Originally posted by Taxilim88:

ya lah.  That is the only unknown in the equation.  But, Shenzhen got many electric buses and taxis..like bo dai ji leh.

Nebermind lah,  let HK be guinea pig.

No leh.

Shenzhen there got one e6 chu daiji

http://www.chinacartimes.com/2012/08/byd-e6-batteries-explode-180kph-crash-short-circuit-flammable-interior-materials-blamed/ 

I mean....the battery so good quality, did not explode, but the body shell turned out to be some lousy construction that caught fire and killed the people inside anyway. Kinda ironic right, but this is really MIC for you.

No. I am not anti-PRC, but just being objective.

And many govt officials who were sold onto the BYD cars suddenly chua sai because of this. The battery sui sui, but the rest of the materials inferior.

Originally posted by SMB 133K <3:

chill. different people have different views.

Please do not mistake opinion for facts.

The parents of a US high-tech researcher found hanged last year in Singapore accused local police on Wednesday of failing to preserve evidence and insisted their son was murdered.

The inquest into the death last year of electronics engineer Shane Todd took an emotional turn on its third day after police staged a detailed re-enactment of his apparent suicide using an improvised noose in his own bedroom.

"What we have been discovering is evidence that we cannot rely on. It has been moved, it has not been preserved," his father Rick Todd, 58, an airline pilot, told reporters.

The session was abruptly halted for the day after the late scientist's mother Mary Todd, 57, broke down at the end of two hours of testimony by a Singapore forensic scientist who did extensive simulations of the hanging.

The couple are in Singapore to testify at the inquest. They allege their 31-year-old son was murdered because of his work for a Singapore institute with alleged links to a Chinese telecom firm accused of involvement in espionage.

Mary Todd, a Christian pastor, told reporters that Singapore authorities were neglecting evidence the family had gathered to show that there were multiple DNA strains on a towel and strap found around Shane's neck.

"Why are they not looking into the fact that all these things add up to murder and not suicide?" she said, sobbing outside a courthouse.

She also took issue with the fact that the noose suspending her son's body from a bathroom door was cut and the body laid out on the floor before forensic experts arrived. Police said it was standard procedure.

"I am very, very disappointed in the process and I want the truth to be known here in Singapore," the mother said.

"We came to Singapore to find out the truth and we were told that the (government) and our team would work as a team to find the truth, that they are not adversarial. Yet they are only looking at suicide."

Singapore police officers who inspected the apartment where the researcher was found hanged on June 24, 2012 told the inquiry on Tuesday they saw no signs of a struggle.

On Wednesday a technology forensic expert rejected a Todd family lawyer's suggestion that the researcher's mobile phone and laptop could have been hacked into before his death.

Todd's former employer, Singapore's state-linked Institute of Microelectronics, and Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, have denied the family's claims that they worked together on a project involving Todd.

At the time of his death Todd had just finished a stint with the institute, where he was part of a team working on gallium nitride, a tough semiconductor material that can be used in radar and satellite communications.

A US congressional committee last year labelled Huawei and ZTE, another Chinese telecom firm, as potential security threats that should be excluded from US government contracts and barred from acquiring US firms.

The coroner's inquest -- set to last until May 28 -- will only determine the cause of Todd's death. A verdict is expected by late June.

Todd's parents have obtained an opinion from a US medical examiner who concluded that he was first killed by garrotting before being hanged to conceal the crime.

But two other US medical examiners described as independent experts have affirmed the Singapore autopsy report that Todd hanged himself, according to a summary of evidence to be presented at the inquest.

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Ok, I understand the mom's anguish, but this is getting farcical...

When someone is hanging, of course first thing to do is cut the frickin rope and try to see if the person can still be saved!

Originally posted by phillipC:

Actually my point is running a new route with 2-3 buses trips in the morning and evening is no go. Does not really benefit many people.  Before LTA take over as the Central Bus Planner, we can see SBST introduced so many full day bus routes (Sv 48, 52, 59, 57 etc). Since LTA takes over, these 2-3 trips routes are being so common and the authority dare to say given commuter more choices! Jesus Christ! Last time private operator do this, they accused them as cherry pickings. nOw they are doing it openly and called it BSEP.

I'm sorry?

Then 116, 50, 120, and 4 are what?

Limo service?

The former 2 services have indeed improved my access to places that I need to go from time to time. 

To be frank, the govt. used the funds for something useless also~ Anyway, long term effect confirm they benefit~ Which is why you don't really see them channelling to trains that much.

Please tell me that you are joking, and not incredibly stupid....or horrifically ill-informed.

All these while train has been the one that has been heavily subsidised while bus got 0. THIS is a major reason why our bus operations nearly ALWAYS bleeds money when operators buy new buses. Where did you get the idea that trains do not get funds?? I actually LOLed when I read this. => Which is why you don't really see them channelling to trains that much.

