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Tuesday, July 12, 2005
NKF boss got cheebye 12-months bonus!!!!
Yao jiu ling ling your chao chee bye lah!
This mean that one year, his salary is 500k to 600k, ok?
I do not hate charity organisation, I think people must help other poor and sick people. But fuck lah, you mean when on the tv the people who earn $1000 a month donate and the number on the NKF tv show jump $100,000 to $200,000 to $300,000..... when reach $600,000 of donation, is only cover this CEO salary?
No wonder Zoe Tay have to do so many cheebye stunt!!!
12 fucking months bonus is a lot ok? Some people don't even smell 1 month bonus but he charity boss get 12 months? Lan cheow, ok?!!!
And his one month salary 25k (not yet count the bonus) is more than many of my friends earn in one cheebye year!!! And my friends donates to his charity ok?
Wah, sue the Singapore newspaper for their article, then now kena the whole world know your top secret salary. It is like score own goal, man. Want to sue the Singapore newspaper not so easy, ok? Singapore newspaper is the most kuai lan and richest and powerfulest company in the world, and their reporters is bullet-proof one, you also dare to fuck. See lah? Now kena fuck back.
You ask all the opposition party people who ever try to sue Singapore newspaper before to show you their backside hole. You will see that their holes is very big and now they fart no sound already, because their backside kena fuck by Singapore kuai lan newspaper.
I also read this NKF fucker use the charity money fly first class aeroplane. You are charity company boss, have to fly where for fuck? Other country want to donate to you issit? And even if fly, cannot fly by economy ah? Your backside sitting that first class seat is paid by working people's donation, ok?
I think if continue like this, all those NKF charity tv show stunt also not enough. I think have to call the Zoe Tay and the Fiona Xie and the other TCS star to take off their clothes and suck cock on tv!!! Then maybe can collect enough money for the kidney patients plus this fucker salary and his first class tickets.
And maybe first prize is win a car, a condom house, and one fuck from Fann Wong! Hahahahahaha!!!!
Consolation prize can be those not so famous star like Sharon Au and Ann Kok suck your kok!! Hahahahahaha!!!
Yes, boy boy, papa not making a lot of money, but never mind, we have to donate help those poor kidney patient, children patient and cancer patient, and also make sure the NKF boss get his 12 month bonus.
Fuck your mothecheebye lah!!!
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Actually I was just thinking - you and Lawrence are the same person, right? You are not really a lowly-educated ah-beng, but a computer/IT professional? :D
You are SO COOL!!!!
- Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:01:00 PM
And yah, you probably work for the gahmen too! Mebbe you are a scholar, but at least one of the grateful ones :)
- Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:04:00 PM
lol!!!! wow i love your entries!!! power!!!
- Tuesday, July 12, 2005 2:27:00 PM
you rawk! i'm coming back for more!
- Tuesday, July 12, 2005 4:41:00 PM
"Yao jiu ling ling your chao chee bye lah!"
Wah Brudder, you took the words right out of my mouth !
- Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:54:00 PM
Li See Wa Eh HeeeeRow!!!
- Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:56:00 PM
- bobo said...
coolz... you are saying those words when i read the news. To think again, do we have a choice. The patients still need the $. Until we find a better ways, somethings must to continue.
diao bo???
- Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:24:00 PM
- Zhe Bin said...
sigh. charity is big business. ho kang tao.. 12 months' bonus us.. ahh. i lost the strength to continue already. this is sick.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:26:00 AM
Cool man !!! NKF act so good infront but act like dracular behind (Blood sucker)
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:59:00 AM
rekcah> NKF is not the only dialysis foundation in singapore patients and donors can turn to. ;)
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:26:00 AM
kenna lan right?!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:50:00 AM
I take my hat off to Davinder Singh. If you read the court proceedings throughout, it seems clear that Mr Durai was so (intellectually?) overwhelmed by Mr Singh's wordsmithing that he came across very poorly indeed.
But there is always a tendency in the heat of revelations and proceedings to assume a lynch mob mentality and that is exactly what this forum is degenerating to. It's sad. Challenge me if you want!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:31:00 PM
you have a point there. honestly, for obvious reasons ST didnt mention a thing about Durai's defence. (like what rockson pointed out...funny how he sued and kena shit instead...) so we dun really know the FULL story.
anyway, point is, NKF is cash rich and funds are misused. if NKF thinks that is not true and ST inaccurately reported it, they can always sue the papers AGAIN.
btw, report today says they have funds to last them at least 4 decades. in that case, let's see if anyone will still donate at tonight's and future shows.
my guess is, they will. why? for the lucky draw prizes. see what NKF has done to corrupt the spirit of giving?
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:58:00 PM
dun listen to this PAP cocksucker quiksilver lah, only pretend pretend and tok cock in SPUG forum.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:04:00 PM
- potpourri said...
LOL this entry made me laugh so hard.. Kudos to you! =)
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:49:00 PM
there are other charity around guys, for every dollar you donate, how many goes into helping people? think about it. is it worth it? so many reserves, why dont they decrease dialysis fees?
NKF show is more like playing 4D. look at the ads! you see the $250,000 flashing all around.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:56:00 PM
Rocky, I absolutely share your sentiments for that asshole NKF guy!
Lets do this together, stop ALL donations, make sure NKF sack him and get someone who is not as mercenary!!!
I am really glad this came to light, for years I have been telling ppl about this but no one believes me!!! Anyway, I have stopped donating to NKF years ago, I rather give my money to beggers along the road or temples.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:24:00 PM
Great Essay. Best is the cheebye sit on the fcuking toilet bowl made of durians.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:28:00 PM
I called my bank this morning to stop the monthly GIRO deduction by NKF. I don see why I should be donating my hard-earned monies when the chief is flying first class, and yes, me aint even smelling one month's bonus.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:34:00 PM
besides all the blankety blankety blank blank, I totally agree with you!!!! That blankety blank blank really deserves to be BLANKED!!! He is a the biggest blankety blank blank i have even blankety seen!!!!!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:17:00 PM
a relative's fren approached nkf big boss for donating money so as to organise some charity project, nkf big boss quoted "im only interested in pple donating me $$, wan to to donate pple $$, im not interested!"....well... commoners, we know wat to do next rite?
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:34:00 PM
- Jim::吉姆部落 said...
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:37:00 PM
- baychung said...
for fiona xie i'll donate 1000
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:47:00 PM
This topic rox !!!!!!
Good Work Done Here !!!
I have also terminate my Giro deduction. But I will bid $1001 for Fiona Xie !!!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:58:00 PM
Actually from the first day i saw their million dollar glass NKF building that looks like one of those in Shenton Way, I have felt that this don't looks like a charity foundation building, Salvation Army in which i find it more trustworthy would be humble enough to take over a old school compound.
They would hv use this money for better use, from there on i have already know this looks more commercial than any charity events, just that not much pple listen to my advice....
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:04:00 PM
- esdee said...
You should see the NKF building. My mom told me it's as big as the blurdy Singapore Post HQ at paya lebar. Siao one loh! Props to you man for daringly using language you feel like.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:37:00 PM
I salute your entry! :) Well done and well said!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:39:00 PM
Fwah that motherfucker lao cheebye Durai cheat money until like that. I think those mothercheebye who still wetting their beak must kena hor kao kan. I think a lot of the board member also earn a lot... maybe 300 or 400 K. Eh! can buy 2 or 3 WRX a year leh! PUAH HUM!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:46:00 PM
Humble old compound = trustworthy? million dollar glass building = unreliable? Reflects the maturity of public's perception of charities here in Singapore. That you must look shabby and sound poor and BEG to be considered honest. FYI, the building was entirely donated by 5 entities and tailored according to their preference considering it's their money. (Shaw Foundation, Lee Foundation, Mr Tay Choon Hye,Singapore Buddhist Welfare Services & Singapore Pools)
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:48:00 PM
Eh! This one got Mrs Goh to back up ok! She say $600,000 is PEANUTS! PEANUTS! Can u believe she said that?!?!
Your entry wasn't work friendly by the way, i had to snigger silently.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:57:00 PM
I'll do the homat for you dude!! haha..
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:59:00 PM
yah lor like people say .... pay peanuts get monkeys ..... inside nkf got plenty monkeys say reserves last only 3 years.
3 years my foot! lan cheow!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:02:00 PM
You are the hero at my office.....
