Singapore Stock Market Discussion

http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2013/11/what-is-it-about-the-singaporemalaya-merger-and-operation-coldstore/ The Online Citizen speaks with Dr. Thum Ping Tjin, a historian on the merger of Singapore and Malaya along with Operation Coldstore which can be said to be a period of white terror of our cou...

Chinese Words of Wisdom for Modern Day Living: When we are in heaven Our money will still be in the bank. When we are alive We don't seem to have enough money to spend. When we are gone We find that there's still a lot of money not spent One tycoon in China passed away His widow, with $1.9 billion i...

1. No point using limited life to chase unlimited money. 2. No point earning so much money you cannot live to spend it. 3. Money is not yours until you spend it. 4. When you are young, you use your health to chase your wealth; when you are old, you use your wealth to buy back your health. Differenc...

> ================================= > Ah Beng buys a new mobile. > He sends a message to everyone in his Phone Book & says, > 'My Mobile number has changed. > Earlier it was Nokia 3310. Now it is 6610' > > ============================== > > Ah Beng : I am proud coz my son is in Medical College . > F...

Life is uncertain. Death is certain. There are those who are alive but doesn't live a life There are those who died but their legacy lived on We work hard for a uncertain future not realizing that it is still uncertain We do not cherish what we have but craved for what we might be having When is the...

A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair, asked him to buy her a comb for her hair. The man felt very sorry but said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. She did not insist on her request. The...

Balotelli: "When I score I don't celebrate, because I do my work. When the postman delivers your letters, does he celebrate?"

In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students...?" "Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me,...

Expecting the world to treat u fairly coz u r a good person is like
expecting the lion not to attack u coz u r a vegetarian. Think about it.

For once, a worthy interviewee on Sunday Times' "Me and My Money". This gentleman has surely made it.... instead of "trying to make it" as most interviewees in this column has come across to me. Some great quotes: - Time is the most important commodity people can consider, because you can't save it ...

Spent some time reading a book "Why we want you to be rich" by Donald J. Trump and Robert T. Kiyosaki. The main message of the book is to help middle class americans out of poverty by investing in buisinesses and real estate. Below are some the points which I find very motivating and important: Eve...

1. Understanding Engineers To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. 2. Understanding Engineers A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfer...

My friend, who is a the head of Human Resources at a very large bank, says that the best excuse for absenteeism, that he had ever received in his career of almost 22 years, was from a female Indian employee, at their bank's head quarters at Mumbai, India, in July, 2010. He says when the lady, was qu...

Arthur is 90 years old. He's played golf every day since his retirement 25 years ago. One day he arrives home looking downcast. "That's it," he tells his wife, "I give it up! My eyes have gotten so bad that, once I hit the ball, I can't see where it went." His wife sympathizes. As they sit down she ...

Quote of the day. "If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payo...

Haa... listen to this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... U1mTxIMnBg

WAITING TO ENTER PARADISE ========================== When everybody on earth had died and were waiting to enter Paradise, God appeared and said, "I want the men to make two lines. One line for the men who were true heads of their households, and the other line for the men who were dominated by their...

The 'Perfect Password' A woman was helping her husband set up his computer, and at the appropriate point in the process, the computer advised him that he would now need to enter a password. Something he will use to log on. The husband was in a rather amorous mood and figured he would try for the sho...

Great short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ksdBSVAM6g

Budget tomorrow... here is a nice story to justify the govt spending great efforts to lure the rich over to SGP as citizens. How the rich are protecting poor singaporeans...? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suppose that every day, ten men go out for b...

Non-Violence in parenting Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence, in his June 9 lecture at the University of Puerto Rico, shared the following story as an example of "non-violence in parenting": "I was 16 years old and living with my pa...

COE prices dampening measure .... Tick
Housing costs dampening measures .... Tick
Millions thrown at upgrading housing estates .... Tick
Registers of Electors @ http://www.elections.gov.sg/ .... just updated.... Tick

Election in March 2011 school holidays.... can bet on it !

A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by. The jet jockey decided to show off. The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, ' watch this! ' and promptly went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb.. He then finished with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier. The F-16 pilot asked...

From an email... ---------------------- The Story: SELLING COMB TO THE MONK There was one company "manufacturing combs" which intends to expand its business and so the management wanted to employ a new Sales Manager. The company ADVERTISED the vacancy in the newspaper . They are so many peoples turn...

THE ANT One morning, I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather across my back terrace. Several times it was confronted by obstacles in its path and after a momentary pause, it would make the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to negotiate a crack in the concrete about...

DEAF WIFE..... A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple, informal test the husband could perform to give the D...

Someone shared the following cases : (1) Today I passed by a building which has an ATM machine. There was an old man looking at me. Suddenly, he called me. He said he didn't know how to read, so he gave me his ATM card and asked me to help him withdraw money from the ATM machine. I answered 'NO!! If...

