Author: Aricia Yee

Veteran Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat died on Saturday, 27 February at the age of 70. He was diagnosed with cancer last year and has been receiving treatment in Macau.

Ng debuted 47 years ago and was featured in more than 154 films. He is perhaps, largely remembered as the sidekick of  Stephen Chow.

Here are some of the films that were particularly special to him:

1. The Final Combat (1989)

The friendship between Ng and Chow probably started with their first wuxia movie collaboration. Ng had a dual role in the film. He acted as the apprentice of the Celestine Sect, who must fight off his evil twin brother (also acted by him).

2. All for the winner (1990)

This movie was Hong Kong’s highest-grossing film of 1990 and was a spin-off to God of Gambler. Ng took on the role of Blackie Tat, the money-minded, Hong Kong uncle to Stephen Chow.

With his convincing acting, Ng clinched the Best Actor Nomination at the 10th Hong Kong film awards the following year.

3. Portland Street Blues (1998)

This is one of the few movies in which Ng took a more serious role, making this movie an example of his versatility in acting. In this movie, Ng played Sister’s 13 (Sandra Ng) father and had to portray emotions of rejection and hurt.

4. The Hospital (2006)

This was one of the memorable shows in which Ng did not act with Stephen Chow.

In this show, Ng plays the director of the NUUH Surgery Department. He is also the tormentor of the protagonist (Jerry Yan). He earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the 42nd Golden Bells Award in 2017.

5. The Legend Of Shaolin Temple (2021)

This 2021 Chinese New Year film was the final works of Ng. In this show, Ng plays the support role of Ke Shang Lao Zhe.

Thank you Uncle Tat for the joy and laughter you gave to the different generations watching your movies.

The Microsoft Digital Civility Index (DCI), is a measure of civility of online interaction.

This year, teens and adults across more than 30 countries took part in the study to examine the extent of negative behaviours and online interactions of 21 internet risks.

According to the survey, Singapore is ranked once again 4th, with significant improvements from last year.

Here are the best DCI scores in the world:

Overall, there is a decrease in bad ratings for online civility. However, there is still an increase in hoaxes, scams and frauds. Most of the sources of the risks come from strangers.

Interestingly, 31% of the respondents said that online civility was worse during the pandemic. This was largely due to the spread of fake news and how people vented their frustrations online.

In addition, 1 in 3 of the participants were involved in cyberbullying. 20% of these people were victims of the bully. Millennials were affected the most by bullying incidents.

According to Cybersecurity experts, the best way to deal with cyberbullies is to ignore and block them. The experts also advised talking it out with a friend or family member is going to help.

Let’s all play a part to be safer online and be nice to others as well.

Images from Microsoft 

All Singapore resident will receive one FREE cloth mask from today, 10am (1 March 2021).

The brand new type of mask is called the MaskPlus™️ Livinguard. It is antiviral and antibacterial and can be washed up to 30 times.

It is available is 4 sizes (sizes S, M, L and XL). Size S masks are for children under 8 years old.

You can check which size is more suitable for you here:

Collection of the masks can be done from vending machines islandwide with your NRIC. Here are the various collection points:

Let’s do our part to limit the spread of Covid-19 by wearing our masks diligently.

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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit us in 2020, many drastic changes to work cultures, behaviours and arrangements were seen.

Despite all the setbacks, a recent survey shows the overall workplace happiness amongst Singaporeans have increased significantly.

The Workplace Happiness Index was derived from 4 key workplace categories, namely one’s basic work needs, sense of belonging, engagement, and well-being.

More than 850 local respondents from various industries such as retail, service and healthcare were interviewed.

It was found that Baby boomers (57 – 75 years old) are the happiest group of people, with the highest average happiness index of 72.8 out of 100.

Additionally, employees who work in the office during the pandemic feel that they have a better work-life balance.

The survey also found the top 3 factors that have the most impact on workplace happiness to the following:

1. Pride: How proud an employee is to be associated to organisation
2. Positive Emotions: How happy employee is at work
3. Gratitude: How thankful an employee is to the company

With the current pandemic situation still looming, employers are encouraged to explore these factors to make the working environment, both virtually and on-site, a happier place.

Images from Align Group