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Kicking things off. Heres a new MV by namwee Anyway dunno what I'm going to do this year in terms of visiting cos maternal and paternal side used to one big gang gathering on 初一and初二。last year don't have. This year dunno do what also lol. Also working.

https://www.scmp.com/video/china/3122632/visitor-chinese-zoo-dangles-live-chicken-tiger-enclosure The court shld hang the idiot on the pole for the tiger.

SINGAPORE, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A man was bitten to death by a tiger at the Singapore zoo on Thursday afternoon, an official of the Civil Defence Force said. The man''s identity not known and details of how he died were not yet clear, N. Subhas,a spokesman for the force, told Reuters. The incident happened at 12.30 pm local time (0430 GMT). (Reporting by Melanie Lee; Editing by David Fox) Rec'd the above email..... duno true or not

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wah don't send kids to uni and don't spend on tuition can save a lot of $$ no need to worry about retirement liao can the MIW lead by example first? Singaporean Carmen Kok regrets that she never made it to university. She’s not letting her daughter make the same mistake, even if she has to send her abroad to get a place. “You can’t rise up in Singapore without a degree,” said Kok, 47, who plans to spend three times what she makes in a year as a hairdresser to send her daughter to college in South Korea. “She may be able to get a job if she doesn’t go to university, but she can get a higher salary if she goes.” Singapore’s Tiger moms are becoming a headache for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is trying to persuade the population that they don’t need to go to university to have a good career. After a clampdown on immigration and a slowdown in the economy, he needs fewer graduates and more workers to fill the shipyards, factory floors and hotel desks that keep the country going. Lee, who graduated from Cambridge University in England with top honors, is leading a campaign that includes speeches and roadshows to persuade more youths to join the workforce under a system modeled on Germany’s apprenticeship system. The “earn and learn” program would place graduates from technical schools into jobs, while giving them the chance to continue part-time education. Intentional Trend Lee is the latest Asian leader with an A-starred education system to try to put the brakes on, as universities turn out more and more graduates who aren’t matched to the jobs available. A few years ago, South Korea said it may close some higher-education institutes amid what then-President Lee Myung Bak called “reckless university enrollment.” “There is a clear international trend in the developed world to make vocational education a true choice for more young people,” said Pasi Sahlberg, a visiting professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Yet, many still see it as a “secondary choice,” especially in Asia, where parents tend to believe that “higher education would be the only key to prosperity and success.” Six out of 10 Singaporeans between 25 and 29 years old completed tertiary education, the highestproportion in the world and just ahead of South Korea, according to the latest World Bank figures from 2010. ‘Work Hard’ In a televised address last August, Singapore’s Lee celebrated two employees at Keppel Corp Ltd., the world’s biggest builder of offshore oil rigs, who had risen through the ranks without a graduate diploma. “They may not have degrees, but they are working hard and trying to improve themselves,” Lee said. “So long as you work hard, you can always hope for a brighter future here in Singapore.” The Straits Times, Singapore’s most widely-read newspaper, has run profiles of Singaporeans who achieved career success after eschewing or postponing college. An October survey by the paper showed readers equally divided over whether it is possible to succeed in the country without a degree. “The success of this campaign is crucial for Singapore going forward, as it reshapes its labor market,” said Vishnu Varathan, a Singapore-based economist at Mizuho Bank Ltd. “It’s a hard sell for Singaporeans who see college as the route to a good salary.” Lifetime earnings for a typical U.S. bachelor’s degree holder is twice that of someone with a high-school diploma, according to a study by the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project released in September. In Singapore, the median starting salary for graduates with a four-year electrical engineering degree was S$3,135 ($2,370) in 2013, compared with S$1,750 for those who studied the same subject at a technical institute, according to data from the Ministry of Manpower. Problem Solving The Southeast Asian nation’s education system is regularly ranked among the best in the world. Students aged 15 from Singapore and South Korea topped those in 44 countries in problem solving, according to a report last year by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. South Korea is now encouraging companies to hire young people and is pushing for a job-sharingwage system to reduce youth unemployment. Singapore already has a system that sorts children into different subject-based bands at school after testing starting at age 10. They’re later placed into junior colleges or technical institutes based on exams at 16 or 17. Those going to junior college have a higher chance of entry into a local university. Under Singapore’s earn-and-learn program, technical school leavers would receive on-the-job training while they study for an industry qualification, according to the government’s budget for this fiscal year. Each Singaporean who is placed in the program will receive a S$5,000 bonus. A pilotplan next year will place some graduates from the technical institutes in apprenticeships in sectors including aerospace, logistics and information technology. “We can’t become a Germany, but what we can do is adapt some of the very strong points for certain sectors and certain types of skills,” S. Iswaran, second minister for trade, said in an interview on Feb. 24. German Model Germany’s Dual Vocational Training System allows school-leavers at 18 to apply to a private company for a contract that mixes on-the-job learning with a broader education at a publicly funded vocational school. Persuading Singaporeans to go down the same route will be an uphill task after decades of extolling the importance of education. Singapore households spent S$1.1 billion on tutors outside school in the year ended September 2013, according to the most-recent survey by the statistics department. Every member of the cabinet has a degree, and the civil service continues to offer students full scholarships to top colleges overseas as a form of recruitment. Two of Lee’s sons went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while his deputies Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Teo Chee Hean have sons who went to Cambridge University in England andBrown University in Rhode Island on government scholarships. Singapore subsidizes the bulk of tuition fees at local universities for its citizens, making the cost about S$7,950 a year for an arts and social sciences degree at National University of Singapore. That compares with about $45,000 a year at Harvard University without financial aid for a full-time student. Many Singaporeans who don’t get into a local college go abroad. Four in 10 graduates in the resident labor force last year got their degrees overseas. “The government shouldn’t tell people not to go to university unless they can promise the same job opportunities as graduates,” said Kenneth Chen, 26, whose parents spent more than S$170,000 on a sports science degree in Brisbane, Australia, after he graduated with a biotechnology diploma in Singapore. “But obviously that’s not going to happen.”

