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987 THE SHOCK CIRCUIT REPLAY🔁 080426 · 987 The Shock Circuit

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  Speaker 1: wake up.
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  Speaker 1: up next season
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  Speaker 1: Kicking
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  Speaker 2: off your day in
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  Speaker 1: Sonia
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  Speaker 2: and Joakim on the shock circuit. Good morning. Welcome to
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  Speaker 2: Hope it's going well so far. We've got the usual
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  Speaker 2: Hello. Coming up in just a couple of minutes at
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  Speaker 2: this point, I wanted to ask you a question. When
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  Speaker 2: was the last time that you remember you paid?
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  Speaker 2: At a restaurant or a bakery or like a cafe
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  Speaker 2: with cash.
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  Speaker 1: A
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  Speaker 2: very long
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  Speaker 2: time ago, right? I'm talking years. Yeah, because I honestly
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  Speaker 2: don't remember like even when we go out, we're just
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  Speaker 2: Apple Paying or tapping our card, right? Yeah, I tap. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: you become a tapper. Well, all of us have, I think,
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  Speaker 2: and I, I think overseas as well it's been kind
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  Speaker 2: of the norm. In the past, I used to worry
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  Speaker 2: about like, oh, I need to change some money. I'll
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  Speaker 2: still change some money in their local currency, but for
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  Speaker 2: the most part,
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  Speaker 2: Most of your credit cards or the cards that you
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  Speaker 2: opt to use for travels, they have like preferential FX
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  Speaker 2: rates or you know, things like that
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  Speaker 1: now, right? I I I changed to maybe €200 but
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  Speaker 1: I realized I didn't
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  Speaker 1: need to use it.
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  Speaker 2: No, but you still need it, you still, it's safer
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  Speaker 2: to have some cash in case of emergency, especially overseas
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  Speaker 1: stands.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, OK, so, so that is interesting that you brought
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  Speaker 2: that up because here in Singapore.
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  Speaker 2: From what I understand, most places have become like, um,
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  Speaker 2: cashless as well. Yeah, but if you choose to pay cash,
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  Speaker 2: especially in your neighborhood places and all, they will still
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  Speaker 2: accept it most of the time. However, I'm gonna take
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  Speaker 2: you to this particular bakery over in Tampines right now,
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  Speaker 2: where currently there's a complaint from a resident nearby, OK.
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  Speaker 2: And it is it's regarding the cash versus cashless situation.
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  Speaker 2: I'm still trying. It's not working. I'm not sure what
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  Speaker 2: you're doing right now.
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  Speaker 1: It's,
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  Speaker 2: I know, but it doesn't look anything like it.
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  Speaker 1: Sophia, please come and teach
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  Speaker 2: me. Yeah, it's not you look like you're trying to
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  Speaker 2: direct traffic or something. Anyway, taking you to Tampines Mall
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  Speaker 2: right now. Um, so as you know, most of us
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  Speaker 2: are pretty much cashless at this point. In fact, if
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  Speaker 2: you ask me if I have any cash to loan you,
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  Speaker 2: I have none.
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  Speaker 2: I have no money in my bank.
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  Speaker 1: It's OK.
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  Speaker 2: It's OK, OK, it's OK. Your bank account is very nice,
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  Speaker 2: I'm sure. So, um, this man, who frequents Tampines Mall,
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  Speaker 2: I'm supposing he lives around the area, complained after his
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  Speaker 2: cash payment was allegedly refused. OK. So understand that for
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  Speaker 2: when you go to hawker centers or food court or wherever, right, usually,
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  Speaker 2: you know, you, you can pay um via your card
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  Speaker 2: or PayWave or whatever it is, but
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  Speaker 2: In the event that I think if they're senior citizens
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  Speaker 2: who still want to use cash, they won't deny them, right?
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  Speaker 2: They will still accept cash most of
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  Speaker 2: the time,
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  Speaker 1: most of our seniors might not be savvy when it
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  Speaker 1: comes to this,
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  Speaker 2: that's this guy's argument. He's saying that like how can
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  Speaker 2: you not accept cash is still a mode of payment.
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  Speaker 2: So then I think after some, you know, not say,
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  Speaker 2: but they looked into it.
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  Speaker 2: There was a sign that says we are cashless, right,
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  Speaker 2: with the signs of all your like banks that they,
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  Speaker 2: the payment methods they, they accept and all that. Um, however,
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  Speaker 2: it did not say that we do not accept cash.
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  Speaker 2: So that's his argument right now. He's saying, you never
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  Speaker 2: say you never.
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  Speaker 2: You say you don't accept cash. You say you're cashless,
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  Speaker 2: but you never, you never say you don't accept cash.
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  Speaker 1: English definition.
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  Speaker 2: That's what I was gonna say exactly like now it's
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  Speaker 2: a matter of phrasing, right? So I think for a
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  Speaker 2: lot of our shops out there, they also need to
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  Speaker 2: be a little bit more.
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  Speaker 2: Um, specific because you might get people who find this
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  Speaker 2: loophole and he's not entirely wrong, I would
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  Speaker 2: say.
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  Speaker 1: So I guess the bakery we are cashless, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: yeah, or cashless payments like that, yeah, something simple like that.
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  Speaker 2: Um, well, I hope that he still managed to get
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  Speaker 2: his loaf of bread because I think he was just
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  Speaker 2: trying to get one loaf, which is what, 2 to
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  Speaker 2: $3 at the most. So, um, and he's claiming that
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  Speaker 2: he's used to paying with cash and how are our
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  Speaker 2: senior citizens going to handle this if the bakery doesn't
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  Speaker 2: accept cash? So you, you're going to deny them their bread?
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  Speaker 1: So for him to say I'm used to paying cash,
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  Speaker 1: that means he's gone to other bakeries
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  Speaker 2: that accept cash accept cash. So I wonder, I wonder
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  Speaker 2: whether they want to be just a little bit flexible
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  Speaker 2: with it, although they cited like hygiene reasons and all that,
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  Speaker 2: but will you lose some customers though? That's my question.
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  Speaker 2: Like there are some people, especially if you're talking Heartlands,
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  Speaker 2: they're going to be more seniors around there. They may
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  Speaker 2: need to use cash. So something to consider for this
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  Speaker 2: bakery graphic.
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  Speaker 1: Attracting. I don't think bakeries will lose any customers soon lah.
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  Speaker 1: Everyone's queuing for the buns and all.
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  Speaker 2: It's like a smaller, um, one of the more bakeries
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  Speaker 2: if I'm not wrong. I don't recognize the brand.
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  Speaker 1: If Breadtalk does not accept cash.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I
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  Speaker 2: think they, they do, right?
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  Speaker 2: I think. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: I use my membership card.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, of course, with the amount of pork floss buns
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  Speaker 2: that you buy.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, uh, but I'm sure they do take cash
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  Speaker 1: as well.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sure they do, yeah. If anyone knows, yeah, drop
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  Speaker 2: us a text. Time to open up phone lines 669-11987.
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  Speaker 2: Now we, we just want to say ever since the comments.
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  Speaker 2: Through last night on TikTok Live that, hey, how come
• 5:43
  Speaker 2: you guys only accept callers from like schools and students? Well, the,
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  Speaker 2: the point is because we're, we have restarted school visits, right?
• 5:51
  Speaker 2: As you have to have seen on 987 Socials, and
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  Speaker 2: we wanted to gather more school names and options to
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  Speaker 2: drop by for Joakim and
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  Speaker 2: I.