All the fog out there... better watch our health. Check this site for updates. http://app2.nea.gov.sg/psi.aspx

This is not a joke question. Now try solving this one !!!!! No cheating..... try it then only scroll down for the answer.... Btway , stop scratching ur heads will you !!! cheers ! ----------------------- Wonderful World of Maths A?mother is 21 years older than the child. 6 years from now the mother ...

Singapore Exchange consults public on continuous all-day trading 19 October 2010 – Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said it is consulting the public on a proposal for all-day continuous trading on its securities market. As an international financial centre, Singapore is already serving the wider Asia...

Happiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed. http://www.globalone.tv/group/gratitude/forum/topics/21-habits-of-happy-people&title=The+Article+Title We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. I’m not saying happy people don’...

The story began when I was a child. I was born as a son of a poor family. Even for eating, we often got lack of food. Whenever the time for eating, mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was removing her rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son. I'm not hungry". That was Mot...

Beggars' Classic from London Parvinder and Habib are beggars. They beg in different areas of London . Habib begs just as long as Parvinder but only collects £2 to £3 every day. Parvinder brings home a suitcase FULL of £10 notes, drives a Mercedes, lives in a mortgage-free house and has a lot of mone...

Guess Pamela Tan & her superios has got quite a bit of problem on her hands with this "leak".

Doubt that is what Mr and Mrs Lee KY wanted.

http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/10/07 ... o-mrs-lee/

1. Regular naps prevent old age… especially if you take them while driving. 2. Having one child makes you a parent; having two makes you a referee. 3. Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband! 4. They said we should all pay our tax with a smile I tr...

Five Regrets of the Dying By Bronnie Ware For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own m...

This has nothing to do with Utd Env. So I guess its not appropriate to leave this in the stock folder. Anyway, here is the lengthy judgement by the Judge on PHEIM ASSET on their trades on UtdEnv. Check Note 20 and others. The telephone call sequence is disclosed. http://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/remw...

"The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are so sure about things and the intelligent folks are so full of doubts ." - Bertrand Russell The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. —William Arthur Ward If ...

Steve Bridges as "President Barack Obama"
http://www.stevebridges.com/obamavideos ... 10-lg.html

This is amazing, he died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book ‘The last lecture” before then, one of the bestsellers in 2007. What a legacy to leave behind… In a letter to his wife Jai and his children, Dylan, Logan, and Chloe, he wrote this beautiful "guide to a better life" for his wife...

One black sheep.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0w5vl5O ... ntrinter=1

Hope this dun escalate.

Stupid goalkeeper?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_UB34xe ... =topvideos

5 mins advert... very funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e40c7L-b ... r_embedded

Here is a graphic representation of the hostage situation in the bus.
http://hk.dv.nextmedia.com/template/dv_ ... 873&page=1

This rocks!
http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html

Procedure of Flash Fabrica Game:
1. Touch 'start'
2. Wait for 3 - 2 - 1
3. Memorize the number's position on the screen, then click the circle from the SMALLEST number to the BIGGEST number.

REMEMBER 0 is the SMALLEST NUMBER.

What kind of hostage rescue is this? 15 tourist hostages, end up 8 dead (I assume were killed during the siege). See the Phillippines's SWAT team in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRt1aNsNM0c&feature=channel Wonder how many of the bullets that killed the hostages actually came from the polic...

Man: God?
God: Yes?
Man: Can I ask you something?
God: Of course!
Man: What's a million years to you?
God: A second.
Man: And a million dollars?
God: A penny.
Man: God, can I have a penny?
God: Yes, just wait a second.

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks them for their orders . The man says, 'A hamburger, fries and a coke,' and turns to the ostrich, 'What's yours?' 'I'll have the same,' says the ostrich. A short time later the waitress returns with the order 'That ...

20 Life Lessons A Wise Man Would Share Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. It is the words that speak boldly of your intentions. And the actions which speak louder than the words. It is making the time when there is none. Coming through time after time after time, year after year ...

This one makes our props look like dirt cheap man! Mystery surrounds the identity of the person who bought a South Bay villa for a staggering HK$660 million - a Hong Kong record for a house in the primary market. Henderson Land (0012) confirmed yesterday that the mansion at 11 Headland Road sold for...

Pretty extreme not to leave a single cent to descendents. Newspaper Report: Billionaire developer in Shenzhen donates all to charity, leaving offspring nothing “If my children are competent, they don’t need my money. If they’re not, leaving them a lot of money is only doing them harm.” Yu Pengnian, ...

