Remember the days you used to say Singapore is not an exciting place to live in? We only have boring news like “Courtesy Week”, “Cleanest Estate Award” and “Racial Harmony Concerts” conducted in local schools.
We don’t have hardcore criminals going around extorting money and killing anyone that disobey them. So we end up watching foreign news channels instead, since its more entertaining. =x Well….It has begun my friends. Singapore is not safe anymore!
Is it possible to double your savings without you doing any work? Cumulative savings. You must have heard this a thousand times if you were ever approached by a financial consultant or an insurance agent before. But how true is it? It is definitely true with the risk factors of course.
In fact some of the investors could help you double your money in just 1 year. High risk, High returns. But then it could be High Losses if you let the wrong person invest your money. You might lose the whole amount invested…
Okay I know this came a little late..half an hour after Singapore won the bid to host the Youth Olympics, my Dad called me up just to tell me about it! Well, I guess it’s a great opportunity for Singapore to earn from this.
Finally we get to host something thats fun. Well to some people at least. 
By 2010 will the “Integrated Resorts” be opened? Then we can probably rip off the tourists’ cash and earn as much as we can.
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m just happy that I would get to watch the Olympics live in 2010.
Cheers!
Deen Yusoff
Yay! If you’re above the age of 20 and you are a Singaporean, you’ll be very very happy in 2008. Our dear government has decided to share its profits with the public. As for me I am looking at $600 to be credited in my account this year by 2 installments. First at the end of April and 2nd in October.
How did I get that amount? I will be getting both “GST off Set Package” and “Growth Dividends“. I qualify for the following remunerations:
GST off Set Package: $200/-
Growth Dividends: $400 /- ($300 for living in a 4R + $100 for being a NS-Men)
You know what I am thinking about now? The government is sharing its profits with us now, but what if they made a loss? Will they force us to pay for the losses? Hmmm…I hope they won’t do so. Only share the good stuff I hope. But If I am rich, I don’t mind helping the government of course.
Want to know how much you will receive? All the details are at the following official sites.
http://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/growth_dividends.html
http://www.gstoffset.gov.sg/GSTCredits.htm
Regards,
Deen Yusoff
Was daydreaming on the bus home a couple of days ago when the bus came to an abrupt stop. The bus came to a halt in front of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College West in Clementi. I have no idea why… but as I was staring at the Institute/College, I started pondering on the Ministry of Education’s attempt to re-brand ITE. Now, it comes with a College suffix to it. Amusing. Now think about this ok?
Institute<-> College. The two words used together. Does it make sense to you? Doesn’t it mean that it is a College for the Institute?…
Happily doing my school work at the wonderful forum when there was a sudden blast of Line dance music. Almost blew my brains out…You don’t even know where the crowd came from. It is like a blood rush when you a person gets excited.
Well since I couldn’t concentrate on my work, I decided to snap a pic of the dancers. They weren’t in sync but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Well…guess everything is fun when you do it with a certain group of people. Here’s how they looked like….
Time is money. I am sure, for most of you, this is not the first time you are hearing this. This is a big issue for me. I want to do so many things but I am fighting for time. Too many commitments. If only I don’t need to sleep. Then I could do things in that 8 long hours.
I’ve once argued with a guy, shall not mention his name here, about how multi-tasking affects work output. The fella mentioned how he could multi-task doing all the things without any worry. The things he says he does:
I honestly think this guy was just crap. He said he does his web design while filming and taking pictures. It is just total bullshit to me. How is that possible? I argued, even if he does so, it is gonna be crap output. As humans we are only given 1 pair of hands. How does he snap a photo while designing on his notebook? Where will his eyes focus at? The pinhole on his still camera, camcorder or his laptop screen? This fella is just crap to me.
But as crappy as he is, he managed to steal 30 mins of my time to argue with him. Well enough about him. This is suppose to be about me. I don’t have enough time to clear all the things that I want/need to do.
I have too many commitments I guess… school, a job, entrepreneurial work, relationships (including family and friends). I don’t have time to manage all… sometimes I feel like isolating myself from everyone just to clear my school and entrepreneurial work. Yes, it is that important to me. Now I realize that I can’t achieve big things without “hurting” or letting down the people around me.
