apparently… there is another “Theory” to the blackout…
Gas supply disruption causes massive blackout in Singapore
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SINGAPORE : Blackouts hit many parts of Singapore on Tuesday night after a disruption in the supply of natural gas from Indonesia.
The areas affected included city areas such as River Valley and Havelock; the northeast part of the island covering Hougang and Serangoon Central; as well as western areas like Boon Lay and Holland Village.
The electricity supply was disrupted at about 10 pm.
Authorities say power has since been restored to all affected areas.
The areas hit by the blackout included parts of Bishan, Choa Chua Kang, Paya Lebar, Clementi, Woodlands, Bukit Batok, Crawford, Jurong, Mandai, Sengkang, and Aljunied.
The SCDF has received more than a dozen calls about people trapped in lifts and fire engines have been dispatched to parts of the island to rescue these people.
Mobile phone networks were also affected, because many people were calling and messaging each other about the blackout.
Singapore Power has advised anyone with queries to call their hotline at 1800-7382000. – CNA
Singapore was hit by a blackout at 10pm Singapore time!
Blackout was Singapore’s biggest in 12 years; 80,000 homes affected
By Hwee Goh, Channel NewsAsia
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SINGAPORE : Tuesday night’s blackout was the biggest Singapore has seen in 12 years with 80,000 households plunged into darkness for an hour.
A short circuit at SP PowerGrid’s Choa Chu Kang substation was apparently to blame.
22,000 kilometres of power cables keep Singapore supplied with electricity.
These giant cables carry up to 66 kilovolts of power — that’s 66,000 volts.
And that was where the problems began at Choa Chu Kang substation.
One of the giant cables was hit by a short circuit, something that can cause major damage to the network if the problem is not contained quickly.
The result was an automatic shut down of the entire substation.
That was when the lights went out at the Nanyang Technological University in Jalan Bahar, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang and Bukit Timah.
“This is the same as a short circuit in the household. When you have a short circuit in the household, you need to shut down the electrical circuit and that’s what happened at Choa Chu Kang substation,” said Chang Swee Tong of SP PowerGrid.
SP PowerGrid keeps a continuous check on the system but they admit that five percent of failures go undetected, and they say it is likely this was one of them.
“The fault at Choa Chu Kang was one of those that developed so fast there was no time for us to react,” said Mr Chang.
But that means little to the thousands of people who rang the SP PowerGrid hotline — 2,700 people tried to get through but because only two operators were on-duty only 100 calls could be answered.
Because blackouts are so rare, the company says it is unlikely extra hotline staff will be hired.
On the plus side, no major businesses were affected.
While the power may be back on, SP PowerGrid may not be in the clear just yet: the Energy Market Authority is now looking into the matter.
Under the law, the company could be fined up to S$1 million. – CNA
I am holding a Starhub line + 1 Singtel line
Starting tomorrow, I will divert my Starhub line to Singtel on all voice calls.
I will bring my Singtel line overseas.
IF my family, in Singapore, calls my Starhub line,
1. I will NOT have to pay for incoming calls to Starhub, since incoming is free
2. I will have to pay for calls diverted from Starhub to Singtel
3. I will have to pay Singtel for incoming call
4. I will have to pay Singtel for out going call
5. I will have to pay Singtel for IDD
6. I will have to pay the local provider for incoming call if applicable
is the above true?
I have called Singtel and Starhub, 2 times each, and each time, they give me a different answer.
Now, to complicate things abit, what if I bring my Starhub phone overseas as well, and I turn it on overseas, BUT I have already made the diverting before leaving Singapore?
1. Will I be charged IDD from where-ever I am back to Singapore, since I am already registered in that network? i.e. is the switching done in the Singapore switch or Foreign switch?
chim siah….
I am currently running 512kbps unlimited Singnet ADSL plan, which started on Oct 2003, and am on an 18months contract.
Therefore, as of today, it has passed 6months and I have 12months left of the contract.
I then noticed that there is a new 18months contract for 1500kbps unlimited Plan.
Called them up, and asked if I can change, and what will happen to the 12 months left if I sign up the new 18months contract.
To my surprise, I am offered only for the 18months. Meaning, once I change over to the 1500kbps plan, I will be tied to this 18months contract, and for the 12 months left of this current contract, it will simply for written off, as long as I do not cancel the subscription to Singnet before May 2005.
Cool…. so very soon, I will be running on 1500kbps… woohoo… cool stuff man…
Has anyone read George Orwell’s 1984? Yes, 1984, and not Animal Farm, ok?
Those who has no idea what the book is about, do a search on the Internet. Read the book, and then think over it and compare the book to the current situation, be it in Singapore or the world, and notice the scary similarities.
And I wonder why is the book so low profile (or maybe even banned) in Singapore, and instead of it, Animal Farm is taught in school.
Read, and you will know why afterwards.
it is sad….
I remember very well having this discussion with a Chinese, China Chinese.
The Singapore government was boasting about her achievements and how they can help China, and also export Singapore’s HIGH TECHNOLOGIES to China.
Me: So, that do you think?
He: This is a bowl of crap. What high tech? Shenzhou No 3 (their 3rd space rocket) is already in space, and Singapore has never even produced a bicycle. What high tech?
wow… what an insight…
I was talking to my wife on the way back home last night..
W: 端午节在什么时候？（When is dumplings day?）
M: 尔。。。农历八月十五。 （er…. lunar Aug 15?）
W: （给个吃惊的脸）什么？ 八月十五是什么日子？（(giving me the shocked face) What? What festival is lunar Aug 15th?）
M: 尔。。。 端午节咯， 我们不在月圆那天吃粽子吗？（er… dumplings day lor… we eat dumplings during the Fullest Moon of the year, no?）
W: 什么？ 哪月饼要来干吗？(What?! and what do you do with the Moon Cakes?)
M: 月饼？月饼丢河里啊！ （ Moon Cake? Throw them in the river…）
hahaha… I cannot control myslf anymore and I laughed my balls off… was joking with my wife lah…
Yay!!!! Subway has finally made its way to HarbourFront Center!!! I can finally have Subway for Lunch!!! and maybe loose 245pounds! haha
男人的“小鸡鸡”有三个优点：
- 有纪律，早上比主人先起床，
- 有礼貌，见到漂亮妹妹就立正，
- 尊敬，见到婆婆会鞠躬。
厉害吧！
So, it has been announced. Starting from the intake of Dec 2004, NSF will now serve a total of 2 years, instead of 2.5years. Those whom falls within the current 2 year term will not be affected.
nah beh… more whimps coming out into society earlier…
anyway, it was said that the reduction in service term is due to the fact that SAF does not need as many man to operate as before.
And I remember just less than 1 year ago, someone was making a big whoo ha saying that Singapore needs at least 50,000 new born per year to cover the lowered numbers of enlistees for her own defence…
so, who is right and who is wrong?
By the way, I am not against the shortening of term. I am happy for those affected! Congrats!
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