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by abbby » Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:25 am
Since they have limited the number of people in, did anyone experience you had to queue outside to wait to get in? Please share which mall you visited...?
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by Spanisheyes » Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:34 am
Yup.. i was at Waterway Point on Friday and had to queue up in order to go to the bank which is at Basement One. The queue was fast though.
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by sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:27 pm
Strangely enough, NEX was busy and set up for crowd control with exits blocked off and one way signs with monitors using an only phone based counter system to count all in/out in real time. But both times I was there (Sat & Sun afternoons) no queues. NTUC had the checkout lines a quarter of the way down the aisles but that is to be expected.
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by bgd » Mon, 30 Mar 2020 2:29 pm
Funan quiet with no queues over the weekend
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by tt1973 » Mon, 30 Mar 2020 2:37 pm
Isn't queuing gives more risks to infection than letting them in?
Still can't comprehend why this rule when there is no social distancing in trains and buses!
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by Spanisheyes » Mon, 30 Mar 2020 3:17 pm
Supposedly to control the crowd but how is that possible.. just curious

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by sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 30 Mar 2020 5:54 pm
It's based on the fallacy that Singaporeans will try to keep to 1 metre apart as per social distancing guidelines. It's based on the total square meters of the mall and allowing 1 person per 16 sq/mtr of floor space. In theory that will ensure there will be enough space for normal people. But you still have local idiots that thinks it a strawberry picnic like at the Starhub shop. Must have been 100 people in there and milling around out front of the shop with their little tickets clutched in their immature, self-entitled fingers. Shopping for a new phone is NOT a necessary item. So lots of space in the mall centres but clusters in front of restaurants like there's no tomorrow. It buggers the mind to think of all the money the government has wasted trying to educate what seems to be genetic idiots here. The really sad part is the the strawberry generation is like that all over the world it would seem.
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by Addadude » Mon, 30 Mar 2020 6:55 pm
I was quite impressed with how relatively empty Vivocity was yesterday. No near collisions or anything. But there were still some dodos who didn't get the message about social distancing.
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by Max Headroom » Tue, 31 Mar 2020 9:02 am
SMS, now tell us what you're really thinking?
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by sundaymorningstaple » Tue, 31 Mar 2020 3:09 pm
Max Headroom wrote: ↑Tue, 31 Mar 2020 9:02 am
SMS, now tell us what you're really thinking?
Sorry, not enough time.

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Anyone did IUI on weekends in singapore
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Just wanted to check did any one did iui on weekends
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Most medical practices operate half-day on weekends or else are closed entirely. Discuss your options with your obgyn.
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Condo next to mall and MRT and central
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My friend's lease is up soon and she's looking to rent a fairly modern apartment next to a mall, MRT and needs to be relatively central. She's asked...
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Condos beside MRT with malls are super ex!
You may get the convenience but usually crowded and not a peaceful living environment.
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Parent with baby in tow at mall
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Is it generally safe for the baby? Cos baby are not masked up and I saw the dad pushing the baby thru various shops shopping for his stuff... 😑
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Hopeless designers who can design slippery and dangerous car parks..
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Retailers and F&B who did not go online or join delivery apps
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Here is another FB group you can consider as well as Addadude's pointer.
Hawkers United - Dabao 2020
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