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987 THE SHOCK CIRCUIT REPLAY🔁 290426 · 987 The Shock Circuit

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Speaker 1: Wake up.
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Speaker 1: Up next to you.
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Speaker 1: Kicking off your day in the best way. It's Sonia
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Speaker 1: and Joakim on the shock circuit. Good morning. Welcome to Wednesday,
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Speaker 1: last few days of April. We are counting down to
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Speaker 1: the month of May. And also hang in there just
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Speaker 1: one more day, before a long weekend. I love that
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Speaker 1: for you. Not for us though. We'll be here. But
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Speaker 1: we're going to kick it off here. We've got Chainsmokers
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Speaker 1: and Beanie. Stay tuned. Singapore's number one hit music station.
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Speaker 1: Ariana Grande right here on 987, Singapore's number one hit
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Speaker 1: music station. Sonia and Joakim here with you. Thanks for
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Speaker 1: joining us. Um, now it seems like Ariana has started
0:41
Speaker 1: to gain some weight again in a good way, because
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Speaker 1: for a while, I think people were a little bit
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Speaker 1: concerned about her health, seeing that, you know, she was
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Speaker 1: looking very gaunt, very skinny, you know, and she didn't
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Speaker 1: look quite very healthy.
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Speaker 1: Maybe the scheduling for filming Wicked, Wicked for good, all
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Speaker 1: the international press tours and everything that she does as
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Speaker 1: a pop star as well. But of course, you know,
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Speaker 1: in the internet is an interesting place where they have
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Speaker 1: a lot of conspiracy theories. I'm sure you already know
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Speaker 1: what theories I'm talking about. Yeah, and um they're saying like, oh,
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Speaker 1: she's finally free, you know, that's why she's gaining weight again.
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Speaker 1: I, I, I swear, um, the online space is a
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Speaker 1: very interesting one. And if you let yourself get sucked
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Speaker 1: into those rabbit holes, right, it's hard to climb out.
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Speaker 1: The rabbit hole I'm on all these conspiracy theories, of course,
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Speaker 1: getting revived because of the movie, right? All it took
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Speaker 1: is me liking one video and now on my TikTok
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Speaker 1: and Instagram, it's all there. Yeah, this is why I
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Speaker 1: only watch videos.
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Speaker 1: My Instagram and TikTok feed all dogs. Somehow people will
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Speaker 1: find a way to link the dog to Michael Jackson.
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Speaker 1: Trust me on that one. Can you not? My phone
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Speaker 1: is listening.
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Speaker 1: On a very short work week and here's hoping that
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Speaker 1: you've got some wonderful plans over the weekend. If you're
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Speaker 1: a footballing fan, this weekend, you would know that the
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Speaker 1: Champions League semi-final leg one just happened between Paris and
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Speaker 1: Jama and Bayern Munich. Absolute cinema. OK. Final score 5-4. OK,
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Speaker 1: so very close game to Paris Saint Germa. I cannot
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Speaker 1: wait to watch the highlights. Imagine watching that.
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Speaker 1: And then tomorrow morning at 3 a.m. I'm gonna watch
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Speaker 1: Arsenal play. OK, this one I don't get the joke.
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Speaker 1: I'm too for the inside joke, but Arsenal fans gonna
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Speaker 1: come at me on the WhatsApp chat, but it's been
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Speaker 1: performing badly or what's been happening with them? OK.
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Speaker 1: The running joke is, as a footballing fan, nobody wants
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Speaker 1: Arsenal to win the Premier League and Champions League except
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Speaker 1: Arsenal fans. OK, so they're not well liked. Yes, and
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Speaker 1: it's not the team, it's because of the fans. So
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Speaker 1: people are calling the fans toxic, delusional, banter FC for
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Speaker 1: so many years, and now that they have a chance
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Speaker 1: to win it, their fans are not shutting up, but
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Speaker 1: they've been slipping up.
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Speaker 1: The last few weeks, so everyone's like, alright, we're gonna
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Speaker 1: bottle it again. Secretly happy in a way, is it?
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Speaker 1: Don't speak too soon, Joakim. I mean, may I remind
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Speaker 1: you where your team was like not, not too long
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Speaker 1: ago as a realist and a Manchester fan, you're used
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Speaker 1: to the pain, so used to it. That's why this
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Speaker 1: year we're even celebrating 3rd place if we beat Liverpool
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Speaker 1: on Sunday. It's a, it's a win. Just take it.
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Speaker 1: I'll take it. If you're tuning in now, um, think
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Speaker 1: about this question I'm about to ask, OK.
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Speaker 1: Um, when I say, what are some messages your parents
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Speaker 1: send you every morning, regardless of what age you are,
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Speaker 1: what kind of messages do you usually think about, Joe?
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Speaker 1: I mean, for my dad, it's the typical good morning graphics. Same, same.
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Speaker 1: I don't know whether it's like a certain age they
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Speaker 1: start doing that, which, yes, on TikTok there's a term
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Speaker 1: for it, boomer chats, but it's very cute. It's it's endearing.
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Speaker 1: And one day, you know, I mean.
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Speaker 1: To be morbid or anything, when you look back at it,
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Speaker 1: you're gonna have like a lot of smiles, right? Yeah,
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Speaker 1: you're gonna just laugh and smile and see all these
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Speaker 1: hilarious messages. Some of these graphics that he forwards me, you,
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Speaker 1: you wondered to him in the first place. It's, it's a,
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Speaker 1: it's a circle, like they're all sending it to each other.
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Speaker 1: I'm sure that's something my dad sent to me, your
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Speaker 1: dad must have seen it icing on the cake is
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Speaker 1: there'll be some Bible phrase attached to it. Oh, that
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Speaker 1: one not so much for me. Yeah, mine is some motivation.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, or like, um, have a fabulous productive Tuesday or
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Speaker 1: something like that, you know. Yeah. What does that sound
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Speaker 1: like something Jeremy might say to you? He will just
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Speaker 1: say GM which is good morning, seize the day. Yes,
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Speaker 1: something along those lines. I'll tell you the reason why
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Speaker 1: I'm asking you this in just a bit and how
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Speaker 1: some of these good morning messages that we receive from
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Speaker 1: our parents, um, and whoever it is that might be
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Speaker 1: sending it to you.
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Speaker 1: Could be related to a little bit of a scam
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Speaker 1: going on right now. OK. You got to be careful.
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Speaker 1: It's not directly linked, but it's got a, it's got
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Speaker 1: a bit of um a relation, OK? I'll tell you
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Speaker 1: why in a bit. You know, when it comes down
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Speaker 1: to the messages that our parents send us or maybe
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Speaker 1: even our relatives, right, especially over CNY or any of
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Speaker 1: the festive periods.
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Speaker 1: You're gonna get those like good morning graphics or happy
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Speaker 1: New Year graphics, year of the horse graphics, a blessed day. Yes,
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Speaker 1: and like there's some flower. Go out and achieve your dreams. Yeah,
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Speaker 1: something along those lines, right? Chase that rainbow. So it
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Speaker 1: seems like your dad sends you those. Um, gotta be
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Speaker 1: a little bit careful because in a recent case of hacking.
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Speaker 1: Scammers actually targeted this particular man. He's about 66 years old,
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Speaker 1: could have been any one of our parents, to be honest, um,
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Speaker 1: via WhatsApp, OK. So his WhatsApp got hacked and what
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Speaker 1: the scammers did was pretty smart. Um, they looked at
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Speaker 1: his friends who constantly sent those good morning messages.
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Speaker 1: And they went and got in touch with those friends
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Speaker 1: via his uh WhatsApp account that already got hacked, so
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Speaker 1: the scammers had full control over it. You know what
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Speaker 1: I mean? So he, they, they're, they're taking a look
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Speaker 1: at who's communicating with you daily, and these people might
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Speaker 1: trust you.
