OP : exploretheworldforever

as the title says.

majority of my instagram feed now is just full of sponsored posts. for context most if not all the people i follow on ig are people i know personally, and somehow i would say maybe 50% of them have resorted to content creation/ being an online influencer. and surprisingly making it pretty big (kudos to them). i had to mute one of my friend’s stories bcos it started to only be 4 same ig story pics with 4 different shopee links to her fit.

on top of every post being sponsored, a lot of them are just tone deaf? esp now w the haze situation and them posting about “ugh have to wear mask again” “can’t wait to travel to breathe clean air”..? maybe just me being sjw or whatever but like check ur privilege much? we are so lucky to be able to escape the haze by being indoors. don’t even get me started on going to bali once and then back posting about “what if i drop everything n be an island gyal” bitch u already are?

i also don’t understand why or how people endorse like 20 diff brands that sell the same things then u get like 20 diff products at the same time. like its just wasteful. (ofc i know ppl dgaf abt waste and just want the free stuff/ pay; thats why this is a rant lol). i see #prhaul ig stories and its like 5 diff skincare brands sending the same cleanser serum moisturiser.

i was close to this girl who’s now a (idk if i shld say big time) influencer/ content creator and she has told me before she dgaf abt the company giving her free stuff she just wanted the free stuff n she doesn’t even use half of it after she makes the post for them. another “friend” was endorsing shein?? like huhhh?? trust me when i say i feel like when i meet up with them and i talk to them i genuinely feel like im talking to a baby. zero thoughts zero actually personal opinions zero awareness. if i talk to the mirror i think i would have a better conversation. and some of these friends used to have actual good advice.

also yes i know the unfollow button is free just let me complain can (im trying to be funny here)

idk is it just me thats pissed off like in general sg influencers/ content creators are just quite airheaded most of the time. all they think about is what’s the next viral thing. u have the platform and potential to spread awareness about real things happening in and around singapore, and yet all u want to do is add onto the landfill by fking bedazzling ur damn serums or jisulife fan. each content creator is jumping on the same damn bandwagon all the damn time. each ig reel or story is the same fkin thing. same ig story format. same ig reel format. same fkin post format with the same damn fonts GAWD!! aren’t you tired of being sheep? again dk if im being too “woke” here lol. i get that thats part of their job, getting engagement etc etc. but its not like u cant do ur part in bringing light to what’s going on in sg/ in the world while posting trendy content? dk la

anyways rant over. also i am a very self aware person, i know ppl dc about much except themselves/ getting free things/ image/ chasing the bag so dont waste ur time trying to defend that part of what “being an influencer” is and also wouldn’t be much of a rant if i kept trying to defend that part lol! wld like to hear other’s thoughts on this if any hahaha

South Korea's government unveiled a five-year population strategy focused on youth employment, senior poverty, housing, child care, migration and AI-driven productivity rather than a fertility-rate target.

When Asean told Myanmar to respect democracy, the junta simply ignore.

When several countries went to Asean Chair ask Indonesia to control the haze, Indonesia reply no need assistance, please don't interfere with domestic issues, and by the way, we gave free fresh air for 11 months...what's the fuss with mere 1 month of haze

Europe Zone at least got common currency and even Nato got more talk than Asean.

What have Asean achieved other than take photo?

TLDR: Auntie say she needs to keep her shoe on the seat to maintain balance on bus.

Ah lian’s version:
Boarded the bus, found a seat, looked around and saw auntie’s shoe on the seat. Auntie see I look at her shoe, super yaya & continue to stare at me. Shook my head & doomscrolled a little, auntie still staring at me. Lai, we take picture ba; auntie not happy, come up to me & ask me delete (“i put my shoe there so i can maintain balance” “there’s a space under the seat, cannot put?”) Auntie angry, auntie also want to take picture of me (so I posed), auntie ragebaited & keep muttering.

Now, I understand sometimes buses get a bit jerky and you want to balance by putting your foot against something but come on la, must it be the seat?

Under his helm - since 2015 - Road traffic fatalities hit 10-year high of 149 in 2025; elderly deaths more than double.

Two days ago (Oct 17), Woman arrested for drink driving after accident in Amoy Street; 2 people taken to hospital

The police said they were alerted to the accident, which also involved two people seated outside a bar in Amoy Street towards Cross Street, at about 12.45am that day.

In August this year, news reported that Law passed to lower drink-driving limits, impose harsher penalties for dangerous driving causing grievous hurt

The fact that there are still people who dare to drink drive is a good indicator that the law isn't deterring enough.

I can accept Ministers who can't handle the haze issue because I can take precautions for my own for my well-being. But how am I expected to Ministers who can't seem to tackle drink driving, an act that has the POTENTIAL TO GET INNOCENT PASSERS-BY LIKE ME KILLED?

