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Blogging As Additional Source of Income

Today while having nothing much to do at work, I looked back on my blogging history and realized that I started this blog in Feb 2011 , slightly over 3 years ago. Then I looked at my Adsense monthly earnings, it was miserable, first 6 months was $0 because I hardly blog at that time, then following few months was a few cents, $1+, then a few cents, still pathetic but at least there is improvement, a few cents is still more than $0! Then I made a lot of posts last year, in fact I made 257 posts in the year 2013! Wow, I surprised even myself, and with the increased posts, I noticed that my monthly earnings increased as well, from a few cents to $2+, to $3+ and to $4+! That's a lot of improvement, I know it's still pathetic but hey, at least I don't see a few cents anymore! And in Jan 2014, I broke the $8 mark, and this month of March, I broke the $9 mark! I wasn't even thinking of breaking the $5 mark but look at me now, I crossed $9, I think if I keep blogging and br...
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Why Do Smokers Knock (or Pack) on a New Pack of Cigarettes?

I bet you have seen it so many times and you have no idea why they did it, as a smoker myself I can tell you there is no benefit to knocking unless you are talking about a pack which has been opened for a while, and as you carry on with your daily activities, the tobacco on each stick becomes loose so you need to knock on each individual stick before lighting up to bring the tobacco together, and that's in order to get the best smoking experience. As for new pack, there is no need to knock because the pack itself is airtight and is very compact, even if you move around, it won't become loose, in fact the act of knocking actually causes the tobacco to drop off, if you don't believe, check the inside of your empty pack and you will see plenty of loose tobacco at the bottom, in my pack, there's hardly any loose tobacco because I don't knock, so you see knocking is a waste of tobacco. So why do they do it anyway? Well, when I started smoking at 13 years old, I knock b...
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Finally Received My POSB Everyday Card (Update)

Previous post. Now I know how to use my credit card! I went to Sheng Siong, trying my best not to look stupid and told the cashier, "charge to this card", she took the card and did her stuff, then she took out a small writing pad with a pen, I asked, "sign here?", she smiled and said wait for the receipt haha, nabehz, first time use kena caught by her! Anyway next thing she took the receipt and asked me to sign on it and that's it, my first credit card payment completed. And regarding the EZ-Reload feature, I checked the terms and conditions and found that the auto-top can only happen once every 24 hours, quote: 2.3  Notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary  herein  contained,  the  Account  Holder  agrees  that  a minimum period of 24 hours must elapse between each Revaluation for each EZ-Reload by Card Enabled ez-link card. EZ-Link shall not be obliged to revalue the EZ-Reload by Card Enabled ez-link card wit...
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Finally Received My POSB Everyday Card

There's a whole bunch of documents that came with it, terms and conditions, guide on credit cards to tell me to use it carefully, some notice saying to safeguard the Singapore financial system bla bla bla, but they never show me how to use a credit card, but I guess I just need to charge it to the MasterCard, they also gave me a PIN number, I wonder what it is for, when I make payment I have to press the PIN number? The way other people pay by credit card is they give the cashier the card and sign on the receipt, now I'm confused, so how do I charge to my credit card? Haha, sigh really sua ku... I was surprised that they gave me $18,500 for my credit limit, wow, that's so much money, I don't even earn that much in a month, and that's more than 4x of my monthly income! No wonder so many people get into credit card debt, they give you more than you earn and with so much money at your disposal, it's really tempting to spend, I have to admit I felt tempted to go a...
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Still No News on Wife's PR Application

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I went for the appointment with my wife on 08 Oct 2013, until now it's almost 6 months and still no news, the application is still shown as Pending in iEnquiry. Permanent Residence Pending Wonder when I can get some update...
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Nursing Home Damn Jia Lat

