My life experience in Changi Prison (Cluster B)

[multiverse]

Originally Posted by HokkienPeng

Old CP have a few blocks which I think most old birds will remember. A, B, C, D, E and F if I'm not wrong. I was from the old CP and was also one of the first to move to cluster A.

In cluster A, there are 5 divisions. A1 to A5. Each Division has 3 housing units and are normally called as HU1 to HU3.

A5 Is for laundry workers, pre release and staff cafe. A4 is for kitchen workers, RTC and 55. A3 is for bakery and some industrial work and can't really remember. A2 and A1 is basically the hardcore ones from CP. The blue collar and red collar ones. Means? Blue collar is PD. Preventive detention means no remission. 10 or 20 years means they have to sit it straight out. Red collar are those with more than 20years sentence like the SIA cheating case guy.

Condemn prisoners are also in cluster A. Can't really remember which division and hu is from which old prison as I was out for more than 6 years.

As for shaving of armpit and pubic hair is because of hygiene. All disposable shavers have a 2 week shelf life. All are labelled with the inmate number and stored into a box like a key press. That is why no shaving is allowed.

I had stints in A3 during transfer from old CP as part of the first kitchen crew needed to start up the new kitchen from the old CP. Then to A4 when the rest of the CP shifted in. Then to A5 as part of the staff cafe inmate serving the staff. As for my long story I'll prob meet TS and let him write my story.

Cheers.

hey bro,
created an account here (i'm more of a lurker) cos i want to ask you something. a friend who is very close 2 me just kena sentence not long ago, and from his letter it seems like he went into A1. he sentence 9 years so will he still get the 1/3 discount and serve 6 years?

[HokkienPeng]

Originally Posted by toot7

ok . but the fact is LT from this year 2011 onwards they are already wearing L0001-11 .

Not sure why they did it but my time I saw red collar with 4 and blue collar with 5. Minimum 15 years already.

[toot7]

Originally Posted by HokkienPeng

Not sure why they did it but my time I saw red collar with 4 and blue collar with 5. Minimum 15 years already.

maybe cause LT going to 100k already they dunwan to go into the 100k mark.
cause i had seen before L9xxxx-10

[HokkienPeng]

Originally Posted by toot7

maybe cause LT going to 100k already they dunwan to go into the 100k mark.
cause i had seen before L9xxxx-10

That explains it. It's still a continuation but just omit the 1 in front. I forgot that once reach 99999 the next is 100 000 so remain 5 number is 00000.

[ChinKooi]

Originally Posted by Gara

There are readers after reading through chapter 3.2, asking questions on why masterbuting in cellroom is a offence. And how can the officer can caught those inmates on doing it. What I can only say is 'whatever you want to do in the cellroom, just don gonna caught!' Below is a reply thread from one the forum sharing 1 example:
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Sorry bro, but you did not answer as to buy masturbating is an offence ?

You only mentioned the punishment & consequences of masturbating ...

Hope you can provide an insight into this ...

Cheers

[Gara]

Chapter 3.5: Number 1 Killer

In June 2010, a month which most Singaporeans are waiting for. Great Singapore sales event, school holiday and overseas holiday trips. But to me, this was the month that had changed my ‘normal’ life and make me suffered!

Marina Bay Sands (MBS), opened in April 2010, the casino-resort’s revenue about US737.6 million (from opening till july2011), was the 1st casino I’ve ever been to. My first visit to MBS was due to my boredom , curiosity and sightseeing.

I have won some money and I returned to the casino again the next day within my 24 hours entry permit as it was my off day. Luck was more my side, I won a total profit of 11k within 2days. Soon I visited both MBS and RWS (Resort World Sentosa) mostly everyday throughout the month of June, and in the end I lost a total amount of about $130k back to the casinos. I have lost my hard-earned savings, my company, my lifestyle and making myself in debts, all thanks to the hunger of my greed!

I ended my business soon after. I felt regretted, depress, anger, sad, stress, hopeless in life to the stage that I thought of ending my life and had locked myself up in my room for days, trying to end my life by drinking dentol, swallowing pills and cutting my pulse (click here to view my scar) . After 2 attempts of commit suicide, I was still alive but had only made my life even worse, making my family members sad, hurt and cried for my doings!