Yale law professor and author Amy Chua, better known as the iron-fisted Asian-American Tiger Mom, is exporting her parenting style to Singapore, with the launch of an after-school enrichment center in the tuition-crazy city-state. The Keys Academy, which focuses both academics as well as soft skills such as creativity and leadership, aims to groom secondary-school students for university and "jobs of the future," with classes in robot-building and computer-coding as well as externships with global corporations and college admissions programs. "It's the best of both worlds," 52-year old Chua, who is one of four advisers to the center, told CNBC on Thursday. "I like that Keys Academy preserves the hard core 'you need to know the basics, and there's no way around that hard work.' But, [it equally focuses on] personal communication skills, how can you be interesting and dynamic, because that's really what it takes now." Click for full article. https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/queen-tiger-moms-takes-singapore-043201601.html

Now, this is what I call consumer protection. http://www.smh.com.au/business/fisher--paykels-fine-print-too-fine-leads-to-200000-fine-20141221-12bm3d.html Fisher & Paykel's fine print, too fine, leads to $200,000 fineStephen Cauchi Published: December 22, 2014 - 10:33AM Whitegoods and appliance company Fisher & Paykel has been fined $200,000 for telling customers they needed to buy an extended warranty to protect their product against repair costs, while putting the truth in fine print. Warranty provider Domestic & General, who issued the extended warranty on behalf of Fisher & Paykal, was also fined $200,000. The Australian Competiton and Consumer Commission commenced action against Fisher & Paykel and Domestic & General in the Federal Court in late 2013 over the warranty documents accompanying dishwasher sales. Under Australian consumer law, consumers may be entitled to a repair, replacement or refund on a product beyond the time period covered by the manufacturer's warranty if the product suffered "major failure" or is not of "acceptable quality". However, the ACCC alleged that Domestic & General sent out 48,214 letters to purchasers of a dishwasher that had a two-year warranty. The letter stated that "your dishwasher is now a year old, which means you have 12 months remaining - after that your appliance won't be protected against repair costs. Fisher & Paykel can help." The letter then offered, for a fee, an extended two-year warranty on top of the original warranty. Federal Court Justice Michael Wigney said in his judgment, released on Friday, that Fisher & Paykel conceded that the statement was "false and misleading and the making of it was conduct that was misleading and deceptive". The misleading statement was "prominent" in that it was displayed in the main text of the letter on the front page, he ruled. Even though the relevant part of Australian consumer law was mentioned in the letter, said Justice Wigney, it was "in relatively fine print on the reverse side of the letter". The fine print included the statement that "you are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably forseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure." The court heard that 1326 consumers purchased extended warranties, paying between $100 and $220. After proceedings against Fisher & Paykel and Domestic & General began in the Federal Court, all of these consumers were contacted and "unconditionally offered a full refund" on the extended warranty, said Justice Wigney. Only 107 consumers did so. It is "unclear why so few consumers claimed a refund," said Justice Wigney. Fisher & Paykel and Domestic & General were also ordered to pay $15,000 in costs. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission began a national awareness campaign on extended warranties in 2012. "While extended warranties may offer protection over and above that provided by the Australian Consumer Law, they do not replace the underlying consumer guarantees," according to the ACCC. This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/fisher--paykels-fine-print-too-fine-leads-to-200000-fine-20141221-12bm3d.html

