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987 THE SHOCK CIRCUIT REPLAY🔁 070526 · 987 The Shock Circuit

• 0:03
  Speaker 1: Wake up.
• 0:05
  Speaker 1: Up next
• 0:07
  Speaker 1: Kicking off your day in the best way. It's Sonia
• 0:10
  Speaker 1: and Joakim on the shock circuit. Good morning. Thank you
• 0:13
  Speaker 1: for joining us. It is almost the weekend. Please hang
• 0:16
  Speaker 1: in there. Two more days to cloud. I am so happy.
• 0:20
  Speaker 1: Why are you making it into an army song? It's true.
• 0:22
  Speaker 1: It is an army song, right? Anyway, we're going to
• 0:24
  Speaker 1: kick it off with Na Horan and DPRE and stay tuned.
• 0:27
  Speaker 1: Singapore's number one hit music station.
• 0:32
  Speaker 1: I'm actually really liking that song, to be honest, and
• 0:35
  Speaker 1: Madonna is how old this year? She's like in her 60s, actually,
• 0:40
  Speaker 1: hang on, Madonna age. She is 67, 67.
• 0:46
  Speaker 1: No, wait, she turned 67 this year or she is
• 0:50
  Speaker 1: turning 68. Her birthday is one week after NDP 16th
• 0:55
  Speaker 1: of August. Ah, yes, I see that. I see that. Wow, wow, she,
• 1:00
  Speaker 1: she's still killing it. Someone pushing 70. 1958 gave us
• 1:06
  Speaker 1: two global icons, Michael Jackson and Madonna. Oh no, sorry,
• 1:11
  Speaker 1: Michael Jackson was, sorry, I thought your father was born in.
• 1:16
  Speaker 1: At least I never say your mother, right?
• 1:19
  Speaker 1: Michael Jackson was born 29th of August, Madonna was born
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  Speaker 1: 16th of August, and my mom a year later, 1959,
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  Speaker 1: 29th of August last year and my dad are the
• 1:35
  Speaker 1: same age.
• 1:37
  Speaker 1: Both SGI boys. It must have crossed paths back then.
• 1:41
  Speaker 1: I'm very sure, yeah. Tomorrow, actually, we are less than
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  Speaker 1: 2 days away to Media Corp's cloud nine. The likes
• 1:47
  Speaker 1: of Robert, we've got the likes of Kiara, Y Lucas, 50/50,
• 1:52
  Speaker 1: M Bhold. Tomorrow live on our show at just past
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  Speaker 1: 9:00 a.m. we're going live on TikTok as well. We
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  Speaker 1: have a special guest joining us, the very same person
• 2:02
  Speaker 1: that gave you this song.
• 2:09
  Speaker 1: We got Max joining us live in the studio for
• 2:12
  Speaker 1: a quick chat and interview.
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  Speaker 1: Very thankful he said yes. So tomorrow he will be here.
• 2:18
  Speaker 1: So do not forget to tune in at just past
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  Speaker 1: 9:00 a.m. Hopefully that makes your Friday, and you can
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  Speaker 1: catch him live at Media Corp's Cloud nine on Saturday.
• 2:26
  Speaker 1: Limited tickets still available for you over at Ticketmaster, or
• 2:30
  Speaker 1: you can do take part in some competitions that our
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  Speaker 1: friends maybe over at Gomo by SingTel are.
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  Speaker 1: Running, maybe you could win a ticket for yourself or
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  Speaker 1: 3 other friends, and you can come on down to
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  Speaker 1: Saturday over at Arena at the Expo and enjoy 8
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  Speaker 1: different acts at a music festival that just costs $28. Now,
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  Speaker 1: having a great start to your Thursday so far, 7th
• 2:51
  Speaker 1: of May, by the way. If anything, the phone lines
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  Speaker 1: will be open in just a bit. You can give
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  Speaker 1: your school a shout.
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  Speaker 1: Shout out and give a special message to your teachers, friends,
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  Speaker 1: your favorite canteen uncle, or anything about your school. Tell
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  Speaker 1: me what's fantastic about it and hopefully, one day, Sonia
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  Speaker 1: and I can go on down to your school and
• 3:09
  Speaker 1: give you a 987 school invasion you'll never, ever forget. Now,
• 3:14
  Speaker 1: being a celebrity, especially in Hollywood and Korea, it's never easy.
• 3:20
  Speaker 1: They do a lot of skincare stuff. That's alright, but
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  Speaker 1: then some might go the extra mile and do a
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  Speaker 1: bit of plastic surgery, do a bit of Botox, put
• 3:29
  Speaker 1: in fillers. There are 20-something year old celebrities who are
• 3:33
  Speaker 1: doing that, and I'm wondering why. You're still so young,
• 3:36
  Speaker 1: but hey, to each his own, right? Number one hit
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  Speaker 1: music station. So a celebrity has said that she will
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  Speaker 1: not give in to pop culture, society, pressures or whatsoever
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  Speaker 1: because being a Hollywood celebrity.
