Recent content by starboard

I love your photos.

I do not think that he is stupid. My observations from the videos suggest this boy may be autistic (albeit high performance autism: one with unusal skills). Autistic kids lacks social skills, repetive behaviour, social development including lack of eye contact. His lack of social skills...

There is an amount restriction on payment with coins. Coins having value of more than 50 cents (here it means $1 coin) any ammount. Coins having a value of 50 cents (50 cent coins): maximum amount is $10. Coins below value of 50 cents (20 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents) maximum is $2.

Don't believe the IMF. They are there to serve western interest. During the previous financial crisis, it is so obvious that they pushed and forced Thailand and Indonesia (among others) to accept loans from western countries. The people of those countries suffered tremendously paying interest to...

Oops, forgot to tell you, works on RAW only.

I assume you are talking about the focus point in dpp. Open the picture you want to view. Go to the 'View' tab. Look for AF point and click and you can see which of the point/s is the focus point on your photo.

Hello, Are we talking about the same thing? We are talking about minimum sum here not cpf life. Does my age have anything to do with my ability to discuss the subject?

My question is: "What happens after Y years?

So if minimum sum is not enough, why have the minimum sum?

Well said. I was thinking of how to say it without being blunt.

So your fear is subsidy. Don't we already give subsidy to buy HDB flats? Why is it ok to give subsidy to buy bricks and you strongly disagree to give subsidy to put food on the table? As asian families, when we start work, we give our parents an allowance (tax ), that sum, a (subsidy)...

When they call you Uncle, you know that you are going to die soon. I know I cannot live foreever therefore I want my money back. Pure and simple.

I don't buy this argument. It is my money! I want to spend it. I can leave it to a nominee, but that is not the purpose of retirement fund.

It is indeed not telling the full story. What is so good about the 4% on first 60k? Go back to the first posting of this threas and there is a table that shows minimum sum and adjustment. 2003 minimum sum $80,000. Minimum sum is supposed to be 80k and every year adjusted for inflation. So...

Case 1: Currently cannot take cpf, clear plates and cups in food court. See money in cpf statement every month. Don't know want to cry or not. Case2. Withdraw cpf, buys things and enjoy life, someone here says go Batam at today's price, full value for money. Money finish, clear plates and...