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Watching the US elections & although its not yet over, the democrats have taken control of the house. Now that they have the "power" to do investigations, Trump is going to be in a lot of hurt. He'll probably have less time for golf holidays, less time to tweet, less time for watching TV...

Everyone should know that eating too much carbohydrates is not healthy. It causes plenty of heath problems like diabetes, heart problems,.. etc Unfortunately carbs is in many of our snacks & comfort foods, so it is difficult to avoid I have been struggling to find alternative foods which...

For those who like rice but concerned about the high GI(glycemic index) of rice e.g. if you are suffering from diabetes, should take a look at the Grayn Rice cooker. It is made in Malaysia. It is expensive compared to other rice cookers but you can also use it to cook pasta, noodles, potatoes...

PAP has close ties with Israel e.g. weapons manufacturing, so it should not come as a surprise that Spore is pro-Israeli. Film on Palestine-Israeli conflict not to be shown in public in Singapore SINGAPORE: A documentary that was supposed to be screened at the Singapore Palestine Film...

Someone was asking when they will start selling moon cakes at City Square Mall in JB. They will be at the atrium from Sept 14 to Oct 3. There will be 35 booths selling their moon cakes & other snacks. You can even get a free towel if you spend RM$288(max 2 receipts)

I finally settled the details of my new DBS account, a Treasures account. There was confusion about why I did not get internet banking access. Seems that you now have to DIY by logging into the DBS site. This was something new the "personal banker" assigned to me did not know anything about...

Been a while since I've heard anything about what's happening in KL & North Korea. So what is happening to those who assassinated the Kim at the KL airport? Is the North Korean embassy still open in KL?

I'm thinking of getting a Sodastream to put some fizz(ie CO2) into my water to get sparkling water. I've heard that depending on where you buy the unit, the connecting nozzle between the tank & dispenser will vary. This is how they control the market. The Sodastream units sold in the...

I recently had to visit the Adelphi & noticed that Funan is gone:eek: When it was announced that Funan would be closing I thought that were would just be closed for renovations. However it has been demolished. I was surprised by this because Funan is the youngest building in that...

Received a letter that in recognition of my service as a National Slave I'm entitled to some vouchers. So in other words I have to register first before they will send me the vouchers:rolleyes: Before deciding whether I should bother to register, can someone who's already received their...

I'm trying to locate the wanton Mee store that used to be located at the Hill Street food court. The stall was located just next to the agar/sour plum drink stall & the famous char kwey stall. I know that the char kwey Teow moved to Bedok. I've tried to Google the wanton stall & Hill Street...

Nowadays I get these calls offering me different kinds of insurance policies like cancer guard & personal accident insurance. There must be a market out there because Sporeans are not covered by a decent health insurance. In the past, when I was younger I wouldn't consider taking up...

Times are hard & if want a shot at US$510 go get a ticket for the powerball jackpot. :) It's probably too late to get a ticket for the draw on Saturday but next time you visit the USA you might consider getting a few lucky draw tickets for the powerball jackpot. Why not? If you happen to...

I can foresee that in the future it will be almost mandatory for Sporeans to be chipped. Those who refuse will have to pay $X dollars making it costly to carry an IC, much like those who have a bus card vs those paying in cash. If you use cash the fare is higher than if you use a stored...

Another celebrity bites the dust. However he was already 81 & suffering from Alzheimer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tThKzB8_p2o

I'm thinking of getting a new iMac 27" which was released this year in 2017. I want to connect an android media player to the iMac & use it as a TV. Anyone know if this is doable:confused: The new iMac dispay is a 5k monitor & would make a great display :)

Sporean's are having problems getting a decent paying job. So I was surprise when I came across this story in the Straits Times about the comment made by Governor Jennifer Granholm :eek...

Anyone own United Engineering shares? Seems that there is an offer to buy shares which are owned by mom/pop owners for $2.60. Is this a fair price? I've read that the current market price is $2.67. They are rumoured to be involved in the high speed rail between Spore & KL. Seems to me...

It's official, Amazon has started operating in Spore. Has anyone in Spore ordered anything from Amazon since Thursday? What changes have you noticed: Are there now more products Sporeans can now order that were previously only limited to the US e.g. New Balance shoes? Any Spore GST...

I was browsing songs in Youtube & was listening to "My Boy Lollipop". Started googling to find out more about the history of Millie Small & came across the fact that she stayed in Spore during 1971 to 1973 :eek: Back in the old days Spore truely had foreign talents:)...