Money not enough 2

My daughter after watch the show, asked me to go for it. When I watch the show, ,I have the same reaction as my daughter, I laughed and cried throughout the show because the story is very closed to our heart.

I recommended my friends to watch the show. One of them is a Korean lady. Although she is Korean, but she has moved to Singapore since 19, she married here, have 3 children here, she has business here, she has called Singapore her home, she has no intention to move back to Korea even she is going through the divorce process now.

She told us after seeing the show, she thought about her mother who is now 84 years old. Her mum is not well, and is looked after by her elder brother. So she called her mother to chat. Her brother half way take over the phone, didn't sound very happy even though they have not been in touch for some times. Her brother seems angry that he has to take sole responsibility to look after the sick mother, with so many daughters, none offer to help.

My friend explained why she thinks her brother should look after the mother. When they were young, the family is poor, but the mother make sure that the brother has new make to order uniform to wear to school everry year. He enjoy big pocket money. While my friend never has a single new uniform throughout her school day, every things she has are used items, used dress, used school bag. She decided to leave home since 15. She worked and find the money to study all by herself. She thought all this while, since her brother has everythings best from the mother, and the mother adored him the most, when she was old, he looks after her is natural.

The next day, her sister called her to revive her brother reaction, her brother wants the sister to take over the mother. My friend's 2 sisters all has their own personal problem, so the best person to take over the mother would be my friend because she is the most financially steady among her family. She is the only one with the energy and the mean.

She told her sister to relate to her brother that she can take over the mother and bring her to Singapore to look after her but once she was in Singapore, she will has to die in Singapore because she will not fly her body back to Korea for funeral. You guessed what, the brother agreed, and said he hands off to look after the mother. She can do whatever by all mean. And tells her, whatever documents she needs, they will prepare for her so that she is able to bring her mother to Singapore.

So, my friend decided to bring her mother to Singapore. She said during young day, she did not get much things from her mother, but she thinks look after her until she is capable of looking after herself was good enough. It is her payback time. Furthermore, she is very lonely in Singapore, because her Singaporean husband has gone for other woman.

This is one of the outcome of watching a good movie.

Maid

My friend daughter's maid took her time off to go to the Manpower office to file a complain that she was asked to do head massage for her employer after 10pm.............

My friend is an 74 years old lady with lots of wisdom. She teach her daughter to go for the interview if she was asked by the authority. Her arugment is they didn't operate a spa or massage parlor, the maid was not asked to work either of these place. The employer was so busy whole day outside, when the employer asked the maid to do some massage on her head because she got headache, what is the problem? This art is considered as abuse?

Insurance

Every years we have ford out a couple of hundreds dollars to buy insurance through CPF deduction or cash payment, but do I really know what am I buying? Do I know when can I claim? What can I claim if I was hospitalised? What is the cash portion do I need to responsible? Cover till what age? Is it enough coverage for anythings happened? Frankly, recently I had spoken to an insurance agent, I think I am blind, I don't know much about the insurance, I don't know the details, I am negligence. I don't know it is because I stupid or I pretent everythings is ok as long as I have brought some insurance which the government has recommended.

I have brought Incomeshield (Medishield) and Eldershield for myself, as well as Incomeshield for Dependant for all my three children. I will sort out the matters in a more clearer picture later.

I must not be so negligence.

South Africa

Today I have a lady customer from South Africa, she was here in Singapore for 3 days and will be going to stay in Australia for 1 months. She is migrating to Australia as soon as she settle her business in South Africa.

She was born in South Africa, she has Guest House business there. Her husband own a Guest House business before their marriage, she has another Guest House called her own eventually. They have built up the business 20 years together. One Guest House has grown from 5 bedroom to 18 bedroom, accomplished with shopping area, restaurant, and swimming pool. She love South Africa, so why they want to sell away their business and migrate to another strange land?

She said, nowaday, the South Africa government ruled that the white people has to give away 3-5% of their company shares to the native black, and let them involved in their business, otherwise, they can't run the business. Because the black think that what belong to the white should belong to the black.

She was very upset about the changes in this ruling. She said this is their own business they have built from scatch. When she was young, her family was very poor. She felt the ruling is not fair and it is the black discriminate the white rather vice versa. She said nowadays, a lot of white are considering moving out of South Africa.

She managed to sell away her business for 3.5 millions. She said they took almost 1 years to get the approval from the Australian government.
The Australian government welcome either talented people or wealthy people to settle in Australia. They don't have talent, but they have 1.3 millions Australian dollars for investment, they are qualified. They applied and waited for the approval for almost 1 year. She estimated from application, selling their business in South Africa, and finally settle in Australia, will take about 2 years. They intend to travel around Australia for at least 6 months before they will decide what business to take.

She wanted to buy an apartment for her daughter, and then, they will buy an apartment for themself.

Although her future still very bright, but what I see in her now : she is angry and sad. But live still has to move on............................

