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Nicholas M Ong
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Blogger on various topics, Nicholas is a big WordPress fan and has been blogging since 2003.
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Manhunt on for Jemaah Islamiyah escapee
Now it all make sense. I was on the road this morning and had taken the Stevens Road exit as usual from the PIE. As I headed down the exit passing Whitley Road, I can’t help but notice the number of military personnel (Guardsmen & Gurkhars)...
When service levels DO NOT justify price hikes - Is Singapore ready?
GST goes up. Ok, that one goes to the gahmen so I better shut up. ERP goes up. Ok, another gahmen one so again, better not speak up. Taxi fares, SMRT and whatever… All are ‘private companies’ right with no links or influence from th...
Singapore government ministers to cost taxpayers 15 pct more - Yahoo! Singapore News
For those of you who are thinking, just how lucky we Singaporeans are, I thought I reminded you folks about something. In December 2007, the Singapore Government announced 2 rounds of pay raise for government ministers. As my grandfather, grandmother...
Singaporean to benefit from 1.8 billion surplus-sharing package
No where near the USD146 billion stimulus approved in the U.S. recently, the Singapore government is not to be outdone. If you where watching Channel News Asia (CNA) last evening, you would have notice the ‘Special Budget Report”. Broadly...
Taxi Fares Hikes - ERP Gantry Rates Up - Buses and Trains Next?
Looks like Singaporeans are just about getting hit in every direction with reasons for hikes. Just slightly more than a month ago, taxi fares took a hike with ComfortDelGro leading the pack. The hikes went up to as high as 49% more then previously ch...
When one thing led to another
How is everyone’s Wednesday? Mine has been wet and busy so far. I would have loved to blog about how I finally managed to get an iTunes Store account and am now at another roadblock to buying episodes of Prison Break 3 for USD 1.99 each. Dolphi...
Ushering the New Year in Singapore - The Ugly Singaprean Drink-Driving and PrimaDeli Re-opens
Singaporeans ushered in the New Year in a big way the way we know best, the ‘Ugly Singaporean Way’. If there is something about Singaporeans, it’s how ‘ kaisu’ we can be and selfish at the same time. In simple words, I r...
Who I Will Put My Money on in 2008
It’s the New Year Eve afternoon here in Singapore and 2007 has proved to be an interesting year. The sub-prime mortgage mess in the U.S. caused many investors and financial institutions to take a big hit. One such institution is none other than...
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Ok, so I’m headed off for a break finally. Tomorrow is Hari Raya and following that, a long weekend leading to Christmas. Man, I can’t wait for that and honestly, I really didn’t feel like getting out of bed this morning but what da...
Too close for comfort leh
I woke up late again today. You know how is it like to go out late on Sunday and reaching home even later and realising that you have stuff to prepare for the next days? If Santa asked me for a wish, I’d wished that there will only be one day i...
