The day I got myself a 1kg Gold bar
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It's a damn hassle trying to buy this gold bar. I went to this UOB branch in Bendemeer and tell the counter girl I want to buy gold bar. She went "huh"?
It took me 30 mins just to make the branch manager understand that I want to buy the gold bar and take it home.
And no thank you, I do not want to buy the gold coins nor gold certificates nor any other gold security thingies.
I want something solid in exchange for my money !!
Maybe it's not a good idea to wear SAF PT Kit when you buy gold bars. People do not to believe that you can afford gold bars when you are in grey T-shirt with the word "Army", black shorts and worn-out N322 sneakers.
(I have RT in the afternoon mah. Too lazy to change my attire... Hey, if I'm not slack, I will not have failed IPPT in the first place.)
When the branch manager got the message, she said they do not keep 1-kg gold bars in their tiny little branch. I've two options:
1) Go to their HQ @ Raffle Place and buy the gold bar there.
2) Wait for the HQ to send the gold bar down to the branch and I can pick it up in a few days' time. But first, I would have to pay $22,xxx.xx. in cash.
It does not matter that I have a cheque account with UOB. They do not want my cheque. They want the $22k in cash in advance! Neither do they accept NETS lor.
(Something new I learnt. Banks do not accept NETS payment!)
So LPPL, queue up to withdraw $23k at the same damn branch. Then drive down to Raffles Place with 23 pcs of $1k notes for 1-kg gold bar @ HQ UOB.
Initially, it was a thrill to have the gold bar at home. 1-kg of gold bar looks very small actually but it is very heavy. Hold it in your hands and it feels very "substantial". Just can't describe that sense of satisfaction and security...
I do not have a safe so it just kinda sit in my drawer until my baby nephew found it and started playing with it. Now the damn gold bar is dented in many places. And there's teeth indentations, marker stains and play dough residues on the gold bar.
(See in the movies when the actors bite the gold nuggets to check its purity. So I try also... hehehe... Only 1 tooth mark is mine lah, the rest belongs to my baby nephew. It's really true! Pure gold is malleable!)
There was also some cuts on the gold bar. They resulted from my desperate attempt to slash open the plastic cover. The gold bar came wrapped tightly in a thick plastic sheet. You have no idea how tough these plastics are.
My gold bar does not "glitter". It has a dull, matt gloss to its texture but very cool to the touch. -
CNY can eat.........
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wow is this for real? can u like take a pic and show us?
i mean, not everyone can see a REAL gold bar.
oh, anyway a piece of pure gold coin can be flatten to the size of a tennis court (read it somewhere). maybe u can try to cover ur house with the flatten gold bar. -
why? gold good price kah?
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why buy goldbar? buy plantinum bar better...Originally posted by caramon.:It's a damn hassle trying to buy this gold bar. I went to this UOB branch in Bendemeer and tell the counter girl I want to buy gold bar. She went "huh"?
It took me 30 mins just to make the branch manager understand that I want to buy the gold bar and take it home.
And no thank you, I do not want to buy the gold coins nor gold certificates nor any other gold security thingies.
I want something solid in exchange for my money !!
Maybe it's not a good idea to wear SAF PT Kit when you buy gold bars. People do not to believe that you can afford gold bars when you are in grey T-shirt with the word "Army", black shorts and worn-out N322 sneakers.
(I have RT in the afternoon mah. Too lazy to change my attire... Hey, if I'm not slack, I will not have failed IPPT in the first place.)
When the branch manager got the message, she said they do not keep 1-kg gold bars in their tiny little branch. I've two options:
1) Go to their HQ @ Raffle Place and buy the gold bar there.
2) Wait for the HQ to send the gold bar down to the branch and I can pick it up in a few days' time. But first, I would have to pay $22,xxx.xx. in cash.
It does not matter that I have a cheque account with UOB. They do not want my cheque. They want the $22k in cash in advance! Neither do they accept NETS lor.
(Something new I learnt. Banks do not accept NETS payment!)
So LPPL, queue up to withdraw $23k at the same damn branch. Then drive down to Raffles Place with 23 pcs of $1k notes for 1-kg gold bar @ HQ UOB.
Initially, it was a thrill to have the gold bar at home. 1-kg of gold bar looks very small actually but it is very heavy. Hold it in your hands and it feels very "substantial". Just can't describe that sense of satisfaction and security...
I do not have a safe so it just kinda sit in my drawer until my baby nephew found it and started playing with it. Now the damn gold bar is dented in many places. And there's teeth indentations, marker stains and play dough residues on the gold bar.
(See in the movies when the actors bite the gold nuggets to check its purity. So I try also... hehehe... Only 1 tooth mark is mine lah, the rest belongs to my baby nephew. It's really true! Pure gold is malleable!)
There was also some cuts on the gold bar. They resulted from my desperate attempt to slash open the plastic cover. The gold bar came wrapped tightly in a thick plastic sheet. You have no idea how tough these plastics are.
My gold bar does not "glitter". It has a dull, matt gloss to its texture but very cool to the touch.
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Originally posted by casshern:wow is this for real? can u like take a pic and show us?
i mean, not everyone can see a REAL gold bar.
oh, anyway a piece of pure gold coin can be flatten to the size of a tennis court (read it somewhere). maybe u can try to cover ur house with the flatten gold bar.
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why got tokyo word on it?Originally posted by caramon.: -
chocolate?
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ur own one lar... pls dun leech from the net!Originally posted by caramon.: -
where the teeth marks?
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on the back side...Originally posted by nightzip:where the teeth marks? -
then take the back side picture loh...
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y would you want to buy a gold bar?
got any use or just want to use it for display? -
where you stay? i help you jaga for free.
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want to lie also check up the Singapore law 1st lah !!!
There is a law that does not allow gold bar to be sold in the market .
So check up first before bullshitting -
the bullShyte ppl came out with!
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i rather buy a titanium bar
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not worth.Originally posted by ceecookie:i rather buy a titanium bar
goldbar price very stable that's why ppl buy.
currencies keep falling over the years so ppl rather keep gold bars..
but 999 (99.9%) gold bars are easily malleable (reason why gold jewellery is never made of 99.9% gold) so must handle with care... -
lol scully u bite teeth breakOriginally posted by ceecookie:i rather buy a titanium bar -
mummy buy one for me please...
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are gold or titanium bars strong enough to stop a bullet?
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u si bei cartoon ar.. hahahahhaahaha... happy new yr lah...Originally posted by caramon.:
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999 gold is malleable so you can dent it with your hands...Originally posted by ceecookie:are gold or titanium bars strong enough to stop a bullet?
titanium can stop shotgun bullets but it's too expensive to be used as armor...
kevlar is a better option here.. -
not really....Originally posted by matrixeg:999 gold is malleable so you can dent it with your hands...
titanium can stop shotgun bullets but it's too expensive to be used as armor...
kevlar is a better option here..
the T-X was armored with Titanium-Ceramic
even a shotgun shell just did a 1cm deep crater -
*GASPS*Originally posted by matrixeg:mummy buy one for me please...