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Post by zuolun on Jan 24, 2014 6:46:54 GMT 7
'Deport Anton Casey from Singapore' Campaign — 23 Jan 2014
Anton Casey, a SPR enjoys a pretty good life in Singapore:
1. A home in landed property, Sentosa Cove. 2. A posh car to boast and show-off to everyone. 3. A cushy and well paid job in the financial sector. 4. A happy family with a kid and an ex-beauty queen for a wife. Don't bite the hand that feeds you! 
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Post by zuolun on Jan 24, 2014 10:09:06 GMT 7
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Post by zuolun on Jan 24, 2014 11:11:36 GMT 7
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Post by zuolun on Jan 24, 2014 13:47:46 GMT 7
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Post by candy188 on Jan 25, 2014 0:07:23 GMT 7
I have this multi-millionaire relative who used to frown on poor people, labeling the HDB flats as pigeon holes not desirable for human dwelling.  He started to develop more empathy for the lower class, after enrolling for various activities at the community centre upon retirement. Nowadays, it has become a joy meeting him during family gatherings.   Not the first time: Anton Casey previously insulted taxi driverFriday, Jan 24, 2014 SINGAPORE - Anton Casey, the British senior wealth manager who found himself at the centre of a social media storm after criticising Singaporeans online, was found to have also insulted a local taxi driver by calling him a 'retard'.Casey, 39, had mocked the cabby for wearing arm warmers and having a towel on his lap while out on the roads in a message accompanying a photo of the taxi driver on Mar 10 last year, reported The Independent. The message dated March 10, 2013, read: "Today's cabbie retard award goes to...Mr Arm Warmers, stripy mittens & towel on the lap man. After all, it's only 37c outside."
Casey had earlier caused an uproar among Singaporeans after he labelled Singaporeans who took public transport as 'poor people' and wrote on Facebook, when he got his Porsche sports car back, that he could only get behind the wheel after he had 'washed the stench of public transport off' himself.news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/not-first-time-anton-casey-previously-insulted-taxi-driver
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Post by oldman on Jan 25, 2014 6:31:54 GMT 7
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Post by zuolun on Jan 25, 2014 8:05:39 GMT 7
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Post by stockpicker on Jan 25, 2014 9:04:44 GMT 7
This is just one joke cracked too far and hurt the feeling of the sensitive Singaporeans who are always serious, among them, including the Ministers. It can be said to be like a racist remark although it was aimed at Singaporean. If it had come from another rich Singaporean, it would not have been taken so viral. Actually, there are a lot of such people around us. Even the MPs are not spared; one lose the seat when she known to wash her hands immediately after shaking hands with the hawkers.
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Post by zuolun on Jan 25, 2014 11:17:59 GMT 7
My cousin when he was still a kid in the kindergarten always liked to boast to his not-well-off classmates: "My daddy got big car, your daddy got or not? My house got a big room with alot of toys; it's bigger than the toy shop in the shopping center!". His mom once overheard the conversation by chance was terribly upset about it. She immediately stopped chauffeuring him to and fro school and told the maid to take him to school by bus. My young and innocent cousin couldn't understand why he suddenly had to suffer and go to school by bus while his parents still continued driving the 2 big cars in and out of their big house in Sixth Avenue. So he cried and refused to go to school by bus after doing it a couple of days. His mom ignored his protest and left him alone at home with the maid. After awhile, he missed school, missed the happy moments playing with his classmates and felt bored doing nothing at home with the maid closely watching him every moment. He gave in and said sorry to his mom for what he had done. His mom later patiently explained to him; what, why and where he did wrong in school and at home. She told him that he would have more friends to play with if he shared and gave some of his toys to them. After this incident, my young and innocent cousin changed for the better and everything was back to what it used to be. It was a blessing to have such an understanding great mom to teach him when he was young because currently his dad has a stroke and his mom has kidney failure, as the only son, he has to take good care of them and at the same time run the family business profitably. This is just one joke cracked too far and hurt the feeling of the sensitive Singaporeans who are always serious, among them, including the Ministers. It can be said to be like a racist remark although it was aimed at Singaporean. If it had come from another rich Singaporean, it would not have been taken so viral. Actually, there are a lot of such people around us. Even the MPs are not spared; one lose the seat when she known to wash her hands immediately after shaking hands with the hawkers. |