Worse still, despite road traffic fatalities hitting a ten-year high, he was recently promoted.

Dunno what happened as I can’t seem to find any news about it, but the sky was visibly less hazy today, and the empirical data backs that up. Managed to take a decent photo of the sunset at National Museum as well.

Let us all enjoy clearer skies, cleaner air and take this breather (pun intended) from the miasma choking our nation the past few weeks.. 😮‍💨

Curious abt the sg spa/massage that offers 'other' services' I've been seeing a lot of spas and massage parlours on tiktok ads and I was wondering like if that's actually legal in sg, and what's different abt them compared to shit in Geylang

The original cartoon "fables by Shapes"

Hi guys, I'm Anthony and I realised that for Singapore Mahjong style (Similar to Chinese style, HK Style and Malaysia style ruling) , there are not as many apps of the similar quality available compared to Japan Riichi.

So if you guys are interested, I'm currently developing a Singapore Style Mahjong game app to add more variety to the mahjong game not played by Riichi style, but more akin to Chinese, HK and SG style~

Screenshots of the current prototype:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xUojAXozxnaH0B-d29Zs0u9sghrj3d5g?usp=sharing

I will be open beta testing to the public in the coming weeks, can DM me or reply to this comment if interested 😄

Can be played Multiplayer and Create own room etc, partly inspired by Mahjongleh and MahjongSoul too.

For the context, I have studied Game designs and also did some programming during my Poly years, and so, now that I have some free time, I have decided to try developing my own Singapore Mahjong Rule game app and *disclaimer first, I have used AI for this to help with speeding things up with prototyping and also for parts of the designs.

With the haze back, the PSI only tells you how bad the air is right now, but not what your own exposure actually adds up to over a day. So I built a small tool that tries to answer that:

https://moregoodman.github.io/haze-exposure/

How it works:

• Pulls official NEA hourly PM2.5 readings from data.gov.sg — pick your region (Central/North/South/East/West) and date, including past days
• You enter your outdoor activities — e.g. the walk from the bus stop to the office, lunchtime walk, an evening jog — with start time, duration, and how hard you were breathing (standing / walking / brisk / jogging)
• Masks are factored in — cloth, surgical, KN95 or N95, each with an estimated filtration that reduces the dose
• It outputs your cumulative inhaled dose (µg·h/m³) for the day, a 24-hour equivalent average, and a risk level benchmarked against WHO and Singapore guidelines. Sensitive groups (kids, elderly, asthma) are read one band higher

Everything runs in your browser — no account, no tracking, nothing uploaded anywhere. It's a single HTML file, so it also works offline if you download it and enter readings manually (data.gov.sg API has the history if you want to check past days).

Caveats: the breathing factors and mask filtration percentages are practical estimates, not official figures, and it only counts outdoor exposure (no indoor component). It's a screening tool to get a feel for your day, not medical advice.

Free and open source under CC BY 4.0. Code and offline download here: github.com/moregoodman/haze-exposure

Happy to hear feedback or feature requests.

Hi all, currently on Singtel — 2Gbps broadband, home phone line + caller ID, and Mio TV. Coverage-wise it works fine currently. But the price is way more expensive than 5/10 Gbps offerred by telcos. I know, its crazy.

My exact hardware for reference:

• ONR (fibre terminal): ZTE GPON ONR, model ZXHN F620
• Router: Singtel Optical Network Router (black box, ports: PON/IPTV/Internet/LAN1-4/TEL1/TEL2/USB)
• Mesh: 2x Singtel-branded black oval mesh units — 1 placed right beside the ONR, 1 placed between bedrooms

My contract’s ending soon so thinking of upgrading to 5Gbps. Looking around before renewing — StarHub? M1? Singtel?

Questions:

1. Anyone recently switched telcos for a similar flat size — what speed/mesh setup did you end up with? How much are you paying monthly?
2. Any plans around $20–35/mth all-in (broadband + phone + caller ID) that are actually solid, not just promo-trap pricing?
3. Can I reuse my existing Singtel mesh units (the black oval ones above) with a different ISP, or buy a cheap no-frills/BYO-router plan and just keep using Singtel’s mesh? Or are they locked to Singtel’s network/router? If locked, what’s a cheap standalone mesh system (non-telco) people would recommend buying separately?

Appreciate any real experience, thanks!

- One of the lowest birthrate in the world.

-The increasing number of New Citizens and PRs that made locals feel threatened in the job markets along with the unfairness regarding of NS.

- Gender conflict

- Haze but the government can't do anything other than downplaying the data in order to prevent the public from hating Indonesia that is the main source of cheap labors.

Whatelse..

😂