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Source Got bug in the vegetables! Like that also can, I heard nursing homes are not cheap and this is the kind of standard that they give?!? I did a quick search on the internet and found a document which seems to be published on Dec 2007, the charges for Sree Narayana Mission Home for the Aged and Sick: Sree Narayana Charges In 2007 one month is $1,500! I hope there is subsidy from the government to help these elderly and their family. By the way the different Cats just mean the level of care that the patient needs, Cat IV is the most dependent, price is the same though. I wonder how much it costs today, bloody hell so expensive and the standard so terrible, see the mug is so dirty, they don't even bother to wash properly, I bet they also don't wash the vegetables, really black heart, it's for human consumption, not for animals! But seriously our healthcare standard really terrible, jia lat, so expensive and so bad. Sigh but such is the sadness of our society, ...
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Starhub Fibre Suddenly So Slow

I think it all started yesterday, sometimes the page won't load and I need to refresh it once or twice, today is worse, sometimes won't load at all, even accessing blogger also difficult, and when watching videos on Youtube also damn bad, sometimes it will show error encountered and I have to reload, sigh what happened. I think this is the second time I kena such problem, other than that Starhub is reliable but I hope they can resolve the problem as soon as possible, I go to their Facebook page and saw so many complains today, I think something major happened.
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Songkran in Singapore?

Source Haha, and it's going to be a dry Songkran, what the hell, according to my wife, splashing water brings luck and washes away bad things, now what would a dry Songkran mean? And the dates don't tally, Songkran is from 13 Apr to 15 Apr, this dry Songkran is 12 Apr to 13 Apr, what the hell again? I know there is a dry spell in Singapore recently, so I think they might as well cancel the thing, at least they only disappoint the participants rather than make everyone unhappy because there will be the environmentalists saying what a waste of water while people like me will say what's a water festival without water. And even if they run a water Songkran, don't think I will participate, the feeling is just different, you cannot replicate that kind of culture here in Singapore, no way, everything here is too controlled, if you think you can drive a truck with a huge barrel of water and go around splashing everyone you see, sorry no, it will never happen in Singapore,...
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Before Going for Resale Flat Viewing

Just want to share my experience, if you are planning to buy a resale flat, before you contact any seller or agent, get the Housing Loan Eligibility (HLE) letter from HDB or Letter of Offer from bank first, this is because according to HDB, buyer is not supposed to make an offer without the letter, but even if you go ahead and make an offer, I doubt the seller or agent will believe you, ultimately black and white speaks louder than anything. And there are agents who will first ask whether you have the letter, if no letter, they will ask you to apply first, those who are nice will tell you nicely, I heard some don't even bother to entertain you if you don't have the letter, bad attitude though. Anyway applying for HLE is free and according to HDB, it takes about 2-3 weeks, but I got it in 3 days , as for bank loan, not so sure, someone who knows please feel free to leave a comment. And also for HLE letter, you can choose soft copy or hard copy send to your address, I choos...
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Sichuan Cold Dishes

Just now went dinner with wife at the coffeeshop at neighbourhood, there is this newly-opened shop selling Sichuan food, mainly the cold dishes like Liang Pi, Hai Tai, Mu Er, Dou Pi and some other dishes. Liang Pi is like our Kway Teow and unlike those I've seen on the internet where they put chilli oil, this one is white, I think there is white vinegar that's why it has a sour taste, there's also something like our Tau Pok (fried bean curd) but it's white in colour, also small cuts of cucumber, quite tasty. Hai Tai is seaweed, I think it's boiled and then mixed with small bits of garlic and slightly salted, also not bad. Mu Er is black fungus or wood ear, didn't expect it to be such an appetizer, only added black vinegar and bits of garlic and it goes really well with rice, tastes good by itself too, my wife loves this. Dou Pi is the kind of hundred fold bean skin you can see in supermarket, cut into long slices and mixed with chilli oil, I like this on...
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Gwiyomi paling ganster- mesti tengok!!