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Speaker 1: You, you know, and that's how they, in other, no
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Speaker 1: better word for it, that's how they hack the system
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Speaker 1: to see who they want to target in your contact list.
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Speaker 1: I wonder whether this passed on to a lot of
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Speaker 1: people here in Singapore to the point where my dad's WhatsApp,
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Speaker 1: he got the same thing, got hacked into a few
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Speaker 1: days ago. Did he, did he experience a very similar, um,
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Speaker 1: so he was saying that his friend.
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Speaker 1: Ask him for an OTP to which again you cannot
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Speaker 1: share these things. So he had messages sent out on
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Speaker 1: his behalf without his knowledge of hacked, right?
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Speaker 1: Um, asking for transfers, you know, like, oh, I need
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Speaker 1: to transfer this. Can you, do you think you can
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Speaker 1: help me with that? So my dad got hacked. I
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Speaker 1: was when he told me that I stopped and I went, Dad,
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Speaker 1: what happened? And then he said, No, apparently his friend
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Speaker 1: asked him for some OTP or what. And I said, Dad, firstly,
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Speaker 1: cannot give an OTP. This one is very important. You
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Speaker 1: cannot give. Then he said, little did he know that
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Speaker 1: was hacked. So, same, very similar case to this guy. Um,
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Speaker 1: I think ever since this man made a police report,
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Speaker 1: they've been on the alert already and I think in
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Speaker 1: some cases, certain contacts were cheated of thousands of dollars, unfortunately,
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Speaker 1: because they see the name, right, they're like, oh, this
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Speaker 1: is a trustworthy person. I mean, if you're sending good
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Speaker 1: morning messages to someone every morning, it must be people
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Speaker 1: that you talk to all the time, your school friends.
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Speaker 1: your relatives, you know, so a police report has been
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Speaker 1: officially made and they're putting an alert now right now.
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Speaker 1: Please tell your parents, OK, be very careful. If I'm
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Speaker 1: not wrong, I think WhatsApp is a function where you
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Speaker 1: can block unknown senders or the option where when an
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Speaker 1: unknown sender sends you a message, when you open it,
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Speaker 1: it doesn't show the unknown sender whether it's been read
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Speaker 1: or not. You can choose to block or accept.
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Speaker 1: OK, that, that may help, but in this case, the
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Speaker 1: so-called unknown sender is your friend friend that got hacked.
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Speaker 1: So you don't even know whether who, who is it
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Speaker 1: behind the account. So you and your friend or family
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Speaker 1: members need to make a, be alert. The bell ring. Um,
8:24
Speaker 1: give us a national anthem. Yeah, exactly. We would love
8:27
Speaker 1: for you to call us 669-11987.
8:30
Speaker 1: One day away from our cloud nine ticket blitz, by
8:33
Speaker 1: the way, that's tomorrow, so you want to stand by
8:35
Speaker 1: for that. But today we still want to take your
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Speaker 1: dedications and tell us which school you're from. Maybe tell
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Speaker 1: us what's the best part about your school. So yesterday
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Speaker 1: we had Darren from Hwa Chong. I wonder who we'll
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Speaker 1: get today. Maybe someone across the street from Nanyang Girls High. Maybe,
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Speaker 1: maybe we got.
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Speaker 1: In we, we got Hwa Chong Institution yesterday. We might
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Speaker 1: get Hwa Chong International maybe. It could be anyone because
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Speaker 1: they're both like HCI abbreviated, right? as well. Similar area
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Speaker 1: as well. Anywhere. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you're from
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Speaker 1: primary school, secondary school, you know, uni, poly, whatever, we
9:10
Speaker 1: would love to hear from you.
9:13
Speaker 1: It's Tyler right here on 987, Singapore's number one hit
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Speaker 1: music station. Sonia and Joakim here with you this morning.
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Speaker 1: We love this part of our show. Before you get
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Speaker 1: to school, um, or work, we would love to get
9:24
Speaker 1: your dedications in. We are on our mission to collect
9:27
Speaker 1: all the schools, whether poly, ITE, JC, uni, private uni,
9:32
Speaker 1: primary or secondary schools, or even kindergarten if you want
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Speaker 1: to as well. We want to collect all the schools
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Speaker 1: here on our show and at least every day a
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Speaker 1: different school calls in for a show.
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Speaker 1: Shout out. You can be a teacher, you can be
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Speaker 1: an alumni, anything. Just give your favorite school a shout
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Speaker 1: out as well. So far, did you get any alumni
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Speaker 1: from um from Secondary school, like people who have been there.
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Speaker 1: I can give it a shout out, but it's now
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Speaker 1: merged with Yio Chu Kang Secondary. Yeah, yeah. So far
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Speaker 1: I think I did, I did get some from my school, right?
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Speaker 1: There was one girl, if I'm not wrong, yeah, but
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Speaker 1: I think she called in from primary.
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Speaker 1: primary. OK, yeah, we'll see whether we get any um
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Speaker 1: of the secondary school. They changed it already. Yeah, they
10:16
Speaker 1: changed the, the, the way they title the classes. Yeah,
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Speaker 1: I think now it's um virtues or values or something
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Speaker 1: like that. The flowers were nicer. The flowers were nicer anyway.
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Speaker 1: We're gonna head to the phone lines right now. Let's
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Speaker 1: see who we have. Good morning. Good morning. I'm Siti. Hello.
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Speaker 1: I'm assuming you are giving your kids a lift to school. Um,
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Speaker 1: I'm a teacher.
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Speaker 1: So I'm going to school. OK, which school is that?
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Speaker 1: Fernvale Primary. Yeah. How long have you been a teacher then? Um,
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Speaker 1: 25 years. Wow, that's wow, the dedication. I really respect that.
10:50
Speaker 1: Is there like a special service award for teachers who
10:53
Speaker 1: have served 25 years? What do you get? I'm sure,
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Speaker 1: I'm sure. Extra money. OK. That's the best kind of. Yeah,
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Speaker 1: I wouldn't mind that kind of. Exactly. So what's the
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Speaker 1: best thing about Fernvale Primary that Miss City?
11:05
Speaker 1: Um, the teachers, my colleagues, they are wonderful. Um, my
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Speaker 1: pupils love the song Raw. So I'm not sure when
11:13
Speaker 1: was the last time you went to Bangkok or Thailand
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Speaker 1: in general. A very long time ago, 2018. 0, also
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Speaker 1: before COVID even became a full-blown thing. Yeah, it was
11:24
Speaker 1: for a PlayStation event. I thought you went for someone's
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Speaker 1: wedding recently, like a friend's wedding. Oh, Phuket, OK, OK.
11:31
Speaker 1: So was it hot in Phuket?
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Speaker 1: It was hot, but thankfully our resorts and where the
11:37
Speaker 1: wedding was taking place by the seaside, by the seaside,
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Speaker 1: so we can feel the breeze and all that and
11:42
Speaker 1: unfortunately for my best friend, the bugs as well. Oh, OK.
11:46
Speaker 1: I mean it's to be expected. I, I was also
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Speaker 1: just in Phuket not too long ago for a couple
11:51
Speaker 1: of weeks back for work, right?
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Speaker 1: It was really shockingly hot. I mean, I expected it because,
11:57
Speaker 1: you know, going to a beach resort and all that for,
11:59
Speaker 1: for this work thing, right? Um, and I thought maybe
12:02
Speaker 1: it's got to do with because we were wearing outfits
12:04
Speaker 1: that are not always totally meant for the beach at times, um,
12:08
Speaker 1: only sometimes we wore like swimwear and all, right? But
12:11
Speaker 1: it was really unusually hot and I recall that the
12:15
Speaker 1: last time I was in Bangkok, I thought the same thing.
