PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - KNN

[Fook Seng]

Not so long ago, Mahathir sensing Singapore is thirsty for water, demanded that their water price revised from 3 cents per 1000 gallons to $10. Wiseman LKY was faced with a challenge for the country. We all know he's never one to give up. Even the Indons wanted to do us in by suddenly stopping supply of sand and granite to build Marina Bay Sand and reclaim Tuas and P Tekong - they did not succeed. Face with such a challenge, Wiseman LKY will rise even if he is being lowered - such is his dedication to the country. He has showed us that S'poreans need to be resilent. Singapore will never be held to ransom.l

The way you said it, the Old Man is still running the show after the election of two succeeding Prime Ministers. What is LHL actually doing?

 

[Varuna]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

You are luck they did not say only puddling (puddles of water)

 

[laksaboy]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

The way you said it, the Old Man is still running the show after the election of two succeeding Prime Ministers. What is LHL actually doing?

Being an obedient son and submissive husband.

 

[Confuseous]

Re: Yacoob have ingeniously solved the flooding problem

Meet the Pond inventor here.

http://www.tremeritus.com/2011/12/2...rove-current-infrastructure-to-manage-floods/

 

[eatshitndie]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

You are luck they did not say only puddling (puddles of water)

as mentioned in another thread, "spooning" comes after puddling.

 

[Leongsam]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

I have doubt on your comprehension. Although the name is Walden Pond, it is clearly indicated that it is a lake with exactly the dimensions you have indicated but that does not mean that anything smaller than that is automatically a pond.

Nothing to do with compehension. I'm merely pointing out that if Walden Pond can be called one, there is nothing wrong with calling a smaller body of water a pond too. The PUB has broken no conventions or written rules when referring to the minor flooding as "ponding". In fact, I think the term is far more appropriate. It's an appropriate description that avoids unnecessary alarm.

If the word goes out internationally that Singapore is flooded, tourists will make alternative plans and Singapore as a whole will lose out. If the term "ponding" is used, there is good chance they will stick to their travel plans and the country benefits from the revenue.

 

[po2wq]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

... If the term "ponding" is used, there is good chance they will stick to their travel plans and the country benefits from the revenue.

ya, man! ...

stb shud market it ...

wen ze garden city pours, ze whole island is decorated wif enchanted ponds ... a luvly sight 2 behold dat shud not b missed ...

 

[palden]

Re: Yacoob have ingeniously solved the flooding problem

Agree with him. It is water pounding. Flood is something like Thailand. Well planned Sinkapore lead by millionsters will never get floods. Chow sinkees engalish powder full so cannot understand flooding and pounding.

As for crowded MRT, sinkees cannot see that it is a sign of prosperity. No place on train means that prices of public transportation is so cheap and public transport is so efficient that everyone loves taking public transport.

Corruption means that public servants do not need to rely on public to support them. Their income only depends on a few generous social minded individuals. should give them their due recognition during national day.

High property prices means that everyone has a bigger chance to be a millionaire. A goal to benefit all ungrateful sinkees.

High cost and low quality of medical aims to remove worthless sinkees so that those worthy ones got more space to breathe.

Later retirement age means sinkees are lazy and got to work longer.

Higher CPF means that Sinkees are brainless and their money are better managed by Millionster.

Low number of opposition simply means sinkees are ball less.

Sinkees logic?

 

[rusty]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

If you want to quote a para, use the "quote" function by selecting the text and clicking on the icon on the extreme right of the top of the message pane.

Thank you for your add vice.

 

[hairylee]

Re: Yacoob have ingeniously solved the flooding problem

Meet the Pond inventor here.

http://www.tremeritus.com/2011/12/2...rove-current-infrastructure-to-manage-floods/

He looks like a decorated "Pondan"

 

[freedalas]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

Any body of water less than 31 metres deep and less than 250,000 m[SUP]2[/SUP] in area definitely qualifies being called a pond.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_Pond

If you give details regarding the depth and area covered by water as a result of this recent deluge, I'll try my best to give a definitive answer.

The operative word is "ponding" as a verb, not "pond" as a noun. "Ponding" is a term or a jargon used in the building industry. It has nothing to do with the "pond" in laymen language. Your post is therefore totally irrelevant

 

[Leongsam]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

The operative word is "ponding" as a verb, not "pond" as a noun. "Ponding" is a term or a jargon used in the building industry. It has nothing to do with the "pond" in laymen language. Your post is therefore totally irrelevant

The term "ponding" is the most suitable term. It says so at http://www.floodsite.net/juniorfloodsite/html/en/student/thingstoknow/hydrology/ponding.html

Ponding is a type of flooding that can happen in relatively flat areas. Rain water falling in an area is normally stored in the ground, in canals or lakes, or is drained away, or pumped out. When more rainwater enters a water system than can be stored, or can leave the system, flooding occurs. In this case, rain is the source of the flood: not water coming from a river, but water on its way to the river. That's why it is also called "pluvial flood".

 

[Fook Seng]

The term "ponding" is the most suitable term.

Rather than spending time trying to find the best term to describe the flooding, all effort should be devoted to removing the ponds.

 

[freedalas]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

The term "ponding" is the most suitable term. It says so at http://www.floodsite.net/juniorfloodsite/html/en/student/thingstoknow/hydrology/ponding.html

Your earlier post gave the definition of a "pond". In the context of the situation at Orchard Rd, the word used is "ponding"; a term used in the building industry to describe a phenomenon as u had provided in your latest post. That's why I said your earlier post was irrelevant because it is not about "ponds". Now, whether one believes the PUB in that what happened in Orchard Rd was only "ponding" and not "flooding" is another matter. But forummers had already demolished PUB's argument in other posts for this thread.

 

[Conqueror]

LHL Has No Power

The way you said it, the Old Man is still running the show after the election of two succeeding Prime Ministers. What is LHL actually doing?

Who was in charge of the court political power ? The useless Guang Xu or the empress dowager Ci Xi ? Pu Yi was also another puppet.

 

[Leongsam]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

Your earlier post gave the definition of a "pond". In the context of the situation at Orchard Rd, the word used is "ponding"; a term used in the building industry to describe a phenomenon as u had provided in your latest post.

"Ponding" is a term used to describe the formation of a pond.

"Talk".... "talking".

"Walk"..."walking".

"Pond"..."ponding".

... and so on.

I hope you understand now despite the fact that you seemed to be having difficulties earlier on.

That's why I said your earlier post was irrelevant because it is not about "ponds".

The biggest problem I have with the people in this forum is not their views, their beliefs, their convictions, their biases, their creed, their colour, their religion or their language skills, it's the fact that they have NO BLOODY SENSE OF HUMOUR!!!!

This shows up in almost every single thread I participate in.

Even this post was taken at face value by some. I'm flabbergasted.

 

[Leongsam]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

Rather than spending time trying to find the best term to describe the flooding, all effort should be devoted to removing the ponds.

Ponds are quaint. I like ponds. Many a great movie has been made about ponds too. "On Golden Pond" was one of them. It was very touching.

 

[Fook Seng]

Ponds are quaint. I like ponds. Many a great movie has been made about ponds too. "On Golden Pond" was one of them. It was very touching.

Was it someone last movie?

 

[niwdee]

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K

I thought it is the Great Leader and
the Great Succesor.
Or later change to Supreme Commander
LOL like playing PC game

 

[Fook Seng]

Ponds are quaint. I like ponds. Many a great movie has been made about ponds too. "On Golden Pond" was one of them. It was very touching.

The "ponds" in Singapore are not like those quiet, mirror lakes you find in NZ. They can be quite turbulent.