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This is madness!
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Raja Bomoh Parody

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Lol coconut and flying carpet!
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Just Received First Appointment Letter from HDB

They sent the letter by post, it has the details of the appointment date, what to bring for seller and buyer, important notes and a notice to ensure windows are properly maintained, damn, the unit's windows looks really lousy and might fall of anytime, I think might have to spend money to change it!
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Housing Affordability: Singapore Versus Shanghai

I have a colleague from China, sometimes we like to compare Singapore with China or vice-versa, this time we talked about housing price, I told him that I bought a 2-room resale flat for $250K, also told him the size is 46sqm, he paused for a bit, and told me if calculate by price per sqm, the price is about the same as in a first-tier city (一线城市) in China. Mine is $5434 per sqm, so he said Shanghai is about 25,000 Yuan ($ 5115) per sqm, but he stressed that it's much more expensive for Chinese. He went on to explain that the average white collar worker in Shanghai earns about 8,000 Yuan ($ 1637) a month, and one house is usually 60sqm (he highlighted that sqm in China is smaller than Singapore, think the measuring method is different?), which should cost about 1,500,000 Yuan, that is 187.5 times the average worker's monthly income. He also mentioned that the average monthly income includes bonus. For my case, my monthly is $3480, it does not include bonus, so for a $250K h...
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Tie Land to Thailand!

Today while thinking about my future and suddenly I thought maybe someday I can move to Thailand, then I found this very interesting blog , it is about a young American couple who gave up almost everything and moved to Thailand, wow, I must say they are really brave, I know it is not an easy decision because there are many things to take into consideration, seriously, I don't think I have the guts to do something like that, furthermore I just committed myself to a HDB flat, maybe in 5 years time I might consider again. Anyway, as a number person, first thing I did was go to their budget section, I found a budget that they did last June and seems like they were spending $1180 USD ($1503 SGD) each month, note that the amount is for Chiang Mai and for two adults, now that lead me wondering what my budget will be if I am to stay in Udon Thani, let's compare! By the way I got the Udon Thani numbers from my wife, very rough estimates though, also for two adults, and ...
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Alamak! Now Then Call me

I received a call about 15 minutes ago from the agent representing the Jalan Kukoh unit that we saw last month, he told me the owner is now selling at $265K, I told him I already got a unit at Commonwealth, then he said "wah so fast", haha, aiyah, actually I still like the Jalan Kukoh unit more, the location is very good, I can walk to work and save on transport and it's 10 minutes walk to Chinatown. Sigh, too bad I have already paid deposit and submitted resale application, if I back out now, I lose the $5000, no point, anyway the Commonwealth unit is much more affordable at $250K, but the Jalan Kukoh unit is bigger at 53sqm, so actually it is cheaper if calculate by price per sqm. Commonwealth $250K 46sqm $5434.78 per sqm Jalan Kukoh $265K 53sqm $5000 per sqm But anyway, I asked my wife and she say she likes the Commonwealth unit more, haha, well, what's done is done, no point for me to think too much, I think both are good la.
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Police alert: Counterfeit S$1,000 Portrait Series Note

Police alert: Counterfeit S$1,000 Portrait Series Note Please be careful when you receive $1000 Singapore dollar note, check carefully!
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Interior Designer Quote Me $900 for 2 Toilet Bowls!

I finally received a quotation, the entire quote looks okay except the toilet bowls, $900 to replace 2 toilet bowls, can you believe it? Anyway I haven't clarify with the ID but I know it doesn't cost that much, but anyway, me and wife decided not to do anything hacking, we will just mostly DIY and get the IKEA kitchen set to save money. Anyway a few other IDs contacted me and I provided them with my floor plan anyway, no harm getting more quotes, who knows one of them might quote something that we like, see how, will keep you guys posted.
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Sigh, Feel That I have Lost My Smile

Long long ago when I just finished NS, I was so full of hope for the future, I had so much energy, I felt so motivated, but after hanging around in the "system" for nearly a decade, everyday seems to be so repetitive, wake up, go to work, lunch with colleagues, come home, eat, shower, see movie, sleep, repeat, all for what? Money to pay bills and in order to be able to keep paying my bills, I have to keep the cycle going, sigh, sometimes I feel like throwing everything aside, don't give a shit about anything or anyone, just buy a ticket and fly to Thailand with my wife. Unfortunately, "I can't afford to do that", which will also be what most people here will say, seriously, we are all "stuck" in the system, well unless you are filthy rich then it doesn't matter to you. Sometimes I really envy those people who are born rich, they don't have to do anything, they don't have to be wary, everything falls in place for them anyway, people li...
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How Much is Starhub Rewards Points Worth?

