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CDL Hospitality Trusts Changed Management Company

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Today I tried to search for CDL Hospitality Trusts at SGX website but I could not find, after that I went to their website  and saw this announcement that they have strike off the company, if you look at the first link, the reit is now managed by a different company: "CDL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust is managed by M&C REIT Management Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc." So if you go under Company Information > Company Announcements at SGX website, you can find CDL Hospitality Trusts under M&C: Apparently it's just a change of management company, didn't seem to affect the share price at all.
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Fried Prawn Noodle and Braised Duck at 448 Clementi

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Google map. The prawn noodle is not bad, I find it a little bit bland but it's still alright la, I have eaten better ones. This plate is $4. This braised dish is super power, this plate cost me $11, I ordered a mix of duck, pork, tau pok, pig skin and egg. The sauce is ultimate, I think I like this one more than the Yu Kee Duck Rice sauce, and their rice is also very nice, this dish goes extremely well with rice. The sauce is so glossy, I wonder how they make it like that lol.
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Received My RT Pay

Today I received a notice saying that I will be paid $19.08 for my RT session, not bad, go RT also can get money lol. So if go 20 times, can get $381.60, quite decent amount, so if I only take bus, that means go exercise also can earn money. Now RT also easier, longer period to clear, last time 3 months must clear 20 session, now 1 year to clear same amount of sessions, finally they give NSmen a break.
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Warcraft Movie Singapore Launch on 09 Jun 2016

Release info. Imdb link. After such a long wait this move is finally going to be on the big screen, I'm a Warcraft fan, I'm fascinated with its lore, I remember spending hours reading on the lore at the World of Warcraft website, now I think it's no longer there but can still find it wowwiki . I remember my first exposure to Warcraft was the game Warcraft 2, I watched my primary school friend play at his house on his family computer, that time I think it was quite a big deal to have a computer at home, that friend of mine comes from a quite well off family. I only got my first computer when I was 17 years old and I had to pay for it myself via installments haha. Can't remember whether it was during or after NS, I bought Warcraft 3 with the Frozen Throne expansion, it's also a strategy game like it's predecessors, and I suck at strategy games, but the plot is very interesting, I keep playing it just for the story, there are 4 factions so I get to see the
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Went for First Session of RT

I booked RT at Maju Camp , today is my first session, total need to clear 19, last window I took IPPT so discount one session otherwise need to clear 20 sessions. I have never been to Maju Camp, looks like a very old army camp, the buildings definitely older than me, not sure what camp it is, good thing is that the bus stop is not very far away from the main gate so don't have to walk very far, but the bus stop to the camp is very far from my home, have to walk about 15 minutes, maybe next time just take taxi. So I in-pro at 9.17am and got myself a green tag, the session is supposed to be from 9.30am to 11am, the counter closed at around 9.40am, but I overheard from someone that if come late can go into office to scan. By the way RT is green tag, IPT is red, yellow I think is for IPPT. At around 9.45am, the PTI call green tag into the gym, wah shiok man, got aircon, I know RT is quite relax but today was more relax than I expected, go in do warm-up, do some stations using the
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F&N Pineapple!

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Just now went to Sheng Siong and saw this new drink, F&N Pineapple, it says limited edition, one bottle for $1.70, don't know good or not haven't try yet, but the yellow colour makes it look so delicious lol.
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Getting Bored of Sakae Sushi

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Just now went to eat Sakae Sushi, compared to Sushi Express I think the latter is better, and cheaper. Their sushi one only $0.50 and quality is there, Sakae also have quality but it's pricy, plus all the service charge and GST, simple meal for two can range from $50 to $60+. Anyway I like Sakae's takoyaki, every time we go there must order at least 3 plates. Their salmon also very fresh, overall still not bad la. The following is one of their otah creations, I find their otah ok, I think those otah sold at markets are way better, and cheaper. This one is $4.95 per plate, only 4 small pieces.
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Went for Army Medical Review

