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Nice way to manage space and provide parking for bikes.

Gonna install car tracking system later today..hmm costing me abt one thousand dollar..n asking them to install the SOS button jus in case ppl wanna HIJACK me such a notti cuttie in Malaysia.so if someone wanna hijack me i jus hav to press the SOS button n the control center in singapore will ring my hp n if i m not contactable then they will try to track my car's whereabout then co-ordinate wif the malaysia police to locate me n my vehicle. well jus don wish anytink like tat will ever happended to me again la...8 mths ago jus got ROBBED in JB ...chased by 3 motorbikes n kick me off my bike n robbed me n beat me up n left me wif 4 broken ribs n 1 broken collar bone..jus had an operation last december so now bone connected back wif 6 screws n left me wif a 18cm long scar on my front shoulder.an advise to all car owners here...dont drive in the nite alone..try to gather more cars or frens along.the police post stole my helmet..n the hospital thre very lousy attitude n cant be bothered wif me when i was sent to the hospital heavily injured.they rather chit chat n joke to one another rather than to attend to me..n it took them more than half an hour to write a referral letter where i was jus right in front of them waiting for the letter n they were chit chatting n laughing all the way.reported to the police station n was interviewed twice,once by a junior police n cant speak english n took her an hour to type the letter..then referred me to the inspector...inspector sleepin..attended me unwillingly n still asked me ''do u know i m sleeping'?wat a police? took him an hour to typed n typed n in the end the report came out..u know wat?its exactly the same report the junior officer has typed.wahhhhh so efficient ya?nvr ever get yrself into any trouble in malaysia if not u r goin to suffer like me...becareful n be alert while in malaysia..till today the robbers still at large,not caught..anyway i also cant rcognise the robbers even if they caught them..jus my luck tis time.count myself lucky i wasnt killed or being rape by them..guessed they thought i m a guy at that moment of time as i was wearing full face helmet n i kept running after i was kicked off my bike though my bones were already broken.they chased me wif their bikes n i told myself i hav to run no matter wat if not i will die.imagine i was riding at 80/90km/hr n they kicked me off the bike n i fell then still can get up n run...i oso dun know how i managed to do so...its like making a movie like tat...ahahahaha...i was pennyless n the hospital say if i wanna stay in i hav to put rm 800 deposit..so i opt to discharge immediately n go bac singapore...so...from 3.30am dragged till 10am..from police post to the hospital then from hospital still got to go bac to report to the police station n take down statement.by then my face,nose,both hands n legs were swollen like pig trotter..n cant even walk n no taxis in JB wanna send me home becos i got no money.in the end i went to the illegal taxis n one kind indian uncle charge me $40 n sent me home n paid him when i reach.i didn go to the hospital at the moment i reached home..i lied to my family i skidded n fell from my bike...i pretended notink serious.lied on my bed for 2 days..finally went to tan tock seng hosp by my own n get treated thre.i didn buy personal accident insurance nor travel insurance n my bike was insured under third party,new bike smore(bike shop ask me buy 3rd party la)..so i cant claim anytink...its a heavy lost tis time...so ppl out here pls pls buy personal insurance n travel insurance...its realli important...till today my family still don know i was robbed.cant work till today..m recovering pretty well till date but still very painful on the scar(skin) and i cant carry heavy things or move my shoulder too much.will be well soon...so now i guessed everyone knows why i m in the Chevrolet Club...hahaha becos my family doesn want me to ride bike want me to buy car.........................

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1. We know the number of allocation of each category... 2. We only need to share whether we would need to buy car this month... 3. If the number exceeding the allocation given, we just need to postpone the idea to next month? 4. This way we can buy cheaper car with little COE?

Dear Bro / Sis , I am thinking of getting a Karaoke system. If you have any good recommendation, I would really appreciated. Thanks in Adv !

Everything the same except you pay for what you bid, closed bid and minimum 5k bid. If bids are less than quota, the extra COE are scrapped. Example, if you bid 100k and the lowest acceptable bid is 10k, you still have to pay 100k. It should be better in almost all ways to the current system. Current system totally favours the rich as you can bid astronomical sums and yet only pay for the lowest bids. If you want to push up the COE, be prepared to PAY for it, not everyone pay with you.... Government may get more revenue from the rich who WANTS their car NOW and willing to pay a premium. If the demand is less than the supply, please don't give $1 COE. Just scrap the extra COE. we will never have a problems with too little cars. The unused COE can be introduced in the future. minor changes but seems only have advantages to me.

dear all, was just thinking: since coe is used to control the car population, why can't it be transferrable, since in effect the number of coe remains the same? that could be useful especially when the low coe bought in 2009 can be transferred to a new car now. that would not lead to a change in car number, since when the coe is transferred to the new car, the old car has to be scrapped. any thoughts?

