The SO Crap Box #4

• jetta

  30 Mar 10, 00:55

  Poor thing. All that work and you're the only one who has to churn it out. When is the replacement getting there?

  In other news, I got a new toy - the Bissell steam mop. Love it! 

• jetta

  30 Mar 10, 01:00

  dp

• jetta

  30 Mar 10, 01:01

  dp

• vito_corleone

  30 Mar 10, 18:05

  Originally posted by lovegoddes:

  i lost my ic over the weekend, so this morning i called singapore embassy in washington.

  they transferred my call to someone that could 'help' me. but she is TOTALLY USELESS. I asked her what should i do, se say go to ica website and check, everything is listed. then i said ica website says i must make a police report and go down in person to ica within 14 days of it going missing. i told her it is ridiculous, cause how to get air ticket at this time, besides it will cost a bomb, and i have to attend school.. then she just keeps saying, sorry miss, we cant do anything here, you got to fly back to singapore within 14 days.

  i got so pissed off, i told her i want to speak to her supervisor. Her supervisor said i can make police report here and wait till i go back home to make my ic.

  sorry for the rant. SPOIL MY DAY SIAL.

  dang sorry to hear that. and here we thought sg had the most efficient services. what a fallacy

• lostintransition

  1 Apr 10, 10:17

  hey...check with you folks hor? do you still keep your SG cellphone & phone service? i still have mine but i''ve been getting tonnes of unsolicited SMS-es which i'm paying $0.50ea. and every month...i still have to pay SGD50+ for my SG phone that i don't use apart from the stupid SMS-es.

  i'm considering to give up my SG cellphone....but then how would i receive SMS from the banks for my online banking needs???

• jetta

  2 Apr 10, 01:05

  I would ditch the SG cellphone and find a way to get your msgs via email or in some other form. Talk to your Sg bank about some other way of sending you information? 

• lostintransition

  2 Apr 10, 02:05

  Originally posted by jetta:

  I would ditch the SG cellphone and find a way to get your msgs via email or in some other form. Talk to your Sg bank about some other way of sending you information? 

  
  i suspect there's no other way...'cos i asked them the last time..hence the reason why i didn't disconnect my SG cellphone and brought it with along me to the states =(

  have any of you tried calling the SG banks from the states?? i called numerous times and there's the recorded messages asking me to punch some numbers regarding my enquiries....but when i tried punching the numbers using my cellphone....they don't get registered on the phone system.....arghhhhhhh! make me waste precious minutes!!!

  and then i'd email the SG banks...and they'd ask me to call......

  i've been going round and round in circles for the past days.....with IRS, DOR and SG banks.....sighhh....

  anyway.....jetta, hope everything is good at your new work place!

  we are getting 80F temperature over the weekend....yippeeee

   

• littlestream

  2 Apr 10, 13:17

  Originally posted by jetta:

  Poor thing. All that work and you're the only one who has to churn it out. When is the replacement getting there?

  In other news, I got a new toy - the Bissell steam mop. Love it! 

  oh wow....a steam mop!!!!  u lucky devil.  i am using that simi wet ones. :oops:

• littlestream

  2 Apr 10, 13:20

  Originally posted by lostintransition:

  hey...check with you folks hor? do you still keep your SG cellphone & phone service? i still have mine but i''ve been getting tonnes of unsolicited SMS-es which i'm paying $0.50ea. and every month...i still have to pay SGD50+ for my SG phone that i don't use apart from the stupid SMS-es.

  i'm considering to give up my SG cellphone....but then how would i receive SMS from the banks for my online banking needs???

  i don't have a sg serviced mobile but why will u need that?  i get sms on my canadian serviced mobile from sg so i am sure u can get them too?

  in any case, i got my phone bill for last month.  my usage for the month of march?  THE WHOLE OF SIX MINUTES!!!!  :oops:

• jetta

  2 Apr 10, 14:37

  Originally posted by lostintransition:

  
  i suspect there's no other way...'cos i asked them the last time..hence the reason why i didn't disconnect my SG cellphone and brought it with along me to the states =(

  have any of you tried calling the SG banks from the states?? i called numerous times and there's the recorded messages asking me to punch some numbers regarding my enquiries....but when i tried punching the numbers using my cellphone....they don't get registered on the phone system.....arghhhhhhh! make me waste precious minutes!!!

  and then i'd email the SG banks...and they'd ask me to call......

  i've been going round and round in circles for the past days.....with IRS, DOR and SG banks.....sighhh....

  anyway.....jetta, hope everything is good at your new work place!

  we are getting 80F temperature over the weekend....yippeeee

   

  I've been away for a very long time hence don't have the need to stay connected to Sg. You're going through the grey stage, kinda like in limbo, so... lots of headaches.

