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A game changer?? HDB policy to drag private pries?
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Cholesterol is calling you
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How will it affect Singapore office, anyone know? I recall someome working for Lucasart (or is it Lucasfilm) here, & recently post how happy that disney bought Lucasfilm & hget freee Ipad mini. Disney Shut down Lucasart Anyway, sad that Lucasart is no more. I love some of the adventure games in the 90s, like full throttle.
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By K.c. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent A FLAT owner's bid to challenge the HDB's move to take back his five-room unit ended yesterday when the Housing Board told the High Court it will withdraw its notice of intent to acquire the flat. Mr Chew Teck Fatt in return agreed not to proceed with his judicial review application. Justice Woo Bih Li, who made no order on the application, ruled that HDB pay Mr Chew's legal costs at the closed-door hearing. Yesterday's turn of events staved off a potential landmark case on whether the decisions of the HDB and the office of the Minister of National Development can be the subject of judicial review. When contacted last night, Mr Chew, a 38-year-old company director, said he was about to leave for Taiwan in the morning with a "heavy heart" as this matter had caused him stress for about two years. But "I felt very relieved and happy when my lawyer Kirpal called me and said the case was withdrawn, just as I was about to board the plane". An HDB spokesman The Straits Times spoke to warned that the board "takes a serious view of any unauthorised subletting as HDB flats are primarily meant for owner occupation. "In this particular case, as additional information had surfaced after Mr Chew had filed his court application, we decided to give him the benefit of doubt... "This avoids unnecessary litigation in court and will save both time and costs for the court and all the parties concerned." Mr Chew had bought the resale flat along Bukit Batok Street 25 for $480,000 in 2010. The next year, he let out a room to a couple and then a second to a Taiwanese man whose child went to school here. In both cases, he had HDB's approval. But a probe by HDB officers, which included surveillance of the flat and interviews with the tenants, found that he was not living there. It is a longstanding HDB policy that where an owner does not stay in his flat during the period of subletting, this would be evidence that the whole unit was being rented out. Subletting an entire flat without approval is against the rules, and can lead to the HDB compulsorily acquiring the unit. But Mr Chew denied renting out the whole flat and claimed he kept the third room for his use. He also said that there were times when he worked late or stayed at his mother's place at Jalan Bahagia in Balestier. At issue in the case would have been whether there must be continuous physical occupation of the flat before Mr Chew can be said to have abandoned his interest in the unit and was wholly subletting it illegally. At yesterday's hearing, the court was informed that both HDB and the minister would notify Mr Chew in writing that they would not pursue their notice of intent to re-acquire his flat made in December 2011 and January 2012 respectively. The minister's decision is made after any aggrieved party appeals to his office in a compulsory acquisition notice by HDB. [email protected]
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Singaporeans, please support the largest public protest to date in Singapore at Hong Lim Park this Saturday evening against the population white paper and an overpopulated Singapore. It is our country, our home, and for the men, 2 years of our lives in defense of our country. Please spread the work. Lets slap PAP in the face and get those overpaid fools to change their course of action, to save our country from them and to get our lives in better shape in a country getting tougher to live in because of our governments' policies. I urge u to act, from one Singapore citizen to another. If we had not sung those national day songs as primary school kids for nothing, if u and I once had pride and love for our country, click the link below; spread the word. Thank you. This Saturday, drivers, bikers, pedestrians, cyclists, we will send the men in white a strong message and let their mockery of freedom of speech aka Hong Lim Park backfire in their overpaid million dollar faces. http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showt...35&posted=1
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Yesterday along clementi avenue 6, was driving at speed limit, 50-60 kmh. Heavy rain somemore, and one part where it was quite dim, a lady wearing black.. got one damn crossing just a few tens of metres away and she choose to cross the road this way. When will they ever learn? If drivers hit them, automatically is driver fault cause never slow down! Rant over.
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Looks like it's time for me to control my diet and slim down..... http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/hea...1249392/1/.html
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Just received a alert message from LTA, North East Line is current down between Harborfront and Dhoby Ghaut. Earlier it was reported delay by CNA. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1247059/1/.html SINGAPORE: Train services in both directions on the North East Line (NEL) are delayed due to a power fault. Train operator SBS Transit alerted commuters at 10:18am on Twitter of a delay of 15 minutes. It said free bus rides are available at designated bus stops. SBS Transit first alerted commuters via SMS at about 10am, saying there had been a delay of 15 minutes due to a power fault. It said at about 10:30am that shuttle services were activated at designated bus stops to provide free bus rides.
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PUB will be giving tarrif to electricty charges for the next 3 month due to lower crude oil price. Have not seen any petrol pump price went down if crude oil had fallen ..... Just pump on New Year's day for 95 Octane at $2.09 per liter. Thats before credit card discount. Although got 17% discount for using certain credit card, shouldn't pump price be lowered for the past months....
