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Peak Salary Singapore dollar is too strong. Sony shut their IT department in Singapore last month, everyone, from IT engineers to project managers all retrenched. They probably went back to hire the Japanese whose yen depreciated almost 50% against us since the beginning of COVID in Nov 2019...

Higher GDP can translate to higher pays for our politicans but mass immigration does not increase our purchasing power on per capita basis. A report from the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) finds record levels of immigration has not been correlated with an increase to economic growth per...

SPACEWEATHER: This weekend's geomagnetic storm watch has been upgraded from G2 (Moderate) to G4 (Severe). Multiple CMEs are heading for Earth. A new NOAA forecast model suggests that three of them could merge to form a potent "Cannibal CME." Cannibal CMEs form when fast-moving CMEs overtake...

Sunspot AR3664 has grown so large, it now rivals the great Carrington sunspot of 1859. Sprawling almost 200,000 km from end to end, AR3664 is 15 times wider than Earth. You can see it through ordinary eclipse glasses with no magnification at all. Geomagnetic storm of Carrington sunspot of 1859...

The NOAA has bumped up its geomagnetic storm watch for May 11 to a "rare" level as solar activity continues at high levels https://www.space.com/solar-storm-coronal-mass-ejections-mothers-day-weekend-storm-watch A NOAA forecast model predicts the first CME will reach Earth late on May 10th...

The sunspot continues to evolve - so it is a little unusual from what we ever experience.

Even month, i come across foreigners bullying Singaporeans at work, at retail and even in the final reservist days. I shall not go into the details. Friend in police force, even hinted to me that they face additional pressures when handling rowdy foreigners at nightspots because even the PRC...

We are worse than that. Since 20 years ago, ICA actively invites foreign-born fresh grads in local universities for citizenship interviews, even before they get a job. Study in Singapore - Free citizenship.

Olympic hosts usually very suay after olympics. So many things can happen to France, immigrant riots, Russia attack, virus outbreak, etc Eg. PIIGS crisis after Greek Olympics 2004, China stock market meltdown after Beijing 2008 (Poor Jim Rogers 2008 book very wrong)

ERP2.0 is for OBU - trace your mileage and location for dynamic tolls-pricing. also for your wife to track you. Otherwise, the current ERP IU unit is simple and good, like ETC systems in many country. ETC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_toll_collection

Conclusion: new jobs went to new-citizens

2 men punch each other in middle of traffic jam on Causeway https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/2-men-punch-each-other-in-middle-of-traffic-jam-on-causeway-kudos-for-the-free

every decade, only a handful of worthy (not just rich) people obtained UAE citizenship. The telegram founder became a citizen. Singapore's context - a handful of people per hour.

what if the wife is no longer interested to make love with the husband after a few years? or vice versa

Electric Car Shuts Down, Traps the Driver Inside, then Catches Fire.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG is scaling back its electric vehicle ambitions due to weakening sales, opting for combustion engines instead.

we did not publicly identify this strain that hit our shores a few weeks ago. Earlier, I speculate that it is JN.1 from Europe and US, but I could be wrong. The latest i heard was that the three main sources of imported cases are from China, Malaysia and Thailand. It is very highly infectious...