Singapore Stock Market Discussion

Good tip. Subject: 2-way Mirror - How to identify? I saw this on Dateline a couple of years ago, where couples and woman were being watched and recorded via two way Mirrors in some Hotels and Motels in the US, then the pictures of them having PLS GET OUT OF HERE or undressing was posted on PLS GET O...

"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."
— Albert Einstein

Mother Teresa "Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle,...

I like this v much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2V3uYjHM_0

Deepavali this weekend. Yet seriously, I have no clue what this day is all about, besides knowing its an Hindu big day + a public holiday. Think better read up a bit and not being a mountain tortoise. If you have no idea too... then read on. Lots to learn man. Also, a side note, do you also know wha...

Personally, I can't disagree with the comments. Over-protected Singaporeans may be poorly equipped to handle a new world of cheats and financial sharks? By Seah Chiang Nee. Sept 12, 2009 “We sat through a talk yesterday on land investment in Birmingham and was shocked when my friend immediately plou...

This is simply amazing... must watch. If drawing so beautifully on sand won't impress you... she did it with a storyline
---> drawing about the WW 2.

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=vOhf3OvRXKg

Unbelievable!

This is hilarious! You must be Asian and from HK, Singapore or Malaysia to comprehend...ha ha ha! You might like it. This is hilarious..... even an Englishman could not construct sentences using numeric, which is exclusive only to the Chinese from Hong Kong, Malaysians and Singaporeans. A must read ...

From email... Anyone tried the S&W brand of pineapples? So sweet it taste unreal! Amazingly sweet man! ------------------------------------- Fresh Pineapple Has Many Benefits.... The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family. It is extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit. The pineapp...

A young man went to his father one day to tell him that he wanted to get married. His father was happy for him.. He asked his son who the girl was, and he told him that it was Samantha, a girl from the neighborhood. With a sad face the old man said to his son, ''I'm sorry to say this son but I have ...

A few years ago, a family of 6 perished in an accident like this in Ontario and at that time, the floor mat was not properly "anchored" to the floor so when the driver steps on the brake, the floor mat moves and the foot slips so the brake wasn't depressed causing the accident. Please check a number...

Quote: The number of millionaire households worldwide fell from 11 million to about 9 million—a drop of 17.8 percent. The decline was steepest in North America and Europe, at 22 percent in both regions, although the United States continued to have the most millionaire households—nearly 4 million. Si...

Very good commercial... also a reminder to all parents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvYb4BLIAQw

Really sad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpf2hsZG ... re=related

Got thsi from email. Author unknow. Anyway... quite funny. The Bizarre Behaviour of Singaporeans - observations made by a German national who has lived in Singapore for 9 years. 44 years of economic and material success have spawned some very strange behaviours among Singaporeans. They spent so much...

Here is a good piece on a possible reason why Goodyear left.

http://johnharding.com/2009/08/18/charl ... nd-saddam/

Few observations besides what was already published broadly on LHL's speech on Sunday. 1. Race and religion is key message this year. Interestingly more so than the ailing economy which made us lost so much money in Temasek's investments. Besides the couple who were jailed for distributing those off...

All mathematically explained. These theories will win the Physics Nobel Prize in 2009! Equation 1 Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoy Donkey = eat + sleep Therefore, Human = Donkey + work + enjoy Therefore, Human - enjoy = Donkey + work In other words, Human that don't know how to enjoy = Donkey that...

This is the VIDEO of the year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqkn1tviGMM

Why I fired my Secretary. Last Friday was my birthday and I didn't feel very well waking up on that morning. I went downstairs for breakfast hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, 'Happy Birthday!', and possibly have a small present for me. As it turned out, she barely said good morning, let alo...

Just heard this... Amazing! Wonder what are they thinking?

Msian govt announced it will abandon use of English in teaching maths and science. Will reinstate Malay as teaching medium in 2012.