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  Speaker 1: If I'm not wrong, I think
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  Speaker 1: Next school that Sonia and I are headed to, it
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  Speaker 1: could be Methodist
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  Speaker 2: Girls' School. MGS, that would be 2 weeks in 2 weeks' time, right?
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  Speaker 2: Is it? Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: a presentation on presentation. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: so it's within this month, we're very excited, but at
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  Speaker 2: the same time, we also do like studio visits sometimes,
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  Speaker 2: you know, you never know, we could see you at
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  Speaker 2: any point.
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  Speaker 2: I'm calling on behalf of my boys Ayan and Brandon.
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  Speaker 2: Say hi.
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  Speaker 2: They sound like they have no choice but to say hi.
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  Speaker 2: Oh no. Oh, what school do they go to? Saint
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  Speaker 2: Andrew's
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  Speaker 1: Junior. St.
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  Speaker 2: Andrew's School Junior
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  Speaker 1: and I. That's very near Bishan and around the Potong
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  Speaker 1: Pasir area. Maya Chat Road if I'm not
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  Speaker 1: wrong. There you go.
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  Speaker 2: OK, so tell us what is the best part about St. Andrew's? Uh,
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  Speaker 2: the field, the field.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, you think so? I agree. You've seen the field
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  Speaker 2: I've run past
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  Speaker 1: the field many times. So whether it's the JC Secondary
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  Speaker 1: or Saint Andrew's Junior, the field is top notch.
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  Speaker 2: What song can we get you guys today and who
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  Speaker 2: is it going out to? He's been practicing this for
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  Speaker 2: the longest time. He wanted to dedicate a song for
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  Speaker 2: any song from Imagine Dragons to all of his classmates
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  Speaker 2: in St. Andrew's Junior, please.
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  Speaker 2: OK, um, we'll pick a song for you if you
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  Speaker 2: have no preference over which Imagine Dragons track. Is that OK?
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  Speaker 2: That would be perfect. Thank you so much. Take care.
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  Speaker 2: That's coming up for you right now. Enjoy the track.
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  Speaker 2: Have a fantastic rest of the week, OK?
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  Speaker 1: Bye-bye. A bit of a fun one and maybe a
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  Speaker 1: bit of bittersweet inklings as well. So you know, here
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  Speaker 1: in Singapore, I think we're living in an age where
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  Speaker 1: you definitely know someone called Braden, Kayden, Jaden, Aiden, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Evidence you have, OK? Yeah, I wanna throw you over
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  Speaker 1: to Hollywood right now where Sia, where I'm not too
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  Speaker 1: sure why this piece of news is trending, but apparently
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  Speaker 1: she has agreed to pay child support of $40,000 a month.
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  Speaker 1: For what? To her estranged husband and her kid.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, yes, yes, OK,
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  Speaker 1: OK. This is why I say I've seen a name
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  Speaker 1: that has won up everyone around the world and even
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  Speaker 1: here in Singapore. That is
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  Speaker 2: not a Jaden or
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  Speaker 1: Cayden. The kid's name is?
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  Speaker 1: I kid you not, huh,
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  Speaker 2: no.
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  Speaker 2: That's bad. OK, what's his name?
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  Speaker 1: Sia's kid's name is Somersault.
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  Speaker 2: No, no. What's the surname? Somersault. What? Can you imagine
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  Speaker 2: if it was like a Singaporean like somersault Tan.
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  Speaker 1: You know, when rich people make the news here in Singapore,
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  Speaker 1: the social media comments
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  Speaker 2: can be very interesting.
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  Speaker 1: It can be scathing.
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  Speaker 1: Like this also news. Whoa, must be nice life up there,
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  Speaker 1: you know what I mean?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, yeah, yeah, it happens.
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  Speaker 1: I think all of us here in Singapore can agree
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  Speaker 1: when it comes down to this.
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  Speaker 1: One CEO of a certain supermarket brand, he's beloved, and
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  Speaker 1: I was reading the comments section, people seem to go, wow,
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  Speaker 1: this guy, this guy is
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  Speaker 1: solid guy.
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  Speaker 2: I suspect I know which one because my mom is
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  Speaker 2: a big fan of this supermarket. OK, supermarket.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, so again here.
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  Speaker 1: Singapore, when rich people make the news, you know, when
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  Speaker 1: they announce like some CEO's pay packet and salary for
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  Speaker 1: the entire year.
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  Speaker 2: No
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  Speaker 2: wonder we never make the news.
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  Speaker 1: The comments section will pop off, OK, whether it's negative
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  Speaker 1: comments or comments filled with envy and jealousy.
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  Speaker 2: There
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  Speaker 2: will always be people who, who will leave comments like, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: and I took a shower this morning.
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  Speaker 2: Who asked, right? Like they don't care.
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  Speaker 1: Like this news, but there's this one guy where when
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  Speaker 1: we read about him yesterday and I was at the
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  Speaker 1: comment section, OK, people are going, wow, this guy, OK,
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  Speaker 1: this guy is solid, this guy deserves it. It's the
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  Speaker 1: CEO of Sheng Siong supermarket.
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  Speaker 2: I knew it, Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Lim Hok Chee.
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  Speaker 2: I think my mom is a fan of Mr. Lim
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  Speaker 2: as well. She loves Sheng Siong. So
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  Speaker 1: it was announced that his pay packet for the year 2025,
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  Speaker 1: 8.02 million.
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  Speaker 1: But the comment section surprisingly very kind. People are saying, oh,
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  Speaker 1: this guy is well deserved, because he has treated his
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  Speaker 1: workers very well.
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  Speaker 2: He gave them like really big bonuses, right, and like
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  Speaker 2: a show of loyalty and all that.
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  Speaker 1: You only need to just scroll back to 6 years
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  Speaker 1: ago during COVID times here in Singapore.
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  Speaker 1: And all the things he has done to make sure
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  Speaker 1: that Sheng Seong stays afloat and that his workers also
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  Speaker 1: stay afloat through Financial Times and all that. And
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  Speaker 2: it's
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  Speaker 2: not just his workers and his staff. I think people
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  Speaker 2: who shop there, you know, the customers love it as
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  Speaker 2: well because during COVID times, right, if I'm not wrong,
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  Speaker 2: if I recall correctly, they kept their prices very low
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  Speaker 2: and reasonable. They had promotions, they had
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  Speaker 2: A lot of things to help people through that time
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  Speaker 2: because people were affected, right? Income was affected, um, some
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  Speaker 2: people lost jobs or maybe they can't even do their
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  Speaker 2: job because they're being made redundant because of the pandemic.
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  Speaker 2: So
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  Speaker 1: I'm guessing that the profits during COVID times, about how
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  Speaker 1: he was giving out bonuses to all his workers.
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  Speaker 2: He gave out gold coins like gold bars or something
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  Speaker 2: like that. Yes, I remember, let me just do a
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  Speaker 2: very quick.
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  Speaker 2: Quick search. Yeah. So this was posted uh in December.
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  Speaker 2: So I think it was end of last year, like
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  Speaker 2: Christmas time, you know how that.
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  Speaker 2: Um, they gave gold coins worth up to over $18,000
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  Speaker 2: to their long serving staff. So this is the kind
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  Speaker 2: of news that people are like, OK, lah, this bro
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  Speaker 2: deserves it.