Very appropriate words used
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:07:00 PM
Aiyah monkeys forget to add a zero mah ... 30 years ... sorry ok? don't angry lah .... only one zero mah .... why so angry ..... fxxx all the NKF monkeys who took all those peanuts.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:07:00 PM
Nabei cheebye no difference from chopping ppl's limbs and push them to beg. Fucking cheebye kia worst than robbing.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:20:00 PM
- m said...
yea and i heard they actually sued a blogger for defamation previously. These motherfucking toots. justice finally prevails. did you ever donate to them before? my gawd. gold tap and all. and that stupid stuck up face. 600k is peanuts? damn siao za boh and ta boh.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:23:00 PM
hello people, reports in the papers are way too one-sided. Why? Because SPH controls what goes into the papers! The only people who are going to suffer will be the patients and their family members. Think twice before you set the verdict. Listen to NKF's side of story first
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:25:00 PM
You are my HERO!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:28:00 PM
You are the best. Love this Blog site. Feel satisfied!!!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:29:00 PM
Gan Phua Ho Chio, You rox cheebye man
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:30:00 PM
quick quick,go to that nkf building now and say that in front of that durian,no point saying so big here.once you got caught liao,then i can start to write my blog on title '' gong kia kana eat bread behind bar now ''
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:48:00 PM
pls be united, we must get that snake out of NKF if not we will not support this organisation anymore.......dont treat us like a sucker//////////from soccercheong
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:11:00 PM
he is just the shitass fall guy...the rest of the organisation approved everything and went along dun 4get. why do u think everything stop in 2 days? sSo many more cans of worms to open so better shut case now. Question is , who will continue to open the rest? As for quiksilver...this is just about the most benign lynch mob i'v read about. yes this is the mob. where's the lynchin? We judge him only in words but no one has nor can take any real lynch actions. Wish someone would
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:39:00 PM
Someone go ask RSP the consultants who did their Building. Spent few hundred thousand to use highest class imported tiles and flooring. 1 person came in and saw everything , said not nice, so wrecked everything to rebuild, paid for the Variation Order, no bargaining. half a mil gone there. This is true.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:44:00 PM
Don't sack Durai!!!!
I want Durai's ass to remain on the NKF seat for years to come. Only by doing that, we can control his earnings as now it is surely under scrutiny.
He will get measly pay for rest of his life and travel by coach to everywhere not on the other side of the occean.
Ever wonder how the gov will react? They will probably ask him to step down and offer him another power position somewhere secret with fat paycheck too.
The only right way is to keep him there and not lose sight of him.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:46:00 PM
Only 80% of all $ collected by NKF from donations goes to the patients. The other 20% goes to adminstration.
Lets do the sums,
TT Durai's salary is presumably $600k a year + 12 months' bonus. That will work out to $1.2m a year for his salary alone.
Let's say all his other staff's annual salary add together equals his annual salary + bonus. That's $2.4m on salary alone. What about office rentals, overheads, publicity, ads, blah blah blah... let's assume all these add up to $6m a year (about $500k a month).
So, $1.2m + $1.2m + $6m = $8.4m a year.
Then they must have some savings, otherwise where does the money come from to build the NKF building, which probably cost about $100-200m to build. Let's say they have a positive equity of $1.6m a year (just to round up the figure).
$8.4m + $1.6m = $10m
If 20% = $10m
100% = $50m
NKF collected from donations of up to $50m a year
This obscene amount of money is not usually associated with charitable, non-profit organization, but drug dealers
... and to splurge 2.4% (1.2/50 * 100) of these collection on their CEO alone (not counting benefits like company car, travel allowance, etc),
... the bottom line -- i cancelled my giro donation to them.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:52:00 PM
think we shouldn't personally attack the CEO..the whole NKF prganisation is at fault..esp the board members...they prob earn around the same..if not more..anyway the majority of us, when put in his shoes, would prob take the $25,000 salary and 12 months bonus offered by the board and shut up...so dont be so hypocritical
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:58:00 PM
Right now lets pray for the patients health.....leave the job to the court.
wan to compare CEOs? take a look in the MINDEF, loads of them!@@! HAHAHA
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:05:00 PM
and the Patron issued statement supporting TTD? I thought she is there to protect public interest? V disappointed with her since I admired her hubby a lot.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:09:00 PM
find ur careers here bros & siss!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:21:00 PM
if all earning abt the same....who shld they shield?
birds of the same feather flock together
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:24:00 PM
how abt community chest? anything from there? cos i donate every month for the past 12 years
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:25:00 PM
Now NKF funds will be use to pay for the legal fees incurred by all these cheebyes???
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:33:00 PM
comon man we can forget about donating anymore to this stupid organisation and people are withdrawing thier monthly donations lo get graffiti on their walls serve them right !hope that bloody durian kana sue and land in the fuking jail!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:39:00 PM
Sorry to say this...but NKF's patron is Mrs Goh Chok Tong right? Did you not read in the papers that she said 600K is peanuts...so as long as NKF has such powerful people backing them in their wrong acts, we are still gonna see lots of money abuse...
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:45:00 PM
I challenge all of you here to discuss with me in spug. All of you are only good in talking rubbish that it pains me just to read with zero value added at all.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:49:00 PM
Mrs Goh is right to say all that, why are you people so fuss about only $600,000 salary? it is the common people choice to donate!
How absurd.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:51:00 PM
nothing to challenge. power & money is the key
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:53:00 PM
quiksilver, you are such an asshole! Are you blind or wat? Siding that NKF boss like his dog.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:08:00 PM
Even with the CEO digging his own grave by suing SPH and generated all the bad publicity, there will still be lots of people "donating" to NKF. Look at the prizes they are offering, it's better and more attractive than Singapore Pools!! To them, it's "gambling" and not "donating"
To the humble uncle/auntie who won and give the prizes back, that is truely "donating"
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:21:00 PM
haha. thanks for the laugh and keep it up!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:30:00 PM
i fully afree on what this guy has to say about NKF, even Professionals will defenitely side on what he has just voiced out ( although it may be not so fluent) For all those who disagree with this post...i suggest you find out more about NKF, they are TRUELY sucking our people's money. This are taxpayers money...who in the world uses the people's money to fly 1st class? it is totally absurd and uncalled for.
Look at the amount of money they collect, and the amount of money that goes to the patients are LESS than what the employees get there. Stunts maybe ok for entertainment and such...but hey come on....there ARE SO MANY prizes to be won, and whose money are they gonna use to pay for these? Yes bingo...the people's money again.
And NKF says they reserve the rights NOT to reveal how or what they used the money for? Get the idea now? Look at how NKF make poor school children and working adults pay from their CPF/donation cards when they gain nothin from it and the CEO gain everything from it. Yes it may be charity but i will prefer helping KDF or other charity organisation. Charity is not for people to ERAN money but to HELP.
SO people who wanna rebuke this post and think it as zero value...GET UR FACTS RIGHT FIRST...don't act MATURED and think you know it all
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:34:00 PM
lesserclarity, I challenge you to discuss this matter with me at here http://www.spug.net/forums/showthread.php?t=72871&page=34&pp=15
What you are posting here is of absolute zero value wasting space only.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:39:00 PM
Maybe we should Probe all the Charity Organisation's Salary... lol... I heard NKF always throw stuff that could be newer than like 3 months, just because they are ugly... that's wat i heard before... I was disappointed by wat Mrs goh say by saying 600,000 is peanuts... just like wat WHO says, 1 Dollar might be enough to feed one child for one day. if like tat how many children can we save?
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:39:00 PM
haha quiksilver agitated so easily...i'm not challenging anyone, i am just stating a fact, you are just angry over an internet post, i suggest you find something better to do :) well if mine is absolute zero, i think yours is..negative already~? and aren't you wasting space too? (although i agree i wasted a bit more haha GET A LIFE DUDE)
yep papelemon i agree too
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:48:00 PM
you are a fucking clever asshole
why? because you are right about 600K being PEANUTS
ever heard of that?? ...... so nkf people were paid PEANUTS ...... so you are saying nkf people are monkeys??? hahaha!!! you damn fucking clever can turn one round and soot them .... congrats hor!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:53:00 PM
Next time, we cannot be so nice and generous. The Durai is one big F*** and NKF too. Me angry oso. 600K is peanuts? Maybe tat Mrs GOH dint really realise that there are many people in SG oso suffer cuz money no enuff to pay bills, pay children fees... Haiyoh. Talk like got no brain like that.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:58:00 PM
"why are you people so fuss about only $600,000 salary?" .... by quiksilver
Quiksilver, it is not we are so fuss about his pay .... it is because those monkeys said
(1) reserves for only 3 years, please donate more! ... bullshit because reserves were enough for 30 years
(2) staff never travel 1st class ..... bullshit because donation money was used for top class travel
(3) nkf people ganged up to bully 2 people, one of them a VOLUNTEER ok, and threaten don't know how many .... when they knew all along that (1) & (2) were lies and they were all the time lying and preventing people from getting info until SPH got info through court action.
Quiksilver, stop being an asshole.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:07:00 PM
Quiksilver, pls Look around you. How many poor people. Do you know what SG$10 means for some people? This is charity we are talking about. HARD EARN MONEY. If he wan to earn 600k, go be a CEO in other company...
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:13:00 PM
you know what guys...quiksilver is just being a jerk...maybe he is the CEO's dog for all you know~!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:18:00 PM
"why are you people so fuss about only $600,000 salary?" .... by quiksilver
Well, Quicksilver, why? You think 0.6m is ONLY? You don't even make that much what. If you make that much, surely you know better than to waste time challenging people here? haha...you're a joke...
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:38:00 PM
- whatthehell said...
