story from my friend from a few years back in uni:
he and his gf often study together. once he brought her back to his house to study (they were both early to mid 20s liao), and was going to close the door, the dad said he could not. he got pissed off and asked his dad why. he replied because there’s a bed in the room. my friend tu lan and told the dad if he took out the bed and mattress can he close the door.

crazy parents loh.

Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:

For those who missed the first edition, here it is: http://sgforums.com/forums/8/topics/336703

We're still on food for this edition, but I'll talk about how to shop for and manage your snacks so that you reap their fullest potentials. Just some preliminary information that is good to know before we start:

1. Cheapest places to shop
Contrary to popular belief, Fairprice really isn't the cheapest place to shop for your snacks. Try Sheng Shiong, heartland supermarkets and dollar stores instead.

2. Cheapest tactics to shop
This is a common-sensical approach, but always look out for promotions at the end of each row at the supermarket. Another common tactic that many people know of but do not practise regularly is to look out for items that are not at eye level. Obviously, items found within a comfortable reach are there because a premium has been paid for to get them placed there.

3. Cheapest types of snacks
In most places, snacks are priced as follows per unit (ascending order):

1) Fruits (cheap)
2) Sweets ($1-$3)
3) Crackers, potato chips, nuts ($1-$5)
4) Cookies and biscuits ($1 onwards)
5) Chocolates ($2 onwards)
6) Yoghurt, ice cream, cereal, muesli bars (expensive)

As you can see, the cheapest snacks to get are 1, 2, 3 and 4. I have always avoided 5 and 6 as much as possible, because the eating pleasure obtained per dollar spent is generally poor. It helps to save money if you don't have a sweet tooth (like me) and love the saltier snacks. However, I still generally go for a good mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4. I would suggest that, even if you have a sweet tooth, you try getting the biscuits/cookies instead of chocolates and dairy products to save a few bucks. An important step in keeping your budget tight is to choose the correct categories of snacks that are inexpensive yet still satisfy your snacking needs.

4. Cheapskate mentality
In deciding what to buy, always remember that the cheaper an item is, the better it is. This is an absolute rule. Even if the taste isn't that good, the pleasure from saving tens of cents should more than compensate for the lack of enjoyment in your snacks.

Now that you some prerequisite knowledge, let us now begin the guide proper. The first thing that you should do when you arrive at a supermarket is to decide on a shopping budget and an expected period of time for the snacks to last. I usually go with $10 for 2 weeks. Whatever it is, make sure that you set a benchmark that you can commit to (something that is not too easy but not too unrealistic).

After having your objectives in mind, you should be looking for your shopping cart. Please use a basket, not a trolley, if you want to keep your spending minimal. I can isolate three reasons right off my mind:

(a) You have to carry baskets, thus they will feel heavy at some point. Heaviness gives you the impression that you have picked up too many items.

(b) Heaviness makes you tired -- more reasons for you to end the shopping trip early.

(c) Baskets are smaller. You can't overload if there isn't enough space in the first place. They keep you disciplined.

As you can probably infer, I don't like to shop for very long. A typical shopping trip should last no more than 10 minutes. Longer shopping trips make you spend unnecessarily. Another thing you should refrain from doing is exploring the rows excessively. By the time you set foot in the supermarket, you should already have a clear idea of what you want to buy. You are there merely to execute your plan; all decision-making should have been completed beforehand.

Once you've arrived at the relevant section (e.g. cookies/biscuits section), start looking at price tags. Look out for the $1-$2 items. My favourites are Chipsmore and Khong Guan raisin biscuits for cookies/biscuits, Mamee Monster for crackers, Fruit Plus for sweets and a bunch of bananas. Note that each of their unit prices is below $2, and I still have a good mix of all four categories that I've identified earlier. They add up nicely to about $10:

Bananas - $1.20
Chipsmore - $1.60
Raisin biscuits - $2.00
Mamee Monster (2) - $1.50 x 2
Fruit Plus (2) - $1.00 x 2

Total - $9.80

Except for the Chipsmore, notice that it takes some trouble to eat the snacks. The raisin biscuits are contained within smaller packets, just like the Mamee Monster and Fruit Plus. You have to peel the bananas individually too. The rationale here is to make your snacks more troublesome to eat so that they last longer. You would most likely finish a packet of Ruffles in one session, but you wouldn't finish a ten-pack Mamee Monster in one session. In the latter case, you would have to take out the individual packets, crush the noodle, pour in the seasoning, shake the packet and gingerly pour the noodle bits into your mouth. I'm sure it's enough to discourage you from snacking on it too often.

