Bear-like creature spotted along Ulu Pandan
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can't see shit .....
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How come nobody approach the creature and find out what it really was?
Isn't it fun to meet the supernaturals?
How come nobody is excited about it?
Fear of losing one's lives taken control over the joy of living already?
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Extra Alpha: What's that?
Extra Bravo: hey, anchua Singapore wu bear le quah?
*The Bear looks at cameraman*
Extra Alpha: Sileh, let's go let's go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oMOC-lGvBk&feature=player_embedded
so many hadphone cams...what iphone somemore. come on lah even the bexst most high end DSLR faces challenge in low poor light condition without external or studiolight assist arh. go get a better camalla lah.
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I thought Singaporean males who went through NS should be okie with primal killing/hunting down that unknown creature with their bare hands or primal tools.
Seems like that is not the case.
Who can we depend on to protect us?
I fear that one day Singaporeans might go extinct when the zookeeper forgot to lock up the animals' cage one fine day.....
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I thot the bear is Pedo Bear.............
but then again,
from the replies, it seems sg is turning into Animal City
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nevermind all, i killed the bear already. go beedio prove. high quality one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLpKdu1BeOs
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the first thing that struck me when I saw this blurred image: a sun bear
Think again..is it actually possible for a bear to be there? It's possible but is it even achievable? It was leaning on the dust bin or a pillar of some sort
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why do ppl who meet such incidents always have lousy hp cam.
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Someone throw the master ball at it
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Oct 14, 2010
Philips sorry for ad stunt
TIME and energy were wasted on Wednesday, all in the name of a new media marketing campaign for a shaver.
On Wednesday night, Philips Electronics Singapore apologised for alarming the public with its guerilla advertising campaign featuring a video of a 'bear' along Ulu Pandan Road.
The police told The Straits Times that it is now investigating if what happened was an offence of public nuisance under Section 268 of the Penal Code, which can lead to a fine of up to $1,000.
In a statement, Philips said the 'bear' was actually a mascot deployed as part of a guerilla marketing campaign undertaken by social media agency, The Secret Little Agency, to launch a new shaver.
'We had anticipated the attention that the bear would draw but had no intention to cause any alarm. We would like to apologise for any concern caused,' it said.
It is understood that the agency had not alerted any of the authorities about the 'bear' before the campaign, though it did inquire if a permit was needed to wear an 'animal mascot outfit'.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
Linkie:Click here
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I suggest firing all the heads of marketing at Philips.
This stunt would have been funny.... if it hadn't wasted the time and resources of the police, ACRES, and the Singapore Zoo.
What makes it more inexcusable is that the SingPost vandal saga should have taught everyone the value of responsible marketing.
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Oh, and it gets better.
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'Bear sighting' publicity stunt now a public nuisance case
By Ng Jing Yng, TODAY | Posted: 14 October 2010 0829 hrsSINGAPORE : Worried residents, searches by animal interest and wildlife groups, even police officers having to cordon off the area - all because of a purported "bear" sighting along Ulu Pandan Road which has turned out to be a publicity stunt by a company to market shavers.
The blurry video clip of a purported "bear" rummaging through a dustbin at a bus stop had been making the rounds on the Internet. It was also reported on television and in newspapers such as Lianhe Wanbao, Shin Min Daily and The New Paper.
In a statement on Wednesday, through public relations agency Fleishman-Hillard, Philips Electronics Singapore clarified that the bear was a mascot for a guerilla marketing campaign for a shaver undertaken by social media agency, The Secret Little Agency.
"We acknowledge that the resemblance of the mascot to a live bear has caused some public concern in the neighbourhood where the mascot was sighted. We had anticipated the attention that the bear will draw but have no intention to cause any alarm. We would like to apologise for any concern caused," the electronics giant said.
But the police, as well as tens of men and women from Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) and Wildlife Reserves Singapore who scoured the area for hours on Wednesday, were not amused.
On Wednesday night, a police spokesman said: "In response to media queries on the sighting of a 'bear' in Ulu Pandan, Police confirm that we're investigating an offence of Public Nuisance under Section 268 of the Penal Code."
On Monday, the video clip was sent to several news outlets by a person claiming to be a civil engineer named "Wilson Tay", who claimed his teenaged son shot the clip while he was driving on the road.