For your information, commit suicide in Singapore is a serious offence.

Legal gambling may not be a offence, but make sure you must have your limit. Cases like me are very common in Singapore nowadays. If you choose to exceed your limit, make sure you are ready to face the consequences!

For those who have not been to casino but intending to go, I would advise you to stop visiting after your first visit.

For those who have visited regularly to pass time, those as ‘part-time’ / ‘full-time’ gamblers and those whom have already ‘donated’ a huge sum of your hard-earned money to the casinos, my advice to you is to stop and wake up to your sense while it is still not too late.

I apologise if I have offended some of you. You may disagree and negative thoughts on my comments. Although I know myself very clear that I am nobody and have no rightes to tell you what to do and what is best for you, but I really hope readers who are gamblers, please spend 5 minutes to think about what I have wrote! I had went through the gambling experience and suffering moments personally, I can totally understand your feeling of winning and losing. Please spend your free time read through past newspaper and don’t be surprise that almost every day, there were reports on all sorts of people from different backgrounds end up bankrupt, divorce, borrowing loan sharks, ran away leaving debts to their family, commit suicide and crimes because of gambling (The Number 1 killer).

Still not convincing enough? I hope my Q&A theory below can convince you!

What will you do if you lost $500 to casino?
You will withdrawn money from atm and gamble, hoping just to win back whatever you lost. (This is how you will fall into the trap of anger, panic and greed)

What will you do if you won $500 from casino?
You may stay longer or leave immediately, but very high percentage in returning to casino again due to the lure of easy money. (This is how you will fall into the trap of greed)

What happen next is unexplainable and I will not to comment more on it. You may be the lucky one or end up like me. The choice is yours and blame no one on the path you choose.

Spending months living in the worse moment of my life and owning a sum of outstanding debts to banks and companies after the incident, I tried to be strong and spend most of my time working hard in taking up 2-3 jobs. While trying hard and find ways to settle my debts as soon as possible, I worked from one company to another that provides better income.

In April 2011, I returned to the MNC company which I had used to work with after my national service. I thought my burden will be lesser as the salary offered upon confirmation after the 2 months probation is sufficient for my daily living expenses and paying off debts. But soon after I started work, ‘something’ happened unexpectedly which required me a sum money to settle it urgently. Under the stress and depression, with other resource in gathering the funds I needed, I secretly use company’s funds to settle my problem. I know what I am doing is a crime. But at that moment, I would rather choose to end up in jail than get involved with loan sharks to settle the problem. I turned myself in to the company soon after my crime and I was summoned to Cantonment Police Station soon after!

I kept asking myself and heaven why the world is so unfair to me? Why is my life in a mess since young? I want to change but why there are no choices for me? I need ANSWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I assumed that it would be the end of my life after going to prison. But I was wrong, I had found my answers in prison! In prison, I am convince and positive in what I see , hear, experienced it personally! Now I am happy that I am lucky enough not to get myself killed! I am lucky enough to have my hands, legs, eyes, ears, etc.. with me properly function while there are people whom don’t. I may be poor and still in bad financial status now but not as poor as people from third-war countries who have to fought for food for survival! I am not suffering alone, there are others who are facing the same fate and other’s even worse till we can never imagine! I will never blame on others for the things I do. I am the one whom have destroyed myself and I will be the one who will going to fix it back!

Chapter 3.6: Criminal Breach Of Trust
To Be Continued

[xilverzap]

Boils down to MONEY....

Can never get enough of it...
Can not live without it...

Its it wrong to want more of it?
By what means do we try to get it?

I guess its all up to an individual to decide and consequences will follow suit...
Sometimes we are blinded by it till we do not realize the impact of these actions that we take. Only know that it is already to late.

I am glad to see bro Gaga "kua pua"-"see open"-woken up and see everything positively through his really down moments, using this negative moments and using it to show people what he has gone through to let us know the price involved in doing something illegal.