The myth of vinegar

Two days ago, I have dinner with a friend in a vegetalian restaurant at Smith Street in China Town. After dinner, we chat for a while with the lady boss of the restaurant. I forgot what we chat, eventually she mentioned that she had visited a friend in the India hospital. In the hospital, she saw 2 girls have the big tummy. These 2 girls don't know how but got the leech staying in thier tummy. The leech has been growing eggs and baby in the tummy. The doctor did not dare to do the operation on the girl. They are left in the hospital until their time to die. One girl has died. Another girl was lucky because a Malaysian asked permission from her parents and brought her back to Malaysia and used the Chinese Traditional method to treat her since death is the only option in her local hospital.

She and her family members arrived in Malaysia. This man used the chinese herb and vinegar to burn and let the smoke passed through her anus, and she was asked to drink the vinegar as well. She eventually past out all the leech from her stomach.

The lady boss told us, whenever she went to India, she will go to doctor to get a preventive injection. During and after the trip, we will drink a lot of vinegar to clean and clear the possible virus and worm which she might have infected or caught.

I want to write this story down, so that whenever, we caught any virus which can't even cured by the doctor, we will at least try out vinegar, it might works, who's know!

Durian Tour to JB

On 12 August 08 Straits Times has introduced the Durian Tour to JB from June to August. I have to take this down so that next time if I want, I will know where to go.

Tour Agency : Chan Brothers Travel (Tel: 65336119)
Luxury Tours ( 67332808)
Maxpac Travel (67848568)

Itinary :

• Visit to a durian plantation which near the town of Tangkak in Ledang district, to sample unlimited portions of durians and other seasonal fruits
• Shopping at Aeon Tebrau City mall in JB
• Seafood dinner

Fees: $53 for an adult, $47 for a child

By air-conditioned coach

Garden Festival in Singapore

I have visited the Garden exhibition in Suntec City on 25 July 08. The admission fee during weekend is S$12/- instead of S$6/- during the week day. Although all the master piece are nice, I don't understand why I feel bored when I browsing the 2 halls. I only took a few pictures for memories of the trip.

This is the wall decor from one of the great design of Garden.

This is the stand for Green Culture Singapore - Singapore's No 1 Gardening Website & Discussion Forum. I have taken notes of how they use the natural or cut paper leave to decor the boring wall.

Their web is http://www.greenculturesg.com/ GCS is more of an interest group of hobbyists with a cyberspace presence and they ranked the #1 website in the Lifestyle - House and Garden category for 2007 by Hitwise. People with great interest in gardening or plant, this site should be able offer a lot of very practical advice and knownledge. You must visit this site if you love to grow somethings.

Hanging the big leaves on the wooden fan with some garden light is very nice too.

Special floral design on the wall with some crystal hanging with the ribbon.

This design use the difference glass colour shade to create the very attractive and special effect regarless of days or night.

Do you know where to take a romantic Dinner Cuisine in the Garden set up in Singapore? One of the place to go is Halia, their address is 1 Cluny Road, Ginger Garden, (enter via Tyersall Avenue) Singapore Botanic Gardens, Phone : 65-64766711

The Floriculture Association (Singapore) at 3 Coleman St, #03-16 Peninsula Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: 63386194 offer Certificate WSQ Courses for Gift, Corsage, Hamper, Bouquet, Arrangement, Wedding, Venue, Funeral, Celebration, Display, Image etc.

The official launch of the WSQ Floristry will be on 13 Sept 08 at Toa Payoh Town Park.

Their web site is http://http://www.tropifame.net/ This website seems to be stilll under construction till date. You can check again later.

Forever Living

On 1st week of July, I saw an advertisement to enage part time beautician, and it stated that they will allow the sucessful candidate to enjoy subsidies for the facial training course.

I called and they tried to fix an appointment with me. I stopped at Clarke Quay MRT station, and exit by B exit, cross the road, then I saw the Forever Living Building right in front. The young man waited for me at the traffic light in front of their building. In my heart I think, another MLM!



Forever Living has bought this historical building for 1 billion dollars four years ago. I remembered I ever came to this building one evening, it was convented from hospital to a disco place then.



Frankly, I think this historical building is under a good hand of Forever Living.

They offer me a 25 hours beauty couse for S$599/- and I can buy 13 items of the skin care products at the cost of S$99/-. The actual value of the 13 items is about S$400++ if buying at retail price. Because I wanted to learn facial for a long time, so I decised to sign up for it. The other considerations included

• I wanted to tape on their marketing skill and support.
• The company has been around for 30 years, that's means their products has been proven for 30 years. From my own experience, I might not like MLM, but I can not denise that MLM products are usually good, special and exclusive.
• I might able to have a salon set up in my house.
• Their products costs are very attractive and reasonable.
• This is a rich company. The company has brought the heritage 100 years old building for 1 billion dollars. It is always good, able to stick to someone rich and wealthy.
• Since their brand has been established worldwide 78 countries, I think it will be easy to do sales just mention their brand. The customers will not question me on the quality and branding problems.

I never thought I will have any success in MLM, but I don't mind keep on learning somethings new from others.