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  Speaker 1: So you see, it's possible to be rich and like,
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  Speaker 2: and yes,
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  Speaker 1: in Singapore, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: he seems like a humble guy as well, you know,
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  Speaker 2: like just treating people well.
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  Speaker 1: Uh, Mr. Lim Hock Chee, you want to sponsor our show? Come,
• 11:42
  Speaker 2: come.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, the shock circuit brought to you by.
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  Speaker 2: What's that, what's the tagline all for you? Is it
• 11:47
  Speaker 2: all for you?
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  Speaker 1: Well, before that, Sonia, I gotta say this was a
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  Speaker 1: very busy day in parliament
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  Speaker 2: yesterday. Really, it was, and I think our news channels,
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  Speaker 2: you know, CNN and all that, very busy as well,
• 12:02
  Speaker 2: typing away, giving us the summary so that it's easier
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  Speaker 2: for us to understand what happened. You know,
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  Speaker 1: I feel like I've entered coffee shop uncle mode.
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  Speaker 2: Joe, you've been there for a while.
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  Speaker 1: I was
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  Speaker 1: actually a uncle. I was actually tuned in to all
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  Speaker 1: the speeches and all the parliamentary questions and supplementary questions.
• 12:19
  Speaker 1: Shout out to our speaker of parliament, Mr. Xia Kian Ping.
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  Speaker 1: I think it got to the point where loads of
• 12:24
  Speaker 1: MPs were clarifying and asking all these questions, right? Then
• 12:27
  Speaker 1: he went, OK, uh, the questions are starting to sound similar.
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  Speaker 2: Please listen.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, if you all have other questions, then raise your hands.
• 12:36
  Speaker 1: If the same question, put your hands, please.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, but aside from that, which is, you know,
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  Speaker 2: a little bit of humor, right? Yeah, but I think
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  Speaker 2: there was some really important takeaways though. OK,
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  Speaker 1: so I mean if you've been living under a rock, uh,
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  Speaker 1: the world is all kinds of crazy right now. Things
• 12:51
  Speaker 1: are happening in the Middle East where Singapore will definitely
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  Speaker 1: feel the effects of it. I think we're feeling it already,
• 12:57
  Speaker 1: we are, but, uh, a few good things to take
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  Speaker 1: away from yesterday's discussion and the formation of a new
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  Speaker 1: ministerial committee where the short form is.
• 13:08
  Speaker 1: HCMC and the comment section isn't Ho Chi Minh City,
• 13:10
  Speaker 1: is it? Please don't la. OK, hold
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  Speaker 2: on, guys. You know, we love our abbreviations here in Singapore, right?
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  Speaker 2: But one thing is for sure, amidst all the craziness,
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  Speaker 2: even on social media and all that, have you seen
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  Speaker 2: some videos where, um, publications from other countries, they have
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  Speaker 2: summarized what Singapore is doing to cushion the impact, and
• 13:30
  Speaker 2: they're using that as like a reference point and saying like,
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  Speaker 2: You know, um, I think my country is gonna copy this,
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  Speaker 2: and I really hope that they do because Singapore is
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  Speaker 2: just steady and we are readying ourselves,
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  Speaker 1: yeah, yes, I'm very
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  Speaker 2: proud when I see that. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: So the one thing I feel all of us are
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  Speaker 1: looking forward to is the CDC vouchers being brought forward,
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  Speaker 1: but this one it's really to help you with rising costs.
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  Speaker 1: Don't go in.
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  Speaker 1: Now spend the CDC vouchers and I think some people
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  Speaker 1: who are living in HDBs, you might actually get additional
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  Speaker 1: cash from about $200 to $400 to help with daily
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  Speaker 1: costs and the cost of living.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so I think in total is rolling up to
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  Speaker 2: close to $1 billion Singapore to help cushion the impact
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  Speaker 2: and you know like
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  Speaker 2: Um, take into consideration all these measures and help they're
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  Speaker 2: giving out as well. I think that's a relief to hear,
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  Speaker 2: but we're also being told right now, hang in there
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  Speaker 2: because things are evolving, things are
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  Speaker 2: happening,
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  Speaker 1: right? And thankfully there's no need to ration, but doesn't
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  Speaker 1: mean you go and whack everything and all. Just, just,
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  Speaker 1: just go about your daily lives, but take into consideration
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  Speaker 1: that yes, some costs will increase and there will be
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  Speaker 1: some things to hopefully offset.
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  Speaker 2: I think some people.
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  Speaker 2: Concerned that, oh, are there gonna be um rationing for,
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  Speaker 2: is there going to be rationing for fuel or do
• 14:51
  Speaker 2: we have to tap into our fuel reserves, which is
• 14:53
  Speaker 2: safe to say we do have reserves, but there's no
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  Speaker 2: need for that for now.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, if you want the full update, I believe our
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  Speaker 1: friends over at CNA, they got YouTube videos, they got
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  Speaker 1: those TikTok videos as well and their articles. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: they did a very good one, like 7 key takeaways
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  Speaker 2: or something you can, it's easy to digest. You can
• 15:11
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• 16:38
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• 16:41
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• 16:46
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• 16:49
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• 16:52
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• 16:56
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• 17:02
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• 17:03
  Speaker 1: She's here May 19th at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. I'm
• 17:07
  Speaker 1: crossing my fingers that we get a chance to meet her. Yeah,
• 17:10
  Speaker 1: I hope so. I would love for her to autograph
• 17:12
  Speaker 1: my vinyl. I think she's one of the artists where
• 17:14
  Speaker 1: her records sound very good. Oh
• 17:16
  Speaker 2: yeah, on a record player. 100%. So, uh, this entire
• 17:19
  Speaker 2: week we're inspired by her.
• 17:22
  Speaker 2: Song titles and you know some of her lyrics as
• 17:24
  Speaker 2: well to open up some conversations.
• 17:27
  Speaker 1: So today's song title, I chose the song Promise by
• 17:31
  Speaker 1: and
• 17:31
  Speaker 2: I
• 17:32
  Speaker 2: actually have something to write on with that.
• 17:34
  Speaker 1: Yeah, so very soon, Sonia, you and Jeremy will be
• 17:36
  Speaker 1: making the promise to each other.
• 17:38
  Speaker 2: Oh yes, thank you. You'll be there.
• 17:39
  Speaker 1: Holy matrimony till death do us
• 17:42
  Speaker 1: part.
• 17:42
  Speaker 2: I know. You know, there was a funny meme that
• 17:44
  Speaker 2: I saw. I said to my friends and they were like,
• 17:46
  Speaker 2: too soon, Sonia.
• 17:48
  Speaker 2: It was like me at the altar. I do, and
• 17:52
  Speaker 2: then the crowd goes, oh, and then I go, or
• 17:55
  Speaker 2: do I?
• 17:58
  Speaker 1: Please don't do that.
• 18:00
  Speaker 2: I was like, I sent it to my friends and
• 18:01
  Speaker 2: they were like, Too soon,
• 18:02
  Speaker 2: sons,
• 18:03
  Speaker 1: too
• 18:03
  Speaker 2: soon.
• 18:04
  Speaker 1: I've, I've heard of Catholic priests scolding the bride and
• 18:07
  Speaker 1: groom for not taking the vow seriously, so please don't.
