Grab Down for 3.5 Hrs Leading to Uber Surge : 6 Topics That S’poreans Talked About Today (4 Apr)

Remember the Sembawang multistorey carpark vandalism case? The suspects were arrested on 3 April.

And do you know that Grab was down for 3.5 hours yesterday?

Here’s everything you need to know about the topics that generated waves in social media today.

Grab App Down on 3 Apr For 3.5 Hours, Leads To Uber’s Last Major Surge in S’pore

People are concerned about Grab’s prices after Uber is gone, but yesterday has given users another thing to worry about.

The reliability of the app.

Here’s what happened:

• Grab riders couldn’t connect to the Grab server
• Social media posts showed that it’s happening not just in Singapore, but across Southeast Asia
• Grab drivers are experiencing problems with the app as well, some since the morning
• The disruption lasted for at least 3 and a half hours, and the service was back online at 11.30 pm
• Uber probably experienced its last major surge (hopefully) in Singapore

According to Channel NewsAsia, Uber surged up to 4.3 times for a while.

And this, ladies and gents, is what happens when you only have one major company in the country.

Imagine there’s only Grab in Singapore. People would all be grabbing their hair, man.

S’porean Teens Who Allegedly Dared SPF To Catch Them, Arrested

Good things never come out from baiting the authorities. Because

Yeah, our SPF is that scary.

Two teens, who were allegedly involved in the vandalising of a Sembawang multistorey carpark were arrested, the police announced on 3 Apr 2018.

Here’s a quick refresher:

• Graffiti found on three levels of Block 361, Sembawang Crescent, a multistorey carpark.
• The graffiti consisted of the words, Catch me if u can
• The town council lodged a police report
• CCTV system planned for the carpark in the future

After extensive enquiries and police footage, police officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division arrested two teenagers, both aged 17.

The Vandalism Act in Singapore is pretty strict, and if found guilty, could be given a jail term of up to 3 years, a fine of up to $2,000, and up to 8 strokes of the cane.

Michael Fay, an American citizen, was sentenced to 4 strokes of the cane back in 1994 despite America’s (including then-President, Bill Clinton) plea to not cane him.

British High Commissioner To M’sia Weighs in On Masterchef UK Crispy Rendang Chicken Saga

Who would’ve thought that a simple mistake on a reality TV show would generate so much backlash?

Not me. But generate it did.

Here’s a quick refresher:

• M’sia contestant, Zaleha Kadir Opin, cooked nasi lemak with chicken rendang for the Masterchef UK competition.
• Judge Gregg Wallace said the chicken skin isn’t “crispy” enough
• Judge John Torode chimed that the rendang chicken “was a mistake”.
• Zaleha was eliminated from the competition.
• Furious netizens took to social media to whack the judges many times good one

And now, even the British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Vicki Treadell, gave her own input in a tweet.

She said that Rendang is Malaysia’s national dish, not Indonesia’s. And should never be confused with fried chicken that is sometimes served with nasi lemak.

That was her response to judge John Torode’s attempt to rectify his and his judge’s blooper on screen.

Which we’re going to talk about next.

Masterchef UK Judge, John Torode Screws Up More Trying To Salvage Situation

So what do you do when you screw up on national TV? Try to make things right.

But get your facts right before you do it, or you’ll end up like John Torode. Or some might call him, John Teruk.

Netizens took to flooding his social media with comments after the episode aired.

Many attacked him for not understanding Malaysia’s culture, with some saying that he’s disrespecting the culture.

Which prompted his response.

That rendang is from Indonesia.

Cue even more angsty netizens.

Which incidentally, he’s right.

What a melting pot of different cultures, huh? Of course, another fight is brewing, with some Indonesians saying that rendang is actually theirs.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Here, let us finish the battle: rendang is Singapore’s.

*running away from rotten egges*

Another E-Scooter Accident, Panel Asking Public How Riders Should Behave On Footpath

When we read the news about Ivyn Toh who knocked down a 7-year-old boy, we were like

He was fined $1,500 for careless riding back on 14 Nov 2017. He then accelerated into a boy who had to spend one night in the hospital and suffer from facial injuries.

And just for the record, there were 110 accidents involving such mobility devices within 9 months from January to September in 2017.

The Active Mobility Advisory Panel, the ones regulating the use of cycling and footpaths, are now seeking the public opinion on rider’s behaviour on footpaths.

Want to make your views heard? You can air them here.

AirAsia Passenger Caused Scene On Airplane For Seat Upgrade, Get Shamed Online Instead

Service staff are required to be nice to customers. After all, it’s their ricebowl.

And customers take advantage of the service staff’s nice attitude. By scolding them, then playing the victim card if it backfires.

Unfortunately, this passenger didn’t get what she wanted.

Here’s what happened:

• Just before takeoff, a woman shifted herself to unoccupied premium seats on AirAsia flight
• An air steward approached and told her nicely to move back to her seat because it’s not fair to other passengers who paid for the upgrade
• They argue for about five minutes before woman moved back to her own seat
• The woman sat down again at premium section shortly after takeoff and the air steward once again intervened and asked her to shift back to her seat politely
• Cue another argument before she moved back
• A few minutes later, she shifted back to the premium seats again, and this time, an air stewardess approached her.
• Cue another argument, except his time, she doesn’t want to leave and started making a scene
• FB User, Bruce Lam, couldn’t take it anymore and stand up for the aircraft crew
• Lady finally went back to her seat for good.

So here are a couple of things you can learn from this.

One, customers aren’t always right, and you don’t always get what you want.

And two, stand up for what’s right. You might just make somebody else’s job easier.

Now brb while I go enjoy the video again.

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So there you go, 6 topics that are capturing Singaporeans’ attention today.

See you tomorrow! 😉

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