I think it stems from the distaste for manual or 'menial' labor and associated tasks and opportunistic tendencies.PNGMK wrote:I was quoted by XXX a fairly steep fee for opening a Pte Ltd.
To do it myself (on the admittedly godawful ACRA partner website) took about 30 mins and a LOT less money.
I know these guys have to make money but.... if you're a PR or a SC you can do it yourself in no time.
I think this is all about the same: not taking the risk or a disbelief they could do this.nakatago wrote:I think it stems from the distaste for manual or 'menial' labor and associated tasks and opportunistic tendencies.PNGMK wrote:I was quoted by XXX a fairly steep fee for opening a Pte Ltd.
To do it myself (on the admittedly godawful ACRA partner website) took about 30 mins and a LOT less money.
I know these guys have to make money but.... if you're a PR or a SC you can do it yourself in no time.
E.g. married couple, no children, housewife...still hires a maid.
They learn "regurgitation" in school where everything only has one single answer according to their book. The fact that the book may well be incorrect or that there are multiple solutions never occur to them.x9200 wrote: Still I think they just replay what they know without giving the problem any more profound thoughts.
You know what was it? A brake piston stuck in the caliper. And I told each of them, listen, I had this problem earlier this year and I "fixed" it spraying our good Indian friend (WD40) on the piston every single day for one week. Still, all of them could only came up with the idea that this was the brake pump at the handle bar.sundaymorningstaple wrote:They learn "regurgitation" in school where everything only has one single answer according to their book. The fact that the book may well be incorrect or that there are multiple solutions never occur to them.x9200 wrote: Still I think they just replay what they know without giving the problem any more profound thoughts.
The very old guys (50+) know this stuff. The young mechanics are lucky they know where the spark plug is.x9200 wrote:You know what was it? A brake piston stuck in the caliper. And I told each of them, listen, I had this problem earlier this year and I "fixed" it spraying our good Indian friend (WD40) on the piston every single day for one week. Still, all of them could only came up with the idea that this was the brake pump at the handle bar.sundaymorningstaple wrote:They learn "regurgitation" in school where everything only has one single answer according to their book. The fact that the book may well be incorrect or that there are multiple solutions never occur to them.x9200 wrote: Still I think they just replay what they know without giving the problem any more profound thoughts.
I took the caliper out, cleaned it with petrol, applied grease, push the pistons in and out few times and it worked like a charm. And I did it with the wood clamp because I did not have anything else.
This is actually one of the most tiring thing about Singapore that you have to do everything by yourself or you are in a serious risk of getting f*d, this or that way.
Like how it is with cooking, Singaporeans and proper Singaporean food.PNGMK wrote: The very old guys (50+) know this stuff. The young mechanics are lucky they know where the spark plug is.
Yes, all the 3 rather younger guys.PNGMK wrote:The very old guys (50+) know this stuff. The young mechanics are lucky they know where the spark plug is.
PM me if you need a recommendation - I have a friend who does bike repair - bit of hit and miss (depends on his divorce court news and whether he is on his bipolar meds - you can tell by whether he believes he is the long lost sultan's half brother) and the location is impossible to find (in the jungles of Jalan Kayu) but he won't rip you off and actually does good work when he's running on all cylinders..x9200 wrote:Yes, all the 3 rather younger guys.PNGMK wrote:The very old guys (50+) know this stuff. The young mechanics are lucky they know where the spark plug is.
Earlier I "used" one 50++ in a shop off the Kalang Ave and I was very happy with him for 4 years or so but one day the owner of the shop changed (the old guy was just employed over there) - the son of the previous owner took over. On my next visit the first thing he did was to try to convince me that a few parts like water pump needs immediate replacement, plus I am almost sure he changed one of my brake disc to a damaged one also offering me some very "good deal" to replace it. I refused it and I could clearly see the old guy embarrassed for the whole situation. Not difficult to guess it was my last time over there. The pump works fine after another 4 years of running.
You really shouldn't go into sales..PNGMK wrote:x9200 wrote:PNGMK wrote:PM me if you need a recommendation - I have a friend who does bike repair - bit of hit and miss (depends on his divorce court news and whether he is on his bipolar meds - you can tell by whether he believes he is the long lost sultan's half brother) and the location is impossible to find (in the jungles of Jalan Kayu) but he won't rip you off and actually does good work when he's running on all cylinders..
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