Look at how things have improved. The Tays (including Mdm Cheong) who used to live directly behind us (118 Everitt Rd) moved out in 2006 and now live in a flat in Rose Lane. This household of cheapskates use to throw prawn heads and crab shells into my backyard.....so pathetic, as if having prawns or crabs for a meal is such a big deal they have to let us know! Since I never had an empty abalone can thrown into my backyard these poor people have never eaten abalone in all their lives or you can be sure of the can landing in my backyard.
The Chuas (two brothers and their families) who used to live next door to us at 136M Everitt Rd moved out aptly on April Fool's day in 2007. This pathetic group of car vandals are probably scratching cars in HDB estates in Hougang and Serangoon Central. So if you live there and have had your car scratched......there your possible suspects.
The Gans who live opposite us at 136-C Everitt Rd have not been seen on this stretch of road since they had to pay their lawyer in May 2009. Anyway, their unit is the most dilapidated unit on the street. It's a pathetic run-down single storey unit with leaks and a caving roof as well as doors rotted through with termite infestation. Incidentally the unit is for sale and it comes with a special free gift.......at least 3 million termites. We look out of our house daily in anticipation of seeing a gaping hole in the roof due to broken wooden roof beams courtesy of the termites!!!
Now along the stretch of road where we live and the row behind us......some more than 20 houses, the bitchy ones are just 136-B (the Lohs), 136-E (Gan's parents and sister) and 136-L (the 3rd Chua brother and his idiotic family). It's quite funny but now whenever the media needs bitchy comments about us they only have 3 houses to go to. The remaining 20 other houses with no problems with us would be hard pressed to come up with a bad comment.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Outcome of trials
Well, lost most of the trials except for one. But derived great satisfaction from making my bitchy-tongued neighbours put their money where their bitchiness is.
Imagine for the Gans (136-C Everitt Road) and Loh Beng Lee (136-B Everitt Road), for misdemeanour offences that only carry a maximum fine of $2000 and having to pay Lee and Lee, their lawyers, five figure amounts for first a 3-day trial, then a 5-day trial. All the while they wanted to settle with an apology but no monetary outlay to a charity as I demanded. I refused as we are all aware the location of a Singaporean's heart is in the pocket. It worked because I have not seen the Gans any where on Everitt Rd since the trial, not even for the reunion dinner at the father's house 2-doors away from 136-C.
As for the Chuas (136-L Everitt Road) there was a lot chest-thumping and preening but after one day of trial they ALL APOLOGISED rather than proceed with the trial!!!
Imagine for the Gans (136-C Everitt Road) and Loh Beng Lee (136-B Everitt Road), for misdemeanour offences that only carry a maximum fine of $2000 and having to pay Lee and Lee, their lawyers, five figure amounts for first a 3-day trial, then a 5-day trial. All the while they wanted to settle with an apology but no monetary outlay to a charity as I demanded. I refused as we are all aware the location of a Singaporean's heart is in the pocket. It worked because I have not seen the Gans any where on Everitt Rd since the trial, not even for the reunion dinner at the father's house 2-doors away from 136-C.
As for the Chuas (136-L Everitt Road) there was a lot chest-thumping and preening but after one day of trial they ALL APOLOGISED rather than proceed with the trial!!!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Continued
In hindsight, it captured the public imagination because it was perceived as quasi-reality TV. Anyway, one family was portrayed as the devil while the other families were portrayed as angels complete with an arch-angel. So Chinese wayang! It could just as well be seen as 7 families bullying one but Singapore is one big Chinatown and the chopsticks must band together! Besides if a lie is told by enough people it sounds convincing!
Anyway, the "angels" and the "arch-angel" lost their wings in 2005/2006, when fed-up with police ineptitude, a salvo of magistrate's complaints were filed against them. During mediation they all took the position that the complaints had no merit and refused to settle.
One bit of good news was that one of these 7 families moved out in mid-2006 to be replaced by an educated professional and his family. To date we have a cordial relationship with our new neighbours. The stupid behaviour that characterised the previous occupants of the unit is indeed gone for good. In typical fashion instead of giving the real reason for their having to sell their 3-storey house, they had to say that they sold their house because they can't stand us. Fact: they moved from a 3 storey house with a built in area of 3400 sq ft into a flat at Rose Lane with a built in area less than half of the house!
Finally, in 2007, a very learned Judge issued almost all the charges proferred and the real devils were finally showing their true colours!
Trial tomorrow so have to stop now, will continue narrative tomorrow or day after.
Anyway, the "angels" and the "arch-angel" lost their wings in 2005/2006, when fed-up with police ineptitude, a salvo of magistrate's complaints were filed against them. During mediation they all took the position that the complaints had no merit and refused to settle.
One bit of good news was that one of these 7 families moved out in mid-2006 to be replaced by an educated professional and his family. To date we have a cordial relationship with our new neighbours. The stupid behaviour that characterised the previous occupants of the unit is indeed gone for good. In typical fashion instead of giving the real reason for their having to sell their 3-storey house, they had to say that they sold their house because they can't stand us. Fact: they moved from a 3 storey house with a built in area of 3400 sq ft into a flat at Rose Lane with a built in area less than half of the house!
Finally, in 2007, a very learned Judge issued almost all the charges proferred and the real devils were finally showing their true colours!
Trial tomorrow so have to stop now, will continue narrative tomorrow or day after.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Setting the record straight
First day blogging and feeling quite lost but must progress with the times. Decided to do this in order to set the record straight and I can't trust the press to do it.
The Everitt Rd saga started in Sept 2002 with my neighbours ganging up and marching to see the MP for Joo Chiat. Their motives however were suspect because they called a reporter from the Straits Times to accompany them. The story was of course published a few days later.
They really did not think the MP could do anything hence the presence of the press. I'm absolutely sure that they were not looking for a solution but were setting their dastardly plan in action - when crying wolf make sure that your dramatic howls have an audience and involve as many bit actors as possible so that it's convincing!
What followed was a hilarious farce! The Chinese tabloids capitalised on the story which captured the imagination of Chinese readers and viewers island-wide. It had all the elements of a poorly written blockbuster to cater to the pea-sized intellect of a public who could not read between the lines and actually believe in fairy tales!
The Everitt Rd saga started in Sept 2002 with my neighbours ganging up and marching to see the MP for Joo Chiat. Their motives however were suspect because they called a reporter from the Straits Times to accompany them. The story was of course published a few days later.
They really did not think the MP could do anything hence the presence of the press. I'm absolutely sure that they were not looking for a solution but were setting their dastardly plan in action - when crying wolf make sure that your dramatic howls have an audience and involve as many bit actors as possible so that it's convincing!
What followed was a hilarious farce! The Chinese tabloids capitalised on the story which captured the imagination of Chinese readers and viewers island-wide. It had all the elements of a poorly written blockbuster to cater to the pea-sized intellect of a public who could not read between the lines and actually believe in fairy tales!
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