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A local model, Han Hui Zhen, says that she is constantly propositioned by rich men. Once, a prominent businessman even wanted her as a kept woman, offering to pay her 30,000 ringgit (S$12,200) a month. The 22-year-old girl first started modelling four years ago, posing in bridal gowns, sportswear, swimwear and working for IT shows. She told Lianhe Wanbao that the life of a model is not easy, with men constantly asking to sleep with her. "I started out as a freelance model and had to search for clients by myself. Eventually, my phone number went public and I started receiving lewd phone calls at night, asking me how much it would cost for a night with me. "They would call again even after I rejected them, even offering a higher price the next time round!" During a fundraiser in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a well-known businessman wanted her as a kept woman for three months. He was willing to fork out 30,000 ringgit (S$12,200) a month. She rejected him. "He was offering me 10 times more than what I was earning in a month, but I could not accept it. Firstly, I have a boyfriend. And I intend to model as a career, so I cannot let making a quick buck ruin my image." Last December, Han was asked to attend a company's annual dinner and dance last December. A man approached her after the event, claiming that he was the owner of a hotel and wanted her as a kept woman. "He asked me how much it would cost a month, and said he had bedded several local actresses before. "I was shocked and left immediately."

bros, do u know even a used ferrari which cost say 500k, a lot of them have loan one. The rich certainly can afford to buy them in cash but simply use their money to work for them. say they have 500k in cash. they could buy dividend stocks eg singtel, smrt or bank stocks which pays say 5% dividends pa. they then use the dividends to pay for their sports car. at the end of the day, the car will lose big money, but they still own the stock. money makes money. no heartache for these rich owners. if they have paid cash for the car, at the end of the day, money gone, car also gone. conversely, for a jap car like altis, usually also have loan, but paid from hard earned money from owner's salary. does anyone have any views on this?

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/mnt/media/...0/semodel20.jpg Look at the sales for premium cars vs bread and butter cars....... Within the top 10, only b&b cars are Altis and Forte (camry is more luxury). but these 3 add up is even less than BMW 5 series....lol...... So I am wonder who are actually jamming up the roads now.......

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjg0MDkwOTcy.html http://forums.asiaone.com/showthread.php?p=633204 The following video on popular Chinese video sharing service Youku is currently amongst the top 5 most viewed videos of the day, having been viewed over 850k times since it was uploaded two days ago as it spreads on Chinese social networks like RenRen and QQ. Husband turns out to be

As thick as .... millionaires in Spore 2 June 2011 Straits Times SINGAPORE has once again emerged as the country with the highest concentration of millionaires in the world. A total of 15.5 per cent of households here hold more than US$1 million (S$1.23 million) - defined as those with investable assets of over US$1 million, exclusive of owner-occupied property and items like art. Last year, the proportion was 11.4 per cent. Millionaires here are much thicker on the ground here than in second-placed Switzerland, where 9.9 per cent belongs to the club. Qatar was in the No. 3 spot with 8.9 per cent followed by Hong Kong with 8.7 per cent, said a new report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In terms of absolute numbers, the number of millionaire households here grew by almost 33 per cent to 170,000 last year, after jumping 35 per cent a year earlier, placing Singapore ahead of China (31 per cent), Indonesia (26 per cent) and Thailand (25 per cent). Only Australia minted millionaire households at a faster rate - 36 per cent. The United States had the most millionaire households at 5.2 million, followed by Japan, China, Britain, and Germany. Economists and wealth managers cite a number of factors as to why Singapore is experiencing enormous growth in the number of millionaire households. 'Singaporeans saw their wealth surge because of the stronger Singapore dollar, sharp economic rebound and soaring asset prices, including property,' said Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Chua Hak Bin. 'Openness to foreign talent and wealthy 'new' Singaporeans probably also expanded the number of millionaires.' UBS Wealth Management Research chief investment strategist Kelvin Tay said: 'The starting point for the burgeoning number of millionaire households here lies in the strong fundamentals of these households during the credit crisis.' 'As much as 70 per cent of household assets were sitting in cash. Therefore, not only did these households emerge relatively unscathed from the crisis, they were also well placed to capitalise on the opportunities in both the stock and property markets when real interest rates plunged into deeply negative territory.' A case in point is 65-year-old Felix Ong, former chairman of electronics component firm Seksun, which sold all its assets and business undertakings for $295.1 million to Supernova (Cayman) in 2008. Mr Ong collected a substantial eight-figure sum from the sale, but told The Straits Times his wealth increased further after the stocks, bonds and several properties which he bought during the downturn rose sharply in value. The BCG study showed the wealthy are starting to move more money back into stocks, with 35 per cent of total assets of US$121.8 trillion now parked in equities, up from 33 per cent last year but still four percentage points lower than 2007. The study also highlighted that about 1 per cent of households have 39 per cent of the world's wealth, pointing to increased inequalities after the crisis. 'Income inequality is widening in Singapore,' said United Overseas Bank senior economist Alvin Liew. 'A lot more higher value jobs are created here and if you are in these jobs, you'll be expecting higher wages. On the other side of the spectrum, wage levels of lower-skilled workers have not moved up as fast.' Private bankers say BCG's findings suggest that banks here which cater to the well-heeled are in the right place given Asia's rapid wealth creation. 'While Asian wealth is generated in the recent years, Asian high-net-worth individuals are more conservative in the way they invest,' said Mr Renato de Guzman, chief executive of Bank of Singapore. 'They traditionally like to invest in deposits, equities and property. Increasingly, Asian high-net-worth investors are getting more sophisticated and are diversifying away from US dollars and more into Asian currencies such as Singapore dollars, Korean won and other emerging markets currencies such as the Chinese yuan and Indonesian rupiah.'

