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2015 is probably one of the best year for movies! Look at what's on offer. What movies are you going to watch? Below are some that I'm not going to miss. Pacific Rim 2 Avatar 2 Pirates of the Caribbean V Avengers 2 Star Wars VII Fantastic 4 (New cast. Not a sequel) Mission Impossible V World of Warcraft Prometheus 2 Terminator 5 (FINALLY) Ted 2 Independence Day 2 Batman V Superman World War Z 2 Kung Fu Panda 3 Finding Dory Jurassic World The Piece of Eden James Bond - Dark of Day I Am Legend 2 Wanted 2 I.Robot 2 Smurfs 3 Green Lantern 2 X-Men Origins:Wolverine Tintin 2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Ant-Man Minions

http://video.xin.msn.com/watch/video/tuesd...ode-3/2eg5p6s8q quality and heart-warming program by channel 8 the latest episode was about Chinatown hawker centre and wet market most of the owners of those stalls are the second generations of their family businesses... many of them already 50s and 60s with few youngsters willing to take over the businesses, guess many stalls selling traditional food or things will vanish next time felt very nostalgic after watching it

It's no longer a stable economy going forward. Along the way, things may take a turn for the worst. And is often the least you expect. For those who highly leverage on properties(30years loan and above), just have to watch your reserves and health. Got a link from yahoo news : Singaporeans Should have by 35?

From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1197133/1/.html Employees in Singapore are highly motivated: survey By Sara Grosse | Posted: 24 April 2012 1615 hrs

Tuck Yew ah Tuck Yew, pls answer to the question directly and not deviate from it....so what it costs transport operators more, they have sought for many fare increases from PTC and got the approval liao, what you mean by it will cost more??? if it really cost more, it shows that the management from transport operators, PTC, LTA and MOT are incapable, ineffective and inefficient in managing cost and serving the public. Travel concessions for poly students will cost transport operators S$28m (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1177393/1/.html) SINGAPORE : Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has said it will cost transport operators an additional S$28 million per year if polytechnic students are given travel concessions. He was replying to a parliamentary question tabled by Nee Soon GRC MP, Lee Bee Hwa. Over the past few years, polytechnic students have been lobbying for travel concessions which their counterparts in junior colleges enjoy. Mr Lui said 10 per cent of the average daily passenger ridership enjoyed student travel concession on trains and buses in 2011. This is about 2 per cent lower than in 2007. He however added that the percentage had actually gone down due to an increase in ridership.

People get educated, the bright ones rise, they marry equally well-educated spouses. The result is their children are likely to be smarter than the children of those who are gardeners," he said. "It's a fact of life. You get a good mare, you don't want a dud stallion to breed with your good mare. You get a poor foal." People who are "attracted by physical characteristics" may regret it, he said. "what do you think of the above statement?"

http://edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features...local_kids.html Some foreign students may be outperforming local kids in examinations such as the O levels, but that is not the reason to stop welcoming foreign talent, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, at the 25th anniversary of the S'pore federation of Chinese Clan associations (SFCCA). For the sake of national interest, Singapore must continue to welcome new immigrants to its shores. Speaking in a mix of Mandarin and English, MM Lee offered his thoughts on why there are visibly more foreigners excelling in this year's O-level examinations. He said new immigrants entering Singapore are more highly educated, and therefore these graduates will produce intelligent children that will offer more competition to local students. But MM Lee also added that there are "many, ordinary immigrants Again ? Highly educated , and therefore produce intelligent children ? Anyone can prove this theory wrong ?

Where can I get such film? Either highly reflective like those 1 way mirror. Or extremely dark tint but same idea, from inside can see clearly but from the outside cant see anything. Looking to do up my house window as I am not going to have curtains.