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Speaker 1: Out in the news today.
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Speaker 1: Um, our experts are saying that the reality Bangkok is
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Speaker 1: facing right now is that they could be facing 38
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Speaker 1: °C days, that could be their new normal by 2050.
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Speaker 1: If they don't act now and if the government doesn't
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Speaker 1: do something.
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Speaker 1: They may face close to 40 °C days by 2050
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Speaker 1: and you know, we're tropical, we don't have four seasons,
12:43
Speaker 1: although some parts of Thailand can be quite cool and
12:46
Speaker 1: cold even. Yeah, but Bangkok is extremely hot and they're
12:49
Speaker 1: never going to experience winter of any kind. I'm guessing
12:52
Speaker 1: the sales of Thai iced milk tea going to increase tenfold.
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Speaker 1: Not, not really lah. I think it's the JU Life
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Speaker 1: fans or um other types of fans. Dyson came up
13:03
Speaker 1: with a new one as well, as you saw in
13:05
Speaker 1: some of their ads recently, right? Um, but they need
13:08
Speaker 1: to do something. I think the projections are up to
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Speaker 1: 120 extreme heat days per year by 2050. That's like
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Speaker 1: half the year if you think about it, if you
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Speaker 1: think about it, and extreme heat, we're talking about like.
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Speaker 1: I think recently we heard there was a heat wave, right?
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Speaker 1: 40+ degrees Celsius and all that, so crazy times. Singapore
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Speaker 1: as well. No, but you know what I'm glad about
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Speaker 1: for Singapore.
13:37
Speaker 1: To flex our system or whatever, but our founding fathers
13:41
Speaker 1: thought it was a very good idea to make sure
13:43
Speaker 1: that we're a garden city. So we got plenty of
13:46
Speaker 1: plants and trees. That is definitely helping to keep our
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Speaker 1: temperatures lower. Yeah, please.
13:54
Speaker 1: And don't litter. Don't feed the wild animals. And if
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Speaker 1: you're going to smoke, you're not allowed to smoke at
13:58
Speaker 1: the park connectors or the parks here in Singapore. Yeah.
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Speaker 1: I feel like Joe is like my naggy uncle. No,
14:03
Speaker 1: I mean, it's very yang, you know, all these like
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Speaker 1: keep Singapore clean, clean and green. I know I know.
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Speaker 1: Then when I go running around the nearest park connector,
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Speaker 1: I'll see all these bottles and litter and all that.
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Speaker 1: It's very sad. We see it less now, I think,
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Speaker 1: I hope, and they are really kind people that are
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Speaker 1: taking part.
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Speaker 1: cleanups and all. If it's your first time joining us
14:23
Speaker 1: here on the shock circuit, firstly, we say welcome to
14:25
Speaker 1: the show. Where have you been all these years? Whenever
14:28
Speaker 1: we speak about the public transport here in Singapore, I
14:31
Speaker 1: always love quizzing Sonia on the colors. That sounds very foreshadowing,
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Speaker 1: like I'm gonna fail already. OK, what's the best? Because
14:41
Speaker 1: between you and I, I take more public transport. OK.
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Speaker 1: So you ready? Yeah. Thomson East Coast Line. What color?
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Speaker 1: brown, yellow, brown.
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Speaker 1: Final answer.
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Speaker 1: OK, I should know this because I live in the
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Speaker 1: East Coast.
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Speaker 1: So I was trying to recall, I was trying to
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Speaker 1: recall like, you know, when I drive past the train station,
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Speaker 1: what color it was. Downtown Line.
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Speaker 1: Downtown line is purple.
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Speaker 1: Do is yellow.
15:23
Speaker 1: Wait, wait, wait. So it's neither purple nor yellow. Down.
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Speaker 1: It's either already. Come on, it's either or. I mean,
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Speaker 1: as in the colors that I got, I got right. OK,
15:36
Speaker 1: I didn't get it right.
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Speaker 1: Downtown is red. Wait, no, sorry, no, that is the
15:40
Speaker 1: scent at this point we're gonna name the whole color spectrum. OK,
15:43
Speaker 1: never mind. It's blue. Wow, I was so far off,
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Speaker 1: not even close. OK, so take note for real expansion works,
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Speaker 1: there'll be a few dates in May and July to September, OK,
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Speaker 1: where they will close early on Friday nights and they
16:00
Speaker 1: will start later on Saturday.
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Speaker 1: morning, so it's an overnight job for them a little bit, yeah.
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Speaker 1: So for the Thomson East Coast line is between May
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Speaker 1: 22nd and July 4th. They will close at 11:30 p.m.
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Speaker 1: on Friday, and they will open at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays
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Speaker 1: where it's considered quite late to open in better commerce
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Speaker 1: because usually the first train is about 5:35 a.m. and
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Speaker 1: then for the downtown line, July 10th to September 5th,
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Speaker 1: Friday nights they were closed.
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Speaker 1: At 11:30 p.m. and then they will open at 8:30 a.m.
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Speaker 1: Saturday mornings. There will be shuttles, services and all that.
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Speaker 1: Full details available for you and our friends over at
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Speaker 1: LTA and I think SMRT as well. But you know what,
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Speaker 1: even though I don't take public transport as much as
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Speaker 1: you here in Singapore, right, overseas, definitely I have to
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Speaker 1: take it sometimes. And you know, being on the train
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Speaker 1: always reminds me of this one unfortunate incident in London, OK,
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Speaker 1: years ago.
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Speaker 1: When Germs and I, my partner Germs and I, we were, we,
16:54
Speaker 1: we were a bit jet-lagged and it was like, I
16:56
Speaker 1: think the 1st, 1st official night in London, OK. So
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Speaker 1: we took the tube and it was meant to take
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Speaker 1: us back to the area where our hotel was.
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Speaker 1: So we dozed off, we had a heavy dinner, dozed off, OK,
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Speaker 1: completely missed the stop. And you know, the, OK, this
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Speaker 1: is not to shade other countries or whatever, but it
17:18
Speaker 1: is a fact that you definitely feel safer in your
17:20
Speaker 1: own hometown. And here in Singapore, I, I feel safe
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Speaker 1: in general, even on public transport, right? Um, but sometimes
17:27
Speaker 1: certain areas of other countries can be a bit seedy
17:30
Speaker 1: looking and the fact that we dozed off fell asleep,
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Speaker 1: we didn't wake up until like the last stop, you know.
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Speaker 1: Which was quite far out, it was quite far out.
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Speaker 1: And when we, when we jerked awake, right, because I
17:42
Speaker 1: guess the train came to a stop, we got out,
17:44
Speaker 1: it was like completely pitch black outside, only a couple
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Speaker 1: of like street lamps. It was pretty scary.
17:50
Speaker 1: And you know what the best part was? Open inverted commas,
17:52
Speaker 1: best part, Jem's phone was stolen. So that means when
17:56
Speaker 1: we fell asleep, because what I, what I usually do
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Speaker 1: is I will keep like, um, my, my personal belongings
18:04
Speaker 1: like my passport, my phone, all that in like a
18:06
Speaker 1: case that's under my jacket, pocket, the inner pocket, yeah, inside.
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Speaker 1: So I think I must have been crossing my arms,
18:11
Speaker 1: but I think for him, his, his.
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Speaker 1: Phone like slipped out of his pocket or something might
18:15
Speaker 1: have been quite easy for the person to take. Yeah, yeah,
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18:27
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18:32
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Speaker 1: a beautiful experience at a Greenwood Fish Market. It's worth
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20:28
Speaker 1: times already, great ambiance, you know. So today, I, the
20:32
Speaker 1: moment I saw this particular headline, I thought of you, Joe. Many,
20:36
Speaker 1: many things remind me of you, both good and bad,
20:38
Speaker 1: you know.
