there were 10 Chinese nationals injured yesterday morning when a minibus slammed into the back of the truck. They were taken to a hospital and 8 were treated by minor injuries. The impact of the crash has sent a man hurtling forward. The crash renewed calls for sear belts to be fitted in all minibuses. The appeals begin in April when a schoolboy, eight, was killed after flung out of a minibus which has collided between two cars.
personal view- i am at the same time feeling sad and disappointed by their action.they should already known that singapore's law of traffic rules is to put on the seat belt whenever the person is in the car.i think that everybody should have the least sense of responsibility of thier actions.they are just gambling with thier own lives.i also think that cars travelling behing another vehicle should not stick too closely,i've this personal experience that shocked me. i saw a BMW following another lorry as if sticking to it's boot, the lorry jam break out of a sudden and the BMW crashed right into the lorry. i just simply thimk that our safety lies in our hands. i do hope that everyone treasures thier valuable life.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
waiwai- rats causing food crisis an myanmar
Once every 50 years, packs of rats will swarm through the hills and consume everything in their path. About 134,000 people died last month.Bamboos that has just harvast die after sometimes and this happens twice a century. It is known as bamboo death.Seeds, rice stocks, stripping ripening corn and paddy in the fields were eaten by the rats.Villages were affected greatly. They were too weak to flee and were dying as soon as thay knew it .Children are suffering from dehydration or diarrhoea.
personal view- i felt greatly sad about these case. i think that the relevant government should lend a hand to help out those poor people.there were too many crops being destroyed that these poor people do not have anything to eat and drink and will die.the government should rescue them much earlier than to wait for so long and what's worse, the condition in myanmar is not improving.i do truly hope that they do get help soon and will not suffer from any more sufferings.
personal view- i felt greatly sad about these case. i think that the relevant government should lend a hand to help out those poor people.there were too many crops being destroyed that these poor people do not have anything to eat and drink and will die.the government should rescue them much earlier than to wait for so long and what's worse, the condition in myanmar is not improving.i do truly hope that they do get help soon and will not suffer from any more sufferings.
waiwai- man dies hours after soccer match
A group of 10 Chinese nationals were injured yesterday morning when the minibus they were in slammed into the back of a truck. One worker was knocked out cold by the impact but regained conciousness later. A second broke his nose. The 10 workers were taken to the Singapore General Hospital; 8 were treated for minor injuries. The crashed occured on the East Coast Parkway at 8.45am. After the minibus had hit the truck, a taxi crashed into it . This carsh renewed calls for seat belts to be fitted in all minibuses. schoolboy Russell Koh, eight was killed after being flung out of a minibus which had collided with two cars. The Transport Ministry acted last month, ordering that new school vans must come with seat belts.
personal view-i felt deeply hurt by the mishap.i think that the seat belts have to build into the vans as soon as possible os it'll lead to further mishap.this 'kind;' of accident kept occuring ,not once, not twice , but many times.i believe that the government would notwant to see singaporeans or other people getting hurt or even die. i hope that the traffic police could petrol so as to minimise any accident, or even fine those people that were not wearing any safety belts.
personal view-i felt deeply hurt by the mishap.i think that the seat belts have to build into the vans as soon as possible os it'll lead to further mishap.this 'kind;' of accident kept occuring ,not once, not twice , but many times.i believe that the government would notwant to see singaporeans or other people getting hurt or even die. i hope that the traffic police could petrol so as to minimise any accident, or even fine those people that were not wearing any safety belts.
Jasmine Loy- Airport security lapse leads to calls for more awareness
An airport security lapse has raised further concerns about complacency and what has been done to strengthen procedures.The passport mix-up - which allowed a man to fly out of the country using his son's passport – is the third security breach in six months. Mr Ang Heng Soon managed to check in for a Tiger Airways flight after mistakenly using his son's passport.The mistake was not spotted in spite of four levels of checks, enabling him to board his flight to Vietnam. He came back later after spotting his own error. The MP intends to raise this and other wider security concerns in Parliament. Law lecturer Mahdev Mohan at the Singapore Management University agreed. He added that while there cannot be a perfect system, officers need to be very aware of the wider implications of such human errors. While investigations are ongoing, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said scrutiny and supervision on the ground is being tightened.
Personal Response ;
I felt worried about it and thinks that the government should settle this kind of problem as soon as possible.
Personal Response ;
I felt worried about it and thinks that the government should settle this kind of problem as soon as possible.
Jasmine Loy- Four Americans, six Iraqis killed in Baghdad bomb blast
Two US soldiers, two American civilians and six Iraqis were killed in a bomb attack on Tuesday on municipal offices in Baghdad's eastern Shiite bastion of Sadr City.
The attack which the US military blamed on Shiite extremists occurred mid-morning shortly before district council elections were to take place, an Iraqi security official said.The American military said it detained a suspect soon after the attack. US embassy official W. Johann Schmonsees said that one of the civilians killed was a State Department employee and the other worked for the Defence Department. They were both attached to the American mission in Baghdad.The US military said two of its soldiers were killed in the blast and charged that the attack was carried out by Special Groups extremists. According to the military, Special Groups militants are trained, funded and armed by groups linked to Iran.
US troops quickly cordoned off the area surrounding the council offices, while Iraqi police sealed all the roads leading to the building. US military spokesman Major Mark Cheadle said the target of the attack had yet to be determined.The latest attack on US nationals comes a day after two American soldiers were killed and three wounded when they were fired on as they were leaving the council office of Madain town located south of Baghdad.
Personal Response ;
I felt sad for the recent decrease in violence in Baghdad and other regions of Iraq has led to an increased presence of US soldiers on the streets, most of them involved in restoring community services.But this has also made them vulnerable targets of militiamen and insurgent groups, especially in areas such as Sadr City where the troops fought raging battles earlier this year in which hundreds of people were killed.
The attack which the US military blamed on Shiite extremists occurred mid-morning shortly before district council elections were to take place, an Iraqi security official said.The American military said it detained a suspect soon after the attack. US embassy official W. Johann Schmonsees said that one of the civilians killed was a State Department employee and the other worked for the Defence Department. They were both attached to the American mission in Baghdad.The US military said two of its soldiers were killed in the blast and charged that the attack was carried out by Special Groups extremists. According to the military, Special Groups militants are trained, funded and armed by groups linked to Iran.
US troops quickly cordoned off the area surrounding the council offices, while Iraqi police sealed all the roads leading to the building. US military spokesman Major Mark Cheadle said the target of the attack had yet to be determined.The latest attack on US nationals comes a day after two American soldiers were killed and three wounded when they were fired on as they were leaving the council office of Madain town located south of Baghdad.
Personal Response ;
I felt sad for the recent decrease in violence in Baghdad and other regions of Iraq has led to an increased presence of US soldiers on the streets, most of them involved in restoring community services.But this has also made them vulnerable targets of militiamen and insurgent groups, especially in areas such as Sadr City where the troops fought raging battles earlier this year in which hundreds of people were killed.
waiwai-gamblers spent estimated $4.2b on 4-D
According to the Straits Times,there were many Singaporeans gambling away all their money with the bulk of bets going towards 4-D.Surveys releaved that there were residents spending hundreds of millions on both horse racing and toto....
