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thinking out loud from a 3rd party perspective 1) Huge popularity of NS vs TPL (on facebook) 2) looking at the initial footage on nomination days, where PAP get jeers and opposition get cheers (very evident in marine parade) 3) many expressing discontent of policies being voiced out over the internet forums (like MCF) and other websites, compared to those who are pro PAP policies 4) colleagues around you expressing discontent and complain about the current state of SG and policies, (of course, there are those who appear nonchalant or pro PAP) Less everyone get carried away On May 7th.. will they put their words into action? Or will they vote for the current government PAP, due to 1) Afraid they will lose their jobs due to lesser opportunities as the top foreigners leave SG 2) For civil servants, the fear that it will hamper their progress and promotion 3) For existing home owners, afraid that their property price will crash 4) For people who qualify for the BTO and have not owned a home, afraid that they will miss out on the queue just because they voted for the opposition 5) For all our senior citizens who have supported PAP all these while and do not see the need to change as they have already benefited from the bite fo the property cherry 6) For those that simply do not care with their nonchalant attitude and thus they do not want change My hunch is still many people will still vote for the PAP, despite all the talk for an alternative voice that are being mentioned online Having said that, I will be happy to be proven wrong, keeping fingers crossed and see, vote wisely

wah... wat a utter and complete turnaround it is for the F1 circle in in just 2 races. frankly, i cld not even be bothered to keep up to tabs to the news leading to the Melbourne race. i did watched the Qualifying, and had a bad feeling about it when then usual suspects took their familiar grid positions. is it going to be just another race?? will i doze off during the 90mins of just watching cars going around and around? and thanks Heaven (literally!) i made it in time back to watch the race! and thanks for the rain! in just 3 laps, my fren commented 'this is already better than the ones in Boring, sorry, Bahrain... from the start to the end, there was something to talk about and how abt Button winning it by using one option set of tyres for 50 laps! i dunno how he did it... it was awesome display of his smooth driving! this is an interesting article from grandprix.com: So it seems reports of Formula 1's death have been greatly exaggerated. After the yawn-fest in Bahrain, the magic returned with a sprinkling of Melbourne rain and it's as if there was never a problem with the sport's health. As John Travolta waved the chequered flag, this looked very much a sport 'staying alive'. The Australian Grand Prix was a classic race, with enough action to last half a season. But memories are rather shorter than that. Afterwards Fernando Alonso made the wisecrack that F1's critics would not be able to call the sport boring 'for one week, at least...' Therein lies the rub. In a modern media age the maxim 'you are only as good as your last race' doesn't only apply to the drivers. The Bahrain Grand Prix created the reaction it did because it was the first race of the year. After five months of build-up featuring arguably the most exciting line-up of all time, the world's media outlets sent extra correspondents. What else were they supposed to write about? The procession served as a wake-up call - or rather its diametrical opposite. But to imagine there is anything unusual about disappointing Sunday afternoons in modern F1 is to overlook the fact that the last few seasons have all regularly produced poor races, even in the context of exciting title battles. Qualifying has provided much more consistent entertainment. As usual, the truth lies somewhere between the two extremes of Bahrain and Melbourne. The Australian Grand Prix took place in precisely the conditions in which F1 thrives. A period of rain leading to a drying line is the perfect combination to guarantee mayhem. It has long been the same as it throws a whole bunch of spanners into the teams' immaculate preparations, which otherwise have a tendency to balance each other out. That's why the idea of using sprinklers persists as the simplest way for Formula 1 to guarantee a thriller. In Bahrain the new rules came under attack, particularly the ban on refuelling. The teams should share any blame as they were invariably taking a cautious approach in a bid to make sure of a finish at the first race. That was reflected in the stale contest. But there is an argument that the very same rules helped generate some of the interest in the latter stages in Australia - as guys like Hamilton, who'd made an extra tyre stop, attacked and ultimately caught the Ferraris, who had stayed out. However, the problem persisted that he couldn't pass when he got there - and that is F1's eternal dilemma. The sport now heads to Malaysia, which showed last year how even rain can go too far. On that occasion a tropical storm caused the race to be stopped at half-distance - that's not exactly a show either. The twilight start time meant it couldn't be restarted and the cars were left stranded on the grid in a futile and embarrassing hiatus until time ran out. The race start has been brought forward this year so hopefully there will be no repeat, but neutrals will be hoping for thunderclouds regardless. Other than rain, the other major factor that brightens up grands prix is the safety car - and those inevitably happen more often at circuits with barriers close to the track. Recently the sport has been swamped by giant circuits designed with a clean sheet of paper by Hermann Tilke - such as Bahrain, Malaysia, China, Turkey and Fuji. Those don't even set the pulses racing, let alone the cars. But Tilke's street circuits in Valencia, Singapore and Abu Dhabi hardly make up a list of classic racing venues either, close walls or not. Before we tint our spectacles any rosier, overtaking also comes at a premium at more established circuits like Barcelona, Monaco, Silverstone, Hungary and Suzuka. Imola had turned desperately processional before it disappeared from the calendar. Australia has bought F1 some time. But pre-season testing and Bahrain have shown that cars need to be about three seconds quicker than their quarry to get past with ease in dry conditions. So yes, the problem remains. No knee-jerks, certainly, but the teams' planned meeting in Malaysia must go ahead regardless of the leeway afforded by the thriller in Oz. Getting them all to agree on anything will, of course, be next to impossible anyway. If they do get desperate, they should all just club together to buy a large hose.

http://www.petitiononline.com/romsgacc/petition.html. Do your part.... No ambassador should be granted immunity after killing one and injuring 2 in anywhere. Btw, the taxi driver who has driven him from scene of crime had produced the reciept and witnessed him ...making the loss report over his handphone on his taxi. May Justice prevails.See More

hi all, been driving to JB quite brainlessly without much knowledge of insurance and remedy actions etc. cos am planning a longer trip up north to Cameron highlands over CNY, tot it will be good for me to know the things to do for the following scenarios 1) Accident in msia I assume take photos, take both party particulars etc? but i understand it's difficult to seek claim from a msian car rite? 2) car breakdown in msia is there a trusted local tow service?

Hi all, Need some advice from the experienced drivers or knowledgeables guys/gals around. Actually the incident goes like this, I have parked the car somewhere in the open air carpark. Some contractor accidentally caused spots of white paint onto my 4 month old black shiny car. Hence I complained. Then the next day, the contractor got his blangah worker to wash my car. den his banglah tried his best to wash my car and could not get rid of the spots. he took out his phone card to scratch away the spots, together with the shiny layer(dunno what you call that).now my car have patches of matt and scratches all over. yes, its super ugly. initially the contractor says he will compensate with no conditions attached. den his insurance company called the surveyor come down to check. indeed he agreed that my car should go for a repaint. thus i got a quotation from MI. but the surveyor say the price is too high. he said that he will submit a report and see how. 1. my question is that what can i do to make sure that i go back to MI for the repaint? 2. wat actions can i take if the surveyor say cannot go back to MI and offer an authorised workshop? must i just accept it with no alterntives? kindly advise. thanks in advance