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A handsome Singaporean was sitting in a posh restaurant in the States. He asked a waiter to take the most expensive bottle of wine to an unusually attractive woman sitting alone at a table in a cosy corner. The waiter brought in the elitist wine bottle and took it to the woman and said,' Excuse me lady, this precious bottle is from that gentleman seated over there.' And indicated the sender with a nod. She stared at the bottle coolly for a few seconds, not looking at the man, then decided to send a reply to him by a note. The waiter, who was staying nearby for a response, took the note from her and conveyed it to the gentleman. The note read: ' For me to accept this bottle, you need to have a BMW in your garage, a million dollars in the bank and 7 inches in your pants.' After reading the note, the Singaporean decided to compose one of his own in return. He folded the note, handed it to the waiter and instructed him to deliver it to the lady. It read: 'Just to let you know, things aren't always what they appear to be. I have a Ferrari Maranello, a BMW, Z8, a Mercedes CL600 and a Porsche Turbo in my several garages; I have beautiful homes in Spain, Aspen & Miami, and a 10,000 acre ranch in Louisiana. There are over twenty million dollars in my bank account and Portfolio. But, even for a woman as beautiful as you are, I am not going to cut off three inches. Just send the bottle back pls.'

can get summon by post later? damn luck cos i was the first car and he oredi seemed to be noting down my number when i reached my car. Told me resident comprain, normally will they give chance if you quickly move off after they come? some good ones will stand there a while and wait for the drivers to drive off and only summon those cars that remain, this one once kopitiam auntie shouted, already stood there scribbling on his notebook

Rise in number of beggars by Theresa Tan http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_284242.html THE number of beggars and vagrants rounded up by the authorities rose sharply in the first six months of this year, with many being foreigners. The foreigners, who included bogus monks and nuns and the disabled, were found begging at hawker centres, temples and MRT stations during festive periods. Most of these foreign beggars come from China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) told The Straits Times. In the first half of the year, 181 destitute persons - or beggars and vagrants - were picked up. This is a big increase over previous years, which saw an average of 207 destitute persons rounded up each year from 2005 to 2007. The MCYS said foreign beggars and vagrants played a 'significant' role in the increase, accounting for 74 of the 181 people picked up. This compares with 51 for the whole of last year, 29 in 2006, and 21 in 2005. During the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, MCYS officers see more 'women and elderly men from neighbouring countries' begging outside mosques and in Geylang Serai. Foreign beggars are a familiar sight outside the Sultan Mosque on Fridays, when it is packed with worshippers, said Ustaz Mohd Khair Rahmat, a mosque manager. About 10 to 15 beggars, mostly foreigners, will hang around on Fridays and their numbers usually double during Ramadan, he said. Most are from Malaysia and Batam, with some from Pakistan. Ustaz Mohd Khair added: 'The Pakistani beggars are more aggressive. They will ask you for money, saying they are from some orphanage or madrasah in Pakistan. And if you ignore them, they will keep following you and asking you to give.' Earlier this year, the Sultan Mosque began telling its congregation that if they wanted to help the poor, they should donate money to the mosque, which would channel it to genuinely needy cases. On Friday, The Straits Times found over 10 beggars outside the mosque, mostly women. Some had young children in tow. They would not speak to the press. The MCYS patrols about 16 times a month to pick up vagrants and beggars on the streets of Singapore. It then conducts a 'detailed social investigation' into their background. Foreign beggars and vagrants are repatriated and blacklisted by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. Local destitutes who are found to be 'homeless, without means and without family support' are sent to a welfare home. There were about 1,790 destitutes living in the 10 welfare homes last month. It is an offence to beg in Singapore. Those who have at least two previous begging records can be fined up to $3,000 and jailed for up to two years. Said an MCYS spokesman: 'There is no reason for any needy Singaporean to beg or be a vagrant. If the public detects any person who needs more assistance, they should contact MCYS through the ComCare helpline at 1800-222-0000.'

http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Sto...ory_280424.html I am amused and have a hard time believing the nonsensical request from Mr Tan. I can empathise with him being upset. But to bring the matter to a newspaper and hope to appeal? He describe himself as being horrified and agonised. and that number reversed his joy of having a child To me it is just a number. If a birthcert no do lay a auspicious path, then ICA should assign auspicious number to coincide with the new born bazhi. this will ensure our newborn are all auspicious and contribute the max to Singapore. Before anyone says I do not truly empathised, My daughter also have 444 as the last number of her BC. I didn't think a thing of it until i read ah tan letter. My girl have been our source of joy. we wish for her too to have an auspicious life. but believed that it is our duty to equipped her with skills to do that and do not think her 'fate' outcome has anything to do with a number from a piece of paper. What would you do if your kid is issued with the no 444?

spoted this car in Auckland with a nice number plate

How come everytime I check, there aren't any double digits numbers? Cos since it's a bidding thingy, surely we can bid for all the numbers rite?

