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Next Month Must Use Cash to Pay HDB Flat

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My monthly instalment is $721, so last month deducted $624 from my CPF, still owe HDB $97. So just paid via HDB website using eNETS. Anyway have prepped for this, also not a big amount. Well one good thing is my CPF can grow more. But this May probably going to try for BTO, get a 3-room so baby can have her own space.
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Nene Chicken for Dinner

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Standard like drop, the chicken not very fresh, good things never last, so true.
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Big Fish Small Fish

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First time try this, serving kind of small, but the Barramudi fish and chips is quite ok, the fish very meaty, chips is actually potato chips. The fish and chip is one set, I open and pour together with the spaghetti and chicken chop, you see still like so little lol. Try once is enough.
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Instant Noodles Again!

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Wife and baby went to Thailand yesterday, now I home alone, come back home don't know what to eat just cook noodles. One person very easy, anything works.
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Instant Noodles Still Pretty Good

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Maggi curry, some veggies, luncheon meat and two eggs, also added two slices of cheese, not bad.
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Side of Singapore Tourist Don't See

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You don't see this sight at tourist spots, but if you visit residential areas, this is pretty common, especially prevalent in older estates. Another problem with older estates is some people they don't ever clean their house, when you walk past there will be a stench, then cat feeding, pigeon feeding also a major problem, people just feed strays and then leave the food around, attracting ants, rats and cockroaches. Also, high rise littering, this morning I heard loud thuds, went to kitchen, somebody threw leftover food out of the window. So disgusting and filthy.
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51 Commonwealth Drive

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Very beautiful looking HDB block, I think the design is very modern, these days new HDB blocks look about the same as condo, only way you can tell the difference is condo have barrier and security. A 4-room unit in this block can fetch $7xxk to $8xxk, kind of ridiculous.
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Singapore Government to Spend $200 Million On Supercomputing

Source I think spending money on technologies that will eventually become the norm is always a good thing, but I think at current state Singapore seems to have lagged behind other countries especially China, which in recent years have significantly surpassed us. One thing that people don't get is, they think a country is advanced as long as they have the latest technologies, this is such a common misconception. If nobody knows how to use the technologies, or rather people are resistant to new things, then it's as good as not having the technologies. I believe many have heard of the term "cashless" or "paperless", unfortunately it is not well-embraced here in Singapore. Just look at ATMs, you see people queuing up to update their bank books, which they can easily check via their mobile app instead. Paper bills I can understand, some people prefer "hardcopy" in case some figures are wrong they can go back to the merchant, but then these days
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On The Way to Work

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Just another day of going to work in Singapore at 7:57 AM. Our public transportation system is actually very established, especially for our buses they cover probably all if not most of our tiny island.
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Canned Soft Drink Lose Fizz Slower?

Fizzy drinks are great but when the fizz is almost gone, the experience is much less enjoyable. Take coca cola as example, I notice that the 1.5L bottle tend to lose a lot of fizz just over one night, but for canned version even without sealing it and leaving it overnight in the fridge, the fizz is still almost the same. I'm guessing that aluminium seems to be able to "trap" gas better than plastic bottle.
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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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Commission Calculator for DBS Vickers SG Stocks

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