20:39
Speaker 1: Um, this one, because I know that you're an avid
20:42
Speaker 1: player on the PS5, you do love playing. And previously,
20:47
Speaker 1: before we switched to the morning show, I think you
20:49
Speaker 1: would stay up quite late to play your PS5. the
20:51
Speaker 1: ultimate revenge. Yeah, till like, I don't know, 34 a.m.
20:55
Speaker 1: or however late you can't do that anymore, yeah. So, unfortunately,
21:00
Speaker 1: from the 1st of May, um, expect PS5 PlayStation 5
21:05
Speaker 1: prices here in Singapore.
21:07
Speaker 1: To rise up by about $100 OK, to be exact,
21:11
Speaker 1: is $98 but it's thereabouts almost $100 right? From the
21:15
Speaker 1: 1st of May. This is all part of a broader
21:18
Speaker 1: price hike uh in Sony itself. So this is definitely.
21:22
Speaker 1: Definitely gonna be something that you gotta keep note of
21:24
Speaker 1: if you're planning to buy it. Look, the PlayStation 5
21:27
Speaker 1: was released in 2020 November of 2020. It's been six years. I, I,
21:35
Speaker 1: I don't want to speculate or assume, but I think
21:38
Speaker 1: in these six years.
21:40
Speaker 1: Everybody who wanted a PlayStation 5, they more or less
21:44
Speaker 1: have it already it already. You never know because when
21:47
Speaker 1: the new ones come out, right, like it's gonna be
21:49
Speaker 1: even more expensive, right? So some people, it's, it's just
21:52
Speaker 1: like an iPhone or whatever Android phone you're on. There's
21:55
Speaker 1: so many iterations of the phone. For some people, maybe
21:57
Speaker 1: a previous version is good enough for them. Maybe they're
22:00
Speaker 1: looking to upgrade to a PS5.
22:03
Speaker 1: So you're on the PS5, the old price was about what,
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Speaker 1: $800 700 dollars, $700 plus $800 right? Um, so it
22:10
Speaker 1: will be about close to $850 from the 1st of May. So,
22:14
Speaker 1: the price hike is $50 for the PS5. But you
22:17
Speaker 1: mentioned the PS5 Pro. That's the one that has close
22:20
Speaker 1: to $100 price hike. So just something for you to
22:23
Speaker 1: take note of in case you're hoping to buy one.
22:26
Speaker 1: But this got me thinking as well, you know, with
22:28
Speaker 1: big ticket items like these, because they're at least almost
22:31
Speaker 1: $1000 and more, right?
22:34
Speaker 1: You could have your eye on something out there. It
22:37
Speaker 1: could be either related to gaming, it could be a
22:39
Speaker 1: really expensive pair of sneakers, maybe something limited edition, maybe
22:43
Speaker 1: a watch that you want to reward yourself with, you know,
22:46
Speaker 1: when you, I don't know, hit a goal at your
22:48
Speaker 1: work or whatever it is, your graduation or something. Is
22:52
Speaker 1: there an item that you still have your eye on,
22:55
Speaker 1: even though you know the price is just going to
22:58
Speaker 1: increase over the years?
23:02
Speaker 1: What, what kind of house specifically? Tell me, tell me
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Speaker 1: your ultimate dream house. Have you seen the prices of
23:09
Speaker 1: a resale and even a newly launched condo? Yeah, we know,
23:13
Speaker 1: we know. OK, so to be honest, I was studying
23:15
Speaker 1: the Tunga Gardens prices, right? Yeah, yeah, in a, in
23:18
Speaker 1: a condo context here in Singapore, it is considered cheap. Yeah.
23:24
Speaker 1: But it's above a million dollars. No wonder people think
23:26
Speaker 1: Singapore is very rich, you know. I know, and what
23:29
Speaker 1: is it? 98% of the units sold already? Congratulations to developers.
23:33
Speaker 1: We know why I guess because there's a lot of
23:35
Speaker 1: stuff going on in that area. Yeah, people are buying
23:37
Speaker 1: for investment. They resell it is done. Could be people's
23:42
Speaker 1: property as well. And then look, the resale market as well.
23:47
Speaker 1: Flats are transacting for over a million dollars, but OK,
23:50
Speaker 1: maybe that that's really, really big ticket. But in terms
23:54
Speaker 1: of an item I want to reward myself with, I
23:56
Speaker 1: told myself at the age of 40, maybe it's about time,
23:59
Speaker 1: maybe if I can, one Rolex, or like just to,
24:04
Speaker 1: you know, celebrate myself. I mean, do you have your
24:06
Speaker 1: eye on the Rolex per se, or are you open?
24:10
Speaker 1: Other brands I'm the worst person alive. OK, I can
24:15
Speaker 1: help you. I don't, I don't own that many, but
24:18
Speaker 1: I like to read up about it. Yeah, maybe you
24:20
Speaker 1: can give me a recommendation to get and I'll look
24:21
Speaker 1: at it. Yeah, so, um, I, I have a friend
24:24
Speaker 1: who actually works in like the watch reselling business. So
24:27
Speaker 1: it's quite interesting because they go hunt for like rare watches,
24:30
Speaker 1: you know, in Japan or like other countries or Europe
24:32
Speaker 1: and all that, right? And they were just sharing with me.
24:35
Speaker 1: That the watch reseller market in Singapore is just booming,
24:39
Speaker 1: like for some of these companies, they're booming. And um
24:42
Speaker 1: she was giving me this example, right? She was saying
24:44
Speaker 1: that um they brought in this vintage, I think, I
24:48
Speaker 1: want to say AP um and it's like almost 30K
24:52
Speaker 1: or something along those lines, OK.
24:54
Speaker 1: It, it sold off within like a day. I mean,
24:58
Speaker 1: and I was like, wow, Singaporeans not bad. I feel
25:00
Speaker 1: it's relative. Like, you know how your friend says the
25:03
Speaker 1: watch resale market is booming, right? And, OK, we, we've
25:06
Speaker 1: hosted events for finance agents, housing agents. Every time I
25:10
Speaker 1: see the million dollar roundtable awards, right, what's the one
25:14
Speaker 1: watch they're wearing? A Rolex or, or, or a very
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Speaker 1: expensive one like a PP or an AP.
25:19
Speaker 1: Yeah, if they're wearing a Patek, maybe they really made
25:22
Speaker 1: it lah. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Different,
25:26
Speaker 1: different things, right? Give us a call, 669-11987. Let's take
25:32
Speaker 1: money out of the equation, OK? Let's just say you
25:35
Speaker 1: have your eye on a dream item, could be a watch,
25:38
Speaker 1: a car, um, some luxury item, you know, I don't know,
25:41
Speaker 1: like a shoe or Hermes bag or whatever it is.
25:44
Speaker 1: What is your dream item that you still?
25:47
Speaker 1: Have your eye on and Lamborghini you hope to own,
25:52
Speaker 1: you hope to own one day. Let us know. 669-11987.
25:57
Speaker 1: So on the topic of um what are some items,
26:00
Speaker 1: you know, could be luxury items, could be something you
26:02
Speaker 1: have your eye on. You know that it's just gonna
26:04
Speaker 1: increase in price over the years, but you still want it,
26:07
Speaker 1: like you still dream of having this item. Say good
26:10
Speaker 1: morning to Nick. Good morning, Sonia and Joakim.
26:13
Speaker 1: This morning topics bring up, brings up the desire to
26:17
Speaker 1: travel for a Manchester United game. I've never been to
26:20
Speaker 1: Old Trafford even though I've been a fan since the 1990s.