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=3234854

PAP leader telling Singaporeans how rich he has become after being a PAP Minister. Just watch and smash your monitor. lol

From CNBC Published: Wednesday, 4 May 2011 | 9:53 PM ET By: Jenny Chan Vheng Yern CNBC Asia Pacific Liyana Dhamirah, 24, her husband Fazli bin Mohd Jailani, 31, and their three young children lived in a tent on the beach in Singapore for four months in 2009 when their Housing Development Board flat was repossessed as they were unable to service their mortgage loan. Household incomes in Singapore have grown only 21% in the past decade, compared to real GDP growth of 72% in the same period. The Singapore government provides subsidized housing via the Board to its citizens. Liyana and Fazli now share a rented flat with another family. "It's unfair. I'm a Singaporean, yet I'm not benefiting at all from how rich Singapore has become." Liyana and Fazli earn a combined S$800 ($652) a month but have been unable to make ends meet. "Sometimes I can't even afford a S$1 ($0.80) ice cream cone for my kids," says Fazli, a former mechanic apprentice, who is now unemployed and depends on the income from his wife's online handmade trinkets business. Singapore, which goes to the polls on Saturday, reported sterling growth in the first quarter of this year. The economy expanded 23.5 percent quarter on quarter and 8.5 percent over the previous year. This was on the back of an unprecedented growth of almost 15 percent in 2010. But not everyone in this island nation of 5 million people is celebrating. Irvin Seah, an economist at Singapore bank DBS says, "Plainly, not everyone has benefited equally from the economic growth that has occurred over the past decade." Median household incomes have grown only 21 percent in the past decade, compared to real GDP growth of 72 percent in the same period, according to government statistics. In 2010 when GDP expanded by 14.5 percent, household incomes rose on average just 0.3 percent after adjusting for inflation. "In any capitalist society where profit maximization is key, this gap will widen unless we get heavy government intervention.

Why people these days keep referring to the political lingo -- HUMBLE BACKGROUND?? Humble background automatic become good man can earn respect of the masses and rich man's son cannot meh? Not referring to our richmanson lah Shouldn't it be their actions and the way they conduct themselves more than their background?

Saw a White Lambo without front number plate. Was informed that the owner say in Singapore no need front number plate as same as US. This is the first time hearing it. Its true that no need number plate in front? Or owner rich till set his own rules?

