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As above, anyone gone through this upgrading? What are things to take note of, especially for toilet/bathroom upgrading? It's gonna be messy so need to cover the furniture, cabinet with plastic sheet they say. Where can I get the plastic sheet & the cost? Or other method for coverage? And any protection for the flooring? Workers will be going in/out of the house so was thinking of laying canvas or cardboard. Will also take this chance to redo bathroom fixtures & water heater which is already >10 yrs. Can the contractor assist? Maybe pay a token fee? Seems must tahan for 10 days before work finished.

Want to get a better louder set of horns to replace the single pathetic stock one. Do I need to use the relay or do I just swap in the new ones?

Hi All, need advise. Been driving since 2004... 1st was van, 2nd Honda city, now is Axio. expecting 2nd child next year. Hence Axio will not have enough space for 2 child seats and mother in law n helper. So need to find 7 seater or 8 Seater. What is the best way to sell my current ride (expire june 2018) and maybe look for Estima (prefer COE car). ISIS (hard to find spares) i prefer Jap cars. 1. why is the price for coe cars so high? if i understand once the car past its 10 yr mark no value, so just have to add the new coe price. but dealers price is up to 80 - 90 K!!!! 2. Is it better to buy a 7-8 yr car and once coe expire, can renew? 3. And of course minimum cash pls.... diapers n baby stuff not cheap... Pls share your experience n advise

WAH Swee... now government also giving us keyboard warrior upgrading course. We can argue better after the course. Who want to join.

As more and more people keep old cars and with the era of games such as need for speed. Do people upgrade car engines and transmission? E.g. A 2002 Toyota Altis engine vs 2016 Toyota Altis engine The latter will be more efficient

Don't see the 'Praise' and 'Junk' keys anymore. Furthermore, the screen very jumpy when cursor move accross threads. Emoticons missing from my screen also?????

To you, what is considered as an upgrade of vehicle? I used to think from a price point, so long my next vehicle is more expensive, that means upgrade. Apparently to some, the CC plays a part as well. Examples: Price Point - Last time buy the car 40k. Now gg change to new car which costs 60k. Rgdless of first or second hand. Performance - Last time drive Honda Accord 90k. Now gg change to copen 60k. Presuming copen performance is better la Car Capacity - From an altis change to Jag XJ...suddenly 5000cc...upgrade? Brand - From Accord to vw scirocco...upgrade? Just for discussion...in office zho bo

2 of my favorite hawker centre at Bedok 16 and 85 undergoing upgrading till Dec 2012 and early 2013 respectively. MCFers please take note. ST

Came back late on Sat after mid-nite, circle twice MSCP, all fenced off, Top floor with heavy metals barricades / parked within my blk, all cars has been parked since UPgrading last 2 mths, Only my car kenna summoned -$100/ Can some one explain ? A) Summon Opicer likes my car B) Summon Opicer like the way I park my car C) Against Conti Car D) Another Conti car parked in front of mine, ' Bo Tio ' E) My Lucky day F) Buy My Car no. G) Write-in and gve em a @? H) Ignore it !

Only 3 of us in a family. Driving Mit Grandis MPV. Do you think shd downgrade to 2L saloon? Anyone need more space like to exchange?

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_792089.html SMRT to spend about $900 million to tackle MRT woes A systematic upgrade of the North-South and East-West MRT lines will roll out from this year and be completed by 2020 or so. The plan, designed to make Singapore's oldest metro lines more robust, is expected to cost around $900 million, possibly more. Rail operator SMRT Corp announced the upgrade at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon after a spate of embarrassing breakdowns took place over the last two weeks. To be carried out in stages, the plan includes replacing all metal claws holding the power-supplying 'third rail' up with the latest type that can be bolted down and are far more resistant to vibration than the claws in use today. A system will also be put in place that measures track vibration levels. Older trains will also have their propulsion systems replaced. About half of the 128 trains plying the North-South and East-West lines are 25 years old. The signalling systems of both lines will also be replaced with newer systems. Besides being more reliable, they will also allow trains to run at a higher frequency to better cater to peak-hour crowds. The most tedious part of the plan involves replacing all the rail sleepers - timber or concrete pieces that hold up the tracks. This will start this year, and take up to 2020 or so. SMRT said disruptions in the last two weeks were caused by electrical as well as mechanical faults. The Circle Line breakdown on April 18 was caused by a short circuit of the communications network. the system tripped because of a 'defective power cable'. East-west line disruptions on April 13 and 17 were caused by faulty air compressors, while another breakdown on April 8 was caused by power loss to an obstacle detection system. The cost of the upgrading - the biggest and most comprehensive since the MRT trains started running 25 years ago - will be borne by both SMRT and the Land Transport Authority. The two lines will be closed in stages to facilitate works. Who's going to pay for it? My guess is either communters or govt payout

