Tag Archives: Umbrella

A netizen wrote in to praise Mr Ong Ye Kung for coming up with a free umbrella sharing service at Sembawang. The service was implemented because its current shelter is too high and useless in a downpour. What do you think?

Our reader complained about 3 women who choped 3 extra seats at the hawker centre using long umbrellas. As it was lunchtime, our reader had difficulties finding seats and was irritated that they were taking up so many seats. The reader suggested for NEA to make it illegal to chope seats with objects as it is very inconsiderate to other people.

I was on 197 near Queensway just now and it was raining really heavily. When the bus stopped and everyone was alighting, this guy opened his foldable umbrella, stood in the gap between bus and bus stop, and sheltered everyone else who was alighting off the bus.

A 80 year old grandma injured her knee after fighting with a 70 year old grandma who accused her of stealing her umbrella. Both of them are colleagues, working together as cleaners at 313 Somerset. They were on their way home when they coincidentally met at Ang Mo Kio. The two old women argued over an umbrella and got into a fight which involved them hurling their handbags at each other. The 80 year old grandma was choking as the bag strap somehow got wrapped around her neck. It made her lose balance and fall, causing her to break her knee. Despite her injury, she refused to go to the hospital and even wanted to cycle home. But due to the pain, she eventually abandoned the bicycle and limped back home instead. At one point, one of them even sidetracked to accuse the other of stealing her bag. Police are looking into the matter. Wah serious, umbrella only leh, need to be so fierce or not?

Kudos to MP Sitoh Yih Pin for being quick in tending to Woodleigh residents! My neighbour and I were on our way home when we realised the sheltered linkway from the station was blocked cus the police were investigating some white powdery substance. It was raining very heavily n we didn't bring umbrellas so we were pleased to see Mr Sitoh there lending umbrellas to nearby residents so that they won't have to brave the rain home. While walking home, my neighbour and I talked about Mr Sitoh's warmth and his hard work for the residents here.. the many years of effort's especially admirable seeing that he's in charge of a relatively old estate. So thank you and cheers to Mr Sitoh for tirelessly serving the people!

A netizen shared this photograph of 2 complete strangers, one of Indian ethnicity and the other Chinese, sharing an umbrella during a heavy downpour this morning.

I was near a bus stop at Bukit Panjang MRT station when I saw an SMRT busa driver holding an umbrella shielding boarding passengers from the heavy downpour. The bus service 922 driver stepped out of the bus to shelter his passengers at his own expense and even though there were many people boarding and took time.

I am writing this post because sometimes in our life, it's just nice to share with other people how they can make your life so much meaningful even if they never knew you.. A priceless act of kindness...whoever he/she may be and it must have happened during the wee hours of Tuesday, 24 May 2016 morning, when most of us were fast asleep; as it was raining so heavily in hougang; and I for one, did not even know that my car back window was not wind up the previous night!! Like an angel he/she came and sheltered my car with an umbrella; and not just any umbrella but an umbrella that fitted my car window perfectly that even a single droplet of rain water went in!