Gold Breakfast Show

Feb 18 2010

Tips, Queues & Teochew Porridge

Published by Denise at 9:09 am under On Today's Show...

The Tipping Point
Tipping culture yet to catch on among diners in S’pore, but industry experts are hopeful – a group of eateries has promised customers, having done away with service charge in favour of a strict tipping policy.
The eateries are taking the plunge even as the Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) hopes to study the tipping culture in the United States.
The association’s president, Mr Ang Kiam Meng, said plans are still ‘very preliminary’ but hopes that its move will shed light on the pros and cons of tipping in Singapore.
‘There’s no harm looking into it as there has always been a controversy about the service charge,’ he said.

What do Gold 90FM Listeners think? To Tip or not to Tip?

agree the tipping culture is something we should cultivate. however, i’ve come across too few service staff who have deserved a tip. before a tipping culture can be cultivated, service quality needs a huge improvement. James Peters

Patricki agree with james. Most times service standards need improvement. I would tip accordingly, though.

Tipping would work if the service staff is assigned to a specific table or group of tables. This would give them greater incentive to provide service from the heart, as well as to be more alert from the get go to their customers’ needs. As a customer, i certainly appreciate good service. Elaine Seah.

service charge should b abolished as it only serves to increase the bottomline of the estab. Tipping on the other hand demonstrates a client’s appreciation. It should b discretionary. Weiliang

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER TWENTY-SIX

26 - Before it is thrown away, a hanger will, on average, hold 26 different garments.

26 – The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 26 seconds.

26 - During the 19th century, men in wealthy European social circles would wear a tuxedo, on average, 26 hours out of any given week.

26 - The average 45 year-old has 26 contacts in his or her buddy list.

26 - It is estimated that the average Fortune 500 company has 26 employees with redundant job functions.

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE

Tip #5 on preventing the dreaded festive season weight gain:

Sit down and enjoy.
Give everything you eat your complete attention. Practice mindful eating – If you eat something distractedly, it doesn’t register. Which means you’ll be eating more than you need. Even if you just want a single cookie, put it on a plate and sit down to eat it, because it forces you to pay attention to what you’re putting in your mouth. Or if you’re cooking for the festive celebrations, don’t stand over the stove for taste tests. Again, use a plate and take a couple of minutes to savour what you’re eating.

5 Things

As queuing is set to become part of the citizenship test for immigrants in the UK…

5 Ways to Queue Singapore Style
5. Join a line of people even if you don’t know what it’s for. If there’s a queue, it must be for something good!

4. Join two queues with the help of someone else in order to beat murphy’s law that says which ever queue you’re not in moves faster. Works best at supermarket checkouts.

3. Join a queue the night before to ensure you’re ahead of the rest. Come prepared with portable fan, folding chair, sleeping bag, tent and your pantry. Works best for buying a condo or the latest x-box.

2. If you can’t be in the queue the whole time, use things like umbrellas, tissue packets and thermos flasks to chope your place in the line.

1. Better yet, if you can’t be in the line, get your maid to queue for you, or pay professional “queue-ers” to do the job!

It’s Official: Parents Scared of Kids
One in four parents won’t discipline their children – for fear of upsetting them, it has been claimed. Researchers found that parents shy away from telling off their kids because they don’t want to be seen as unfair or too strict.
A third of parents admitted avoiding keeping their child in check in public because they didn’t want others to think they were being too harsh. And 55% of those polled said they dished out less discipline than their own parents did.
30% of parents even admitted they were a pushover – maybe because their parents weren’t too good in the discipline department either!

Here are YOUR opinions via SMS:
• There is an old belief i heard fr a friend. Dont want to be afraid of your children when you r old, dont eat their leftovers when they r kids! Yep !
• Hi Denise! Now, 80-90% of the listeners will write and say that they are not scared of their children but it’s just wishfull thinking. Fear has many faces and one of them is anger! And I have personally seen many parents hitting, slapping and pinching their kids in public places. Cheers! Sabrina
• children discipline had to start young just before they reach 10years old.or else e kids will control e adult.i knw it not easily but just e future angle.elf
• I am a child with 4 siblings. My parents discipline all 5 of us, but I am the only one scared.

MAKAN KAKIS
Where can we find the best Teochew Porridge in Town?