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:41:00 PM
haha quiksilver go gum lan lar....so loser stay here only challenge challenge, get ur phucking facts right before u come in here n pcb ur useless ideas lar...600k is peanuts phuck u boy...u earn how much 1mill ar asshole?
dam loser sia-.-
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:44:00 PM
- ohmygod said...
Ya... I damn agree with what you guys are saying... that Mrs Goh... Peanuts????? I was full of respect for Mr Goh... I think she's either senile or what... Siao... If she can say this... then I think her peanuts is more.. maybe chestnuts liao... kia lat man... walau... I'll never ever donate ever ever ever to NKF again.. so what about the prizes.. who knows.. it's for the NKF staff or family members man..
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:47:00 PM
- ohmygod said...
hey quiksilver. go get a life la. either you are one nkf staff or maybe his friends or whatsoever... go fuck spider la...
and by the way... i love Davinder Singh.. He's cool man!!! probe probe probe.. make that durian thinks he is confident liao.. then he shoot "then the taps?" hahaha.. i read the papers today and i laughed out loud on the train...
Salute to Davinder...
Fart to Siao zha bo...
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:51:00 PM
stupid shit...
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:54:00 PM
A million dollar organisation CEO being paid 600k is peanuts? Its damn true. But come to think of it. NKF is a charity organisation. The $ it have its not by ways thru business or investment. Its by begging. Begging people who have $1 more to spend to donate.
IF 600k to you were peanuts. can i ask you. How many peanuts you donate? I am astonish that the wife of one of our leaders say smething like this.
thru out our life.. how many of us can make 600k?
how many of u are getting 1.5mth bonus and already killing chicken and thank god? while he then donate and contribute to smebody else 12mths bonus.
this uproar simply shows how stupid we have been all this yrs..
and if only the CEO is getting 600k pa. then plus the other staff workin inside, how many more 600ks are spend on employing other staff?
outclaim for transparency!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:54:00 PM
clap clap for ohmygod
quiksilver you go gumlanjiao la.. lu siao bo.. lu tao nao salt diao liao huh.
y huh.. y cheat our $$$ wat is e purpose 2 hv gold taps and toilet bowls?
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:56:00 PM
- ohmygod said...
whatthehell, to have the gold taps and toilet bowls... erm.. let me see.. i know i know!!! so that when he pass motion, he hopes and prays that his shit will become gold then can melt the gold and sell and donate the shit gold money to NKF mah... aiyo... this one you also need to ask???
frankly... i will stop my donations liao.. it's not cos i am heartless and doesn't want to help the kidney patients... but hey.. their reserves can last more than 30 years.. forget it la.. if i donate some more, don't know it's for another gold mat, or gold frame bed.. sad.. :o(
sis.. you know hor.. haiz... some more i donated so much... damn it man... and our monies are call peanuts????? oh my god... WHERE IS GOD???
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:00:00 PM
- Cold Lion said...
WOW... I support your website
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:14:00 PM
you rock man!! you rock!!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:24:00 PM
I don understand why Goh's wife must support him! Maybe her husband also earn a lot la!!!!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:38:00 PM
did anyone notice tat the tv flash always 1900.....6888, tat number is 8 times of 5 loler.. i only wanted to donate 5 loler n press tis stupid number and kana billing $46++ . called singtel n they said cannot reverse n $5 shd dial xxx6855, fedup i said nvr in my life use phone to donate. i read other charity org like ren ci when pple called to ask 4 reversal, they kindly agreed... wah i kana koo-tok and luckily my giro got enuff monie otherwise i cannot pay my pub bill and then tap open no water, dun talk abt gold tap lah..
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:45:00 PM
You all very brave, write this kind of thing, later sure to be sued by TT Durai BIG TIME!!!
He has government backing, if not you think where he got all the support?
Better watch your words.
This is Singapore, mind you. You must never speak openly.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:51:00 PM
i think you are cool can i know you?
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:55:00 PM
"You all very brave, write this kind of thing, later sure to be sued by TT Durai BIG TIME!!!"
fuck you lah you threatening us issit???? who your boss???? Durai issit??? go fuck spider lah!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:07:00 PM
"Yao jiu ling ling your chao chee bye lah!"
This has got to be the 'Quote of the Year 2005' !!!
u realli voice out what a typical singaporean feels...(and its GREAT !!! ) in a crude way though :)
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:15:00 PM
omglol. you're good! im linking you up.
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:16:00 PM
i heard that there is a website for people to sign to force tat fucking NKF boss to resign de.. i heard that the toilet bowl n tap in his office toilet cost $1000-$3000... when the lawyer asked dun u think it's too expensive? he said not at all.. and the total NKF funds can use up to 30 years, NKF say only 3 yrs nia.. he explained.. he gotta lie to the masses in order to achieve more donations.. 30 years le!!! plz help deal with this asshole n get rid of him.. thx.. -zw
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:20:00 PM
To Anon 10:51:26 PM
R U on our side or R U on those monkeys-taking-all-the-peanuts side?
Our side we pay $5 $10 $5 $10 to help patients and so fucking happy we got help the TV numbers rise increase .... 100K .... 300K .... 600K ..... we never got know that onli enuff for the monkey's pay .... phone somemore to reach 650K .... we never got know onli manage to take care of 1st class air tickets .... must phone somemore so can pay for the fucking 8 cars plus 1 merc .... what the fuck still not yet got enuff money reach the patients .... what the fuck man!
Monkeys on the other side keep taking all the peanuts ..... they calling our $5 $10 $5 $10 not even worth peanut shells until reach 600K then worth some peanuts what the fuck!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:24:00 PM
You rock man bro..... Let those motherfuckers laocheebye burn in hell. MRS GOH WHEN CAN U GIVE ME YOUR PEANUTS!!!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:26:00 PM
I like your crude response towards the incident. Didn't expect his bonus is so good. Feel like finding this type of job
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:41:00 PM
hey shadow no problem~!
visit here!
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:44:00 PM
Mrs Marie Antonette Goh really fucked it up this time..Didn't she realise that more than 90% of the population never even see $600,000 in their life time? PEANUTS?? Get real..Madam... stop opening yr BIG mouth without thinking..it is like your singing soprano off tune...
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:50:00 PM
Maybe Mrs. Goh meant 600,000 rupiahs. thats peanuts to everyone whahaha. OWNED MRS GOH HAHAHAHA
- Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:59:00 PM
there's a song posted at the petition which goes :
You better watch out, You better not call, you better not give, I'm telling you why - Dirty Durai is coming to town. He tells u that's no money, He tells u he is broke, He tells you treatment are on hold, BUT he needs a tap of gold, hey! You better resign, You better pack up, You better be sorry, You can do harikiri, DIRTY DURAI WE GONNA GET YOU!
Haha... lol... good one man!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:10:00 AM
I seriously wonder why Mrs Goh can make a pea-brainer comment like that? Can't she understand the feelings of Singaporeans who have been led up the garden path by NKF and T T "chee bye" Durai? Digusted by the whole saga.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:10:00 AM
oh god this is such an apt post... i tink $600K a year is such an obscene figure... if part of the money can be channeled out to serve its original purpose (saving kidney patients), it'll make a whole lot of difference!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:12:00 AM
i cannot go in to the petition web anymore. isit the govenment shut the web?
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:20:00 AM
That site is down .... maybe too many people getting in to sign ... just now around midnight saw oredi got 18k+ signatures and climbing damn fast
.... but of course lah still got way to go to reach peanuts value of 600K haha
... eh how about making PEANUT TARGET OF 600K signatures????
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:26:00 AM
Haiz.. wanted to read more of the petitions.. too bad.. the more i read, the sadder i become... really hurting, disappointing and sad. it's such a revulsion news. i feel so betrayed by them. and our Mrs SM has to add in that peanuts... it's so distasteful... Do you think Mr Goh will reprimand his wife about this? Peanuts? Oh my God...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:33:00 AM
- potpourri said...
Oh my gosh, this comments page is becoming a forum.. :)
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:38:00 AM
SACK SACK SACK that snake in NKF......singapore gov. PLS PLS PLS step in, dont tell us SNAKE DURAI did not done anything wrong///////////////// from SOCCERcheong
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:43:00 AM
dear all
if you all wanna find a good job with good peanuts or chestnuts or coconuts, please either write in or e-mail to the following :
Human Resource Department
National Kidney Foundation Singapore
81 Kim Keat Road
Singapore 328836
Email: email@example.com
I will write in and ask for only half a peanut. Erm.. I won't be so bad to fly SQ first class. Do they have first class in Valueair or Jetasia? I'm more considerate hor... erm.. I won't want the gold taps nor toilet bowls.. I will just request for crystal studded toothbrush.. i think this way.. NKF reserve funds can last for 50-60 years... hor hor hor...??? ya.. i'll write in tomorrow...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:44:00 AM
I think we should get the CAD (Commercial Affairs Department) to check on NKF's company account for any misappropriation of funds... these revelations are just the tip of the iceberg! :)
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:46:00 AM
- Musicgenesis said...
Your entry makes me laugh in the light of all these atrocities commited by these white collar people.