• 18:11
  Speaker 1: I never,
• 18:12
  Speaker 2: never. Some of your
• 18:12
  Speaker 2: priests very fierce. He's very nice. He can take a joke,
• 18:15
  Speaker 2: I think. I'm sure he can,
• 18:17
  Speaker 1: but not on the altar. OK lah,
• 18:18
  Speaker 2: joking lah, kidding.
• 18:21
  Speaker 2: Stop it. Ah, the moment you walk into the church,
• 18:23
  Speaker 2: you set out in flames. I tell you, funny, laugh
• 18:26
  Speaker 2: some more. Laugh some more.
• 18:27
  Speaker 1: I'll
• 18:27
  Speaker 1: burst out laughing as you walk down the aisle.
• 18:31
  Speaker 2: What are friends for, right? I mean, I can name
• 18:33
  Speaker 2: a few friends that will probably combust into flames when
• 18:36
  Speaker 2: they step into the church.
• 18:37
  Speaker 1: What's your story's Promise?
• 18:41
  Speaker 2: So the
• 18:41
  Speaker 2: interesting thing is throughout the whole time that this, you know,
• 18:45
  Speaker 2: wedding planning has been going on, and you know, I
• 18:47
  Speaker 2: apologize if there's been a lot of talk about this.
• 18:49
  Speaker 2: I actually try not to talk too much about it
• 18:51
  Speaker 2: because I feel like it's overdone.
• 18:53
  Speaker 1: I
• 18:53
  Speaker 1: think people who are tuned into us, they, they know
• 18:56
  Speaker 1: our lives.
• 18:58
  Speaker 1: And given how it's almost like slightly more than a
• 19:00
  Speaker 1: month away,
• 19:01
  Speaker 2: yeah,
• 19:02
  Speaker 1: the, the, the, I won't say tension, the the excitement
• 19:04
  Speaker 1: is building. I'm, I'm the most excited person.
• 19:08
  Speaker 2: I'm wondering if Jo is the one getting married to
• 19:09
  Speaker 2: your parents. So it was interesting because, you know, we're
• 19:14
  Speaker 2: at also the stage of life where um a lot
• 19:16
  Speaker 2: more people are starting to settle down and, you know,
• 19:19
  Speaker 2: think about all these things, right? Oh really? Yeah, I mean,
• 19:22
  Speaker 2: except you. So aside from you.
• 19:27
  Speaker 2: Brilliant use of your free will, stop it, but um, we,
• 19:30
  Speaker 2: you know, we've realized, OK, there are a lot of
• 19:32
  Speaker 2: conversations going on about other couples also thinking of getting engaged,
• 19:36
  Speaker 2: thinking of settling down and all that. And I, so far,
• 19:39
  Speaker 2: I've known two couples, OK, um, one of them, they've
• 19:43
  Speaker 2: gotten married already, but prior to actually getting married and
• 19:47
  Speaker 2: prior to even getting engaged,
• 19:50
  Speaker 2: Um, the bride already booked the venue. Booked the venue,
• 19:53
  Speaker 2: booked the dress, sent out to save the date already,
• 19:56
  Speaker 2: and I think currently this is happening to another couple
• 19:58
  Speaker 2: that I know too, and the engagement hasn't happened yet, OK?
• 20:02
  Speaker 2: But I'm just surprised that it's more than one couple
• 20:04
  Speaker 2: that is doing this, you know, booking everything before the
• 20:07
  Speaker 2: engagement even happened.
• 20:08
  Speaker 1: This takes
• 20:09
  Speaker 1: a whole new level.
• 20:11
  Speaker 2: So it got me thinking, right, because I'm quite the opposite.
• 20:14
  Speaker 2: I did.
• 20:16
  Speaker 2: Up until I guess a year ago, I didn't even
• 20:18
  Speaker 2: think about where I wanted to get married. I, I'm
• 20:21
  Speaker 2: not the kind that has like a princess wedding planned
• 20:23
  Speaker 2: out or like, oh, this is my ideal gown. I'm
• 20:26
  Speaker 2: gonna book this gown, I'm gonna do this, do that,
• 20:28
  Speaker 2: I'm gonna have this photoshoot. Honestly, I'm so disorganized when
• 20:31
  Speaker 2: it comes to that.
• 20:32
  Speaker 1: I knew since I was 14 where I wanted to
• 20:35
  Speaker 1: get married. The hotel banquet. I know already. I knew
• 20:38
  Speaker 1: since I was 14.
• 20:40
  Speaker 2: Yeah,
• 20:41
  Speaker 1: ever
• 20:41
  Speaker 1: since the Esplanade Riverside Stage was constructed, right, I will
• 20:44
  Speaker 1: go there and emo as a 14-year-old
• 20:46
  Speaker 2: and think about your marriage, your future marriage at 14.
• 20:50
  Speaker 2: Wait lah, sorry,
• 20:51
  Speaker 1: can you let
• 20:51
  Speaker 1: me tell the story first? Then I'll look across the river,
• 20:55
  Speaker 1: across the bay, and I see Fullerton Hotel. I was like,
• 20:58
  Speaker 1: oh yeah, it used to be a post office classic
• 21:00
  Speaker 1: building in Singapore. The Merlion is just there. Can then
• 21:04
  Speaker 1: when I
• 21:04
  Speaker 1: I was about 31 during COVID times when the hotels
• 21:08
  Speaker 1: were slowly reintroducing staircase and all that and it was
• 21:11
  Speaker 1: dirt cheap rates. I have a second option, barracks Hotel.
• 21:17
  Speaker 2: 00 yes, actually you like barracks. You've told me about
• 21:20
  Speaker 2: that before. That
• 21:20
  Speaker 1: one, the guest convenience a bit charter shuttle bus or
• 21:24
  Speaker 1: charter
• 21:24
  Speaker 2: bus lah. I can just hire a bus. I can drive.
• 21:31
  Speaker 2: Kidding.
• 21:32
  Speaker 1: But yeah, so I, I kind of know where I
• 21:34
  Speaker 1: want it to be. So hopefully after maybe say the
• 21:37
  Speaker 1: discussion with the future wife or the lady to be,
• 21:39
  Speaker 1: you know, we can agree on a venue, which is
• 21:42
  Speaker 1: one of
• 21:42
  Speaker 1: my options.
• 21:44
  Speaker 2: I hope you're going to give her these two choices,
• 21:46
  Speaker 2: that's it. Hello,
• 21:47
  Speaker 1: take it or leave
• 21:48
  Speaker 1: it.
• 21:49
  Speaker 2: OK, joking. Girl of your dreams appears in front of you. OK, OK,
• 21:54
  Speaker 2: and you love her, you know this is the one.
• 21:57
  Speaker 2: But she wants to get married, not in either of
• 22:00
  Speaker 2: these two locations. She wants to get married in Bali.
• 22:03
  Speaker 2: Please don't. So you wait, but you will still marry her, right?
• 22:06
  Speaker 2: Enough
• 22:07
  Speaker 1: weddings in Bali.
• 22:08
  Speaker 2: But she really wants Bali and she's the love of
• 22:09
  Speaker 2: your life.
• 22:10
  Speaker 1: What are
• 22:10
  Speaker 1: you trying to prove on social media?
• 22:12
  Speaker 2: Maybe they just, maybe she just wants something.
• 22:15
  Speaker 1: No, no, no, no. Destination weddings, OK, at least from
• 22:18
  Speaker 1: my experience, it's become a social media game now.