I guess its like cancer or an accident... "it will not happen to me" attitude that sometimes catch us unprepared for consequences that follows. Then we panick and might cause more hurt to our loved ones. Hurt them more then we know it too.

Thanks Bro Gaga for showing us what you go through, I am sure many will benefit from your postings..

It was nice chatting with you on facebook.

Take care and cherish your tiime.

Xilverxurfer

[joew2005]

$ is the root cause of all crimes on tis planet.

[Gara]

Originally Posted by xilverzap

Boils down to MONEY....

Can never get enough of it...
Can not live without it...

Its it wrong to want more of it?
By what means do we try to get it?

I guess its all up to an individual to decide and consequences will follow suit...
Sometimes we are blinded by it till we do not realize the impact of these actions that we take. Only know that it is already to late.

I am glad to see bro Gaga "kua pua"-"see open"-woken up and see everything positively through his really down moments, using this negative moments and using it to show people what he has gone through to let us know the price involved in doing something illegal.

I guess its like cancer or an accident... "it will not happen to me" attitude that sometimes catch us unprepared for consequences that follows. Then we panick and might cause more hurt to our loved ones. Hurt them more then we know it too.

Thanks Bro Gaga for showing us what you go through, I am sure many will benefit from your postings..

It was nice chatting with you on facebook.

Take care and cherish your tiime.

Xilverxurfer

Yo bro.. don praise me till make me fly leh.. My intention in sharing the casino's experience is i just want to make sure you brothers dont go donate money to them anymore. Those lucky one still can carryon la but bear in mind No matter what system you use, what god u pray, how much money u have to cheong, in the end of the days also will die in their hands! better spent the money go 'tau liang' or other investment better

[Gara]

Originally Posted by joew2005

$ is the root cause of all crimes on tis planet.

actually i have met inmates commit crimes just for leisure and shiok! think i will share in coming chapters.

[HokkienPeng]

Originally Posted by multiverse

hey bro,
created an account here (i'm more of a lurker) cos i want to ask you something. a friend who is very close 2 me just kena sentence not long ago, and from his letter it seems like he went into A1. he sentence 9 years so will he still get the 1/3 discount and serve 6 years?

Sorry missed your question. Yes, all inmates will be given their estimated release date when processed on the first day at cluster A. So if any offence, just add on to the date.

Tell him what ever happens, lun lor.

[Gara]

你改变不了环境，但可以改变自已..
你改变不了事实，但你可以改变态度..
你改变不了过去，但你可以改变现在..
不能预知明天，但你可以把握今天..
你对生活微笑，那么生活也对你微笑..

别让生活有 太多遗憾.....

你改变不了过去，但你可以改变现在..

过去的就让它过去，会在未来走的更加好。
因为抛弃了不必要的包袱，生活才会更美好。
人生如此短暂，有什么理由，不去好好的生活呐。
有太多的事情要你去做，有很重要的人等着你去珍惜。
不要回头看，前面的世界才更精彩。
因为在我回首时，我可以指着那条尽是痛苦和泪水的路，大声地骄傲地说：
“看，这就是我自己走出来的路..”

不能预知明天，但你可以把握今天..

“森林中有一个分岔口，我愿选择脚印少的那一条路，这样我的一生会截然不同。” 基丁说过这样的话。

一条路走的人多了，总会弄得泥泞不堪，总会弄得尘土飞扬。
为何不换一条路走走，也许一切将会是另一种样子。
把握住自己的今天，那么明天绝对会更美好..

[dom01]

Originally Posted by Gara

Yo bro.. don praise me till make me fly leh.. My intention in sharing the casino's experience is i just want to make sure you brothers dont go donate money to them anymore. Those lucky one still can carryon la but bear in mind No matter what system you use, what god u pray, how much money u have to cheong, in the end of the days also will die in their hands! better spent the money go 'tau liang' or other investment better

Casino is a real killer if one does not know his or her limits.

[wingsafeather]

Thanks for sharing from your previous thread and the current one. Must have been somewhat a relief to let it out and pen it down though I'm sure there were times when its hard to put into words the experiences lived and learnt. good to know you're moving on with your life and making an effort to share the experience. All the best ^__^

[chanda]

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