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Archive for December, 2008

Save A LOT on your Vitamins

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Have you been getting expensive supplements from the local pharmacies? There’s a way to save a lot of money. I highly recommend www.iHerb.com. Use this coupon code FIR471 to save an additional $5 USD off your first purchase. (To enjoy the discount, simply enter the code at the checkout screen.) Don’t be fooled by the [...]


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When getting advice on Getting Rich, never trust Property Agents or Property Consultants

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Haven’t you noticed? Whenever interviewed by the media, they almost always talk up the property market, saying things like prices have stabilized and now is the best time to get into property. Yes, according to them, NOW is always the best time to buy property. Recent case in point: in today’s Sunday Times, among the [...]


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Property Transactions Crashed (see graph), Agents Go Hungry

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Only 267 condominiums and private apartments changed hands in the whole of November. This is the fourth consecutive month of decline in non-landed private property transactions, down from a peak of 1,613 recorded in July this year. As property agents depend on transacting deals to make a living – sellers typically pay them 2% of [...]

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SingTel Violated IDA Code and Destroyed My Trust

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Thanks to a comment from “Passerby” on my previous post on SingTel’s unfair tactic, I now believe – though I’m not a lawyer – that SingTel has violated the Telecommunications Act’s Code of Practice for Provision of Premium Rate Services, which states: “2.3.1 No premium rate service provider shall engage in the practice of providing [...]

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Beware of Singtel’s unfair offer “forced” upon you via SMS

Friday, December 5th, 2008

I thought it’s always safe to delete those <ADV> SMSes without reading them… until I received this unpleasant surprise from Singtel: “<Singtel ADV>U have been selected to enjoy 30 days FREE trial for Colour-Me-Tones. SingTel’s ‘Friends’ will replace your standard connecting tone on 10 Dec. To opt out of trial, SMS ‘NO’ to 741490 by [...]

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