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My Wife is Considering Further Studies

Today we went to Golden Mile, at level 3 there is a branch of the  Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) , it's a distance learning university where students can sign up and study by themselves and then go for exams at PSB Academy, it's similar to the O/A Levels private candidates. There are also volunteers who have either completed the course or almost completing, they are there to help answer questions about the course. My wife learnt about this school through her Facebook friend and so they decided to check it out together, and I tagged along because I was very skeptical about it, but well, after being there, seen the place and talked to one of the volunteers, the school seems reliable, I also did a check on the school via internet, found that it's one of Thailand's public universities . I was skeptical because the courses fees are ridiculously low, but then again it's distance learning so they don't have to pay for classrooms, teachers and equipmen
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Bought My Curtain Set at IKEA and Giant

Father bought some special cleaning agent for us so we went to clean the windows yesterday, looks a bit better now, at least can see through the windows, previously so dirty due to the age-old dirt/grease, now okay but not superb, father recommend getting those glass cleaner to really give it a good look. After cleaning, we went to IKEA at Tampines, bought a curtain rod set: HUGAD Curtain rod @ $6.90 BETYDLIG Wall/ceiling bracket @ $5.80 ($2.90/piece) VÄSENTLIG Finial @ $6.90 Total = $19.60 The bracket is the adhesive type using 3M technology so no need for drilling, so easy haha. And Giant is right next to IKEA so we dropped by and bought a curtain for $16 so total spending for our curtain is $35.60. Oh we are only putting up curtain in our room, doesn't seem feasible to put it at the kitchen because our kitchen is small and it'll get dirty easily because my wife will be cooking there. As for living room, no point also because the window is the old flipping t
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Cut My Hair and Got Myself a New Spectacle!

Cut my hair at the barber for $10, looks good! Also got myself a new spectacle for $155, nowadays the spectacle so expensive, my current one only costed me $90+, shows that things are getting more expensive, I hope my increment this year is good, and today company announced they will release increment details next Monday, hope more money!
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Father's Company Finally Called Me

Today I received a call from his company, the lady told me that since there will be hacking, then they need to apply for permit, so she sent me a HDB renovation acknowledgement form to sign, also need a witness to fill in name and particulars, so I got my colleague to help me, I signed and sent back to her, hopefully she submitted today so I think by Monday they can start work. Father say should start on Monday and finish by Wednesday.
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Singaporean Getting Married in Thailand

Recently one of visitors asked me something regarding marrying in Thailand, today I found a comprehensive document that details the steps involved, hope it will help those who are looking for this information. Marriage Registration Procedure in Thailand I quote fully from the document as follow in case they change the file location: PROCEDURE FOR SINGAPOREANS TO REGISTER MARRIAGE IN THAILAND Singaporeans who wish to register a marriage in Thailand would first need to execute an affidavit at Singapore Embassy in Bangkok. Please refer to the attached list of supporting documents required for executing the affidavit (Please download the attachment "Notice of Marriage ( http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/dam/mfa/images/om/bangkok/Register%20marriage%20in%20Thailand/Noticeformarriageupdated31May2013.pdf )"). Note: Letter from MOM is only applicable if your partner is a Thai National. 2 You can apply for the Certificate of Clearance (COC) directly with CID in Singapore. If you
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Finally Completed My Posting Out Assignment

My boss posted me to another team to help out for 5 days, then they added one more day which is today, and finally it's all finished, hopefully they won't ask me to go back again, really don't like the work there, very messy. But overall, it's good for me as it will look good in my next year's performance review, more points haha. Sigh, waiting for the bonus this month and increment next month, wonder how much I can get, but got some info that the increment this year will be good, see how.
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Married with Children and Still Natural to Fall in Love?

Source "Maids are human beings and we have feelings too. It is natural to fall in love," says Tara, who is married in the Philippines and has a four-year-old son with her Filipino husband. "I still love my husband and my son. But I am all alone in Singapore and I need someone here too, because I need to stay and work here for many years to support my family back home." Huh? She's already married and still needs another man to be there for her? I don't understand the logic, she got herself a boyfriend and isn't that considered cheating on her husband? If it's just a platonic relationship then I think it's fine but if you read the article, you can tell that the relationship is more than just friends. How about her son, she said she still love her husband and son, so how can she do something like this? I really don't understand.
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Wah Tonight So Damn Hot

I turn the aircon at 22 degrees with full fan power still warm, my room thermometer shows 30.5 degrees right now, what the hell, just now it was 33, don't think my aircon is faulty, it's blowing out cool air, I think it will take longer to cool the room because outside is hot. Just now I went downstairs and it was warm, at night also warm, something really wrong with this weather, night should be cooling, downstairs totally no wind, sigh, jia lat, lucky still have aircon if not can melt to death.
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Long-Term Visit Pass - Plus (LTVP-PLUS)

http://www.ica.gov.sg/news_details.aspx?nid=12665 Good news for those of us who cannot get PR for our beloved spouse, because the Singapore government has come up with a enhanced long-term visit pass called LTVP-PLUS or LTVP+. I'll sum up the key points in the FAQ provided by ICA so you don't have to go through one big page. Do let me know if I missed out anything or correction is required by dropping a comment. GENERAL LTVP+ will be in effect from 01 Apr 2012. LTVP+ holders will enjoy extended duration of residency, public healthcare subsidies and easier access to employment. No separate application required for LTVP+; an application for LTVP will automatically include your spouse for LTVP+, if eligible. LTVP applications submitted from 01 Feb 2012 will automatically be considered for LTVP+. The first approved LTVP+ will grant 3 years residency and subsequent renewal will be 5 years. Current holders of LTVP will be considered for LTVP+ on next renewal. If holde
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How to Marry a Thai in Singapore

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You should refer to here -  https://www.rom.gov.sg/reg_info/rom_marriage.asp Please spend some time to go through and understand the information on that section (legal provision, other information, filing of notice, solemnization and etc), if your still not sure, feel free to drop a comment here or you can use their FAQ . The ROM website did a really good job of putting together the information that you need in a well-organized manner. I've done it once and I think the guide is very easy to follow. The only hiccup I've had with my marriage is during the  Appointment for verification & Statutory Declaration where both of us were required to read out a wall of text and my wife had difficulty getting past the first few lines and the counter guy got fed up and told my wife to stop. Definitely my oversight as I didn't arrange for an interpreter beforehand but luckily, there was a licensed interpreter at the scene and we managed to get her to do the interpretation fo
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Commission Calculator for DBS Vickers SG Stocks

Made this little tool to help me calculate the costs of buying or selling a stock, just enter number of shares and price and it will show both buy and sell costs at the same time. Can even choose by cash upfront, online or phone and it will calculate using respective rates. Cash Upfront ONLINE By Phone Shares: Price: Value: Commission: Clearing Fee:
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