One last tip that I found useful is to snack only at strategic times. Snacking right before or after meals is not optimum because you inevitably juxtapose the taste of your snacks with your food. You would therefore derive less pleasure out of your snacks or your food, as opposed to when you juxtapose either with hunger.

I have applied these tips since a couple of years ago and they've served me well. Try it out and see if they help you to save up to tens of dollars a month!

interesting.. but i seldom snack :)

upz..

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Originally posted by xXBlack_RebelXx:

Mother Theresa whose birth name was Agnes is not Indian she's Greek I think.

 retard.

Originally posted by rainee:

So what's the outcome, if you dun mind me asking? Did you manage to shut her up after a while? If yes, what method did you use?

tried not to saty in the house too much or else get conflicts. not telling my mum my workplace.. (she has threatened my sister to make a scene at her workplace before, and she has called my friends to complain abt me before, and dragging them into our argument.. I have lost some friendships this way).

Now we finally have sufficient money to get our own place.. it just feels so relaxing.. and not coming home to a big mess, and animosity and black face. My hubby and I also quarrel much less now.. (no one to tiao po li jian now)

jus a few weeks ago, i went over with my hubby to help her change lock, then she said she changed her mind, no need to change anymore.. then ask me to help her close her windows (her favorite.. being lazy claiming not to know how to do things so pls help her, and she's not willing to learn either).. i just said no one was born and then knew how to do everything.. you just have to learn... and then she kept screaming at me go and die.

ok i left after closing the window for her.. :(

feel sad sometimes but what to do.

like u i also suffered physical abuse when i was a kid, then when i got older and bigger size, she still tried to hit me, but i defended myself. so now it's mental abuse instead.

get this.. when i was a kid, and i wanted to talk to her, she'd always say go away she's very busy, dun fan her.. she would tell me and my sis (her favorite is my eldest bro) to go do housework because she's busy she needs to do her business. and now when she's retied, she'd complain she's too old to do housework.. seems like some pple are born to do housework (like me and my sis, when we were kids, we dun need to work, so we shd do. now we're grown up, we're "young" even though we work long hours, we shd still do), some are not.

Originally posted by rainee:

Yea I understand what you are trying to say...

Actually we are quite confident we can hold the banquet by 2010...just that my parents unable to wait until then...they want me to hold it as soon as possible, hopefully by early next year...then move in to my own house straight after that...

i foresee more problems if they stay with you.

Originally posted by parn:

Marriage marks the bonding between two people and their FAMILIES.

It is not always necessary for the bride and groom to foot the bills for the wedding reception and it should be as affordable as it can be for both families of the bride and groom.

If either families preferred a granduer wedding reception, then both families should work together with the bride and groom to decide the best possible wedding reception affordable.

It seems clearly that both families weren't communicating and this could be one of the problems that many forumers here has failed to factor that missing piece of information into rainee's situation. People just plainly read what others type nowadays without much processing and understanding isn't it?

If rainee sincerely seeks help from forumers in here, she should be more honest and be transparent about her feelings and her current situation. Withholding information on purpose and especially those informations that may place her in a disadvantageous position in her stance at sgforums may indicated that she might already have a clue that she was in the wrong. Even so, the advices that she received may not be relevant to her current situation as a single piece of additional withheld information could change the composition of the situation entirely. I'm not surprised if she realised that she's not getting the real help that she seeks in here because of that.