I share your same sentiments though and something needs to be done to cleanse the NKF. What was more disappointing was Mrs. Goh's remark that $600,000 was peanuts. It was totally unwise of her to say that. Expect more backlash in the next few days.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:53:00 AM
- poorsingaporean said...
kao... buey sai go petition lei. shut down liao la. si mi??? nin bei wan to say more lei an nua ji zun? maybe 花生夫人dun let us write liao la.. buey kam wan lei
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:53:00 AM
- poorsingaporean said...
ohmygod, u veli the sainai lei. u a gurl huh? can know u?
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:56:00 AM
no lah not shut down lah ..... too many people trying to sign in so kena traffic jam lah ... don't cry lah hor ... hehehe ....
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:59:00 AM
- poorsingaporean said...
then how? buey sai petition liao huh buey kam wan lei. like tat cannot kun la. must kao bei kao bu more first then gum wan.
hey all here. frankly. any1 knows durai personally or not. i wan be his kuei kia lei. if know inform mi here hor
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:03:00 AM
petition site ok lah, just now saw signatures reaching 18.5K .... this afternoon only 4K+ at 4pm .....go .... go to peanuts 600k .... go ....
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:09:00 AM
- poorsingaporean said...
go 2gether wan or not? got 600k to buy peanuts lei. can consider hor. gia.. 2morrow we meet at toa payoh, buy 6 packets peanuts prepare tea n go ask durai to guei us
ohmygod. u wan?
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:13:00 AM
Hi poorsingaporean
Yes, I'm a girl.
And no, I won't want Durai to be my Godfather cos he was not the one who said $600k is peanuts. It's Mrs SM. Thus, I may consider to ask Mrs SM to be my godmother. Then maybe she will not only give me peanuts, but groundnuts, chestnuts, coconuts, hazelnuts.
Heehee :o)
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:18:00 AM
wonder how this got pass the authorities 'eyes', maybe durai is paying enough income tax to shut any investigations.
As a chinese saying, when the top is crooked, same goes for the bottom. Singapore is run as SG Inc, so these people are just taking cue from the people running SG Inc, else how to justify the high pay.
i am utterly disappointed by the comment from such a high profile person saying the pay is peanuts (if true), this isn't the same as a corporation, but a non-profit organization to save lifes.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:32:00 AM
wah lan eh! si peh ho ah! bo beh zao leh! *kowtow*
Its DISGUSTING, REVOLTING, and UTTERLY DISAPPOINTING that an employee of a NON-PROFIT, CHARITABLE organisation can actually draw $25,000 a month, and that his bonus can reach 12 MONTHS. Lim peh don't even earn $25k a year leh! Nao hia!
To be envious of such a paycheck is one thing, but KNN, it just doesn't look morally right to be earning this kind of money rite?? This money was donated by the public out of goodwill for the good of kidney patients, not for the extravagance of gold-plated taps or first class seats (nevermind if they cost less than a bloody business-class seat in SQ)...
Its really sad lah... the only victims in this story will be the beneficiaries of NKF... if donations drop this year, skarli NKF use this as an excuse to cut back on subsidies for kidney patients... then that will be lagi jialat.
Bo pian lah... want to donate, find another charitable organisation to do so lah. Sigh.
Eh, frankly speaking, whoever this stupid joker is who is challenging people to discuss this matter in another forum, I say, FUCK OFF lah. Why? Are you so hum ji that you need people to go elsewhere to "challenge" your bleddy pathetic ideas? If you want to inflate that pathetic ego of yours go inflate it somewhere else.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:58:00 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen, please do not get angry, get even. He is not the only one in charitable organisation to get that kind of pay.
Clip their wings.
If they have enough money to last them 3 decades, even if ppl do not donate they will still be able to help ppl.
But please remember there are alot of smaller organisation out there that need that kind of money and these smaller organisation might be the what you guys are searching for.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:08:00 AM
si bei ho.. totally argeed with wat u wrote!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:10:00 AM
- vonvonz said...
great entry! speaks what's on my mind. >_<; i wonder when will i ever see 600k. kns
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:20:00 AM
that 花生母猪 should have $600,000 worth of peanuts shaft right up all her eight holes! see whether she'll still say they are JUST peanuts or not! ha!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:55:00 AM
The more i read.... the more i cannot take it anymore... Fire is burning!!!! I have made some donations to NKF every mth for the last couple of yrs.. No doubts on and off i did hear some negative things about NKF, but that never bother me at all... now i really pity the patients, but i thing justice needs to be done, THE MAMA DURIAN IS REALLY TOO MUCH!!!!
He likes to SUE people, look back... i can recalled few ppl kean SUED by him until their pants dropped... no know got bankrupt...
This is what Chinese call "bao Yin", retribution!!! Now is his turn... continue to sue..HAHA!!! want ot sue SPH!!! SPH man!!! He thinks SPH is Ah Pig or Ah Dog!!! Come to think of it, he wants to deter ppl to badmouth him, to frighten them off... so he can receive his peanuts salary!!!!
Yes i agree what our Dear Mr Goh's comment... she can says whatever things she like... She is MRS GOH!!!! Singapore is a "free country", you are free to give you speech as long as don't get sensitive issues like religion involved. You can go to Hong Lim Park to give free speech also hor!!!
Perhaps to her $600k is really paenuts, i really wondering how much is she getting paid each year, if she says $600k is peanuts!!! She may consider donate some of her peanuts to NKF also, ther are so many patients needs $$$$, give them some peanuts lah!!!
I will call up the bank to cancel my donation tmr, my small contribution.. my next next next life... also cannot afford a small "PEANUTS". I reaspect respect our SM Goh greatly...but to my disappointment, instead of doing someting about this outrage issue....she said "$600k IS PEANUTS!!!" HAHAHAHAHA!!! What a joke!!!!
Lagi cannot tahan!!! The MaMa Durian, he is using NKF's Mercedes!!!! Mercedes OK!!! not Hyundai...not Nissan, not Toyata ok!!! for his family members to use... only those without license cannot use lah!!!! NKF is paying for everything.. maintenance, petrol etc... this is what newspaper reported... i cannot anyhow said one ok... I am so scared the next one kena sue by NKF will be me... "Disclaimer", better keep the newspaper cutting i guess!!!!
NKF is an Charitable organisation!!! NOT Banks, SPH etc!!! NKF is receiving $$$$$ from the public!!! Many ppl might not be able to earn enough to buy a PEANUTS for the rest of their lifes... yet they are kind enough to donate to NKF!!! Public's money, must screwtinise ma... now someone kena screw liao!!!!
This is the first time i really salute SPH, tot they only speak for the govt... now the PEANUTS comment no know issit by mistakes!!! Hope the reporter will not be screwed!!!!!
I think the MaMa Durian "xiong du ji shao", hope he quit his job ASAP, if not kena force to leave worse!!! Perhaps he can start sending his job application, resume to other private sectors, like banks, big listed companies, be the CEO, he can make 100 PEANUTS... we also LanLan, nothing to say, LL, but don't come to Rob ppl's money, hey wake up man, this is cahrity lei!!!
He can also send his resume to SPH, heard they are paying qutie well lei!!! Not 10-12 mths boonus, but at least few months... above market rate!!! Better not, if not the 2 hero reports will loose their job......
i sacrifice my sleep.... now so late already, must get up early in the morning, got meeting so more... but after reading all these.. what is that few hrs of sleep!!! Hope later i will dream of owning many peanuts..... peanuts.... peanuts....$$$$$... but not our Dear Mrs Peanuts!!!! What a joke!!!! Enjoy man!!! Cheers...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:56:00 AM
Goh Chok Tong shud give that peanut butter CB face 2 tight slap and divorce her, kaninabu eh .. $600,000 peanuts?? I hope she kenna peanut allergy after this and kong kar kiao after eating eating peanut butter sandwich ah! kaninabu eh ..
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 3:05:00 AM
if they put 1900-CCB one time like you hor then no need to flash and repeat so many times liao (impressionable). Can only say those who donate to NKF will Lam Pa Pa Lan & become sibeh dulan.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:48:00 AM
siao eh,
SUPPORT LA! NKF is knnbccb but, have to think of the patients but, LAN JIAO understand!? $220m of reserves that can last for 40 years.. donate ki lan. donate siao lei cb!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:02:00 AM
You forgot to make one point... the 262 millions in reserve. Why are they there unused? Simply, its there to make what he pockets look like peanuts...
In short, those money is kept from its donated cause of helping the needy into supporting the greedy!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:44:00 AM
wah. amazing... Rockson;s counter jumped by 10K since i last came in at 5pm last evening!
way to go!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:52:00 AM
oh correction... it was by 16K! wow! =)
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:58:00 AM
The CEO jerk should do the stunt by himself lah.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:59:00 AM
Is Quiksliver and Durain the same person?
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:04:00 AM
You don't have to pull the actresses into the water, they are merely doing their work and contributing their part to help those who really need the fund.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:22:00 AM
Is there any proof that Mrs Goh said "$600k is peanuts?"
I couldn't find this anywhere in the papers.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:28:00 AM
- Siao Lang said...
