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Looking at his time stamp, I think he must be on the East Coast of the US at the moment. :cool: My daughter watched them at Fishermens Wharf in San Fran. Spot on, SMS. Our town has this big bash (as most towns do) but one has to deal with the crowds (many drunk stupid), parking and other related is...

Happy 4th to all US Expats. Off to see fireworks.

You missed out. The haze gas been all over the UK news and papers. Strange to have read it to know what's happening here. Better today though. Been all over here stateside as well. Just heard about water bombing by planes to put down the fires after SG govt's response The chief of Singapore's Natio...

ecureilx wrote: PS: not all Malays are Muslim

Did not know that at all. Thanks.

It was USS Kitty Hawk that was the first deep draft vessel to dock in the New base - early 2000's or later I think .. and then onwards, all carriers dock than anchor off-shore .. Oh, Is that why there's so many 'Hello Kitty' toys in this country? Brilliant. :lol: Full disclosure, my family is big i...

Now I can't stand Romney and would never have voted for him. But it didn't bother me at all that he manged to pay only 13% tax. I just wish I could afford the top flight lawyers, accountants, etc needed to do that myself. Dear Leader did not pay that much more either. Paid a bit more in % mainly du...

Singapore is benevolent for the benefit of a well connected elite, and coincidently some of those policies are beneficial to varies parts of the population. Just don't make the incorrect assumption those policies are intended for *your* benefit. :) The pro-business friendliness is slowly going out ...

sundaymorningstaple wrote:Maybe every body in DC should just look in the mirror first.

Word. Solyandra, and its ilk, anyone including that Bridge to Nowhere?

It's a pain in the ass to do, and I suppose it could be considered intrusive. However, if it catches the cheating, lying, f*cks who avoid paying taxes by shifting funds all over the place (why does Mitt Romney come to mind), then I really don't have a problem with it. From what I have read, the opt...

Come Jan 2014, how will FATCA (since SIN has acquiesced to the mighty Uncle Sam) affect US expats who still have to file 1040s as citizens? The word is kind of funny and it becomes funnier when Indians use that word, because it has a completely funny meaning in Hindi :lol: Pray tell. Inquiring mind...

It seems to me that non-democratic Singapore is in many ways more free than the democratic United States. (correct me if you think I'm wrong.) I've been here a few years and I think you're wrong. Democracy is the dictatorship of the mob. And the US is one election away from just that. Already, assa...

If you become a PR, you must contribute to CPF. Your contribution ramps up over three years, to a maximum of 20% of the first $5000 per month. So $1k a month. What if someone, lives off dividends and/or cap gains? Is the 20% CPF contribution still paid on the 1st $5000 income even though it did not...

I've been here 30 years and only had to pay SS taxes for 4 years from 1988~1991 because I was working for a US company here (Joint Voluntary Agencies under the auspices of the UNHCR administering the VN Refugee Program here) I was also paid IN Singapore but in US dollars as well. Otherwise, I file ...

If you become a PR, you must contribute to CPF. Your contribution ramps up over three years, to a maximum of 20% of the first $5000 per month. So $1k a month. What if someone, lives off dividends and/or cap gains? Is the 20% CPF contribution still paid on the 1st $5000 income even though it did not...

Brah wrote:my trolldar alert is going off again....

Is it because the OP has not chimed in yet after so many replies/thoughts?