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This morning i disconnected the cable connecting to the box holding air-filter. Forgetting to connect it back, i drove to office with the MIL still lighted. After browsing and finding the cable, i disconnected it back but the light still stays on. Any advice if this is normal or i still could have underlying problems? My ride is Honda Fit about 2+ years old and 40k servicing is about to be due. Engine oil is rather dark but i don't read this causing the malfunction indicator to go on.

what does this tell you about ............. the % and amount is staggering when you think about it alot of poor singaporeans just cannot afford our first world medical services this also mean that there are alot of poor singaporeans just dont seek medical services because they cannot afford to and rather die than having to spend that kind of money on themselves why singapore keep building its reserves it is so bloody big that even our former MM have boasted to world about it it was meant to be used during raining days rainy days for who citizens or GIC/TH I am saddened because we can only realised the pain of those who have to suffer sickness and yet cannot receive medical treatment if you receive medical treatment for these people, the hospital debt collectors will make sure you sell everything to claim their money what is the point of living for some what kind of society do we really want i am saddened by this news when our health ministers say, foreigners going to A&E get subsidized treatment equivalent to locals firstly, our tax payers money leaking to where, secondly, dont these foreigners use up our already limited and stretched resources for our locals secondly, our health ministers, ask us to seek cheaper medical services and including old age homes in JB ..... i ask myself, why am i paying taxes and doing NS for why am i paying our ministers millions of dollars to tell me to go to another country to seek basic medical services in another country and not my own anybody think otherwise Public hospitals owed $48 million in arrears in 2011 By Imelda Saad | Posted: 28 February 2012 2057 hrs SINGAPORE: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said Singapore's public hospitals were owed $48 million in arrears as at end 2011. Mr Gan told Parliament on Tuesday that this accounted for 136,000 bills, outstanding for two months or more. In a written reply, Mr Gan said 83 per cent of the outstanding bills were incurred by Singaporean patients.[/u] He said a significant part of arrears are eventually recovered or paid over time, but a portion will still become bad debt and has to be written off. In 2010, $37 million was written off - this was up from the $26 million written off the year before. Mr Gan said hospitals will send patients a reminder if they do not settle their bills. If there is no response, hospitals may refer the case to an authorised debt collection agency. If a patient says that he or she has problems paying, the hospital will explore options for financial help such as instalment payments or Medifund assistance.

My car came to a halt at a pedestrian crossing. A man was crossing, he was halfway to the other side of the road. A bike came from nowhere, the rider didn't slow down or stop, but zoomed past the man, a few cm away. If the man had walked a second faster, he would have been knocked down. I couldn't see the no. plate, the motorcycle was too fast, and my in-car camera couldn't capture clearly. can't seem to embed the video...

SG wins!!!

Was wondering, can a 1.3 or 1.6 manual toyota, honda or mit that is 13 year old be able to climd up to genting highland??

Considering to wax or polish my car. Pls advice as above. Thanks!

Lets wait and see. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the son of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, said Thursday that he does not think that his children will enter politics. "They will have to decide but if you ask me now I think the odds are not on it," he told the Davos meeting of business and political elite. "It's a different generation, it's a new world, there are so many opportunities in Singapore," said Lee. Lee, who has four children, took office as the island state's third prime minister in 2004. His father led Singapore to political independence and economic prosperity during a 31-year run until 1990 as prime minister, and remained in cabinet under his son until last year. Asked what it was like living under his father's shadow, Lee said: "Well, I don't know. I've never not had it. It's tough enough, but you have to live with it." Lee said his illustrious father "had expectations, but he left me to do my own thing. He did not push me into this, and neither would it have worked had he done so." The elder Lee announced his departure from cabinet shortly after the ruling People's Action Party polled its worst results in the 2011 elections. The party lost an unprecedented six seats out of the 87 at stake and its share of the vote fell to an all-time low of 60 percent from nearly 67 percent in the previous election in 2006. http://news.xin.msn.com/en/regional/articl...umentid=5810988

I know some people will sure come in and say cannot afford dont eat dont complain (similar to COE syndrome) but anyway this thread is not for complaining but discussion on seafood prices http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/news/econo...rtune/index.htm Prices of lobsters in the US typically range from around 10-30 sgd per kg similar to the UK where lobster is around 10 GBP per kg. How come we're paying 80-150 per kg here? Makes you think

Hi, Under what circumstances can LTA approved certain Exhaust system for specified car brand/model? Due to popular demand? Workshop? If specified workshop to propose certain exhaust system for specified car brand/model, does the workshop have to pay a certain amount for it to be approved? I'm actually thinking of getting reputated workshop to get submit exhaust system to certified exhaust system for Hyundai Avante and of cos, the demand for it must be met before i actually propose it to the workshop. Your input to this big question mark in my mind will be much appreciated.