Oldest bible in the world? It is now available online. http://www.codex-sinaiticus.net/en/project/ Which brings us to the next impt question. Where does this Holy Bible come from? Who wrote the stories and chapters within the Bible? Are many church goers aware of who wrote them and how did it come i...

This could happen to you. ------- I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other stall saying: 'Hi, how are you?' I'm not the type to start a conversation in the restroom but I don't know what got into me, so I answered, somewhat embarrassed, 'Doin' just fine!' And the other person sa...

Subject: Memo to staff from XXX Company Pte Ltd > To: All Staff, > > As you know, the realities of the downturn have hit home and I > am forced > to introduce the following cost-cutting measures to help shore > up our > beloved company. I know you will understand that the pain is > temporary > and t...

Life in Singapore... haa. ------------------- 1.. Nite - Sleep with air-con; Day - Bathe with heater on 2. Day - Cannot Wake up; Nite - Cannot Sleep 3. Cigarettes - Convenient to buy; not convenient to smoke 4. Chewing Gum - Can Chew, Cannot buy?? (Restricted to buying) 5. Smell Of rubbish besides l...

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or love one's life. Because of recent abductions in daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation... This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, everyone you know. After rea...

Here is the poem mentioned in the previous posting. This is written in 1864... and is very deep. Much like those literature poems that we study in our schooldays. I will not attempt to understand what these verses mean as it will take me weeks to do so by researching over Google. -------------------...

Here is a long life tiops... quite interesting comments... Doctor Shigeaki Hinohara is 97 yrs old. -------------------------------------- Energy comes from feeling good , not from eating well or sleeping a lot. We all remember how as children, when we were having fun, we often forgot to eat or sleep...

Subject: Marriage.....How it Works !!!!....THIS IS TOO FUNNY How a marriage works! A newlywed couple had only been married for two weeks. The husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies So, he said to his new wife, 'Honey, I'll be right bac...

Oei's wealth is listed by Forbes at 300m Sing. Think we all know how inaccurate Forbes is with their estimation. Anyway, the point is, at S$1bn losses in cash losses paid up, I wonder how much of Oei's wealth has decimated in these 2 years of recession. Safe to assume many tycoons have lost plenty o...

Record I Patient A: "So how... this book not bad yah?" Patient B: "Yah agree, excellent! Astounding work. No nonsense, sharp and concise to the point. But there's a major flaw in this piece of art – too many character names to remember!!!" Nurse: "Hey! Can the two of you put the telephone book back ...

Bush & Israeli Mossad After numerous rounds of 'We don't even know if Osama bin Laden is still alive', Osama himself decided to send George Bush a letter in his own hand writing to let him know he was still in the game. Bush opened the letter and it contained a single line of coded message: 370H-SSV...

THE TEACHER & THE BOY A first grade teacher, Ms Neelam (age 26) was having trouble with one of her students. The teacher asked, "Boy, what is your problem?" The Boy answered, "I'm too smart for the first grade. My sister is in the third grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be in the t...

As received... very funny! Best avoided by those who are over-religious, or over-serious. "----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, May 15 2009 Subject: Hilarious but Truthful Take on the AWARE Saga Subject: Hilarious but Truthful Take on the AWARE Saga I am told there are many sides to ...

Haa.. solid. So who says Singaporeans are "current affairs apathetic". Now the court has been moved to MOE. MOE now has to revert to us on the accusations made by Josie and team on the "wayward" s e x education. If its true, then MOE better do something to correct it very quickly. If its not true, t...

Date: Sunday, 3 May, 2009, 2:29 PM This is Adrian Tan's speech at the convocation of students at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (NTU). Adrian Tan is a litigation partner at Drew & Napier LLC. -------------------------------------- LIFE AND HOW TO SURVIVE IT I must say thank ...

I thought this is quite well written and argued. --- An open letter to Ms Josie Lau April 29, 2009 Written by Ng E-Jay 29 April 2009 Dear Ms Josie Lau, In your letter to AWARE members dated 28 April 2009, you wrote of your wish to “honour and celebrate the achievements of first generation Singapore ...