• 22:20
  Speaker 2: So you're not going to marry her just because she
• 22:22
  Speaker 2: wants to do it in.
• 22:23
  Speaker 1: I will try my best to use the gift that
• 22:25
  Speaker 1: God has given me to talk to her, OK, and
• 22:28
  Speaker 1: try to convince her to, can we save the money?
• 22:31
  Speaker 1: You know, we use a nice hotel,
• 22:33
  Speaker 2: cheaper if you do overseas sometimes. Actually that's true.
• 22:37
  Speaker 2: Come on, girl of your dreams, and she just wants
• 22:40
  Speaker 2: the Bali wedding, you're gonna say no. I'm just giving
• 22:43
  Speaker 2: an example like what if that
• 22:45
  Speaker 1: happens? Island or something would be nice. I'm sure
• 22:47
  Speaker 2: if
• 22:47
  Speaker 2: it's the right girl, you will say yes. I digress. Yeah, anyway,
• 22:51
  Speaker 2: give us a call 669-11987. Are you the kind of
• 22:54
  Speaker 2: person that will plan way ahead of time, like, like joking,
• 22:57
  Speaker 2: like you already know this is where I'm going to
• 22:59
  Speaker 2: get married. This is where I'm gonna do my dream wedding,
• 23:01
  Speaker 2: or are you more like
• 23:02
  Speaker 2: Me, just kind of going with the flow. Um, to
• 23:04
  Speaker 2: be honest, people ask me, hey, why did you choose
• 23:06
  Speaker 2: this date? I said, oh, because both the church and
• 23:08
  Speaker 2: the restaurant are free on the same date. They say, how,
• 23:10
  Speaker 2: you never go and calculate the whatever numbers. And I said, no,
• 23:14
  Speaker 2: I didn't, because apparently it's a really good date. So
• 23:17
  Speaker 2: I had no idea. Well, give us a call 669-11987.
• 23:21
  Speaker 2: Who are you more like, Joakim or myself? The planner
• 23:24
  Speaker 2: or the going with the flow
• 23:25
  Speaker 2: kind of person?
• 23:25
  Speaker 1: It's funny how one song.
• 23:27
  Speaker 1: called Promise has opened up this entire can of worms.
• 23:31
  Speaker 1: I love it. Don't forget, if you do like your answer,
• 23:32
  Speaker 1: what's coming your way, a pair of Cat 3 tickets
• 23:36
  Speaker 1: worth $436 courtesy of UOB to Leve's sold-out concert here
• 23:41
  Speaker 1: in Singapore, May 19th.
• 23:43
  Speaker 2: OK, we're heading to our messages first. Find out what's
• 23:46
  Speaker 2: going on there. Inspired by one of Levi's tracks, Promise,
• 23:49
  Speaker 2: we want to give you a pair of tickets to
• 23:51
  Speaker 2: her now sold out concert.
• 23:53
  Speaker 2: And we're asking you, are you more of a planner,
• 23:56
  Speaker 2: because recently I've heard of people, right, who have booked
• 23:59
  Speaker 2: the wedding venue. They've done everything already, but they haven't
• 24:01
  Speaker 2: even gotten engaged. And to my, I'm not sure if
• 24:04
  Speaker 2: I was surprised, but Joakim said he knew which venue
• 24:07
  Speaker 2: he wanted since he was 14. Yes,
• 24:09
  Speaker 1: just across the river where the Merlion is, Fullerton Hotel.
• 24:13
  Speaker 1: Nice one, the places and quite near the Raffles Place
• 24:16
  Speaker 1: MRT station can walk.
• 24:18
  Speaker 1: My guests and all.
• 24:19
  Speaker 2: Find a girlfriend first. Find a girlfriend first. How about
• 24:22
  Speaker 1: I book the venue. I book everything. Please don't find
• 24:25
  Speaker 1: out who I marry.
• 24:26
  Speaker 2: Blind
• 24:27
  Speaker 2: box. Oh my God, help me. Bridal blind box. I
• 24:30
  Speaker 2: don't think that's the one you want, man. Alright, let's
• 24:32
  Speaker 2: head to our messages first.
• 24:34
  Speaker 2: That's hilarious.
• 24:35
  Speaker 1: I want to say good morning to Eileen. Hello, Sonia
• 24:37
  Speaker 1: and Joakim. When I got married, I did not even
• 24:40
  Speaker 1: realize we did not buy our wedding bands yet, so
• 24:42
  Speaker 1: we just strolled into a mall and bought it then
• 24:45
  Speaker 1: because we needed it the next day for our wedding shoot.
• 24:48
  Speaker 2: Wait, what? Oh, speaking of wedding shoot, I haven't done
• 24:50
  Speaker 2: the pre-wedding shoot yet. Hey, hello. What? It's April. Yeah, lah,
• 24:55
  Speaker 2: I do it sooner.
• 24:58
  Speaker 2: I'll do it soon. I'll do it soon. Don't worry,
• 25:01
  Speaker 2: very fast one. Keep the
• 25:02
  Speaker 1: calls
• 25:02
  Speaker 1: and texts coming in. I'm stunned. 669-11987 or you can
• 25:07
  Speaker 1: WhatsApp us at 9005097. Couple of texters still typing right
• 25:12
  Speaker 2: now. Yeah, we're heading to phone lines. We've got a
• 25:14
  Speaker 2: caller hanging on. OK, we're back to our messages and
• 25:17
  Speaker 2: we've got Ali holding on the line right now inspired
• 25:20
  Speaker 2: by Leiwei's song.
• 25:21
  Speaker 2: Titles, we decided to open up conversations this entire week.
• 25:24
  Speaker 1: So today's song is Promise. I think very soon, Sonia
• 25:27
  Speaker 1: and Jeremy going to promise each other at the altar.
• 25:29
  Speaker 1: Thank you and in front of all of us at
• 25:31
  Speaker 1: the church, and you might be getting married too here
• 25:32
  Speaker 1: in Singapore.
• 25:33
  Speaker 2: You also promised to me, right? Somebody went with her friends.
• 25:40
  Speaker 2: My friend was visiting. She came back from Mexico. She
• 25:43
  Speaker 2: doesn't even live here.
• 25:45
  Speaker 1: I'm just being petty. Anyway, I want to say good
• 25:47
  Speaker 1: morning to username Moon on WhatsApp. Hey Sonia and Joakim,
• 25:51
  Speaker 1: I'm getting married in a month, and at first I
• 25:54
  Speaker 1: didn't book my venue because I wanted a small wedding
• 25:57
  Speaker 1: at home. I only rented a simple solemnization dress and
• 26:00
  Speaker 1: hire photographers and a makeup artist. But then it was
• 26:03
  Speaker 1: brought to my attention that some of my relatives have
• 26:06
  Speaker 1: bad blood. So I had no choice but to book
• 26:08
  Speaker 1: a venue last minute, otherwise, my family home would turn
• 26:12
  Speaker 1: into another version of the fragment room.
• 26:15
  Speaker 2: Oh
• 26:15
  Speaker 2: no.
• 26:16
  Speaker 2: OK, I think the issue is when your extended family
• 26:20
  Speaker 2: is really huge, you know, so if you invite one,
• 26:23
  Speaker 2: you have to invite all, like, what choice do you have? Yeah, yeah.
