Comments on: What Now, Brown Cow? … Bull Run or Bull S**t?

By: Conrad

Conrad — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:39:20 +0000

You can lose everything and only get a paltry compensation. Compensation is paid out per person per bank, NOT per account.

So if you have $1M in 10 accounts in one bank, you only get one paltry compensation. $1M in 10 banks with $100K in each account gets you 10 x the paltry compensation.

Last I read, the compensation was only $20K. I have no idea what happens if you have less than $20K in your account … but I don’t expect a bank that’s going bust to be unduly generous.

By: bornfree

bornfree — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:38:05 +0000

I miss the times when COE for cars is as high $50K, we don’t see so much of reckless driving, road rage and all these nonsense at that time.

Canrad, can you share with us about what kind of liability are our bank deposits up against after 31 December 2010?

By: Conrad

Conrad — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:53:57 +0000

Dear Options Trading,

The answer to your questions is not about which news we should listen to. Instead, its about knowing how to research it. Trading is all about information gathering and how to filter the news is something all traders should learn to do. Sadly, not many people know how to teach this because not many people are familiar with media.

By: Options Trading

Options Trading — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:18:24 +0000

how can we know which news we should listen?

By: arton

arton — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:52:34 +0000

well Conrad, you need to live in jakarta longer. by then you will see how nice is your traffic in singapore. we have no problem with truck drivers because they are only allowed to use city road at night. On the other hand we have problem with :
1) very polluted public minibus (they work with daily targets unlike singapore bus) they cut your way, stop in the middle of the road or every corner to pick up people blocking our minisized road.

2) BAJAJ, these are also very polluted public 3 wheelers. they are very slow.

3) BEBEK, these are motorcycles that you have to watch very carefull, they just cut you from NOWHERE either left or right side. when they hit your car they pretend nothing happened (if nothing damages their bikes)

BUT if they HIT you and damages done to their bike they will ask for money and repair!

IMAGINE when you hit them and damages their bike and injured, tons of people will come out from nowhere to punch you and break your car. lucky if there is a police to rescue you..

I know where I will be in 5 years.

By: KevinHZH

KevinHZH — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:30:35 +0000

You can’t blame Singaporeans for being inconsiderate, though you can blame them for choosing to remain that way. Rather than to keep fighting the effects of the problems, we must focus more on solving the source.

I believe the source for any problem in any given country is the mindset of the majority of the people. The graciousness campaign can at most reduce problems, yet within the people there is still unhappiness.

By: wee chong

wee chong — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:08 +0000

Very interesting viewpoints.
Direct and straight to the point.
But I really hope that we won’t see Natural Disasters and War.

By: jintai

jintai — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:08:26 +0000

SPIT SPAT

Yes, it is so common to see youth doing that now and then. And they proudly do it in front of everyone.

Another thing that is annoying with some pedestrians is they don’t give a damn that your car is right behind them, they take their time to cross the road with little separation angle from your car. Would i lost my license knocking down one of them?

Board the bus with school goers and you see that they do not move to the rear, they do not care if their peers are unable to board. Carry a baby onboard and observe who are willing to give up the seat to you.

This is the kind of attitude displayed by our young generation nowaday. Is this country going to survive another few generations? Time will tell.

Good article! Enjoyed it.