Brudder, please spare the actors & actresses. I believe they are the victims also.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:36:00 AM
justice> it was in yday;s straits times and also newpaper.
quiksilver> why are you challenging ppl to visit that spug forum to 'fight' it out. be a man and do it here!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:53:00 AM
Bro, u ROCKS!!!
Really voice out Street-Singaporeans heart!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:54:00 AM
Pal, U are very good with words!
Keep it up! I'm coming back for more!
Dtn u know something? Mdm GCT's wife has commented Durai's 600K is a peanuts....damn...she has no brains....how many ppl in SG able to earn 600K....so call that a peanuts? I think her brain is also a peanuts....
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:55:00 AM
This article can serve as a dictionary for those people that wants to learn the most common vulgarities used in Spore :)
And the abbreviations too!
NKF = Never Keep Funds
Oh the poor innocent NKF patients .. sigh.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:05:00 AM
haha... tot of a nice appropriate NKF hotline... yao jiu ling ling yao bu yao kum wo lan jiao - nemesis
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:07:00 AM
Let's do some calculation on the interests earn for the reserve fund of 262 million.
Take 2% annually interest, that is
$5.24millions a year. Isn't that more than enough to pay the stuff 12mths bonus.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:07:00 AM
- Batman said...
Man, your comment really hit the money. Funny ley.. his staff back him up, I think they also receive 12 months bonus ley.
Keep posted more, you RAWKS.....
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:07:00 AM
steady brother.....i support u man...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:09:00 AM
wah!! petition now go above 24K oredi man and some more coming ....
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:10:00 AM
24K signatures still not yet reach the peanuts level lah ...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:14:00 AM
Cool man~!! Wash your ass.. See you in Changi..
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:15:00 AM
Cool man~!! Wash your ass.. See you in Changi..
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:15:00 AM
great post. keep it up.
wonder why should quiksilver keep insisting we go spug to argue the point? maybe it's because spug can track the ip address and then the dogs of durian can come and sue us?
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:28:00 AM
- poisonlady said...
My god.. 135 comments. Dunno whether u will miss lao niang eh boh.
Anyway, just got ur link from my friend and u very funny lor!
Eh...paisey hor, when i click and saw that asshole's (NKF Boss) photo, i tot is urs leh.
Jia You!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:29:00 AM
Everyone.. Look at their website...
http://www.nkfs.org . Got pay Apple for copyright or not??? How much u spend for the web design??
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:30:00 AM
farking funnny sia
rawk on mutterfarker!!!!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:41:00 AM
Think he deserves the $600k for building up NKF to what it is today. Can anyone slandering him build up a charity to this kind of presence? If you can, continue lambasting. If not, shut up and don't cast the first stone. no one is forcing you to donate if you don't want to.
at the end of the day, remember its the kidney patients that both NKF and us are trying to help, we shouldn't lose sight of that
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:47:00 AM
- Andy Chew said...
eh bro, i spend a few hours to read finish all ur postings man. your blog rocks.. u rock as well... keep those articles coming
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:50:00 AM
National Kelong Foundation
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:53:00 AM
I cant seems to log in the online petition!!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:58:00 AM
Even former NYSE Chairman Dick Grasso had the decency to resign amidst the debacle regarding his pay package. The NKF's CEO and entire Board should be removed. There has to be a better system of checks and balances in place. This whole thing is a shame. As are Mrs Goh Chok Tong's unwarranted comments.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:01:00 AM
thats a fucking lyrical cheebye of a write up
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:05:00 AM
my friend's auntie died of kidney failure as she was on dialysis for life and they never approved her subsidy, so she couldn't afford it and eventually died.
u know the machines all got plasma tv to watch and between every patient is a very nice big fish tank, filled with SALT water fish.
well, that's where the money is going. let the poor people die.
i dont know man. this is bad karma
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:06:00 AM
Quiksilver, you should go die and burn in hell! What is this thing about challenging people to spug? Leave spug out of your nonsense!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:10:00 AM
haha...i keep laughing at all the comments...u know wat dat black sheep wants to hv his grave covered in peanuts dats y...peanut brain says dat 600k is peanuts...more like raisins sia...maybe if durai sack as NKF BALLS,he can be "kacang putih man"...I am having a hard time to keep my balls in tact coz everthing is so expensive here...the poorer gets poorer...the richer becomes an asshole...maybe he shd wipe his ass wif sandpaper n feel whether his raisins are still there..make a move to sue the papers n u get peanut butter covered all over u...n frm the news he still get a standing ovation for wat???showcasing his nuts is it???
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:10:00 AM
Solid article man!! You must be a very well educated "Ah Beng".
Wah lau!!! Dunno what the fuck the Durian is thinking in suing SPH. He was suing people for what - insinuation towards NKF misusing the public donations. His own backyard got so many problems and discrepancies... At least prepare properly first lah...don't look like idiots....not say Davinder's questions were unexpected. Perhaps Durian has been on top for too long - too cocky and overconfident.
Now I see people appealing for continuation of donations to NKF... reasoning that the patients may die without our donations. I mean come on!!! The reserves can last for 30 years!! Which brings a point on why is Durian still raising funds for? Is his salary, bonuses and perks tied to the amount of funds raised? Hmmm......
I personally have no problems in tying remuneration with performance.......that is the way an organisation should be run to motivate people.......BUT this has to be in line with the organisation's mission and this is a CHARITY organisation with *gasp* a 30 year reserve. This is going way overboard.... the money can really be better used in other Charity organisations. No wonder I see so many people begging for donations along Orchard Road.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:13:00 AM
quicksilver or "QUICKY BOY"...are u a fag or ball polisher for TUM TUM...IF u're wat u called yrself...u aint moving dat fast asshole...Maybe TUM TUM is pua chee bye...another is Peanut ButterCup...u shd call yrself KUA CHI BOY...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:15:00 AM
Community Chest is rich enough to buy God knows how many aircraft
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:17:00 AM
hey hey hey! remarks on comm chest is out of line here... better not say anything that is not factual lest you get sued!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:24:00 AM
I go to NKF website looking for fax number to cancel my donation, guess what, a pop out msg:
"The Board wishes to reiterate its whole-hearted support for Mr Durai as its CEO"
F***** i think they are still sleeping!!!! Maybe there are also receiving lots of Peanuts!!!!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:24:00 AM
my opinion is to remove the whole board not oni the CEO...
how can they approve such expenditure when a lot of patients are waiting just to get some fund subsisdy...
If they wnt get such high high salary ask them not to work for charities lor....
we the public wnt a cheaper group of board for NKF so that NKF can help more patients..
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:28:00 AM
well say by tlh during the midnight !! haha
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:36:00 AM
ask urself... can u comment so much solely on wat u noe? all infos we got r frm the media n nkf IS fightin the most powerful media controller in sg, SPH... surely they'll take out wat they feel the readers dun nid to noe. u dun noe hw hard durai worked to get nkf to wat it is nw... unless u noe stories frm both sides, i dun tink u got the right to critise..
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:38:00 AM
Not in defense of the NKF CEO, definitely, but the real victims that has lost so much because of insatiable and immoral man of such, it makes us human beings look so bad. I don't find a least bit of humour in this blog, unfortunately. Call me a party pooper, but at least i would express my anger and disgust in a more bureaucratic way.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:42:00 AM
reserves to last 30 yrs? how they calculate? total reserve divide by wat the patients r nt paying? What about the cost of maintainin the dialysis machine and the dialysis centers? electric bill? chemicals? needles? so simple ah! crazy... if so simple then the govt wud have a dialysis programme before the start of NKF loh...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:45:00 AM
You speaks out the words from everybody's hearts! COOL!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:48:00 AM
the petition site still down leh.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:57:00 AM
26073 now!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:58:00 AM
Yes, I dun deny that Durai may have contributed to achieve what NKF is today but still, is it neccessary to spend $900+ on a what, TAP??! The same kind od water comes out even if u install a $20 tap! And Durai has already ADMITTED that he spent almost $1K just on a bloody tap and to him that's not expensive! Then SPH is not slandering him what!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:59:00 AM
wau lau! Member ar? say so lar. KNN if i seee Durain now is like seeing him wanna crack open and eat
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:02:00 PM
of cos every1 have their stands...
no doubt we need to look at both stories..
but we r looking at charities my god sake...
a cheaper board = help more patients
its high time singaporean speak ^___^
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:05:00 PM
Think we are all just made fools!
Whenever the fund-raising shows are coming to an end, some of us might feel happy for NKF that Oh, they have achieved their target again this year and there are so many kind-hearted people out there!
But to NKF staff at the end of the show is: Oh Yeah! We can have another 12 months bonus again this year!!! (Or maybe more since their target increases every year..... Hah!)
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:05:00 PM
"my opinion is to remove the whole board not oni the CEO..."