If you like those gu wa zai and violent movies.... you will most likely like this movie. Crow Zero: About different school gangs rivalry..... and the gang fight part is much better than HK shows. Crow Zero 1 trailer Crow Zero 2 trailer I personally is not very keen on jap shows but i particularly like this 2 shows. Another would be... Battle Royale... 1 and 2 Violent movie but not about gangsters. About people having to kill each other and only the last 1 survives. If you are adverse to very violent movies or is not comfortable of your children watching violent shows or get squeamish easily, pls stay clear of the shows i mentioned

MPs say civil service could be more responsive, coordinated By Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 February 2008 2233 hrs SINGAPORE : The civil service could be more coordinated and more responsive in the way it deals with queries and requests from the public. This was the view of two MPs who spoke in Parliament on Monday. MP for Aljunied GRC Cynthia Phua urged top civil servants to remember the elements of a good and successful civil service - one of which is listening to the needs of the man-in-the-street. Elaborating, Ms Phua said: "For the older civil servants, many have come from varied and poorer family backgrounds, and many have since retired. They had a greater propensity to empathise with the demands and needs of various sectors in our population. "Many of our key officers presently are returned scholars, some come from well-to-do backgrounds, and many have benefited from a 'helicopter' career path. The lack of opportunities to mix and interact with the various sectors of the population is also now a concern of our education system." Recounting her interactions with top civil servants in the course of her work as an MP, she asked if they are too detached from the realities of the frontline. For example, she said inquiries and correspondences were ignored without the courtesy of an acknowledgement. Ms Phua added: "I believe my experience may also be the experience of others in this House. One senior member has advised me to be 'thick-skinned'. My personal experience is that I have not only to be 'thick-skinned' but also to be tenacious with the requests that I have made." This had led to her to wonder about the responses the man-in-the street would receive when writing in to a civil servant. As for the MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, he called for better coordination among the various ministries in the interest of greater efficiency. Mr Baey Yam Keng cited a media report where two eagles fought in the air and landed on a resident's balcony. He said: "The resident, Mr Chris Lau, called the Ministry for National Development and was directed to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA). He was advised to call the National Environment Agency, which referred him back to AVA as it concerned wildlife. He was told NEA only collects dead animals. "Apparently, the resident could not be sure whether the two motionless birds were alive, dying or already dead. He called AVA again, which then arranged for the waste collection contractor to clear the birds. The worker turned up but took off after seeing the eagles. "The resident decided to call the Singapore Zoological Gardens, but the zoo said they do not deal with birds, and suggested that he call Jurong Bird Park. A bird handler arrived, but after reviewing the situation, he said he needed AVA's approval to deal with the birds. So it was back to the first agency Mr Lau called." In the end, it took many phone calls and eight hours of anxiety before the birds were finally removed. He said that this merry-go-round was something many people who have called a government body had experienced. Mr Baey said: "In trying to make sure that no child becomes nobody's child, the situation has become overly stringent, like a father insisting that a child goes for DNA testing before accepting his responsibilities as a parent. "I think we need to get various ministries and agencies to work quickly and efficiently, especially on matters where the boundaries are not too clear." He said the "No Wrong Door Policy" needs to be better manifested, both in practice and in spirit. - CNA/ms I think is high time for the public to draft out the roles and responsibilites of a civil servant job description instead of they themselves declare....since they are serving the public therefore they should 1) scrubbing and washing the void decks, public toilets and rubbish chutes instead of employing FTs to do the job 2) reduce the salary, less benefits and bonus as the public is poor yet has to pay income tax...you want more salary...join the private sector and not aligning public sector salary to private sector 3) spend their weekends in markets and neighbourhoods doing public service works and shaking hands with elders and carrying babies, scrubbing market floors and fan cleaning 4)and many more to justify their high salary and grades, they should do more for the public and not dressing well and behavor like an idiot elite goign around telling ppl they work as civil servants.

Last week, when i driving home at punggol, heard a Taxi horning and then notice that the taxi driver is horning a cyclist (Racer bike cyclist)who is riding in the middle of the road. When the taxi came to a stopped at the traffic light and then came the cyclist stopping beside the taxi. Suddenly, the cyclist using his fist and bang the window of the taxi. I was shocked to see this as my car is next to the taxi. Then the taxi driver wind down his window and ask the cyclist what he want and was saying in hokkien that the cyclist at fault for riding in the middle of the road and still wanna find trouble. The reaction of the cyclist was "#@*!&^%CB^&*CB^&*)*CB....you know the rules a not...%&^**CB#$%^$CB"!!! Luckily, the taxi driver has a passenger in his car or else more problem will happen. After that, this cyclist still occupying one lane by himself feeling that this lane belongs to him. Just like to know is the cyclist really allowed to ride in the middle of the road the rules allowed them to do it???? Really feel sorry for the taxi driver meeting such arrogant cyclist.