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Kaka has rejected the offer from Man City. I presume greater mortals will consider him stupid and foolish. My gut feeling is that both Charles and Tan might jump ship if they were offered this kind of pay since both are from the world of "Gods". In any case...kudos to Kaka...he's my idol...

One word...INSENSITIVE!!!

Spending $45K for a family trip is actually not a big deal. It's a lot of money definitely...almost my entire annual income but if it's something that he could afford, well then it's really none of our business. However, having said that, because of his special position, being in the high...

There are a lot of very wise advices given by the ppl here. In my own simple words, for most ordinary folks, like myself, property is not for speculation. Of course there are many ppl got it rich by buying and selling properties as a form of gamble or "careful analysis" of the market. But I am...

Hi Ronaldino, My sympathy to you. I can truly feel what you are feeling. Ignore people who talked craps unless of course you are someone who is not striving hard to get a job. I was too retrenched a couple of months ago and is still looking for a full employment. The only difference is...

Is that gal on the far right Suzane Jung? Wow, she's kinda hot even without much makeup.

I was at Jurong Point last weekend and was really impressed. There are variety of shops around and I wouldn't really need to go downtown to buy things unless I need to buy branded goods. And the number of ppl there is just crazy. That's a success. But it helps that the location is the focal...

Agreed. I believe the compensation packages for all the senior management should form a large bulk of the human resources related expenses. Imagine if the CEO and directors receive just a million less in bonuses or pay in total, and the average pay of a bus driver is $3000, the amount saved can...

Well, I guess the standard reply will be "the sinking fund acts as a reserve for future needs and shall be used only in emergency". Errr, I seriously will not understand this rationale if it is put out. If upgrading is not a need for a better future, I dun noe what is?

A very wise observation indeed. For so long, engineers and scientists have been sidelined as merely producers of goods. The easy access of almost everything has diminished the values of innovations and creativity. No longer, a technological breakthrough is valued as premium, even if it is, it's...

Bro, u din mention that the company will also force u to clear your leaves so that they need not pay more for the total package. :(

Agreed. My opinion is that retraining programme is good for people with lower level of skills. For example, by learning how to cook a dish, a person might be able to start a small stall selling food. However, what about middle level white-collars? The skill upgrade needs to be in an area that...

Oh dear. That's indeed bad news, especially for me. I was retrenched recently by my company when the management decided that the organisation has 5% too much "fat". It was a year or so ago, that the same management said we are 50 to 100 people short. In any case, it's always the top echelon that...

I watched some documentaries about Viet War on the History Channel. One Veteran was saying that basically there were two types of soldier in the field. One who has no gut to pull the trigger, the other just fire at will. What he was trying to put forward was that war is quite unlike what we see...

Actually I once read or heard before that the Malaysian or Indonesian Army is the most fearless in jungle warfare. This is considered with the fact that no air strike or cruise missiles are used. Pure tactical fight and survival skills. The Asians will fare much better than most western armies...

Very true. In the States, even the Colonel will be involved in the front line mission, meaning leading the troops to fight the enemies, carrying guns. The Stars Generals are usually in the command post. Then, these Generals had earned their stripes already when taking part in earlier wars and...

Pardon me if I'm wrong. GST is especially high for eating in restaurants. Imagine a bill of $100. You need to add 10% cess: bill = 100 + (100 x 0.1) = $110. Then you need to add 7% GST, which total up the bill to $110 x 1.07 = $117.7. You pay an extra $17.7 which is 17.7% more than the...

Well, Britain cuts it to 15%. We are not even half of their rate :P If SG is to emulate the developed country, we still have a long way to increase. *kidding* In any case, 7% is already a huge burden. UK has a social welfare programme, hence, the taz you paid will eventually benefit you when...

We can't really compare with HK as HK doesn't need to factor in Defence in their annual budget. If I'm not wrong, our annual allocation to defence alone stands at close to 10 billion SGD. It's a lot of money considering we can operating a pretty small and lean army. Nonetheless, it's still...

I think it will help if the Government could revert the GST back to 3% for a year or two to help the citizens tide over this difficult period. Slash Goods and Services Tax in Britain LONDON (AFP) - - The British government is on Monday set to announce a cut in value added tax (VAT) to 15...