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  Speaker 1: Korean celebrity, maybe even sometimes a Thai celebrity as well.
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  Speaker 1: There could be loads of pressure on that person to
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  Speaker 1: maintain a certain image to always look good, which results
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  Speaker 1: in them having to go to plastic surgery, get Botox done,
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  Speaker 1: get fillers. Even men do it too. But this 24
• 4:08
  Speaker 1: year old celebrity has said, I don't want to do
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  Speaker 1: anything to my face and body. I want to make
• 4:13
  Speaker 1: sure my kids recognize me. Take a bow to one
• 4:17
  Speaker 1: Billie Eilish. Well done.
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  Speaker 1: You know, I definitely support her decision because loads of people,
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  Speaker 1: we already go through body image issues and how we
• 4:29
  Speaker 1: look in the mirror as well to the point where
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  Speaker 1: we look to the nearest Korean celebrity or Hollywood celebrity
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  Speaker 1: and go, OK, you know what? Since they're doing it,
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  Speaker 1: I wanna do it as well. But then you go,
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  Speaker 1: then you go with Billie Eilish, who says, look, yes,
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  Speaker 1: I have body image issues, but I wanna make sure
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  Speaker 1: I handle it properly. She was saying this on the
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  Speaker 1: Good Hang podcast with Amy Poehler, and she's also said that, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I want my future kids to recognize me, so no
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  Speaker 1: Botox or no plastic surgery. I'm excited for my face
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  Speaker 1: to age gracefully. That is an exact quote. So well
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  Speaker 1: done to you, Billie Eilish, and hopefully her concert movie
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  Speaker 1: Hit Me Hard and Soft is doing well in cinemas.
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  Speaker 1: It's showing here in Singapore, by the way, in a
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  Speaker 1: concert with Billie Eilish. Well, she's not exactly coming to
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  Speaker 1: Singapore as of yet, but her movie Hit Me Hard
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  Speaker 1: and Soft, produced by what Hollywood calls Mr. 3D himself, Mr.
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  Speaker 1: James Cameron.
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  Speaker 1: I'm, if I'm not wrong, when you watch the movie,
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  Speaker 1: you put on a pair of 3D glasses and you
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  Speaker 1: get to experience the entire concert live in 3D in
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  Speaker 1: a concert film. So go enjoy. I believe a few
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  Speaker 1: cinemas are screening it here in Singapore, places like Shaw, Lido,
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  Speaker 1: and Gem. Book your tickets and go enjoy. Maybe it
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  Speaker 1: could be a nice weekend plan with mom for Mother's
• 5:38
  Speaker 1: Day as well. Phone lines are open now, 669-119-87. Call us,
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  Speaker 1: rep your school, give your school a shout out. Tell
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  Speaker 1: us what's amazing about it.
• 5:48
  Speaker 1: Or whether you're having any exams right now. Let's do
• 5:50
  Speaker 1: it before the June holiday starts. So, plenty of time
• 5:54
  Speaker 1: to get your shout out in. You can request for
• 5:56
  Speaker 1: a song. We'll do our best to play it for
• 5:58
  Speaker 1: you immediately right here on 987. So, if I'm not wrong, yesterday,
• 6:04
  Speaker 1: we had somebody from Saint Anthony's Kenosian Primary. The day before,
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  Speaker 1: we had Roseside School as well. So, let us know. 669-119-87.
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  Speaker 1: I cannot wait to have a small chat with you
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  Speaker 1: about your school.
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  Speaker 1: My name is Rayna. Hello, Rayna. How are you this
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  Speaker 1: Thursday morning? Which school are you from? Nanyang Primary. Nanyang
• 6:26
  Speaker 1: Primary School. OK, Rayna, what's amazing about Nanyang Primary School?
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  Speaker 1: Tell me.
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  Speaker 1: They got a playground that is very fun.
• 6:37
  Speaker 1: A playground, it's very fun. What level are you in
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  Speaker 1: this year, Raider?
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  Speaker 1: P1 P1. So you don't have any exams yet, right?
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  Speaker 1: And how has P1 been for you?
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  Speaker 1: Good. Are your teachers nice? Yeah. And what is your
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  Speaker 1: favorite subject so far?
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  Speaker 1: Math. Math. All right. Hopefully you're fantastic at math. Raya,
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  Speaker 1: what song can I get for you? Can I have?
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  Speaker 1: Of course you can. And who is it going out to?
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  Speaker 1: Any friends you want to say hello to? My family.
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  Speaker 1: Your family. Thank you so much for your call, Raya.
