Pearls Centre

The Government has issued compensation and additional assitance to owners and tenants at Pearls Centre, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) said.

Pearls Centre was gazetted for compulsory acquisition on August 29, 2012 for the construction of the Thomson MRT line and comprehensive redevelopment.

Bulaubulau

It rains for over 200 days a year here.

But this doesn't dampen the spirits of the Atayal people in Bulaubulau, who play host to groups of tourists who come visiting for a day to down copious amounts of rice wine while indulging in a seven- course meal.

Nestled deep in the mountains in Yilan County, Bulaubulau is a small village that is home to members of the Atayal tribe, or "taiya zu" in Mandarin.

This is where clusters of nine families cook, hunt, weave and entertain guests who come here to learn about the culture of one of Taiwan's indigenous tribes.

There are no roads here and there's hardly any mobile network either. The only vehicle you'll encounter will be the jeep that will pick you up from the sleepy town of Hanxi, and then drop you off halfway up the mountain.

From there, the rest of the journey is on foot.

10 Buns for $10

This offer is available at all BreadTalk outlets until 31 July 2013.
Floss is on offer too.

Darren Woo Hon Fai

Does he blog?

Pseudo Identity

Is there a need to use someone's mobile and fixed line numbers to call us?
Is there a necessity to use someone's email address to contact us?
Just be who you're unless you've something to hide.

We know who you're all this while.
We trust our intuition and the little voice in us a lot.
We've nothing to hide.

Payless Tampines

Are you looking for unique shoes, bags and accessories? You may wish to visit

Payless
Tampines One
#01-04/07
Tel: 6634 5878

The price is very reasonable. It carries a wide variety of brands and designs which were sourced from all over the world.

Justice

And justice will prevail because God sees all! :)

Mature

Being strong doesn't always mean you have to fight the battle. True strength is being mature enough to walk away from all the nonsense with your head held high.

Choose

I've learned that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings even when I respect theirs. Being a good person does not guarantee that others will be good people too. We only have control over ourselves on how we choose to be a person. And for the others, we can only choose to accept them or walk away.

Edwin Yeo Seow Hiong

Does he blog?

Wealth

Tycoons are shunning banks and wealth managers, preferring to put their wealth into property and new ventures rather than trust industries whose reputations have been battered by the global financial crisis.

Some of the wealth managers have little experience in investment. They care more for the amount of commission earned instead of multiplying the wealth of their clients.

$10.61 Billion Loss

Singapore's central bank posted a $10.61 billion net loss in its last fiscal year as the local dollar's gains against the yen and euro diminished the value of its foreign currency holdings.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) also said the city-state's economy will "comfortably" meet the official growth forecast of 1-3 per cent for 2013, while inflation for the full year is expected to come in at 2-3 per cent, lower than the earlier estimate of 3-4 per cent.

LeVel 33

LeVel 33
is a brewery and restaurant in
Tower 1 of Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC).

Its ambience is very good.

Give it a try.

Gwee Kim Tee

Does he blog?

Special Lady

Both of us are so different. We are comfortable in different languages. We are of different religions. Yet we can communicate.

She is of modest means. She works hard. Yet she is very generous.

She gave me not one but three gifts. There was no special occasion. Yet she made the day special.

Thank you!

Good Person

Being a good person does not depend on our religion or status in life, our race or skin colour, political views or culture. It depends on how good we treat others.

Choice

We believed that most people, when given the choice, would do what was right, even when it was hard, and we believe that good almost always triumphed over evil.

Right

What goes right is more important than what goes wrong.

The positive effect of one loving relative, mentor or friend can overwhelm the negative effects of the bad things that happen.

Baker Talent Choa Chu Kang

Block 303 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
#01-723

17 July 2013 COE

• 
  CAT A 73,989
• 
  CAT B 76,389
• 
  CAT C 65,036
• 
  CAT D 1,712
• 
  CAT E 76,802

Online Stalker

Fast. Furious. Frequent. The apt description of that online stalker. Not active on her own FB wall but responds very swiftly all the time.

Kindness

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do that same to you." ~ Princess Diana

Guyana

One of my lovely readers on my blog is from Guyana :)

Guyana, officially The Co-operative Republic of Guyana,
is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America.
Culturally, it is part of the Anglophone Carribean
and is one of the Carribean countries that is not an island.

Its capital is Georgetown.

Its currency is Guyanese dollar.

It has a population of 757,000.

Toh Song Gek

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 40-year-old Toh Song Gek. She was last seen in the vicinity of Compassvale Lane on July 12 2013 at about 8am.

Ms Toh is described to be about 1.5m tall, with fair, straight, shoulder-length black hair. She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with flowery print.

Anyone with information on the missing person’s whereabouts is requested to call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000.

Nazrul Suryadi Bin Mohamad Sahardi

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 10-year-old Nazrul Suryadi Bin Mohamad Sahardi who was last seen in the vicinity of Hougang Ave 8 on July 11, 2013 at about 4pm.

Nazrul Suryadi is described as being small in size, about 1.3m tall, tanned and with short, black hair. He was last seen wearing his school attire (white shirt and blue shorts).

Anyone with information on the missing boy’s whereabouts is requested to call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000.