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Post by zuolun on Jan 25, 2014 16:28:38 GMT 7
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Post by candy188 on Jan 28, 2014 18:59:57 GMT 7
The excessive desire for more wealth reveals the naive nature of human beings to rely on unproven easy money making system like trading system or fengshui masters to help to fatten their money trees.  From teacher to millionaire fengshui masterMaster Yun Long Zi is, in his own words, "a millionaire in any currency". Home is a four-bedroom apartment in the heart of Marina Bay, he zips around in a chauffeur-driven BMW 7 series sedan and, at his upscale fengshui galleries in Sin Ming Road, jade pendants carry eye-popping price tags as high as $13,688,633. In a typical month, Master Yun sees 30 to 60 clients, some of whom pay $2,300 just to get advice on the best colour to wear during the Chinese New Year. This month, his fengshui chain, known as Lotus on Water, could serve up to 200 clients. Not bad, for a former primary-school teacher who started selling jade pieces from his home in 2002. Master Yun was dressed for success during his interview with MyPaper, held in a private room for clients who spend at least $18,000.
A $300,000 jade pendant hung around his neck, and there were four jade rings on his left hand, two of them on his middle finger. "It's peak season now, so I moved an extra ring there to bring in more customers," he explained. His clientele is varied. There are chief executives, "a famous lady golfer in China", a crown prince and even a horse breeder who asked him to help his horses reproduce.
One simply wanted her boyfriend to marry her after dating for several years. Master Yun convinced her to buy a $13,000 jade piece, and the couple got married soon after, he claimed. "Parents also ask me for a good date for their child to be born by Caesarean. I will give them three dates," he said, adding that the child's personality would depend on which date was picked. "So, do the parents want the child to be learned? Wealthy? Powerful? Kind?
"In Singapore, 90 per cent of my clients choose wealth. In Indonesia, they choose power."
 Last year, he took a a customer to court after the client failed to pay for a Goddess of Mercy statue that cost over $576,000. Lotus on Water won the case.
"We sometimes get unreasonable clients. There are a number of people who don't play fair," he said. Some say his jade pieces are grossly overpriced, but Master Yun counters that by saying he designs them himself and pegs the prices to market rates.
He said his client base is young: More than half are aged between 25 and 40.
"People are optimistic here. There are a great number who want to do well, be more prosperous.
"These WANTS will always be there,
HUMAN NATURE NEVER CHANGES."said Master Yun business.asiaone.com/news/teacher-millionaire-fengshui-master#sthash.fC3dus8k.dpuf
People are looking for a holy grail to attain success in life
... but the truth in life, SUCCESS involves a JOURNEY of LEARNING.
Warren Buffett sum it up aptly:
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Post by zuolun on Feb 2, 2014 10:36:44 GMT 7
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Post by zuolun on Feb 4, 2014 18:27:39 GMT 7
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Post by candy188 on Feb 5, 2014 12:03:22 GMT 7
Based on the AIA retirement calculator, we need to save $1,500 monthly so that we can enjoy a comfortable golden years to provide us with monthly living expenses of $4,000.
Assumptions: - Expected rate of Inflation : 5%- Expected annualised rate of return of investment: 12.6%To achieve retirement goal of $2,278,013.   wm.aia.com.sg/mm/retirement-planning.htmlWith higher chance of utilising the retirement fund to foot medical expense, it would do us a great service to maintain a healthy lifestyle so as to enjoy a Doctor-free golden years.  Singapore ranks world No. 4 for life expectancy
Women here can expect to live to 85 years old, and men to 80: WHOPublished on May 27, 2013 
SINGAPORE has the fourth-best life expectancy rate in the world, latest World Health Organisation (WHO) figures reveal.
