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Post by oldman on Feb 18, 2014 16:58:22 GMT 7
Market's closed. Have a laugh!
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Post by oldman on Feb 19, 2014 15:25:10 GMT 7
Surprisingly, COEs have only gone up by very little. Cat A up around $6K. Cat B by $3K and open Cat by $2K.  |
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Post by oldman on Feb 20, 2014 7:28:04 GMT 7
A good reminder for all of us to drive carefully and to remind our kids that they should only cross the road where there is a pedestrian crossing.
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Post by oldman on Mar 4, 2014 7:45:34 GMT 7
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Post by oldman on Mar 5, 2014 19:49:15 GMT 7
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Post by zuolun on Mar 6, 2014 15:33:15 GMT 7
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Post by oldman on Mar 7, 2014 14:10:40 GMT 7
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Post by oldman on Mar 9, 2014 8:36:25 GMT 7
Not much of a barrier in our Woodlands checkpoint.....
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Post by zuolun on Mar 10, 2014 14:44:21 GMT 7
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Post by oldman on Mar 10, 2014 14:55:17 GMT 7
zuolun, one is damn professional, the other is rather amateurish ......
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Post by zuolun on Mar 10, 2014 15:04:50 GMT 7
zuolun, one is damn professional, the other is rather amateurish ...... oldman, Of course there is a difference from "Ah boys to Men."  |
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Post by zuolun on Mar 13, 2014 10:04:53 GMT 7
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Post by oldman on Mar 19, 2014 15:08:55 GMT 7
COEs still inching upwards.... including Cat A COE. At this rate, we are likely to hold on to the title of being the most expensive city to live in!  |
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Post by oldman on Mar 30, 2014 20:23:12 GMT 7
While waiting at the traffic lights at the junction of Bendemeer Road & Lavender Street at around 5:30pm today, another car rammed into the back of my stationary car. At first I thought that there was something wrong with the car as we had been stationary for over a minute as the red light was still on. We all jerked forward. Only when I saw the car behind so close to mine did I realise that he had banged into the back of my car. When I got out of the car, the other driver came over and was very apologetic. His was an old car and he must have been very worried about the cost of repair to my car. He had his old father sitting beside him and the rest of the family squeezed behind. They all also looked very worried. I then smiled at him and told him not to worry and shook his hands to tell him that we all make mistakes. I don't see any obvious damage to my car or his. In my mind, here is a hard working family man probably taking his family out for a Sunday dinner. He was also quick to admit his mistake and kept apologising. I remembered too when I started out in life and how hard this was. Hence, I told him to take his family out and enjoy themselves as this matter is closed. He looked so surprised when we parted. He asked me for my contact but I declined as I am happy enough to see a happy family enjoying their Sunday out.  |
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Post by candy188 on Mar 30, 2014 22:34:23 GMT 7
Hi Oldman,
Applause for planting the right seed of "Pay it forward". I am thankful to be granted a seat on the crowded mrt train by a fellow passenger on my long journey home on East-West line after fetching my home from her Chinese classical studies class.My hubby's cousin who is a Singaporean who migrate to UK is an Oncologist (doctor dealing with cancer patients) made the remark that Singaporeans are less compassionate than the people in UK during a lunch organised to welcome his twice yearly visits to Singapore. He noticed that the selfish "Me first" attitude of Singaporeans has generated a vicious cycle of negative values. Local people are generally less reluctant render assistance to the needy and inconsiderate behaviour reflected this negative value being spread. Today, I saw a China national mummy allowing her 2 years old girl to eat mamee noodle in mrt train with no sense of guilt. The oncologist mentioned that Singaporeans are more Materialistic compared to the people in UK, though both are developed countries.Singaporeans need to attain latest model of electronic gadgets, however people in UK are generally happy with what they HAVE.People in UK have a habit not to buy the last copy of newspaper because they feel that someone may need it more than them.Majority of Singaporeans want slower pace of lifeWhile generally optimistic about the future, the majority of Singaporeans want a slower-paced life, a less competitive education system and fewer foreigners - and they are willing to trade off economic growth for that.While waiting at the traffic lights along Serangoon Road at around 5:30pm today, another car rammed into the back of my stationary car. At first I thought that there was something wrong with the car as we had been stationary for over a minute as the red light was still on. We all jerked forward. Only when I saw the car behind so close to mine did I realise that he had banged into the back of my car.
When I got out of the car, the other driver came over and was very apologetic. His was an old car and he must have been very worried about the cost of repair to my car. He had his old father sitting beside him and the rest of the family squeezed behind. They all also looked very worried.  I then smiled at him and told him not to worry and shook his hands to tell him that we all make mistakes. I don't see any obvious damage to my car or his. In my mind, here is a hard working family man probably taking his family out for a Sunday dinner. He was also quick to admit his mistake and kept apologising. I remembered too when I started out in life and how hard this was. Hence, I told him to take his family out and enjoy themselves as this matter is closed.  He looked so surprised when we parted. He asked me for my contact but I declined as I am happy enough to see a happy family enjoying their Sunday out. Attachments:
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