any mum living at taman jurong???
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cat working as master of an unmanned train station
There are 10 train stations on the 14.3-kilometre line. "Tama is the only stationmaster as we have to reduce personnel costs. You say you could ask for the cat's help, but she is actually bringing luck to us," Wakayama Electric spokeswoman Keiko Yamaki said. The company feeds her in lieu of salary. Tama was born from a stray cat brought to the station by a cleaner and kept by Toshiko Koyama, a local who runs a grocery store next door. The station went unmanned in April 2006 as the line was losing money. But Tama stuck around. She rose to national stardom in January 2007 as the railway company formally appointed her as "stationmaster". Her appointment had an immediately positive effect, boosting the number of passengers using the line in January by 17 percent from a year earlier. Happy with her successful job as stationmaster, the company promoted Tama to "super-stationmaster" in January this year, making her "the only female in a managerial position" in the company's 36-strong workforce. "She now holds the fifth highest position in the company," Yamaki joked. In reward for the promotion, Tama got a new "office". The stationmaster's office, a renovated former ticket booth at the station, opened in April. The office guarantees her some privacy. "She declines to relieve herself when passengers are looking. We set the toilet where passengers can't see," Yamaki said. "She works nine to five and takes Sundays off," Yamaki said.
There are 10 train stations on the 14.3-kilometre line. "Tama is the only stationmaster as we have to reduce personnel costs. You say you could ask for the cat's help, but she is actually bringing luck to us," Wakayama Electric spokeswoman Keiko Yamaki said. The company feeds her in lieu of salary. Tama was born from a stray cat brought to the station by a cleaner and kept by Toshiko Koyama, a local who runs a grocery store next door. The station went unmanned in April 2006 as the line was losing money. But Tama stuck around. She rose to national stardom in January 2007 as the railway company formally appointed her as "stationmaster". Her appointment had an immediately positive effect, boosting the number of passengers using the line in January by 17 percent from a year earlier. Happy with her successful job as stationmaster, the company promoted Tama to "super-stationmaster" in January this year, making her "the only female in a managerial position" in the company's 36-strong workforce. "She now holds the fifth highest position in the company," Yamaki joked. In reward for the promotion, Tama got a new "office". The stationmaster's office, a renovated former ticket booth at the station, opened in April. The office guarantees her some privacy. "She declines to relieve herself when passengers are looking. We set the toilet where passengers can't see," Yamaki said. "She works nine to five and takes Sundays off," Yamaki said.
sallynsarah
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hihi i a new mummy here and living in taman jurong and i having 1 children and having the second one now 22 weeks
Hi , I am staying around Taman Jurong and my daughter just turn 21 months also.. anything to share??
ireneliau
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Which area? Maybe we see each other before.. :err: I live at blk367 what abt u???
ireneliau
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R u working or looking after yr daughter alone? Where do u stay? i'm at Blk 367..
ireneliau
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Salute you.. having 4 kids.. I think is really not easy to have more than 2 kids nowadays.. How you manage??? Looking after yr kids alone??? cannot be right???
Regards
Irene
aapoh
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Ever since I gave birth to my bb, I looked after my 4 kids alone. But late last year DH hire a maid to help as he has to go overseas very often.