I would've expected a moderator to give better and neutral advice to rainee. Just because people here knows her more than her parents, doesn't means they should be taking sides with her and support her even though what she was doing or thinking is wrong and without morals.

If the TS wasn't rainee and it was some nobody that nobody knew about, then people wouldn't have felt obliged to take sides and would've change their stance to neutral and advised more sensibly. So as a moderator, don't take sides and do give sensible advices to other forumers who needed help.

Advising children to go against their parents is definitely a BAD advice to suggest. If you are a parent and people suggested to your child/children to go against you, what would you feel? Would you have agreed with those advices too?

Children don't and will never have that luxury of choosing their parents in their life, that is the law of nature and it is there for us to respect and obey.

Whoever agrees with advices that encourages children to go against their own parents will one day find themselves in the parents position. So be warned of what you have advised others as it will come back to claim you.

Don't be a moderator if you are unable to resist the temptations of joining the wrong crowd to give morally incorrect encouragements to forumers in need of help.

  

 

what a long story? Have you even been married?

Just want to add, yes it is possible, parents do not always want the best for their kids/kind to them.

It took me two years after i got married to be able to afford my own house. I didn’t really hold any banquet, just that my hubby and I were only 24-25 when we got married. thereason? so we can stay together without my mum losing face. At that time, i’d worked for a yr plus and he 9 months only.

then staying with my parents, my mum made me give $700 every month. she would threaten to throw out my things everytime we have arguments. and she loves to say bad things abt my hubby that are not true. she never thought, oh, i want my kids to be able to afford a house so I ask for less money. that’s why it took us so long to be able to afford a flat too.

Originally posted by ItchyArmpit:

how to lead conversation into a deeper level... deeper as in let her tell me bout life and all these...

 

my conversation with all the friends are so superficial...

 

HOW?

 

 

IA

having more intellectual friends?

Originally posted by digimonfan2008:

This is not the first time this has happened to me. Imagine, you’re sitting quietly by yourself on the seat, the other side is vacant and you’re holding your bag, not putting on empty seat. Then came a stranger who sit down beside you and pressed his body against yours very hard that it hurts and expecting you to squeeze in more so that your body is not exceeding the “middle line” that divides the two-seater. When you asked him politely to stop squeezing as there is really no space, he refused to listen and continued to squeeze. After you alight the bus, he gives you an angry look as if you’ve seriously offended him and even pushed you as you tried to exit the seat (you’re sitting inside, he’s sitting outside).

 

This is exactly what happened to me a few times on the bus. At those times, there are other vacant seats around but those rude strangers just chose to sit with me which makes me wonder if they’re just bend on making life of others difficult!

 

1) Am I wrong to be so plump that I occupied 130% of my part of the two-seater? All plump ppl should not sit at all??

2) Why are singaporeans so petty and intolerant of others??

3) Is it time for public bus to increase the width of their seats??

4) I have also seen pix of plump ppl had their pix taken and put on stomp because they (like me) occupied more of their share on the seat. This is so insulting!

 

feel these incidents were very unfair to me!!!

 

i totally empathize with you. to be fair, i think those irritating people who occupy a lot of space are NOT fat!!

Originally posted by cherrycola:

How many hours do u work in a day?

sometimes more than 10 hours, because my dumb boss doesn't work.. only smokes.. fucker.

Originally posted by Honeybunz:

hi hi

need advice ah...

My neighbours from time to time quarrel loud loud at home, with their door open.  It's some kind of sibling fights (between one elder bro in his NS and one younger sis still in Sec Sch).  Actually, not really from time to time.  It's like once a week, machiam like got quota to meet one, every week must make noise.  When they quarrel, they should very very loud.  I usually have my door closed and windows shut cuz I now live in a corridor unit and need privacy. 

A few nights ago was really bad!  I was in the living room watching TV, as usual with my doors and windows shut.  The bro shouted very loudly this time (usually, it's the sister that shouts louder) and suddenly I heard a very very loud bang, followed by a vibration on my floor, machiam like earthquake.  It was past 10 pm liao leh!!! 