• 26:26
  Speaker 1: But then you cannot sit this auntie and uncle together
• 26:28
  Speaker 1: because they will argue and fight, you know. One coming
• 26:32
  Speaker 1: in from Stella. Stella says, hello Sojo, I'm somewhat like Sonia.
• 26:36
  Speaker 1: I just go with the flow when it comes to
• 26:38
  Speaker 1: wedding prep. My late parents-in-laws were very easygoing too. They
• 26:42
  Speaker 1: simply told us to pick a day we were free.
• 26:44
  Speaker 1: So we chose a Saturday, a hotel that was available,
• 26:47
  Speaker 1: a church that was available, and even the priest who
• 26:49
  Speaker 1: was available at that time, who is now the archbishop
• 26:52
  Speaker 1: of the Roman Catholic Church. Oh,
• 26:54
  Speaker 2: that's a good, good one. You know what? I'm exactly
• 26:57
  Speaker 2: like that. I'm doing exactly what they.
• 26:59
  Speaker 2: Wait, no, no, no, the archbishop. You already know who
• 27:04
  Speaker 2: is the priest. No, I mean to say I picked
• 27:07
  Speaker 2: the date based on the availability of
• 27:10
  Speaker 2: everything.
• 27:10
  Speaker 1: Yeah. So even my wedding gown was chosen by my
• 27:13
  Speaker 1: husband and I'll be celebrating our anniversary in 2 months'
• 27:16
  Speaker 1: time with 3 kids and a daughter-in-law. Guess the number, Sonia.
• 27:21
  Speaker 1: Guess their wedding anniversary.
• 27:23
  Speaker 2: Um, is it coming up soon, like in April? Or
• 27:28
  Speaker 2: how long they've been
• 27:32
  Speaker 1: 20 years, 40th wedding anniversary. Congratulations that's
• 27:35
  Speaker 2: like my parents, my parents, what now, I forgot, 40+
• 27:39
  Speaker 2: I think is it
• 27:40
  Speaker 1: has
• 27:40
  Speaker 2: to
• 27:40
  Speaker 1: be 40.
• 27:42
  Speaker 2: Anyway, Ali is on the line right now. What about you? Oh,
• 27:45
  Speaker 2: I'm more like a plan. Ah, you're like Joe.
• 27:48
  Speaker 1: I know how you feel. So so the the wedding
• 27:52
  Speaker 1: if there's one.
• 27:53
  Speaker 2: No, we got to be more practical in Singapore because
• 27:55
  Speaker 2: for us, the designing of the ring and the entire
• 27:58
  Speaker 2: process takes about 4 to 6 months. So we have
• 28:01
  Speaker 2: to book the banquet in advance for us to make
• 28:03
  Speaker 2: the date before 2027. 0, OK, OK. So, so you've
• 28:07
  Speaker 2: been proposed to already, is it? No, I haven't.
• 28:11
  Speaker 2: Wait, hold on. So you already booked, you already booked
• 28:14
  Speaker 2: the venue. Yeah, we booked the venue, we booked the vendors,
• 28:17
  Speaker 2: just that I haven't gotten proposed to. Oh my God.
• 28:19
  Speaker 2: I mean,
• 28:19
  Speaker 1: I'm sure it happens soon.
• 28:22
  Speaker 2: I'm gonna be real, OK. Yeah, I will. Yeah, she will,
• 28:25
  Speaker 2: she will put on her best face, but I'm gonna
• 28:27
  Speaker 2: be real. James did not ask me anything about the
• 28:31
  Speaker 2: ring whatsoever. He did not. He just went with it.
• 28:34
  Speaker 2: Um, we did not book vendors and the location till like,
• 28:38
  Speaker 2: I don't know, 9 months
• 28:39
  Speaker 2: ago.
• 28:40
  Speaker 1: Yeah, somehow you're very lucky.
• 28:42
  Speaker 2: Somehow
• 28:42
  Speaker 2: I'm just a very like go with the flow kind
• 28:45
  Speaker 2: of person, you know. Yeah.
• 28:46
  Speaker 1: So Ellie, is there a reason why it must happen
• 28:48
  Speaker 1: this year? You cannot wait till next year?
• 28:50
  Speaker 2: Oh, we are
• 28:50
  Speaker 2: getting our BTO. OK. So I think this is a
• 28:54
  Speaker 2: very Singaporean issue, right? Like
• 28:56
  Speaker 2: We're quite controlled by these things, these
• 28:58
  Speaker 1: elements. I'm sure Ellie and her fiance loves each other,
• 29:01
  Speaker 1: but wow, this is a really,
• 29:02
  Speaker 2: I know it makes it a bit mechanical sometimes, yeah,
• 29:05
  Speaker 2: but Ellie, we wish you a really good one. I
• 29:07
  Speaker 2: hope that the engagement is a magical one for you. OK,
• 29:10
  Speaker 2: a good one. Thank you so much. Bye. We have
• 29:13
  Speaker 2: time for our last few messages here inspired by one
• 29:16
  Speaker 2: of Lebe's tracks, Promise. Um, we, we wanted to.
• 29:19
  Speaker 2: To just open up conversations based off her music this
• 29:22
  Speaker 2: entire week since we're giving away tickets. And it kind
• 29:24
  Speaker 2: of got me thinking in the whole process of like
• 29:26
  Speaker 2: wedding planning, which I actually personally don't talk that much about,
• 29:30
  Speaker 2: to be very honest, but I think just because the
• 29:32
  Speaker 2: date is drawing closer, there's been more conversations and some
• 29:35
  Speaker 2: videos that will be released very soon about the process
• 29:37
  Speaker 2: and all that. So bear with me. Hopefully, this helps
• 29:39
  Speaker 2: you with your planning in the near future.
• 29:42
  Speaker 2: But the question is, are you more of like a
• 29:44
  Speaker 2: long-term planner like Joakim, who knew the venue that he
• 29:48
  Speaker 2: wants for his wedding since he was 14 years old,
• 29:51
  Speaker 2: versus me who knew like 14 days ago, no, I'm kidding,
• 29:56
  Speaker 2: maybe just
• 29:57
  Speaker 1: 1414 14
• 29:59
  Speaker 2: months ago.
• 30:01
  Speaker 2: Which is already pushing it for some people.
• 30:03
  Speaker 1: Hang on, if it was 14 days ago and somehow
• 30:05
  Speaker 1: you still scored the venue, that means someone canceled the wedding. Yeah,
• 30:08
  Speaker 2: la,
• 30:09
  Speaker 2: probably, yeah. You don't want that, you know what I mean?
• 30:11
  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah. OK.
• 30:12
  Speaker 2: Last few messages here.
• 30:13
  Speaker 1: We have a text coming in from Nicholas. Morning, Sonia
• 30:15
  Speaker 1: and Joakim. Happy Wednesday. The talk of Sonia's wedding brought
• 30:18
  Speaker 1: me back to mind. We didn't plan beforehand. We were
• 30:21
  Speaker 1: more like Sonia. We didn't want to sit-down banquet, so
• 30:24
  Speaker 1: we did a buffet lunch at our holy matrimony held
• 30:26
  Speaker 1: before lunch. Everything held in a.
• 30:28
  Speaker 1: Hotel ballroom, one location all in. Nice. The two things
• 30:32
  Speaker 1: I spent some time to plan was our wedding song.
