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Morning Mod..... Now the report ws out, can you merge this with the last one as it was locked. Thanks.... from Yahoo news: Villa Nabila still raising fear JOHOR BARU, Nov 19 — Social media went wild over the weekend with an alleged report that 23 youngsters had gone missing after venturing into a haunted bungalow called Villa Nabila in Johor Baru. Photos were also circulated of police and the Fire and Rescue Department cordoning off the area to look for the missing youth. One Twitter account by the handle @TwtICYM appeared to provide live updates on the search and rescue effort. At about 3.30pm yesterday, the account reported that 22 of the 23 youngsters were found, some unconscious while others were hysterical. The validity of the reports on social networks could not be verified, however several pictures provided were said to be taken at the scene during the search and rescue effort. The keywords Villa Nabila were also in the top trending list on Twitter as many twitted to find out the situation at the bungalow. Johor Baru south deputy police chief Supt Abdul Samad Salleh issued a statement denying the rumours. Police however confirmed they received a report at about 1am yesterday on a missing 16-year-old boy lodged by his mother. Mohamad Izzat Izzudin Hussin was said to be last seen by his friends around the abandoned Villa Nabila. Sources said the mother had gone to the villa along with friends and a “witch doctor” the next day to look for the missing boy. After failing to find him, she lodged a police report. Police said a team of officers, along with the K9 team and Fire Department personnelwent on a manhunt the same night. At press time, the boy had not been found. The boy was last seen entering the bungalow. Villa Nabila has been touted as Johor Baru’s scariest location. Many stories surround the abandoned bungalow which adds to the mystery. Online travel website, Expedia listed Danga Bay as among five most haunted locations in the country. The bungalow has been abandoned for more than 40 years leading to various urban tales being passed around about Villa Nabila. Among the stories is the one warning those who visited the place should go in a group of even numbers. Failing that, there will be an extra entity accompanying them upon leaving the bungalow. link: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/villa-nabila-still-raising-fear-231200332.html

of going to the dental clinic to get my half-yearly checks. Why? I'm afraid that the apparatus they use are not properly sanitized and worst of all, there's this dental assistant at this clinic I go to who likes to dig her nose! Good gravy! Any good dental clinic to recommend? Prease!!

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do all SUV handle floods the same? what about sedans and sports cars? is it true that flood means disaster for such cars? with the freq rains in s'pore, does anyone have any views?

Do you fear having to uplorry one day? Maybe one night you fall asleep and never wake up or you suddenly keel over from the stress or you meet some young punk who ran a red light in his sporks car or slowly waste away in a hospital bed (while loved ones look on in distress). I wonder what happens after death. Pearly gates in the clouds? Lake of Fire? Reborn as a cockroach? Or just nothingness? I find the last possibility the most probable but also the most scary of all. It just seems there is no meaning to it all.

My knees were shaking just watching this video. Very impressed with their youthful guts and confidence. It gives the full meaning to Impossible is Nothing? http://gizmodo.com/5840774/these-daredevil...ir-bloody-minds

A FIRM is at the centre of a police investigation after a customer claimed to have lost $300,000 which was invested in gold bars. Bao Jing Trading is believed to be having cashflow problems, and there are fears that about 120 investors could lose up to $40 million. At least two more police reports have been made against the company, based in the Rochor Centre, The Straits Times understands. But many investors are afraid to approach the authorities for fear the firm will not give them their money back, according to one alleged victim. source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_708683.html ______________________________ donated $40m to 2 truly asians..sinkie aunties very rich hor?

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Let's take a walk down the lane of the fears being planted.....I start WP Playing with Lives GE: WP playing with Aljunied residents' lives, says George Yeo By Leong Wee Keat, TODAY | Posted: 01 May 2011 0812 hrs Photos 1 of 1 George Yeo Special Report