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  Speaker 1: Have a great day in school, OK? Take care. OK. Bye-bye.
• 7:17
  Speaker 1: Bye bye. I was about to speak about the weather here.
• 7:21
  Speaker 1: In Singapore, but maybe I'll do it in 10 minutes'
• 7:23
  Speaker 1: time because I was scrolling through social media and our
• 7:26
  Speaker 1: news outlets here in Singapore and I saw one to
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  Speaker 1: which if you're a school student in the car, maybe
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  Speaker 1: not just a school student, but any adult that's tuned
• 7:35
  Speaker 1: in here on 987, when crossing the road.
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  Speaker 1: Especially if you're gonna jaywalk, right?
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  Speaker 1: Please, do not look at your phone. Look left, look right.
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  Speaker 1: Make sure it is safe to cross, then you cross,
• 7:50
  Speaker 1: because there is a video of a schoolgirl somewhere in
• 7:53
  Speaker 1: the Pasir Ris area just dashing across the road when
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  Speaker 1: the pedestrian light was red. That means you cannot cross
• 7:59
  Speaker 1: the road yet. And thankfully, the car that was capturing
• 8:03
  Speaker 1: the entire incident was able to brake in time and
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  Speaker 1: not hit her. My heart was kinda beating very fast
• 8:10
  Speaker 1: at that moment, so thankfully.
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  Speaker 1: nobody was hurt. Thankfully, she's OK. But again, please don't
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  Speaker 1: dash across the road. Always look left and look right
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  Speaker 1: and cross the road with your hand up like you
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  Speaker 1: learned at the road safety park whenever your school brings
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  Speaker 1: you there. There you go. Please remain safe, people, and especially,
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  Speaker 1: don't be using your phones. Crossing the road takes less
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  Speaker 1: than 30 seconds or 40 seconds. I'm sure your phone
• 8:35
  Speaker 1: and the text message from work can wait. Gone are
• 8:38
  Speaker 1: the days where Singapore had the
• 8:40
  Speaker 1: 8 Days Physical Copy magazine. It's now online and they
• 8:43
  Speaker 1: post loads of your favorite celebrity or Singaporean personality gossip
• 8:47
  Speaker 1: on those websites as well. 8 Days Entertainment, if I'm
• 8:50
  Speaker 1: not wrong, on Instagram. That's it, it's the worst over
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  Speaker 1: for Singapore in terms of the weather. According to Senior
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  Speaker 1: Minister of State for Sustainability and Environment, Mr. Janna Puthucheri,
• 9:02
  Speaker 1: in parliament, he said, based on the weather outlook for
• 9:07
  Speaker 1: the rest of the year,
• 9:08
  Speaker 1: The chance of a heat wave here in Singapore is low,
• 9:12
  Speaker 1: and hopefully, we get cooler weather from June onwards. So apparently,
• 9:18
  Speaker 1: to to classify something as a heat wave here in Singapore.
• 9:23
  Speaker 1: All weather stations for 3 days, they have to register
• 9:27
  Speaker 1: a reading of 35 °C or higher, again, across all
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  Speaker 1: weather stations for 3 days. I learn something new every
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  Speaker 1: day about us here in Singapore. So, yes, the, the
• 9:38
  Speaker 1: last few weeks, my goodness, it was scorching.
• 9:43
  Speaker 1: Even at night, after a cold shower, the moment I
• 9:46
  Speaker 1: step out to go to the hawker center to buy
• 9:48
  Speaker 1: dinner for just 10 minutes, I'm perspiring buckets. So yeah,
• 9:52
  Speaker 1: maybe our friends over at Uniqlo, they might see an
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  Speaker 1: uptick in their Aerism sales for the last 2 months
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  Speaker 1: or maybe even 3. So yeah, hang in there. It's
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  Speaker 1: almost over and hopefully you get more cooling weather here
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  Speaker 1: in Singapore, just like how times are in January and February.
• 10:10
  Speaker 1: In our country. And as promised, I'm gonna take you
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  Speaker 1: to Yishun right now, not for anything dodgy or whatsoever,
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  Speaker 1: but to me this was hilarious, and if Sonia were here,
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  Speaker 1: I would have definitely poked fun at her and she
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  Speaker 1: would go, hey, it's so bad. That's my best Sonia impersonation. So,
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  Speaker 1: an Yishun.
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  Speaker 1: The resident made some orders on Shopee, OK? And you
• 10:33
  Speaker 1: know how sometimes they don't deliver to your doorstep, they
• 10:35
  Speaker 1: might deliver to the parcel locker that's under your block, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: for more convenience and safety as well. So, this Yishun
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  Speaker 1: residence stands at 1.6 m, OK?
