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    Chitchat Driving from Sydney to goldcoast......

    Planning to do a trip with a group of friends by driving from Sydney to the Goldcoast in December. Suggestion on itinerary is welcome on places of interest and stay too. All in about a 2 weeks trip including flights. Thanks!!
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    Chitchat Car while stationary, struck or nearly struck by lightning..............

    Got a call from a friend after the incident that she was struck or nearly struck by lightning. Car was stationary on the PIE when she suddenly see this white flash in front of her and there was a big bang she heard too, sort of like an explosion. after that, all the indicator lights in the...
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    Chitchat What happened to FTs that has been retrenched............

    Will their EPs be terminated straight away? Will they be allowed to continue to stay in Singapore to look for another job? Will they have retrenchment benefit, same as the local Singaporeans, if, a BIG if, it's given. How long will they be allowed to continue to remain, till their expiry of...
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    Chitchat Slow Juicer or Blender better?

    Thinking of getting either a blender or slow juicer. Understand slow juicer cost a lot more as compared to a blender. Thought of making those milkshake with a blender, with those added fruits in. Always thought that taking in those fibers will help in the bowels too, Though a slow juicer...
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    Chitchat Bankrupt-to-be-fearful-about-future-employment.........

    My husband and I was personal guarantors for our company loans and we are considering bankruptcy. My fear is employment after this as both of us will be bankrupted together and we have 3 kids. Do you know if there are companies open to bankrupts? I understand the salaries will be passed...
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    Chitchat Mortgage term more than 100 years.......guess where???

    Sweden cuts maximum mortgage term to 105 years (the average is 140) Nybroviken harbour in Stockholm Sweden House prices across Sweden were up 18pc last year By Richard Dyson 24 March 2016 • 7:19pm Think there's a housing affordability crisis in Britain, with low...
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    Chitchat Chemotherapy: a friend just want for it......

    A friend just went for his first chemotherapy session, told me went on drips, but was very slow, took 6 hours just to finish one session. Heard from him the cancer he got is those aggressive type, can't recall what was it but understand it has spread to other areas, I believe it's bone and...
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    Chitchat Singapore: First world to third world.....or on the way there.

    TB outbreaks, in preschool centers....dengue hotspots, hfmd, malaria, chikungunya and now Zika....... Used to be Singapore issued travel warning to would be travelers to avoid diease stricken areas..... Now it's the other way round...... Seems that tropical disease is making a come back with a...
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    Chitchat Kindle, Nexus or ..........for e booking reading recommendations

    Tried to do reading on the iphone6 plus. Pretty strainining to the eyes...thinking of getting a e book reader. Any recommendations........ Thanks!!
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    Chitchat lesson-from-joseph-schoolings-olympic-victory

    Joseph Schooling did something what Singaporeans have never done before in history – won a coveted Olympic gold medal against all odds. And he did it his way… Sent to the US at the age of 14 years old by his parents on their own expense, he scored a historic first after 51 years at the...
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    Chitchat Case of perpetual family problem and poverty?...........

    Good afternoon. My name is Liza. I am a single mum of 2 kids age 8 and 6 years old. I also live with my mum in a 2 room rental flat. I get to know you through your f.acebook and learn about your helping spirits for the needy. I joined your Ramadan mass distributions at Marsiling...
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    Chitchat Negative interest : uob dbs and ocbc

    Will negative interest become a reality in Singapore?. One will need to pay the bank interest for putting money inside. With the recent swiber thingy and now o and g counters mostly tanking, what will be the exposure for local banks if the drop in oil price persist. It's been 1 to 1.5 years...
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    Chitchat Is Ezra or Ezion going to be the next Swiber?.............

    Seems the local O and G is under tremendous price and cost pressure, couple with project delays and dragging payment problem that the situation is coming to...... Thoughts is with oil price now dropping again, with WTI Crude at USD41/USD42, this time round with the ammunition ($$$) spent for...
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    Chitchat RBS Warns Clients May Face Negative Interest Rates..pay the bank money to keep yours

    Just saw this article...... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-26/rbs-warns-clients-may-face-negative-interest-rates Question.....will you keep your money in the bank, if uob, ocbc, or dbs charges you an interest for keeping money inside the bank.... What are the alternatives...
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    Chitchat 66-year-old-ex-teacher-and-journalist-struggling with unemployment......

    As an ex-journalist and ex-teacher, I find it very difficult to land a job, not least because of certain discriminating and unfair practices of employers, including the government. I had tried to ask management, where I worked before, but their reply has always been negative, even though I...
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    Serious Grads pay in Taiwan.........

    Members at loggerheads even as bankruptcy looms for some pension funds in Taiwan Jermya Chow Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei Stressing the urgent need to overhaul Taiwan's pension system, President Tsai Ing-wen told the newly formed Pension Reform Committee that if the island does not do it...
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    Chitchat Credit card: Which on offers the best cash back in Singapore

    Just got the latest statement from HSBC, still charging the annual fees, need to call them to waive it. Anyway thinking of cancelling it and getting the cash back type. Seems to be the in thingy on the cash back. Which bank or credit cards offer the best cash back?. Any advice would be...
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    Serious Deutsche Bank.... Just down another 7%, RBS.......halted....

    Deutsche bank just down another 7% to 12.31......RBS halted.... It's getting interesting.......
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    Serious Ramandan charity : Homeless by end June if arrears payment is not mde soon......

    I think they should be approaching Mendaki or their MP, instead of Gilbert.......... Hi Mr Gilbert, I’m sorry to disturb you. I’m a single mom of 6 kids staying in a 1-room rental flat and currently unemployed due to my youngest 4-year-old daughter not in school yet. My outstanding...
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    Chitchat Shouldn't there be a Singaporean first......RSAF Open house

    Writing this as attended the RSAF open house yesterday at paya lebar airbase. While there is a lot of people, noticed there is a lot of foreigners too. Firstly, the ns guys are definitely all Singaporeans, if the open house is 2 days, one day should be catered to Singaporeans only or else what...
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