Average life expectancy at birth stood at 82 years in 2011, making it a joint fourth with Italy.
Women here can expect to live to 85 and men to the age of 80.
The top three countries were
~~ Japan - which has a female life expectancy of 86 and a male life expectancy of 82
~~~ Switzerland and
~~~~ San Marino.
S'poreans 'living longer in good health - and bad'But these longer healthy lives also come with longer years of disability, according to a study published last week in The Lancet, a highly reputed London- based medical journal. What is happening to the current generation of Singaporeans reflects a worldwide trend of people living longer, but with an increase in "unhealthy" years outpacing additional healthy years. "Women are hit especially hard by disability. Women aged 15 to 65 years lose more healthy life to disability than men." Women who enjoy the longest years of healthy lives are from Japan, South Korea, Spain, Singapore and Taiwan. Mr Liak Teng Lit, who heads Alexandra Health System, was more blunt: "It's the way we live. Health in old age is determined in the early years of life. "Everyone knows they should exercise at least three times a week, but only 20 per cent do so. If you don't exercise when you're young, your bones are weak and they'll break easily when you're old."
Similarly, people are living too many years in retirement without a hobby or activity to keep them going. This could lead to mental problems, he said.
The paper classified disabilities leading to unhealthy lives as mental disorders, musculoskeletal disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, anaemia and loss of hearing and vision. ifonlysingaporeans.blogspot.sg/2012/12/sporeans-living-longer-in-good-health.html#sthash.tNY53mBz.dpuf |
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Post by oldman on Feb 5, 2014 13:37:50 GMT 7
The numbers don't look right. Hard to see a savings of $1,500 a month translating to a retirement fund of $4,000 a month. Your rate of return of investment of 12.6% is rather high for an average person to achieve. Based on the AIA retirement calculator, we need to save $1,500 monthly so that we can enjoy a comfortable golden years to provide us with monthly living expenses of $4,000.
Assumptions: - Expected rate of Inflation : 5%- Expected annualised rate of return of investment: 12.6%To achieve retirement goal of $2,278,013. wm.aia.com.sg/mm/retirement-planning.htmlWith higher chance of utilising the retirement fund to foot medical expense, it would do us a great service to maintain a healthy lifestyle so as to enjoy a Doctor-free golden years. Singapore ranks world No. 4 for life expectancy
Women here can expect to live to 85 years old, and men to 80: WHOPublished on May 27, 2013
SINGAPORE has the fourth-best life expectancy rate in the world, latest World Health Organisation (WHO) figures reveal.
Average life expectancy at birth stood at 82 years in 2011, making it a joint fourth with Italy.
Women here can expect to live to 85 and men to the age of 80.
The top three countries were
~~ Japan - which has a female life expectancy of 86 and a male life expectancy of 82
~~~ Switzerland and
~~~~ San Marino.
S'poreans 'living longer in good health - and bad'But these longer healthy lives also come with longer years of disability, according to a study published last week in The Lancet, a highly reputed London- based medical journal. What is happening to the current generation of Singaporeans reflects a worldwide trend of people living longer, but with an increase in "unhealthy" years outpacing additional healthy years. "Women are hit especially hard by disability. Women aged 15 to 65 years lose more healthy life to disability than men."Women who enjoy the longest years of healthy lives are from Japan, South Korea, Spain, Singapore and Taiwan. Mr Liak Teng Lit, who heads Alexandra Health System, was more blunt: "It's the way we live. Health in old age is determined in the early years of life. "Everyone knows they should exercise at least three times a week, but only 20 per cent do so. If you don't exercise when you're young, your bones are weak and they'll break easily when you're old."
Similarly, people are living too many years in retirement without a hobby or activity to keep them going. This could lead to mental problems, he said.
The paper classified disabilities leading to unhealthy lives as mental disorders, musculoskeletal disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, anaemia and loss of hearing and vision. ifonlysingaporeans.blogspot.sg/2012/12/sporeans-living-longer-in-good-health.html#sthash.tNY53mBz.dpuf |
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