"4-D is seen as an acceptable game and there's no stigma if one is seen queing up to buy it."there is an increase of Singapore Pools outlet and now even the operator also takes wages over the phone.Most people believe that their lucky numbers willcome around some day.
personal comment-I think that these people are just wishing for those ideas that will only happen once in a blue moon.yes, there is a recent trend in the betting due to many people addited to it. i strongly feel that Singapore should not even continue to build this kind of 'entertainment'.the form of advancement that the Pool made, is continueing to lure many Singaporeans into the 'trap'.i hope that this trend will not continue further as it'll only bring harm than prosperity.
"4-D is seen as an acceptable game and there's no stigma if one is seen queing up to buy it."there is an increase of Singapore Pools outlet and now even the operator also takes wages over the phone.Most people believe that their lucky numbers willcome around some day.
personal comment-I think that these people are just wishing for those ideas that will only happen once in a blue moon.yes, there is a recent trend in the betting due to many people addited to it. i strongly feel that Singapore should not even continue to build this kind of 'entertainment'.the form of advancement that the Pool made, is continueing to lure many Singaporeans into the 'trap'.i hope that this trend will not continue further as it'll only bring harm than prosperity.
Jasmine -Customs seizes largest haul of duty unpaid cigarettes this year
The Singapore Customs has seized the largest haul of duty-unpaid cigarettes this year, worth about S$2.1 million, and the duty and GST involved amounted to S$1.8 million. Six men - five Singaporeans, one Malaysian, aged between 38 and 52 years old - suspected to be involved in the case, were arrested for trying to smuggle in 233,500 packets, or a full container load of cigarettes.
Three vans and one saloon car involved in the case were also seized.
Acting on a tip-off, the Singapore Customs mounted a surveillance at a warehouse building along Lower Delta Road which led to the seizure.
All six men will be charged in court on June 25.
Response:
I am relieved that those who are involved in smuggling the cigarettes was arrested as what they have done is against the law.The police has proven themselves to be very effective by catching them in the nick of time before they could get to distribute the cigarettes and earned some quick cash.It would be unfair to other people who need to work hard and spent most of their time working to earn money for living as the smugglers receive more money despite the fact that they did not pay any hard work into it.Their act was illegal and thankfully a kind soul tip-off to the polices i urged everyone to learn from him.Fortunately,this problem is solved preventing many avoidable tragedy.
Three vans and one saloon car involved in the case were also seized.
Acting on a tip-off, the Singapore Customs mounted a surveillance at a warehouse building along Lower Delta Road which led to the seizure.
All six men will be charged in court on June 25.
Response:
I am relieved that those who are involved in smuggling the cigarettes was arrested as what they have done is against the law.The police has proven themselves to be very effective by catching them in the nick of time before they could get to distribute the cigarettes and earned some quick cash.It would be unfair to other people who need to work hard and spent most of their time working to earn money for living as the smugglers receive more money despite the fact that they did not pay any hard work into it.Their act was illegal and thankfully a kind soul tip-off to the polices i urged everyone to learn from him.Fortunately,this problem is solved preventing many avoidable tragedy.
Varian Ang- jailed again for underage sex
A TEENAGE girl lost a dare and had to give a man a kiss. But after the smack on the lips, the man took it further, meeting her in a toilet near a condominium pool, where they then had sex.
personal view - i feel that the man should had been for severely punish for taking advantage. But the girl should also be smart enough not to follow him into the toilet knowing that a bad outcome will happen
personal view - i feel that the man should had been for severely punish for taking advantage. But the girl should also be smart enough not to follow him into the toilet knowing that a bad outcome will happen
Lai Han- Aliens? Us?
Genetic material from outer space found in a meteorite in Australia may well have played a key role in the origin of life on earth, according to a study to be published on Sunday.
European and US scientists have proved for the first time two bits of genetic coding, called nucleobases, contained in the meteor fragment, are truly extraterrestrial.
Previous studies had suggested the space rocks, which hit earth about 40 years ago, might have been contaminated upon impact.
Both of the molecules identified, uracil and xanthine, "are present in our DNA and RNA," said lead author Zita Martins, a researcher at Imperial College London.
RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is another key part of the genetic coding that makes up our bodies.
These molecules would also have been essential to the still-mysterious alchemy that somehow gave rise, about four billion years ago, to life itself.
"We know that meteorites very similar to the Murchison meteorite, which is the one we analysed, were delivering the building blocks of life to earth 3.8 to 4.5 billion years ago," Martins told AFP in an interview.
Competing theories suggest nucleobases were synthesised closer to home, but Martins said the atmospheric conditions of early earth would have rendered that process difficult or impossible.
A team of European and US scientists showed the two types of molecules in the Australian meteorite contained a heavy form of carbon - carbon 13 - which could only have been formed in space.
"We believe early life may have adopted nucleobases from meteoric fragments for use in genetic coding, enabling them to pass on their successful features to subsequent generations," Martins said.
If so, this would have been the start of an evolutionary process leading over billions of years to all the flora and fauna - including human beings - in existence today.
The study, to be published in Earth Planetary Science Letters, also has implications for life on other planets.
"Because meteorites represent leftover materials from the formation of the solar system, the key components of life - including nucleobases - could be widespread in the cosmos," said co-author Mark Sephton, also at Imperial College London.
"As more and more of life's raw materials are discovered in objects from space, the possibility of life springing forth wherever the right chemistry is present becomes more likely," he said.
Uracil is an organic compound found in RNA, where it binds in a genetic base pair with another molecule, adenine.
Xanthine is not directly part of RNA or DNA, but participates in a series of chemical reactions inside the RNA of cells.
The two types of nucleobases and the ratio of light-to-heavy carbon molecules were identified through gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, technologies that were not available during earlier analyses of the now-famous meteorite.
Even so, said Martins, the process was extremely laborious and time-consuming, one reason it had not be carried out up to now by other scientists.
Personal views:
Us aliens? Maybe, we are almost the smartest things that ever happened. No? Then what has it got to do with monkeys being our "ancestors"? That makes them alien right? yes?
European and US scientists have proved for the first time two bits of genetic coding, called nucleobases, contained in the meteor fragment, are truly extraterrestrial.
Previous studies had suggested the space rocks, which hit earth about 40 years ago, might have been contaminated upon impact.
Both of the molecules identified, uracil and xanthine, "are present in our DNA and RNA," said lead author Zita Martins, a researcher at Imperial College London.
RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is another key part of the genetic coding that makes up our bodies.
These molecules would also have been essential to the still-mysterious alchemy that somehow gave rise, about four billion years ago, to life itself.
"We know that meteorites very similar to the Murchison meteorite, which is the one we analysed, were delivering the building blocks of life to earth 3.8 to 4.5 billion years ago," Martins told AFP in an interview.
Competing theories suggest nucleobases were synthesised closer to home, but Martins said the atmospheric conditions of early earth would have rendered that process difficult or impossible.
A team of European and US scientists showed the two types of molecules in the Australian meteorite contained a heavy form of carbon - carbon 13 - which could only have been formed in space.