Critical Illness as we all know can bankrupt families. Do you guys have any CI coverage? If yes, to what age and what kind of coverage? I'm currently reviewing my plan, does it makes sense to extend coverage to 99 or 100 years? Or just cover till 60 then after that rely on MediShield?

Hi all bros, I am intending to change my current original 15" wheels on my Sylphy to either 16'' or 17'. Any bros out there who own the same model got any recommendation, please advise. Thank You!

From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_700651.html PR's plea on lift upgrading SINGAPOREANS are lucky to have the Government upgrade their homes by subsidising lift upgrading by up to 95 per cent ('Why lift upgrading cannot be compulsory' by the Housing Board; last Saturday). However, permanent residents (PRs) are not eligible to vote in lift upgrading. Why is this so? PRs pay the full market price for their resale HDB flats and conservancy charges, and do not enjoy service and conservancy rebates. They regard their flats as their homes and contribute to nation building through the taxes they pay. And yet, when HDB asks residents to vote on the lift upgrading for their blocks, PRs are not allowed to vote on the physical work that will affect their homes directly. On top of that, PRs are asked to pay the full unsubsidised price. The increased cost borne by PRs is unlikely to be recouped from a higher resale price, as citizens do not have to pay for it and so can sell their flats at a lower price. A PR owner's only option is to sell his flat before the lift upgrading is completed. Give PRs a voice on changes to their homes. Sin Kuan Cheung

ST Forum Jul 22, 2011 Unnecessary precinct upgrading I LIVE in Bishan Street 13 where Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council is doing the usual painting and maintenance works on the blocks in the precinct, while "upgrading" the surroundings with new facilities. Do these new facilities benefit most residents? For example, one new facility under construction is a bridge that leads to nowhere. It serves no useful purpose other than to add a hunk of concrete on what was previously an open field. To make matters worse, the building site seems to have turned into a fresh breeding ground for mosquitoes. Since work started, the number of mosquitoes in the vicinity has increased tremendously and this has become a neighbourhood nuisance. When I wrote to the town council last month, it replied that checks showed there were no breeding grounds in the area. Gwendolene Hu (Ms)

Hi guys, I am removing my stock HU + CD changer and installing a new HU. Pioneer/Alpine. I have always got hold of my car's stockist and bring the parts to my workshop to repair as it is about 50-60% cheaper. But how about Audio stuff as some of the quotes i get include free* installation. I understand SLT got real good deals on import sets as they have no warrenty, so depends on luck but the price differential quite good. e,g for the Alpine 9887 about 580 vs 700 (local set) So far these are the prices I am getting after a few calls and driving to the workshop to look see, but prices so far are on the high side and need to put car at their garage 2 days.... - Order Front Din Panel cover for the car $120; cover slots on front - Removable of old HU + CD changer $100 - Wiring and install of new HU $100 If done at shop = 700+320= > 1k If buy HU at SLT = <1K. Any advise? thanks,

Dear all, I have been quietly reading threads about the election lately. Most of the time, i stay on the sidelines. As an Aljunied GRC resident (staying in bedok north), I'm disappointed that the recent lift upgrading work has stopped ever since the election fever. for the past many months, the workers have toiled day n night and even on public holidays to expedite the process. but when election fever begins, coupled with the possibility of losing Aljunied GRC, lift upgrading work has become TOTAL silence. i see no construction workers anymore.. very disappointing. the threat is very real.

