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ST Forum Jun 17, 2011 Is SingPost keeping its promise? SINGPOST should clarify whether it is still adhering to its promise of delivering mail to recipients on the next working day if the mail is posted before 5pm on a weekday. I posted a cheque on June 9 before 10am at the post office at Block 218, Bedok North Street 1 to an address in Jurong East Street 13. The cheque did not reach its destination until June 14. At the same post office on two occasions, I had also encountered a situation where the post box was completely full such that the mail could be easily picked from the box opening. Of these two occasions, one was during a long weekend where Friday happened to be a public holiday. I suggest that SingPost put a telephone number on the post box for the public to call to alert the appropriate department should we come across such situations of mail overflow. Yeap Kin Han (Madam)

With this sort of article coming out (unlike in 2009), prob some shit gonna happen courtesy of Gahmen. Better beware. https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/aswgqw/record_number_of_motorists_keeping_car_beyond_10/

http://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/fire-at-serangoon-north-flat-owner-and-family-fled-barefoot-10k-cash-in-safe-burnt-to just wondering, why would anyone keep so much cash at home ?? I don't even have $100 at home ...well, maybe in coins ... the other day the gas man came and changed my gas regulator(due outdated) ... $90 ... had to ask him to come back another day after paying for the gas tank only ... my wallet also have lesser than $20 ... I am trying to go cashless ...

OK lets see if keeping a safe distance helps in reducing being involved in front to rear accidents. Please try to be honest.

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Gahmen giving $100 worth to offset booking of sports facilities and complimentary trial classes..faster go sign up yo! Better than nothing... But IMO should give cash better...then go buy my drumstick...oops! http://www.todayonline.com/sports/activesg100-singaporeans-play-sport ActiveSG$100 for Singaporeans to play sport SINGAPORE — Singaporeans and permanent residents who are ActiveSG members will each receive ActiveSG$100 to sign up for sports programmes and utilise facilities at the various ActiveSG Sports Centres islandwide. This was announced by Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong at the official launch of ActiveSG, a national drive to make sports more accessible, relevant and affordable here, at the Jurong West Sports Centre today (Apr 26). Already, 30,000 people have activated their membership. “Singaporeans from all walks of life, regardless of age, skill level, or physical ability can lead an active lifestyle through sports. They can come together to learn, train, compete in a range of sports,” said Mr Wong. “We will credit all ActiveSG members with ActiveSG$100 to help kick-start their fitness routine. I hope that Singaporeans will come onboard to embrace this movement and share this with their family and friends too so that we can all get active and Live Better Through Sport.” Also present at the launch were Singapore National Olympic Council Vice-President and International Olympic Committee Finance Commission chief Ng Ser Miang, and Richard Seow, Chairman of Sport Singapore — formerly known as the Singapore Sports Council. Rebranded from the “Super Sports Club” concept under Vision 2030, the long-term blueprint for sports in Singapore, ActiveSG aims to create a sporting ecosystem that provides innovative and experiential sports-related programmes at sports centres islandwide. Registered ActiveSG members will enjoy benefits, including priority booking of facilities and complimentary trial classes. These can be done through its new Membership Management System (MMS). Members can also use the MMS as a network to form interest groups, signing up for social events, forming sports leagues and zonal affiliation for members. ActiveSG will also be the sole provider of new fitness programmes into Singapore such as Piloxing and Masala Bhangra to meet the rising demand for studio fitness regimes, while ActiveSG Sports Centres will eventually include additional facilities and services, including Aqua Spinning for a cycling workout that uses water resistance, and Flippa Ball, a modiified version of water polo for children. To help promote ActiveSG, open houses will also be held from 9am to 6pm at the Sengkang Sports Centre on Sunday (Apr 27), Yio Chu Kang Sports Centre (May 3), Bishan Sports Centre (May 4) and the Pasir Ris Sports Centre (May 10). Singaporeans and permanent residents can sign-up as an ActiveSG member via www.myactivesg.com or at any of the Sports Centres islandwide.

Something my enthusiast friends did and shot for fun with non-pro equipment over the course of many many weekends. Documenting our cars for memories in case we can one day no longer afford to renew their COEs. https://vimeo.com/128138034 *no lacing was involved*

I love my interiors matt, but most of the detailing solutions I found are always for glossy finish. how do i keep the surface matt?

With so many strong contenters coming into this market, should we keep our chevy or dump it for something else? I have recently given this some deep thought. (I owned a Optra Jun'05). I check out the following cars 1. Mazda 3 2. Lancer 3 Advante 4 Kia Forte 5 Altis, Axio I was told my Optra is only paper price and that is $22K. I bought it at $59K 3.5 years ago. So the depreciation is 10.6K per year!!! Question, why do I need to change to 1 of the above car? Better performance? It is new? Cheaper? Frankly, not true. It is just the trend that is making my mind working hard to play catch up. My Optra is serving me well.

hi guys, any idea what will be the yearly costs, excluding renewal of COE, for keeping a car more than 10 years? will a new car depreciation (assuming low COE period) be lower than upkeep for maintaining cars older than 10 years old? i'm looking to keeping my car till it becomes antique then sell it off, but need to make sure worth the wait

having an empty tank sitting in my living room, i decided to try out keeping some neon tetras..bought about 20 of them however after 1 nite, left only 5 and the rest died! anyone has the experience of keeping these fishes?

