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i lived at a floor with 3 units.there lived this crazy neighbour who will taunt the other neighbour dog every morning when he comes back.end up the dog will keep barking at him which is causing a nuisance. understand from the dog owner that the crazy neighbour have made some complaints against him to HDB about his dog barking before. now,i don't want to complain the dog owner to HDB because the dog was taunted by the crazy neighbour to bark in the 1st place and i have seen it a few times already.should i confront this crazy neighbour and ask him to STFU?
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I am talking about those track and field, gymnasts and swimmers and so on .... How do they make a living doing their sports? Do they get paid for winning events? Those successful ones become celebrities and can do product endorsements, but what about those average ones who rarely win?
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I find her looks freaky though. Link
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There are talks about the need to reduce the widening income gap between the low income group and the other groups. Such a reduction has its pros and cons to the society. Do the pros outweigh the cons? Or the other way? The real question is - If in order to reduce the gap, the "repercussion" is an increase in the cost of living for most of us, what kind of increase in the COL you are comfortable with, 4%? Or 8%? Or more? If the cleaners or bus drivers get a pay rise, where do you think the extre money to pay them will come from? Bosses' or dierctors' pay freeze/cut? Or thru additional GST on luxurious consumptions eg supercar prices, $1000 facials, $300 social escort, $800 restaurant dining, etc ? Or it willit come from prices for goods/services the consumers have to pay? Will 4%, or 8% increase in cost of living be acceptable to you?
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Thought I'd give another discussion for this lazy Saturday. As above, in this age and time, we see that medical science has been able to lengthen the lives of the oldies (even those hopeless ones). Should the Living Will be MANDATORY? As we live our lives, we have decisions that we make consciously. Should the decision to not be resuscitated, ie, NO CODE, DNR also be a mandatory requirement? We are seeing more and more of the elderly, dementiated, senile ones becoming burdens to society. Some leave and are living, but are still burdens and nuisances to a certain extent. Should not ACTIVE Euthanasia be a requirement? I should have the power to decide what and when i should call it a day on my life? However, society can also decide which individuals can and should be acceded to that too? Do add, discuss as deems fit. For the record, I have signed my living will already, and DNR and No CODE documented!
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Hi Everyone, pls chk out the blog below. I'm currently assisting to coach this team of players who has cerebral palsy. They'll be going to UAE for a tournament organised by AFC. Friends, if u know anyone who has cerebral palsy & interested in football, pls pm me... http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-po...-084020349.html
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THIS WEEKEND .... GO OUT AND MAKE FRIENDS BETTER STILL GO OUT TO MAKE LOVE ...... THE LATTER NOT ABOUT GEYLANG TYPE you know what I mean People of working age who live alone increase their risk of depression by up to 80% compared with people living in families, says a Finnish study. It says the main factors are poor housing conditions for women and a lack of social support for men, who are both equally affected. The study tracked the use of anti-depressants in 3,500 Finnish people. A mental health charity said people who lived alone must be given outlets to talk about their problems. The study authors highlight the fact that the proportion of one-person households in Western countries has increased during the past three decades, with one in every three people in the US and the UK living alone. The participants in the study, published in BioMed Central's public health journal, were working-age Finns; 1,695 were men and 1,776 were women, and they had an average age of 44.6 years. Continue reading the main story
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STOMPer Fatfoodie said a waiter at an eatery kicked away chairs and slammed tables together when the STOMPer asked for another table so that he could accommodate all the people in his group. The STOMPer wrote: "If you are peeved about eating at a place where the staff has a bad attitude towards customers, like as if the customers owes him a living (even though you just stepped in and did nothing to him), this is definitely not the place for you. "I have been to some really nasty joints. But this one bests all. "When we got there, we needed 1 more table to sit everyone. "We asked the waiter to help us join a table from nearby so that we can sit everyone. "He told us that the table we have is enough to sit everyone. When we did a count, he looked pissed (I don't know why) and quite literally, he kicked away the chairs around the next table and slammed the tables together. "He did it as if he wanted to make sure we knew that he was unhappy doing it. Then he gave a sarcastic smile and said, 'Is this ok now?' and stormed off before we said anything. "When we were about to order, we called for the waiter. He happened to be the nearest and when he came over, he literally threw the tray that he was holding onto the next table in a fashion that indicated that he was unhappy. "My Yuan Yang had more taste of tea than coffee so I asked the waiter if this was normal and he brought it back and informed the person behind the counter. "When he brought it back, he informed me that this was how it was supposed to taste, in a tone which sounded condescending. "I was thinking, 'What the...'. "I've had this drink in so many places but none was as bad as this and the waiter had the cheek to inform me that it's like this? "There were many other issues but I think I shall leave it as it is. "I've even informed the young bespectacled manager but nothing was done. "The lousy attitude of that staff kind of spoilt everything."