Is it fair for the ruling People's Action Party to tie HDB upgrading to votes and is the PAP able to accept a diverse range of views? These two issues drew some of the strongest exchanges between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the 12 participants during Channel NewAsia's live forum entitled "Question Time with The Prime Minister" aired on Tuesday night. "Shouldn't a good government be fair to all citizens regardless of political vote?" asked Ngee Ann polytechnic student Matthew Zachary Liu. Another, Singapore Management University student Edmund Koh Joo Peng, a Potong Pasir resident, added, "Isn't it unfair to really divide us because we live in Potong Pasir?" Reiterating the stand he made last week on the upgrading issue, PM Lee said "everybody participates" in national programmes such as defence, education and healthcare. "But when you have to make a choice who goes first and who goes second, then I think that one has to pay attention to who supported the government more and who didn't," said the PM. "If you ask the people in Potong Pasir who do they want to make the government... I think they would say the PAP, so too in Hougang... In other words, they are depending on somebody else to vote for the PAP so that they can have the luxury of voting for Mr Chiam (See Tong) or Mr Low (Thia Kiang). If everybody does that, we're in trouble." "So there has to be an incentive to vote for the government. And going first or second, well, that's just that little bit of difference." But shouldn't upgrading be based on merit -- for example, older estates get priority -- since upgrading is a "nationwide programme funded by taxpayers", asked polytechnic lecturer Khartini Khalid. PM Lee responded, "We pay attention to that too but if two estates are equal, then we have to ask who supported the government more." The other issue that dominated the hour-long forum was if there was enough debate on issues and if there was enough representation from the private sector and blue-collar workers in Parliament. Said private wealth fund vice-president Kurt Wee, "Many Singaporeans feel that a lot of the agenda the government put forth is bulldozed through without much feelings for the ground." PM Lee replied, "If we bulldoze agendas through, we wouldn't stay in power very long because in the end, we have to govern with the consent of the people and in the interest of the people. Recognising the need for more diversity in Parliament, PM Lee touched on the new expanded Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMP) scheme. The recent change allows for up to nine NCMPs, depending on the number of opposition candidates elected. "That's a lot... nine is enough to form two-thirds of a Cabinet," he said. Rejecting a follow-up that NCMPs were not "real Opposition", PM Lee disagreed. "(NCMP) s have full rights to participate in a debate; all debates. They can argue, they can establish themselves and they belong to political parties. These are not Independents." On the topic of leadership talent, SMU assistant professor and political commentator Eugene Tan asked if the PAP practices politics in a way that discourages people from "jump(ing) into the fray"? PM Lee responded, "There are very few who miss our net because Singapore is a very small place." The PAP talks to 200 to 300 people every term (five years) and narrows down the list to 20 to 25 suitable candidates, of whom an average of three become Ministers, said the PM. He acknowledged it is hard to attract people from the private sector because those who are established face a "big risk" since politics is a "new field" where they can fail. More than half of the questions during the forum moderated by presenter Melissa Hyak were related to politics. The remaining 40 per cent or so were on social issues such as the cost of living, housing and foreign talent. For example, PM Lee shared how the government helps low-income families via programmes such as Workfare and the Grow & Share package. He also added, he "very much doubt(ed)" Goods and Service tax will be raised after the GE. After the forum, PM Lee told CNA the government would take note of the issues raised and also said the questions were "good". "It was good that they (participants) didn't pull their punches and so we had a frank exchange which I hope viewers would have found not only interesting but relevant and thought-provoking." Postgraduate student Lin Peirong, 28, told Yahoo! Singapore, "PM was articulate in expressing himself, however, I am not convinced that PAP had addressed people's concerns in the past five years, even after the forum." While the forum served as a "good platform to bring up issues", there was not enough depth in the discussion of each topic, she noted. Dexter Ng, a 23-year-old Singapore Management University student, added, "While the debate on politics was lively, I felt that the participants did little to press PM Lee on the social issues, especially on the rising cost of living." Source here

Is dangling upgrading and scholarship carrot near erection right thing to do? vote above wisely.