  Thanks for the good wishes. The new work environment is much better. I do less work and get more pay, due to higher commission rates and lower customer volume.

• jetta

  2 Apr 10, 14:44

  Originally posted by littlestream:

  oh wow....a steam mop!!!!  u lucky devil.  i am using that simi wet ones. :oops:

  I think you'll love it too if you have tile flooring. I am on a mission to get my grout clean.

  In other news, the hubster is taking KB to a baseball game sometime this month.

• lostintransition

  2 Apr 10, 18:52

  will see if the SG banks can sms to my US phone. the SMS-es are for my one-time online passwords and transaction confirmations. have to settle all these when i return to SG mid this year.

  wow, jetta...sounds like my kind of dream job. less work and more pay...kekekee

  re: steam mop. what is it good for? hardwood? carpet? i'm going to be out looking for a good vacuum (dry & wet)  soon...let me know if jetta has any good recommendations.

• Meia Gisborn

  2 Apr 10, 19:28

  Originally posted by lostintransition:

  re: steam mop. what is it good for? hardwood? carpet?

  
  Steaming/reheating char siew paus.

   

  

• lostintransition

  2 Apr 10, 20:13

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  
  Steaming/reheating char siew paus.

   

  

  
  very funny...

  hope you are having the most horrible time in japan!

• jetta

  3 Apr 10, 01:08

  Originally posted by lostintransition:

  will see if the SG banks can sms to my US phone. the SMS-es are for my one-time online passwords and transaction confirmations. have to settle all these when i return to SG mid this year.

  wow, jetta...sounds like my kind of dream job. less work and more pay...kekekee

  re: steam mop. what is it good for? hardwood? carpet? i'm going to be out looking for a good vacuum (dry & wet)  soon...let me know if jetta has any good recommendations.

  To learn more about my Bissell steam mop, go to www.bissell.com

  To learn more about wet/dry vacs, go to www.sears.com

• littlestream

  3 Apr 10, 12:53

  Originally posted by jetta:

  I think you'll love it too if you have tile flooring. I am on a mission to get my grout clean.

  In other news, the hubster is taking KB to a baseball game sometime this month.

  oh wow....KB's going to love it.  i hope they are not playing the jays. :P

• jetta

  4 Apr 10, 01:18

  Originally posted by littlestream:

  oh wow....KB's going to love it.  i hope they are not playing the jays. :P

  Can't remember which game they're  going to catch. KB leaves next month and we're trying to take him out to experience more quintessentially American events. Haven't seen him in a month or so. I'm wondering if he's put on lots of weight. 

  We haven't told him this but we are taking him to our daughter's school band fundraiser at Applebee's. More food! 

• vito_corleone

  6 Apr 10, 17:08

   how about an indian casino? once upon a time, chief brown eagle said to wise great bear: man who come to land of california must visit indian casino

• jetta

  7 Apr 10, 08:10

  Originally posted by vito_corleone:

   how about an indian casino? once upon a time, chief brown eagle said to wise great bear: man who come to land of california must visit indian casino

  Took him to one back in Feb, for the sumptuous buffet and some table time. He brought 3 friends along. 

• skid

  7 Apr 10, 23:53

  Originally posted by jetta:

  To learn more about my Bissell steam mop, go to www.bissell.com

  To learn more about wet/dry vacs, go to www.sears.com

  ever the appliance saleswoman.

• jetta

  8 Apr 10, 23:43

  And proud of it. BTW, the cash for clunkers appliance programme starts the 22nd. 

• Meia Gisborn

  11 Apr 10, 07:11

  Originally posted by jetta:

  And proud of it. BTW, the cash for clunkers appliance programme starts the 22nd. 

  Hmmm... no wife to trade in...

   

   

  

• jetta

  11 Apr 10, 13:26

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  Hmmm... no wife to trade in...

   

   

  

  Marry one now? 

• vito_corleone

  13 Apr 10, 10:58

  grrrr spring break is not spring-y at all, so cold!

• vito_corleone

  13 Apr 10, 11:00

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  Hmmm... no wife to trade in...

   

   

  

  can order one online, vietnamese, russian, thai...