My excuse expired late last month so today I went to see whether there is any news of my medical board review. MO told me it was rejected because it's just a sprain, I guess they don't think it is serious enough to downgrade me but it's alright, I just need excuse from push-up, otherwise there is no way I can pass my IPPT. So the MO submitted another review, this time is to excuse me so that I can skip push-up and just do 2-station IPPT. Today he gave me another 84 days excuse. Now see how the review goes, anyway I have booked my RT this coming Sunday, just take it as exercise, I go exercise on Sundays anyway, I got 19 RT to clear lol.
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Baby's Skin is Getting Better

Last week I tried putting on the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula for baby, now her skin is so much better, so smooth, not dry anymore, I also tried the cream myself, I had a dry spot at my tummy area, I put the cream almost daily and now the dry spot looks and feels so much better! Wife also try, she also think the cream is very good.
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Singapore Police Force Scary Efficient

Source In this day and age Singapore still have robbery cases, but I guess we are just living too comfortably to know that bad things will always happen. Anyway this poor uncle was robbed of $60 and badly injured, he was robbed at 5.30am in Tampines, then on the same day at 4pm, the police managed to arrest the robber, wah seh, less than 12 hours settled. But I cannot imagine why people would want to rob, and for $60 go and beat up someone, how many people will bring so much valuables out for them to rob, if really want might as well go target those richer people right, go target people trying hard to make a living, this robber also bastard. Furthermore since this bastard have the energy to go rob and beat up people, why not get a job instead, I can only say he is a lazy useless bum.
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Received Final Government Matching for CDA

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Just noticed that the final $1,500 matching from government in baby's CDA: Baby's Child Development Account I put in $6,000, government matched $6,000, total have $12,000, and also last year government topped up $500, the other $230.28 is interest from OCBC. This money I think very helpful if need to go nursery or kindergarten, if choose those less expensive ones, I don't think can use finish, but if choose those one month $1000+ type, one year finish. Now I'm thinking whether nursery is even necessary at all, I remember last time I go nursery, only eat, sleep, play, run around, never really learn anything useful. Kindergarten I remember sing songs, eat, sleep, run around, also kind of crap. Now maybe they improved I don't know. Too bad CDA cannot pay for those martial arts classes or music classes, I think it's better for baby to learn something more specialized, if go to nursery or kindergarten, they probably just teach abc, sing song, 123, play t
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Take Leave So Lower Performance Rating

Today my boss reviewed my performance for the past year, he hinted that I took a lot of leaves but he understand that last year my wife gave birth so most of it was due to that, rating not as good as last one, but he wrote positive remarks for me, anyway I don't hope for high increment or high bonus, this year have is good enough. Thanks to him I also realized that all those reservist, paternity, childcare, sick or annual leaves all top level don't care, they only look at my productivity, for example my work days in one month is around 22, so if I work all 22 days my productivity will be 100%, top level love to see this, so the logic is such that even if I sit in office and do nothing for the whole day, as long as I appear for work, act busy when needed, my productivity will be 100% lol. No wonder so many slackers in my company, now I know how these people can survive so long even though they are not capable at all. But if out of 22 days, let's say I take 7 days leave,
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About Wife's Valve Replacement Surgery Cost

Today I emailed NUH and enquired about the cost range of her type of operation for C class ward, they sent me a Care Cost Form for 8 days of hospitalization for Valve Repair / Replacement surgery, the price range starts from $24,551 for mild case to $35,462 for complex case. The form also suggested that the likely total could be $27,279, not sure how they derive the likely total but I guess it's a median number. I think the form never include the possibility of staying in ICU, I read from NUH website , it mentioned that after valve replacement surgery, need to stay in ICU for 1-2 days, then in normal ward for 3-4 days. Anyway I guess for complex case need to stay longer. I did my own calculations based on information from here , I came up with 4 scenarios: Mild Likely Complex Extreme Hospital bill $24,551.00 $27,279.00 $35,462.00 $100,000.00 Less 55% subsidy for PR $11,047.95 $12,275.55 $15,957.90 $45,000.00 C class pro-ration for PR $4,861.10 $5,401.24 $7,021.48 $19,800
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