Q: Name the four seasons. A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink. A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists. Q: How is dew formed? A: The sun shines dow...

This is awesome!
Simply a wake up call ! Don't be too judgmental.

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=9lp0I ... re=related

Susan Boyle sang “I Dreamed a Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent’s stage infront of an audience...

This is good.

Funeral: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw0s4C0g5SM

Straits Times March 28, 2009 Executing the next move By Teo Wan Gek MINISTER for Law K. Shanmugam has likened the recent Cabinet reshuffle to the moving of pieces on a chess board. 'It looks almost like chess pieces being moved by a grandmaster in a very deep and thoughtful way, piece by piece,' he...

Tdy big topic @ lunch break is the salaries that Pastor J. Prince got... ie. > $500k. Took a bit of time to watch his sermons on Youtube. Its very good indeed. Very smooth preacher. Sounds like a talk show. Well... this bible quote sums it up perhaps? "And again I say unto you, It is easier for a ca...

This extraordinary painting by little-known-Taiwanese artists Dai Dudu, Li Tiezi and Zhang An (who appear in the top right of the picture), which also features some Chinese communist leaders and poets little known outside Asia, has become the latest internet hit - with people fascinated by the chall...

DJ Singapore Cash-For-Organs Proposal Raises Concerns - Report 24/03/2009 16:10 SINGAPORE (AFP)-- Plans by Singapore to allow payments to living organ donors have run into opposition from some lawmakers, who fear the prospect might draw indebted foreign workers , according to news reports Tuesday. ...

“It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting. Got that? My sitting tight! It is no trick at all to be right on the market. You always find lots of early bulls in bull markets and early bears in bear markets. I've known many men who were right at exactly the righ...

An Israeli doctor said ''Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him looking for work in 6 weeks.'' A German doctor said ''That is nothing; we can take a lung out of one person, put it in another, and have him looking for work in 4 ...

44 US Presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama morphed to the music Boléro by Ravel

http://www.flixxy.com/presidents-morphing.htm

This is quite amazing... 10 illusions in 5 minutes...
http://www.flixxy.com:80/worlds-fastest-magician.htm

Lee Wei Ling wrote an article today and she mentioned this poem as her personal mantra. She said "these lines that left the deepest impression on me". If by Rudyard Kipling. ================= If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yours...

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago another is fromTennessee and the third is from Minnesota . All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works ...

"Anybody who criticizes another persons religion, criticizes their own faith"

Ajahn Brahm

HOW FIGHTS START My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, 'What's on TV?' I said, 'Dust.' And then the fight started... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming annivers...

"History is a myth agreed upon." Napoleon Bonaparte.

"The past isn't dead; it isn't even past." William Faulkner.

"No two historians ever agree on what happened, and the damn thing is they both think they're telling the truth." Harry S. Truman.

A man and his wife are dining at a table in a plush restaurant, and the husband keeps staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sits alone at a nearby table. The wife asks, "Do you know her?" "Yes," sighs the husband, "She's my ex-girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after w...

The Mime ----------------- One day an out of work mime is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. However, as soon as he starts to draw a crowd, the zookeeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zookeeper explains to the mime that the zoo's most popular attr...

"Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else."
-- Peter F. Drucker, Author and Management Expert

"Chance favors those in motion."
-- James H. Austin, Professor of Neurology and Author

How true!

I suffered a serious surgical complication on Jan 9 and am now recuperating in Singapore General Hospital as I write this. [/color] Ok ... so here is some bo liao observation. - Lee Wei Ling is now warded in SGH. - Seng Han Thong was also warded in SGH. - 85 yr old MM Lee visited Seng HT 5 times in...

Hmm... is Wei Ling in serious health trouble? Cancer? ---------------- Lee Wei Ling: What keeps me rooted to Singapore By Lee Wei Ling, for the Sunday Times 01 Feb 2009 http://www.straitstimes.com/Think/Story/STIStory_332790.html This is an era when international mobility is a privilege that many of...

