Something isn’t right: Think first

 

In the past, SINGPASS could only be used to log into government portals for personal services and transactions.

Now, even private businesses are asking users to use their SINGPASS/OTP to log into their business portals or apps. Surely, this is definitely not right. So I asked SINGPASS why like that. They told me they don’t control this! This explains why so many people gotten scammed! Think thrice before you click on any link!

If you can imagine it, you can create it

     

My creation was one of the 50 winners in the Straits Times Merlion challenge. The reporter asked me lots of questions on my design.

Q: Why did you choose to recreate the Merlion with more voluminous flowing hair? What does this symbolise for you?
​A: The focus of a lion's head is its mane. The current version is too tame & does not stand out. New hair-style symbolises growth, health and strength.  

Q: Were there any of your friends or family that encouraged you to take up this challenge, and how so? 
A: Nobody except myself. 

Q: Did you have any doubt about what you would be able to produce?
A: No doubt. Just whether or not the final outputs meet my own quality standard. 

Q: Do you have any personal memories of the Merlion from when it was first built or when it has been shown in the media?
A: Yes. The big move from the old to its current location. Once, someone built a room around it for a staycation. I cannot remember which year.

Q: What was your inspiration for choosing to illustrate the Merlion in the way that you did?
​A: I'm an old school artist & now learning to paint digitally. Our Merlion needs to keep up with time, it's good to give it a new modern look. 

Q: What attracted you to the contest?
​A: This is one interesting challenge I believed I could handle it. 

They keep coming, I keep blocking

 

In the past, I tried to avoid scammers physically.

Now, I try to ignore them digitally.

Somehow some still managed to get me through my communication devices!

When they speak in English, I’d speak in Mandarin or some dialects. When they speak in Mandarin, I’d speak in English or some gibberish. My last option is to tell them the number they just dialed-in is the neighbourhood police post. They would immediately hang-up!

Fast vs Slow

 

In the past analogue world, things happened really slow. Scammers had to find you in-person to cheat you. 

Now in the digital world, things happened really fast. Scammers just have to find a way into your mobile devices to scam you without even showing their real faces!   

Most people have this FOMO attitude these days and they wants things to happen really fast. When eyeballs and fingers are constantly glued to their mobile devices, chances of being phished by scammers are very high!  

How to waste time

 

In the past, I wasted time by doing nothing or sleeping. They helped me to clear my mind and recuperate my body.   

Now I waste time by fiddling with my mobile phone, reading contents that won’t help me grow or contribute to my goals. Many useless stuff are shared to my close-contacts to expend their data 😊. Over time, my brains stop thinking when I needed it to. Also, I often feel eye strains and lethargic due to lack of rest. Damn!