When finally bus gets the help that it badly needs, you say that the money was wasted?? What kind of !!! is this, I ask?

And with the central planning in place, and especially with the distance-based fare, it is so much easier to finally make better use of our bus services.

I find that bus service in general, at least for SBST side, has improved by quite a significant margin. If you don't see any improvement, either you are blind.......or you live in SMRT area (yeah, you saying that WRI jams are fine comes to mind).

Anyway, long term effect confirm they benefit~ => Huh??? Where did this even come from? Not everything has to do with politics you know.

Last pic.....

Armpit Cheong~~~~!

Originally posted by JaniceM:

What are the options for investments in Singapore?

We have the standard ones, like call, put, futures, contracts.

What should be so surprising about the possibility of SG going back to Msia one day?

If you people want to be shielded from all the FT and competition, then this is the only viable option.

For those who think we can "slow down" and still "live a comfy life", I think you should stop day-dreaming. The ratrace@SG of today is no consequence of PAP or whatever. Its the consequence of having to need to "stay competitive".

Originally posted by nick34:

 I seriously hope u are just joking... your way I will fark jialat jialat

Zoo take mandai road to lentor.. all the way str is yck mrt liao bro

Oh no no no....after reading the posts in the taxi forums, already concluded long time ago that many of them are jokes.....

Originally posted by PJ_Quek:

Learn from countries with successful public tpt system lah.

1. The ones with the "best" transport system are also amongst the "sinners" who make losses. High tax or high public transport cost?

2. SBST registered a loss for last year. But that's a small blip in their otherwise ok record of blacks.

There was this robbery in Guangzhou , the robber shouted to everyone: "All don't move, money belongs to the state, life belongs to you".

Everyone in the bank laid down quietly.

This is called "Mind Changing Concept --> Changing the conventional way of thinking".
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One lady lay on the table provocatively, the robber shouted at her "Please be civilised! This is a robbery and not a rape!"

This is called "Being Professional --> Focus only on what you are trained to do!"
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When the robbers got back, the younger robber (MBA trained) told the older robber (who is only primary school educated), "Big bro, let's count how much we got", the older robber rebutted and said, "You very stupid, so much money, how to count, tonight TV will tell us how much we robbed from the bank!"

This is called "Experience --> nowadays experience is more important than paper qualifications!"
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After the robbers left, the bank manager told the bank supervisor to call the police quickly. The supervisor says "Wait, wait wait, let's put the 5 million RMB we embezzled into the amount the robbers robbed".

This is called "Swim with the tide --> converting an unfavorable situation to your advantage!"
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The supervisor says "It will be good if there is a robbery every month".

This is called "Killing Boredom --> Happiness is most important."
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The next day, TV news reported that 100 million RMB was taken from the bank. The robbers counted and counted and counted, but they could only count 20 million RMB. The robbers were very angry and complained "We risked our lives and only took 20 million RMB, the bank manager took 80 million RMB with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is better to be educated to be a thief!"

This is called "Knowledge is worth as much as gold !"
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The bank manager was smiling and happy because his loss in the CINOPEC shares are now covered by this robbery.

This is called "Seizing the opportunity --> daring to take risks!"

I think both parties are equally narrow-minded....

And I never for once believed 2 wrongs make a right...

1. That analogy is stupid, even if its logically sound. Using some common sense, I knew already that he was alluding to terrible consequences democracy can bring. Still in bad taste nonetheless.

2. The ones baying for his blood over the use of "gang-rape" are just over-sensitive. Or plain lacking in comprehension skills.

Lunch woes....

I got back from lunch, leaned back against my nice chair for 5 min to rub tummy a bit

Got up, realised chair back-rest now in lean-back position.

I'm sorry, but I will tell you that you should just finish your course and then explore options beyond that.

To pursue something you need willingness and ability. You lack the latter, so you should forgo your passion for the moment as penance for your "wrong choice" earlier.

On the topic of higher education, I just read this from the NUS confessions page:

I'm a girl from SOC who just finished her last final exams in NUS. Looks and figure wise, I consider myself slightly above average only but not so much that I attract too much attention generally except in SOC. I would probably be nothing if I'm in FASS. Even so, let me recall dating record, 7 propositions from guys in SOC throughout my 4 years, one from FASS and one from Business. I dated 2 guys from SOC for just 6 months in total, FASS guy for 6 months and the Business guy for my final year. We are still together.

Now, this is generalisation, but I feel being in a male-dominated faculty like SOC or Engin really makes me feel like a piece of meat being mentally undressed wherever I go for classes. I seemed to get most of the attention and hence switch off from SOC guys totally. All the SOC guys who propositioned me are either ugly immature nerds or are just plain jocks who chose SOC only because it was the only course they could get with their results. There seems to be a variance between the the number of eye-candies in Business/FASS vs Computing/Engin.

