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LIFE&FAMILY
May15
Consilium Law welcomes Nadia
Tay, whose areas of practice
include corporate law and
litigation. Nadia graduated from
the University of Exeter in the
UK with a Bachelor of Laws
(Honours) in 2010, and was
admitted to the Singapore Bar
as an advocate and solicitor in
2012.
BARGAINS GALORE
The Stork’s Nest annual family sale is back with over 100 vendors, including
private sellers of pre-loved kids and family items, and businesses selling
new family-related items and services. While you shop, Camp Asia will
keep the one-to-five-year-olds busy with activities. All proceeds will be
donated to StarPals (Paediatric Advanced Life Support). 23 May, 10am to
1.30pm. Australian International School, 1 Lorong Chuan. Email events@
for details.
NEWAddition
Oh, Behave!
A person who does not live on our street always parks their car
outside our house in a stretch of road between driveways that could
accommodate two parked cars; however, the way they park means
another car is unable to fit in front or behind. What’s more, they park
about 50cm to 60cm from the kerb, so it looks more like they have
abandoned the car rather than parked it. It can then stay there for up
to four days at a time. If someone else parks there first, often they park
anyway, partially blocking our driveway, which makes it difficult to
reverse out. Sometimes I’ve been late for meetings waiting for the second
person to come back and move their car!
You have a few options in this situation. The first is to leave a note on the
windscreen of the parking pest alerting them to the problems that they are
causing. If this doesn’t work, you could park your car in this spot so that the
driver doesn’t have the choice to park there anymore. The final option is to
report the offender to the Singapore Land Transport Authority. There is an easy
online system for reporting parking offences, and parking too far from the curb
or parking within your driveway are traffic violations. Simply snap a photo of the
offender’s car and upload it to the LTA website. The costly ticket will likely deter
inconsiderate behaviour in the future.
Manners in Mind provides
modern-day advice, and classes for
children and adults on cultural, social
and corporate etiquette.
8157 3365 |
Is it impolite to lick the lid of a
yoghurt pot in public?
Yes. This is part of the packaging
of your meal. Would you lick
the container that the yogurt is
served in? We hope not. The lid
of the yoghurt pot is in the same
category and should be set aside
once opened. If you simply can’t
resist, grab a spoon and scrape
the yoghurt from the lid.
Minding your Ps and Qs, even when others don’t. Kristen Graff, founder of Manners in Mind,
answers your sticky social questions.