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Visit to Jurong Bird Park..

r3linquished — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:05:51 +0000

I brought the kids to Jurong Bird Park during the June school holidays..

I helped Wenn “journal-ed” the below.. Us at the entrance Penguins in the outdoors.. Penguins indoor.. The kids and I Dino Ken.. how apt silly faces.. …

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Singapore electric cars testing starts with 9 electric vehicles

r3linquished — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:59:38 +0000

Singapore is testing out several electric vehicle (EV) prototypes and technologies. The Electric Vehicle Taskforce led by EMA and LTA announced the launch of the electric vehicle test-bed on Sat [25 Jun 2011]. The aim of the test-bed is to test different EV prototypes and charging technologies in Singapore’s urbanised environment. The test-bed will be at 3 outdoor and 2 indoor charging stations and involve 5 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs and 4 Smart Daimler electric cars. From 9, the number …

Good Old Times – Tanjong Pagar Railway Station

r3linquished — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:58:44 +0000

The June school holidays has been full of lessons on history and culture for our boys as we visit museum, cultural streets in Singapore and latest – the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. [That's the perk of not having to work because we can arrange time to travel to parts of Singapore where our boys have hardly set [...]

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China?s Terracotta Warriors – In Singapore

r3linquished — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:58:43 +0000

We dropped by the Asian Civilisations Museum again for a second time. This time to view the exhibition on “Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor and His Legacy“. With the opportunity of viewing China’s real statues of TERRACOTTA WARRIORS in Singapore, Brendan was definitely very excited about it. [China has flown in 100 artefacts from Qin and Han Dynasty [...]

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Investing in markets with high dividend yields

r3linquished — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:50:29 +0000

fundsupermart.com : In addition to commonly-cited valuation measures like the Price Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio) and Price-to-book ratio (PB Ratio), value-seeking investors often turn to the dividend yield as a gauge of whether a market is attractively valued. All things equal, a higher dividend yield is indicative of a more attractive market. Australia (4.5%), Thailand (3.8%) and Europe (3.8%) have some of the highest projected current-year dividend yields. However, like in the case of earnings yields (the inverse …

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Some of the best high yield dividend ETF’s to consider investing in

r3linquished — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:50:29 +0000

investorplace.com : If you’re an income investor, your primary concern is finding solid investment vehicles paying out impressive dividends. Sure, there are plenty of individual stocks out there with high yields, but trying to pick the best ones can be is a trying task. Fortunately, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) landscape is wide enough now that you don’t have to venture into individual equities to get a diversified basket of high-yielding dividend stocks … – The article goes …

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Hello World

r3linquished — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:50:28 +0000

Welcome to the Dividend Stock Investing blog.

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Book review : Shut Down by William Flynn

r3linquished — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:39:16 +0000

Shut Down by new author William Flynn is quite possibly the first actual “Peak Oil novel” written by a long-time member of the peakoiler community. For those unfamiliar with the concept of Peak Oil, as defined by geophysicist King Hubbert, it is the point at which maximum crude oil production is reached, after which the rate of oil production enters terminal decline. If that does not sound like too big of a problem, read the book and let …

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Where Have The Phones Gone?

r3linquished — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:33:58 +0000

With mobile phones, it is not easy to locate a public phone nowadays. That day when the battery in my mobile phone ran flat while I was in a shopping mall and I did not have easy access to charging my handphone’s battery, I felt so constrained and my greatest saviour at that moment was “PHEW! [...]

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I Love Grandpa

r3linquished — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:33:58 +0000

This is Darren’s self-made version of Grandpa. Cute! He made them quietly without our knowledge [all ready for Father's Day]. His little gift to his grandpa with love:)

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Romantic France

r3linquished — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:33:58 +0000

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Crude oil prices plunge as 28 countries release supply from strategic reserves

r3linquished — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:31:11 +0000

usatoday.com, beta.news.yahoo.com :

Crude oil prices tumbled Thursday [23 Jun 2011] on fresh news of US economic weakness and a pledge by 28 countries to release 60 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves. NYMEX crude oil prices for Aug 2011 delivery fell almost $5 a barrel to around $90.51 a barrel. Wary of a new surge in gas prices, the Obama administration decided to release 30 million barrels of oil from the country’s emergency reserve as …

Slumberland Spain

r3linquished — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:18:00 +0000

The photo above shows the opening hours of a supermarket in Barcelona. It reads: Monday to Thursday 9:00 13:45 17:00 20:00, Friday 9:00 20:30, Saturday 9:00 14:00 17:00 20:30. As you can see, the siesta culture is very much alive in Spain. Even if the supermarket stayed open throughout the afternoon, they would probably see no customer.

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Happy Father?s Day

r3linquished — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:05:13 +0000

Happy Father’s Day to All Fathers. This is what our boys did for their Papa Ed. Yummm…lots of feasting again on this special occasion:) For us, it is not only Father’s Day and a day to celebrate with Grandpa too.

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Baking Cake. With Rice Cooker

r3linquished — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:45:46 +0000

I bought a new Rice Cooker two weeks ago when I saw it on sales at BEST Denki. It is a Panasonic Microcomputer Rice Cooker with many functions. Have been wondering how I use the CAKE function since I have been baking quite often recently but never with a RICE COOKER. Until I came across this blog [...]

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Safety Tips for Europe

r3linquished — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:44:53 +0000

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The Alhambra

r3linquished — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:41:18 +0000

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I Know They Don?t Hate Each Other

r3linquished — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:35:05 +0000

Some days, I wonder why they are such loggerheads with each other. They get on each other’s nerves and ARGUEeeee. Sometimes, I wonder what they gain from winning in an argument and seeing the other one pissed off. These are moments when ear plug doesn’t help *sigh*. Just when it is absolutely getting on my nerves, I found comfort in these words. “My boys [...] …

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Don’t go to Madrid

r3linquished — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:28:52 +0000

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Our Little Conversation#8 : Do Dogs Have Ambition?

r3linquished — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:28:00 +0000

Our boys have noble aspirations to become a Police (for Darren) and Lawyer (for Brendan). Do I hear a commonality here? Yes! Both wish to maintain law and order, in their own ways, through their own ambitions. Then, Darren thought to himself “How then can Yuki (our little puppy) not have any ambition too?” Darren: “Mommy, what does Yuki [...]

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