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Living in solitude. Eating lightly, controlling the thought, word, and deed. Absorbed in meditation, taking refuge in detachment. Bhagavad Gita
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Simple peasant like myself only have one question. Why is there an inverse correlation between flat size and flat price? Smaller flats doesn't mean lower quality of living: HDB CEO Posted: 10 November 2011 1355 hrs SINGAPORE: Public flats in Singapore may be getting smaller but this has not lowered quality of living, says Housing and Development Board's (HDB) CEO Cheong Koon Hean. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a housing forum on Thursday morning, Dr Cheong noted that there were now fewer persons living in one flat which works out to increased living space per person. "Our families are smaller. In the old days, we have very large families living in a flat. Today, the family is two, three, four (people)." The size of HDB flats has shrunk by five to 10 per cent over the last 20 to 30 years. For example, a five-room flat in Bukit Batok Central built in 1989 has a floor area of 121 square metres, compared to 110 square metres for a similar unit built in 2003. Based on official surveys, the average household size was 3.5 in 2010, and 4.9 in 1980. This means an occupant in a 110 square metre five-room flat today will have 31 sq metres of space, while a resident in a 121 sq metres five-room flat in the 80s had only about 25 sq metres of space. Dr Cheong added that interior design also plays a part in creating good living space. "In many global cities of the world or big cities, people do pay attention to how they do the inside of the flat as well as optimising the use of furniture and storage. It can be a very comfortable living environment."
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Out of curiosity, how many people feel they are their own men / women, living their own lives to their fullest? How many feel they are actually struggling to live their lives based on other people's expectations? For some reason, you are obliged to validate other people's lives by accomplishing what they failed to do.
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Anyone here has experience and can advise the monthly living expenses excluding housing and utilities? Factor in say a movie every week and maybe a drink or two over the weekend. Thanks in advance.
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Are you feeling bored at home? Don't know how to get entertained? Do you have a Cobra in your garage? Can it go inside the house? Well this guy has the answer to your prayers! Let's have some fun spinning a Cobra on our living room!!! He doesn't look bored at all :P Check out the video
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At 113 years old, Teresa Hsu continues her work on helping those in need. (TEDxSingapore and Mezz
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From CNA news : S'pore jumps 3 spots to become 6th most expensive city in Asia SINGAPORE : Singapore has jumped three places this year to become the sixth most expensive city in Asia for expatriates to live in, according to the latest cost of living survey from ECA International. The company, which provides solutions for firms sending their staff overseas, said the continued strength of the Singapore dollar against major currencies had pushed the republic up the global ranking. ECA International also said prices of goods and services commonly purchased by international assignees have risen at much faster rates in Singapore than in other developed locations in the region. It said such goods and services now cost almost three per cent more in Singapore than in Hong Kong. Just a year ago, they cost five per cent more in Hong Kong than here. Singapore rose to the 36th spot from 68th in the global ranking in one year. ECA International pointed out that Singapore is now more expensive for international assignees than Hong Kong, New York, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Shanghai. ECA International said that although Japan is the only Asian country surveyed where the actual cost of goods in the ECA basket of goods has fallen, a strong currency and already higher costs for goods mean that the cost of living for assignees is significantly more than in other locations in the top ten ranking. Globally, Tokyo heads the top 10 list followed by Oslo, Nagoya, Stavanger in Norway, Yokohoma, Zurich, Angola's capital Luanda, Geneva, Kobe and the Swiss capital of Bern. The region's top 10 most expensive cities are: 1) Tokyo 2) Nagoya 3) Yokohama 4) Kobe 5) Seoul 6) Singapore 7) Hong Kong 8) Beijing 9) Shanghai 10) Busan - CNA/al So.......................why some paid millions per year still maintain SG cost of living it is 'affortable'
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Since living costs are such a hot topic now, I have a link which shows Singapore as the 11th city with highest cost of living in the world We are even ahead of New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai and Seoul http://www.finfacts.ie/costofliving.htm But for sure our pay is not the 11th highest in the world
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funny leh... my electorial sector under nee soon GRC.. which is PAP vs WP.. but the road outside my house got SDP put poster? i thought SDP supposed to be contesting at sembawang GRC instead? ..