I dated the 2 guys in the hope that their hearts are better than their outside appearances. Sadly, it was not the case. They are more willing to spend time understanding their video games and computers more than they spent understanding me or women in general. Come on, even though unlike most girls, I know programming and algorithms, must you discuss those topics again outside class? Women are not like logical machines, we need the emotional connection. 

Dress sense in SOC is clearly no where near the league as in Business for example. Even on important presentations, most of you dress worse than a Business student in his slackest days. In fact, I got weird comments for overdressing when my group of guys chose to present in their shorts and slippers.

I find Business and FASS guys way more articulate and mature. Their command of English seems light years ahead compared to the stuttering nerds. Business guys especially, seem to have the aura of ambition that SOC students seem to lack. They can voice out their inner thoughts and emotions much better, know how to cheer me up when I'm down etc. It seems all the SOC guys are horny copies of each other whereas the non-Science guys have a more unique flavour to them. About the FASS guy, it was only because his parents didn't approve of us because of differing religions.

Fitness wise, I seem to feel that Computing guys are not as physically fit in general. I know they are exceptions so don't flame me, its just that the majority are short, skinny, nerdy dudes who seriously need more time out in the sun and on the track than behind the screen. Business guys seem to be taller, more buff and give me the feeling of protection.

Oh and finally the fun part, the sex bit. I admit my sample size is small, but from the 4 guys I had, the FASS guy was the most creative (sorry my bf, but thats true) followed by my current bf with the 2 SOC guys far behind. I chalk it up to them being inexperienced virgins and if they have, its probably from porn. I know the argument, you can't get better without more experience but seriously as a girl with modern sexual needs, I don't care about your excuse of me being your first gf. It just proves how much of a loser you are for being a virgin or having your first relationship only in Uni. Either you give me a good time or I show you the door, the fairer sex is the one that decides when to spread our legs for you so we make the rules. My rule is that you don't waste my time learning on the job, you better know how to do yours before you start. Your learning should have started on innocent girls from your JC or poly. Imagine applying for a a fresh grad job when you are in your 40s. Uni girls like me have higher expectations of sex as we climb the academic ladder and gain more sexual experience.

So as a piece of advice to girls in NUS, date FASS and business guys. They are more mature, posses greater awareness of the real world outside the land of the Matrix and communicate better with you. Poor communication in a relationship is as good as bad or no communication. Sex with SOC guys, totally cmi, feel more like an emotionless porn actress after the act.

For my final advice to my male SOC mates before I leave, watch less porn and jerk off less, it is not only bad for you, its totally inaccurate. Dress better, go to the gym more often, take up those CELC speaking and writing classes then maybe you stand a better chance with women in the dating game. Remember, computers don't propagate your genes, women do.

#from a girl who actually feels disadvantaged in the dating game in the land of nerdy guys with so few eye-candies.

HAHAHAHA  

Getting "good" job => Getting "good" degree first...

On the other hand, I wouldn't count on Anwar winning...

That guy isn't much better than BN.

Msian politics makes SG's look fantastic.

Originally posted by Deacon Blue:

wher you get this cource? puprposely never pu sg in?

my link here sgrean is higher than hong kong

http://ngureco.hubpages.com/hub/Worlds-Most-Populated-Cities-Largest-Cities-in-the-World-and-Population-Density-by-City

The measure taken from my source was for urbanised area.....

If we include the hilly areas in HK, and the Macritchie reservoir, then obviously the density figure is quite meaningless.

And yes, since I spent a month living in Dhaka, and then travelling around on weekends on the Bangladeshi roads, I can definitely understand now why the Bangladeshis can practically sit anywhere in SG.

The amount of people there is just frightening.

That attachment, is one of the sources that came from the Policy Forum held weeks ago.

I am sharing here to open your eyes bigger, since I attended the forum and thought it would be nice to share whatever that the Straits Times never bothered to even show! (yes, they were there, camera, correspondant and all)

Where you think the pages of "free transport ideas" and whatever from Straits Times came from?

Secret sources??

Its really whether the public BOTHERS to find.

Prof Paul Barter is from LKY Policy School and he definitely knows darn well what he's talking about.

Quite unlike many here, regrettably.

Seven of the densest urban areas with more than 2.5 million population are on the Asian subcontinent. These include Dhaka and Chittagong in Bangladesh, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat and Jaipur in India and Karachi, in Pakistan. Colombia has two of the densest, Bogota and Medellin. Hong Kong is the only high income nation urban area among the 10 densest 

What rural areas.....you mean you can live in mountains?

And can you comprehend my last sentence? 

Lai lai...I back my claim up.

Don't mistake gross density for urban density.

Because if you do that, then it makes places like China and India sound "emptier"...

HK for e.g has triple our population per urbanised hectare.