"We believe early life may have adopted nucleobases from meteoric fragments for use in genetic coding, enabling them to pass on their successful features to subsequent generations," Martins said.
If so, this would have been the start of an evolutionary process leading over billions of years to all the flora and fauna - including human beings - in existence today.
The study, to be published in Earth Planetary Science Letters, also has implications for life on other planets.
"Because meteorites represent leftover materials from the formation of the solar system, the key components of life - including nucleobases - could be widespread in the cosmos," said co-author Mark Sephton, also at Imperial College London.
"As more and more of life's raw materials are discovered in objects from space, the possibility of life springing forth wherever the right chemistry is present becomes more likely," he said.
Uracil is an organic compound found in RNA, where it binds in a genetic base pair with another molecule, adenine.
Xanthine is not directly part of RNA or DNA, but participates in a series of chemical reactions inside the RNA of cells.
The two types of nucleobases and the ratio of light-to-heavy carbon molecules were identified through gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, technologies that were not available during earlier analyses of the now-famous meteorite.
Even so, said Martins, the process was extremely laborious and time-consuming, one reason it had not be carried out up to now by other scientists.
Personal views:
Us aliens? Maybe, we are almost the smartest things that ever happened. No? Then what has it got to do with monkeys being our "ancestors"? That makes them alien right? yes?
Varian Ang - NSF man fined $6,000 for molesting woman and teenage girl
A full-time national serviceman was fined a total of $6,000 on Thursday for touching the buttocks of a woman and a teenage girl.
Xu Zhengxiong, 21, pleaded guilty to the two offences which took place at HDB blocks in Punggol in July and September last year.A district court heard that a 41-year-old woman was outside her unit along the common corridor at about 10pm on July 5 when Xu came from behind and squeezed her left buttocks.Shocked, she turned around and saw Xu standing behind her. She shouted for help and alerted her husband who gave chase but lost Xu who fled down the stairs.On Sept 3, he struck again. He trailed a 14-year-old girl who was walking home near Punggol Plaza. When the girl reached her block and pressed the lift button, Xu followed her.As she entered the lift, she suddenly felt someone touching her buttocks. Xu immediately retracted his hand and walked away briskly when she turned around. She went home and called the police. The court heard that on both occasions, Xu had worn a cap. Xu was arrested the next day by a police ambush party. A third similar charge was taken into consideration. Xu could have been jailed for up to two years or fined or caned or received any two such punishments for each outrage of modesty charge.
personal view - i personally think that that man should receive a more servere punishment.
Xu Zhengxiong, 21, pleaded guilty to the two offences which took place at HDB blocks in Punggol in July and September last year.A district court heard that a 41-year-old woman was outside her unit along the common corridor at about 10pm on July 5 when Xu came from behind and squeezed her left buttocks.Shocked, she turned around and saw Xu standing behind her. She shouted for help and alerted her husband who gave chase but lost Xu who fled down the stairs.On Sept 3, he struck again. He trailed a 14-year-old girl who was walking home near Punggol Plaza. When the girl reached her block and pressed the lift button, Xu followed her.As she entered the lift, she suddenly felt someone touching her buttocks. Xu immediately retracted his hand and walked away briskly when she turned around. She went home and called the police. The court heard that on both occasions, Xu had worn a cap. Xu was arrested the next day by a police ambush party. A third similar charge was taken into consideration. Xu could have been jailed for up to two years or fined or caned or received any two such punishments for each outrage of modesty charge.
personal view - i personally think that that man should receive a more servere punishment.
Lai Han- Cannibalism
AN eight-year-old boy was kept chained in his cellar by his cannibal family while they skinned and ate parts of him a grotesque cannibal orgy.
Sobbing Ondrej Mauerova was rescued alive when a neighbour’s TV picked up footage from a camera filming his agony, a court in the Czech Republic has heard.
He had been partially skinned after monstrous mum Klara, 31, caged him for months while relatives who were also in a sick cult feasted on his raw flesh, an appalled judge was told yesterday.
The mum wept in a Czech court as her evil was exposed in a case echoing the Fritzl dungeon horror in Austria.
Go to our killers, cannibals and their victims special gallery
Ondrej and his helpless brother Jakub, nine, were kept in cages or handcuffed to tables as they were ritually Tortured, Burnt and Whipped with belts.
Their life of hell only ended when a neighbour in the city of Brno bought a CCTV baby monitor.
Instead of pictures of his newborn he was confronted by live images of Ondrej naked in the cellar — beaten and chained.
Cops swooped on the house next door and also freed a girl posing as an adopted sister aged 13 and clutching a teddy.
She later turned out to be 34 - and one of the torturers. The boys’ mum accused the woman - fellow cult member Barbora Skrlova — of brainwashing her. She wailed: "Terrible things have happened. I realise it and can’t understand how I could have allowed it."
The court in her home city heard the abuse of her children was co-ordinated via text messages sent by a leader of the Grail Movement cult - who was known only as the "Doctor".
Her sister Katerina was also involved.
The abuse trial of the boys’ mum, another relative and their bogus sister Skrlova - who fled and was later found posing as a boy in Norway - continues.
Three others also face charges.
Don't you just love cannibalism?! Makes me feel that the world is suffering from a scarity of food and we have to resort to eating each other. GROSSNESS OVERLOAD!
Sobbing Ondrej Mauerova was rescued alive when a neighbour’s TV picked up footage from a camera filming his agony, a court in the Czech Republic has heard.
He had been partially skinned after monstrous mum Klara, 31, caged him for months while relatives who were also in a sick cult feasted on his raw flesh, an appalled judge was told yesterday.
The mum wept in a Czech court as her evil was exposed in a case echoing the Fritzl dungeon horror in Austria.
Go to our killers, cannibals and their victims special gallery
Ondrej and his helpless brother Jakub, nine, were kept in cages or handcuffed to tables as they were ritually Tortured, Burnt and Whipped with belts.
Their life of hell only ended when a neighbour in the city of Brno bought a CCTV baby monitor.
Instead of pictures of his newborn he was confronted by live images of Ondrej naked in the cellar — beaten and chained.
Cops swooped on the house next door and also freed a girl posing as an adopted sister aged 13 and clutching a teddy.
She later turned out to be 34 - and one of the torturers. The boys’ mum accused the woman - fellow cult member Barbora Skrlova — of brainwashing her. She wailed: "Terrible things have happened. I realise it and can’t understand how I could have allowed it."
The court in her home city heard the abuse of her children was co-ordinated via text messages sent by a leader of the Grail Movement cult - who was known only as the "Doctor".
Her sister Katerina was also involved.
The abuse trial of the boys’ mum, another relative and their bogus sister Skrlova - who fled and was later found posing as a boy in Norway - continues.
Three others also face charges.
Don't you just love cannibalism?! Makes me feel that the world is suffering from a scarity of food and we have to resort to eating each other. GROSSNESS OVERLOAD!
Varian Ang -Driving while on the phone is illegal but what about... Eating? Shaving? Kissing?
