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ShanghaiExpat_Events
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July 28, 2005 - 12:27 PM |
 
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 Let's get together to celebrate theSingapore National Day--East & West Buffet
Time: 9 August 2005
Price: - Adult RMB$98, Children RMB$49
Include free flow of soft drink; juices and beer until 9.30pm after that drinks are chargeable.
Selection of Cold Salad
Cold Cut Meat
Rojak
Mixed Green Salad
Potato Salad
Pasta Salad
Carvery
Roast Beef, Lamb and Pork
Hot dishes
Western
Oxtail Stew
Vegetable Lasagne
Baked Fish with Cheese
BBQ Pork Ribs
Home made Chicken Sausage
Eastern
Beef Rendang
Mee Goreng
Ayam Goreng
Lamb Satay
Vegetable Chop Suey
Dessert
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cake
Onde Onde
Pulut Hitam
Venue: - Jack’s Place Steak House & Restaurant 996 Nanjing Xi Lu, Level 3.
Next to West Mall Isetan.
Subway Line 1 : Shi Man Yi Lu Station, Exit 1
Reservation: - antsay@gmail.com
Anthony 139 1724 5186 |
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julianleong
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July 28, 2005 - 01:10 PM |
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Hi, I would love to meet up. However, my 3 months holiday visa is expiring soon. Anyone knows of a cheap and convenient way to extend my visa? |
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lijunj
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Joined: Nov 18, 2002
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Location: Kerry Center,Shanghai
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July 28, 2005 - 01:23 PM |
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| julianleong wrote: |
| Hi, I would love to meet up. However, my 3 months holiday visa is expiring soon. Anyone knows of a cheap and convenient way to extend my visa? |
you just need visit visa center for the cheapest price |
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julianleong
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July 28, 2005 - 02:36 PM |
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any directions to a good and cheap visa center? How much is an extension? |
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kelvinpooh
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July 29, 2005 - 02:37 PM |
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Hi anthony!!!
rem me? met u at the photo shoot gallery..
this time cant attend coz would be out of shanghai for some stuff.. will try to join next time yah? say hi for me to all the rest of the singaporeans = ) |
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eggy
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July 29, 2005 - 02:48 PM |
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one month extension is at RMB160. 333 Wusong Lu. For longer extensions, go to www.visainchina.com
Cheers |
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julianleong
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July 30, 2005 - 07:18 PM |
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thanks! Just to check, I did not register with the local security bureau when I arrived. Would I be fined when I go down to Wusong Lu? |
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Mellanie_Hewlitt
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Joined: July 30, 2005
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July 30, 2005 - 08:50 PM |
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sg_Review/message/1841
Star, Malaysia
July 24, 2005
Emotions remain high over NKF scandal
Insight Down South By Seah Chiang Nee
GENERALLY polite and predictable, Singapore’s predominantly one-party Parliament
has rarely attracted public attention as much as it did last week, for a good
reason.
Its two-day session was on the National Kidney Foundation scandal, which has
angered many Singaporeans, and was taken seriously by the government.
Unsurprisingly, the interest was centred on what the government and Members of
Parliament had to say about it.
The Health Minister was to explain the official position that could lead to
erosion – or strengthening – of bonds between government and its people.
Prior to that, national TV had repeatedly announced the time of the live
broadcast.
So when it came, virtually the whole nation’s focus was transfixed on Khaw Boon
Wan as he made clear what he expected the new NKF team, the biggest charity in
Singapore, to do.
People were also anxious to see if their elected MPs, 82 out of 84 of them from
the People’s Action Party (PAP), would fairly reflect their unhappiness.
The emotions remain high. The controversy has moved across Singaporeans like a
mini-tsunami, undermining their enthusiasm for charity, at least for the moment.
The foreign media saw it as a local story and gave it little play, so not many
outsiders have much inkling of its tremendous impact here.