Righting a wrong comes from the heart By Lee Wei Ling Since young, I have always been upset with myself if I knew something was wrong and I could put it right but didn't. Hence, I often find myself on 'quests' or 'missions', 'jousting with windmills'. Sometimes, I criticise my friends, saying, perh...

Medicine is not just a career, but a calling By Lee Wei Ling I have always felt keenly the suffering of animals. Since I was a child, I had wanted to be a vet. My parents persuaded me to abandon that idea by using the example of a vet whose university education was funded by the Public Service Comm...

Doing what's right without fear or favour Lee Wei Ling 30 July 2008,Straits Times ---------------------------------------------------------------- I WAS born and bred in Singapore. This is my home, to which I am tied by family and friends. Yet many Singaporeans find me eccentric, though most are to...

Cars... funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygtBxhFc24A

Lee Wei Ling publishes a weekly article in ST... she is down to earth and has a heart and compassion for the masses. ============================= Lee Wei Ling: My house is shabby, but it is comfortable Written by Lee Wei Ling, for the Sunday Times, 04 Jan 2009 In 2007, in an end-of-year message to ...

Be kind to women!

In 100 years, it won't matter what house you lived in, what car you drove, or even what your clothes looked like. What will matter is that you made a difference in the life of a child. - Dr. Forest E. Witcraft

This one is a classic. TRADITIONAL CORPORATION YOU HAVE TWO COWS. YOU SELL ONE AND BUY A BULL. YOUR HERD MULTIPLIES AND THE ECONOMY GROWS. YOU SELL THEM AND RETIRE ON THE INCOME. AN AMERICAN CORPORATION YOU HAVE TWO COWS. YOU SELL ONE AND FORCE THE OTHER TO PRODUCE THE MILK OF FOUR COWS. YOU ARE SUR...

A Story to live by There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.' One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandag...

When was the last time COE consecutively remain so low for 2 months? Sign of the times... Category B, for cars above 1,600cc, rose $489 to $689 after sinking to a mere $200 a fortnight ago - the lowest level in 11 years. Premiums in the other four categories all softened. Cat A, for cars below 1,600...

Watched most of the game last night which Federer lost. For those unfamiliar, this is the all time Grand Slam table (see below). Goes to show how "legendary" Federer is! He has still somemore good years... Only 28 yrs old this year. Jimmy Connors said "In an era of specialists - you're either a clay...

This is a perfect example of thinking of your feet. The pilot deserves an award for this miracle.

Pictures: http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/US-Airway ... h_newyork2

Think AC Milan and Kaka cannot stop laughing man!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 128AAjO9Ik

Simply amazing. And look at his potential wages... if I am Kaka, I will surely accept! Man City make £107 million bid for Kaka By Soccernet staff January 15, 2009 Manchester City have stepped up their attempt to sign former World Player of the Year Kaka by lodging an official bid with AC Milan, the ...

What does 'Love' mean? A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?' The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: "'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint h...

The Importance of Honesty ONE DAY, WHEN A SEAMSTRESS WAS SEWING WHILE SITTING CLOSE TO A RIVER, HER THIMBLE FELL INTO THE RIVER. WHEN SHE CRIED OUT, THE LORD APPEARED AND ASKED, "MY DEAR CHILD, WHY ARE YOU CRYING?" THE SEAMSTRESS REPLIED THAT HER THIMBLE HAD FALLEN INTO THE WATER AND THAT SHE NEEDE...

Four Catholic ladies are having coffee together,discussing how important their children are. The first one tells her friends, "My son is a priest. When he walks into a room everyone calls him "Father. The second Catholic woman chirps, "Well, my son is a bishop. Whenever he walks into a room, people ...

Two Months Overdue In New Delhi, Mr. Sharma comes homes one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: "I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody". The next day, Mrs. Sh...

Wow see this Dawn Yang old pictures..... didn't know ugly duckling can become so beautiful?

http://shuangxingfu.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... -babe.html

Plastic power?

