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Planning for a 2014 Baby

We were trying to conceive since 06 May 2013, now the question is how long does it take for a woman to get pregnant. This question is not as easy as finding out the menstrual cycle of a woman as it varies widely for different couples. I can only hope by next month we have good news, but last night, I heard my wife saying that her breasts are getting painful and she just finished her menstruation, I think that's good news? Let's see.
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Straits Times Index Broke 3400 and Uptrend Likely to Continue

Source US, China and Europe is doing well and everybody gets a ride from them. And there is not much noise from the North Koreans, I think they are all talk and no action, to be correct, they can't do anything. I wonder how high can this wave go.
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Before You Buy a Car, Read This Article

Source What the writer is saying is that if I don't buy a car, I can save a lot of money and if I know how to put that extra money to good use i.e. investment, I can turn it into more money. I totally agree. Buying a car in Singapore is like burning your money away, well, it's easy for me to say when I can't afford a car but if I do have that extra disposable income, I would rather dump it all into investment and let it grow, even at a modest rate, at least it's growing.
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Children Fighting Over a HDB Flat After Father's Death

Source What a shame, if the old man know about this, he would jump out from his grave and beat some sense into these brats, ok, I'm not sure about him but I would. I know it's a 5-room HDB flat, it's worth a lot of money but that's no way to handle it, they even have to enter legal proceedings to determine who should own the flat, oh boy. Singapore has really become a rich country, so has the people here, getting richer in the head, blinded by money, can't we just be nice and talk it out harmoniously, and by the way, their 91 years old mother is still alive, they even dragged her into the court battle, bunch of ingrates. Why don't they just leave the house to their mother? Fight for what? It's her retirement nest, just leave it to her, and let her decide how to pass it on should she leave this world, why make her life so difficult, I seriously cannot understand what goes on in the minds of people blinded by greed.
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Singapore Service Standard is Getting Worse

Source Customer: hi Conti, Regarding the Aero Frame, is the STIX logo embedded with the frame or can it be peeled off? Shop Representative: Can you di*k be peeled off? If yes, then our STIX logo can be peeled off... If you are wondering which Conti ... It was posted on STOMP, and oh boy, look at the comments... Bikers97 said   on 4 May, 2013 Since when can we peeled off the logo of the bike? haha dumbass..  kingkull said   on 4 May, 2013 Queer question from the student as well, Student can google porn but not do primary research for a prospective purchase. I've never asked any shop about stripping a label BEFORE i bought it. That is equally rude, isn't it? ghost_soldier said   on 4 May, 2013 Is just a local Singaporean joke. Some more he is so stupid. Just peeled yrself lah or google more about peeled that logo can or cannot. If person msg the way to me I say wtf lol!!!! Terrible.
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SMRT Losing Money

Source On 30 Apr 2013, SMRT posted a whopping S$12.049 million loss for the period of Jan 2013 to Mar 2013 and today, the market responded to that and their stock price dropped more than 4% to close at S$1.415, lowest point since Jun 2009. I looked closely at their financial statement and their staff costs caught my attention. From Apr 2012 to Mar 2013, they spent S$395.161 million on staff costs, for the same period one year earlier, they spent S$340.141 million on staff costs, that's a S$55.02 million difference. Now we look at all of their expenses, from Apr 2012 to Mar 2013, they spent a total of S$1045.569 million, compared to the same period one year earlier, S$930.588 million, S$ 114.981 million difference. 55.02 / 114.981 * 100 = 47.85% Just the staff costs alone takes up a massive 47.85% of their total increased expenses! If I remember correctly, I think they started to assign more staff at each of their stations in Jan 2012, after the chain of train disruptions
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Straits Times Index Hold Steady Above 3300 Points

It is slowly but surely heading back to where it was before the financial crisis of 2008 and I wonder what can get in the way. I think the main thing to look out for now is the situation in the Korean Peninsula, the question is, will war break out? But the most important thing is, if war really breaks out, will the USA take part? Will China take part? As we all know, Singapore has close trade relations with both the US and China, and the value is in the billions each year. If the US decided to take part in the conflict, it only means that they will spend more money, and they are already in so much debt so it's going to be a major blow to their economy, and it will impact other economies working closely with them i.e. Singapore. I don't believe they are not aware of this so I bet they are taking cautious steps too. As for North Korea, I don't think they will start the war, just count her allies, I think the only country she can count on is China but even the second super
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挂羊头卖牛肉 - Selling Beef Under the Guise of Mutton

Source 3 stalls at Ayer Rajah Food Centre were selling beef as mutton. Personally, I can eat anything so it's not a big deal to me, but I know there are people who are not allowed to consume beef due to their religion, just imagine the kind of shock waiting for them when they learn of this news. Madam Semi Sagi, 36, owner of a nasi ayam stall, said: "A fine or a warning would be enough, this is not right." The stall owners were fined S$3000 each and their licenses revoked, I agree that it's quite extreme to revoke their licenses, but then again, they were deceiving customers. I think everybody has the right to know exactly what they are paying for, they can't just lie to people. And these hawkers are planning to meet their member of parliament, I wonder what he/she can do for them, they cheat people and they still have the cheek to ask their MP for help. Another hawker, who declined to be named, said: "NEA can't just come down and do this. If th
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