Hi Bros, As above. Anyone know how does a idle bearing looks like? Or is there any other word to describe it? Hub bearing etc..? Cos idle bearing got problem liao.. Need to order and want to make sure parts is correct.

kind of curious. Asian economies are raising interest rates recently while US Fed just mentioned that recovery is flatering so US probably will not raise interest rates. What is our local Sibor rate affected mostly by? US rates or local rates?

Just changed battery recently. The car suddenly feels more powerful than before. Although I only used my butt dyno for measurement, I am quite sure this is not my imagination. How is this possible?

when during emergency - if you are involved in rescue, please dont ask stupid question He said that an NParks officer called him on his mobile phone, and the officer asked him if he could "pinpoint" his position. "But I couldn't see any significant landmarks at all," said Mr Ng. "All around me were trees and more trees." if the lost hiker could pin-point his location he need not call for help isnt mobile cell phone signal can be used to locate someone by triangulating with the base station 1-hour hike turns into 8-hour ordeal By Alvin Lim, The New Paper | Wed, Nov 16 2011 He had a love for adventure, which would take him out of the heartlands and into the jungle in search of hiking trails. But hiking enthusiast Ng Lit Sin, 53, a retiree, ended up lost after he ventured alone into a forested area on the fringes of Upper Seletar Reservoir last month. He was rescued only eight hours later, after police and National Parks Board officers guided him to the edge of the reservoir and sent a boat to pick him up. In an interview with The New Paper on Friday, Mr Ng recounted his ordeal in Mandarin. After breakfast - two slices of bread and a cup of Milo - at his Clementi home, Mr Ng went into the forested area off Mandai Road at 8.30am on Oct 15. He intended to return after an hour. Said Mr Ng: "I had come here many times with my friends before, and I know the place well." He parked his car at a small slip road, and with just a 500ml bottle of water, his wallet, keys and mobile phone on him, he entered the jungle. But about 15 minutes after following a jungle footpath, he realised that he was on unfamiliar ground. He tried to retrace his steps, but ended up feeling even more disorientated. He then started on what he thought was a trail, thinking that it would lead out to the road where his car was parked. But the trail only led him deeper into the jungle, where the vegetation grew thicker and the sun's rays barely made it through. Mr Ng said: "I was climbing up and down small hills, trying to avoid fallen trees and undergrowth. "The forest was very quiet...but I kept myself moving." Exhausted By midday, Mr Ng was tired. He had finished all his water two hours earlier, and his legs were so weak that he could barely walk any more. He said: "I was so hungry and thirsty...I tried looking for fruits on the trees, but there were none. "Even tree leaves seemed like food to me...At that point, I just wished I had brought more food and water along," he added. It was then that he decided to call for help. Mr Ng said he used his handphone to call his hiking buddies, and two of them rushed down. But neither of them - both experienced hikers, he said - managed to make contact with him. He recalled: "They were shouting loudly for me, but I couldn't hear them...it was deathly quiet." Mr Ng then called his 26-year-old son, who alerted the police. He said that an NParks officer called him on his mobile phone, and the officer asked him if he could "pinpoint" his position. "But I couldn't see any significant landmarks at all," said Mr Ng. "All around me were trees and more trees." The officer then told him how he could find his way to the water's edge, making use of the position of the sun. Said Mr Ng: "The officer asked me to conserve my energy, so I walked slowly as I was very tired and my legs were hurting." He said that there was deadfall littered all the way to the shore, but he knew that he was close when he hit marshy, wet ground. When he got to the shoreline, he spotted a motorised boat in the distance. On it were two NParks officers and a boat driver, who took Mr Ng to a waiting pickup truck which then drove him to where his car was parked. Police said they received a call at 4.05pm on Oct 15, requesting assistance at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park. A police spokesman said that a man in his 50s was located with the assistance of police and NParks officers, after he got lost in the forest. Mr Ng's eight-hour ordeal took such a toll on him that his legs become weak and he found it difficult to walk immediately after the incident. He also suffered blood clots under his toenails. Mr Ng said he was grateful to his rescuers for their efforts. He said: "I heard that my rescuers were activated just to find me even though it was a Saturday...I can't thank them enough." But despite the experience, the former minimart operator said he would carry on hiking to "pass his time". Said Mr Ng: "I would usually go with three of my good friends, but it so happened that they couldn't make it that day." He said his wife was supportive of his hobby, and would even go along on some of his hiking trips. "This was a one-off incident," he added. He said that he would carry more food and water with him on future hiking trips. "If I hadn't been so hungry, maybe I could've found the way out myself," he said. Be prepared and respect boundaries: nature guide Adventure-seekers should be prepared before setting off into the jungle, said Mr Ben Lee (right), a nature guide and founder of local non-profit organisation Nature Trekker. He said: "I always encourage trekkers to bring whistles, a torchlight, a raincoat and plenty of water. "If possible, the trekker should also bring a copy of a Singapore map and a compass." Mr Lee, who has 30 years of experience leading trekking groups, added that the forested area bounded by the Upper Seletar Reservoir where retiree Ng Lit Sin, 53, lost his way was a "dangerous" location for trekkers. He said: "There are tall trees with dense foliage and bushes everywhere, and the area is huge. "It's also home to venomous snakes such as the spitting cobra." Mr Lee said the venom of the spitting cobra, which can grow up to 1.5m, can kill if a victim is not treated quickly. Mr Lee and his 30 volunteer guides organise activities like nature walks and treks every weekend. He said that the hobby has grown to be "very popular", with about 70 per cent of Nature Trekker's 3,500 members polling it as a choice activity. Said Mr Lee: "Many people have the opportunity to become more appreciative of nature through trekking." "But it's also important for the public to note the out-of-bound areas and to respect that," he added. Others lost Over the years, people have been lost in the forested areas along Singapore's reservoirs. It was reported in 2008 that a Japanese jogger, Dr Brian Takei, was lost for 18 hours after veering from his usual jogging route near MacRitchie Reservoir. The man spent the night in the forest, quenching his thirst with rainwater. He was eventually rescued by the police and National Parks Board (NParks) rangers. Lost? Here's what to do Mr Ben Lee, a nature guide and founder of Nature Trekker Singapore, offers these tips. Stay calm You will be better equipped to make rational decisions. Dial 999 Most forests in Singapore are not too far from built-up areas, so you can get reception. Head to open ground Or find a prominent landmark so rescuers can find you. Tall trees, huts, and along jungle streams are good examples. Stay put and wait for help. Find a river or stream Follow the downstream flow to the reservoir. You'll be able to walk out to a track and eventually find your way out.

