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Singaporean is a weird lot. There are many clear signs but we chose to ignore. When property is booming, so will be the COE because many make money from property to buy cars. Recent months COE dropped which means the people do not have that spare cash for car and loan is not available. Yet...

I am no good in such thing. But I learn a simple trick. Follow your super rich friend. Do what he does. If he buys you can buy. So far none of them is buying.

Maybe you hear from wrong source. 1997 is Asian financial crisis. 2008 is US crisis. Probably that is how the 10 year cycle comes about. Such economic cycle has some truth as it is the product of human behavior. So 2018 is about time for a repeat. However, this years boom seems to have been...

Many see only those who make big gain through property. Partly also because those who lose big in property will not likely to tell their friends. I have 2 close relatives who lost their pants during the 1997 crisis. Luckily they managed to downgrade to a flat after cutting massive losses. They...

I see the govt's action is to stop upgraders who barely make it for loan from making any purchase and second grade speculators from thinking of making a quick buck with 2nd purchase.

Heard from a property agent that he didn't sleep last night, processing last minute purchases. It is first time that govt is out to depress price against pte developers out to increase price. Sad that most of this buyers are not the filthy rich ones.

In recent months usd has risen from 1 usd = 1.33 sgd to 1.36 sgd despite a few increases to the interest rate. The yen remains about 1.20 consistently. Looks like selling treasury bills to harrass usd is no more an option. If usd depreciates, US will increase interest. With increasing interest...

Heat in the room is used to convert water droplets to water vapour. That is, latent heat of evaporation for changing from liquid to gaseous state. So temp of the room will drop. Problem is, water vapor (humidity) becomes higher and higher.

Anybody tried sky fruit (mahogany fruit)? It is damn bitter. A close relative took it, and pressure reduced. He took the raw form by powdering 1 or half a seed a day. I tried once, the bitterness and after taste is scary. He said there are many mahogany trees around bedok reservoir.

From the video, probably ong is there because he can speak Korean.

Kim could just have been used, though he should be fully aware. Similarly trump and Putin did not meet in recent days and I don't think they can officially meet to discuss. Officially they are supposed to be unfriendly. The only person showing most concern is Xi. Maybe that tells a story.

From the hastiness the summit was organised, the flip flop on whether the summit is on or off and most importantly the accomodating behaviour of US, especially when the signed document lack substance, it arouses the suspicion that the summit is only a part of a bigger plan orchestrated by 2 of...

I have been wondering how nk can develop nuclear and missiles on their own. It is impossible. From Xi's reactions, china doesn't seems to be the main one helping them. Therefore, I think the rooskies are not just watching closely. They might have been the producer, director, ... working...

Agreed that Kim doesn't like Xi. IMO he is using one giant to contain another to his advantage. After watching his behavior, movements, body language ..., during his summit, Kim is a born leader. Many questioned his cruelty and human rights issues. However, I think he hasn't much choice. To...

You have highlighted some very important points. The fact that Kim was willing to take china's plane may lead us to the conclusion that he has already decided to side with the Chinese That is probably why he was not too concern with losing data of his DNA or maybe the Chinese already have...

Ya I was dead wrong from the moment Moon was not appearing. I used to be quite hopeful that trump could safe America. After this episode, I think Kim won everything. PS A glaring foolish act was to show off the beast, causing the poor security guy to jostle with nk camera man from filming...

He wanted the champagne badly and waited quietly in the plane for it to be served. He must have been very upset while in the plane. Yet he didn't (or is it "dare not") asked the flight attendants. However, he post it in the Internet for the world to see, thinking that he would hit the airline...

Notice that the security guards running to open car door had their shoes removed in advance as shoes are not allowed in the temple. Must be their sop to prevent being distracted while removing shoes at entrance.

It appeared that the summit is a wwf. A chance for all to get peace prize. The main deliverable will be the signing of the end of Korean War. Nuclear will become a side dish.

Agreed that the problem in China is the way it is governed. Another problem is the mindset. During the initial chaotic state, a capable strong hand is needed to get it out of poverty. It takes time for china to evolve, to be able to run by the pte sector with minimum central control. During...