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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
NDP 2025: Five bus services to skip some stops in June due to rehearsals, NE show
SINGAPORE - Five bus services plying routes around the city will be diverted on three Saturdays - June 14, 21 and 28 - due to National Day Parade (NDP) rehearsals and the first National Education Show. Bus services 61, 502, 960, 960e and 961 will skip some bus stops in Bayfront Avenue, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road, Central Boulevard, North Bridge Road, Parliament Place, Raffles Avenue, Raffles Boulevard, Temasek Avenue and Temasek Boulevard. Affected bus stops include some at Bayfront, City Hall, Downtown, Esplanade, Marina Bay, and Promenade MRT stations, The Float @ Marina Bay and the Suntec convention centre. Some bus stops will be skipped from 8am to 11.59pm, while other stops will be skipped for parts of the afternoon and evening. Only bus service 961 will skip a stop at the Supreme Court in Parliament Place and a stop after Raffles Hotel in Beach Road for the entire day. Commuters can find out more from the SMRT customer hotline on 1800-336-8900 from 7.30am to 8pm daily or visit for more information. The NDP on Aug 9 will be held at the Padang and Marina Bay. Source: The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Permission required for reproduction Discover how to enjoy other premium articles here
AsiaOne
25-05-2025
- General
- AsiaOne
Built different: 60 everyday street smarts that make Singaporeans… Singaporean, Lifestyle News
Our Lion City turns 60 this year — and while we're celebrating the big milestones and flashy headlines, let's not forget the little things that make us uniquely Singaporean. We're talking about the real skills — like knowing how to 'chope' a hawker table and dumping all sorts of valuables on it, navigating ERP timings with the accuracy of a sniper, and ordering your cai png with precision and no judgement. These aren't taught in school, but if you grew up here, chances are you've unlocked most of them without even realising it. Here are 60 everyday skills that Singaporeans have silently perfected — because behind every kopi order is a generation fluent in unspoken street smarts. Hawker and food court survival 1. Ordering economic bee hoon in the right sequence 2. Snaking through a hawker centre carrying a tray of hot soup without spilling anything 3. Scouting out the best chicken rice 4. Bringing your own tissue for wet hawker tables 5. Knowing which food stalls are worth the queue 6. Ordering cai png without holding up the queue 7. Ascertaining which stall is best based on the length of its queue Public transport hacks 8. Timing your travel to avoid ERP charges 9. Knowing exactly where MRT doors will open out into an escalator or lift 10. Using bus stop codes to check bus arrivals 11. Zigzag walking through crowded MRT stations 12. Entering, and exiting from the least crowded MRT door 13. Navigating Raffles Place MRT station's many exits without the help of signs 14. Sleeping on the bus, only to wake up right in time for your stop 15. Navigating the underground walkways of Orchard 16. Walking through Promenade MRT, City Hall, and Funan without going outside Choping and queuing culture 17. 'Choping' a table with tissue or umbrella 18. Joining queues without knowing what it's for (then Googling) 19. Tactically cutting queues at stalls with pre-orders 20. Eyeing a person finishing his or her last bites at a table for a fast 'chope' 21. Leaving a valuable item (like a laptop or phone) to 'chope' but still keeping an eye on it from afar Smart shopping and promo skills 22. Using FairPrice app to 'Scan & Go' for a hassle-free shopping experience 23. Checking vouchers on Shopee and Lazada before any big buy 24. Planning meals based on supermarket promo timings (FairPrice or Don Don Donki late night deals) 25. Maximising credit card cashback promos 26. Getting info about warehouse sales like a veteran 27. Knowing the best way spend CDC vouchers 28. Knowing whether to use GrabPay, Shopback, Favepay, etc for the best deal Everyday street smarts 29. Walking under HDB void decks during rain to get to your destination 30. Dodging flyer distributors like a ninja 31. Avoiding bird poop zones near trees 32. Wearing a jacket in 30 degree Celcius weather without sweating 33. Selling off your vintage items on Carousell 34. Eating chicken wings with one hand or with chopsticks 35. Avoiding eye contact with insurance agents outside the MRT 36. Running for the bus but making it look natural 37. Returning unopened wet tissue at a restaurant to avoid paying for it 38. Proudly wearing slippers in Orchard 39. Acting like you're too tired to stand for 10 mins on the MRT, yet being able to queue three hours for Hello Kitty at McDonald's 40. Knowing exactly when to drive in and out of Woodlands Checkpoint to beat the jam Language and cultural know-how 41. Knowing when to call someone 'aunty' vs "ma'am" 42. Using Singlish to diffuse tension 43. Switching between four languages in one sentence 44. Understanding 'bo jio ' etiquette 45. Mastering all lah , lor, leh combinations 46. Explaining Singlish terms to tourists with pride 47. Navigating wedding dinner ang bao rates 48. Differentiating between kopi and teh variations like a barista 49. Recognising Singaporeans overseas before they even open their mouths 50. Complain about everything from the heat to the MRT, but still come to Singapore's defence whenever non-Singaporeans criticise her 51. Saying "see first" or "see how" to avoid overtly rejecting invites 52. Couples turning admin tee and PT shorts into couple outfit 53. (For males) Breaking the ice with complete strangers by talking about National Service 54. Consoling people by saying " shag bro" 55. Becoming an expert in politics every time it's election season Housing and estate life 56. Picking the best shaded lots for unsheltered carparks 57. Timing entering the lift alone to avoid neighbour gossip 58. Dodging MP walkabout handshake traps 59. Finding the fastest way through maze-like HDBs 60. Knowing when void deck weddings end (for sleep) [[nid:717785]] This article was first published in