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Another PRC turned SINGER sauning Singaporean's bilingual ability, or the lack of on overseas forum... From his post, he clearly thinks most singers are pretty inferior where spoken language goes So what's new http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?1...se-localization By Viewport Please let us contribute Chinese localization? Hi developers and gamers! I haven't bought XCom yet, too busy. And I do habitually wait 6-12 months after release for the bugs to fall off. (bought Civ 5 and played it 12 months later, it was fabulous) I'm thinking I may buy XCom in Jan or Feb. I see the forums talk of many bugs still. But I'm glad they also tell me that XCom is the game I've been wanting. It's tough, realistic, gritty. Even to the extent that many casual gamers (those not prone to sholarly study of facts and figures and random-number-generators in games) mistakenly label XCom as "broken and unfair". And if I can't pay more for it, I might as well contribute to it (see request below). I'm once again trying my luck with developers with regards localization. I wanna do a Chinese translation for free, and have it incorporated officially. (Tried and failed with Mass Effect trilogy, plus a few other AAA titles. Am surprised to find XBox's Gear of War has Chinese, but not PC's.) Why? I want my wife and her family to share my joys in gaming. Yes, we WERE from China, but we live and contribute in Singapore now. No, we don't pirate games (you know Singapore, right?). I only believe in official updates and bug-fixes (not open-sourced, can't check for malware myself). (I maintain strong biz ties with China. My Chinese accent is fluent, expressive, original. I don't speak the Chinese used in Singapore: stunted, handicapped in both enunciation and vocab. Hence, my enjoyment of Chinese still. I speak USA English, by the way. Singapore English is also stunted, but not as much as Singapore Chinese.) In short, please do allow for Chinese localization? Publish it only in Singapore if you want. Or even in USA/Europe, where I'm sure there are lots of Chinese-speaking folks. Ok, I do realize how pointless that localization effort will be. There's also the question of Taiwan or China Chinese characters (old and new). Taiwan market is richer, but China's Chinese is more standard and widely used. Similar to how USA market is generally richer (uses "yards", "ounces", rather than "meters"), but the metric system is more widely used. Your choice. We can do either one. My wife will join the translation fun too. If I can't play together with my wife, I'm probably gonna give XCom a miss until Oct 2013 (after a long trip to Europe). Yes, I'm the only (rare) one who has perfect USA English and China Chinese mastery. Long story how I got there. Let's talk about XCom. :-) Please please let us do a Chinese translation?
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Hi bros! Need your help fast! Anyone here knows where my friend can get aircon compressor and belting at this hour in Singapore for a Mazda 3 1.6? His car broke down yesterday in Tangkak and he and wifey went down Singapore by bus and left the car there at a workshop which do not have the spare parts. Appreciate any help fast! Thank you! -
ever felt so down till like everything is against u? every step u take is another mistake and nightmare? a thread delicated to those facing difficulties in life. cheers..
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1 month count-down who is stocking up on mineral water already ?
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Why not just made these cars undergo annual vehicle inspection? LTA hunting down cars with illegal modifications By Esther Ng SINGAPORE - Car enthusiasts are making a lot of noise. That's after the authorities started hunting down those who had illegal modifications done to their cars. The number of motorists caught for such modifications jumped from an average of 146 cases per month in 2008 to 611 per month last year. This shot up to 920 per month between January and July this year. A Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesman said it had received many complaints from the public and had stepped up its enforcement - hence the spike in cases. The public wanted the authorities to come down harder on illegal modification by imposing heftier penalties. Just before a sitting of Parliament on Oct 15, Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah told The Straits Times that she had received complaints from residents along YishunAvenue 1 about vehicle noise. "They always complain that at midnight or early in the morning, there are a lot of cars or motorbikes racing. These vehicles come from Lower Seletar Reservoir to the HDB area," she said. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) told The New Paper that modifications of aftermarket exhaust systems are allowed. But these exhaust systems must have undergone testing either by the vehicle manufacturer or independent test laboratories, and be certified to comply with internationally-recognised standards on safety and emissions. Said LTA: "Our guiding principle in regulating vehicle modifications is safety - to ensure the mechanical performance of the car is maintained, and that road safety, vehicle exhaust and noise emissions standards are not compromised." The spokesman said that while the modification of the exhaust system "does not directly affect the brakes or steering system, the latter may not be built to handle this increased horse power or speed". So such modifications would require LTA's approval, it said. As of September, LTA has approved 81 aftermarket exhaust systems. LTA said that high-performance cars such as Ferraris and Lamborghinis are allowed on the road as they come with factory-fitted exhausts specifically manufactured and designed for these vehicles, and comply with the requisite safety and exhaust noise/emissions standards. For older vehicles, where the original parts are no longer available, LTA said it will "consider allowing the use of customised exhaust systems or alternative parts based on a case-by-case basis". For tinted windows, LTA said they will be considered illegal if the following requirements are not met: The resultant light transmittance for the front windscreen and two front side windows must be at least 70 per cent. The resultant light transmittance for the rear windscreen and the rear passenger windows must be at least 25 per cent. The front windscreen must not prevent, obstruct or interfere with the transmission of signals between the In-vehicle Unit and Electronic Road Pricing facility. They must comply with internationally recognised standards for safety glasses.