Keeping both hands on the wheel, or eyes on the road, while driving is not a common practice among motorists here, given that many tend to eat, smoke or apply make-up at the same time. While it is clearly illegal to use a mobile phone while driving, the law does not specifically forbid other activities, such as eating or shaving, while driving.The Sunday Times found that almost every driver had engaged in distracting activities while navigating the roads, ranging from reading to having a morning shave.
personal view: i think that such activity should not be done while criving even though they are in a rush. it is dangerous to leave both hands off the wheel
personal view: i think that such activity should not be done while criving even though they are in a rush. it is dangerous to leave both hands off the wheel
Phua Yi Ting - The Caribbean monk seal is officially extinct.
"The Caribbean monk seal has become extinct.
The docile creatures were hunted for research, food and blubber, say biologists. The last confirmed sighting of a Caribbean monk seal was in 1952 between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service confirmed Friday that the species is extinct.
Kyle Baker, a biologist for NOAA's Fisheries Service southeast region, said the species is the only seal to become extinct from human causes. The seals were first classified as endangered in 1967, and wildlife experts investigated several reported sightings over the past few decades. But officials determined they were other seal types.
The Caribbean monk seal, first discovered during Christopher Columbus' second voyage in 1494, once had a population of more than 250,000. But they became easy game for hunters because they often rested, gave birth or nursed their pups on beaches.
It's cousins, the Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals are in danger of going into extinction too."
Personal Views:
It saddens me a lot to read news like this.
Because extinction is final and it is so much more than simply death. Each species is unique and they can never be reproduced.
And this time, it is our fault. We are the coldest-blooded killers ever, we will kill innocent animals for our own profit and have no respect for anything that does not benefit us. We steal lives.
Not only are we causing the next greatest mass extinction ever, we are also causing climate change which will lead to further extinction! Everything has a purpose on this earth, and we have no rights to destroy them.
We fail to see that instead of changing the earth to suit us, we should adapt to the earth because the earth does not exist only for us.
We do not realise that us, the superior humans beings might one day be wipe out like the dinosaurs due to our own doings and be replaced with a better, kinder species that will treat the earth better.
And don't think the extinction of an animal does not concern you, we're all in the same food chain. One day, you or your loved ones will feel the impact.
So, stop being selfish. There are many, many things we can do to improve the situation like stop eating shark's fin, use lesser electricity so that the polar bears will no longer walk on thin ice, refusing to buy anything from the illegal wildlife trade (e.g. elephant ivory carvings and jewelry, tortoise and turtle shell accessories, big cat skins, reptile skin handbags, belts and shoes, porcupine quill coasters and lampshades, coral and shells, and many more.), etc. These can be done through education with the government's help.
Hopefully this will be a wake up call to the U.S. government. Even though the other seals' future are looking rather bleak now but I still hope they can be saved before the same thing happens to them. And there are still so many things we have not learn from these animals which are on the brink of extinction. We must save these animals for our future generations and not upset the balance.
Because a diverse wildlife is priceless.
Great tits cope well with warming
Researchers found that great tits are laying eggs earlier in the spring than they used to, keeping step with the earlier emergence of caterpillars. Writing in the journal Science, they point out that the same birds in the Netherlands have not managed to adjust. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) commented that other species are likely to fare much worse than great tits as temperatures rise. The chicks hatch and are fully grown within two weeks, so they need something that's really abundant - that's why they synchonise their breeding so hatching co-incides with the emergence of the caterpillars."
Personal Views:
Besides just being adorable, it also have a good sense of time and temperature. This creature is able to mangage it's time well compared to other birds. As they say early birds catches the worm, I say bird with good time management and a tiny thermometer in the brain catches the caterpillars. With plenty of food it is no wonder the Tits would not mind managing some time for their offspring.
Personal Views:
Besides just being adorable, it also have a good sense of time and temperature. This creature is able to mangage it's time well compared to other birds. As they say early birds catches the worm, I say bird with good time management and a tiny thermometer in the brain catches the caterpillars. With plenty of food it is no wonder the Tits would not mind managing some time for their offspring.
Kelly Wee-Marsiling burglar charged
AN ODD-JOB labourer was brought to court on Tuesday over a burglary at a Marsiling Lane flat which led to his accomplice's death fall.
Kamarudin Abdul Hussin, 34, allegedly broke into the fifth-floor flat of Madam Tan Bee Ean, 50, with Rahmat Latiff, 43, last Friday.
Rahmat panicked and escaped via the master bedroom on seeing the flat owner return from her morning stroll.
He landed 15m below with a thud.
Two men were seen carrying the hawker assistant into a car before driving off. He died about an hour later in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Kamarudin was remanded at Jurong Police Division until July 1.
If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to two years and a fine.
Personal comment: I feel that one should work for what they want instead of taking other's possession. Even if they manage to take it (for e.g. money), could they spend that money on their conscience? They're not handicapped,so they still stand a chance of being independent and work for what they want instead of committing crimes!
Kamarudin Abdul Hussin, 34, allegedly broke into the fifth-floor flat of Madam Tan Bee Ean, 50, with Rahmat Latiff, 43, last Friday.
Rahmat panicked and escaped via the master bedroom on seeing the flat owner return from her morning stroll.
He landed 15m below with a thud.
Two men were seen carrying the hawker assistant into a car before driving off. He died about an hour later in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Kamarudin was remanded at Jurong Police Division until July 1.
If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to two years and a fine.
Personal comment: I feel that one should work for what they want instead of taking other's possession. Even if they manage to take it (for e.g. money), could they spend that money on their conscience? They're not handicapped,so they still stand a chance of being independent and work for what they want instead of committing crimes!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Chengwee -Prostitute at 14, Aids activist today
Born the only daughter and the last of seven children to a village baker and his wife, she left school after just one month to hawk bread. Her father died when she was 10. Her mother remarried and took only the boys with her to Phnom Penh without her. She have to stay to look after her grandmother and helped villages harvest rice and wash clothes for tins of rice and salted fish. When she was 13, she accompanied a neighbour to PHnom Penh after he told her he knew where her mother and siblings lived. But the man abandoned her and in order to survive, she became a helper at the fruit stall. One day, a lady told her that she coud get her a job wa a prawn peeler which would earn lots. But it turn out that the lady sold her to a couple who ran a brothel near Thai border. She would have to have sex with men to pay the couples.Due to the refusal , she was locked in a tiny dark room and denied food for a week. Worst of all she was tortured by electric wires until she summits. Every day she was forced to have sex with between thiree to ten men. One day she fled from the brothel and ended up in a village and hid herself in the rubbish bin. She then reunited with her mother but due to presence of AIDs in her body, her mother throw her out of the house. A world vision trauma recovery centre helps to change her life and in the end she bacame a speaker at international conferences who inspired many listeners .
Personal comments: I felt pity for the girl of such small age but had to suffer this kind of fate of being forced into sexuality. I fet that the mother should not have abandon her daughter at the first place and even the second time they met. Even though the girl has contracted with HIV, she is still the daughter of the mother and the mother has the responsibilty of taking good care of her no matter what happens. It is really a bad experience and chidhood and it is difficult even for us to even face the crowd, yet she has the conffidence and courage to stand up and that has really inspired me. This is the type of spirit that each and every single one of us should have and to stand up again from a fall. She is really a very good role model that everyone of us should learn from!