Internet Security Firm Mandiant has conducted an investigation of this for years and has finally released it APT1 report on how it claims the Chinese have a military unit under the PLA to hack English-speaking Countries' Infrastructure and firms. Stealing business plans, agreements, blueprints and so forth. Have a look its a super eye opener http://intelreport.mandiant.com/Mandiant_APT1_Report.pdf

i have seen ppl who actually play music/radio from their laptop and the sound comes from big speakers.... is it expensive to build like that? right now the most i can do is to plug USB speakers or 3.5mm jack speakers to get louder sound. how to plug into standard speakers?

Sharp-eyed speedsters who slam on the brakes when they spot a speed camera may soon not escape a ticket, if a new speed enforcement system due to go on trial is eventually implemented. The "average speed enforcement system", according to tender documents the police put up on the Government electronic procurement portal on Dec 19, will measure vehicle speeds over a distance to nab speeding motorists. This means that errant motorists cannot slow down just before or speed up right after speed cameras to evade the law, as they do now with the "point-based static speed enforcement system". The new system will be tested out along the Pan-Island Expressway and Changi Coast Road for at least a month, according to the tender documents. Changi Coast Road, in particular, is a well-known black spot. In May last year, a cyclist was killed after being hit by a lorry, which only came to a halt about 200m away, according to reports. According to the tender documents, the police noted that other jurisdictions have in recent years started implementing speed enforcement systems that measure the average speed of vehicles over a predefined distance. For example, several Australian states have implemented these since 2001. In New South Wales, there are 25 point-to-point speed cameras installed along the various highways specifically targeting heavy vehicles. "(The Singapore Police Force) intends to conduct a trial to evaluate the suitability of such systems for implementation in Singapore," the tender documents said. The average speed enforcement system works by recording the time a vehicle takes to travel between two points to calculate its average speed. Speed detectors placed at the start and end points - to be determined in consultation with the Land Transport Authority - will record the timestamp and vehicle licence plates. Speed limits here range from 40kmh on smaller roads to 90kmh on expressways. In the last three years, the number of speeding violations here has surged. Between January and November last year, the Traffic Police booked nearly 225,000 motorists for speeding - a daily average of 673 offences. In 2011, the figure for the whole year was 225,500, or 617 daily, compared to 205,000 cases in 2010. Over the years, the police have deployed speed cameras at more locations. In 2008, there were speed cameras along 38 roads. This has risen to 53 roads now. Red-light camera system to go digital? In a separate tender issued last month, the Traffic Police also called for the implementation of a "Digital Traffic Red Light System". The new system must be able to capture and store digital images of motorists who beat red lights. These will then be sent to a backend computer system to be used as evidence, according to tender documents. Currently, the red-light camera systems here still use film. Just last week, a video clip of a motorcyclist hitting a woman pedestrian after beating a red light along Woodlands Avenue 6 went viral online. The footage was captured on the in-car camera of a motorist. Last year, there were 16,442 red-light violations between January and November. And in the previous year, there were 17,490 such cases, a shade higher than the 17,180 in 2010. Source: http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC1301...s-on-speedsters

Something is very wrong with the system........ They say its to control car population blah blah..... However, I still experience jams like nobody business everyday........ I don't mind paying even $100-$200K for COE if it helps to clear up the roads.. But whats the point of paying so much if roads remain so clogged up everyday??? Others don't have COE, also jam up. We have COE also jam.... Well, its high time for LTA to do something to really reduce car population. Btw, one very good suggestion is that COE has to be paid up in cash. Not lump together with car installment. No $100K for COE? Don't get a car, simple as that.

Looking to purchase a water filter system for my home. Anyone using this hexagon filter ? Any reviews ?

Please share your best and most value for $$ paint protection/preservation system here...

Aircon at home fail so went down to Courts,the salesman there tell me that if my existing piping is conceal behine warobe or floor ceilling,they will not be able to change.The price of the system 4 aircon will still be the same even without piping changed. Will the performance of the new aircon be affected if piping are not change? What are the recomended brands for aircon. Mitsubishi,Carrier,Toshiba?

Any bros, Any advise ? Or good buy to recommend thanks in advance Was thinking of Bose cinemate cs series