I agree with you wholeheartedly!!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:06:00 PM
i agree. the issue is not whether durai is a hardworking man or not. or whether he deserves the $600K annual pay package.
so stop arguing on that premise! it's is not even relevant!
the issue is that NKF misled the public in so many things!
jacking up the number of patients?
suing ST for defamation when IT WAS THE TRUTH about the gold tap?
his other directorships?
his vested interest in matilda chua's company??
suing others for saying he flew by first class WHEN HE DID????????!?
that's insane!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:06:00 PM
yah, remove the liar monkey board supporting a liar monkey ceo what the fuck those monkeys eating all those peanuts damn big peanuts somemore what the fuck!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:10:00 PM
Bloody kuku! When we apply jobs just tell them u expecting to be paid peanuts, see who will hire you~ Freaking no brains, shows as you age mouth can't say what your brain is thinking, like dat better shuddup!
Wonder if durian made a gold pole to stick it up he's ass to ease he's constipation....
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:15:00 PM
600,000-KILOGRAM PEANUTS you know how damn heavy or nut ..... ooopssss, I mean .... you know how damn heavy or not??????
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:16:00 PM
wahlao !!!! now got 26890 signatures ok!!!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:21:00 PM
ppl fucking oredi dying there with kidney failure and he got the fucking cheek to enjoy high pay.may all the gods punish him with eternal troubles and hardship!may him be strike by thunder and fall into the deepest sea with hungry sharks.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:23:00 PM
Such a shame! Are there other monkeys out there at high levels earning 'peanuts' of $600k at public's expense?
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:40:00 PM
Hope he kana kidney disease!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:41:00 PM
Hi everyone, think deeply .. who approve the salary ? Mrs. GXX, and who is she, Mr. GXX wife ... and who is Mr. GXX ... Mr. LXX firend ... They works just like Suhato Family business ...
I don mind high pay nurse and doctors who daily running the show. But why do we need a CEO in the first place ? To get sales ?
And why does he needs to travel ? To get regional funds to add to his salary ? We just need a person to look after the funds and activities, why need a CEO ?
I don mind the bonus to the working staff even it is 3 to 5 mths, but 12 mths in a recession period where people get no jobs ?
Well if they are wearing whites, then there is still lots of spots in their shirt. They are still corruption and not clean.
Unless they start to publish monthly if not yearly where the money goes, I will not donate anymore. Not only to NKF, it applies to all charity organisation in this world.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:04:00 PM
His salary dollar for dollar is comparable to those of a listed company here in Singapore or even the US.
People should consider if they would like to continue to donate to the NKF...it supports 2000 or so patients...Singapore population is 4 million, among these how many are sick in need of help but only take what they can afford..which in Singapore can be very little.
Healthcare costs in Singappore is not very expensive neither is it very cheap. Charities can help to alleviate some hardship faced by these families where govt subsidies can only cover so much.
The NKF case should be used as an example for other charities to be more transparent....i will not make any statements about other charities but we should demand for more transperency from all charity org. while we cannot expect their employees to eat grass, sipping champgane and eating caviar in first class is certainly a perk that may need to be reviewed.
If NKF decides to pay 1 million a year or a dollar a year to its CEO or other directors it should make it public. If the public so decides that it is happy to part with this amount then it is with full info.
Public listed companies have to share with share holder details about salary(of CEOs and directors at least), share options etc, a public listed company exist for profit and share holder buy stock to reap that profit.
NKF uses public funds from people who will not see a single cent of their money except for a few lucky punters who win prizes. Shouldn't money from people's generosity and kindness meant to help be handled more carefully?
I know i will think twice before parting with my money in future
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:06:00 PM
- piffle said...
Thats why everyone is so astounded and outraged that this sort of thing has happened...and at arguably Singapore's biggest charity organisation.
And hey, Talk Rock has been featured on today's Home page 1.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:10:00 PM
Oiii, me Lawrence, who used my name??? I admit that Rockson is my kind, express feelings with appropriate words..... but we are different person with same "channel"... hehehe. Rockson, way to go man!!!! COOL!!!!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:14:00 PM
Thanks my teacher last time got teach me vocab "pea-brain" but now my vocab even more power cos thanks now got peiople teach me more modern vocab "peanut-brain"
wah like this I can now apply become english professer or not??
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:18:00 PM
- Kyong said...
haha... i'm going to bookmark this :D
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:24:00 PM
NKF CEO receives a lot of money, yes he is Indian, but calling him black, dark etc brings the anger to another level, i just read thru all the comments after making the earlier post,(just after genocide"s) I am what Chinese people call black Oper etc, sadly we share common ground about the misguided salary and perks but further than that i seem to be on my own, i mean his actions were not a result of his ethnic background, he probably asked for the salary and powers at NKF decided to give it to him, no hiding involved...maybe because all the powers there had similar perks.
His salary his perks etc have nothing to do with him being Indian, malay or chinese....
it be nice to see in 2005 when singaporeans become color blind but i guess i may have to wait much longer than that.may be another 60 years or so.
anyway post just food for thot, i dun think words can change base racist emotion etc, everyone needs their security blanket and if calling him names becuz of his color make folks happy then more power to you.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:26:00 PM
I really hope that this NKF boss got
punished and send to jail. Believe me,
the inmates will give him some "special
treatments". I think he will not survive
for a week.
I am stationed overseas and based on what
I read on asiaone news. This boss
does not feel that he has done wrong to
the people in Singapore. This is sad.
And, he said that his salary and bonuses are decided by the board members. Now, does anyone know who are the board members? any minister involved?
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:27:00 PM
U r damn Cool !!! NKF reali sucks..
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:28:00 PM
NKF already has 30 years donations to fall back on.
Why do we need to donate somemore?
Stop giving the bums somemore money.
Mrs GCT could be right in saying the 600k is peanuts. You never know she could be earning almonds tat why she say tat.
All the misguided NKF workers still supporting him. Stockholm syndrome... they still brainwash by him.
NKF>>> national kon-artist foundation
lets see how NKF die tonight... will the compere and artistes still be as straight faced when they ask us to donate?
Next monday talking bout costs right? anyone want to go down to the courts and throw eggs at them... maybe peanuts.. cheaper
Tink Davinder too heong already... should have lay off abit, then trial go longer... then can hear more crap bout NKF.
This issue has exploded. Financial Times of London just filed report on this.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:32:00 PM
Firts of all, your blog rocks!! Finally somone who knows how to speak his mind.What is wrong with Singapore. Where is the integrity that we keep pledging every morning at school. Did we all lose it once we've become adults. Is it true there is only honour among thieves?
Is this the mature Singapore evryone is boasting about? There is a lot to think about. We used to think the people who help others are our role models. Does that come with a Merc and golden taps. Who can we look up to, everywhere in the world people are lending their voice, effort and money to help the poor who can't even pay for cough syrup for their children who has TB. And here, in developed Singapore, we have daylight robbery, from the poor no less. Sometimes as a nation we have gained more but know less.
Mrs Goh is such the example! Singaporeans are we better than this. Prove to yourselves that you are!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:33:00 PM
hmm...pardon me for my bad english...
Let's see... I may not be a highly educated person like others, but I do know what is wrong and right.
Let me put it this way, a top management should know the way of managing a charitable and non-profitable organisation. They should manage the finance of the co. carfully with all the donation funds which comes from ppl.
Let me ask you these?
1. Does the buildings (HQ and other outlets, I do know that H.L did made a contribution on one or a couple of outlets, very kind of them to help out) construction cost, renovations comes from the donations as well?
2. Are all equipements and medications fees from the fund? (understandable, because this is what we all wanted to help and the purpose of doing so) Ok /or/ agree with this point?
3. Does all the employees and top managements salary, bonus and daily expenses(operation) comes out from the fund as well?
4. Does it make sense for a top management to get a year's bonus? What I understand from it is that , top managements only get profit sharing. But since this is a non-profitable organisation, should they not be getting the bonus or profit sharing??? Even if they really were to be given "a token of appreciation" for what they have done for the organisation, should they be restricted to 1 or 2 months of bonus( or there is a cap of max 5mths)?
5. If the person is earning that amount of $$$$$$, please do not forget, there will be a yearly salary increment. What will the person get next?
6. Isn't it wrong management skill for the top management to employed/engaged such a high cost employee to manage the non-profitable organisation instead of managing the fund carefully, which they just splurge it like that?
7. If the employees payrolls and daily operation expenses have to be included into the fund, then they should be crystal clear about the funds, dont you think so? I do understand that they(the nurses and doctors) also need to have a fix salary for a living, but employed such a high cost managment, is unreasonable.
After all, they should be careful of spending the funds. Another thing to mention about is that those "tai tai" they are also doing the charity work, but they don't get paid. They could just go out for shopping, play majong, dress nice nice, go holidays, go for a nice high-tea etc etc. Why is it that they want to help people who needs help? why should they get themselves busy and not being paid to do the job? So does this mean that they should claim their salaries or transportation and meal expenses for what they have work for?
The conclusion is, they do really have management problem. Bad management indeed.....
No doubt with this issue going on, but still we have to give credits to the nurses, doctor and volunteers workers. They really have done a great job for the patients.
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:37:00 PM
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:40:00 PM
somebody said somewhere NKF = National Kelong Fund
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:41:00 PM
A 65 old Auntie earns $600 every month,
She cleans urinals & sometimes, scrub off the dunk.