TODAY newspaper decided against running the story on Wednesday until proper checks could be done, including finding out the full particulars of the so called witness and having this reporter meet him face-to-face to ascertain the authenticity of the "bear sighting" claims he had made online.
This reporter had sent an email to the informant, asking him to call her – which he did. But when this reporter then tried to contact Mr Tay on the mobile number he provided, the person who answered denied he was Mr Tay and said she was not the first one to call that number looking for the informant.
When contacted, The Secret Little Agency said the aim was to get the public to blog and talk about the sighting on social media.
Creative partner Nicholas Ye said they called up to enquire with the Police if a licence was needed on Sunday before heading down to film the video on Monday at about 2am.
"This is irresponsible and it is a waste of resources ... publicity by all means, but this has gone way too far," said Acres founder and executive director Louis Ng, whose group also conducted an hour long search on Tuesday.
Singaporeans whom MediaCorp spoke to had mixed reactions to the news.
"It is hilarious that this bear mascot got on the news ... but imagine the stress and work they have caused the police and zoo over this silly mistaken identity," said a nurse Lee Xiu Hua, 24.
The latest publicity gimmick brings to mind SingPost’s postbox graffiti stunt in January this year - the last time resources were invested when SingPost employed an agency to spray graffiti on its postboxes in the lead-up to the Youth Olympic Games.
Members of the public were startled when they spotted a vandal at work, and called the police. The police said then that they would take up the matter with SingPost.
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we are not up for some creative marketing......
but then again, tts another qn.....if the poor guy in the costume got whacked or shot dead how?
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i bet this would backfire
braun shaver sales would escalate! -
Originally posted by FireIce:
i bet this would backfire
braun shaver sales would escalate!
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only 1k fine? if a citizen did that i doubt it'll be that lenient.
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Originally posted by dragg:
only 1k fine?
if a citizen did that i doubt it’ll be that lenient.
CWO in a bear suit at Orchard Rd.
For 1 month.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
we are not up for some creative marketing......
but then again, tts another qn.....
if the poor guy in the costume got whacked or shot dead how?
Creative marketing is fine, but those marketing idiots should have at least sat down and thought about the possible repercussions. It's obvious that they didn't do so, or they were otherwise too stupid to realize what the consequences could be.
It does not require a degree in marketing to figure out that faking a bear sighting in a residential area can actually lead to public distress and provoke a reaction from the authorities. Which makes me wonder where they all got their degrees from.
At least in the SingPost saga, in the worst case scenario the 'vandal' would have been tackled, handcuffed, and made to spend the night in a police lockup. No one would have to die - just that the vandal would have an unpleasant experience.
Philips and the ad agency here went much further - that bugger in the bear suit could have been shot with tranquilizer darts or 9mm rounds. Are they willing to take the rap for that should it happen?
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manbearpig!
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please take legal actions against this type of advertsiing. ifthe police come and shoot the bear how? a man dying for advertising. somemore the singpost one vandalism also. think very funny issit? if people get killed how?
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After reading from the 1st thread till the end...all is bluff!!!!!
Waste my time!
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Originally posted by BadzMaro:
manbearpig!
southpark FTW~ -
This kind of thing must be stop and must serve a warning to all the pple.
Ever heard the old saying : wolf coming, wolf coming......
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look this type of stuff may trugger arm forces police, and association that may be authorizedto use weapoin and force to subdue an animal or beats of being that is not on the same level to humans in terms of intellect and wisdom. the 'beats' are also know to be able to hurt humans andother creatures duw to its wild instict and more so amplified if its driven by hunger. people standing by working may have mixed feelings or emotion then. response to distress or call for help truely dpends on how fast and the mindset of the people ion call to respond. if businesses keep using this type of tatcics t advertise one fine day losses to property , lives and maybe even national security can be compromise. i urge to punish thecomppany and the people who come up with this ideal severely if not next time worth things can come from the minds of retards who think they are so creative!
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Originally posted by BadzMaro:
manbearpig!
this one is argua-bear-swine
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Do hope the follow up story is true. If it is a cover up for some rich kids and someone get hurt, that will be something unbearable.
