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Personally, when i started, my RM keep asking me to average down many many years ago today the stock is only 4cents I bought at IPO made about 30K then RM ask me buy in when it dropped i bought it at 90+cents and average down along the way until 40cents then give up lost more than 1/4mil p i s s e d o f f lesson learnt - never be greedy, make your own decision - if wrong only yourself to blame this is my biggest mistake in stock market, i will always remember so that i will not make the same mistake again business - will share later when others

Imagine the pains when a cricket crawl into the ear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsLGhXtwDpI

Doctor say I got trigger finger.(something like when you close finger and try to open, it kind'a lock up and is painfull to open) Doctor say need injection to poke right into the joint WHICH might relive it temporary for a few months, if it doesn't work, will have to operate. Anyone one got this problem and got it fix without poking and cutting around?

only kena fine $10K?? hope no one is using this gynae imagine cutting your tummy while you view and feel the pain

Desperate move to ward off evil? Ex-monk claims tattoos of emblems offer protection; other monks say practice is against Buddhist teachings EARLIER this week, project administrator Annie Tan got herself a new tattoo - her ninth. By Shree Ann Mathavan 18 May 2009 EARLIER this week, project administrator Annie Tan got herself a new tattoo - her ninth. But it's not the love for body art that makes Mrs Tan, 38, do it. She gets inked to ward off evil spirits. Mrs Tan is among believers here in sak yant, a form of tattooing practised by Thai Buddhists, which is believed to provide amulet-like powers such as protection from harm. Master TS Tong, 33, who runs a Singthai Sak Yant, which provides sak yant tattoo services, claimed that more people are seeking his services because of the uncertain economic climate. The former monk, a Singaporean, said his shop in Sin Ming Road has other services such as tarot card reading and fengshui. Of his 200 customers a month, about 80 customers get tattooed, he said. 'When people have economic difficulties, they think of turning to Buddha and prayers for help... to improve their businesses or maybe win the lottery,' Mr Tong said. Unlike regular tattoos, sak yant takes the form of Buddhist emblems or prayer verses. Instead of a tattoo machine, a Thai Buddhist monk uses a large needle to painstakingly etch out tattoos stroke-by-stroke. Instead of dark-coloured ink, some sak yant tattoos are done in white ink or 'transparent ones' using specially blessed herbal oil, so the tattoos are hardly visible. Once the tattoo is completed, the monk chants and prays over the devotee in Thai. Sak yant is widely known in Thailand and Cambodia but not so in Singapore. When The New Paper on Sunday visited the shop last week, Thai monk Arjan Wee Chai, 30, who works for Mr Tong, was scribing Mrs Tan's latest tattoo. She has spent about $1,000 on her tattoos over the past three years. Since she started getting tattoos, she claims her relationship with people at work has improved. Ms Karen Lee, 27, who works in the media industry, turned to sak yant last year because of pressure at work. After getting tattooed, she claims her work life has become smoother. She has at least 12 tattoos, which costs her about $1,500. Mr Tong, who does the inking when Arjan Wee is not around, said the tattoos start at $38 (for a tattoo the size of a five-cent coin) and can go up to $1,000 (for one that covers the entire back). Not for profit He claimed he doesn't do it for profit - 'I see it as a way of helping others'. He said he came across sak yant when he went to Mae Sot, Thailand, eight years ago to study Buddhism. He said: 'Thai Buddhists have been practising this for over 100 years.' It's not known if sak yant is available elsewhere here, but several Buddhist monks here remain critical of it. Venerable Dhammika, 58, who runs the Buddha Dhamma Mandala Society in Singapore, said: 'This is against Buddhist teachings and scriptures, it's got absolutely nothing to do with Buddhism.' The monk of 32 years added that it's the purity of the people's hearts that protect them - not shapes on their bodies or pieces of metal tied to their necks. It's an insult to associate such practices with Buddhism, he added. While Venerable Dhammika has heard of such practices in Thailand, he wasn't aware that sak yant is practised here. The economic gloom could be a factor for it gaining popularity here, he said. 'When people are desperate, this is what they do, it's a combination of desperation and naivety.' Another Singaporean monk, who declined to be named, agreed. 'Fortune-telling, fengshui, tattoos, amulets, all these are not Buddhism.' He felt some Singaporeans are just looking for an easy way out. He said: 'There are classes where you can learn about Buddhist teachings, but instead of understanding what Buddhism is really about, these people just want a quick fix. 'I see it as a way for money to be made, otherwise why do it?' Mr Tong said of the criticism: 'Everyone has his own practices and beliefs. This is the Thai Buddhist way. I don't think they should criticise other people's beliefs.'

Hope our local production will not have such painful punishment.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlAkOhH9eek...related&search=

ouch! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sj4yM5pW24...related&search=