In situation like this, can I call police ah?

 

they won't care, don't bother. I get disturbed by idiotic basketball "players" (more like delinquents) in wee hours of the morning (think 2 am playing basketball and swearing and waking up the entire neighbourhood). I called the police. they didnt even come moral of the story - decent employed taxpayers get robbed of their sleep by dumb non-contributing delinquents, and the govt/police don't give a shit about that. they should remember who issues their paycheck.

Originally posted by rockfire:

For Singaporean Chinese the race in the IC stated Chinese, for china worker holding work permit their Nationality it stated Chinese, so just wandering Chinese is it a nationality or a race? 

For the Malay although all the Malay speaks same language but the race is differrent, in their IC stated boyan, bugis, jawa or Malay.

For Indian, some IC stated Indian but not from India for Singh, race is Sikh. For some Hindustani or Pakistani...

U can't call yourself American if u were born and live your life in British...

Who the ones choose your race?

Why do they divided all the Malay and Indian to groups and Chinese not?

How they categorized u belong to what race..

 

Correct me if I am wrong. I just want to why, how & who. Thats all not more than that. hope u all will think positive.

 

Race is a non-scientific measure of man. Only people entrenched in nazi eugenics shit believe in it.

Originally posted by SPLIT SECOND:

To people like poh ah pak , refer to my thread about national assets. This is how evil forces can manipulate and get everyone in trouble

 

 

in short, the subprime americans get to live off the rest of the world and buy property!

going tonight.. free walkabout ticket..i dun think i can see much right, since it's only walkabout.. but can hear and smell...

Originally posted by jaezai2008:

expanding the gene pool my ass. i'm for multi-racialism and multi-culturalism, but chinese should be with chinese (put nicely, in that sense, i'm a right-winger/conservative although my political inclinations are centrist-left). it's not an inconsistent or hypocritical view. and i think many indians/malays share similar sentiments. i've been to a chinese-malay wedding before - both sides family face black black, and the poor chinese girl had to convert to islam to the disappointment of her parents, without doing anything for the relationships with her in-laws. lol

thankfully, so far, it's just ugly chinese girls with indian/malay guys. otherwise sian.

so if both families are ok, it shouldn't bother you right?

Originally posted by cubsarecute:

As in title.

Smart? Looks? Wealth? Feel/chemistry?

I know, of course, that is all postive qualities are combined then it would be the best of the world.

In reality, the probability is rather slim.

SO, which aspect of a guy is MOST IMPORTANT to you??.

intellectually connecting

Mauritius - Belle Mare ( I think ... so many beautiful beaches there, it's hard to keep track) Went there last year

by the way, this was taken with a regular sony ericcson walkman phone

it’s true that love transcends all barriers…

but to me, communicating and understanding what the other is saying is kind of a given, and I dun get how people can fall in love with each other when they dun talk?

or be able to engage in meaningful conversation?

maybe i’m not enlightened to understand this, but i dun think i’ll ever fall in love or have ever fallen in love without intellectual stimulation…. and this requires communication… so strange a love.

but on the other hand. there are some truths in this post. i know many girls my age who are getting married…. and they declared they will not cook. they will just buy out or make maggie noodles. some call me auntie when i shop for veggies and stuff in the supermarket. I dun care what they say. They’re idiots in my opinion. there’s nothing wrong in making your own food, may you be traditional or not. if you’re too good to cook, you’re probably not good enough to be eating.

Originally posted by Genie99a:

The government is worried that Singaporeans are not getting hitched - there are increasing number of singles in Singapore. The government is offering a slew of incentives, and even advice on how to date, how to get married, but I doubt it will work. The problem I think is because these measures target the symptoms and not the cause of the problem; in my opinion, the root of the problem lies in the minds of peasantboys and peasantgirls.