26:24
Speaker 1: Still hopeful that I'll be able to attend one match
26:27
Speaker 1: with my wife very soon. But if I'm not wrong,
26:29
Speaker 1: and please correct me if I am, the prices are
26:32
Speaker 1: just increasing nonstop, right? It's like what, doubling or I
26:34
Speaker 1: mean I'm not sure if I'm right. It's skyrocketing and
26:37
Speaker 1: for tourists like us, yeah, you gotta buy those like
26:40
Speaker 1: museum tour ticket with the game.
26:43
Speaker 1: At least you're guaranteed a spot. So they bundle it,
26:46
Speaker 1: bundle it up. So you can go to like 300,
26:48
Speaker 1: 400 pounds plus plus you have to worry about your accommodation,
26:52
Speaker 1: your flights, your, your transport, like everything is gonna be triple. Nick,
26:56
Speaker 1: you know what, having been there a couple of times,
26:59
Speaker 1: you need to go at least for one game and
27:01
Speaker 1: I hope they win. Wanna say good morning to, let's see,
27:05
Speaker 1: your name is Jesse. Hello Jesse.
27:08
Speaker 1: A big ticket item that I'm eyeing is definitely a
27:10
Speaker 1: professional lens like a 400 MMF 2.8 lens with teleconverter,
27:16
Speaker 1: a Sony body or a Canon R3 to take that
27:20
Speaker 1: signature Kingfisher diving in water photo. I'm not a professional
27:23
Speaker 1: photographer or a hardcore birder. It's just a hobby. Oh wow,
27:26
Speaker 1: that's a wow, that's an expensive hobby, I will say.
27:29
Speaker 1: Can I end the message for you? I already got
27:31
Speaker 1: my Chanel CF bag.
27:34
Speaker 1: Can you explain to people like me? Wait, what did
27:37
Speaker 1: she say? CF a Chanel CF bag. I really don't
27:41
Speaker 1: know what that is actually. OK, a Chanel bag, like
27:44
Speaker 1: the luxury one. How much are you looking at parting with? Uh,
27:48
Speaker 1: now you're looking at about 5 digits, but there are
27:52
Speaker 1: more accessible ones in the market. I mean, I don't
27:54
Speaker 1: know if you know what's going on with Matthew Blasey
27:55
Speaker 1: and all that, the new, OK, never mind the new designer.
27:59
Speaker 1: Um, he's come up with a lot of beautiful things
28:02
Speaker 1: that are a little bit more accessible, which I think
28:05
Speaker 1: boosted Chanel sales like threefold. Can I ask a question?
28:09
Speaker 1: Which one is more expensive, the Chanel bag or the
28:12
Speaker 1: Dior bag that's carrying? Actually, it's, it's difficult to compare
28:16
Speaker 1: different models carry different.
28:18
Speaker 1: Uh, value. Fair enough. Yeah, so you can't compare just
28:21
Speaker 1: like that, yeah. Keep the calls and texts coming in
28:23
Speaker 1: at 669-11987 or 90050987. Yeah, let us know. Even though
28:30
Speaker 1: you know prices are just going up, what is that
28:33
Speaker 1: one dream item or experience that you'd like to have?
28:37
Speaker 1: If money were not an object, give us a call
28:40
Speaker 1: right now, 669-11987. We're talking about, say, if you had
28:44
Speaker 1: all the money in the world and you know, the
28:46
Speaker 1: cost of things right now, the rising cost is of
28:48
Speaker 1: no issue to you. What are some things like items,
28:52
Speaker 1: you know, could be luxury items or maybe experiences that
28:56
Speaker 1: you would like to have? Wanna say hello to A A. Morning, Sojo.
29:00
Speaker 1: If money wasn't a factor, then I want a private jet.
29:04
Speaker 1: Anytime you want to fly, I fly. I don't need
29:07
Speaker 1: to pre-book a flight ticket. Just fly anytime. Wash will be.
29:11
Speaker 1: But actually the misconception is private jet can fly anytime, right? No,
29:14
Speaker 1: you still got to book the runway. You got to
29:17
Speaker 1: speak to the airport, make sure everything is in order
29:20
Speaker 1: before you can take off.
29:22
Speaker 1: which wasn't a private jet used for the or isn't
29:26
Speaker 1: a private jet used for that Singapore Air, the animal jet,
29:30
Speaker 1: the one you can bring your animals on? Oh, you
29:33
Speaker 1: didn't see it. It was in the news, yeah, I forgot.
29:35
Speaker 1: I think it's a private jet, so you can bring
29:38
Speaker 1: your expensive la.
29:40
Speaker 1: Want to say hello to Shabir. Hey guys, good morning.
29:43
Speaker 1: I've been trying to buy a two-door black bay, except
29:46
Speaker 1: that I've been trying to buy for the past 5 years.
29:49
Speaker 1: Some other expenses always pop up. Poor me, and also
29:52
Speaker 1: I'm scared my wife will scold me.
29:55
Speaker 1: This one, how to tell her? She will definitely notice
29:58
Speaker 1: even if you don't say anything, she'll notice for sure. Well, honestly.
30:02
Speaker 1: If I had a wife and she's frowning upon me
30:05
Speaker 1: getting a big ticket item, I'm like, I work so hard.
30:09
Speaker 1: Let me enjoy the fruits of my labor. Hold on,
30:11
Speaker 1: I have the perfect solution for you. OK. You also
30:14
Speaker 1: buy one for her. Then, then she cannot complain, you
30:17
Speaker 1: know what I mean.
30:19
Speaker 1: Then rest of my life, I got you, girl, my
30:22
Speaker 1: grass I guess grass healthy for you compared to whatever
30:27
Speaker 1: it is we're eating now. Cameron is on the line
30:30
Speaker 1: right now. What about you? What do you think? OK,
30:32
Speaker 2: if money was no object, I would like to set
30:35
Speaker 2: up a shelter for the stray animals or when let's
30:38
Speaker 2: say they can come and go whenever they please
30:40
Speaker 1: guests.
30:43
Speaker 2: Yeah, something like that. Like whenever they feel hungry, they
30:46
Speaker 2: can just come and find
30:47
Speaker 2: food
30:47
Speaker 1: here. And you know, animals are creatures of habit as well.
30:50
Speaker 1: They will recognize that OK, this is the place that
30:52
Speaker 1: I can get food and rest, and they will keep
30:54
Speaker 1: going back.
30:55
Speaker 1: Any particular area that you're looking at here in Singapore?
30:58
Speaker 2: If I were to want to set this up, it
31:00
Speaker 2: will be different parts of
31:02
Speaker 2: Singapore. Yeah,
31:03
Speaker 1: there you go. So I want to ask what inspired
31:05
Speaker 1: your love for the stray animals here in Singapore?
31:08
Speaker 2: Uh,
31:09
Speaker 2: I personally, I have had two dogs, uh, they passed, and, uh,
31:14
Speaker 2: through my different work experiences, I have encountered with stray dogs.
31:18
Speaker 2: My love for, for animals, for stray animals actually just.
31:22
Speaker 2: From there. I want to help them keep warm at
31:26
Speaker 2: night even.
31:29
Speaker 2: Who's cutting onions?
31:30
Speaker 1: Sonia crying. No, I love dogs too, and you know,
31:33
Speaker 1: personally because Maxi, my family dog, is a rescue, um,
31:37
Speaker 1: we've seen her transformation from when we adopted her to
31:41
Speaker 1: now and she's celebrating her birthday next month, her 8th
31:44
Speaker 1: birthday actually, and her transformation was just incredible, you know.
31:49
Speaker 1: She looks like a drowning rat when we just got her.
31:53
Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie, like her fur was bad. She
31:55
Speaker 1: was skin and bones. Now look at her. She's might
31:58
Speaker 1: be slightly overweight now I'm joking. Maxi is a floof
32:01
Speaker 1: now enjoying the good life. Floof, yeah, now I want
32:04
Speaker 1: to be her. She's living her best life. Thank you
32:06
Speaker 1: so much for your call, Cameron. Really appreciate it. Yeah. Well,
32:10
Speaker 1: we're speaking like as if money is no object here. OK.
