Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part LI!
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Now PRC made dumplings got problem in Nippon liao
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
I have experimented with several ways of defrosting meat. The most effective is, don't even bother waiting! When you buy the meat, immediately divide it into portions, and pack them into ziploc bags. When meat is needed, grab one portion, empty it into the boiling water that you will then use to cook the instant beehoon later. Hot water melts the ice quickly, and cooks the meat too. Then when you cook the noodles in it, the soup will have more 'body' too!
I do that... If I remember. But my mom usually buys em by a kilo/packet. But yeah, I do that sometimes. Except, I didn't expect I'd run out of sausages, so I have to use minced meat to replace it. :P
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Subsidise barang barang you start w/ quota these and tatIf we follow wat MY is doing, later we dunno would be eating whose dust liao... or worst mati le
I think there was a protest in MY right when the government wanted to lift the subsidies or something like thatDidn't really read the article
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Frankly speaking, what really scares me right now is that everything will go kaput in one widespread and massive worldwide recession that can rival the Great Depression.
And this time, it's even scarier.... stagflation is worse than depressed demand. Depressed demand can be alleviated with Keynesian expansionary policy, but stagflation can only be solved by much more difficult supply-side tools. Seriously, the world had better find a new and reliable source of alternate energy - pronto.
And with the US national debt soaring, sooner or later they're bound to default on some of it. USD 9.2 trillion is no small potatoes at all - I'm willing to bet that at least a quarter of it is all thanks to Dubya's policy of going into Iraq and Afghanistan with guns blazing.
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Originally posted by elindra:
I think there was a protest in MY right when the government wanted to lift the subsidies or something like thatDidn't really read the article
I think someone ever talked abt it bef
Now the society in Malaysia is alrdy well to spoon fed by these subsidy... We should be happy cos it hinders their devt
I still remembered my relative got shock abt the cooking oil price diff... I told them the price you see in SG is based on market price
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Frankly speaking, what really scares me right now is that everything will go kaput in one widespread and massive worldwide recession that can rival the Great Depression.
And this time, it's even scarier.... stagflation is worse than depressed demand. Depressed demand can be alleviated with Keynesian expansionary policy, but stagflation can only be solved by much more difficult supply-side tools. Seriously, the world had better find a new and reliable source of alternate energy - pronto.
And with the US national debt soaring, sooner or later they're bound to default on some of it. USD 9.2 trillion is no small potatoes at all - I'm willing to bet that at least a quarter of it is all thanks to Dubya's policy of going into Iraq and Afghanistan with guns blazing.
Your fears are not unfounded. -
I'm quite pleased today. Had a rough day at work, but whilst waiting for the Zorba's people to bake my pizza from scratch, I read the papers and found out that if I work for the same employer for 15 years, I will get 13 weeks of long-service leave!!!
And now, the Unions are fighting to make that transferable when we quit and work with another employer!
Hope they'll get this approved! -
chairbreaker is home...
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goodnight everyone..
it was a long day for me..
keii - yah.. saw that
cult leader - the crash may be double-edged there.. you renting because the crash may send more immigrants over there.. but may also drive the price of property down..
talking bus - remember.. public transport is a public service..
fatum - if we can influence those around us, and those around us can influence those around them, we can make a difference..
elindra - pat piggy for me and tell MPB not to overfeed the gulper
everyone else - it's going to be Friday and then the weekend! so chin up! TGIF!!
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Actually they're hit hard by the higher oil prices especially SBS
But I do admit, they're getting higher ridership records now
if they are hit that bad, how come the profits ? ....
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Frankly speaking, what really scares me right now is that everything will go kaput in one widespread and massive worldwide recession that can rival the Great Depression.
And this time, it's even scarier.... stagflation is worse than depressed demand. Depressed demand can be alleviated with Keynesian expansionary policy, but stagflation can only be solved by much more difficult supply-side tools. Seriously, the world had better find a new and reliable source of alternate energy - pronto.
And with the US national debt soaring, sooner or later they're bound to default on some of it. USD 9.2 trillion is no small potatoes at all - I'm willing to bet that at least a quarter of it is all thanks to Dubya's policy of going into Iraq and Afghanistan with guns blazing.
Errr the new 'source' of alternative energy is causing food prices to sky rocket
You know Corn and Soybeans isn't really a good source of energy
They have studies to prove that and it's even more destructive to the environment but ethanol plants are still sprouting out like mushrooms in USA
They are building so many of them it's NOT funny
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I feel more like smacking piggy than petting him
He keeps destroying the driftwood 'cave' I make
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Originally posted by Fatum:
if they are hit that bad, how come the profits ? ....
Actually SBS's profit plunged leIf not for those Premium & Fast Forward Svs, even more
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before i go.. will one of the mods or the cult leader please start part LI when this reaches 2000?
thanks
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6 in 10 new jobs go to foreigners
By Goh Chin Lian
Employment rose by 64,200 new jobs in the three months to the end of December, the Ministry of Manpower said. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
SIX in ten jobs created last year went to foreigners, the first time in at least six years that their share was larger than locals.
This comes at a time when job creation is at a record high, and unemployment and retrenchment at record lows.
The Manpower Ministry noted in its latest employment report released on Thursday that both locals - Singaporeans and permanent residents -- and foreigners benefited from the strong job creation.