• 30:35
  Speaker 1: I wanted something really special for my wife. I chose
• 30:39
  Speaker 1: On This Day by David Pomerantzois. I
• 30:41
  Speaker 2: don't know what that is. It's
• 30:42
  Speaker 1: a classic song, man. On This Day.
• 30:45
  Speaker 2: I don't know. It sounds like some Boys to Men song.
• 30:48
  Speaker 1: OK, forever, yeah.
• 30:49
  Speaker 2: I
• 30:49
  Speaker 2: mean, look, like when and I were asked, Hey, what
• 30:52
  Speaker 2: do you want your walk-in song to be? I was like, hm,
• 30:55
  Speaker 2: from Kendrick Lamar.
• 31:00
  Speaker 2: We were like Kendrick Lamar, is that Rocky. We were
• 31:02
  Speaker 2: like the wedding planner look at us like, OK, also can.
• 31:05
  Speaker 1: I can so envision, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our
• 31:07
  Speaker 1: bride and groom Sonia and Jeremy. I got, I got,
• 31:10
  Speaker 1: I got, I got loyalty, my God. And what's about
• 31:15
  Speaker 1: to happen actually one more from Nicholas as well. The
• 31:18
  Speaker 1: second thing they planned their wedding night party. Oh yes,
• 31:21
  Speaker 1: they went to a club hopping in Clark Quay all night, bro.
• 31:23
  Speaker 2: I love.
• 31:24
  Speaker 2: That I love that. Yeah, thank you for sharing your stories.
• 31:27
  Speaker 2: I mean, my priorities are all over the place because
• 31:30
  Speaker 2: I was more worried about um the lunch reception food
• 31:32
  Speaker 2: and also the after party food. One
• 31:35
  Speaker 1: more coming in from Mirza. Hey Sonia and Joakim, I
• 31:38
  Speaker 1: still remember my wedding prep as if it was yesterday.
• 31:40
  Speaker 1: I'm more like Sonia, go with the flow kind of guy.
• 31:43
  Speaker 1: My wife is the ultimate planner. The day that my
• 31:45
  Speaker 1: wife and I got engaged, her trusty laptop and her
• 31:48
  Speaker 1: most favorite.
• 31:49
  Speaker 1: Microsoft Excel came into play. Within minutes, dozens of tables
• 31:53
  Speaker 1: appear from wedding venues to the bridal guest lists and
• 31:56
  Speaker 1: songs to play. Everything is there till the last cent.
• 31:59
  Speaker 1: She's not only the planner, she delegates as well. Guess
• 32:03
  Speaker 1: who has to do all the legwork and calling? Yours truly.
• 32:06
  Speaker 1: I felt like a telemarketer calling 1011 places, asking 1,0001 questions.
• 32:11
  Speaker 1: Sometimes I feel that the other person on the line.
• 32:13
  Speaker 1: Probably rolling their eyes at the urge to slam the
• 32:15
  Speaker 1: phone down. At the end of the day, we compliment
• 32:18
  Speaker 1: each other
• 32:19
  Speaker 1: in a way.
• 32:20
  Speaker 2: No, I agree. I think in a couple, like a
• 32:23
  Speaker 2: partnership like us, we kind of have to balance each
• 32:25
  Speaker 2: other out. It was funny because this just happened two
• 32:28
  Speaker 2: weeks ago, OK. So it's crunch time, right? They need
• 32:32
  Speaker 2: a lot of answers from us, you know, the planner
• 32:34
  Speaker 2: needs a lot of outstanding decisions and answers to be made, right?
• 32:38
  Speaker 2: So then I'm like, yeah, OK, I'll settle it, you know,
• 32:40
  Speaker 2: very soon in the morning or like the next day.
• 32:43
  Speaker 2: But then the moment um Germs heard that, he started
• 32:47
  Speaker 2: to panic because he was like, are you really gonna
• 32:48
  Speaker 2: do it tomorrow? Like, let's just do it now since
• 32:50
  Speaker 2: we're together. So I was like, OK, sure. So we
• 32:53
  Speaker 2: texted the planner and she sent us an Excel sheet
• 32:56
  Speaker 2: of whatever she has so far.
• 32:58
  Speaker 2: We had two different reactions, OK. Upon seeing the Excel sheet,
• 33:02
  Speaker 2: Germs felt very calm. He was like, Oh, finally, OK,
• 33:05
  Speaker 2: Excel sheet, we're good, we're good. I saw the Excel sheet.
• 33:07
  Speaker 2: I started panicking. I was like, I'm having anxiety from
• 33:10
  Speaker 2: looking at the Excel sheet. We are two very different people, OK?
• 33:15
  Speaker 1: Can I say something before we go for a quick
• 33:16
  Speaker 1: music break?
• 33:17
  Speaker 1: Uh, I agree with Jeremy. When, when Sonia says she'll
• 33:21
  Speaker 1: do it tomorrow, don't trust her. You grab her now
• 33:24
  Speaker 1: and say, no, we have 5 minutes to do it now. Sonia,
• 33:28
  Speaker 1: having worked with you and known you for 16 years, OK? Jeremy,
• 33:32
  Speaker 1: you're doing the right thing.
• 33:34
  Speaker 2: Hey, you like Jeremy so much you marry him lah.
• 33:37
  Speaker 2: OK, so like we said, um, since it's Wednesday, these,
• 33:40
  Speaker 2: these are your last three chances to walk away with.
• 33:43
  Speaker 2: Tickets that are now sold out to Leve's concert in Singapore.
• 33:46
  Speaker 1: May 19th over at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, I'm guessing
• 33:50
  Speaker 1: there'll be close to what, 8000, 9000 people enjoying the
• 33:54
  Speaker 1: talent that is Levey.
• 33:56
  Speaker 1: And to our friends over at UOB, thank you so
• 33:58
  Speaker 1: much for coming on board the Shock circuit, for giving us,
• 34:00
  Speaker 1: I dare say, 5 pairs, the final 5 pairs of
• 34:04
  Speaker 1: tickets to a concert, 2 of which have been won already.
• 34:08
  Speaker 1: Today is day 3. Tomorrow and Friday, your final 2
• 34:10
  Speaker 1: chances to
• 34:11
  Speaker 1: win
• 34:11
  Speaker 2: it. But you know what, I think this really aligns
• 34:13
  Speaker 2: with our show because we always want to give you
• 34:15
  Speaker 2: the surprises that you deserve, right? Just when you thought like, oh, OK,
• 34:18
  Speaker 2: maybe you really sold out.
• 34:19
  Speaker 2: But don't worry, we always try to have you. We
• 34:21
  Speaker 2: got your back and our friends over at UOB as well.
• 34:24
  Speaker 2: They want you to have priority access to some of
• 34:26
  Speaker 2: the hottest entertainment acts in the region. So if you're
• 34:29
  Speaker 2: a UOB cardholder, bonus, bonus points for us.
• 34:33
  Speaker 1: I
• 34:33
  Speaker 1: think last year it was Lady Gaga. This year it's.
• 34:37
  Speaker 1: I'm sure there'll be more concerts from our friends at UOB.
• 34:39
  Speaker 2: If you're curious, www.B.
• 34:42
  Speaker 2: Dotcom.sg for all the details and um they're also very
• 34:47
  Speaker 2: proud that Visa is the official payment partner for Leve
• 34:51
  Speaker 2: Life in Singapore.
• 34:52
  Speaker 1: OK, so who's the winner today? Oh,
• 34:55
  Speaker 2: tough one. So many great answers, but I think we
• 34:58
  Speaker 2: both know who we want to give it to.