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What more need to say about smokescreen and p8p bullsheet. Even the bank they invested with the people's money at the highest price during the financial crisis are screw them.
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HOME > ST FORUM > ONLINE STORY Apr 13, 2011 Glad Singapore's frugal rather than profligate NOT only are our taxes low as Mr Byran Goh pointed out ("Forget pay size, this govt's value for money"; last Saturday) but also our Government has made very good use of our money - giving Singaporeans a standard of living that is higher than that in an average Western country. For example, the World Health Organisation ranked our health-care system the sixth best in the world. According to Newsweek, our education system is the fourth best in the world. We also enjoy low unemployment, strong economic growth and a strong dollar, earning us Newsweek's accolade as the world's most dynamic economy. Our per capita income (based on purchasing power parity), according to the International Monetary Fund, is around $57,000, making us the third richest country in the world. The majority of Western democracies tax their people more than Singapore does and spend even more money, resulting in massive borrowings. Yet, the performance of the average Western democracy is worse than ours in terms of education, health care, job creation and general prosperity. Their citizens pay more taxes than we do and get less of a return from their governments. Despite the exorbitant taxes, the governments have to borrow money. So while Singapore was accumulating budget surpluses over the past 40 years, which it invested in stocks and bonds, they accumulated a portfolio of debt. Tan Keng Soon
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Do you still remember that? Old farts should know la. Now I end up with Swiss Cost of Living...................... How ah?
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anyone knows this? want to do some exploring 1. Is the Seletar North Link to Pulau Punggol Timor and Pulau Punggol Barat opened already? 2. some roads near the junction of KPE-TPE spotted in the satellite map, but not reflected in the official Singapore map anyone ventured into that area before? thanks!
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Seow leow, the last time garmen say help low-income, they raise the GST!!! http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_622527.html Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story Jan 10, 2011 Cost of living to soar further: Shanmugaratnam THE rising cost of living, driven partly by higher food prices, is expected to soar further in the first three months of this year before moderating, Finance Minister Tharaman Shanmugaratnam cautioned in Parliament today. But some relief for Singaporeans hurt by the quickening inflation is in store: the upcoming Budget next month will contain measures to help shield them from its impact, he promised. 'The Government will take into account the impact of inflation and the needs of low-income and retiree households when considering further transfers,' said Mr Shanmugaratnam. The minister also hinted that existing assistance schemes such as the ComCare Fund - now holding $800 million - may be enhanced to provide more buffer for the needy. 'Apart from the Budget... we've got ComCare and other schemes which will allow residents who are truly in need to get assistance,'he added. Inflation in Singapore hit 3.8 per cent in November from a year ago, the largest jump since January 2009.
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Anyone got any experience in staying in cluster housing. Those that you get a decent (abit cramp) semi detached house with all the anemities of condo around you and security guard. There is this one at palm grove regency i thought the environment is quite decent for a second property investment cum staying. I feel its good location near kovan and serangoon garden. Any views?