"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
-- Wayne Gretzky, Hockey Great


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Not applicable to trading hor....

Learning Hokkien - COURTESY OF IKEA

Year of Bungling Ministers The year 2008 should be called the Year of Bungling Ministers. The amount of bungling by our millionaire ministers simply beggars belief. The stupidity of several ministers has been exposed by the senseless and arrogant remarks they have made throughout the year. So here ...

Classic quotes from our govt. " For a person who runs a million-dollar charitable organisation, $600,000 is peanuts as it has a few hundred millions in reserves." Mrs Goh Chok Tong "If you don't include your women graduates in your breeding pool And leave them on the shelf, you would end up a more s...

Oh gosh, he finally did it !

< HOW TO REALLY LIVE > 1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. 2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to. 3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to ________...

This is very good. On BT today but Teh Hooi Ling took it from Beliefnet. I quite the BT article here. ... from inspirational website Beliefnet http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Emotional-Health/Depression/Increase-Hope.aspx?p=5: Be kind to yourself: Think about what you need most, and then get it. Is ...

The only constant is CHANGE.

Watch this... See what happens in ONE year in 40 seconds.

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1009615

What mom says in 24 hrs? Now condensed in 2 minutes.

Super funny! With subtitles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6P2w5Gk ... re=related

A great video to remind you to Drive Carefully! Pls watch if you drive.

Disturbing scenes included, but this is what it looks like in real life.

http://bilgalleri.dk/html/vid_vis.asp?VideoID=22034

Hehehe... Toilet humour (warning R rated)

http://bilgalleri.dk/html/vid_vis.asp?VideoID=22346

Got this one email. I Need a Job. I will be available in January 2009, and I am willing to relocate. RESUME: GEORGE W. BUSH 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20520 LAW ENFORCEMENT: * I was arrested in Kennebunkport , Maine , in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I plead guilty, p...

If you look at the advertisements on the papers, you have a feeling that the Great Singapore Sale is already on. Almost every where is on SALE !

Jialat.
Tough time to be a retailer it seems.

Merry X'mas everyone. Many of you might also be familiar with the Christmas carol titled Silent Night. Turn on your speakers & enjoy the musical artistry of pianist Dana Cunningham and cellist Max Dyer. I hope it quiets your mind, renews your spirit and brings you peace. http://www.asilentnightmovi...

"One should never permit speculative ventures to run into investments. Don't become an Involuntary Investor." Investors often take tremendous losses for no other reason than that their stocks are bought and paid for. How often have we all heard an investor say: “I don’t have to worry about fluctuat...

Good write up on X'mas. What it really means? Seems like much of it is un-religious?
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psy ... /celeb.htm

This is solid .. LOL... best table tennis game ever seen. But both looked more like exhibition game then competitive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gkxTQGR ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVdlY0L1 ... re=related

"If you wait for the robins, spring will be over."
-- Warren Buffett, October 17, 2008

Truly troubling times... sign of the times! My plate of wanton mee is now more expensive than the COE. COE for small cars drops to historic low of $2 Posted: 19 November 2008 1615 hrs SINGAPORE: The COE price for small cars 1,600cc and below fell by S$10,453 to a historic low of S$2 in the latest bi...

Documentary abt M'sian politics... by Australian Broadcasting Corp. They even got Najib the Deputy PM to the interview over the Mongolian lady's murder.

Broadcast: 04/11/2008
Reporter: Helen Vatsikopoulos
Video link found in: http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2008/s2405410.htm

Big cars COE plunged. Sign of the times.

COE for cars above 1,600cc closed at $7,589 - down $6,811.
6 months ago ==> $19,501.

> > Boss said to secretary: For a week we will go abroad, so make arrangement. > > > > Secretary make call to Husband: For a week my boss and I will be going > > abroad, you look after yourself. > > > > Husband make call to secret lover: My wife is going abroad for a week, so > > lets spend the week...

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Rule 1: Li...