She spends only $550 on her daily needs,
Her $50 goes to N#F to repay the society.
What she don't know is who gets her money,
It goes to pay for someone's road tax & Synergy.
Her month's pay can't even afford the golden tap,
So, do you think that CEO deserve a tight slap?
Then a well known lady came out to talk to the papers,
She says 600K is peanuts for someone of his calibre.
She even asked the poor donors, "What's the fuss?"
Tell this to the donors who can only afford to take the bus ,
Tell them their money is used to pay for his air fare,
1st class somemore, ask if themselves have been there?
Their money was hard earned with blood and sweat,
Now the truth is out, imagine how many eyes will be wet.
To think it is alright to abuse the people's money,
I lost my respect for her and questions her integrity.
Now my story comes back to the 65 year old Auntie,
When you try to relief yourself, she continues with her routine.
What a nuisance you thought, she don't care if you are peeing,
She is oblivious that you are in the loo and having difficulty.
All she knows is to work hard and make sure she got enough to give to charity,
This is my new found respect for our Toilet Cleaning Auntie.............
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:46:00 PM
Honestly, I do not need many years of
education to help me to figure out that
600,000 per year salary for a charity org.
is not right. This is a no brainer.
600,000 per year, siow, izzit!
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:51:00 PM
seems like mrs gct is public enemy no. 1 along with ttd now. tsk tsk...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:54:00 PM
can someone confirm if it's my ADSL not able to connect to the petition site?
I accessed it via Public Proxy with no problems...
- Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:02:00 PM


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Rent Board Slate Group Charged with Violating Berkeley Campaign Finance Laws (News Analysis)
A slate mailer organization (SMO), Berkeley Tenants United For Fairness (TUFF), has used a major portion of the $25,000 in large contributions ostensibly given in opposition to Measure U, to finance two mailers largely devoted to support of the four rent board candidates on the TUFF slate that includes incumbent commissioner Nicole Drake. Berkeley law limits individual contributions to candidates to $250.
A complaint was filed Thursday with Berkeley's Fair Political Practices Commission by Planning Commissioner Patti Dacey. This complaint alleges several violations of state and local campaign finance laws.
The complaint alleges that TUFF has violated California Government Code Section 82048.4, which prohibits SMOs from including candidates.
A Statement of Organization, Form 400, filed with the City by TUFF, lists candidate Jay James as the SMO's "Officer". This appears to be a clear violation of the law.
James, and the other three candidates on the TUFF slate, Nicole Drake, Judy Hunt, and Kiran Shenoy, are listed in the Form 400 as the "Individuals Who Authorize Contents of Slate Mailers". The complaint says that the TUFF SMO "essentially functioned as a controlled committee for all 4 candidates".
The TUFF slate is opposing the Progressive Affordable Housing slate chosen by a convention of rent control supporters this summer. It includes incumbent commissioners Igor Tregub, Judy Shelton and Asa Dodsworth, along with Alejandro Soto-Vigil.
Contributions from business entities
The complaint says that TUFF is also violating Berkeley's election law, the Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA). BERA prohibits corporations, companies, firms, and other business entities from making campaign contributions to candidates, but the TUFF SMO reported contributions to support TUFF slate candidates from several business entities in its latest Form 401 filing of campaign contributions. (See table below)
While BERA limits contributions to candidates to $250, there is no limit on how much can be given to support or oppose a ballot measure.
TUFF has received $19,000 from the East Bay Rental Housing Association PAC. This money was given, according to TUFF's latest filing, not to support rent board candidates but to oppose Measure U, the "Sunshine Initiative" that would create a new "Sunshine Commission".
This PAC also made separate contributions of $250 each to support the rent board candidates.
Diablo Holdings, a property and asset management company with offices in Berkeley and Alamo, gave $5000 to oppose Measure U. Premium Property Management and Development, located on Telegraph in Oakland gave $1000, also to oppose Measure U.
In total, $25,000 was raised to oppose Measure U. This amounts to 76% of the $32,920 that has been contributed to the TUFF SMO through October 20, according to the latest TUFF campaign statement, Form 401 filed with the City on Tuesday.
How was TUFF SMO money spent?
TUFF has spent $24,891. 92 through Oct. 20, over $21,000 of which was paid to Stearns Consulting in San Francisco. Stearns Consulting in turn spent almost $12,000 of this money to cover the cost of printing and mailing two mailers to voters.
While 76% of TUFF funds were contributions to oppose Measure U, only 15% or less of the space in the two mailers is devoted to No on U.
The first mailer is two-sided, 8 ½ by 11 in size. One side, below the address section, is devoted entirely to support of the TUFF rent board slate and criticism of the Rent Board; three quarters of the other side is also in support of the rent board candidates with only one quarter given over to opposing Measure U.
The second mailer, also double-sided, but with a horizontal rather than a vertical format, also devotes an entire side to support of the rent board candidates and relegates Measure U to a thin strip across the bottom of the other side with 85% of the total space going to the Rent Board candidates even though contributions for their support to the TUFF SMO amount to only 24% of funds received.
Patti Dacey's complaint raises this issue, stating that businesses giving money to NO on U "are indirectly making contributions in support of candidates, by supporting a mailer that is primarily focused on supporting Drake, James, Shenoy and Hunt. The No on U statement is an afterthought."
Not allocating the space in the mailer proportionally based on the share of contributions that each candidate or measure received effectively allows the rent board candidates to benefit greatly from contributions that are not subject to the City's $250 contribution limit and to its ban on contributions by business entities to candidates.
This would set a dangerous precedent if allowed to stand. If business entities with deep pockets want to support a candidate for mayor or council, they could form a SMO to support that candidate and also a ballot measure. They could make very large contributions for the ballot measure and use the funds to produce mailers with only token space given to the ballot measure, and with the lion's share of space going to promote the preferred candidate. This would obviously undermine Berkeley's Election Reform Act.
It would be even worse if candidates themselves could control the SMO supporting them as appears to be the case with the TUFF SMO.
The complaint to the FPPC also notes that the mailers contain a notice (located near the return address) that says that "Appearance is paid for and authorized by each candidate and ballot measure which is designated by an*". Yet Kiran Shenoy, with an asterix by his name, did not contribute to the SMO according to the TUFF campaign statements and the statement of his own campaign committee.
Where is the Money Coming From?
The vast majority, well over 90%, of the almost $33,000 raised to date by TUFF has come from landlords, or people who are part of property management or real estate firms. While in their second mailer, the TUFF slate claims to be the "tenants slate" that's not where the money supporting their campaign is coming from.
Contributions to TUFF SMO to Support Candidates Drake, Hunt, James and Shenoy
| Contributor
| Amount
| David Arnold
Property Mgt
| $200
| William Fingado
Sea View Property Mgt
| $300
| Wayne Black Landlord
| $200
| Jeffrey Du Puy Landlord
| $500
| East Bay Rental Housing
Association PAC
| $1000
| Ellis Street Properties
| $660
| Lower Carlton Propeties
| $560
| Kathryn Snowden Parman
Apartment owner
| $450
| Stuart Street Properties
| $220
| Claude Zamanian
Real Estate
| $300
| David Meyers
Property Mgt.
| $1000
| Hamid Hashemi
Security Engineers
| $250
| Stewart Johnston
Johnston Medical
| $250
| Re-Elect Nicole Drake
| $500
| Com. to Elect Jay James
| $600
| Judy Hunt
[her campaign committee]
| $500
| Total
| $7490
Contributions to TUFF SMO to Oppose Measure U
| East Bay Rental Housing Association PAC
| $19,000
| Diablo Holdings
| $5000
| Premium Property Mgt. and Development
| $1000
| Total
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and the one thing that stuck out in this? Oh, I think you know...:-D
Just a little over a month away! Squeeeee!!!!
Bunnicula! That really caught my attention. I loved those books!
Also, can I go to school with you kids? It sounds awesome.
Ann Arbor is also the home of Found magazine. Any connection?
okay, we are ready to enroll.
Day-to-day, I always feel like we never really do anything, so it's always nice to write it out and see that it looks good on paper.
Willow LOVES the Bunnicula books. Mental note to get her the rest for our next big road trip. She wasn't as into Paddle-to-the-Sea or Mouse and the Motorcycle, but she also adores the Magic Tree House books, and is super-excited to start Indian in the Cupboard.
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Brexit: 25 years of FTSE history and what happened in the years that followed the biggest one-day falls
Brexit: 25 years of FTSE history and what happened in the years that followed the biggest one-day falls
The result of the EU referendum initially sent stockmarkets tumbling. Share prices had recovered some of the losses by lunchtime as the Brexit verdict was fully digested but markets are likely to face a spell of volatility as the full implications are digested.
At such times, history offers food for thought. The returns that followed previous market sell-offs offer no firm guidance on future returns but for long-term investors considering the issue of investment decisions during times of uncertainty, it makes for interesting reading.
We have analysed the data and allow investors to draw conclusions. We have also included two other batches of data that support the notion of long-term investing.
