The restored 35mm film projectors are fitted in the new Lido 1 and Lumiere Grand halls – both of which are also equipped with Barco 4K digital-laser projection and Dolby 7.1 surround sound.

However, The Odyssey on 35mm film will only be screened at Lumiere Grand, which boasts two types of seating options: recliner seats and classic sofa-style seats.

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Financial Challenges Facing Canteen Vendors in Singapore

The article highlights the significant financial pressures faced by canteen vendors in Singapore schools. These challenges are contributing to the shortage of operators and the subsequent reliance on less healthy food options like vending machines and food delivery.

Key financial challenges include:

• Low profit margins: Vendors are often expected to keep prices affordable for students, which can limit their profit margins.

• Rising costs: The increasing cost of living, including food ingredients, labor, and utilities, has put a strain on vendors' finances.

• Uncertainty: The COVID-19 pandemic and the transition between in-person and home-based learning have created uncertainty and financial instability for vendors.

• Competition: The competition from external food options, such as food delivery services and nearby eateries, can also impact vendors' revenue.

These challenges have made it difficult for many vendors to sustain their businesses, leading to some closing down or opting for less demanding alternatives. As a result, schools are struggling to find reliable and long-term operators for their canteens.

Beyond the financial challenges, the article also discusses the broader implications of the canteen operator shortage. The reliance on vending machines and food delivery can negatively impact students' health and well-being, as these options often provide less nutritious and more processed food. The article suggests that a more sustainable solution is needed to ensure students have access to healthy, affordable meals.

Summary:

• In 2017, tech and data science careers seemed like safe bets, prompting students like Koh Long Yang to pursue those paths.
• But by 2024, many fresh graduates in Singapore face a harsh job market, marked by delayed employment, hundreds of unanswered applications, and underemployment. Koh, despite studying data science, struggled to find a job and eventually took a low-paid internship that led to a full-time role.
• Similarly, other graduates like communications major Timotheus Yeo faced rejection despite strong portfolios, highlighting the broader issue of youth unemployment.
• The 2024 graduate employment survey showed rising joblessness: 12.9% of graduates remained unemployed six months after graduation, the worst in seven years. Private university graduates were hit especially hard.
• Experts are divided on whether this is a cyclical dip or a longer-term trend. Factors include employer preference for experienced or flexible workers, the rapid adoption of AI reducing entry-level roles, and a growing mismatch between education and real-world skills.
• Entry-level tech jobs are paradoxically harder to secure despite strong demand, as companies seek hands-on experience and industry-ready talent.
• This shift has major implications: reduced consumer spending, delays in key life decisions, and potential long-term economic risks. Some call for targeted upskilling, internships, and stronger education-industry alignment, but caution against over-reliance on government hiring incentives.
• Ultimately, the challenge lies in preparing students for a fast-changing job landscape without sacrificing adaptability for short-term market needs.

Same thing happened to me, except for cat adoption. We always tried adopting first. On top of a usual long list of requirements, one shelter insists that you can only adopt when you moved in with a pet already (???). More recently, we went to meet another shelter at an adoption drive and came home taking one whole afternoon to fill up the form, only to never hear from them again. In the end, it's just less hassle going to breeders and you don't need to give up all your private information to a seemingly poorly-secured web server.

Hi,

I just had a conversation with my cousin yesterday and it got me thinking. I was consoling her after she got rejected by a guy.

So my cousin used to be on the chubby side. Always shy and never had a boyfriend. Then she went to USA to study. There she went from chubby to obese. Think flabby arms roll down her elbow and cannot climb 1 flight of stairs that type.

After she came back she gained more confidence. So she asked a colleague of hers to be her boyfriend. She showed me his picture and I think he was out of her league. So unsurprisingly he rejected her.

She called me to ask for my opinion. I told her to lose weight. She will look healthier and more beautiful if she lost some weight. That triggered her and she kept on talking while crying for 30 mins lol.

She said 1. American society is more advance than Singapore society because they are more tolerant of fat people. 2. We should accept fat people and not force them to lose weight. 3. Fat can be healthy and fat can be beautiful. 4. We should have a fat movement in Singapore. 5. We should not impose our thin culture to fat people. We should not ask people to lose weight.

After that she hung up. Today she posted on her Instagram "I am worth as much as I weigh" and "Will dedicate her entire life to promote fat culture in Singapore". I showed that to my mom and laugh die us. Lol

But anyway do you really think we should have a fat culture or support fat movement in Singapore?

Wow this really blew up. Some updates if anyone is still interested

Edit 1 : I don't know the exact conversation between her and the guy but she did mention the guy rejected her because of her weight.

Edit 2 : Her mom (my mom's sis) said she has been crying the entire day. Maybe I will ask her to join the gym with me. If she refused then I don't really care.

Anyway thank you all. I posted this because she said Singapore should have fat acceptance culture aka fat = beautiful & fat can be healthy. I don't agree. So I just want to know what is the general sentiment of fat acceptance/fat culture.

Happy Sunday everyone! I’ve been a growing fan of the Great Resignation and I thought I just wanted to share my happy story in my career life as a 30+ y/o. I hope my story gives hope to some of you out there who are stuck and extremely unhappy and unfulfilled in your own jobs that there will be a better tomorrow for you down the road. Some details have been tweaked because I don’t want to be identified, but the essence of my story is still there.