The Chinese answer to "Apple".

http://www.qingting.biz/index.php?action=qpad

“ …to experience pain may not be a choice, but to suffer is a cognitive decision.” “The easiest way I have found to humble myself back into a state of peaceful grace is through the act of gratitude.” “When I am simply grateful, life is simply great!” “Internal Verbal abuse is not acceptable behavior...

A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors & the value of the products increase as the shopper ascen...

People rushing to snap up 99 yr Serangoon condo at $1.2k psf? Wow... Making me "rethink" that the condo near my place at MP Central at $1300- $1400psf FH is a good buy! The flush of liquidity in SGP is amazing. Hence, we see the liquidity run in SGX now as well. The bear camp just get washed away by...

20k people invested $180m in his ponzi scheme. Some glimpse of his "showmanship". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuhYSvHn88g&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXROzQHcwB4&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waJO_M1sVQs&feature=player_embedded#! Resemblance to a mega c...

Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old blonde-haired woman who knocks everyone's socks off with her youthful PLS GET OUT OF HERE appeal and charm and who hangs over Bob's arm and listens intently to his ev...

WC finals tonight. Here are some key moments to cherish: 1. Ghana goal celebrations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20UXXTSyf38 2. Crying North Korean player @ opening game's national anthem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-sCHznbJ70 3. Emmanuel Eboue taking instructions from North Korean coach http:...

Nice WC so far. Finalists are 2 countries who have played exceptionally well + both have never won it before. Another plus is the unpredictabilities of the entire WC where the 2 previous finalists France & Italy were booted out in the opening stages. Most memorable to me is the Ghanaian penalty miss...

This is quite funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B2LPxgg ... r_embedded

When I have to
depend upon hope
in a trade, I get
out of it.

- - Jesse Livermore - ;

An old prospector shuffled into town?leading an old tired mule. The old man?headed straight for the only saloon to clear his parched throat. He walked up and tied his old mule to the hitch rail.? As he?stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes,?a young?gunslinger stepped out o...

Wonder what this will all lead to? When you have investigations like this... there is a chance they can dig up other things that they didnt expect to find. Lots of juices in this forum: http://forums.asiaone.com/showthread.php?t=30149 ---------------- 31 May 2010 Dear Church Family, As you may be aw...

A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience. 'Oh, I really liked it,' she replied, 'especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why ...

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.' - Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter) <><> I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: 'No good in a bed, but fine again...

The bread which you do not eat is the bread of the hungry; the garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of him who is naked; the shoes that you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot; the money that you keep locked away is the money of the poor; and the acts of charity that you ...

Solid advert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxNfU-PA2c

Noh Alam Shah dunnit again.

He shld be banned for life man! The replay at the end of the video showed quite clearly what he was doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Cx5bQt ... r_embedded

Got this on my email... There are many rich Singaporeans... 500 pre booking for a car worth $230k ++++ -------------------- Subject: The New BMW 5 Series launch - 18th May 2010 at *SCAPE FW910 Good afternoon, Last night, Performance Motors launched the much awaited, long overdue BMW 5 Series. The cr...

1. When the Snake is alive, the Snake eats Ants. When the Snake is dead, Ants eat the Snake. Time can turn at any time. Don't neglect anyone in your life........ ... 2. Never make the same mistake twice, There are so many new ones, Try a different one each day. 3. A good way to change someone's atti...

WAKA WAKA - This Time for Africa - by Shakira - South Africa 2010 World Cup Official Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ztr96Rb ... r_embedded

THE SNORER The guys were all at a deer camp. No one wanted to room with Bob, because he snored so badly. They decided it wasn't fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they voted to take turns. The first guy slept with Bob and comes to breakfast the next morning with his hair a mes...

World's Greatest City: 50 reasons why Singapore is No. 1



http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/none/wor ... o-1-399897

10 rules for men to follow for a happy life. 1. It's important to have a woman who helps at home. 2. It's important to have a woman who cooks from time to time. 3. It's important to have a woman who keeps the house clean. 4. It's important to have a woman who has a job. 5. It's important to have a ...

Very funny ! Real hoax.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuN5u3Ft ... r_embedded

Props prices up... stock mkt up... interest rates down.... leads inevitably to...
COE UP!

Cat A ==================


This for CAT B

Got this from an email. Good read. ====== Adam Khoo: The expats will rule Singapore Posted by admin 28 January, 2010 I have a prediction. My prediction is that in a couple of years, the expatriates (from China, India, US etc...) will rule Singapore. They will increasingly take on more leadership rol...

Good insight of CHC and the Pastor's messages to followers. Arise and Build 2010 Trailer (to buy that minority stake in Suntec for $310mil.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozGSUSz6TZg&feature=related This is a testimony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1kdDxf3mDg&feature=player_embedded -------------...