pretty amazing that they can keep changing it. http://www.autohome.com.cn/drive/201306/547225.html

Felt a bit nostalgic so I went to watch videos of a favourite singer from the past..... really wish I hadn't. Some people really age badly

First saw this funny video in STOMP but their video quality . They even mistook the gibbon as a monkey Managed to track down the clearer YouTube version: Hilarious the trickster even dared to pull the ear of the cubs not once but quite a few times Lucky for him mummy is not around [sweatdrop] TGIF bros

[shakehead] From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1204789/1/.html Tiger Airways' flight delay angers passengers By Seet Sok Hwee | Posted: 31 May 2012 2157 hrs

What next? The Japanese building a Yamato replica? But seriously the Tigers and the King Tigers armed with a 88mm main gun was the most feared terror amongst Allied armoured formations during those days... These Germans very eng and really got the time and money to build a replica of this monster. From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...attle_tank.html Posted on 15 Feb 2012 How to make your own World War II battle tank A group of tank fans built a full-scale working replica of the German Tiger VI tank used in World War II. See how they put this beast together. STOMPer soldierdown wrote: "It's pretty cool how these tank fans managed to acquire all the metal parts they needed to build this tank. "From the pictures, you can tell that it's a really difficult and tedious process. "I'm amazed that they managed to build it from scratch."

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews...908-298479.html If everybody got such a good wife, the divorce rate in Singapore will be zero! reflect upon yourselves SG cais!

Hi all, I took Tiger Airways last week and the flight was delayed for more than 3.5 hrs and was subsequently cancelled with no reason or explanation given. Checked with SATS staff they claim HK/Macau is having typhoon warning and hence delayed. One of the pissed passengers affected call up his friends at HK airport and was told the weather is good and planes took off and landed smoothly. We were arranged to board the next available flight which is 2pm. After landed at HK, I realise my luggage is no where to be found ! Super pissed ! I checked with SATS-HK and was advised they will investigate. About 11pm, airport staff called to inform my luggage is still in Spore and will send to my hotel immediately on the next flight from SG to HK. Luggage arrived late morning the next day. I intend to lodge a complain letter to Tiger Airways but I juz cant find the appropriate contact. Can any kind souls help me ? Had bought travel insurance and relevant supporting documents from Tiger Airways are required to submit my claims and I had only 30 days to submit my claim application.

TIGER Airways could be grounded for at least a month and be forced out of business in Australia altogether after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority revoked its permission to fly, saying the airline posed ''a serious and imminent risk to air safety''. quote: http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-new...0702-1gwie.html

In the steamy tropical jungles, there lives a Lion and a Tiger. Lion and Tiger used to be good friends and shared the same cave. Then one day they had a falling out and Lion went to live in a smaller cave just across the stream from Tiger's cave. Although Lion and Tiger are friends again, the villagers like to speculate. If both animals were to go at each other, who would prevail? Lion have more bulk but some of it is flabby fats. Tiger is smaller but leaner. On the other hand, will Lion and Tiger copulate and create a Liger?