Personal comments: I felt pity for the girl of such small age but had to suffer this kind of fate of being forced into sexuality. I fet that the mother should not have abandon her daughter at the first place and even the second time they met. Even though the girl has contracted with HIV, she is still the daughter of the mother and the mother has the responsibilty of taking good care of her no matter what happens. It is really a bad experience and chidhood and it is difficult even for us to even face the crowd, yet she has the conffidence and courage to stand up and that has really inspired me. This is the type of spirit that each and every single one of us should have and to stand up again from a fall. She is really a very good role model that everyone of us should learn from!
Zhang Wenjie-More poor Indonesians sending kids to orphanage
Summary:
Many Indonesian kids live in orphanage because their parents were too poor to give them education and food. Indonesia's childdcare instituition released a survey that the orphanages are seperated from their parents not from death but from poverty. A report made by the US-based charity Save the Children and the Indonesian government that covered six provinces said that up to 500,000 of the country's 85 million children live in instituitions, which is the highest rate worldwide.Of those 90% still have one or more parent alive. In 36 homes surveyed , the children spent most of their time cooking and looking after younger kids as the instituitions were understaffed. A survey said that government policy was feulling the parents to give up their children.
Personal Views:
I feel sorry for the children that have to live without their parents. I can tell that many people suffer from poverty as 90% of the orphanages has one or more parent alive. I feel that the government should do something about it if not this situation will increase further. I feel that the government should create more jobs for the people so there will be lesser people that are unemployed. When there are more people working less people will suffer from poverty, their children will not suffer and put into an orphahnage. With jobs they will be able t support their family and the country will develop further too.
Cylvi Lim - Africa fish fall blamed on Japan
A coalition of conservation groups and a leading fisheries scientist have accused Japan of damaging the fisheries interests of poorer countries. They say Japan promotes the argument that whales are responsible for declining fish stocks in order to boost support for whale hunting.
They say this stops poor countries from focussing on real causes of decline. A spokesman for Japan's whale research institution described the accusation as "absurd and irresponsible". "Blaming whales is an issue that is not only false - whales are no more responsible than the Martians - but which prevents the very small resources of West African countries from being devoted to understanding the real reasons why their fisheries are declining," he said.
Personal response:
There is little doubt that fish stocks globally are shrinking. One recent major study projected there would be no commercial fisheries left in 50 years if current trends continued. Some developing countries, notably along the west coast of Africa, have seen stocks fall abruptly as fleets from Europe and East Asia have moved either legally or illegally into grounds that had previously been the preserve of small scale local fishermen. Overfishing is one cause to declining fish stocks and blaming on whales is not a good reason as whales do not eat fish. "Absurd allegation and a gross misrepresentation" may cause conflicts between the countries.
They say this stops poor countries from focussing on real causes of decline. A spokesman for Japan's whale research institution described the accusation as "absurd and irresponsible". "Blaming whales is an issue that is not only false - whales are no more responsible than the Martians - but which prevents the very small resources of West African countries from being devoted to understanding the real reasons why their fisheries are declining," he said.
Personal response:
There is little doubt that fish stocks globally are shrinking. One recent major study projected there would be no commercial fisheries left in 50 years if current trends continued. Some developing countries, notably along the west coast of Africa, have seen stocks fall abruptly as fleets from Europe and East Asia have moved either legally or illegally into grounds that had previously been the preserve of small scale local fishermen. Overfishing is one cause to declining fish stocks and blaming on whales is not a good reason as whales do not eat fish. "Absurd allegation and a gross misrepresentation" may cause conflicts between the countries.
Chin Kee Teck - Male circumcision 'cuts' HIV risk
A reserch shows that circumcision can reduce the infection rate of HIV in heterosexual men by 50% as a research on two african trial shows. The trial was too stunning that the the US National Institutes of Health found it too corrupt that they had to stop the trial earlier. Althought, it was a great break through i could no replace the standard method of HIV prevention such as the condom.
The trial in Kenya found a 53% reduction in new HIV infections in heterosexual men who were circumcised while the Ugandan study reported a drop of 48%. Results last year from a study in 3,280 heterosexual men in South Africa, which was also stopped early, showed a 60% drop in the incidence of new infections in men who had been circumcised.
The reasons why circumcision may save u from HIV is because some of the cell on the foreskin might be possible target of the infection and also after circumcision the skin under the foreskin is less sensitive and would not bleed so it is less prone to infections.
Personal Views:
Circumcision, the removal of unwanted skin on the penis. I found this study very prominent as HIV is a very deadly virus and as more ways of prevention from the infection are discovered, it means lesser chance of catching it. Althought lesser chance of getting infected is a good thing but it is still not a full protection from it, I think that prevention should be all about ourself. An example is knowing the preson's health condition before sex or do not go around having sex with random people not knowing what kind of disease they have.
The trial in Kenya found a 53% reduction in new HIV infections in heterosexual men who were circumcised while the Ugandan study reported a drop of 48%. Results last year from a study in 3,280 heterosexual men in South Africa, which was also stopped early, showed a 60% drop in the incidence of new infections in men who had been circumcised.
The reasons why circumcision may save u from HIV is because some of the cell on the foreskin might be possible target of the infection and also after circumcision the skin under the foreskin is less sensitive and would not bleed so it is less prone to infections.
Personal Views:
Circumcision, the removal of unwanted skin on the penis. I found this study very prominent as HIV is a very deadly virus and as more ways of prevention from the infection are discovered, it means lesser chance of catching it. Althought lesser chance of getting infected is a good thing but it is still not a full protection from it, I think that prevention should be all about ourself. An example is knowing the preson's health condition before sex or do not go around having sex with random people not knowing what kind of disease they have.
Chengwee - Unclean water kills 4,000 daily worldwide
Polluted drinking water will kill around 1.6 million people this year unless governments around the world make a concerted effort to clean up their supplies. Over 4,000 people die each day from water-borne diseases and the death toll is not restricted to Third Word nations. It is a problem plaguing all countries.The event will bring together experts from around the world to discuss management policies, the impact of global warming, and the need to diversity water sources. Dr Bertram said that governments must anticipate long- term water shortages caused by rising demand and climate change. Leaders have to put their money where their mouths are and make good on a myriad of promises to provide affordable, clean drinking water.Governments also need to invest heavily in building and maintaining water infrastructure.There has been some progress as more people got their water through pipes. But most of the water is ''unreliable and unsafe'', s problem that Singapore avoided through good management and cutting-edge technology.
Personal comments: I believed that unclean water is a very serious problem that has been plaguing all countries even Singapore! It might influence other living organisms through food chains or even directly from the unclean water. Many was contracted with diseases due to the drinking of unclean water and some eventually dies as time goes by as well as the continual drinkage of unclean water.It would slowly affect the country's development like declining population which leads to the lackage of talents to help the society. I believed that the reason why people drinks unclean water is not because of not wanting it but is the fact that they coud not even afford to pay for clean water and the inaccessibility of getting clean water. Since then, government should do something to salvage the problem of providing affordable, clean drinking water. I am proud of my country as it has managed to avoid the problem through proper management.