Two out of every three people – or more than 2,000,000 Singaporeans – have been
donating to it for years to help poor kidney patients get their dialysis
treatment.
The money comes from middle class Singaporeans, including the new unemployed who
dished out S$5 to S$10 each time. A large number signed up to have their pay
deducted every month. Three TV shows this year netted S$16mil, a phenomenal
response for a weak economy. In one alone, some 500,000 people phoned in
donations.
PAP backbencher and union leader, Halimah Yacob told Parliament that she felt
“under siege” after the revelation of NKF’s lavish spending.
“At every union meeting I attended, I was besieged with a deluge of questions.
There were many angry words, frustrations and, above all, a sense of betrayal,”
she said.
“Many workers were outraged to find out that in 2003, during SARS, when some of
them had to take no-pay leave or work reduced hours to keep their jobs, NKF CEO
T.T. Durai was paid 12 months’ bonus – and all in the name of charity.”
One donor told the Straits Times: “Twelve months’ bonus! What planet or economy
are we on that still pays out such bonuses?”
Another reader who had been jobless for 22 months but had continued to give to
NKF wrote: “I have just terminated my miserable S$5 monthly donation to NKF ...
completely smashed heart.”
One of the 40,000 petitioners against Durai simply said: “I’m so angry I cannot
talk.”
More than 15,000 have cancelled their monthly contributions.
The replacement of Durai and the whole board by a new team has reduced some hurt
and anger, but confidence is still low as people wait for changes to unfold.
Transparency, though important, is evidently the main complaint but there are
others.
The Health Minister has stopped any campaigning pending an extensive review of
the foundation’s governance, its reserves and mode of operations as well as pay
system for its top executives.
The donors were the foundation’s real stakeholders and their views would
ultimately count, Khaw said. He has emerged as man of the hour, articulate and
rational.
While some MPs praised Durai for his fund-raising creativity, critics questioned
his management ability, including reconsidering these points:
+ NKF had a staff of 1000 to care for only 1800 patients in 21 dialysis centres,
considered too top-heavy.
+ Under him, the foundation collected S$67.3m in 2003 but spent only S$7.1mil on
patients. Life-sustaining dialysis costs S$2700 for an average patient, but he
has to fork out 80% of it.
With a large size, S$260mil in reserves and objectives (it wants to help cancer
patients), the foundation, it is felt, cannot be run by volunteers pleading for
small funds house to house. It looks like the glitz type of mass fund-raising
using paid professionals, TV stars and lucky draws with huge prizes, which was
pioneered by Durai, is likely to continue.
That could mean paying its top executives like corporate chiefs using the basis
suggested by Khaw when he ended the session.
He said the board should come up with an appropriate pay policy based on
performance and it must be able to defend it publicly.
“It may not be wrong to incentivise performance of fund-raisers based on funds
raised.”
Singapore has put in place a culture of high salaries for leadership in all arms
of the government, including Cabinet leaders and civil servants, as well as
government-owned businesses.
The large institutional donors will probably find it acceptable to see this
culture extended to charity. But it is hard to predict how ordinary Singaporeans
will take to the idea.
Some individuals may resent seeing their money for the needy being used to pay
corporate salaries.
In recent years, Durai’s fund-raising blitzes had also a negative impact on many
smaller charities run by volunteers who were not in it for the money. They see
some hope that some of the disengaged funds would migrate from the foundation to
their causes to help needy Singaporeans.
o Seah Chiang Nee is a veteran journalist and editor of the information website
littlespeck.com
For more details on the above, see;
"Lifting The Veil On SingaporePolitics";
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sg_Review/message/1755
"Understanding Legitmized Corruption - The NKF Scam"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sg_Review/message/1808
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DONT HANG UP THE SINNER'S FLAG!!!!
You can view it in the context of the entire discussion by going to:
http://forums.delphiforums.com/sammyboymod/messages/?msg=78147.1
Forum: the Sammyboy.com's Alfresco Coffee Shop ? Forum
Subject: Don;t hang UP the Sin Flag !!!