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I logged in and noticed that I have 3851 points, then I checked out the rewards, nowadays they have so much more options, last time their rewards kind of sucks. Anyway, how to determine how much each point is worth? Easy. First of all, Starhub customers get 1 point for every dollar spent i.e. if your mobile bill is $100, then you get 100 points, but that doesn't mean your 100 points are worth $100. Ok, now log in to Starhub Rewards page, under Filter by, select Bill Rebates and click Search. Filter By Bill Rebates Now if you observe the different denominations and the points required to redeem, you will notice that the rebate to points ratio is the same, so basically every 7 points is worth $0.10, or you can also say for every $7 dollars you spend, you can save $0.10, which is about 1.42% savings, not bad. Bill Rebates in Different Denominations
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Finally Applied for My First Credit Card: POSB Everyday Card

After such a long time in the workforce, I finally have strong enough reasons to get myself a credit card, I didn't apply for one earlier because I was not sure whether I could control my spending. I have seen my friends overspend or spend on unnecessary items, but right now, I am ready to be responsible for one, and I think I've read enough articles about people with varying levels of credit card debts to fully understand the risks of spending "future money", but I know I will be fine as long as I spend within my limit, not the credit card limit but my personal spending limit, which is the amount after considering expenses and savings, and also to make sure I repay the amount in full before the due date. So with my flat coming soon, I expect myself to spend a large amount money on furniture, appliances and etc, it would be really stupid to bring along cash for whatever I need to buy, seriously I am really afraid of dropping the money or losing it due to theft or ro...
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Selling Tissue is Good Money

I am a regular visitor to the food centre at Chinatown Complex, I usually have lunch there with colleagues for 3 to 4 days of a week. Recently I noticed that there were PRC selling tissue there, I don't think I saw them before, why I know they are PRC? By their accent, it's very obvious. I saw an old man and two middle-aged women. Anyway like the rest of the tissue selling uncles and aunties, they were selling 3 packets for $1, that lead me thinking, are they tourist or resident? Actually not just selling tissue, I even noticed that nowadays even PRC are picking empty cans, what exactly is their identity? Very curious.
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My Resale Application has been Registered!

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Yesterday my agent submitted my resale application, then the seller side also submitted shortly after and booked the first appointment and today when I checked back at HDB website, saw the following: Resale Application Registered Resale Price $250K So at this stage I think the sales is more or less confirmed as long as seller side no problem, my side also no problem then should be fine. Today I even called in to CPF to confirm, they say I can use the full amount in my OA, and I have HLE ready, so I think should be fine.
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Use Magic to Find Plane

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I'm sure he was trying to help... Coconut Magic
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Beer Price Hike

Source Beer price at Kopitiam shot up by $1.30! Might as well buy one carton at Sheng Siong and drink at home haha, don't let these evil merchants earn, government say increase 41 cents, they increase $1.30, I never like to dine at Kopitiam anyway, actually I don't like these big brand food courts, their prices are ridiculous, why pay for the aircon, the food is so-so, food centres are the best. Speaking of food court, yesterday after settling the deal for my resale flat, me and wife went to Kou Fu near Commonwealth MRT station, we bought 3 cans of coconut water at Sheng Siong and then I went to buy a cup of ice, the counter girl told me they only sell water but don't sell ice, I said I will pay for it and she still don't want to sell, what the hell man, I ended up buying a cup of iced water for 30 cents, iced water can sell but ice cannot sell? What cock logic is that? Sell me the ice for 30 cents they also earn. But lucky my place is near central area, if I want...
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Paid Option Fee and Exercised Option

