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Churning: what your financial adviser is really doing to your hard-earned savings

Roddy — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:26:01 +0000

his morning i woke up to yet more news involving some slimy financial advisers: The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board in Singapore had sent warning letters to 35 financial advisers for “churning”. Before i explain “churning”, a little background explanation is necessary for my non-Singaporean readers. The CPF is a compulsory savings plan similar to [...]

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In space no one can hear you scream

Roddy — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:09:15 +0000

p> One Saturday night in 1984… If you were to peep into an apartment somewhere in central Singapore, you would find an 8-year old starring at the TV. There i was, eyes wide open and ears pricked up. My sweaty body cocooned in a dusty blanket. For two hours, I mangled and squeezed the life out of my [...]

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Heaven comes in slices

Roddy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:31:59 +0000

span class=”drop_cap”>Although the stalls reminded me of fish sellers in wet markets back home, their wares were unlike anything i’ve seen before. At every stall, tiny boxes filled with colorful sashimi (thinly-sliced raw seafood) cascaded down the stall’s front. Their sashimi selections were astounding. While i recognised some common ones like Sake (salmon), Ikura (salmon [...]

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Tips for the Flight

Roddy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:38:26 +0000

Take off your shoes,” she purred. “And that too…” she nodded at my jeans. “My jeans too? But there’s nothing vaguely resembling any weapon down there….unless…hmmm…” “Not your jeans! Your belt you dimwit!” Ok i made that up. Thanks to Al Qaeda, going through airport security, together with Economy seats and cold sandwiches, has become part of the [...]

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Akan Nature Center

Roddy — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:41:03 +0000

p>This Akan Nature Center business card and Lake Akan map will come in handy should you want to sign up for guided tours.

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