32:13
Speaker 1: Let's just say we don't have to worry or think
32:15
Speaker 1: about that.
32:16
Speaker 1: What are some, say, luxury items or even premium experiences
32:20
Speaker 1: or things that you want to get or, or have
32:24
Speaker 1: if money were no option? More or less a day
32:26
Speaker 1: in the life of Jeff Bezos I mean if money
32:28
Speaker 1: were no object. OK, I want to say good morning
32:31
Speaker 1: to Alvin. Alvin says, hey guys, if money was not
32:34
Speaker 1: an issue, I would like to bring my older parents
32:37
Speaker 1: to travel by Singapore Airlines on the suite class. Yeah,
32:40
Speaker 1: so nice. Seeing them and how they love to travel.
32:43
Speaker 1: We're always on economy class and they won't be able
32:47
Speaker 1: to rest well and sleep well on the flight. It
32:49
Speaker 1: makes me more sad and I want to do my
32:51
Speaker 1: best to work hard to achieve that dream. I hope
32:53
Speaker 1: that happens for you. I mean, look, um, maybe if
32:56
Speaker 1: you get the right credit cards as well, you can
32:58
Speaker 1: accumulate enough points, right? Yeah, just go and follow all those, um, miles,
33:03
Speaker 1: credit card miles like accounts and all that. They always
33:05
Speaker 1: do that. And one very nice answer coming in from Johannes,
33:10
Speaker 1: a girlfriend.
33:12
Speaker 1: They wanna
33:14
Speaker 1: I, I don't know if you, do you need money
33:16
Speaker 1: for that? I mean, hello. Hey, some people don't look
33:21
Speaker 1: for material, material items or like, you know, they don't
33:25
Speaker 1: need like a rich boyfriend and I'm very happy those people. But, but,
33:30
Speaker 1: but to be honest with you, watching TikTok videos and
33:33
Speaker 1: seeing all these Singaporean dating style questions, right? Yeah, I
33:36
Speaker 1: think to date an average Singaporean woman, you gotta have
33:39
Speaker 1: a bit of budget, you must have one.
33:45
Speaker 1: It's arguable, but I, I don't disagree. I know, but
33:49
Speaker 1: maybe that could be the sentiments that people are seeing
33:52
Speaker 1: on like dating apps for sure, you know, yeah, exactly.
33:56
Speaker 1: One is coming in from Andy. Well, guys, if money
33:59
Speaker 1: is not an issue, I would love to be able
34:00
Speaker 1: to work when I want to, and most importantly, spend
34:03
Speaker 1: time with my newborn girl anytime I want. They grow
34:07
Speaker 1: up too fast. I love that. Oh, Andy, how's the
34:11
Speaker 1: paternity leave going for you? Hopefully it's all good.
34:14
Speaker 1: Anonymous texter saying if money is no issue, I would
34:17
Speaker 1: pay for everything so that everyone around me can be
34:20
Speaker 1: taken care of so that I can finally have some
34:23
Speaker 1: me time with my own money to spend on me, myself,
34:25
Speaker 1: and I. Why does this sound like joking.
34:29
Speaker 1: Did you send this message in? Sounds like you. No, no. Oh,
34:33
Speaker 1: we've got Matno on the line right now. What about you, man? OK,
34:36
Speaker 1: if money is not an object, I would definitely would
34:38
Speaker 1: get a 3 landed home, uh, 3-story landed home with
34:43
Speaker 1: my family as well as my in-law's family. For a
34:45
Speaker 1: moment I thought you said 3 landed homes. if you want,
34:49
Speaker 1: you know, just.
34:50
Speaker 1: OK. So what's the dream plan like if you have all,
34:54
Speaker 1: you know, everyone in, like what kind of rooms would
34:57
Speaker 1: you like to have, like, you know, something like a
34:58
Speaker 1: gaming room, a fitness room, or like anything that you
35:01
Speaker 1: thought of? Yes, definitely all of that and also definitely
35:04
Speaker 1: by default, there will be a built-in community, a shared
35:08
Speaker 1: support as well as all celebrations and uh.
35:11
Speaker 1: At the shortest possible time as well as get everybody together, right?
35:14
Speaker 1: So basically almost like a glorified function room in your house,
35:20
Speaker 1: so you don't have to book starting its own estate.
35:21
Speaker 1: I love it. Yes, yes, that's all the idea about lah,
35:26
Speaker 1: just to get everyone so you can save on the
35:28
Speaker 1: traveling time planning time. Hey, that's the dream, man. It's
35:30
Speaker 1: a Lorongno.
35:34
Speaker 1: Sounds good. He can copyright that already. Any ideal location
35:39
Speaker 1: if you could just think freely coastal areas. So yeah,
35:44
Speaker 1: you know, yeah, we can just visit the beach after that,
35:46
Speaker 1: you know, there are quite a lot.
35:49
Speaker 1: And that's at the Pasir Ris Beach area. I used
35:52
Speaker 1: to go past there, yeah, I'm also living at this
35:55
Speaker 1: side of Singapore. No, I must say Pasir Risel very far. Hey, joking, yeah,
36:04
Speaker 1: it's OK, you know, because you're not invited.
36:07
Speaker 1: Want to say hello to Faiz. Quite a sweet message
36:10
Speaker 1: coming in. If money was not an issue, I would
36:13
Speaker 1: love to exercise in the morning with my wife every
36:16
Speaker 1: day and then go for breakfast. What a way to
36:18
Speaker 1: start the morning. Oh, that's sweet as compared to waking up, shower,
36:22
Speaker 1: and go to work. I know, I know. I mean, look, Faiz,
36:24
Speaker 1: of all people, we know how you feel because
36:27
Speaker 1: The moment our alarm goes off, Joakim and I are
36:29
Speaker 1: rushing and scrambling to get to work, so we don't
36:32
Speaker 1: really have that relaxed morning routine. Yeah, and one funny
36:36
Speaker 1: one coming in from Geo, a hint of um.
36:43
Speaker 1: I think my ultimate premium experience that I hope to
36:46
Speaker 1: witness in this lifetime will be Joakim's wedding.
36:51
Speaker 1: I can feel that dreams do come true. Geo, all
36:55
Speaker 1: I can say is get in line. OK. There's Sonia,
36:58
Speaker 1: that's my best friends, your mom, my mom, my relatives, dad, whoever,
37:02
Speaker 1: and now you. Yes, yeah, it's a long list of
37:05
Speaker 1: people waiting for it to happen. OK, don't worry.
37:10
Speaker 1: If and when that happens, which I'm sure it will, um,
37:13
Speaker 1: we will definitely make a big announcement, OK? I'm sure
37:16
Speaker 1: people will be very invested. It's to the point where
37:18
Speaker 1: it's time for me to give my groom, the very
37:22
Speaker 1: first line I would say is I'm sorry this took
37:23
Speaker 1: a while. Can you, please, please don't wait till you're
37:28
Speaker 1: like 50 or 60 years old, OK? You know I
37:31
Speaker 1: want to host your wedding at 60.
37:35
Speaker 1: I'll be in my 50s then, so I will still
37:37
Speaker 1: do it. I'll still do it. I might come out
37:38
Speaker 1: of retirement. In that case, the more I want to
37:41
Speaker 1: get married at 60. Stop it. Stop it. Please don't wait,
37:46
Speaker 1: wait so long. Anyway, I think for today's winner, let's
37:49
Speaker 1: give it to Cameron. Cameron, thank you so much for
37:52
Speaker 1: that lovely message that you came through earlier. I mean
37:55
Speaker 1: the lovely call that you had. You said that you
37:58
Speaker 1: want to dedicate your money if you had all the
38:00
Speaker 1: money in the world to.