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The deal went through smoothly, everybody very cooperative, now waiting for my agent to confirm the first appointment, should be around 14 Apr to 16 Apr. Oh by the way I also have to pay for the valuation report, it's $133.05, my agent paid for me, told him I will pay together with the agent fees. I also purchased the floor plan online at HDB website, very fast, just pay $5 online and they emailed me immediately. 2S Floor Plan Now I'm looking for people to help me renovate the kitchen, change toilet bowls, hope can get it done below $10K, still have to buy stuff, don't know enough money or not haha.
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Changes for Resale Procedure (Update)

Previous post. So previously I said I emailed HDB to confirm whether I can proceed to pay for the option and exercise it tomorrow, they say can, following is the response from HDB: We refer to your email of 11 March 2014. 2 If the sellers grant you the Option To Purchase on 15 March 2014, you may use the existing valuation report which was obtained before the announcement on 10 March 2014 @ 5pm for your flat purchase. This is provided that you and the sellers submit the complete resale application to HDB within the 3 months validity period of the valuation report (i.e. before 24 March 2014). Very clear, so tomorrow I will meet the seller and hand him $5000 cold hard cash, hehehe, never in my life have I carried so much money, hope I don't get robbed.
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NS Pay is Taxable!

After all these years, now then I know! But I didn't bother since in my early years I didn't earn enough to actually need to pay tax, I only discovered it after my company submitted my tax returns for this year, since I was free with nothing to do so I kept myself busy by looking through my previous years returns and found that in the year of assessment 2013 (for 01 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012), the assessable income shown in my notice of assessment is $514 more than what my company reported in my IR8E. I am very sure that I only worked for my current company for 2012. Curious, I emailed IRAS, and their reply was that the difference was submitted for my NSman pay, so obviously should be submitted by Mindef. And then after searching the internet a bit, I also found that IPPT award is taxable! WTF man. Basically my service pay is taxable, which includes the $12 or $13 received when I attended RT sessions, IPPT sessions, or when my unit called me back for one day, my company didn...
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Still No News of Plane

So ever since yesterday, I have been keeping track of this story, I keep thinking about how the plane could have gone missing, how come with so many nations searching and they still can't find the plane, and then the news is full of Malaysia information inaccuracies, I think they should just stop responding to the media, actually they just need to update the family members and the search and rescue teams, why bother talking to the media? If in doubt, just shut up, don't say anything, why embarrass the whole nation. But I can imagine how worried the family members are, just look at myself, if I lose my key and I can't find it for almost an hour, I would get frustrated, not to mention people went missing for days. I hope the plane managed to crash land on some island and there is plenty of fruits to eat, I think with that they should be able to survive for a while until the search and rescue teams find them.
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The Missing Plane

There is a lot of buzz on it and as usual I thought it is just another over-hyped story and probably isn't real, how can a Boeing 777 go missing? I shrugged it off until today when I still hear people talking about it, yeah, people were talking about it on the streets, in the food centre, my colleagues were talking about it, even the old man who sometimes smoke together with me was talking about it, wow, it's like a virus. So I took some time to read up about the story, it was shocking, a plane indeed disappeared and is nowhere to be found, several nations are searching for this one plane, even Singapore is involved. And as I read on, there are so many rumours, from the ridiculous to the rational, my colleague said he read somewhere that people were saying that the plane flew into another dimension, I think that is just plain stupid. Anyway I think people should stop guessing and especially stop spreading useless crap, let the experts do their job, and I think the Malaysian...
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Haze is Back

Noticed that the haze today is thicker than last few days, don't tell me Indonesia is burning things again, but who else could it be, after telling them for years, for decades, they still continue with the burning, sigh, do they really have no other way to do whatever they need to do without burning? Ok, I think I could be wrong, after googling a bit, I found this article , seems like the burning occurred due to the recent dry weather, that is true, our grass patches have turned brown, all dried up, I can't remember when was the last time we had rain, if our place is dry, I think it could be worse in the forests of  Indonesia and Malaysia. But I think the best solution is for Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore to form a forest fire fighting council, each country should take turn to lead the council for a certain period, and each country should commit a reasonable amount of resources for the mission, currently what I can see is the forests of those two big countries are reall...
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KNN Low Key Training Again! WTF! (Update)

