Rotten Shark, anyone?

Months ago, decomposed shark flesh became a delicacy in Iceland. They served the customers small portions and used herbs and artistic arrangements on the plates that accent Icelandic Bar's cuisine style. Their way of handling shark is different, being first buried under gravel for two months to drain acid produced by the urine, then hung up for another long spell.

Though sharks are going to be extinct soon, the owner/chef of the restaurant thinks that no tears should be shed over, for "the crazy shark thing with the horrible smell." He also added that availability depends on the seasons.

Well, everybody knows that sharks are going to be extinct soon, real soon. So even if they eat rotten shark, its still hurting the sharks, somehow giving people the message to support "shark eating." In that country, it is a popular dish that brings customers back again and again. However, it really ain't that global friendly.

Six Ion stalls close

It was reported that in the Food Hall at basement 4 of Ion Orchard, six out of 34 stalls have closed about a month ago. When the stalls first opened, the queue stretched all the way to the neighbouring stall. Up till now, queues are gone, business is bad because the novelty has worn off and customers don't have a place to sit after buying their food.

Stallholders complained that the rent there is high and they are afraid that people might be sick of their food already.

To an extend, it is not surprising that stalls are closing because the rental in Ion Orchard is high as it is more well-off. However, if this goes on, the remaining stalls will not last very long. Probably they should decrease the price of the food, create new ideas on how to advertise to attract customers. For example, promotion. This can bring in more business, and if the food taste good, customers will definitely come back for more!

NSman dies of heat stroke

In singapore, there's quite a number of cases regarding NSman whom died during training. This article is somewhat similar to the others. To summarise, its about Mr Roslan, 18, whom complained of having fever to two of his squad-mates, instead of reporting straight to the field instructor. As his field instructor didnt know that he wasn't feeling well, Mr Roslan continued running.

During the run, he fell down again and again, and even threw up twice. When the field instructor realised what had happened, he ran up to him and send him to receive medical attention. Two days later, he died of heat stroke which caused multiple-organ failure and left him brain dead.

In my opinion, this incident could have been avoided if only the recruit reported to the field instructor that he was feeling unwell. In future if any NSman isn't feeling well during training in camp, they should report honestly to the in-charge that day. He shouldn't try to bear with it, because things can get worst than you can imagine. Recruits should also keep a look-out for one another in case anything like this happen again.