I hope someday, everyone will understand what I am going through. Everyone needs the space and support to achieve their dreams. Instead what I get are complaint about me not spending enough time with everybody. I don’t wish to work for the rest of my life receiving SGD2.5K every month till I die. I wish to be a millionaire by the age of 30.
Probably many of you are saying, “Yah right, dream on Deen!”. Well, call me a dreamer. It takes a man to imagine big stuffs I would say. If Michael Dell could make Billions I don’t understand why I can’t dream of Millions. For those in my position, you’ll know exactly how I feel. Well, hope I could make it big someday soon…
Whether you need a task to be done or you want to earn some cash for yourself, you can get linked easily! No doubt there are hundreds of sites you can post your work. I started off with my school’s very own, Nineo.Com.
What other sites are there? Here is a guide for both freelancers and Outsourcers.
I’ll sum up a simple way for you to get your work done. A good list of directories for you to post or look for a job can be found at the well known Yahoo! directory. If you are strictly looking for the Singapore market, Yahoo! Singapore.
As for a rising site I would suggest the following as they are willing to advertise and market themselves.
(Picture was grabbed from AsiaOne Digital.)
Heard this latest crap yet? This story is just like Tammy NYP, the Malaysia’s famous Anuar’s escapades and Bill Clinton’s Cigar story. These are juicy tabloids which Editors call news! I really pity these fellas for being shamed for their weakness.
I am not on anyone’s side but I feel that the public shouldn’t care s0 much about his sex life? They should instead care whether or not he has done his job well as a Health Minister. Everyone mocks his explanation about being set-up. The hotel that had the place set-up with spy cams are traitors and if you ask me. On top of that, I feel that the woman should be the one on trial. As she was the cause of him being caught on tape.
It is unfair for anyone to attack this man by saying that as a “Respected Figure”, a leader, he shall not err. But to err is human! Ain’t he one? Everyone else in this world are pretentious angels.
Let me ask you readers. Who do you prefer as a President? Bill Clinton or George Bush? Bill is sexually active while Bush loves firing missiles at rising nations with valuable natural resources. My vote will be for Bill Clinton if they are to stand for election at the same time. What’s yours?
So why didn’t the public attack the woman instead? Is it because she’s not a well known figure? Why the hell did she do it with him? Doesn’t she know that the Minister is married? Doesn’t she know that if he gets caught, he will be F**ked for real? I blame the woman for opening her legs wide open and tempting the Minister. As a man myself, I know how hard it is to say no when it is readily available in front of you.
As far as I know, women have better control of themselves when it comes to an intercourse. I may be wrong though. I am not a woman so I can’t tell by personal experience. Firstly, if you are a man, and you are mocking this minister for not being able to control himself, stop being a hypocrite. Even gays get easily turned on by a cute guy.
If the needle didn’t give way, the thread wouldn’t be able to go through. I would only attack the Minister if he raped the woman. As such, this is their personal affair and the public should stop pretending to be angels and let it go. It was mutual between them. The only people that have the right to get angry on this issue are their family members and spouses.
I’ve lived with a simple principle in life and that is, “To be honest at all cost”, for a very long time. Not a thing to hide. Not a thing to fear. However at times I feel that lying is the only way to avoid unnecessary feud. Some of those that have come into my life appreciate my clear-cut attitude but there are others that simply can’t grasp it.
Today, I thought that I had done the correct thing. Breaking barriers… nonetheless, it backfired and I almost felt like it was the worst day of my life. I feel good whenever I help people or whenever I achieve something big in life. However, as many have said before, “One will go through Hell, before he reaches Paradise.”
It would be different if I was born a prince. Then I wouldn’t have to work hard and still be known to the world. I would have all the time in the world to do everything else and not worry about anything till I turn into an adult. As a middle-class fellow, to achieve better living standards, it is only natural for me to forego my time in some areas just to accomplish my goals. Less leisure, less family time, less time with friends and less time for myself. Ultimately all this brings me closer to Hell on earth as everyone who wants to spend time with me starts complaining and throwing tantrums.
If only life was as simple as peeling off a banana…
Deen Yusoff
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