38:01
Speaker 1: Set up shelters in Singapore for all the homeless animals
38:03
Speaker 1: because you have a deep love for stray animals. So Cameron,
38:06
Speaker 1: please bring your family to Quayside Isle to Greenwood Fish
38:10
Speaker 1: Market over at Sentosa and enjoy fantastic food. And if
38:14
Speaker 1: you love sports, hey, they got very nice screens. They
38:18
Speaker 1: even have a pool table for you to go chill. Well,
38:20
Speaker 1: but speaking of animals, I wouldn't mind being reborn as
38:23
Speaker 1: a dog living in Sentosa, uh, Sentosa Cove.
38:27
Speaker 1: Because when you go quayside, alright, you see a lot
38:30
Speaker 1: of like pedigree dogs walking around. They pampered, you know.
38:34
Speaker 1: They are, they are, but they are also pretty expensive
38:36
Speaker 1: to maintain. I'm quite sure. I don't ask for much.
38:39
Speaker 1: Maybe 6th Avenue. 6th Avenue, I see. Yeah. What, what
38:44
Speaker 1: breed is, what breed will you be? Golden retriever. Hey,
38:48
Speaker 1: golden retriever. OK. Any other, any other options? What were
38:50
Speaker 1: you thinking? Nothing, nothing. Just wondering what you view yourself
38:53
Speaker 1: as and what you view me as.
38:56
Speaker 1: Oh no. OK, what, what dog am I going to
38:59
Speaker 1: be reborn as? Tell me. Chihuahua. Really? So I share
39:02
Speaker 1: like what goes on when I'm rushing from my Pilates class.
39:06
Speaker 1: Couple of times I did share with you that I
39:08
Speaker 1: booked the wrong timing. I mean, it's very relatable. I'm
39:12
Speaker 1: very sure in the CBD or any offices here in Singapore,
39:16
Speaker 1: there are loads of Pilates girlies rushing to the studio
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Speaker 1: for their lunch.
39:20
Speaker 1: True, it's true. And then rushing back to the office
39:22
Speaker 1: after that. There are some studios that are very, very strict.
39:25
Speaker 1: Like a friend told me that this particular studio she
39:28
Speaker 1: went to, right, if you are like even 2 minutes late,
39:31
Speaker 1: they won't let you into the support that notion. Why?
39:34
Speaker 1: Because the instructor wants to start the class as a whole, like,
39:38
Speaker 1: you know, breathing warm up. I understand that. I understand, but,
39:41
Speaker 1: and I don't know, it's about the energy.
39:43
Speaker 1: So you come in all frantic, you might disrupt the
39:45
Speaker 1: class's energy. OK, I have, I have, I'm in two
39:49
Speaker 1: minds about that. While I agree, I think that there
39:52
Speaker 1: should be at least like a 5 minute grace period.
39:55
Speaker 1: So if you're, you still make it, but you're a
39:57
Speaker 1: few minutes late, but not more than 5 minutes, then
40:00
Speaker 1: you can still join. But just join quietly, you know,
40:02
Speaker 1: join the class because you already paid for the session.
40:05
Speaker 1: I mean, I don't.
40:06
Speaker 1: I don't know how this works in some other studios,
40:09
Speaker 1: but the studio I'm at, they're quite forgiving. I've seen
40:11
Speaker 1: people walk in like 5, 10 minutes late, and, yeah,
40:15
Speaker 1: but sometimes you can't control it. It could be work-related.
40:17
Speaker 1: It could be you cannot find parking, transport, so I
40:20
Speaker 1: don't feel they should be penalized so hard on that,
40:23
Speaker 1: you know, it's supposed to be wellness after all, right?
40:25
Speaker 1: But anyway, um, you know, I love Pilates. I've been
40:28
Speaker 1: going regularly, and yesterday.
40:31
Speaker 1: Um, it was one of those times where I came
40:34
Speaker 1: and I was like, oh, I'm 10 minutes early. Wow,
40:37
Speaker 1: this is a miracle. Like I'm not actually rushing, you know. OK, yeah, um,
40:42
Speaker 1: because previously I've shared with you before, I made it
40:45
Speaker 1: like by the skin of my teeth, like 1 minute
40:47
Speaker 1: left to go, I'm like 1 minute late or I
40:49
Speaker 1: got the wrong timing.
40:51
Speaker 1: So for once I was like, wow, 10 minutes early,
40:52
Speaker 1: this is great, man. So I take my time, you know,
40:55
Speaker 1: I went upstairs, I went to the studio, I'm set up.
40:59
Speaker 1: Only one other girl was there at the time. So
41:01
Speaker 1: I was like, hey, hi, and then I chatted with
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Speaker 1: the instructor that was doing that did the previous class
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Speaker 1: just before ours. So we sat down. Class was supposed
41:10
Speaker 1: to start at about, I think about 6 p.m. or so, 6:05.
41:15
Speaker 1: The instructor wasn't there yet. OK. Still me and this
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Speaker 1: other girl only.
41:20
Speaker 1: 6:10. I was like, what's going on? Usually they're very punctual,
41:23
Speaker 1: very punctual. They start straight on time. So the instructor
41:27
Speaker 1: from the previous class, I think she was also curious
41:29
Speaker 1: because she was packing up and she was like, what happened?
41:31
Speaker 1: And then she decided to call the other instructor.
41:35
Speaker 1: To which I figured from a brief, like eavesdropping of
41:39
Speaker 1: their conversation that there was a mix-up in the scheduling.
41:43
Speaker 1: Like the instructor was supposed to cover for someone else
41:45
Speaker 1: at the 6:00 a.m., 6 p.m. class, but I think
41:48
Speaker 1: there was some missed call or maybe she forgot or
41:50
Speaker 1: something and she didn't show up, to which I could
41:54
Speaker 1: see some worried looks on the other two girls that
41:56
Speaker 1: were in the same class as, as me, right? Because
41:59
Speaker 1: we came all the way down already. I want to
42:00
Speaker 1: have the class.
42:02
Speaker 1: To which this other instructor came over and said, guys,
42:05
Speaker 1: I'm so sorry, but it seems like the instructor that
42:08
Speaker 1: was supposed to take this class has, you know, mixed
42:10
Speaker 1: up the schedule. Let me see what we can do.
42:13
Speaker 1: By then it was 6:15 and I was like, oh man,
42:15
Speaker 1: like what's going to happen? Are we still gonna have
42:16
Speaker 1: a class, or, you know.
42:18
Speaker 1: And she goes, OK, you know what, I'll take the class.
42:21
Speaker 1: So it's very nice of the instructor that wasn't scheduled.
42:23
Speaker 1: She decided to take the class, so we still had
42:25
Speaker 1: a class, but um our scheduled instructor didn't, didn't come.
42:29
Speaker 1: I can only hope that the instructor was supposed to
42:35
Speaker 1: be I think she will, she will definitely get paid,
42:36
Speaker 1: but I just thought about it and I laughed to myself,
42:39
Speaker 1: you know, I'm like the one time that I'm 10
42:41
Speaker 1: minutes early, something else messed up.
42:46
Speaker 1: And this is just like it just has to be me.
42:48
Speaker 1: It's me, right at this point. I think it's the
42:50
Speaker 1: universe telling you that yeah you're always late. No, I mean,
42:53
Speaker 1: I'm always on time for my Pilates classes, but this
42:56
Speaker 1: time I was 10 minutes early and this had to happen.
42:59
Speaker 1: So next time just go on time, just at the
43:01
Speaker 1: exact moment is it because if it's a cosmic anomaly
43:03
Speaker 1: like you being 10 minutes early, something else must compensate.