My previous post. So this morning someone from the army called me, not sure who he is but he sounded like a polite lad and he told me that my coming in-camp training should be a high key instead and sounds like there is some sort of a cock-up, my ICT should be 8 days instead of 6 days, I guess somehow the wrong dates got released to the notification system. After that he told me they haven't decided yet on how to inform us, maybe they will update ns.sg or they will send everybody a paper notice. Then later in the afternoon someone from the army called me again, he sounded like the same guy from morning, this time he sounded like the notification system, he told me my annual ICT is high key and it's from XX day to XX day and I asked him whether I will receive any official notification because I need to update my company, I was thinking how come army so cheap have to get someone to pretend to be the notification system, then he told me they will update ns.sg, great. Very humo...
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Changes for Resale Procedure

Source I was very surprised by the change, the best part is I only know about it today, and they announced it only yesterday, the change also went into effect yesterday at 5PM! I thought this kind of change they should announce earlier? Anyway the part that seems to affect me is as at 10 Mar 2014 5PM, seller can no longer apply for valuation report, what will happen is buyer and seller will negotiate the price based on the latest transacted price, which means no more COV in play, but don't go ahead and think that no more cash top-up is required, you are so wrong, will explain later, and somehow they will agree on XXX amount, then seller will grant the buyer the Option to Purchase (OTP), range between $1 to $1000, then buyer will pay money to "buy" the OPT and then proceed to apply for valuation report. See what I'm saying now? It is only after buyer pay OTP then he will know how much the flat is "worth", the key thing is HDB or bank will only loan based ...
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KNN Low Key Training Again! WTF!

The moment I heard the automated voice message say it's a low key my blood instantly boil! I have served more than enough low keys, actually I just need to clear 3 low keys but I have already served more than that, and I need 7 high keys so currently I only have 4 high keys so I need 3 more, so why the heck did they give me low key again? What is the point? They give me low key and it only serves to delay my MR date, so what happens? I have to keep coming back until who knows when, which means every year MINDEF have to pay me my civilian pay for the days that they call me back, and where does the money come from? Taxpayer's money, I'm also a taxpayer and this is how they spend our money? And what happened to the 10 years ORNS? I ORD in Jan 2004, until now it has already been 10 years, so why the hell am I still in the army and still owing them 3 high keys? Sigh, fucking waste of time. Not that I don't want to serve, at least don't make it so pointless. But serious...
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Now Thinking About Renovation

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This step is more difficult than I thought because after surfing RenoTalk these few days, I realized that the renovation industry is extremely competitive i.e. too many players, big and small, from interior design firms to renovation contractors, can be difficult to decide on which to use, even if I decide on using renovation contractors instead of design firms, I still have to determine which are the reliable ones. The worst part is there are plenty of dubious forum members, sometimes it is quite difficult to tell who are the real homeowners who are there to share. So far I have one recommendation from a member in RenoTalk but I haven't contacted the contractor yet because I still don't know when I can get the keys, anyway let's look at some pictures, we are still thinking of how to do it, feel free to chip in some ideas if you have. By the way nobody is living in the flat but the owner's stuff is still there. Kitchen Entrance As you can see, the living room l...
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My Agent Managed to Secure the 2-Room Unit at $250K!

Just now I went to meet the seller and his agent, I saw the valuation report and the valuation price is $260K, while I took a closer look at the unit, my agent managed to confirm the deal with seller's agent at $10K below valuation! After that, all of us sat down together including the owner, and my agent officially offered $250K in front of the owner and he agreed, it was easier than I thought. After that I checked with my agent about the last offer, he said there were offers ranging from $230K to $250K, somehow the owner decided to sell it to me, but I can sense that he is very eager to sell, heard from my agent that the flat belongs to his father and he passed away so the unit is left to the him but he already has a HDB flat so he has no choice but to sell it. I also scouted around the unit and the block, looks clean, doesn't look like there were any Ah Long harrassment, the neighbourhood is also very peaceful, the people there also seems nice, the area is also very clean un...
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My Mom is Really Annoying