• 35:00
  Speaker 1: OK, let's give it to Ali who called us.
• 35:03
  Speaker 2: Congratulations, Ali, really relatable.
• 35:05
  Speaker 2: story there and I can't believe she is the real-life
• 35:08
  Speaker 2: example of booking the venue before getting engaged.
• 35:12
  Speaker 1: Wait, so she hasn't been proposed to? No,
• 35:14
  Speaker 2: she hasn't. Ellie,
• 35:15
  Speaker 1: tell her fiance May 19th, bring the ring.
• 35:17
  Speaker 2: Make it
• 35:18
  Speaker 2: happen. Propose during
• 35:19
  Speaker 1: Le's concert. Oh,
• 35:20
  Speaker 2: that'd be so cute,
• 35:21
  Speaker 1: and she might notice
• 35:22
  Speaker 2: you. She might, she just might, yeah. So, and she
• 35:25
  Speaker 2: might dedicate a special song to you. Then at your wedding,
• 35:26
  Speaker 2: you have to play a song.
• 35:28
  Speaker 2: All done. Yeah, it's all planned out for you. OK, well,
• 35:31
  Speaker 2: enjoy yourself. 2 more chances this week for you to
• 35:34
  Speaker 2: win these tickets, so stand by.
• 35:36
  Speaker 1: I still
• 35:36
  Speaker 1: cannot believe her kid's name is Somersault.
• 35:40
  Speaker 1: I'm gonna call mine forward flip. Can you stop it?
• 35:42
  Speaker 1: For Flip
• 35:43
  Speaker 1: Gomez.
• 35:44
  Speaker 2: So forward is the first name. Flip is the middle name,
• 35:46
  Speaker 2: is it?
• 35:48
  Speaker 1: Backflip Jude Gomez
• 35:49
  Speaker 2: is really a bad if you want your kid to
• 35:51
  Speaker 2: fail in life, go ahead. Tumble
• 35:53
  Speaker 1: chew.
• 35:57
  Speaker 2: Tambo Chula. OK, anyway, um, taking you to the Kallang
• 36:01
  Speaker 2: area right now, OK, I predict there's going to be
• 36:05
  Speaker 2: another fight in the Kallang area, but not a physical
• 36:08
  Speaker 2: one in terms of fighting for your unit.
• 36:12
  Speaker 2: Because the Kallang Close Industrial area, which is very near
• 36:16
  Speaker 2: the Sports area, you can see Spots up from there. Oh, it's,
• 36:19
  Speaker 1: I think it's nearer to the ICA somewhat like
• 36:22
  Speaker 2: maybe at the cusp, but you can, you have a
• 36:25
  Speaker 2: view of like the river and you can see the,
• 36:27
  Speaker 2: the stadium, right? They've got their first private homes about
• 36:31
  Speaker 2: to be developed in 12 years. It's not been done.
• 36:35
  Speaker 2: But finally, some developers are coming through, same developer as
• 36:38
  Speaker 2: my condo actually because they specialize in waterside homes apparently.
• 36:43
  Speaker 2: Um, and they're set to welcome their first private residential estates. Wow,
• 36:46
  Speaker 1: I
• 36:47
  Speaker 1: can only imagine the price per square foot.
• 36:49
  Speaker 2: I know, so I think more details and info will
• 36:51
  Speaker 2: be revealed very soon. Um, it was a, it was
• 36:53
  Speaker 2: a fiery bid apparently because a lot of people wanted
• 36:56
  Speaker 2: to develop there. So
• 36:58
  Speaker 1: you can see the stadium, right, and people at Tanjung
• 37:01
  Speaker 1: call it 10, I'm guessing this in 12,
• 37:05
  Speaker 2: listen to the music, the
• 37:06
  Speaker 1: echoes and the cheers.
• 37:08
  Speaker 2: I'm not gonna lie, like I have.
• 37:09
  Speaker 2: Some friends who live quite near the Tanjong Roo area,
• 37:13
  Speaker 2: which is walkable to the stadium or any of the,
• 37:15
  Speaker 2: you know, concert venues there, right? Um, sometimes I ask
• 37:18
  Speaker 2: for a favor like, can I park my car there,
• 37:20
  Speaker 2: then I walk over. Honestly, it's a lifesaver, you know, lifesaver.
• 37:23
  Speaker 1: So people who live in the Tanjong R area in
• 37:25
  Speaker 1: the Kallang area consider this a gift to you, I guess, uh,
• 37:29
  Speaker 1: starting June to August 9th, I think you got what,
• 37:31
  Speaker 1: 7 Saturdays of fireworks at the Kallang Riverside.
• 37:33
  Speaker 2: Oh yeah, that too, that too. And you know what.
• 37:36
  Speaker 2: But I think if you manage to get um a
• 37:38
  Speaker 2: unit there, huge range of amenities, you already know it's
• 37:41
  Speaker 2: so developed there. They've got nearby schools, retail, dining, all
• 37:44
  Speaker 2: within like a 1-2 km radius.
• 37:47
  Speaker 1: on Sunday mornings, there'll be some marathons happening, people will
• 37:52
  Speaker 1: be cheering. So, one,
• 37:54
  Speaker 2: you know, the East Coast Highway was also affected sometimes,
• 37:56
  Speaker 2: you know, cycling and whatever.
• 37:59
  Speaker 1: So which again Tanjung and Kallang to the residents there,
• 38:01
  Speaker 1: thank you so much for putting up with.
• 38:02
  Speaker 1: Cheer groups that were there from 5:00 a.m. or 6:30 a.m.
• 38:05
  Speaker 1: cheering for 21 km runners.
• 38:06
  Speaker 2: I hope they invested in good earplugs. Perhaps That's for sure, yeah.
• 38:10
  Speaker 2: Coming up in just a few minutes, we have a
• 38:13
  Speaker 2: shining star joining us on air.
• 38:15
  Speaker 1: Look down, look down. It's hot as hell below. Look down.
• 38:22
  Speaker 2: Really hot as hell here in Singapore sometimes, but yes,
• 38:24
  Speaker 2: we know you're singing straight off Les Miserable.
• 38:26
  Speaker 1: The arena spectacular. She's here.
• 38:29
  Speaker 1: Just that, she has a concert, a stand-alone concert happening
• 38:32
  Speaker 1: very soon. I wonder whether she bring on surprise guests.
• 38:35
  Speaker 2: Oh, it'll be so much fun. I mean, she's not
• 38:36
  Speaker 2: even 30. She's still really young. She's got a bright
• 38:38
  Speaker 2: future ahead of her. I'm so glad that, you know,
• 38:41
  Speaker 2: she thought of us and she doesn't mind dropping by
• 38:43
  Speaker 2: our show.
• 38:44
  Speaker 1: I have a story to tell about Natanya Ong.
• 38:46
  Speaker 2: You've
• 38:47
  Speaker 2: known her for some time.
• 38:48
  Speaker 1: OK, I won't say no, but this is my 3rd
• 38:50
  Speaker 1: time seeing her in person. OK. The first two times
• 38:53
  Speaker 1: were in the year 2010.
• 38:56
  Speaker 2: Was she like a kid? She was a kid.
• 38:59
  Speaker 2: She was probably just.
• 39:01
  Speaker 1: OK, all
• 39:01
  Speaker 2: right, stay tuned.