I copied this from another forum, not sure if the transcript is accurate or not, if not accurate pls don't flame me. Mr Seah Yin Hwa, 25, a fourth-year NUS engineering student who lives in Hougang SMC, asked the Prime Minister about upgrading programmes for opposition-held wards, and if not getting to benefit from the government scheme means he can pay less tax. Mr Seah: Good evening, Mr Lee. Just like many people in the audience, I serve my NS, and when I graduate this year, I'll be paying taxes. But I guess the main difference from everyone here is that I come from an SMC, or single-member constituency, where the majority of the people have decided to pick a 'Teochew nang' (dialect for Teochew person) who doesn't wear a white uniform. So, my question is: Why are we penalised for our choice of MP? PM Lee: How are you penalised? Student: When it comes to upgrading, what is being told to us is that we don't have the funds to actually go ahead with lift upgrading, as well as shelters to the bus stops. When I look across the road to Aljunied GRC, they have everything. (Audience laughs) PM Lee: Low Thia Khiang says they have no difficulty funding the lift upgrading programme. Mr Seah: No, my question is... PM Lee: Your question is, why is the opposition ward not treated at least as good, or maybe even better than the PAP ward? And the answer is that there has to be a distinction. Because the PAP wards supported the Government and the policies which delivered these good things. All the basics apply to everybody - your roads, your trains, your houses, your schools, your hospitals, your security and defence. But the extras - which come down to the upgrading programmes - it's a national programme. Between the people who voted and supported the programme and the Government, and the people who didn't, I think if we went and put yours before the PAP constituencies, it would be an injustice. Mr Seah: So, having said that, can I pay less tax, and maybe take one or two years off my NS? (Audience laughs, applauds) PM Lee: You are... (laughs, pauses, more laughter from the audience) How shall I put this? If you are on an offshore island and not part of the SAF security defence, such a thing could be imagined. But the SAF, defence, taxes, all the facilities which have been provided, go to everybody. Priority, first and second, who comes first, who has to wait. Somebody has to wait. Moderator: Okay... Can we have the next question? PM Lee: (Interrupts) But you can do something about it, you know. You don't have to keep voting for people not in white-on-white. (More laughter from the audience)

Hi Bro, After upgrading to OS4 for my Iphone 3GS, I couldn't sync my notes. I've disabled the following settings but it didn't help. Setting --> Mail, Contacts, Calenders --> Accounts: turned off "Notes". Have tried both settings, on and off, neither works.

Hi bros i just got myself a 2nd hand Cooper S and my plan is to change the pulley which is suppose to increase the boost for the charger. Im not so familiar with Conti work shops in singapore but any to recommend ? also roughly how much do i need to spend for the pulley itself? thanks more info about it before doing it would be great.

conservancy fees has increased for aljunied and jurong grc. reason is that new lifts cost more to maintain. is your GRC affected?

Press release from Workers Party http://www.wp.sg/wordpress/2009/10/no-basi...lift-upgrading/ I refer to the HDB

Beri sua. Woke up this morning, go downstairs to open air CP. Saw my car been covered by the car cover used by the HDB contractor (Lift upgrade programme thingy). Uncovered it and saw a deep dent on the boot. I confronted the foreman there, talk to the guy who cover up my car in the morning and he confirmed he didn't see any dent prior to covering, though he say it's quite dark then and he may have missed it. (cover backside) Right behind where my car is parked they are doing some painting plus lift works, that's why they covered up the car. They took some pics and tell me they will update their insurer and me on Monday. I'm due to take the car up north for hol on Monday .... and HDB hotline is closed for the day. They told me i can take the car away on Monday but i don't want them to say their insurer need to inspect bla bla again on Monday. Anyone has any suggestion on what other buttons i can push meanwhile or any advice/experience to share? Thanks.