Trials which could yield the next generation of the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system are under way along Woodlands Avenue 12. Last year, four consortia - Kapsch TrafficCom, MHI Engine System Asia and NCS, ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) and IBM Singapore, and Watchdata Technologies and Beijing Watchdata System - had won the tender to develop technologies to replace the current gantry system in a timeframe of 18 months. The four consortia had also been allocated a seed fund of S$1 million each for the project and might include a satellite-tracking system. In response to queries, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said that the System Evaluation Test (SET) had begun in May and "is a technological trial to help identify a technological solution most suited for Singapore". "Woodlands Avenue 12 is a suitable site to conduct on-road testing as it is a relatively straight road with high traffic volumes and a good mix of different vehicle types," said the LTA spokesperson. A visit to the site showed that four black-coloured cantilevers, which are about the height of lamp posts, have been erected along the road about 100m apart. A variety of surveillance cameras, reflectors and sensors were mounted on the vertical portions of the structures overhanging the road. The LTA said that the tests, which are expected to be completed "around the end of the year", will not cause disruption to other motorists. "At the end of the SET, LTA will assess the performance of the various solutions to determine whether an appropriate technological solution is available and can form the basis of a next generation ERP system," said the spokesperson. However, he added that as the project is in "very early stages", "the next generation ERP systems, if technically feasible, is still some years away." In Parliament earlier this year, Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo had said that it was too early to speculate when the next generation ERP system, or ERP 2, will be introduced, but added that the LTA would have to make sure that it can be reliably used for road pricing. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1230268/1/.html

Am looking for a suitable water system, so that do not need to boil water everyday :P Is there any good water system (attached to tap) for recommendation ? One that does filtering and can give cold, warm and hot water (~99degC) ?

http://deals.greateasternlife.com/deals/Si...unt-SG3-Trading Anyone bought ? Any review?

Some reviews should be taken into considerations..... What is your view ? COE Outdated??

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Okay folks i am oldschool. I need a radio and cd system with amps and speakers. Entry level audiophile standard to put in home living room. Listen mainly to symphony orchestra. Thinking of this bose wave system, but i believe sure overpriced. But i suppose bose sound should be above average, dollar for dollar. http://www.atlas-sv.com/index.php?/home/productpage/83 Any suggestions? Budget is 1k all in.

Hi all, I bought a used car that came with a Simota carbon fibre (enclosed) air-intake system. I find it somewhat noisy and to get the original air box will be expensive. Just wondering if this Simota is notorious for noise or what? What suggestion would you recommend to replace this Simota? Would so called "mushroom" type air-intake system reduce or alleviate the noise problem? Please advise me and Thank you very much. Regards,

Saw counter empty and was happy that can do a quick purchase for tomorrow 4-D and Thurs TOTO draw. Upon reaching the counter, informed by the counter girl, 'system down', don't know wait how long..... I was hur, never use 'cable ties' ...

Hi all, Been trying to tune best sound from my ICE, but dont know why, my feeling is i still not able to fine tune it. Sony Mex BT5100 (intending to change 2 din) 2 x Soundstream 2 ch & 4 ch (LW1.350 & pca4.400) 1 x Soundstream subwoofer (think is 12") 2 set front & rear component speaker (Helix dark blue & Xplod) Just share how i have tried to tune. 1. set audio volume to 3/4 2. turn off all effects, EQ 3. set Balance & fade to front 4. on the 4 ch amp, adjust the gain, leaving auto HPF & LPF, adjust bass boost to increase the bass 5. set Balance & fade to rear 6. on the 4 ch amp, adjust the gain, leaving auto HPF & LPF, adjust bass boost to increase the bass, volume cannot cover the front speaker 7. set Balance & fade to front 8. on the 2 ch amp, adjust the gain, until the bass boost distorted 9. adjust the xover to make the bass shift to front Why i say myself could not properly tune? Because i use to turn the volume to 1/4, is already very loud, now i have to turn the volume to half, then i can hear it. I am thinking is it because my 2 ch gain too few, thats why the my HU volume now have to turn to half then can hear it. Any advice? Thanks

I am all for this system but also a realist to know that some folks will abuse it if implemented... From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/...ory_793022.html EMPLOYMENT ACT REVIEW Replace MCs with honour system Published on Apr 27, 2012 I AM a doctor in a public primary health-care institution, and am currently on a six-week attachment at a hospital in San Francisco to learn some of their best practices. My hosts here have heard many good things about Singapore and its health-care system and are as keen to learn from me as I am from them. One thing which I have found difficult to explain to them is the fact that many of our patients are those seeking medical certification for sick leave, adding to our already overloaded system ('Beefing up the Employment Act'; Wednesday). It is ridiculous that people who are entrusted with carrying firearms, administering medication, making financial decisions on behalf of others or educating our young are not trusted to call in sick on their own without having to visit a doctor first. Often, patients just need a day of rest with some medication which they can easily obtain from a pharmacy before going back to work reinvigorated. In San Francisco, people are entitled to some 10 to 14 days of sick leave a year. If they take sick leave beyond a certain period, they are then required to produce a sick note. Otherwise, it is based on an honour system which seems to work well. I wonder if the Ministry of Manpower will consider removing the need for sick leave to be certified by a doctor as is stated in the Employment Act. It could limit the need for a doctor's certification only for sick leave of three days or more. This will greatly reduce the strain on public resources, freeing up time in the doctors' consulting rooms for those patients who truly need the time, as well as empower employees to take better charge of their own health. I am sure the different organisations can come up with their own incentive programmes to ensure that employees stay healthy. Dr David Tan Hsien Yung