My own flight on Mon morning was cancelled last Fri and they allowed bookings on Tues morning even though that was also cancelled eventually. Today's (Wed) morning flight was also canned. So if you have friends who are on TR morning flights to HCMC, pls advise them to draw up some backup plans. I peeved not bec they cancelled flights but that they still allowed flight to be booked when they are not even sure if that plane will actually be back in service. (assuming it's mechanical reasons)

BMW is preparing to release a special edition of the high performance 3-Series for the Chinese market. The BMW M3 Tiger celebrates the 25th anniversary of the car in this Chinese Year of the Tiger. The car is painted in Fire Orange Metallic, a color only seen on the M3 GTS. It rides on 19-inch blacked out 359M wheels, which match similar accents around the car. The air intake, chrome tailpipes, kindey grilles, rear spoiler and roof are also in black. Inside, the driver will find Novilla black leather stitched with orange thread. The orange color is also used on the tiger logo seen on the door sills. Many to be divided on the tiger logo on the headrests, a gaudy touch on an otherwise nice looking car. Unfortunately no official photos have been released yet. With the dedicated M division showroom in Singapore, perhaps BMW should also consider a customized version for us. How does a blood red M3 for the Lion city sound?

Pls read the the link.......why are these brainless so unethical http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4209821 Tiger Airways told MediaCorp it had received the complaints, but said it was not responsible for the loss of items.

Ok so 'fess up....who's dropping a sprog this year? And for those that have bred oreddy - what birthcert number did you get? (lucky one or not?) My number two due in August (2 days after anniversary of our first date ..I got fingers crossed baby come 2 day early, then one less date to remember)

Sun, May 02, 2010 The Daily Chilli Tiger Woods has confessed to sleeping with 120 women during his five years of marriage. He made the confession to his wife Elin Nordegren during the rehabilitation treatment for sex addiction. According to US's National Enquirer magazine, the Gentle Path centre in Mississippi, where Woods received the treatment, has asked him to list down all the women he had sex with. The golfing star wrote down 120 names, but left out the 21-year-old daughter of a neighbour in Florida - Raychel Coudriet - with whom he had a one night stand. And this?pushed Nordegren to file for divorce when she found out. She phoned the husband and yelled: "This is the worst betrayal ever. I can't believe you had sex with that girl in our own neighbourhood. That's it - I'm divorcing you!" "Tiger tried to deny it," a source told the magazine. But Elin yelled at him: "You're lying! You're always a liar! You're a piece of (expletive).", the source said. Nordegren has yet to say anything publicly. -The Daily Chilli

Source says Elin Nordegren sports metal-spiked chastity belt at home. It's one of the most ridiculous (read: entertaining) reports in the four-month Tiger Woods sex scandal. An update suggests that Elin Nordegren is wearing a "chastity belt made of spikes" now that she and hubby Woods are back under the same roof...while it sounds uncomfortable, we don't blame her! Elin Nordegren was said to be warming up to Tiger over the last two weeks, but that was before Tiger mistress/porn star Joslyn James launched her Web site of freaky-deeky text messages from Tiger last week. Apparently Elin Nordegren left Tiger Woods' Windermere, Florida mansion for a few days to go yachting with their two kids, and now that she's back home, she's gone to extreme measures to let Tiger know that she's just not that into him. While we'd heard Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren were sleeping in two different beds, this new chastity belt report goes above and beyond safe sex under the same roof. Says the source, "She wears a chastity belt made of spikes. They are not living together as a couple. They are putting on a charade for the children." All this via Fox News. A charade for the children and a chastity belt for her dignity. Good girl, Elin Nordegren! Just a fun little history lesson, while you're here: chastity belts appear to have been employed in the 1400's through the 1500's to keep men and women from engaging in fornication, and allegedly to prevent masturbation (which was thought to be medically harmful to a woman in those days). Today they're still manufactured and used, sold mostly in bondage shops... Uh, Elin, we're thinking you might want to take off that chastity belt. Based on the S&M texts Tiger's known to send, you might be giving him ideas...

Seems like John Terry 好学不学 go and learn tiger sleep here sleep there. Somemore sleep with then team mate Wayne bridge's ex-gf and impregenant her. Earn big money but zero morals!!!

Barely two weeks in and the Tiger is already making its imperious and overbearing nature felt in many annoying ways with a continuous stream of problems, often concurrent and with numerous sideshows to boot. If this is a preview of the year to come, I am going to concuss. Any advice on how to fend off the Tiger's unwelcome pressence?

to all my kakis and friends and boy and girls and vegis, hope this year is a better year for all of us and change car soon!!! HUAT HUat HUAT!!!!!