This is VERY funny !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8cDYqmP ... re=related

Voices from the heart... unfortunate and very real! Yo.. Govt... Mah BT, are you listening?!?!?! Do those BTO HDB flats... all take 3 - 4 yrs to TOP... and ask couples to have kids early... how to? After booking the BTO flats at say 30 yrs old, wait for TOP is already 34 yrs old liao..... in between...

2nd hand car dealers hitting JACKPOT liao ! ================= COE prices soar upwards Wed, Mar 24, 2010 AsiaOne CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices for passenger cars continued their upward climb - and with greater ferocity - at the close of March's second bidding exercise on Wednesday. Premiums...

Subject: Give the boy a PhD Wow this is classic............ ====================== A first-grade teacher, Ms Neelam (Age 28) was having trouble with one of her students The teacher asked, "Boy what is your problem?" Boy answered, "I'm too smart for the first-grade. My sister is in the third-grade a...

Ahh, this I like. Religions debated in an intellectual way by supreme intellectuals. A Christian organisation invited a leading atheist in UK to debate on the topic of "God Delusion". Havent watched this yet... will do so asap tomorrow. I dunno who will be more convincing... but do listen to this if...

Hmm... probably Goldie is going to start an equities trading desk here in SGP soon. ================== Goldman is new SGX trading and clearing member By ANGELA TAN Singapore Exchange (SGX) said that Goldman Sachs Futures Pte Ltd (Goldman Sachs) has become a Trading and Clearing Member of the SGX sec...

Whoever did this... is probably too free.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-TMKUea ... re=related

This is interesting... from Tan Kin Lian's blog.


Is Singapore over-populated with foreigners?
http://tankinlian.blogspot.com/2009/05/ ... -with.html

To check if your flat is eligible to sell to any race and PRs ... this is the website: http://services2.hdb.gov.sg/webapp/BB29ETHN/BB29STREET Enquiry on Buyers' eligibility under the Ethnic Integration Policy and SPR Quota This e-Service allows you to check the buyer's eligibility to buy into a part...

Interesting how these land banking bizness will pan out. Am personally extremely weary of such "schemes". Green Belt housing scheme promoted by footballers leaves investors in the red Investors from the Far East have been left without a penny gain in four years after putting money into a “get rich q...

This is the Jack Neo + wife interview. VERY CLEAR version. Quite a few netizens felt its pretty fake (esp Jack's part). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwOj65wqh9M&feature=player_embedded# Few things. 1. The fact that the wife came out so quickly (just 3rd day of the scandal) to face reporters with h...

Very interesting piece. Got from email. Jialat, I always drool over that Rolex watch and that BMW 5 series. Must learn to like Timex and Nissan liao. Sianzz... :D ===================================== If You Want to Be Rich... Stop Acting Rich Alexander Green Chief Investment Strategist ------------...

One of the most memorable Chinese films in the 80s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7SyGonQ ... r_embedded#

The new NDP song is out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG6-m90W ... r_embedded#

Hahahah !

Everyone should know about Pastor Rony 's mistakes by now. Its still in Youtube. Since his sermon was wrong, NUSBS has posted an article to clarify. http://kentridgecommon.com/?p=6275 Misconception 1: Pastor Rony commented about Buddhist chanting: “One could chant ee-ee-oo-ah-ah, ting-tang-wala-wala...

This gotta be in the jokes column too. The shingsz and boomz queen in a safe PLS GET OUT OF HERE video.

I reserve my comments... haha...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwwh3Th8 ... PL&index=4

This fella attained NIRVANA! ===== Millionaire gives away fortune which made him miserable Austrian millionaire Karl Rabeder is giving away every penny of his £3 million fortune after realising his riches were making him unhappy. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/austria/7190750/Milli...

This has to be posted under the Jokes column coz I wouldnt dare label countries in the current challenging times. Just heard 2 new abbreviations : 1) For Euro problems : PIGS - stands for Portugal, Italy or Iceland, Greece and Spain 2) For Sovereign risks : STUPID- stands for Spain, Turkey, UK, Port...

Predictably, this has splashed all over the media now and is a ISD issue. This is pretty amazing and may find its way into mainstream news soon as its spreading like wildfire on line. http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/07/lighthouse-evangelism-pastor-rony-tans-comments-on-buddhism/ All I can say i...

This is pretty amazing and may find its way into mainstream news soon as its spreading like wildfire on line. http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/07/lighthouse-evangelism-pastor-rony-tans-comments-on-buddhism/ All I can say is Joseph's account of his previous religion is clearly false. === A man sh...

This is HILARIOUS !

1. Watch the advert first here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx0--U7weeM before you read on.

2. Read the blog here: http://kitchentigress.blogspot.com/2010 ... -cake.html

If a poet knows more about a horse than he does about heaven,
he might better stick to the horse… the horse might carry him to heaven.

Charles Ives