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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Appeal for Singaporeans to help
In the wee hours of Saturday morning (12th May 2012) in Singapore, a speeding Ferrari driver beat a red light only to crash into a taxi, causing the death of himself(Chinese national), the taxi driver(Singaporean) and the taxi passenger(Japanese tourist).
The news was all over the social media and everybody was ranting and cursing the Ferrari driver for causing the accident.
Even as both the official and unofficial news sources publish the appeal for donations for the local Singaporean taxi driver whom was survived by his spouse and 3 teenage children, the rants went on about foreigner causing the deaths and it almost seems to me that we, Singaporeans, are xenophobic!
The news was all over the social media and everybody was ranting and cursing the Ferrari driver for causing the accident.
Even as both the official and unofficial news sources publish the appeal for donations for the local Singaporean taxi driver whom was survived by his spouse and 3 teenage children, the rants went on about foreigner causing the deaths and it almost seems to me that we, Singaporeans, are xenophobic!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Japanese in Singapore joke
A joke that I thought may tickle some funny bones while we face the nuclear crisis in Japan.
In the post war period, many Japanese soldiers whom had served in Singapore during the invasion, went back to Japan, telling everyone what they know about Singapore.
And the only one thing that was common that they said about Singapore was that, Crab Hotpot, was very popular in this small little island. It seemed to them that everyone was talking about "Crab Hotpot".
Not too sure if Singapore became famous for crabs because of this reason but if you were to translate Crab Hotpot to the Japanese language, you'd understand why the Japanese soldiers kept hearing the locals talk about this dish back in the 1940s.
In the Japanese language, crab is "kani", and hotpot is "nabe"
Next time, you wannna feast on "crab in a pot" in Singapore, never order it in the Japanese language.
In the post war period, many Japanese soldiers whom had served in Singapore during the invasion, went back to Japan, telling everyone what they know about Singapore.
And the only one thing that was common that they said about Singapore was that, Crab Hotpot, was very popular in this small little island. It seemed to them that everyone was talking about "Crab Hotpot".
Not too sure if Singapore became famous for crabs because of this reason but if you were to translate Crab Hotpot to the Japanese language, you'd understand why the Japanese soldiers kept hearing the locals talk about this dish back in the 1940s.
In the Japanese language, crab is "kani", and hotpot is "nabe"
Next time, you wannna feast on "crab in a pot" in Singapore, never order it in the Japanese language.
Monday, April 26, 2010
FarBird's take on spike of Singapore's COE prices in April 2010
For those whom don't yet already know of Singapore's method of issuing new car registrations, please have a read at Wikipedia's entry on COE.
Ok, now listen to my take on why the COE went up so sharply in early April 2010.
The COE price of the different classes of vehicles are determined by a quota bidding system.
This means that if there are 100 vehicles that got de-registered last month, there will be 100 new COEs up for grabs in the upcoming bid. If 200 potential car owners cast their bid for the COE, the price of the COE will be determined by the 100th decremental bid price casted.
Ok, now listen to my take on why the COE went up so sharply in early April 2010.
The COE price of the different classes of vehicles are determined by a quota bidding system.
This means that if there are 100 vehicles that got de-registered last month, there will be 100 new COEs up for grabs in the upcoming bid. If 200 potential car owners cast their bid for the COE, the price of the COE will be determined by the 100th decremental bid price casted.
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