Personal comments: I believed that unclean water is a very serious problem that has been plaguing all countries even Singapore! It might influence other living organisms through food chains or even directly from the unclean water. Many was contracted with diseases due to the drinking of unclean water and some eventually dies as time goes by as well as the continual drinkage of unclean water.It would slowly affect the country's development like declining population which leads to the lackage of talents to help the society. I believed that the reason why people drinks unclean water is not because of not wanting it but is the fact that they coud not even afford to pay for clean water and the inaccessibility of getting clean water. Since then, government should do something to salvage the problem of providing affordable, clean drinking water. I am proud of my country as it has managed to avoid the problem through proper management.
Chengwee - Next target: Cut energy use
Singapore has to work hearder at cutting down energy usage- perhaps by 20 per cent to 30 per cent, as countries around the world incrasingly emphasise sustainable development. Singapore has scored relatively well on the water and land usage fronts but not on energy usage. On the government's part, it can examine policies such as using new materials to construct HDB blocks, examining new ways of designing and maintaining lifts whch currently '' use up a lot of energy '' , and installing energy-saving lights in public carparks. Singaporeans, as consumers, also have to play their part in understanding the amount of energy that their various appliances use up, going for energy-saving versions.Certainly, there are chanllenges as Singapore seeks to cut down on its energy usage. UPfront cost may be hgher, but it is all worth it.
Personal comments: I think that energy usage is an important resource that we should look up to and I agree with the view of cutting down energy usage. This helps to develop a sustainable development and then can be further improve. In order to help cut down the energy usage, we have to play a part and we can start from our own house homes. We can save energy usage even by small little things that we do like switching off the lights when we are not using. I believe that this problem if delayed, would somehow affect our living environment and many other problems would arise too. We may not be influenced by this problem nor knowing the importance of energy saving now but no one would know what would happen as time goes by. It is important that we have the mind-set of 'prevention better that cure' and thus we must work together to strike together in solving problems.
Personal comments: I think that energy usage is an important resource that we should look up to and I agree with the view of cutting down energy usage. This helps to develop a sustainable development and then can be further improve. In order to help cut down the energy usage, we have to play a part and we can start from our own house homes. We can save energy usage even by small little things that we do like switching off the lights when we are not using. I believe that this problem if delayed, would somehow affect our living environment and many other problems would arise too. We may not be influenced by this problem nor knowing the importance of energy saving now but no one would know what would happen as time goes by. It is important that we have the mind-set of 'prevention better that cure' and thus we must work together to strike together in solving problems.
Cylvi Lim - Mobile phone battery dead? Try dancing
WHAT do you do if you are stuck in a field at a pop festival but there's trouble ahead because your mobile phone's battery is about to run out? Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance. Mobile phone operator Orange said on Tuesday it had teamed up with GotWind, a firm specialising in renewable energy, to produce a recharger powered by dance energy alone. The portable kinetic energy chargers will be given a test run at this year's Glastonbury Festival, the world's biggest greenfield music and arts celebration that begins on a farm in Somerset on Friday.
Orange said the prototype chargers weigh the same as a phone and are about the size of a pack of cards. Attached to the user's arm, they employ a system of weights and magnets which provide an electric current to top up charge in a storage battery. This can then later be used to recharge the phone. 'We wanted to create a fun, engaging and interactive product which would encourage users to have a laugh while charging their mobile phone and at the same time test out a new energy-efficient prototype,' said Hattie Magee, Head of Partnerships at Orange UK.
Personal response:
In my opinion, this is a very creative and fun idea to recharge mobile phones. It also helps to save electricity, the environment and the Earth. Through dancing, they can dance and improve their health too which benefited all factors. This idea also helps people when their mobile phone battery dead while they needed to use the phone. They can dance somewhere out in the pathway and will attract people to see shows and this will add rainbows to the world. Dancing will help people to release stress, become more cheerful and prevent them from getting depressions.
Orange said the prototype chargers weigh the same as a phone and are about the size of a pack of cards. Attached to the user's arm, they employ a system of weights and magnets which provide an electric current to top up charge in a storage battery. This can then later be used to recharge the phone. 'We wanted to create a fun, engaging and interactive product which would encourage users to have a laugh while charging their mobile phone and at the same time test out a new energy-efficient prototype,' said Hattie Magee, Head of Partnerships at Orange UK.
Personal response:
In my opinion, this is a very creative and fun idea to recharge mobile phones. It also helps to save electricity, the environment and the Earth. Through dancing, they can dance and improve their health too which benefited all factors. This idea also helps people when their mobile phone battery dead while they needed to use the phone. They can dance somewhere out in the pathway and will attract people to see shows and this will add rainbows to the world. Dancing will help people to release stress, become more cheerful and prevent them from getting depressions.
Zhang Wenjie-Rats causing food crisis in Myanmar
Summary:
After the Cyclone, a new disaster has happened in Myanmar. Once every 50 years, packs of rats will swarm through the hills and consume everything in their path. Bamboos that has just harvast die after sometimes and this happens twice a century. It is known as bamboo death which the rats feed on. Next they will feed on the seeds, rice stocks, stripping ripening corn and paddy in the fields. This have caused the villages to be affected greatly. They were too weak to flee and were dying soon. Children are suffering from dehydration or diarrhoea.Even the left behind ones who are the porrest and weakest are known as the strongest.
Personal View:
I pity for the people that live in Myanmar because the generals do not allow people from other countries to help. There are many people suffering yet they do not accept help from others. I pity them also because they have so many disasters causing many deaths.
Jane Teo - Minibus crash: 10 hurt; all had no belts
Summary:10 Chinese nationals were injured yesterday morning when a minibus slammed into the back of the truck. They were taken to a hospital and 8 were treated by minor injuries. The impact of the crash has sent a man hurtling forward. The crash renewed calls for sear belts to be fitted in all minibuses. The appeals begin in April when a schoolboy, eight, was killed after flung out of a minibus which has collided between two cars. At very least, lap belts must be installed.
Personal Views :
This is truly a lesson to be learnt by many out there who do not wear seatbelts even when they have seatbelts in their cars or buses. Seatbelts are really very important as it is a safety precaution. Especially when met with an accident, seatbelts keeps the victims to their seats and not be flung out like that schoolboy.
Personal Views :
This is truly a lesson to be learnt by many out there who do not wear seatbelts even when they have seatbelts in their cars or buses. Seatbelts are really very important as it is a safety precaution. Especially when met with an accident, seatbelts keeps the victims to their seats and not be flung out like that schoolboy.
Jasmine Loy - S'pore employers concerned about talent leaving to work abroad
Singapore employers are concerned about their talent leaving to work abroad, said a Borderless Workforce Survey on the outward migration of talent. According to Manpower Singapore, which conducted the poll of 563 people, 22 percent of those surveyed were concerned about the move's negative impact on the labour market. Those particularly concerned about this talent outflow trend were from the finance, insurance and real estate, manufacturing and transportation sectors. Employers from the education and public administration sectors were less concerned about the trend, the survey said. The survey added that employers see China, India and Hong Kong as the biggest competitors for talent.