Singaporean peasantboys are one of the most boring members of the adult male species - dating them is often a somniferous experience. Ever notice that the only topic of conversation that excites them, other than their jobs, is National Service? Yes we really want to hear about your days in the army, crawling through mud, or gory tales of training accidents - that really gets our loins burning. The added irony is that despite their macho tales, most peasantboys are mummy's boys - what self-respecting man would continue staying with his parents till the late 20's and even early 30's , letting his mum cook, clean and wash for him? Real women want to date grown up men, not little boys staying at home.

Peasantboys are also wimps - they let peasantgirls walk all over them. They act as their chauffer, their ATM machine and chaperone all rolled into one. Yet, in another ironic twist, they are also male chauvinists, hanging on to anachronistic notions of submissve virginal women who would do as they are told and go off looking for Vietnamese village brides when they don't get what they want here. A message for you peasantboys: most women would love to defer to their men, but strong men who know what they want, who have strength of character. We are not going to submit ourselves to wimpy mummy's boys.

Peasantgirls are not any better - they suffer from the 'I want the cake and eat it syndrome'. Singaporean women want the rights of Western Women and none of the obligations. They also want all the rights of Eastern Women and none of their obligations either.

If you want to be treated as an equal - behave like an equal. Don't expect your man to pay for everything and not even thank them for it. Go dutch sometimes. Take a taxi to the place that you are going to meet your peasantboy and not expect to be driven around like an invalid all the time. If you want to be an equal in marriage, contribute equally to the family accounts - in what world do you think it's fair that you get to spend your husband's money whilst keeping your salary for yourselves?

On the other hand, if you want to be treated like an Eastern Woman, for the husband to take care of you financially, materially, drive you around, do things for you then be prepared to take on the obligations of an Eastern Woman. Go learn how to cook - and not just instant noodels and fried eggs. Learn how to sew. Defer to your husband as the head of the household, and learn how to care for him as the primary caregiver (whilst he is the primary breadwinner).

Neither Western or Eastern Woman is superior; however the Singapore Peasantwoman who wants the best of both worlds is definitely inferior. Make up your mind - choose one or the other. Even Peasantboys wake up one day when they have been screwed over in a bad deal for too long.

So the problem as I see it is that the Peasantboy and the Peasantgirl are fudamentally a bad match, to the extent that they probably hate the sight of each other. Peasantboys complain about Peasantgirls all the time, Peasantgirls whinge about Peasantboys, and neither the twain shall meet.

Therefore, until the mindsets of peasantboys and peasantgirls are changed, no amount of economic incentives or nagging by the government will turn things around.

The illnesses of the peasant are of the mind, and unless it's cured, it's probably better they don't get together and procreate.

 

http://theladymelissa.blogspot.com/2008/08/mismatch-made-in-peasant.html

1) I did not offer to pay on my first date with my hubby 2) I offered to pay other times, and sometimes he lets me 3) when he saw me home last time, we took the bus 4) i hardly ever take the taxi anywhere, unless it's paid for by the company 5) i didn't know how to cook, but I learned 6) my hubby also cooks and we do household chores together, talking, joking, having fun, every saturday without fail 7) we contribute somewhat equally to the household expenses : : : : : : : : : 8) My hubby is not local. I am. So? If there is a real shortage of good men (local) in Singapore, maybe it's time to be more open minded.

Originally posted by Hello Kitty:

me lealli dun undrstd ppl like u.

http://sgforums.com/forums/8/topics/327836

 

since u're so reluctant to part wif ur $$$, juz say u're nt gng.

& while u're at it, rem to gib a S$60 ang pao.

dat'll save u time, $$$ & ur grouses.

because only in singapore, are you expected to give enough money to cover wedding expenses for your share

because only in singapore, are many people out to gain profit from holding a wedding

because only in singapore, are wedding gifts in the form of money the norm'

Ok, maybe not only singapore, but this is just not right..

totally defeats the point

Originally posted by gunner77:

1) 50

2) 100

church so little only?

Originally posted by pigsticker:

if they invite one of your colleagues but not you, how would you think?

and if you're so unwilling to pay, then just reject by saying you got something on that day and can't make it.. no one can force you to go...

i'm fine..

i think $100 is as much as I will go for this case... just not sure if it's too little..