What is with fuel surcharge?
What does it stand for?
If the cost of fuel increases, then it should be worked out into the fare meter in taxis.
Why is there a need for surcharge. Does it make the fuel cheaper?
Or it is simply a ploy to earn more money?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thinker (mind discriminating use of the senses)
I have often wondered how a person learn.
Perhaps that sensation inhibition is one of the stumbling block for learning.
If the senses are unable to differentiate the stimulus, then it may confuse the brain.
Should there be a way to sensitize the senses, then it may clear the path for the brain to scrutinize the signals and to process it.
Perhaps that sensation inhibition is one of the stumbling block for learning.
If the senses are unable to differentiate the stimulus, then it may confuse the brain.
Should there be a way to sensitize the senses, then it may clear the path for the brain to scrutinize the signals and to process it.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Saving money vie ez-link card
If transfer can actually save money as compared to single trip, then,
2 people work in shifts. One starts work at 8am, the other ends work at 8am.
Both of them work in the same factory or very near each other, and
both of them live together or very near each other.
Say if one takes an ez-link card and goes to work, then pass the card to the other person who is coming back from work. Effectively, that would make a transfer tripon a single card , instead of 2 individual ez-link card which would not have any saving at all.
Should that transfer save 10cents, then for a 5 day week, it would be about 0.1x5x4=$2 saved.
2 people work in shifts. One starts work at 8am, the other ends work at 8am.
Both of them work in the same factory or very near each other, and
both of them live together or very near each other.
Say if one takes an ez-link card and goes to work, then pass the card to the other person who is coming back from work. Effectively, that would make a transfer tripon a single card , instead of 2 individual ez-link card which would not have any saving at all.
Should that transfer save 10cents, then for a 5 day week, it would be about 0.1x5x4=$2 saved.
Thinker (Potential Collaspe of AIG)
The news reported that AIG is facing a collaspe. AIA is a subsiday. Would it be effected?
If it can survive this, then the company's fundamentals are sound. and
2, the government has done well to protect Singaporeans.
If it can survive this, then the company's fundamentals are sound. and
2, the government has done well to protect Singaporeans.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Daily Obeservation (Holland Village Valet)
HDB bans valet parking. Reasons which I'm not so clear. I did not do a follow-up, but let's presume...
To continue:
1. It is entrepunership.
2. There is a demand for it. Poeple want to park their cars and not waste their time waiting for a lot. If someone wants to do the parking for them, and earn from it, why not? It's the risk of the car owner.
3. The valets would move the cars away if the cars are blocking the way of other drivers.
4. Someone is responsible for the safety of the cars.
5. If the customers spend less time waiting for lots, they should be happier in the shop, comparing to customers spending time waiting for lots and may be very unhappy when the step through the doors of the shop. (who wants to wait for lot anyway) Think about hungry kids at the back of the car screaming for food and waiting for lot.
6. Impatient customers may take their business elsewhere.
7. Illegal parking does occur but finding the owner to move the vheicle is next to impossible.
8. Illegal parking does occur but valets can move them away thus clearing the path.
9. It is value add to the businesses in Holland Village and the bosses do not have to pay extra. (win-win except for HDB)
To discontinue:
1. Reserving lots for the gain of the valets.
2. Lesser fines issued because of alert valets.
3. Valets deny fines when the cars are in their charge.
4. Theft.
5. Damage car.
6. If these people pay no income tax- or any tax from the valet parking income, then they have no business running a business.
To continue:
1. It is entrepunership.
2. There is a demand for it. Poeple want to park their cars and not waste their time waiting for a lot. If someone wants to do the parking for them, and earn from it, why not? It's the risk of the car owner.
3. The valets would move the cars away if the cars are blocking the way of other drivers.
4. Someone is responsible for the safety of the cars.
5. If the customers spend less time waiting for lots, they should be happier in the shop, comparing to customers spending time waiting for lots and may be very unhappy when the step through the doors of the shop. (who wants to wait for lot anyway) Think about hungry kids at the back of the car screaming for food and waiting for lot.
6. Impatient customers may take their business elsewhere.
7. Illegal parking does occur but finding the owner to move the vheicle is next to impossible.
8. Illegal parking does occur but valets can move them away thus clearing the path.
9. It is value add to the businesses in Holland Village and the bosses do not have to pay extra. (win-win except for HDB)
To discontinue:
1. Reserving lots for the gain of the valets.
2. Lesser fines issued because of alert valets.
3. Valets deny fines when the cars are in their charge.
4. Theft.
5. Damage car.
6. If these people pay no income tax- or any tax from the valet parking income, then they have no business running a business.
Daily Observation
When I was in a taxi travelling along a certain road, I saw a long queue.
At first I thought it was just an exceptional day.
For the following few days, the queue still exist abit different people forming the queue.
Then I looked at the building and wondered:
The building is pretty large. It covers an area of 1 football field - surely it can accommodate more than 100 people who formed the queue inside the building.
But the people were waiting for something and the counter and the waiting area in front of the counter is large enough for about 10.
Perhaps is did not consider their service important.
Poor people, exposed to the weather.
Perhaps the embassy does not think that forming a queue into another sovereign territory not a matter.
"We queue up in another country to get our paper processed in our own."
It's kind of disrespectful.
At first I thought it was just an exceptional day.
For the following few days, the queue still exist abit different people forming the queue.
Then I looked at the building and wondered:
The building is pretty large. It covers an area of 1 football field - surely it can accommodate more than 100 people who formed the queue inside the building.
But the people were waiting for something and the counter and the waiting area in front of the counter is large enough for about 10.
Perhaps is did not consider their service important.
Poor people, exposed to the weather.
Perhaps the embassy does not think that forming a queue into another sovereign territory not a matter.
"We queue up in another country to get our paper processed in our own."
It's kind of disrespectful.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
My Enviroment I'm in
The cost of living has gone up.
Is it because of oil prices?
Is it because of free market condition effecting eatable commodities?
Is is because of greed and knowleadge?
Is it because of oil prices?
Is it because of free market condition effecting eatable commodities?
Is is because of greed and knowleadge?
Monday, September 08, 2008
On Marriage
Finding love is not an easy thing.
At first it is selfish as one seeks to posess another.
Jealousy, anxiety, uncertainty prevails.
Then come marriage and commitment, giving and compromising. (win-win situation is bullshit. no such thing exist. It's just a business talk)
When came the child, love is self-less.
Love is in fact from within and (insomeways) learnt.
At first it is selfish as one seeks to posess another.
Jealousy, anxiety, uncertainty prevails.
Then come marriage and commitment, giving and compromising. (win-win situation is bullshit. no such thing exist. It's just a business talk)
When came the child, love is self-less.
Love is in fact from within and (insomeways) learnt.
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