43:07
Speaker 1: Exactly right. I shouldn't celebrate too early.
43:10
Speaker 1: Don't do that. And Singapore's number one hit music station,
43:14
Speaker 1: Sonia and Joakim here with you. So it's almost like
43:16
Speaker 1: a foreshadowing. We spoke so much about Next yesterday on
43:19
Speaker 1: our show. Yeah, we did to the point that they
43:22
Speaker 1: actually made the news, I think in all your mainstream
43:25
Speaker 1: outlets here in Singapore because Isa Tan over at Next Serangoon,
43:31
Speaker 1: after 15 years, it has closed. Yeah.
43:35
Speaker 1: I, I, I have no idea. It, it doesn't say why,
43:39
Speaker 1: but I guess the only remaining Isay Tan is the
43:41
Speaker 1: one over at Scott's. Oh, OK. So it could be,
43:46
Speaker 1: I guess they're just trying to streamline their business. Not,
43:50
Speaker 1: not too sure. So here's Isay Tan's history, OK. I
43:57
Speaker 1: think Ian Katong Parkway Parade, it closed in March 2022.
44:00
Speaker 1: Then I Tan over at Westgate Mall closed in 2020.
44:04
Speaker 1: So I think the one over at Havelock shifted over
44:07
Speaker 1: to Ian Scotts, which is still operating. And the Ian
44:10
Speaker 1: at Scott's is actually very big. The one, yeah, exactly.
44:13
Speaker 1: So they've got like, I think they occupy almost all
44:16
Speaker 1: the floors, right? Yeah. So it's very cute as the
44:19
Speaker 1: shutters are coming down, the staff and the managers were
44:21
Speaker 1: all like clapping and saying bye-bye.
44:23
Speaker 1: Bowing to the crowd and all that. So yeah, I guess, uh,
44:27
Speaker 1: people over at Serangoon need to find different shopping options now.
44:30
Speaker 1: And I guess they'll say thanks for the memories, right?
44:32
Speaker 1: After all these 15 years, if you, if you're 15
44:35
Speaker 1: years old, you practically grew up with it. You think
44:38
Speaker 1: about it. Yeah, it's been there since you were born,
44:40
Speaker 1: since 2011, yeah, yeah, I'm right. There we go. Well, um,
44:46
Speaker 1: once again.
44:47
Speaker 1: Please, if you can support some of your, especially your
44:50
Speaker 1: local startups, businesses, you know, your aunties and uncles, making
44:53
Speaker 1: your morning copy and your whatevers, you know, down below
44:56
Speaker 1: at your blog. Yeah, just support them on a smaller scale.
44:59
Speaker 1: So the question is what's taken over? Let's see, could
45:04
Speaker 1: be a BH or you never know. Do they already
45:06
Speaker 1: have that at Serangoon? Hang on, hang on. Don donkey Serangoon.
45:11
Speaker 1: The answer is.
45:13
Speaker 1: No, no, ah, there might just be a new one.
45:20
Speaker 1: There's never enough, Joe.
45:22
Speaker 1: Now, a bit of a twist on food news, not
45:24
Speaker 1: exactly about a launch or a new product or closure
45:26
Speaker 1: or anything. So I'm not sure if you want to
45:29
Speaker 1: even how you want to sing the jingle today. OK,
45:32
Speaker 1: I'll just do it happily. 123, food news. Food news.
45:39
Speaker 1: Sonia with the interesting news. I don't know how to
45:41
Speaker 1: say it now. Now, um, I would say that this
45:44
Speaker 1: particular post they, they put up.
45:47
Speaker 1: Has drawn mixed comments and reviews, OK. To which I
45:51
Speaker 1: think some comments are garnering like more than 20,000 likes already,
45:54
Speaker 1: which means people, yeah, the comment itself is gone, which
45:57
Speaker 1: means people are feeling quite strongly about this. Um, not
46:00
Speaker 1: too long ago, Starbucks Singapore actually announced that they are
46:04
Speaker 1: planning to remove straws from the condiment bars, right?
46:07
Speaker 1: So they did say, um, now you can choose the
46:10
Speaker 1: cups that have the sippy lids or you can just
46:13
Speaker 1: drink it here, you know. So is Starbucks Singapore following
46:16
Speaker 1: a worldwide Starbucks? OK, so I think worldwide, every big
46:22
Speaker 1: chain is trying to find their ways to cut back on.
46:24
Speaker 1: On plastic use, single-use plastics, right. So, um, I'm not
46:29
Speaker 1: sure if globally every single Starbucks is doing this, but
46:32
Speaker 1: I think you definitely have the option for that sippy
46:34
Speaker 1: lid in general. I've seen it in other countries as well. Um,
46:37
Speaker 1: but I think when it comes down to your frappuccinos
46:40
Speaker 1: or your frozen drinks and all that, could it be
46:42
Speaker 1: a little bit challenging without a straw, you know what
46:45
Speaker 1: I mean? It could be a bit hard.
46:47
Speaker 1: To which some people are saying, yeah, it's a bit
46:48
Speaker 1: challenging and why remove all of the straws when you're
46:52
Speaker 1: still using plastic cups. So I think that was the
46:55
Speaker 1: main argument that, you know, raised a lot of conversation online. Um,
46:59
Speaker 1: some even pointed to hygiene issues saying like, what if
47:02
Speaker 1: the person handling the drinks is also handling the cash register,
47:05
Speaker 1: then you just touch the lid, then I sip from
47:07
Speaker 1: the lid directly. It's not hygienic, things like that, because
47:10
Speaker 1: I think the straws were wrapped in paper, if I'm
47:12
Speaker 1: not wrong.
47:13
Speaker 1: Yes, if I'm not wrong, the barristers over at Starbucks,
47:17
Speaker 1: they wear gloves, right? Yeah, but I think some people
47:20
Speaker 1: are wondering, do the lid, then other things. I don't know.
47:25
Speaker 1: I mean, between the plastic cups and the plastic straws,
47:29
Speaker 1: what's easier to implement is the use of straws. I
47:32
Speaker 1: think that's the lesser of two evils. Yeah, and I
47:35
Speaker 1: think from what I have noticed, not just at Starbucks,
47:37
Speaker 1: but at other cafes as well, um, when they put
47:40
Speaker 1: the lid on.
47:41
Speaker 1: I'm not sure if this is practiced everywhere. I'm pretty sure,
47:44
Speaker 1: I hope it is. They don't really touch the mouth area.
47:47
Speaker 1: Like they will lift the lid up, but they will
47:49
Speaker 1: press it down using the sides of the lid and
47:52
Speaker 1: not like directly on the sippy area of your mouth.
47:55
Speaker 1: So hopefully this is a standard practice, um, but we'll
47:57
Speaker 1: see where it goes because I think most people commenting
48:01
Speaker 1: express a lot of frustration.
48:03
Speaker 1: But some others say actually not a big deal, like
48:05
Speaker 1: so many places are already doing this. Why are you
48:07
Speaker 1: all kicking up a fuss for, you know, straw for
48:14
Speaker 1: Sonia Chew? I don't really drinks frozen, yeah, you know me, I'm.
48:19
Speaker 1: I'm an auntie. I drink hot coffee all the time.
48:21
Speaker 1: It's either hot or if it's iced. Most cafes actually
48:24
Speaker 1: serve it in, uh, with no straws already, so I
48:28
Speaker 1: personally don't think it's a big deal. We'll see where
48:30
Speaker 1: this goes though and how Starbucks then maneuvers and navigates this.
48:34
Speaker 1: But 20,000 likes for one, that's more or less criticizing
48:38
Speaker 1: the move. It shows how opinionated people are, of course,
48:43
Speaker 1: but maybe the other 50,000 people that are patronizing don't
48:46
Speaker 1: really care. Let's see. You never know.