Economy Watch

Non Oil Domestic Export rose for the first time in 19 months as pharmaceutical shipments surged 78% and exports to major markets increased.





NODX 2009 - Year on Year
-20.8 percent in December 2008 - S$10.47 billion
-34.8 percent in January 2009 - S$10.04 billion
-23.8 percent in February 2009 - S$12.87 billion
-17.3 percent in March 2009 - S$11.88 billion
-19.2 per cent in April 2009 - S$11.32 billion
-12.1 per cent in May 2009 - S$10.94 billion
-11.0 per cent in June 2009 - S$11.38 billion
- 8.5 per cent in July 2009 - S$12.08 billion
- 7.1 per cent in August 2009 - S$12.1 billion
- 7.2 per cent in September 2009 - S$12.81 billion
- 6.1 per cent in October 2009 - S$12.50 billion
+8.7 per cent in November 2009 - S$13.1 billion

Legends Then and Now

Hank Marvin Guitar The Shadows



Robert Plant Vocal Led Zeppelin



Jimmy Page Guitar Led Zeppelin



Ian Gillan Vocal Deep Purple



Ian Paice Drums Deep Purple



Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Deep Purple



Mark Farner Vocal Guitar Grand Funk Railroad



Joe Walsh Guitar Eagles



Don Henley Vocal Drums Eagles



Don Felder Guitar Eagles

The Poor Man's Gruel

Rice porridge used to be for the poor, it was served in times of food shortages and famine.

Present day sees many rich and powerful resorting to porridge as a mean to ward off ill health, due to excess rich food.

One natural diarrhea treatment that is simple to prepare and highly effective is rice water. This simple diarrhea treatment not only helps to stop diarrhea, but also to rehydrate the person who is suffering from diarrhea and losing body fluids.



How to prepare the very simple life saving gruel? In a small pot add ½ cup rice, wash then fill the pot with about ¾ water. Bring it to a full boil.

Mothers in traditional Asian societies knew how to stop diarrhea with rice water since ancient times.

The use of rice-water for oral rehydration in the management of acute gastroenteritis was pioneered by a local professor, and this led to a new and highly cost-effective approach to diarrhoeal diseases in the developing world.

One explanation could be that starch-like sugars tend to draw less fluid out of the body and into the gut compared with a similar amount of simple sugar such as glucose.

Another Freak TOTO Result

It happened again. Draw Thursday 3 December 2009 has 5 winning tickets all with self picked numbers.


Group 1 ($127,456 each) winning tickets sold at:

1. Golden Lagoon Trading - Blk 132 Marsiling Rise
(Ordinary Entry)
2. Jake Merchandise Associates - Blk 503 Tampines Central 1
(Ordinary Entry)
3. NTUC FP Hougang Mall - NTUC Hougang Mall
(Ordinary Entry)
4. NTUC FP Toa Payoh HDB Centre Lor 6 Toa Payoh
(System 7 Entry)
5. NTUC FP Bedok North St 1 - Blk 212 Bedok North St 1
(Ordinary Entry)

And the second prize with 17 winners, out of which 10 winning tickets are self picked numbers.

Group 2 ($12,553 each) winning tickets sold at:

1. Singapore Pools Blk 351 Jurong East St 3101
(Ordinary Entry)
2. NTUC FP Eastpoint Mall - 3 Simei St
(System 7 Entry)
3. Singapore Pools Blk 722 Clementi West St 2
(Ordinary Entry)
4. Singapore Pools Siglap Branch - 697B East Coast Road
(System 8 Entry)
5. Springdale Garments Co - Blk 408 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
(QuickPick Ordinary Entry)
6. NTUC FP Kallang Bahru - Blk 71 Kallang Bahru
(QuickPick Ordinary Entry)
7. Singapore Pools Blk 211 Hougang St 21
(System 7 Entry)
8. Singapore Pools Blk 722 Clementi West St
(System Roll Entry)
9. 7-Eleven Blk 1A Eunos Crescent
(QuickPick System 7 Entry)
10. Singapore Pools Blk 46 Holland Dr
(System 7 Entry)
11. NTUC FP 3 Simei St 6 Eastpoint Mall
(Ordinary Entry)
12. NTUC FP Blk 849 Yishun Ring Rd
(System 7 Entry)
13. NTUC FP 1 Jelebu Rd Bukit Panjang Plaza
(QuickPick Ordinary Entry)
14. Papillon Florist Pte Ltd - Blk 133 Jln Bukit Merah
(QuickPick System 7 Entry)
15. NTUC FP 53 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
(QuickPick System 7 Entry)
16. Teo Khar Bee Agency - 87 Maude Rd
(System 7 Entry)
17. Singapore Pools Blk 308 Anchorvale Rd
(QuickPick Ordinary Entry)

Have Singapore TOTOlers achieved such high level of predicting numbers ?