Bankrupts' CPF inheritance goes first to... Court of Appeals ruled that money must first be used to pay off debts. Tue, Nov 15, 2011 AsiaOne Any inheritance money from the Central Provident Fund (CPF) willed to a bankrupt, whether discharged or not, will go towards settling the bankrupt's debt, reported the Straits Times. The Court of Appeal ruled that any money left after paying off creditors will be held in trust. This means it will be managed on behalf of the bankrupt. The court also ruled that even if the information on the bequeathed sum surfaces after the bankrupt has been discharged from his or her debts, the money will still go to the Official Assignee (OA), who will hold it in trust. The court set these rulings in a judgment released last week in a case where a discharged bankrupt tried to keep $102,000 left to her by her late sister in CPF money and SingTel shares. The woman involved in the test case, 52-year-old kitchen helper Madam Lim Lye Kiang, had been a bankrupt for 11 years with debts amounting to $1.18 million to 13 creditors when her sister Lye Keow died of cancer in March 2008. When Madam Lim Lye Keow died, her bequest should have been transferred to the OA, as under the law, all assets belonging to a bankrupt are held by the OA for distribution to his creditors. However, the OA was not aware of the inheritance. The paper reported that in October 2009, the OA asked the court to discharge Madam Lim as a bankrupt, as she had been one for more than ten years with no further realisable estate. She had also paid up to $150 for her monthly contributions to her bankruptcy estate. She was then discharged in November of that year after each of her creditors received $11,664 in a final dividend declared by the OA. However, two months later, she tried to claim her inheritance from the CPF. The CPF Board instead transferred the money to the OA, who applied to the court for an order to distribute the money among Madam Lim's creditors. In October 2010, the High Court sided with the OA. Madam Lim had argued that since the CPF authorised the release of the money after she was discharged as a bankrupt, the money belonged to her. According to the paper, the court said that 'the protection extended to the money of CPF account holders did not extend to nominees like Madam Lim, and that the money could thus go to the OA to settle debts'. When she appealed, the appeal court ruled that as she was a bankrupt at the time of her sister's death, the money had to go to the OA. It rejected the argument of her lawyer, Foo Soon Yien, who said that her discharge 'had the effect of revesting the entitlement to the money in her'. The court, made up of Judges of Appeal Chao Hick Tin, Andrew Phang and V. K. Rajah, instead agreed with the OA's lawyer Lim Yew Jin, who argued that the discharge did not reinstate Madam Lim's right to the money. Bankruptcy laws that rule the administration of a bankrupt's estate may continue after his discharge were upheld by the court. The court said that while a bankruptcy discharge releases him from debts, it does not affect the debts themselves. Thus, any assets that surface after a final dividend is paid to creditors will be held in trust by the OA for the discharged bankrupt so what is the point of being discharged as a bankrupt and after 10 years still have to mari kita

