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Carouhellers strike again. Mcdonald's released 100 McGriddle burger sets together with a limited edition hoodie on 27 February 2019. This of course prompted many kiasu carouhellers to go down early to queue for the products. 

It's all cool until someone decides to put up the limited edition of 100 hoodies onto Carousell. These hoodies are currently going for as much as $400 on Carouhell. Who would buy these hoodies? To be very honest, they aren't exactly very nice either. Oh well, to each their own.

The plight of one Singaporean was shared by a Kilmar Wong on 25 February. This Singaporean earns money by collecting carton boxes. He can only collect between 300-400kg per day. At 300kilos, the carton boxes are valued at a mere $30.

This Singaporean is working to get by and support his wife who is at home. The wife suffers from rheumatism. To do his job, he rents a Toyota Hiace van which costs him about $1500 a month. According to our calculations, that would get him about a loss of $500. When asked how he pays off the rental, he claims to do other delivery jobs as well.

Look at how some of us Singaporeans have to suffer for an income less than $2000. Kilmar Wong appeals to rental companies to lower the rental costs for such Singaporeans and also to the recycling companies to increase the buying price of carton boxes from $0.08cts to $0.13cts per kilo.

One question comes to mind after reading this post: Singaporeans are trying to help. But is our government doing anything?

Should Singaporeans be afraid of supporting the opposition? In a speech at the Singapore Democratic Party's campaign launch, Dr Paul Tambyah recalled an encounter with a POSB Branch Manager who tried to avoid taking a photo together. 

Tambyah said that he was early for a walkabout and went into the bank after noticing a crowd there. He then took part in a lucky draw where he won a prize. His photographer wanted to take a picture of him and the Branch Manager when the latter requested for him to be cropped out. 

When asked for his reasons, the Branch Manager said: "You must understand, I got a young family, I can’t afford to be marked." 

Nevertheless, he encouraged Tambyah that things will change when the opposition comes into power. 

Why should Singaporeans be worried about supporting the opposition or simply by taking a photograph with an opposition politician? Do we have to be yes men in order to survive? If we support the opposition, does that mean we are not entitled to the same benefits? Are we not Singaporeans? 

It is sad that there are people who think this way. It does not have to be like this and it should not be like this. 

Do not let the 70% or the high SES ministers deprive you of your own views. Singaporeans should be proud that we have opposition politicians who work hard to fight for us. Stand tall and support them, as it is the only way we can save ourselves from being squeezed dry even more. 

As one Bradley Button neared the end of the rice in his meal on flight SQ248  from Wellington to Melbourne, he allegedly heard a sickening crunch and spat it out to see what caused the sound - a tooth that was not his. 

Button allegedly 'threw his guts up' and was not feeling well as the idea of having someone else's body part in his food wasn't very nice. 

Button was on a flight back home after visiting a friend when the incident occurred. He claims that the flight attendant that attended to him was adamant that she had to take away the tooth for testing and was telling him it was a small rock when it was, in no shadow of a doubt, a tooth.

Button was then given a $75 voucher which he could only use on duty free in Singapore Airlines flights. The passenger seated next to him also thought that it was a chipped tooth. 

SIA has since apologized to Button for the incident and the object will be tested.

Is it a small rock or a tooth? Look at the picture and tell us what you think!

In a closed circuit video shows a glass door getting dislodged and falling on a woman who just entered the lift lobby. The lady opened one of the doors to enter the lobby. The door then swung back and met with the other door which dislodged it and causing it to fall on the lady. The lady collapsed on the floor immediately upon impact.

The man who was seen in the same lobby as her helped move the door off the lady. He and some other bystanders then provided assistance to the lady. We hope that the lady is not seriously injured and gets well soon.

You can watch the full video here.

Mdm Chan is a 89-year-old woman who collects cardboards to exercise get by. Despite the government's claim to help Singapore's Pioneer Generation, Mdm Chan struggles with the few dollars she has everyday. 

She only gets a mere $3 from each day of hard work. No matter how much she slogs, she cannot earn much as she is paid 6 to 10 cents per kilogram of cardboard. 

What's more, Mdm Chan is old and suffers from arthritis on her hands. Even if the government is providing help, it is not enough for Mdm Chan. Elderly Singaporeans have slogged all their lives and are entitled to comfortable lives after retirement. Mdm Chan should not have to struggle so much.

Why are the authorities not doing enough for poor elderly Singaporeans like her? Why are our pleas falling on deaf ears? What's the point of only giving out goodies when it is nearing The Special Occasion instead of doing more on a daily basis?

The government may think that they have our welfare at heart, but if they refuse to get out, talk to people, listen to their problems and do something about it, nothing will ever work however good their intentions are. Until the day when they bother to listen to us, we are well left to fend for ourselves.