Travel Fair

Have you been to the travel fair in MBS this weekend?

Meritocracy

An emphasis on social mobility sends the same message but with significantly different thrust. A society which prizes social mobility holds up a collective goal, while one prizing meritocracy focuses on individual achievement.

Iskandar bin Rahmat

Does he blog?
He is a Senior Staff Sergeant from Bedok police station.

Regret

"I regret nothing in my life,
even though it has been
full of pain and hurt.
I look back
with a smile,
because;
I know that is
what made me
who I am today.
A stronger,
better
and
more caring person..."

~ Author Unknown

Banquet

Six months after 450 food stall tenants revealed that Banquet owed them $75 million, the foodcourt operator still owes money to 100 stallholders

Breaktalk

Any 9 buns for $10.00
Til 14 July 2013
All outlets

SGM 14J

Who is the driver of this silver Toyota Camry?

Barcodes

Shoppers scanning matrix barcodes for discounts are getting more than they bargained for - malicious software.

A growing number of people are reporting scams involving the codes, the black-and-white squares now seen on most advertisements.

When shoppers use smartphones to scan the codes, their devices open a website for a company or product and often receive a discount voucher.

However, instead of receiving a bonus, many people say they have fallen victim to crooks.

Jane Leigh

Does she blog?

Swarovski

Swarovski's dealer in Taiwan has maintained that the Austrian brand's products are all man-made crystals and have never been marketed as real gems.

The dealer was responding to reports from China that accused Swarovski of selling artificial crystal glass as natural crystal, Apple Daily said.

Ubuntu

'UBUNTU' in the Xhosa culture means: "I am because we are"

Message

A Reddit user posted a photo of a poignant message that she found taped to the stall in a women's restroom at her university.

The user, chellylauren, wrote: "In a girls' bathroom stall at my university, girls have written about some of their most horrifying life experiences. This week, somebody replied."

The reply, written on notebook paper, is anonymous.

The reply in full:

To the girl who was raped: You are so strong. I cannot fathom the pain you must have gone through. The fact that you have the bravery to write it (even on a bathroom wall) gives me hope.

To the girl with eating disorders: I promise you, although I don't know you, you are beautiful, you deserve your health. You deserve freedom from that hell.

To the girl with the alcoholic father: I am so sorry for the agony it must cause. Again, such courage is remarkable you must be such a strong person to see such pain.

To the girl whose father died: Missing them never goes away. The ache of their absence never goes away. But the love they had, the memories you share surely must last. I am sure, out of the bottom of my heart, the people who have left you in this world are exceptionally proud of the person you are.

Everytime (sic) I see these walls, these confessions, I feel so blessed to know I have the priviledge (sic) of seeing them. Your moments, these secrets, are all precious even though they are sad. To all of you (including those I did not mention, and those who have not yet written)

-You are worthy.

             -You are strong.

-You are brave.

-You are loved.

-Somebody cares.

Written below that, somebody penned a quick response: "To the person who wrote this, thank you."

Ants

Sprinkle some turmeric powder in the areas where they usually are. The powder will get rid of the ants immediately.

Smoky Odour

Place a bowl of vinegar in a room if we wish to get rid of a smoky odour.

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

Gordon Ramsay was at this stall in Maxwell Food Centre today.

Suspected Food Poisoning

There were many absentees in a school in the east today.
Could it be due to food poisoning?

Hokkaido Fair

Tampines Mall Atrium

Until 07 July 2013

Hari Raya Bazaar

Beside Tampines MRT Station

10 July to 07 August 2013

Sivakumar Selvarajah

Does he blog?

Manhattan Fish Market

Special Offer Today:

Grilled Glory Dory $3.99

Fish 'N Chips + Cheese Sauce $5.95

Soup of the Day + Coke $3.90

WL Unisex Hair Salon

Sammi is a very talented professional hairstylist. Please call 65829726 to make appointment. Her off day is on Thursday.

The salon is at

Block 445 Pasir Ris Drive 6
#01-100

The hours are 9am to 7pm from Monday to Saturday (except Thursday) and 9am to 5pm on Sunday.

Keep Fat Away

If the soup, sauce or casserole that we are making is turning out too greasy, drop an ice cube into it. The ice cube will attract the grease, which we can then easily scoop out.

3 July 2013 COE

July 3 bidding

• 
  CAT A 73,100
• 
  CAT B 77,110
• 
  CAT C 61,011
• 
  CAT D 1,610
• 
  CAT E 77,000

Streats City Square

Have you tried their delicious Curry Chicken Noodle, Hong Kong Dumpling Noodle and Iced Milk Tea?

Service was very good from the waitresses.
The captain forgot to smile and thank upon collecting payment though.

Scalpers

Who are they?

Hope

"When our hearts believe,
our eyes will open.
Faith is what opens our eyes.
This in turn injects hope,
which is the power of vision,
deep in our soul." ~ Phil Pringle

OCBC

Effective today, a new service charge of $50 will be levied for notes that are either not sorted according to denomination or folded.

Effective today, new charges for over the counter branch transactions will be levied (on per customer basis) as follows:
First twenty transactions per month: Free
21st transaction onwards: S$3 per transaction