further questions 1. does the larger capacity car you drive tells something that of your financial status (please remember it is CARS we are talking about and NOT LORRY or MRT)? 2. when you drive a higher capacity, does your ego become inflated? 3. would you place priority in buying a bigger cc car over saving the money for investment? 4. finally when you bought a car, did you really calculate if you can afford the maintenance expenses, including petrol, carpark coupon, ERP and etc? have fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNsrl86inpo Does the new Siri OS5 understand Singlish? "Ang Mo Kio, how to go?" "CTE or PIE faster?" "Weather si pei hot, what temperature, ha??". :)

Dear bros, Can this fit Superb 07? http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Passat...e/Turbo/ES3365/ thanks in advance.

After handing over my car to car dealer, how long will there takes to settle my finance company and transfer name? It has been 6 working days, and my outstanding amount is still unsettle and car still under my name.

Just wondering if anyone have a boss who makes them run errands that have nothing related to job scope. Fo example helping him pickup dry cleaning or buying groceries.

Just met my classy classmate for lunch few days ago. She is a savvy investor, wine connoisseur, loves good fine food, buy higher end properties etc. So she says she was driving a new car, oh what car? The Koup...but the 2liter version she quickly adds. Why the duck would she drive a Korean? I thot minimum like a 1 series, VW TSi, Audi 3. What for save so much money? For a grand funeral? Haha b4 kena flamed I would say I dont mind driving the Koup cos I not so atas like her even if Koup owner kena flamed a lot here . Shouldnt the car fit the person?

does it bother you when other drivers horn at you - out of anger ?? eg, you cut into another fella's lane and the fella blasts his horn at you for almost 5 secs continuously ?? lets say its your fault ? you know last minute error ... what about not your fault or you dun even know why the other fella horn at you angrily ?

Why like that? Other MPs can keep their eyes open big big but Mah Bow Tan must sabo?

does anybody mind buying a 2nd hand .....

if we stay in landed property, and our tree fell onto a lamp post and totally destroy the lamp post can we claim it is an act of GOD only in singapore can government organisations get away like this Car owner fumes over fallen tree Owner angered by town council's advice to file insurance claim, which could raise her premium in future. Thu, Sep 22, 2011 my paper By Sophie Hong Claiming insurance for a wrecked car has become a nightmare for one motorist. Ms Patricia Yeo, 37, told my paper yesterday that the Ang Mo Kio Town Council informed her husband on Tuesday that their car had been damaged by a fallen tree. The Chevrolet Aveo had been parked in a Housing Board carpark in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, near where the couple live. But what angered Ms Yeo, who works in the insurance industry, was that the town council had merely advised her husband to file an insurance claim. The town council did not say whether the claim should be made against the town council or otherwise, Ms Yeo said. She said: "I have insurance for my car but if we claim it, my premiums are going to be higher (in future)." As the car was sent to the workshop just yesterday morning, repair costs have yet to be calculated. Ms Yeo believes it would not be a small sum. It was raining on Tuesday but Ms Yeo's neighbours told her that there was no wind when the tree fell. She also noted that "not a single branch" had fallen from the other trees in the area. It made her suspect that the tree fell because it had been poorly maintained. Ms Yeo said she also saw pruning work being carried out on other trees near the carpark yesterday morning. The tree next to the fallen one was removed as well. Workers carrying out the job told her that that tree was "unhealthy". The Ang Mo Kio Town Council did not respond to my paper's queries yesterday. Lawyer Lee Terk Yang said that Ms Yeo could take action against the town council for not maintaining the trees. However, the town council would most likely cite this as "an act of god" in its defence. "In that case, she will have to prove that the trees in the area were 'unhealthy', but it will be an uphill task since the trees had already been pruned or removed," said Mr Lee.