SINGAPORE, June 17, 2008 (AFP) - Finnish telecom giant Nokia has launched two new email-capable handsets for business users and vowed to defend its position as the world's leading mobile phone maker. Nokia said the E71 and E66 were pre-loaded with Microsoft's popular email programme and would cater to business professionals who wanted easy and instant access to their messages. "With the E series, we want to serve people who are passionate about their work," said Chris Carr, Nokia's vice president for regional sales, at a launch in Singapore late Monday. The two phones would be available in July and support email accounts from key Internet service providers such Yahoo! and Google's Gmail, the firm said. It said there were an estimated 1.5 billion email users globally and that there were set to be four billion mobile users by the end of 2009. "We have grown our share with the broadest portfolio of devices in the industry... Nokia remains the undisputed leader and it is a leadership mantle we will not relinquish," Carr said. The business mobile sector is currently dominated by Canada's Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smart phone combining a mobile phone and personal digital assistant (PDA). The BlackBerry allows users to browse the Internet, use e-mail and make calls and has proven a big hit with business executives worldwide. Apple is also taking aim at the corporate market with the launch of its touch-screen-activated 3G iPhone, which will come with faster Internet access and more features for business users than its initial iPhone. South Korea's Samsung on Monday unveiled its latest smart phone, a touch-screen model to be commercially launched in Southeast Asia this week. The Samsung and Nokia launches came on the eve of CommunicAsia. The event is billed as the region's leading information and communications technology conference and exhibition and began Tuesday in Singapore. R U Interested ? [rolleyes]

Wah liao, I see until blood pressure shoot high high!!!

Anyone ever keep track how many cars get registered per day ? Current allocation pool up to SJH6979. Any idea when will be the first SJJ exclude those bid number? ============================================================== The information contained herein is correct as at 17 Aug 2008 / 14:33:20 Vehicle Prefix Group: Car Range Of Vehicle No.: SJH6306T to SJH6979B (Both Vehicle No. Inclusive)

Winning Numbers 14 17 19 21 25 38 Additional Number 34 wu lang tio boh???? pls donate some to me... muahaha

Do you know where can i check the car information based on the number plate? I saw a few post before someone posted the car information such as brand, model and etc.. i tried onemotoring but couldn't find any link. the oni way i know is to login to my own acc and i can only see my own. please advise. thanks.

Anyone got car number 8 or 88 or 888 or even 8888? How much does all these set of numbers cost?

A WOMAN driver cut into his lane, so he honked at her. This led to hand-gesturing, more honking, tailgating and finally a confrontation that ended with a headbutt. The road rage incident landed Lai Yew Sing in court in April. He pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt and was fined $1,000. Lai, 40, a major in the Singapore Navy, had headbutted the woman driver's passenger on his face. The attack left Dr Jason Chia Kok Kiong, 34, an associate consultant with the Changi Sports Medicine Centre at Changi General Hospital, with a fractured nose. The court heard that Dr Chia was in a car driven by his colleague, Ms Sharon Seah, on 18 Mar last year, around 1.30pm. They were travelling along South Buona Vista Road heading to The Village Centre near Pasir Panjang when Ms Seah, an occupational therapist, filtered into the right lane. Lai, who was driving behind Ms Seah, sounded the horn at her. His heavily-pregnant wife was with him. GESTURED WITH HER HANDS Ms Seah gestured with her hand at Lai through her rear view mirror to indicate her displeasure. She applied her brakes intermittently on the winding road and this further enraged Lai, who tailgated her and honked again. On arriving at The Village Centre, Ms Seah drove into the basement carpark. Lai followed and parked his car first. Dr Chia alighted from Ms Seah's car before she parked. He walked towards Lai's car to look at and memorise its licence plate number, court documents revealed. Meanwhile, Lai headed toward Ms Seah's car and shouted at her while she remained seated inside. As Dr Chia was walking back to Ms Seah's car, both men crossed paths. Lai was still shouting at Ms Seah, scolding her for driving badly. As the two men stood close to each other, Lai suddenly headbutted Dr Chia on his face. His nose started bleeding profusely and he called the police. Lai did not leave the scene. Dr Chia received treatment for his fractured nose at the National University Hospital. Lai's lawyer, Mr Thangavelu, said in his mitigation that Lai had followed Ms Seah's car because he wanted an explanation from her. He said: 'The driver flashed her middle finger twice into her rear view mirror. 'She also stuck her hand outside the window showing the same gesture and later braked intermittently for no apparent reason.' He added that Lai had felt intimidated by Ms Seah's behaviour and was concerned for the safety of his wife, who was eight months' pregnant. Mr Thangavelu said Lai had regretted his impulsive behaviour and had apologised to Dr Chia and offered to compensate him for his injury. The court heard that after completing his national service in 1987, Lai signed on with the navy and had an excellent service record. He reached the rank of major in 2003. Mr Thangavelu said Lai would lose his entire retirement benefits of $283,000, which he accumulated over 20 years, if he was sent to prison. In her written judgment, District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim said she saw Lai's actions as a momentary loss of temper or control. 'I find that there was some provocation on the part of Ms Seah in the manner in which she drove her car that day,' she said. SWERVED SUDDENLY 'She swerved suddenly into his lane, forcing him to take evasive action by jamming his brakes and sounding the horn.' The judge added that Ms Seah's waving of her hands could have been perceived by Lai as the flashing of her middle finger. 'It was unfortunate that Lai had used his head to headbutt the nose of the victim,' she said. 'However, I find it in his favour that he did it only once and it was not premeditated and no weapon was used.' She also noted that the conviction was adequate punishment for Lai since it was fairly obvious that his career would now be ruined. While there is a need to protect the public from acts of violence, she did not think Lai deserved a jail sentence. Lai was fined the maximum of $1,000, which he paid. The prosecution appealed against the sentence. The appeal will be heard in the High Court on 17 Jul. For voluntarily causing hurt, Lai could also have been jailed for one year. This article was first published in The New Paper on 14 June 2008.