I accepted a managerial role sometime last year. I did not ask about the salary during the interview process (mistake #1) and when I got the offer, I was shocked at the amount (below 4k). Of course I tried to negotiate but the Director told me I’m not experienced enough to be paid anything more. I still thought it was a good role where I could learn a lot. So despite being unhappy about the pay, I bit the bullet and accepted.

It was indeed a challenging role. I took over a team and then lead them during WFH. Keeping them motivated, having a goal/direction to work towards, and in general making sure that they were happy in the team. The whole entire time, I was left alone by the Director to manage the team, no guidance, no mentorship, not even a weekly meeting to check on how I was doing. Nevertheless, as a child of the internet, I knew how to Google and it had been a great teacher in learning remote team leadership. I dare say I led the team pretty well and our project had accomplished all its goals and I had performed much better than my predecessor.

Sometime early this year, I learnt about how I was severely underpaid in my rank. I came across reliable information that in my organization, other folks were earning 4k to mid 4k, and some didn’t even had managerial responsibilities! I am usually a very chill guy who doesn’t get mentally rattled easily but that night I did not sleep a wink. I was so angry. Angry at my boss for lying to me, but most of all, angry at myself for being duped and accepting the lowball offer. It was the start of a very difficult period for me. My self-esteem was quite low for some time as I knew I was very poorly paid as compared to my peers.

Nevertheless, I decided to have a meeting with the Director to present my case and to explicitly state how much I wanted (which was the median salary). Despite presenting evidence that I was underpaid, the Director was not moved. Throughout the meeting, telling me that I am inexperienced and that is all they can pay me. That I should not compare my salary to others in a different field. Looking back now, I can see that I was gaslighted. How can I be inexperienced and yet the project is making good process? Even if I was inexperienced, shouldn’t I still be compensated for the level of responsibility I’m taking on? Ultimately, Inexperienced or not, my performance is up to mark and I should have been paid the mean/median salary.

At the end of the meeting, the Director fearing that I would leave (I guess), promised me that they will look into adjusting my salary. This was a small relieve to my mental health, to have them admit that I was indeed, worthy of more and that they will do something about it.

Three months went past and there was no news on my salary adjustment. Each week my morale and self-worth dipped a bit more. I had invasive thoughts throughout the day that I’m clearly not important enough to my boss. I followed up with the Director who was not happy that I brought it up again. The Director deflected my request, saying that “we will adjust your salary once your contract is up”. This would mean me working another three more months at my current salary. I was not happy. Writing all of this right now is bringing up all those unhappy feelings all over again.

I decided to take things into my hands and started to apply to new jobs. Heck, I even applied and went for interviews during work hours cause fuck them. The market is red hot now if you are Singaporean or PR, but there are still some bullshit employers out there, so one needs to really vet. I didn’t want to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire. One employer offered me a position immediately after the first interview with a small 5% raise with worse benefits than my current role and tried to pressure me to sign on the spot LOL. Needless to say, it was a Singaporean SME.

In the middle of my job search, my renewal contract for my current role came up. It wasn’t even close to what I had asked for. A literal spit in my face. At that time, I had two offers and a possible third, so my partner and I laughed hard at the renewal offer and said “thanks for making this decision to leave so easy”.

I was still sentimental then and wanted to inform the Director personally via an online meeting that I was not taking the renewal. The Director thought I only wanted to negotiate for more pay/complain about the renewal amount so they straight up refused to meet me…so they got an email “resignation” instead. To which they freaked out because after clearing my leave I had only 1 week left to do any handover. And there was a huge wave of incoming work which THEY now need to settle themselves (have to be vague here). My team was heartbroken when I gave them the news, I had been the buffer between the Director and them and I still feel terrible leaving them in the lurch.

I’ve seen started at my new workplace and I love it there! It’s chill, they treat you like an adult and my boss has a passion for coaching and training new blood which is very refreshing for me. It’s not a leadership role but maybe in time I will grow in this company to once again lead and mentor and team.

What’s more? They are paying me more than 5K right now.

Lessons I’ve learnt?

• Don’t accept a job if you are not comfortable with the salary
• Don’t let boomers gaslight you into diminishing your own worth

I hope this does not come off as me trying to flex my new job. It was a long and dark journey to get to where I am today and I just want to share my happy ending (for now) with everyone to show that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Happy to answer any questions about the job market or share tips on the job hunting process. All the best out there!

TDLR: Old boss refused to pay me market rate so I left for a much better paying job and old boss is left to clean up the shit.

In short, the S&P 500 outpaced wages by almost seven times and GDP by more than 10 times.

Capital returns from the STI outpaced nominal wages by roughly 3.8 times and real GDP by almost six times.

What is happening, in essence, is a massive redistribution – not from rich to poor, but in the opposite direction: from labour to capital, from wages to profits, from workers to shareholders.

In Singapore, one possible solution is for the government to offer discounted shares, like what was done during the 1990s with Singtel.

Personal opinion: I'm not sure why the average Singaporean isn't concerned about the slow but steady encorchment of secular spaces by organized religions. Whether that is with regards to LGBTQ issues or otherwise is moot.