Personal views ;
Nowadays, more and more people thinks that working abroad might be better rather than staying in Singapore. As they think leaving to work abroad might benefit them, create more opportunities for them, enable them to be exposed to different kind of working environment and might also have a higher pay. Thus resulting in our country to be lack of talent and hence, the government is now thinking of ways to attract foreign talent to Singapore. According to the article, “22 percent of those surveyed were concerned about the move’s negative impact on the labour market.”
Well, I think this is rather quite common for them to have such concern about the negative impact which might have on the labour market. As this concerned the prosperity of the country, as well as, us. The survey added that employers see China, India and Hong Kong as the biggest competitors for talent. Perhaps we can try to approach talent from those countries if we are still lacking of talent helping for the country. It might benefit all too.
Personal views ;
Nowadays, more and more people thinks that working abroad might be better rather than staying in Singapore. As they think leaving to work abroad might benefit them, create more opportunities for them, enable them to be exposed to different kind of working environment and might also have a higher pay. Thus resulting in our country to be lack of talent and hence, the government is now thinking of ways to attract foreign talent to Singapore. According to the article, “22 percent of those surveyed were concerned about the move’s negative impact on the labour market.”
Well, I think this is rather quite common for them to have such concern about the negative impact which might have on the labour market. As this concerned the prosperity of the country, as well as, us. The survey added that employers see China, India and Hong Kong as the biggest competitors for talent. Perhaps we can try to approach talent from those countries if we are still lacking of talent helping for the country. It might benefit all too.
Cylvi Lim - S'poreans biggest online spenders: survey
SINGAPOREANS and South Koreans are the region's biggest online spenders, a survey by MasterCard said on Tuesday. Singapore online shoppers spent 770.70 US dollars (S$1,050) over a three-month period, followed by South Koreans who spent 707.50 dollars (S$967.10), the survey found. It studied the behaviour of more than 4,000 people with bank accounts who used the Internet at least once a week, in Hong Kong, mainland China, Australia, Japan, India and Thailand as well as Singapore and South Korea.
Online shoppers in Thailand spent the least, at 406.30 dollars over the three months, while those in Japan spent 581.00 dollars, the survey said. Shoppers in the region averaged 3.1 purchases during the period, it said.
It added that 63 per cent of survey respondents said they made purchases online. That figure was even higher in Japan and South Korea, where 83 per cent said they shopped using the Internet.
The MasterCard study said that by 2010 China's online shopping population is projected to increase to 480 million, contributing 58.6 per cent of the region's total online shopping population, up from 49.9 per cent now. India's online shopping population is also set to increase rapidly and is poised to overtake Japan and Korea in terms of the share of over regional Internet shoppers, MasterCard said.
Personal response:
Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products or services over the internet. It is very convenient for those who are busy and does not have time to shop. It is now a trend for Singaporeans to go online shopping. In my opinion, there are pros and cons of online shopping. The pros are that the online shoppers will save time and do not require much effort in buying things. They only needed to make their payments through cards and have the good delivered directly to their house. This also helps the customers to save the transportation costs. The cons are that online shoppers will find that they could buy very conveniently. This may cause them to buy more than their expectations, as a lot of advertisements attracted their attentions. Pictures are usually nicer than the real ones, which cause people to be disappointed or regretted in buying. They also might not know that the goods delivered to their house are in a good condition, which they cannot refund it. Online shopping in Singapore is a good practice as most of the people in Singapore are working everyday and do not have time to shop.
Online shoppers in Thailand spent the least, at 406.30 dollars over the three months, while those in Japan spent 581.00 dollars, the survey said. Shoppers in the region averaged 3.1 purchases during the period, it said.
It added that 63 per cent of survey respondents said they made purchases online. That figure was even higher in Japan and South Korea, where 83 per cent said they shopped using the Internet.
The MasterCard study said that by 2010 China's online shopping population is projected to increase to 480 million, contributing 58.6 per cent of the region's total online shopping population, up from 49.9 per cent now. India's online shopping population is also set to increase rapidly and is poised to overtake Japan and Korea in terms of the share of over regional Internet shoppers, MasterCard said.
Personal response:
Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products or services over the internet. It is very convenient for those who are busy and does not have time to shop. It is now a trend for Singaporeans to go online shopping. In my opinion, there are pros and cons of online shopping. The pros are that the online shoppers will save time and do not require much effort in buying things. They only needed to make their payments through cards and have the good delivered directly to their house. This also helps the customers to save the transportation costs. The cons are that online shoppers will find that they could buy very conveniently. This may cause them to buy more than their expectations, as a lot of advertisements attracted their attentions. Pictures are usually nicer than the real ones, which cause people to be disappointed or regretted in buying. They also might not know that the goods delivered to their house are in a good condition, which they cannot refund it. Online shopping in Singapore is a good practice as most of the people in Singapore are working everyday and do not have time to shop.
Jane Teo - The artful dodgers of 'Bring Your Own Bag' day
Although ‘Bring Your Own Bag’ (BYOB) Day was initially slated for the first Wednesday of each month, it has been held every Wednesday to make it easier for consumers to remember the date. BYOB Day was started in April last year to address the issue of the excessive use of plastic bags. This programme involves supermarket chains, they encourage shoppers to donate 10 cents for each plastic bag used and the cost of each bag ranges depending on its size. Many customers had responded positively. However, some customers bought fewer items or decided not to shop when they realised that it was BYOB Day. They felt that BYOB Day is unfair, 10 cents is too expensive a donation to make for a thin plastic bag and everything has already increased in price and GST is so high, hence, the provision of plastic bags should be a service. Also, some customers buy small items on Wednesdays and then ask for big plastic bags. But at least, ever since the campaign was launched, usage of plastic bags had dropped by over 12 per cent.
Personal Views :
Mother Earth is really suffering because of us, the humans. I think that the programme "Bring Your Own Bag" day is good as it encourages people to bring their own bag when they shop for groceries, etc. It is great to hear that there are many customers who had responded positively, even though there are people who think it is unfair. Even though people think that it is unfair and are not used to bringing their own bag, i think that everyone should sacrifice a little for Mother Earth before it's too late. it sometimes really make me angry when i see people asking for plastic bags when they really do not need it at all and later throw it away.
Personal Views :
Mother Earth is really suffering because of us, the humans. I think that the programme "Bring Your Own Bag" day is good as it encourages people to bring their own bag when they shop for groceries, etc. It is great to hear that there are many customers who had responded positively, even though there are people who think it is unfair. Even though people think that it is unfair and are not used to bringing their own bag, i think that everyone should sacrifice a little for Mother Earth before it's too late. it sometimes really make me angry when i see people asking for plastic bags when they really do not need it at all and later throw it away.
Chi Jin ting - 'Head for the atm: automated teller mums'.
Summary:
During the June school holidays every year, it is not unusual for teens to spend a bit more. They need cash for those lazy weekdays spent at the movies, shopping malls and restaurants - instead of the classroom. For most teens, that's a no - brainer.