Campaign message to chew on: OK to eat alone NUS undergrads start Facebook campaign to tackle fear of dining solo By Melissa Lin ON DAYS when National University of Singapore (NUS) psychology major Agapera Chor cannot find a friend to eat with, she will just skip a meal or buy a sandwich and eat on the go. She has never eaten alone in the canteen in her three years at the university. 'I find it uncomfortable eating alone,' said the 21-year-old. Ms Chor is hardly the only one who shuns having a meal alone on campus. The phenomenon is so pervasive that there is even a name for it: solomangarephobia, or the fear of eating alone. NUS undergraduates Heng Choon Peng and Jude Alphonsus Tan, both 24, and Sonia Oh Ting Wen, 20, found this sentiment so prevalent on their campus that they set up a campaign - 'Eating alone in the school canteen' - on social networking site Facebook, to raise awareness of this fear and encourage fellow students to look past the stigma. Their aim is for at least 100 students to each wear a T-shirt with the words 'I dare to eat alone' on it and dine alone at any of the university's canteens on Jan 19. Each T-shirt costs $8. 'We want to make a statement that people who eat alone are not geeks or losers,' said Mr Tan, a final-year student from the School of Engineering. The idea for the campaign came about after Mr Heng noticed that he had to accompany friends for meals because they felt too shy to eat alone. He claimed to have received weird looks whenever he had solo meals in the canteens. 'We wanted to provide people who are afraid of eating alone a platform to try eating alone, and also to let them know that eating alone is not as frightening as they think. 'After all, you wouldn't know that unless you try it yourself,' the final-year psychology major said. In a poll of 150 students from NUS, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Management University (SMU), about half of the respondents from each institution said they try not to eat alone if they can help it. SMU first-year accountancy student Lee Min Ying was one of those who said they were not concerned about eating meals alone. Ms Lee, 19, said: 'You just have to take them alone if you don't know anyone. It's fine and more practical. I don't see the point in seeking company.' Several students polled were also not aware that eating alone was an issue to be concerned about. One of them, Ms Lim Yan Han, a third-year NUS psychology major, eats alone on campus once a week as she feels it is more convenient to do so. 'I didn't think there was a stigma attached to it. People have various reasons for eating alone, so I don't think it's right to judge them. 'Some people have CCAs or lessons that end at odd timings like 4pm, and it's not lunch hour so they have no one to eat with,' the 21-year-old said. However, the fear of eating alone does exist and there is a valid reason for it, said Dr Ang Yong Guan, a consultant psychiatrist at Paragon Medical Centre. 'Certainly, more people are afraid of eating alone than those who are not. If you eat alone, you give the impression that you have no friends; you are lonely, isolated and basically it is a negative impression created,' he said. He added: 'Sometimes you may prefer some solitude or need to spend some time alone to reflect, or you are simply not in the mood to interact. 'But seeing someone alone does not mean that the person is lonely or has a problem.' Dr Ang, 55, feels that how concerned one is with eating alone depends on his or her level of emotional maturity. Said Dr Ang: 'It takes a lot of maturity to say that 'I don't care, I am not bothered by what people say of me'. 'The more mature you are, the more comfortable you are with eating alone.' So far, more than 30 people have ordered the T-shirts for the campaign, while more than 120 people have indicated on Facebook that they will take part in the event. But the campaign has also drawn some flak from students who asked if it would encourage anti-social behaviour. In response, Mr Heng said: 'The event is not about promoting isolation, but raising awareness that it is OK to eat alone. Otherwise, it would have been an 'I love to eat alone' rather than 'I dare to eat alone' campaign.' When contacted, an NUS spokesman said: 'The 'Eating alone in the school canteen' campaign exemplifies the creative and community spirit that can be found in our students.' [email protected] Additional reporting by Goh Kai Shi, Lim Yi Han and Neo Wen Tong RAISING AWARENESS 'The event is not about promoting isolation, but raising awareness that it is OK to eat alone. Otherwise it would have been an 'I love to eat alone' rather than 'I dare to eat alone' campaign'. NUS undergraduate Heng Choon Peng

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well.. kindly upset today as i be hitting my 31st birthday on coming monday.. when i hit 30s.. i notice my body also going slower than before.. sweat easily.. grow fat easily despite no carbo intake.. yet still put on weight.. and result a belly.. hair also becoming lesser.. man.. that's a tragedy. anyone experiencing such downfall of mid crisis... seriously, i need to lose weight..

ASIAONE / MOTORING / NEWS / STORY Wed, Dec 10, 2008 The Star Folk fear angry deity may be cause of accidents Some Chinese believe that accidents on the North-South Expressway near Tangkak are due to an angry Datok Kong (Grandfather Deity) in the area, reports China Press. Residents believe the deity is a guardian of a hill or an area and they would hold prayers for protection. The daily reported that the stretch of the highway was prone to accidents and several would occur each year. The latest involved a bus heading towards Johor Baru and Singapore from Perak on Sunday which killed 10 people. Earlier this year, two separate accidents killed seven people along the stretch. A trader, known only as Chan, told the daily that nearby residents believed that the area was guided by the three Datok Kong before the highway was built. But no prayers were held to appease the deities when the highway was constructed. "We believe this had angered Datok Kong who will 'catch' some people every year," he said. He added that locals believe that the stretch is 'dirty' and would take extra precaution when driving. "According to some Malays, the area was previously a Malay cemetery and not enough prayers were held before construction work started," he said.

http://yoursdp.org/index.php/component/con...sswoman-mother- Imo she a brave and courageous mum.