She keep saying that I will have difficulty paying for my own flat but I did my sums and everything is fine! If I can't afford it, then plenty of people also can't afford it, and how in the world did my friend manage to get a 3-room BTO at Ghim Moh with his mom for $370K? He has to pay $1400+ per month! About $700+ of that in cash! By the way he is paying by himself. Let me show you my sums. The unit I'm buying is valued at $260K, my agent is negotiating $250K and seems like he succeeded, tonight we will pay the option fee of $1K, probably another $4K next week to exercise the option and I have all the cash ready, in fact latest by Monday I would have about $10K cash at my disposal, more than enough for the deposit and agent fees. As for CPF OA, by Monday I would have about $75K because I sold my stocks recently. By the way we qualify for $15K singles housing grant. Best Scenario Buy at $250K, CPF OA $75K, singles grant $15K, pay $5K deposit, loan $155K from HDB, month...
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Beware of Perverts Posing as Female

Last week, my wife told me someone messaged her on wechat or something, my wife mentioned that person is a female Indian national. Then just now when we went for a walk, she showed me the conversation, that Indian "female friend" was asking my wife out during weekend, I looked at that person's profile picture and it looked suspicious, picture doesn't look real to me, then I told my wife it's very common for guys to use a female picture to try to hook up with women. So when we returned home, my wife asked her "friend" of the gender, then this person started apologizing and revealed that he is a guy. My wife was shocked, she was afraid I would get angry and she quickly deleted the conversations and told that guy never to message her again as she has husband already. For those of you interested to know this pervert, here is his email: alagumathi143@gmail.com Please feel free to add this idiot into your spam list. And to the idiot, you are such a f...
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SGH Orthopaedic Appointment in Late May

So today I went to see the doctor in polyclinic, he gave me a referral letter to SGH, then I went to the referral booking counter and the earliest date they got for me was 23 May, this lead me thinking, I have a serious back problem now and I have to wait for more than 2 months, by then I think my back would have recovered, then again it's still good to go for a check. But are we lacking healthcare professionals? Too many patients too little doctors? Something is not right, in Thailand if you have a back problem like mine, you'll probably get to see the specialist on the same day, do the scan and whatever necessary but here, wait 2 months, what a joke.
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4 days MC

When I went to work on Monday I felt okay but while I was bending forward to wash my face in the gents, I felt a sharp pain and a click sound coming from my lower back area. After that, I went back to my seat and as I sat down, I can feel my lower back area getting sore and when I tried to stand up, I can't stand up quickly as usual, I had to pause for a while because my lower back area felt very tight and painful. So during lunch time I went to a nearby pharmacy and got some plasters, not effective though, the pain persisted but luckily we had a briefing session near my home so I went for it so I can go home early to rest, I put on plasters, applied pain relief cream and hoped for the best. But the pain is still there and even got worse, it is especially painful when I am trying to stand up from a sitting or squatting position, so yesterday I went to see my GP again, he asked me whether I still have his painkillers and I said yes, so he prescribed some muscle relaxant and gave m...
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Viewed 4 HDB Resale Flats Today

Today I finally met my camp mate's property agent friend, he is a very nice guy, very patient, polite and knowledgeable, most important of all I can feel that he is genuinely trying to help me find a unit that we like. All 4 flats are in the Queenstown district, 3 in Commonwealth and 1 at Tanglin Halt. Unit 1: Well Renovated 2-Room at Commonwealth This one is the best, when we walked in, we instantly fell in love with it, the renovation is well done, so well done that we can just move in without any renovation work, they even have one extra bedroom added and it's quite big, problem is the valuation price, $329K, last COV offer of $11K was rejected by owner. I don't think I can afford it even if the owner doesn't ask for any COV, sigh, so this one can forget it. Unit 2: Nice Looking 3-Room at Commonwealth Compared to the 2-room earlier, this one is a bit lackluster but the condition is still good, I think we could probably get by without any renovation, but sam...
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