Most of them spend money on food. A few newspaper reports this year have pointed to examples of excessive spending by teens. Some, like Gregory, are opting to dine at fancier eateries, instead of the school canteen. Others empty pockets for romantic gifts.Most teens spent up to $30 on dates with their love interests. Experts generally agreed that teens tend to splirge because most don't earn their extravagant lifestyle.
Most teens get their pocket money from parents and they spend it on outings with friends and buying material goods to look cool and trendy.
To track teen spending, for one day, the teen spenders had to account for every cent spent-from bus rides, to drinks and knick-knacks.They spent it on transport, movie tickets and food.
Tips to save from experts:
1. Set a goal of saving at least 10 per cent of your allowance or income from part-time jobs.
2.Be disciplined. Buy what you need and not what you desire.
3.Don't succumb to peer pressure. Buy what you-not others -can afford.
4.Practise planned purchases, not impulse purchases.
5.Reward yourself by buying something once you have achieved your saving target.
My Response:
After I read this article, I feel the same. Nowadays, the standard of living and the quality of life of people are generally high. So people want to have more luxurious and comfortable living conditions. Girls want to buy more fashionable and stylish clothes, accessories, watches, wallets or maybe body shape, they concentrate more on their appearance, how they look, what wearing make them looks nice so and so on. And Singapore has many public and school holidays, so that students, teenagers and adults can go shopping more often. But what I think is, we are teenagers, not everyone of us has the ability to make money for ourselves to spend on all things we want, all the money that we spend now is our parents', they work very hard to get their salary, I think we should save parts of it for ourselves, at the same time, to have a habit - save money all the time. We had better do a financial plan per month, make our money more useful and effective.
During the June school holidays every year, it is not unusual for teens to spend a bit more. They need cash for those lazy weekdays spent at the movies, shopping malls and restaurants - instead of the classroom. For most teens, that's a no - brainer.
Most of them spend money on food. A few newspaper reports this year have pointed to examples of excessive spending by teens. Some, like Gregory, are opting to dine at fancier eateries, instead of the school canteen. Others empty pockets for romantic gifts.Most teens spent up to $30 on dates with their love interests. Experts generally agreed that teens tend to splirge because most don't earn their extravagant lifestyle.
Most teens get their pocket money from parents and they spend it on outings with friends and buying material goods to look cool and trendy.
To track teen spending, for one day, the teen spenders had to account for every cent spent-from bus rides, to drinks and knick-knacks.They spent it on transport, movie tickets and food.
Tips to save from experts:
1. Set a goal of saving at least 10 per cent of your allowance or income from part-time jobs.
2.Be disciplined. Buy what you need and not what you desire.
3.Don't succumb to peer pressure. Buy what you-not others -can afford.
4.Practise planned purchases, not impulse purchases.
5.Reward yourself by buying something once you have achieved your saving target.
My Response:
After I read this article, I feel the same. Nowadays, the standard of living and the quality of life of people are generally high. So people want to have more luxurious and comfortable living conditions. Girls want to buy more fashionable and stylish clothes, accessories, watches, wallets or maybe body shape, they concentrate more on their appearance, how they look, what wearing make them looks nice so and so on. And Singapore has many public and school holidays, so that students, teenagers and adults can go shopping more often. But what I think is, we are teenagers, not everyone of us has the ability to make money for ourselves to spend on all things we want, all the money that we spend now is our parents', they work very hard to get their salary, I think we should save parts of it for ourselves, at the same time, to have a habit - save money all the time. We had better do a financial plan per month, make our money more useful and effective.
Jane Teo - Gamblers spent estimated $4.2b on 4-D
According to Straits Times check, Singaporeans have gambled away billions of dollars last year, with bulk of bets going towards 4-D lotteries.In addition, there is an upward trend of residents spending hundreds of millions on both horse racing and Toto.Also, the giagantic taxes received on 4-D mirror the results of a recent government study which showed it was Singapore's most popular game. Studies also found out that more people see 4-D and Toto as leisure activities.With the lure of hitting the jackpot, it has become easier for people to part with their money and the popularity of 4-D has fatened governments coffers.
Personal views :
i really discourage people to gamble because gambling is a total waste of money. there are many people on earth who are hooked on gambling. There are many who have lost their everything because of their gambling habit. it is even worse when those gamblers who have already lost everything but still dont learn their lesson, thinking that they will surely win something the next time round. It is not all so bad to gamble but people must have self-control. Gamblers should also know that the people who suffer most are their family members. I remember that there is this advertisement about this father asking his young daughter to give him her savings, saying that he will return her some day. it was really sad to watch such advertisements and this advertisement is really so real.
Personal views :
i really discourage people to gamble because gambling is a total waste of money. there are many people on earth who are hooked on gambling. There are many who have lost their everything because of their gambling habit. it is even worse when those gamblers who have already lost everything but still dont learn their lesson, thinking that they will surely win something the next time round. It is not all so bad to gamble but people must have self-control. Gamblers should also know that the people who suffer most are their family members. I remember that there is this advertisement about this father asking his young daughter to give him her savings, saying that he will return her some day. it was really sad to watch such advertisements and this advertisement is really so real.
Zhang Wenjie-Dad flies off using son's passport
Summary:
Mr Ang took his 39-year-old son's passport. They had left their passports on the dining table, because the son was also flying from Changi Airport. Even with the wrong passport, he is able to check in at the counter for his flight. Next got past the security check by Certis Cisco officers at the entrance to the restricted passenger area.Then he ran into problems, failing repeatedly to scan his fingerprint at the immigration Automated Clearance System. But he still managed to get to board the plane as the officer cleared him to leave Singapore. He only realised his mistake during the flight. When he arrived his destination he he owned up to immigration authorities there and they put him on the same plane back to Singapore. His son also realised the mistake when he reached Changi Airport.Father and son were reunited at noon.
Personal Views:
All these while my thoughts of Singapore's security are very high. How ccould this happen? i think that the officers did not do their job well and serious enough. I felt that if he fails the scanning of his fingerprint the officer should not even let him board the plane. The officer might think that he os a Singaporean and would not do harm to the country. What if the person is a terrorist and plan to bomb the plane? He would be able to enter easily. They should improve their security measures.
Mr Ang took his 39-year-old son's passport. They had left their passports on the dining table, because the son was also flying from Changi Airport. Even with the wrong passport, he is able to check in at the counter for his flight. Next got past the security check by Certis Cisco officers at the entrance to the restricted passenger area.Then he ran into problems, failing repeatedly to scan his fingerprint at the immigration Automated Clearance System. But he still managed to get to board the plane as the officer cleared him to leave Singapore. He only realised his mistake during the flight. When he arrived his destination he he owned up to immigration authorities there and they put him on the same plane back to Singapore. His son also realised the mistake when he reached Changi Airport.Father and son were reunited at noon.
Personal Views:
All these while my thoughts of Singapore's security are very high. How ccould this happen? i think that the officers did not do their job well and serious enough. I felt that if he fails the scanning of his fingerprint the officer should not even let him board the plane. The officer might think that he os a Singaporean and would not do harm to the country. What if the person is a terrorist and plan to bomb the plane? He would be able to enter easily. They should improve their security measures.
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