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Do you copy? Over.
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bros, anyone experience this. my media player is down. plough thru the net.. notice only users with Singtel ISP has this problem.. dam suay .. other users with Starhub and M1 are ok. Can any bros also relate to this? I am trying to catch the walking dead movie leh.. let me know if there are any links to catch this show.
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Like that also can? Driver totally bochup, simply blur or driving BF's car? Just hope the next "contact" target will not be my ride From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...rier__then.html Posted on 19 Oct 2012 Woman driver knocks down barrier at IMM carpark -- then parks illegally STOMPer Johnson said the female driver of this car backed into a stanchion at the IMM Building carpark and then left her car parked illegally. Said the STOMPer: "Goondu driver. "This woman driver backed into the stanchion and left the car parked illegally."
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heard that the suntect carrefour closing down soon, having clearnace price etc.. any one went there? spotted any good deal for engine oil?
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Hi everyone, Posting this message on behalf of my friend who recently got his handphone stolen by the owner of car plate number SJM 1635A..if anyone has the particulars of this driver or any information that might be useful, do let me know! Any help is much appreciated :) P.S The car in question is a Blue Chery A5 if anyone is curious...
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A mechanic from TCM said it is not recommended to push the gear to neutral while going down slope because when you shift back to drive mode, the gears wont have enough power to shift back properly?
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Funny tday,when i start my car there's no vroom vroom sound anymore. Then I realized it was the fault of the LTA enforcement(those are on bikes) fault.
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Is it the local organizer or the angmo owner? Both seem to be playing taichi Local organizer also have quite a history, from being sacked as a student leader to using fake degree and now involved in a PR disaster. Call me low class but I don't understand all the fuss over a picnic..... need to dress like MIW, bring picnic basket and even buy a table just for the event (Ikea considered atas or not?) My last picnic was sit on park bench eating KFC
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Anyone knows what's the Calories for this Double-Down chicken burger? Looks super nice but no dare to try.
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I'm here to seek opinions and views.. This is happening to a friend.. He seems lost and clueless, and I am wondering if this will ever happen to me one day.. so would like to hear any views.. My friend got to know a china gal.. early 30s and a MBA holder, working in a MNC. They dated for a while and clicked, and there are chemistry between them so called. They seem to think they have found each other, the one they have been looking for all these years, and talked about future, about getting married, about having kids, about how to maintain a marriage, etc etc.. Problem now is the guy's parents, more to the mum I think, will definitely object to the relationship, cos the gal is from China. Even my friend's relatives like cousins and uncles and aunties are telling him better not get married to gals from China. For me, I just stay neutral, I do not know what is right to advise, as I dunno the gal. He has spoken about settling down before, and talked about foreign brides etc.. and the reaction from his mum then was very negative. Shecould even talk about dun expect her to attend his wedding etc, this kinda thing. He now has made clear to the gal that this will be an obstacle to overcome. The gal doesnt understand why there's such an obstacle.. And she suddenly feels sad that she's a Chinese.. and when she finds someone whom she feels can settle down with, being a Chinese ( she means pp from China) is actually a hindrance to her happiness.. They spoke, they discussed, and she said she will notwalk away and give up without putting up a fight.. to convince my friend's mum that she's not the negative type that others stereotyped China gals to be.. Again when my friend told me, I stayed neutral and not to rub salt into the wound, I said but who knows what will happen in future? But again, even if it's a local gal, things can happen in future too. He said he's lost, and knowing to bring up this to the mum definitely will cause 家变, in English is family disharmony? or it can mean worse? The gal is affected, so is he.. I also dunno what to tell him, cos I cannot predict future. Not that I am biased against other nationality, but I really dunno who and what will change in the future. But it could be my friend himself who changes.. Then again, I think even if local gals, such worries will exist too.. Shouldnt we be more open and not stereotype? I dunno.. I feel maybe one day such may happen to me, though I dunno if my parents will be against gals of other nationalities.. Your views?
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Yahoo report : Qatar Airways chosen as 'World's Best Airline' for the second time AFP Relax