From: (ATOMS7)
To: (ALL)
DateTime: 25/07/2005 21:18:16
For all upright man and family. Don;t hang up the Flag in your home balcony or
even toilet. You shoyuld protect to the fraking MIWs gahment that we are not
happy with their working attitude and their fraking arrogant.
I also noticed that all CC and RCs have try hard to put up as many flags as
possible, even tied them up in the drains. You can see these along Pungol Rd,
near to the pungol park. These flags have become a sore eyes as you pass along
this road.
This shows us that the PAPPY and its cronies are hard-up of showing off that
they are faithful to PAPPY.
Remember DON"T Hang UP the Sin Flag. |
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Anthonysay
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July 31, 2005 - 05:27 AM |
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Before you extend your visa, you must get the yellow slip from the security bureau. When you do register tell them that you just arrive in Shanghai from other part of China.
Wlcome to join us for Singapore National Dau Buffet |
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julianleong
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July 31, 2005 - 12:01 PM |
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Thanks!Will join you guys! |
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yuechang
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Joined: Mar 17, 2005
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Location: Shanghai
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Aug 04, 2005 - 02:23 PM |
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how many people are going? |
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Anthonysay
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Aug 05, 2005 - 07:09 AM |
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Please make your reservation so that we can prepare enough food. 5 days more. Then I can tell how many. Come on, Singaporean do the rigth thing if you want to come.
Remember in the early days, "courtesy campaign"
If there is last minute cancellation, just SMS 13917245186.
Cheer to Singapore on it's 40th birthday. By the Jack's Place is 39 years in business. |
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myellen
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Aug 05, 2005 - 08:37 AM |
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Where's Jack Place location ? Is it only for Singaporean ? Is rojak (cold salad) salad of various fruit with some black spicy sauce like Indonesian rujak ? |
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myellen
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Aug 05, 2005 - 08:40 AM |
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Sorry, I just realize that the location is already mention there, I only busy read the menu  |
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Anthonysay
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Aug 05, 2005 - 09:18 AM |
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Rojak is like Indonesian rujak but different items from Indonesian style. Yes, all are welcome. |
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wakk0
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Aug 05, 2005 - 12:59 PM |
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wakk0
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Aug 09, 2005 - 09:01 AM |
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| Post subject: Re: Singapore National Day--East & West Buffet |
| ShanghaiExpat_Events wrote: |
Let's get together to celebrate theSingapore National Day--East & West Buffet
Time: 9 August 2005
Price: - Adult RMB$98, Children RMB$49
Include free flow of soft drink; juices and beer until 9.30pm after that drinks are chargeable.
Selection of Cold Salad
Cold Cut Meat
Rojak
Mixed Green Salad
Potato Salad
Pasta Salad
Carvery
Roast Beef, Lamb and Pork
Hot dishes
Western
Oxtail Stew
Vegetable Lasagne
Baked Fish with Cheese
BBQ Pork Ribs
Home made Chicken Sausage
Eastern
Beef Rendang
Mee Goreng
Ayam Goreng
Lamb Satay
Vegetable Chop Suey
Dessert
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cake
Onde Onde
Pulut Hitam
Venue: - Jack’s Place Steak House & Restaurant 996 Nanjing Xi Lu, Level 3.
Next to West Mall Isetan.
Subway Line 1 : Shi Man Yi Lu Station, Exit 1
Reservation: - antsay@gmail.com
Anthony 139 1724 5186 |
UP UP UP!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY !! |
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mickeymouse
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Aug 09, 2005 - 03:41 PM |
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ShanghaiExpat_Events
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Aug 09, 2005 - 04:32 PM |
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Shanghai Expat wishes you all a Happy Singapore National Day!!!!
Cheers!!!!!
Your Shanghai Expat Team |
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