Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad 144th Edition

• sbst275

  12 Dec 10, 10:06

  not much

  in any case MG, did you saw the New York Times article abt M'sia brain drain? Got shocked it got reported in US press!

• Fatum

  12 Dec 10, 10:12

  I wonder if how many of NYT's readers can identify malaysia on a map .........

  but anyhoos ..... I like the NYT columns ..... thomas L friedman is bookmarked on my browser ....

• Meia Gisborn

  12 Dec 10, 10:12

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  not much

  in any case MG, did you saw the New York Times article abt M'sia brain drain? Got shocked it got reported in US press!

  Nope, I'm not a regular of the NYT. But I can't imagine the article mentioning anything that's not already known in SG/MY about the brain drain issue.

  I'm surprised too that the issue would warrant coverage by the NYT. Perhaps it's a slow news day in the US. 

• Meia Gisborn

  12 Dec 10, 10:15

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  I wonder if how many of NYT's readers can identify malaysia on a map .........

  but anyhoos ..... I like the NYT columns ..... thomas L friedman is bookmarked on my browser ....

  Identify Malaysia?? How about getting them to identify all 50 states on a map of the US? 

• sbst275

  12 Dec 10, 10:17

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  Nope, I'm not a regular of the NYT. But I can't imagine the article mentioning anything that's not already known in SG/MY about the brain drain issue.

  I'm surprised too that the issue would warrant coverage by the NYT. Perhaps it's a slow news day in the US. 

  
  cos of M'sia's last 10 yrs of goal to achieve developed nation status.

  Actually M'sia is screwed today, all because of their unwillingness to upgrade its economy long ago, it can't compete with China, Vietnam, not to mention e developed S Korea, Taiwan or Singapore.

• sbst275

  12 Dec 10, 10:18

  linky to the thread w/ link of NYT article: http://sgforums.com/forums/3317/topics/417614

• Fatum

  12 Dec 10, 10:23

  well, malaysia is trying very hard to make up for it .........

  by importing hordes of banglas, pakistanis, palestinians, syrians etc.

   

• 16/f/lonely

  12 Dec 10, 10:24

  Anyone saw today's news on s'pore's wikileaks regarding up north?

• sbst275

  12 Dec 10, 10:25

  Originally posted by 16/f/lonely:

  Anyone saw today's news on s'pore's wikileaks regarding up north?

  
  aiya, my relatives alrdy mentioned tis abt M'sia.

  Tat time when Dr M started to open his mouth, ppl in M'sia said loser. End up Lau Lee gets a final laugh

  retire gracefully

• 16/f/lonely

  12 Dec 10, 10:29

  As said earlier....wikileaks never really gave us anything to raise eyebrows over.

• sbst275

  12 Dec 10, 10:32

  oh yeah

  Resorts World Genting's profit plunged, citing compeition from new casinos causing falling tourist visits.

  Kinda true

• Meia Gisborn

  12 Dec 10, 10:33

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  linky to the thread w/ link of NYT article: http://sgforums.com/forums/3317/topics/417614

  Interesting read. Thanks for the link!

  BTW, the Malaysian journalist mentioned in the article, Chen May Yee, is a business writer for the Star Tribune newspaper here in Minneapolis.

• sbst275

  12 Dec 10, 10:35

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  Interesting read. Thanks for the link!

  BTW, the Malaysian journalist mentioned in the article, Chen May Yee, is a business writer for the Star Tribune newspaper here in Minneapolis.

  
  actually our uni still has lots of M'sian studying

  my relative alrdy thinking of letting their kids to study in Singapore, all because of English. I mean ROC used to be a popular choice

  I see..

• Fatum

  12 Dec 10, 10:49

  I would much rather import malaysians than import ah tiongs .......

  malaysians come here to sink roots .......

  ah tiongs just come here for the benefits and to get away from the competition at home ....

   

• sbst275

  12 Dec 10, 10:55

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  I would much rather import malaysians than import ah tiongs .......

  malaysians come here to sink roots .......

  ah tiongs just come here for the benefits and to get away from the competition at home ....

   

  
  you remembered wat I typed ytd whenever I take 170 to Woodlands Centre.. e crowd

  can't helped but think of e country can't provide for them.

  Tat's why I still think Iskandar may fail. Say the retail complex at Kulai by Genting, it may not do well because of the duties imposed onto their imported goods.

• hisoka

  12 Dec 10, 13:37

  Posting this for the rear-end deposits obsessed Fatum

  Toilet time
  
  If you're about to have lunch, it might be wise to skip this bit till you've finished. In a word, we're talking stools, because stools can speak volumes about overall health.
  
  It's not so much how often you pass them that's important (unless this suddenly changes) - once a day, three times a day, or even every other day can all be healthy depending on the individual - but consistency and colour.
  
  A good stool is torpedo shaped, soft and easy to pass. Colour can depend on what you've eaten, but it shouldn't generally be grey, very pale, too dark or bright red. A mid-brown stool, passed easily and regularly without any sudden change in bowel habits is one sign of decent digestive health.

    http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/health/wellbeing/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4506059&page=5

• cassie

  12 Dec 10, 14:43

  Originally posted by hisoka:

  Posting this for the rear-end deposits obsessed Fatum

  Toilet time
  
  If you're about to have lunch, it might be wise to skip this bit till you've finished. In a word, we're talking stools, because stools can speak volumes about overall health.
  
  It's not so much how often you pass them that's important (unless this suddenly changes) - once a day, three times a day, or even every other day can all be healthy depending on the individual - but consistency and colour.
  
  A good stool is torpedo shaped, soft and easy to pass. Colour can depend on what you've eaten, but it shouldn't generally be grey, very pale, too dark or bright red. A mid-brown stool, passed easily and regularly without any sudden change in bowel habits is one sign of decent digestive health.

    http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/health/wellbeing/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4506059&page=5

  
  oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii..................................i just had lunch!!!!! i thought you're better than fatum!!!!!!

• elindra

  12 Dec 10, 15:28

  I just updated the BBQ thread. 

  I've decided to bring lots of St Louis Style Ribs to BBQ and buttered corn

  I only know MPB is suffering from heartache seeing the amt of ribs going to the BBQ. He wanted to horde more at home to eat 

• elindra

  12 Dec 10, 15:59

  Muahahahha

  

• cassie

  12 Dec 10, 16:53

  

• the Bear

  13 Dec 10, 08:43

  i couldn't find really cheapass rum yesterday..

  the heck with it.. i'm going to just make the choccy cake without rum

  p.s. because the slow cooker can only take so many eggs, it's 50 eggs

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  13 Dec 10, 09:01

  it's monday...

  and I desprately need coffee...

   

   

  >___>

• the Bear

  13 Dec 10, 09:03

  i'm going swimming in a while...

  i'm not going back to work for the rest of the year 

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  13 Dec 10, 09:06

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  i'm going swimming in a while...

  i'm not going back to work for the rest of the year 

  
  Whenever I take long leave like tat, I always tell my collick: "See you next year and hope u're still here~"

• cassie

  13 Dec 10, 09:27

  well it's probably gonna be a slow easy rest of the year for me since our investors have more or less gone for their hols