• 10:49
  Speaker 1: Unfortunately, her parcels were placed at the very top of
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  Speaker 1: the 1.8 m tall parcel locker.
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  Speaker 1: She couldn't reach it.
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  Speaker 1: And she had to contact the customer service and they
• 11:05
  Speaker 1: were saying, ma'am, uh, the parcel is marked as delivered.
• 11:08
  Speaker 1: There's nothing much you can do about this situation. So
• 11:11
  Speaker 1: this poor Yishun resident had to wait half an hour
• 11:14
  Speaker 1: for a passerby and then ask for help. So kudos
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  Speaker 1: to her for asking for help, but yeah, maybe.
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  Speaker 1: I don't know, how can we avoid this situation? Maybe
• 11:23
  Speaker 1: put a special note like, can you all please place
• 11:25
  Speaker 1: my parcels at a height where I could reach it?
• 11:28
  Speaker 1: In case you just joined us and you're wondering where
• 11:30
  Speaker 1: Sonia Chew is, she's on leave today. Back with us tomorrow,
• 11:33
  Speaker 1: and don't forget tomorrow live on our show at just
• 11:36
  Speaker 1: past 9 if you're
• 11:37
  Speaker 1: Attending Media Corp's cloud nine. We got Max joining us,
• 11:41
  Speaker 1: Max Schneider, and yes, I, it was my dream to
• 11:45
  Speaker 1: hopefully have him sing live, but maybe he's protecting his
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  Speaker 1: voice for Saturday's performance where I'm very sure he will
• 11:51
  Speaker 1: wow and blow you guys away.
• 11:54
  Speaker 1: Now, when we come back here on the shock circuit,
• 11:57
  Speaker 1: I want to lay the grounds for today's call-in over
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  Speaker 1: at 669-119-87 as well as WhatsApp, 90050987. Again, if we
• 12:08
  Speaker 1: do like your answer, what's coming your way, a very
• 12:10
  Speaker 1: nice dining experience. All thanks to our friends over at
• 12:13
  Speaker 1: Cha Mulan. They are gonna be opening over at IMM
• 12:16
  Speaker 1: and North Point City.
• 12:18
  Speaker 1: They could be open already, so go on down and
• 12:20
  Speaker 1: check out the spanking new outlets, but I, I feel
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  Speaker 1: as if as I get older,
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  Speaker 1: The more I worry about my parents. I kid you not.
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  Speaker 1: This was inspired by a convo that I had with
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  Speaker 1: my mom yesterday involving a bicycle and a bicycle sale. I,
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  Speaker 1: I will give you the full story in just a
• 12:41
  Speaker 1: bit here on the shocks again. That's it. The phone
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  Speaker 1: lines will be open over at 669-119-87, even our WhatsApp
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  Speaker 1: number as well at 900-50987 and all this inspired by
• 12:54
  Speaker 1: a convo that I had with my mom yesterday.
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  Speaker 1: Again, I, I feel as if I've come full circle
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  Speaker 1: in life where when I was a lot younger, my
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  Speaker 1: mom would worry about me for sure, but as I
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  Speaker 1: get older and even just yesterday, I find myself worrying
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  Speaker 1: about my mom and my dad a lot. For my dad,
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  Speaker 1: it's his, uh, well, he openly admits it, his very
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  Speaker 1: big and round belly.
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  Speaker 1: To which I always say, Dad, if this is me
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  Speaker 1: in 20 years, please, I'm I'm very worried. For my
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  Speaker 1: mom though, OK, look, she comes home yesterday from work
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  Speaker 1: very excited. She goes, son, I said, Yes, mom, what
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  Speaker 1: can I do for you? Oh, I saw that my
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  Speaker 1: bicycle shop is having a bicycle sale. If I trade
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  Speaker 1: in my old bike, I can offset close to about
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  Speaker 1: $1000 and get a new bicycle.
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  Speaker 1: To which I said, Mom, you've not cycled for 2 years.
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  Speaker 1: The bicycle that you bought during COVID has been sitting
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  Speaker 1: at our house doing nothing for two years. Why the
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  Speaker 1: sudden want to cycle now? And she goes, no, but
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  Speaker 1: you see this bike quality, the brand is very good,
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  Speaker 1: you know, I can offset. I wanna take advantage and
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  Speaker 1: go and trade in.
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  Speaker 1: Then, as she was saying all this.
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  Speaker 1: My mind played out plenty of scenarios. I, I don't
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  Speaker 1: know why, but it played out the scenario of my
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  Speaker 1: mom on a bicycle and all these youngsters just zooming
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  Speaker 1: down the parks, even though they're not supposed to, or
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  Speaker 1: even the park connector network as well, because as a runner,
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  Speaker 1: even as a runner, I'm on the pedestrian path here,
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  Speaker 1: while running, I'll get a fright or I'll get shocked
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  Speaker 1: when the bike just zooms past me, especially those bikes
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  Speaker 1: without brakes, which are illegal here in Singapore, so please
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  Speaker 1: be extra careful.