Time, Good and Bad

Time sure fly by super fast.


It was only "recently" that 1998 brought SE Asia countries on their knees. Then President Suharto and DPM Anwar were unceremoniously removed from power, the scenarios still fresh in the mind. Those who lost their pants on CLOB shares I am sure are still having a bad taste in their mouths.


Then came 2001. The WTC were violently demolished along with close to 3000 lives.This was followed by the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.


In 2004 humans witnessed, thanks to the internet, the awesome destructive power of a tsunami, one not seen this lifetime.


The 2008 Sichuan earthquake also remind us that life is fragile and short as it can be.


And in a flash, 2009 has only a month left.


Now for the ultimate year of "end-of-mankind" 2012...

Up North, Charge !

Gold price is going crazy in tandem with other crazy events. Who would have thought oil rich state of Dubai would run out of money to meet debt obligations ?

Today gold price is US$1,220.00 an ounce.
One ounce is 28.35 grams.
Work out to US$43.00 per gram or $60.00 in our currency.

Is people hoarding the sought after precious metal? Ready for the coming 2012 Armeggedon ? What use has gold or money for the "end-of-the world" situation?

As aptly described "No matter where you live, no matter whom you believe you are about the face the END"

Freak TOTO Result

The TOTO result on Thursday 26 November is first of its kind in the draw's history. See the list of winning tickets sold at the 27 outlets.
Take a closer look and discover that all the winners are self-picked numbers. None are computer selected QuickPick numbers.

1. Chua Seng Dept Store - 343 Bedok Rd (1 System 7 Entry)
2. Singapore Pools Hougang N1 Branch - Blk 106 Hougang Ave 1
(1 System 8 Entry)
3. Singapore Pools People's Park Centre - 101 Upp Cross St
(1 System 7 Entry)
4. The Little Plaza - Blk 399 Taman Jurong Shopping Centre
(1 Ordinary Entry)
5. Lucky Hill - Blk 112 Bukit Purmei Rd (1 System 7 Entry)
6. Thiam Hoon Traders - Blk 123 Bukit Merah Lane 1
(1 Ordinary Entry)
7. Cheers Harbourfront - 1 Maritime Square Harbourfront Centre
(1 System 8 Entry)
8. Singapore Pools Blk 202 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
(1 System 7 Entry)
9. NTUC FP Shaw Plaza - 360 Balestier Rd Shaw Plaza
(1 System 8 Entry)
10. Ng Kian Chuan - Blk 84 Redhill Lane
(1 System 8 Entry)

11. NTUC FP Woodlands Civic Centre - 900 South Woodlands Dr
(1 Ordinary Entry)
12. Singapore Pools Blk 64 Circuit Rd (1 Ordinary Entry)
13. Singapore Pools Teck Whye Branch - Blk 141 Teck Whye Lane
(1 System 7 Entry)
14. Nalayanee Trading Enterprise - 127 Upp Paya Lebar Rd
(1 Ordinary Entry)
15. Tan Wee Fong Trading - Blk 24 Bendemeer Rd
(1 System 9 Entry)
16. Chng Siow Eng Agency - Blk 625 Elias Rd Elias Mall
(1 Ordinary Entry)
17. Tampines Trading - Blk 828 Tampines St 81
(1 System 8 Entry)
18. Geylang United Football Club - 101 Bedok North Ave 3
(1 System 7 Entry)
19. Singapore Pools Blk 803 King George's Ave
(1 Ordinary Entry)
20. Singapore Pools Blk 303 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
(1 System 8 Entry)

21. NTUC FP Queenstown - Blk 34A Margaret Dr
(1 System 8 Entry)
22. Everbright Services - Blk 108 Depot Rd
(1 System 7 Entry)
23. NTUC FP Eastpoint Mall - 3 Simei St 6
(1 Ordinary Entry)
24. NTUC FP Ang Mo Kio Hypermarket - Ang Mo Kio Hub
(1 System 7 Entry)
25. Singapore Pools Jln Tiga Branch - Blk 43 Jln Tiga
(1 Ordinary Entry)
26. Singapore Pools Balestier Rd Branch - Blk 2 Balestier Rd
(1 System 7 Entry)
27. Kis Store - 18 Cross Street Marsh & McLennan Centre
(1 System 8 Entry)

The grapevine have it that the numbers originated from a temple celebrations. Strange, unbelievable and freaky.