Siam Mai Hum”, “put up chillies and onions to prevent the rain from coming down this evening”….

By: Sad

Sad — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:55:24 +0000

PUB to widen road. To all sg citizens. Why do we taxpayers have to pay for this “freak” event, when our $m ministers say this is only once in 50 yrs. I think the money shuld be better spend on the poorer group and not helping those rich staying there. I think those rich staying there shuld pay additional for the widening. One “f” event you widen the canal to win elections, what about all other freaking event eg: m in Nkf and patients still paying, the loss of billions and no one is account for. Why cpf has min sum and not given back to the citizens at 65 which was first set up for. Are we going wait for another “f” for us to be in a crisis and left slaving all our live for no fault of us.

By: Pereniality Sukambik

Pereniality Sukambik — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:52:13 +0000

Most if not all 1st worlds do not have this problem:

1. super high if not highest HUMidity and hot weather. Other 1st worlds have cool and shiok humidity and weather of several seasons. Air con can never and will never be able to replicate nature. Somemore, these 1st worlds get this shiokiness for free.

2. HAZE from anywhere fogging the island. Where got like this overseas wan? We are talking about practically whole island can be shrouded by haze. What happen to foreign relations?

3. Flood????

By: Bird Talk

Bird Talk — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:29:18 +0000

Is Dr. Yaacob a civil engineer or a fireman?

We have fully committed ourselves to Asean’s Haze Agreement:-

ASEAN AGREEMENT ON TRANSBOUNDARY HAZE POLLUTION
The Parties to this Agreement,
http://www.aseansec.org/pdf/agr_haze.pdf

But we cannot even prevent a flood in our tiny little red dot.

By: Foot Reflextology

Foot Reflextology — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:09:19 +0000

Lets scratch the itchy part and leave the pain in BT aside.

His Highness words.

By: Bird Talk

Bird Talk — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:00:53 +0000

BT flood is over – nothing much can be done, so lets move on.

Now, go,..look at other places where you think theres likely going to be flooded and start digging. Please don’t catch our poor minister with his pants down again.

By: stan

stan — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:43:22 +0000

Well election is next year mah.. they know people are put off already.. so what they will do now is the do the damage control.
I wonder how much can they recover back from this event.

By: Italian Big Sausage

Italian Big Sausage — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:39:43 +0000

Next, time do it pre-emptively and not reactively lah.
But then, the people should not expect another next time.
To expect mediocre performance from them would be an insult to them.