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  Speaker 1: As a pedestrian or jogger, at least I know if
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  Speaker 1: I'm startled, I'm still able to find my footing. But
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  Speaker 1: for my mom, if she were to cycle and she
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  Speaker 1: gets startled by all this, as a cyclist, if you
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  Speaker 1: lose balance, that's it.
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  Speaker 1: That's a fall, and we have enough reports of, you know,
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  Speaker 1: our Merdeka generation or even our pioneer generation falling, getting injured. I,
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  Speaker 1: I'm worried, but I, I don't want to stop my
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  Speaker 1: mom from doing it, but I cannot help but worry.
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  Speaker 1: So when I told her my concerns, she just looks
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  Speaker 1: at me and go, hmm, I'll think about it. This
• 15:12
  Speaker 1: is definitely karma. For all those times I told my
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  Speaker 1: mom about bungee jumping and skydiving and all that, maybe
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  Speaker 1: now I know how it feels.
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  Speaker 1: Am I the only one here? Am I weird? 669-11987
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  Speaker 1: or you can WhatsApp me at 90050987. Do you find
• 15:29
  Speaker 1: yourself worrying about your parents as well? And what about,
• 15:33
  Speaker 1: is there an activity they're doing that you always say, Mom, dad,
• 15:36
  Speaker 1: can you please stop and do something else that's not
• 15:38
  Speaker 1: good for you in the long run?
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  Speaker 1: Like, like, do they make you worry? Please let me know.
• 15:43
  Speaker 1: Let me do an on the ground check here on 987. Again, 669-11987.
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  Speaker 1: You can call us or you can WhatsApp us at 90050987.
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  Speaker 1: Phone lines are open over at 669-11987 or WhatsApp 90050987.
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  Speaker 1: Inspired by a convo that I had with my mom
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  Speaker 1: yesterday about her wanting to get a new bicycle.
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  Speaker 1: PS, she's not cycled in two years, and when she
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  Speaker 1: was telling me about it, I don't know why my
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  Speaker 1: mind was just playing out all these scenarios of her
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  Speaker 1: being startled by people zooming past her and she gets
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  Speaker 1: startled on the bicycle and she falls. So I, I'm
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  Speaker 1: kind of worried about that.
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  Speaker 1: Am I the only one worrying about my parents here
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  Speaker 1: for doing activities like that? Let me know. 669-119-87. Johari,
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  Speaker 1: do you worry about your parents? Yes,
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  Speaker 2: I do, especially my dad actually.
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  Speaker 1: OK, what is your dad doing that makes you worry?
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  Speaker 2: OK, you see,
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  Speaker 2: he has a problem with his knees, so he played badminton.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, OK,
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  Speaker 2: keep going.
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  Speaker 2: So, so normally, like, on normal days you will see
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  Speaker 2: him like walking, limping, but when he was in the court, right,
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  Speaker 2: he's totally a different person, you know. You forget that
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  Speaker 2: he's old.
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  Speaker 2: And the way you play with me, right, he will
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  Speaker 2: give all out. Wow. Uh, that, uh, slow down.
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  Speaker 2: Wait, mom will scold me, not you, me.
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  Speaker 1: So, so far throughout all the badminton games he has
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  Speaker 1: played with you and his friends, any injuries? Hopefully not.
• 17:15
  Speaker 2: There is actually. He twisted his ankle, um, but he
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  Speaker 2: keep it, he keep mom about all this, so he,
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  Speaker 2: he suffered in silence.
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  Speaker 2: The only thing that he told his friends, then his
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  Speaker 2: friend is someone that know me. Then he told me
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  Speaker 2: that your dad had this pain, you know. I
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  Speaker 2: was like, oh no,
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  Speaker 1: Johari, I don't know why, but if I were to
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  Speaker 1: ever be a dad at your dad's age, I think
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  Speaker 1: I might be like that, you know. I'll still go running,
• 17:38
  Speaker 1: but I won't tell about any injuries or knee pains. Ay.
• 17:41
  Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your call, brother. Take care, man. Bye-bye.
• 17:44
  Speaker 1: Take care. Bye-bye. Bringing your parents to cloud nine is
• 17:46
  Speaker 1: an activity where there's no.
• 17:48
  Speaker 1: Worry involved. Both of you having a good time for
• 17:50
  Speaker 1: a music festival that only costs $28 happening this Saturday
• 17:54
  Speaker 1: at Arena and Expo. That said, it's yours, holy Joe
• 17:57
  Speaker 1: and Gomez, keeping you company right here on the shock circuit,
• 18:00
  Speaker 1: with the question being, do you find yourselves worrying about
• 18:04
  Speaker 1: your parents and the activities that they do or they
• 18:07
  Speaker 1: might do? Inspired very quickly by a convoy I had
• 18:10
  Speaker 1: with my mom yesterday who wants to cycle again.