Local employment grew by 92,100 last year, up from 90,900 the previous year.
This is the third successive year that local employment creation has set record highs.
But the local share of total new jobs dropped from 52 per cent in 2006 to 39 per cent last year, 'given the limits to the growth of Singapore's indigenous workforce and the larger base of jobs created', the ministry said.
Foreign employment rose by 144,500 last year, 'enabling the economy to grow beyond the limits of Singapore's indigenous workforce', it said.
As at December last year, one in three workers here - or 900,800 - were foreigners.
The booming economy, with the buoyant service and construction sectors, created 236,600 jobs, up from 176,000 in the previous year. This is an 11-year high.
The services sector contributed 144,100 more jobs, boosted by the rapid increase in hiring across a wide range of industries, led by financial and professional services.
The construction sector added 49,000 workers, double that of the previous year.
Manufacturing employment also rose, by 49,900, spurred by strong demand in marine and offshore engineering.
Overall unemployment averaged 2.1 per cent, down from 2.7 per cent the previous year. Resident unemployment fell to 3 per cent, down from 3.6 per cent in 2006. Both overall and resident unemployment are at their lowest in a decade.
On average, 56,900 residents were unemployed last year, down from 67,600 the previous year.
Similarly, retrenchment fell to a 14-year low. Overall, 7,200 workers were laid off, down from 12,603 the previous year. The bulk of lay offs came from manufacturing.----------------------Got the above from another forum -
Originally posted by elindra:
Yet they're using corn and sort...Now I see all the cooking oil prices all up le
The one w/ biggest jump is Sunflower oil
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
I have experimented with several ways of defrosting meat. The most effective is, don't even bother waiting! When you buy the meat, immediately divide it into portions, and pack them into ziploc bags. When meat is needed, grab one portion, empty it into the boiling water that you will then use to cook the instant beehoon later. Hot water melts the ice quickly, and cooks the meat too. Then when you cook the noodles in it, the soup will have more 'body' too!
been doing that long ago when i cook instant noodles. cos i;m too lazy to wait and bringing down might spoil -
Originally posted by the Bear:
before i go.. will one of the mods or the cult leader please start part LI when this reaches 2000?
thanks
How do you close a topic now :o
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Frankly speaking, what really scares me right now is that everything will go kaput in one widespread and massive worldwide recession that can rival the Great Depression.
And this time, it's even scarier.... stagflation is worse than depressed demand. Depressed demand can be alleviated with Keynesian expansionary policy, but stagflation can only be solved by much more difficult supply-side tools. Seriously, the world had better find a new and reliable source of alternate energy - pronto.
And with the US national debt soaring, sooner or later they're bound to default on some of it. USD 9.2 trillion is no small potatoes at all - I'm willing to bet that at least a quarter of it is all thanks to Dubya's policy of going into Iraq and Afghanistan with guns blazing.
there's such a term as zero growth economies now ..... and frankly, I think the chances of a global economic meltdown a la the great depression won't happen till oil runs out .... I think we are witnessing history in the making here ... the transition of super power status from the US to China ... yes, the US national debt is the highest in the world, but their thinking is, if we, the biggest super consumer economy in the world, stops spending, the rest of the world is farked, so everybody will still finance our deficit ... they have no choice ..... that is no longer true .... China, India, and much of Asia will still grow this year while the west wallows ... there a trend from the US dollar to the euro ... it's the beginning of the end ........ and you watch ... within 30 years there'll be a war between china and the US in the pacific ...
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Originally posted by elindra:
Yeah I know.... biofuels may sound promising, but so far all I've seen it do is cause more harm to good to the environment. Sounds really stupid to be clearing jungles for the sake of planting biofuels crops.... they're not much better than the slash-and-burn farmers there.
I'm thinking more along the lines of wind power, or hydrogen fuel cells. Hell, even nuclear power can be a good alternative power source - if everyone were to use it responsibly, that is. Believe it or not, some environmentalists are actually pushing for nuclear power (with strong controls and protective measures, of course).
Just too bad that there are too many idiots out there who would want to use nuclear power for destructive and immoral purposes.
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Originally posted by elindra:
How do you close a topic now :o
I think the gear thingy have ba the optionsThe gear thingy I'm talking abt is the one beside the thread name at the top
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Originally posted by elindra:
I feel more like smacking piggy than petting him
He keeps destroying the driftwood 'cave' I make
Maybe, piggy wants to smack YOU because you keep destroying his remodelling plans!
Afterall, it's HIS habitat that you keep interfering in, y'know! -
Originally posted by fudgester:
Yeah I know.... biofuels may sound promising, but so far all I've seen it do is cause more harm to good to the environment. Sounds really stupid to be clearing jungles for the sake of planting biofuels crops.... they're not much better than the slash-and-burn farmers there.
I'm thinking more along the lines of wind power, or hydrogen fuel cells. Hell, even nuclear power can be a good alternative power source - if everyone were to use it responsibly, that is. Believe it or not, some environmentalists are actually pushing for nuclear power (with strong controls and protective measures, of course).
Just too bad that there are too many idiots out there who would want to use nuclear power for destructive and immoral purposes.
Biofuels are actually driving up the prices of corn.
I'd say it's not a viable solution.