Just to find out which is the best service provider, and which will be the worst?

Can't wait to get away from Starhub You think there will be some major telco price war come Friday the 13th? Or maybe heavier phone price subsidies?

Winning Numbers 4 5 8 23 25 31 Additional Number 24 [/color] u got TIO boh.......

My front car number plate broke off for some strange reason, didn't get into any accident so not sure how that came about. It's quite drastic, the last 2 numbers cannot see clearly already. Anyone knows a place that can replace this at a good price and fast? Preferably in Central area if possible. If they can take phone orders so I just need to go down and install, better still (but I doubt there are shops willing to do that). How much would a replacement cost? Looking to get one that does not have pop-up numberings.

would like to make square acrylic number plate for my car. my number plate is 4-digit. saw some cars with nice, "just slightly smaller, almost-illegal plate size and number separation". Where to make?

Gan si lang boliao now... raining and stuck in hotel I have 2 steady gfs to date. The rest less than one month one no count. Radx told me he going to count me as his bf cos he plays the female between us

Dear all, Finally .... Full number portability. Hopefully this time is for real .... Full mobile number portability from June 13 Wed, Apr 16, 2008 The Straits Times IT'S official. From June 13, Singapore's 5.8 million mobile subscribers will be able to to switch operators without giving up their existing numbers. The eagerly-awaited announcement by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) on Wednesday will give mobile phone users greater flexibility and choice of subscription plans, and boost competition among the telcos, which will have to offer better deals in future. The Full Mobile Number Portability will replace the current solution where a mobile subscriber needs two numbers, so that calls to his old number are forwarded to a new one. IDA said from June 13, anyone who wishes to keep their current number when they switch mobile operator, can do so by the next working day. This spares them the hassle of updating their family, friends, and business contacts about a new number. The new scheme allows a mobile subscriber who has switched operator to: -- Retain full use of his mobile number, which will continue to appear on his contact's Caller-ID when he makes a call or uses the Short Message Service (SMS) or Multi-Media Message Service (MMS). -- Continue receiving MMSes on his number from his previous mobile operator. Pre-paid mobile subscribers can also enjoy the same benefits of retaining their numbers when they switch mobile operator. IDA Deputy Chief Executive and Director-General (Telecoms) Leong Keng Thai said on Wednesday: 'Full Mobile Number Portability is expected to bring about a sea-change in Singapore's mobile market. 'Consumers will be empowered with greater flexibility to choose from the offerings from mobile operators. This in turn intensifies competition and pushes the operators to work harder to attract and retain their customers. 'As we can expect to see more competitive pricing or better value-for-money mobile service deals, even those who choose to remain with their current mobile operator should benefit.' The move is also expected to open the doors to new business opportunities for non-traditional telecommunication service providers like wireless broadband providers and Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers. IDA said there are about 130,000 mobile subscribers who have ported their numbers under the current Call-Forwarding solution. This group of subscribers will migrated in an exercise from April 22. As part of the migration exercise, these subscribers will be contacted by their current mobile operators, who will advise them on the migration procedures. These subscribers will need to: -- Decide by May 14 which number to keep - either the old number from the previous mobile operator or the new number issued by the current mobile operator, otherwise the new number will be assigned to them by default. -- Consider informing their contacts about their choice of number ahead of June 13, which is the deadline for migrating mobile subscribers on the current scheme to the new solution. Consumers can also refer to the Frequently-Asked-Questions on Full Mobile Number Portability on IDA and the respective operators' websites, to find out more about this new solution and its benefits.

just wondering if any of you noticed the increasing number of road accidents lately, especially after the increase profile of F1 in Singapore leading up to the night race in sept. do you think there a co-relation or singaporeans have always been speedsters? i've come across more tailgaters(slipstream), aggressive overtakers(late braking), and high speed cornering(apex driving) cars these days then say just 2 years ago. what do you guys think?

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Haha, Honda is still number 1: http://www.lta.gov.sg/corp_info/doc/M03-Ca...20by%20make.pdf

Hi All, CNY is round the corner ...I am quite busy to organise dent removal session.. If you need to look for Uncle Gary.. His number is 96858366