The data: the 20 biggest one-day stockmarket falls
We looked at the FTSE All-Share, the broadest measure of the UK stockmarket, over a decent timeframe – the past 25 years. We then filtered the data to show the 20 greatest one-day falls and looked at what happened over the days and years that followed. On the worst day, during the depths of the global financial crisis on 10 October 2008, investors lost 8.3%.
However, one year later, the index had surged and returned 26%, including income paid through dividends, to investors. The returns continued: after three years the total return was 41% and after five years it was 87%.
The figures apply to those holding investments before the market fell. Those who bought at the lows on those days would have seen even greater returns.
Most of the worst days, as Figure 1 shows, were during the severe market turbulence of 2008. Look back to 11 September 2001, the day of the terrorist attacks on the US, and the fall was 5.2%, the eighth worst in the last quarter century. The market struggled in the years after that as the technology bubble continued to deflate, but after five years, it was 44% higher.
The most notable five-year gain following one of the top 20 worst days was 126% after a 5% fall on 28 February 2009, another episode in the financial crisis and shortly before the UK bank rate was cut to 0.5% and the Bank of England's programme of quantitative easing was announced.
It's worth noting the wild volatility that often follows a big one-day stockmarket fall. For example, in the 10 days after 27 September 2008, the sixth worst day, the FTSE All-Share lost 22%. Yet still, the total return was 61% after five years.
Figure 1: Greatest one-day FTSE All-Share falls in past 25 years and subsequent returns
Source: Financial Express, Schroders, June 2016.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated.
The benefits of staying invested: 60% return vs 5% loss
Trying to move in and out of markets, to call the top and the bottom, is exceptionally difficult. And, if you get your timing wrong, this can have a damaging effect on returns.
Consider this example. If you had invested in a basket of global equities investments in global stock markets - the MSCI World index - between 2005 and 2015 you would have received a return of 60%.
But if you missed the 10 best days within that period then you would have lost 5%, according to Financial Express data compiled by Schroders. It's an extreme example but demonstrates the risks of trying to time markets.
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The lesson from history is to keep your nerve at times of turbulence. But data also highlights the merits of long-term investing.
The timeframe of five years is usually suggested as the minimum for stockmarket investment on the basis this allows investors to experience the ups and downs of a normal market cycle; though, as ever with investment, nothing is guaranteed.
To offer an illustration, analysis by Ritholtz Wealth Management of the S&P 500 between 1927 and 2014, shows the benchmark US index recording positive returns across 88% of all five-year periods. That figure rises to 94% for 10-year periods while there has yet to be a negative return over a 20-year timeframe.
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But I'm not the only one moving soon. So is my blog!
In a couple of weeks, Blag Hag will have a cozy new home, and Pharyngula and Greta Christina's blog will be her roommates. That's right – I'm joining Freethought Blogs!
I'm super excited that I was invited to be a part of this project. I've been itching to get off Blogger for a while, and I'm honored to be in such good blogging company. And don't worry – nothing major will change for you guys. The content will be exactly the same, just with a better situation for me and a new layout (which I've been promised will be prettier than it is currently once all the technical and advertising kinks are worked out).
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No Religion Teaches Violence
"People of all faiths use religion as a reason to marry their children young, but no religion has ever sanctioned child marriage." Read about CARE's experiences of religion and Child Read More
It's Time to Stop Digging Graves for Our Daughters
At the age of 22, Mariam[1] survived a rape, and thought her life was over. She never thought that she would pull through this ordeal that had tainted her, family and her clan. Today, thanks to Read More
Social Change and Coffee Spoons
J. Alfred Prufrock measured out his life with coffee spoons. T. S. Elliot provides us in one sentence a quantifiable and defined way to measure a dull and lonely existence. How then can we as Read More
CARE's commitment to securing the future of marginalized girls
31 MILLION - this is the number of adolescent girls under 18 years of age who are missing out on the opportunity to participate in secondary education. Many more will drop out Read More
Demanding More for Girls
Today I was honored to join the CARE delegation at the Girl Summit along with notables from Nike Foundation President Maria Eitel to UK Prime Minister David Cameron. Some of the most inspiring Read More
Keeping the Tradition
Despite the rocky beginning to her own marriage when she was 12, Endayehu seriously considered getting her own daughters married as children to "maintain a good image" for her family. Find out Read More
Mother-in-Laws Matter
Rani is 17 years old, beautiful, confident, and committed to change. In her village in Bangladesh, most girls get married between 12 and 14, and don't go to school past the fifth grade. Not Rani Read More
"No force on Earth dares to neglect me."
That's what a Yemeni woman told CARE when we asked her about political participation. To join in protests to support her right to have a say in her future, she had to walk through mountains for an Read More


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Frankincense - Boswellia Boswellia serrata
The name Frankincense derives from the old French - 'franc incense' or high quality incense.
Traditionally, the dried resin of the Boswellia shrub has been used in a number of cultural, religious, and medical applications across Africa and Asia, and by the Middle Ages across Europe as well.
Like Myrrh from the Guggul tree, its natural defensive properties make it a valuable and remarkable component in health and wellbeing.
Frankincense has been traded for over 5,000 years but recent over-exploitation is threatening the survival of this wonderful natural gift. Its why we only use organically certified Boswellia, as this is one way to ensure care and attention is paid to harvesting practices. The resin is obtained by slicing into the bark of the tree and allowing stripes of resin, called 'tears', to seep from the bark, forming thick, hard resinous lumps which are scraped from the tree, dried.
In a rather insightful metaphorical analogy, Ayurveda considers that tree bark relates to the 'bones' and resin to the 'blood', so that resins are considered to heal the 'bones' of the tree. Explore it for yourself in Active capsules.


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Sony Unveils Ambitious PlayStation 4 Target
Sony Corp. is out to prove it's got its gaming mojo back.
The electronics maker said on Thursday it aims to sell 5 million of its PlayStation 4 game consoles worldwide by March. That's the first time Sony is offering a projection for demand for its next console, and it's a far more bullish debut than its predecessor, the PlayStation 3.
After debuting in Nov. 2006, the PS3 sold 3.55 million units in its first fiscal year to March 2007.


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Samsung's C9000 supremely high-end LED TV came with a fantastic remote control that even allowed you to watch TV on it in a different room. However, it didn't allow you to watch a different channel to the one that was being watched on the television. The company has rectified that, and added a whole bundle of new features to its RMC30D Touch Control TV remote this time around, and we have to say that we're very impressed.
It is, essentially, like getting an iPhone or Galaxy Player in the box, as the new remote will be bundled with all of Samsung's crazily thin bezelled D8000 LED TVs. It'll also be available to buy as an extra for those who would rather opt for a step-down model in the Korean manufacturer's 2011 Smart TV range.
As the device uses Wi-Fi, it pairs with your Samsung TV and you can then take it around the house with you. It doesn't need line-of sight or a separate IR or RF box to be set-up. And this is important for one of its most fun features: TV playback.
Yep, the RMC30D is a mini TV as well as a remote control. It can also use a second tuner inside your Sammy set, so you can watch a separate channel to one being viewed on the main screen. And you can wander about the house with it, if you choose.
It can also control and playback DLNA content from anywhere on your home network (through the TV's processor), so you can watch a movie stored on a PC elsewhere, or play music like a housebound iPod.
The screen is a 3-incher so, admittedly, pictures will be tiny. But it's no worse than watching a show on an iPhone, for example. And, of course, its control options (the primary reason for its exsistance) are plentiful.
We particularly like its trackpad style control over the new TV range's Smart Hub - the portal for apps, video, DLNA and web content. You just swipe your way around the screen. And while it's a different style of operability to LG's magic wand pointer, for example, it is no less effective. It's certainly a darn sight easier to navigate the web with the RMC30D than the conventional remote that accompanies this year's models.
Plus, as the screen sports a full QWERTY keyboard, when necessary, it makes using the search functionality on the sets far easier than with the normal text messaging style numeric keypad entry system of old.
Samsung Galaxy device owners can also, along with those with iPhone and Android handsets, download an application that will essentially give them all of the same control functionality, although none of the second TV options.
There's currently no price for the RMC30D, but it is expected to arrive in the UK in Spring, along with the new D7000 and D8000 3D LED TVs.


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Jen Moyer
Liberty Lady Flames junior Jen Moyer was named the Big South Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon, as announced by the conference office.
Moyer made her first career start on defense in the Lady Flames' season-opening win over Stetson on Sunday afternoon. The Pennsylvania native led the Liberty defense, as it only surrendered three goals in the contest to the Hatters. The three goals were the fewest surrendered in a game in program history.
Moyer paced the Lady Flames with three ground balls and a career-high five draw controls. The defender also made her presence felt on the offensive end of the field midway through the first half. After a save by Liberty goalie Kristen Masullo, Moyer collected the ball and raced the length of the field and assisted on a Morgan Becker goal to put the Lady Flames on top, 3-1.
Liberty returns to action on Saturday for its 2013 home opener against Navy at the Liberty Lacrosse Field. Game time against the Midshipmen is slated for noon.
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