What's the fuss??

Graffiti on the MRT train

Mwahahahaa!!! MRT kena conteng dgn graffiti!!

MRT vandalism: Swiss national to face charges
Suspect could faced up to 3 years jail or a $2000 fine for vandalism and caning.

SINGAPORE - A 33-year-old Swiss male national who is alleged to have broken into an SMRT depot and vandalised a train will be charged in court today.

He faces a charge of trespassing into a protected place and two charges of vandalism. - Today paper, 5 June 2010.

Source: http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100605-0000105/MRT-vandalism--Swiss-national-to-face-charges

"The vandals did us a FAVOUR by probing our security of a very vital infrastructural facility. They had in effect conducted an 'AUDIT' of the security system and found it wanting." - Reader's comment.

"Instead of punishing the Swiss and his confederate the SMRT and Singapore govt should in fact THANK them for showing up the weak points. SMRT should be 'punished' by being made to run the train with the graffiti intact all over to show the commuters where and how it has failed them!

The graffiti writers are like the hackers on the internet - they probe to show up where weaknesses are. In fact, some net companies even PAY them to test their web security." - Reader's comment.

Ishh..isshh...I really shouldn't be making fun out of this. But actually, aku respect betol with the cheeky act! It took the authorities off guard and really shows there are still loop holes in the transport security management.

Biler kawan aku beritahu pasal hal nie, the 1st question that triggered on everyone's mind was - "What the hell happened to our security system??"

They spent millions of dollars upgrading and enforcing tight securities around the island, but yet 1 dumb ass could sneaked in and create havoc. :)

Oh yes! He should be punished for the vandalism act. But should the authorities be penalised too for security lapse?? - So, that remain a question as for now.

Sad he was made a scapegoat to cover up their sillyness!

Kunci pintu depan, pintu blakang lupa nak kunci. Bodoh betol org2 gomen nie...tu pon ader hati mintak bonus lebih! :D :D :D


ps: They emphasize on the possibilites, but had underestimated the impossibilities.

Soul: Graffiti (May)

Gambar Passport

Tu hari aku baca sotkabar pasal buat passport baru.

"...At the self-service machine, all you need to do is get your IC and thumbprint scanned. Once your identity has been verified, the system will retrieve the correct document and dispense it through a slot..." - TODAYonline, 21 Apr 2010.

Read here: http://bit.ly/bEl2lf

Wahhh...len kali kalo nak collect passport baru, mcm beli air kotak kat vending machine. Cuma scan ko peh IC and chap jari....KELEPOOPP! kuar passport baru dari vending machine!

Kawan aku tanyer dah buat gambar baru? Aku cakap dah. Semalam aku buat kat Avatar.

Abeh dia ketawa. Dia cakap tak bole.

Ape plak tak bole? Tu gambar mcm muka aku perr? Nampak tu aku tunjuk thumbprint lagik. Tu gambar bole digunakan utk passport biometric tauuu...

Tu lahh, aper korang tahu....


ps: SERONOKK ahh create Avatars! =)))

Soul: Bunga Tanjung (Sharifah Aini)

Masjid Terbakar Panggil Bomba...

...by the time bomba datang pon dah terlambat!

Today Paper Pg.6 - Thu, Oct 8, 2009

The most recent blazing news, when a 14-year-old boy was charged with arson, causing substantial damage to a mosque which could cost more than 1 million dollar!!

*GASP*

Mana-mana aku pegi, aku dgr sumer orang cakap budak tu yang salah. And I know korang pon salahkan budak tu kan?? teeehehe...korang silap!

Tak fair nak blame him alone. Kiter pon tak tahu ler aper masalah peribadi yg menyebabkan dia nak bakar masjid tuu..but then, we still need to take a look at the full perspective of the whole incident in details.

Sebenarnya, aku salah kan pihak pentakbiran masjid tu jugak. Jawatankuasa masjid tu seharusnya telah menyediakan emergency activation dan contigency plan sekiranya belaku sesuatu kebakaran.

Masjid-masjid di sini telah di category kan sebagai 'Places of Public Resort', dimana sekurang-kurangnya seorang Fire Safety Manager dan seorang Fire Warden harus dilantik. So, jika berlaku kebakaran atau kecemasan pada bila2 masa, pihak masjid tahu mcm mana nak mengawal situasi dari terus merebak.

Sebagai place of public resort, adequate fire protection system should have been in place. (eg, alarm call points, fire extiguishers, hosereels)

So, what are these fire fighting items for? Gantung kat dinding masjid buat perhiasan?? NO! These are the first line of defence whenever there's a fire break out!

Tak yah nak tunggu abang-abang bomba ne-no-ne-no sampai, baru nak step hero lawan api. By the time, bumbung pon dah ranap cecah bumi....

All these basic fire fighting equipments are for public to use in order to curb the spread of fire. Mana fire warden masjid? Mana fire safety manager masjid? Mana pegawai-pegawai masjid at that moment of time? Tak tahu nak pakai extinguisher ke? Tak tahu nak bukak hosereel to fight fire?

First thing aku nak soal. Are the fire extiguishers available and in working condition at that point of time? Are the staff trained to use these items during emergency?

What i have been observing lately, banyak extiguishers kat masjid-masjid disembunyikan simpan kat dlm office. Therefore, it's not readily available during emergency for public to use.

Lagi satu, all staff are not well-trained to use these equipments (extinguihers, hosereels) so biler terbakar, sumer panic pasal tak tahu mcm mana nak pakai. By the time, its a bit too late to curb the spread of fire until the fire engine arrives.

Banyak pentakbir masjid2 aku tengok ambil sambil lewa tentang benda2 mcm nie ahh. Bagi mereka ianya sesuatu yg remeh-temeh. Test hosereel pon tak pernah nampak.

Korang tau tak, yg hosereel tu need to have a certain pressure so that it can reach the minimum water throw of 6m?? Do you know that fire extiguishers has certain category classes (Class A, B, C)and expiry dates? Do you know we need to provide at least 10m-15m radius between each fire extiguisher? Do you know these extiguishers need to be visually seen at all time?

Korang tau tak, langsir korang gantung kat masjid tu need to be at least a class 1 fire spread material? Bukan mcm kain langsir korang gantung kat umah korang utk hari raya tau!

If the above precautions are being taken into consideration and complied, I don't think the damage would have been that bad. Terbakar memang ler terbakar, tapi tak ler sampai bumbung masjid ranap terus, betol tak??

Other related news: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/cgi-bin/search/search_7days.pl?status=&search=siglap%2520mosque&id=1009796

ps: Bukan salah ibu mengandung, tapi pihak-pihak masjid juga harus dipertanggungjawabkan kerana isu fire safety nie tak seharusnya di ambil sambil lewa. Lives could have been lost!