Rich tai tai buy maserati to market and rx8 to fetch kids??? http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...038&DL=1000 Meticulous Lady Used For Shopping Only http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...924&DL=1000 Lady Owner Upgrading To MPV opps sorry maybe she liquidating her assets? http://www.sgcarmart.com.sg/used_cars/info...598&DL=1000 Look at the mileage too. Too many car to drive so more than 1 yr still 8k??? http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...76&DID=1000 Maybe she is really broke and liquidating her assets? Meticulous Lady Owner, Polish Weekly. Owner's 4th Car

There has been alot of discussion and arguments that MCF'ers are too rich or too poor. We can settle this issue here once and for all. Be honest.

Service no good? Destroy the farking car! Lambo destroyed

For me...the answer is yes yes yes!

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What used to be the price of a car is now a few numbers on somebody's spreadsheet.

Cops find remains believed to be of 20 people http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...&sec=nation KUALA LANGAT: The Sungai Pan

Guess which is #02? http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting...n-rich-and-poor

I think everybody wants to be rich actually financially independent i will keep posting ideas that comes along and hope it is useful for especially those in the their 20's and 30's. Wishing you the best for the future 1. Get a Job While finding a job in your niche or industry is great, any job is better than none at all. With job markets still sluggish, getting your foot in the door anywhere will help you towards your financial goals. Once you

Just curious.

WEALTHY investors in Singapore are so keen on putting their millions into property investments that even giant bank Barclays is urging caution. A survey by Barclays Wealth has found that Singapore's high net worth individuals are more bullish on the future of the property market than a lot of their counterparts across the globe. It has also determined that more women than men believe bricks and mortar make a less risky investment than equities. These investors - their assets range from $1 million to more than $30 million - place about a quarter of their wealth into property, and this is expected to hit 28 per cent over the next two years. The reason is clear: Singapore's wealthy see real estate as a better long-term solution, but Barclays' experts feel these people need a better balance. Mr Manpreet Gill, Barclays Wealth's Asia strategist, said: 'The survey reveals that, much like investors outside of the region, Asian high net worth investors are holding a much higher proportion of their wealth in property than we would normally recommend.'

From STOMP: A Chinese 'monk' wearing expensive-looking jewellery and a thick gold watch was spotted shopping with his personal aide on Tuesday at People's Park Complex. STOMP reported that the monk was accompanied by a personal aide who pushed a pram with two small dogs in it. The surprised reader who wrote into STOMP questioned if it is acceptable for a 'monk' to be out shopping with an assistant, pushing a pram with two pet dogs inside? The reader said: "This 'monk' was wearing expensive-looking gemstones and a heavy gold watch. "Is this really Buddhism?" But the 21st century monk is seemingly more willing to spend and indulge. Another recent report from STOMP reported that two monks were seen shopping for laptops which were in the S$1,000 price range. One of them was even seen using the Apple iPhone.

is it fated whether a person in this life becomes poor or rich? there are ITE people earning more than degree holders. there are degree holders poorer than O level holders. Fann wong and Zoe Tay only have Sec education but they are earning big bucks. even a NTU/NUS graduate with 1st class honour also lose to them. is this destiny?

Once while visiting a very rich friend, the maid approached me... Question: "What would you like to have? Fruit juice, Soda, Tea, Chocolate, Cappuccino, Frappuccino, or Coffee?" Answer: "Tea please" Question: "Ceylon tea, Indian tea, Herbal tea, Bush tea, Honey bush tea, iced tea or green tea?" Answer: "Ceylon tea" Question: "How would you like it? Black or white?" Answer: "White" Question: "Milk, or fresh cream? Answer: "With milk" Question: "Goat's milk or cow's milk" Answer: "With cow's milk please. Question: "Freezeland cow or Afrikaner cow?" Answer: "Um, I'll just take it black." Question: "Would you like it with sweetener, sugar or honey?" Answer: "With sugar" Question: "Beet sugar or cane sugar?" Answer: "Cane sugar" Question:" White, brown or yellow sugar?" Answer: "Forget about the tea, just give me a glass of water instead." Question: "Mineral water, tap water or distilled water?" Answer: "Mineral water" Question: "Flavoured or non-flavoured?" Answer: "I think I'll just die of thirst......" There may be some truth in this