My car color is silver and I find it really easy to maintain the car in terms of looking clean. Even if the car is not washed for a while it looks pretty ok. (unlike a white car which would very easily look black and dusty) But what about black color cars? some people say black easy to take care, all the dirt is not visible. But some others say not true, black car which is dirty is very obvious. can I get some feedback from guys who own black cars?

I believe this is really evident these days. You need the car, it is financially draining and at the same time, you are servicing the dastardly loan. Let this be known. The car you currently keep is cheaper than buying a new one. Don't believe for the fact that statistics have shown that cars are less than 5yrs old in SG doesn't mean that you need to get a new car when your current car is 5yrs old. Don't let that car salesperson con you into a new one and your current one should be unloved and uncared. This post is in the Maintenance folder and we are addressing maintenance issues for cars going past their warranty. Firstly, these are experiences with a 4.5yr old GM crap that is, should I say, pretty much a slave that does its master's bidding. Since engine performance is on the minds of everyone, I will address engine performance first. Air intake Leave this alone. No need for crazy CAI or anything. Maybe you can get rid of the resonator but I doubt it will help that much in performance. However, you do get rid of an extraneous system for maintenance. For all I know, this box collects leaves and other fluff. I got rid of mine. Ignition By far this is the most critical to performance. This is the system that will fail you without a doubt. Ignition wire sets, coils and flywheel pickup sensors are subject to the most wear and tear. Petrol is a spark ignited fuel. So it pays to pay for maintaining this area. I suggest everyone to change out their ignition system just before the warranty expires. The car will indeed feel like when you first got it. FC will improve, power will improve. Everything. Spark plugs are subjective. I run a fuel that is sensitive to ignition problems. I'm using cheapo BKR6E11 plugs. No fancy Iridium or double platinium. With new wire sets, the car on CNG does not suffer any loss of power. I can't even feel it. No jerking, no hesitation. So I can say, Iridium and Platinium are hype in terms of performance. However, I would not say they are hype in longevity. Get them if you hate changing plugs on a yearly basis. If you cover on average 25k km a year, these plugs can last you 4yrs without a plug change. Make sure you use OE replacements or equivalents. Do not use performance ignition parts especially wire sets. If you are using equivalents, stick to good names like NGK, Denso, Bosch and even ACDelco. Cooling system If you can, change to use a metal thermostat housing should your car comes with a plastic one. Plastic ones crack over time and fail. Use good long life coolant. Always 50/50 mix. 40% antifreeze is the lowest you should go. Do not go further down than that. Don't buy cheapo coolant/antifreeze. You can use tap water since ours is pretty soft. There is no need for distilled water. Just change it during the timing belt change. Emissions This is often overlooked. As someone said it here. Who the f*** cares. It won't spoil. Just leave the stupid O2 sensor in there. Well, it won't get bad but its performance will get bad. Old O2 sensors are slow. Slow will make your engine respond slower. In OBDII cars, the primary O2 sensor before the cat actually does the fuel trim. The hot exhaust cleans it but it too has a life. Typically from 100-160k km. If your car is past this mileage, change it out to a fresh new one. The secondary O2 sensor that is after the cat does not send signals for fuel trim. The ECU only reads it to check if the cat is working. It is not necessary to change this one unless the OBDII fault code signals an inefficient cat. Pray that this is the secondary O2 sensor failing and not the cat dying. Crankcase oil Otherwise PCMO, engine oil. Stick to intervals stated in the manual. If you cover 25k a year, you should go through 2 oil changes at least. Stick to what the manual says unless it is absolutely moronic like mine. 10W40 and 20W50 but recommend GF3? Who are these guys that write the manual. I would say, stick with GF4 oil. SM grade is just the API grade but GF4 is the gold standard. The GF4 tests are so torturous, the oils that make it are very good. Don't buy hype. Buy what your car needs and this isn't necessarily synthetic. I'm using any cheap GF4 oil. Do note that some engines are weird and need to burn oil. So GF4 isn't necessary for all cars but it does for most on the roads. Well that's for for now.

say you had a tiring day at work...too long hours for example...and you have a long drive ahead of you... Do you drink stuff like RedBull or Shark to keep yourself alert? Or maybe even Chicken Essence? What works for you? Or you are automatically alert once you are behind the wheel? For me, the blue can Redbull works pretty good for me...so is the white can Shark.

I guess this happens to everyone at one time or another. What do you usually do and does it work well? For me I'd usually turn off the aircon and wind down the windows... I'm so sleepy today slept just 2 hrs yesterday because I had to write up a paper Going home soon... need to stay awake

REFER TO THE IMAGE BELOW.... when turning from a traffic light... i notice cars on lane 1 like to cut directly to lane 2 causing the cut on lane 2 to cut into lane 3... happen to me quite a few times... it is a bad habit... [inline untitled.JPG]

hey bros. i suddenly have this love for monkeys. but not those at pierce reservoir 1 lah. i meant those quality small monkey that won't grow big. i think if it's properly trained and intelligent. if will be better den keeping a dog which i have headache on keeping 1 currently. i know it's illegal. if get caught hw much must or kong. it's also like modding exhausts and turbo at home mar. heng or shui only lor. den sometime bring him go disco also nvm. can wear clothes. haa.

Pardon a silly question. Supposed if I intend to keep my car for 10 years. Is it a must to scrap my car? Or can I just renew my COE and continue to use my car still?