• 18:13
  Speaker 1: She's not been cycling for the last 2 years. She
• 18:15
  Speaker 1: wants to trade in the old bicycle that's been collecting
• 18:17
  Speaker 1: dust to get a new one and start cycling, to
• 18:20
  Speaker 1: which my mind played out scenarios of people zooming by
• 18:24
  Speaker 1: her and even as a runner on the pedestrian path,
• 18:26
  Speaker 1: I find myself getting startled by cyclists out of nowhere.
• 18:30
  Speaker 1: Those that alert me, thank you. Those that don't, can
• 18:33
  Speaker 1: you all slow down? It's really very fast. OK, gonna
• 18:37
  Speaker 1: go to WhatsApp at 90050987, saying good morning to Jessie.
• 18:41
  Speaker 1: Jessie says, hey guys, my mom is retired and she
• 18:44
  Speaker 1: loves to travel. When I plan travels with her, I'll
• 18:47
  Speaker 1: always make sure it is not tiring and any walking
• 18:50
  Speaker 1: or hiking, hiking, do not take the whole day. But
• 18:54
  Speaker 1: recently she has been traveling with her friends and she
• 18:56
  Speaker 1: tends to overexert herself and likes acting strong in front
• 19:00
  Speaker 1: of her friends, so I'm worried. Oh no! It's the
• 19:04
  Speaker 1: pride and ego thing, huh, Jessie?
• 19:06
  Speaker 1: One coming in from Nick. Morning, my fellow menu bro Joakim.
• 19:10
  Speaker 1: You are not alone. My mother-in-law stays with me since
• 19:12
  Speaker 1: the start of COVID. Both my, my, my wife and
• 19:15
  Speaker 1: I are worried for her as she has some walking
• 19:18
  Speaker 1: issues due to her knee. To the point where we're
• 19:21
  Speaker 1: asking her to install the 360 app to monitor her whereabouts,
• 19:24
  Speaker 1: just like how we monitor.
• 19:26
  Speaker 1: Our two teenage daughters, how the tables have turned. Thank
• 19:29
  Speaker 1: you very much for your texts, Nick. Now keep the
• 19:32
  Speaker 1: calls coming in over at 669-11987 or 90050987. Wanna say
• 19:38
  Speaker 1: good morning to R who says, morning Joakim. My dad
• 19:42
  Speaker 1: is turning 69 this year.
• 19:45
  Speaker 1: And he still plays tennis and golf weekly, religiously. He
• 19:49
  Speaker 1: and his group of friends even hold tennis tournaments that
• 19:51
  Speaker 1: run yearly, and winners can win a cash prize from
• 19:54
  Speaker 1: the pot, building from bets and get their names engraved
• 19:58
  Speaker 1: on the trophy that I designed when I was a teenager.
• 20:00
  Speaker 1: I'm in my late twenties now and find myself nagging
• 20:03
  Speaker 1: at my dad a lot like a parent because he
• 20:05
  Speaker 1: can be very gung-ho. He would sneak out like a
• 20:07
  Speaker 1: teenager when sick or when he gets injured to go
• 20:10
  Speaker 1: play sports because he needs his fix, and when he
• 20:13
  Speaker 1: comes back, I give him an earful. I still love
• 20:16
  Speaker 1: him regardless despite all the worrying he puts me through,
• 20:19
  Speaker 1: and the old man is currently abroad playing golf with
• 20:21
  Speaker 1: his friends. Hiya.
• 20:25
  Speaker 1: I honestly think that's me as a dad in the future,
• 20:28
  Speaker 1: but we'll see. On the topic of whether you worry
• 20:31
  Speaker 1: about your parents and some of the activities that they do,
• 20:35
  Speaker 1: long story short, my mom wants to cycle again, but
• 20:39
  Speaker 1: given the park connectors and the cycling paths where some
• 20:42
  Speaker 1: cyclists might be zooming down and it might startle my mom.
• 20:47
  Speaker 1: I'm just worried she might fall because she gets startled.
• 20:50
  Speaker 1: So if you're a pedestrian walking and you get startled,
• 20:52
  Speaker 1: at least you still have your footing on the ground.
• 20:54
  Speaker 1: But for a cyclist, I'm not too sure, and especially
• 20:56
  Speaker 1: with my mom. Mom, 67 this year. I go walking
• 20:59
  Speaker 1: with you lah, Mom, come on, OK? I want to
• 21:01
  Speaker 1: say good morning to Kenneth who says, hey, Joakim, my
• 21:04
  Speaker 1: mom is 80 this year and thankfully still active. Too active.
• 21:09
  Speaker 1: She's traveling 2 to 3 times a month. She's fallen
• 21:12
  Speaker 1: a few times already, but sometimes I think accidents happen everywhere,
• 21:15
  Speaker 1: including at home, and between the chances of her falling
• 21:18
  Speaker 1: while alone at home versus out there in a, in
• 21:20
  Speaker 1: a holiday with friends, I guess the latter is better, yes,
• 21:23
  Speaker 1: because she's with friends and the friends can help. Also,
• 21:26
  Speaker 1: wanna say good morning to on WhatsApp, Amy. Amy, you say,
• 21:30
  Speaker 1: It is more like the daily routine that is worrying
• 21:33
  Speaker 1: for my mom. She has been hooked to watching YouTube
• 21:36
  Speaker 1: before bedtime. She'll be using the mobile phone laying on
• 21:39
  Speaker 1: her bed till the phone drops onto her face or body.
• 21:42
  Speaker 1: For my mother-in-law, she closes all the windows the whole
• 21:45
  Speaker 1: day and there is not much fresh air in her flat.
• 21:47
  Speaker 1: The fact that she hangs laundry to dry in the
• 21:49
  Speaker 1: living room has created more mold on the walls. Oh no!
• 21:55
  Speaker 1: More mold on the walls and the smell on the
• 21:56
  Speaker 1: t-shirts as well that still stays there.
• 21:59
  Speaker 1: Love on the line, what about
• 22:00
  Speaker 1: you?
• 22:01
  Speaker 2: Yes, of course, uh, because they like, act like a
• 22:04
  Speaker 2: child when they are getting old. Yeah, so she loves
• 22:09
  Speaker 2: to cycle, but she can't balance. So she has to
• 22:14
  Speaker 2: put like those kids' wheels to balance the 22 wheels
• 22:18
  Speaker 2: on the back wheels, and then she can paddle, but
• 22:22
  Speaker 2: because her hearing is also not
• 22:24
  Speaker 2: good.
• 22:27
  Speaker 2: So when people ring or you know, warn, she don't,
• 22:32
  Speaker 2: she don't bother. That's why they are very
• 22:33
  Speaker 2: worried.
• 22:34
  Speaker 1: What's the, what's the negotiation with your mom like to
• 22:37
  Speaker 1: stop her from cycling?
• 22:39
  Speaker 2: We say it's very dangerous for her not, and then
• 22:42
  Speaker 2: for those that are on the road also because she,
• 22:46
  Speaker 2: she can't, she can't judge that well so we we
• 22:48
  Speaker 2: we we we we go walk with you lah, instead
• 22:51
  Speaker 2: of you cycling.
• 22:53
  Speaker 1: OK, I'm sure she appreciates the company as well.
• 22:56
  Speaker 2: Yes, yes.
• 22:57
  Speaker 1: I don't feel so alone worrying about the activities my
• 23:00
  Speaker 1: mom or dad.
• 23:01
  Speaker 1: Want to do sometimes, especially for my mom. Not cycled
• 23:04
  Speaker 1: in 2 years, you know. Suddenly she sees a very
• 23:07
  Speaker 1: good bicycle deal. She wants to go and trade in
• 23:09
  Speaker 1: her old bicycle and start cycling again and then I,
• 23:12
  Speaker 1: and I went, just Mom, can you not cycle? Just,
• 23:14
  Speaker 1: just go for a walk, like walk, at least as
• 23:17
  Speaker 1: a pedestrian. If you get startled by other cyclists, you'll
• 23:19
  Speaker 1: be fine and you won't lose balance and fall. That
• 23:22
  Speaker 1: that's my ultimate worry. But anyway, for today's winner, I
• 23:26
  Speaker 1: wanna give it to Love, who called us earlier. Congratulations, Love.
• 23:32
  Speaker 1: That very nice Cha Mulan, a dining experience coming your way.
• 23:35
  Speaker 1: You've got two spanking new outlets over at IMM as
• 23:39
  Speaker 1: well as North Point City. We have your details and
• 23:42
  Speaker 1: not to worry, one more chance for you to win
• 23:44
  Speaker 1: it tomorrow here on the shock circuit. D23. It is
• 23:49
  Speaker 1: coming to Singapore.
• 23:57
  Speaker 1: So, not just D23, D23 Asia for the very first
• 24:01
  Speaker 1: time will be held in Singapore. It's only one of
• 24:04
  Speaker 1: the biggest Disney fan events around the world, and for
• 24:08
  Speaker 1: us here in Singapore, we could be welcoming stars from
• 24:10
  Speaker 1: the Star Wars franchise, Marvel, Pixar, Disney itself. I'm excited.
• 24:16
  Speaker 1: Not too much has been announced as of yet.
• 24:18
  Speaker 1: So people are speculating on where it might be held
• 24:21
  Speaker 1: and all that. I'm just guessing Marina Bay Sands Convention Center.
• 24:25
  Speaker 1: I think that's a space that's big enough to be
• 24:26
  Speaker 1: able to host something like that or maybe even RWS.
• 24:29
  Speaker 1: I don't know if it's confirmed on where already, but
• 24:32
  Speaker 1: no month or date given as of yet, but again, 2027,
• 24:38
  Speaker 1: especially if you're a big distance.
• 24:39
  Speaker 1: Fan, it's something to look forward to and I pray
• 24:42
  Speaker 1: that you get passes to go meet your favorite Disney
• 24:44
  Speaker 1: stars or Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars. Amazing stuff. And have
• 24:49
  Speaker 1: you been on the Disney adventure already? I'm seeing loads
• 24:52
  Speaker 1: of stories of the follow-ups and all that. It looks fun.
• 24:55
  Speaker 1: Kids are happy. Everyone's smiling. If you can afford to
• 24:57
  Speaker 1: go and enjoy a Disney cruise, of course. And OK.
• 25:01
  Speaker 1: Not that I don't like my own kind. When I
• 25:04
  Speaker 1: say this, I mean the industry and all that, but
• 25:07
  Speaker 1: some people, they, they like to fake their following. Let's
• 25:10
  Speaker 1: be honest. Social media has been around for almost 2
• 25:14
  Speaker 1: decades or so, especially with Instagram, TikTok, and with Instagram,
• 25:19
  Speaker 1: there are plenty of services, not, not legit, by the way,
• 25:23
  Speaker 1: that lets you buy all these bot followers to boost
• 25:26
  Speaker 1: your numbers and all that. Ever since social play became
• 25:29
  Speaker 1: a thing,
• 25:30
  Speaker 1: People kind of stopped doing that, but they found other
• 25:32
  Speaker 1: ways to boost their like numbers, their engagement and all that.
• 25:36
  Speaker 1: So what Instagram has been doing, I think as of
• 25:39
  Speaker 1: two nights ago.
• 25:40
  Speaker 1: They've been going on an Instagram bot purge. So your creators,
• 25:44
  Speaker 1: your content creators, your influencers, your celebrities, even locally and overseas,
• 25:50
  Speaker 1: they could be having a little bit of a panic
• 25:52
  Speaker 1: attack right now being, eh, oh no, my numbers are dropping,
• 25:55
  Speaker 1: and it could be because of bot accounts. Now, not
• 25:59
  Speaker 1: saying everyone who has it bought it. Sometimes people like
• 26:02
  Speaker 1: to sabo each other, like this content creator might purposely
• 26:05
  Speaker 1: sabo another content creator and buy all these bot followings
• 26:08
  Speaker 1: for that person.
• 26:10
  Speaker 1: Just to make it seem as if the other person's
• 26:11
  Speaker 1: following is fake. So, there's a lot of drama, there's
• 26:14
  Speaker 1: a lot of tea. I cannot wait to see what
• 26:16
  Speaker 1: happens to any of the content creators that brought followers
• 26:19
  Speaker 1: here in Singapore or even overseas because on threads, Instagram threads,
• 26:24
  Speaker 1: people are complaining about it already and they're getting rightly
• 26:27
  Speaker 1: called out. How about giving you some things you can
• 26:29
  Speaker 1: do here in Singapore to wrap up our show? If,
• 26:33
  Speaker 1: for example, you're planning on making a visit to Mandai's
• 26:36
  Speaker 1: new rainforest wild adventure.
• 26:39
  Speaker 1: They're gonna be launching the second phase, the East Zone.
• 26:43
  Speaker 1: It'll be soft opened on May 20th, 2026, ahead of
• 26:48
  Speaker 1: the grand opening later on this month. And if you
• 26:51
  Speaker 1: buy a ticket, you can actually go to the east
• 26:53
  Speaker 1: and west zones and there'll be a free shuttle bus
• 26:56
  Speaker 1: that connects two areas. So, animals to look forward to
• 26:59
  Speaker 1: in the east zone.
• 27:00
  Speaker 1: Don't include pygmy hippos, Eastern bongos, which is a breed
• 27:05
  Speaker 1: of antelope, if I'm not wrong, and it will also
• 27:08
  Speaker 1: be housing for okapis that is a relation to the
• 27:13
  Speaker 1: giraffes from Congo. It's an endangered species. So go have
• 27:16
  Speaker 1: a look and enjoy yourselves. Plenty of things to do,
• 27:18
  Speaker 1: maybe make plans for the June holidays.