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I bought this camera specifically for my trip to Barcelona and Zermatt in Dec this year. It came with 3 lenses, the 16-50mm (kit) and 2 freebies, the 50-230mm and 27mm. For the price, I would say it is pretty good value and a user friendly camera as well. The reason I bought this is because...

The photos look good and in such a compact camera. Can anybody recommend any good shop to buy this or is it the same price everywhere else? Thanks!

Yes, the bank will convert your SGD to Rupees. Say you deposit S$10,000 today and the exchange rate is 33.88, you will get INR338,800 in your account. At the end of 12 months at the interest rate of 1.45%, you will get back INR343,713 (338,800 x 1.0145). Now, if the exchange rate at the...

There is the "tax" bit where a certain outcome will result in the house paying less than 1-1 payout. If I don't recall wrongly, at Sands, if you bet on banker and banker wins on 6 or something like that, you will get half the payout only. In Resorts World, if you bet on banker and win, the...

Giving way is a gracious act and a sign of strength, not weakness. I have not lived in many cities but I do find drivers in Singapore (not necessarily Singaporeans) are loath to give way. In this respect, drivers in Malaysia tend to be more gracious.

The money's almost in the bag. Its gonna go soon ..... for sure this time. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ July 16, 2010 - basis point - The S$1.8bn Singapore Sports Hub project financing is expected to be signed next month, banking sources said. Banks are processing internal...

The first S$20K is under the Deposit Insurance Scheme. Anything beyond that is guaranteed by the Singapore govt, which pledged S$150 bil to back this guarantee and for the first time ever, the President's approval was sought to access Singapore's past reserves for this. See quote from OCBC...

CIMB Bank pays 1% pa on your savings with their Star Saver account. One of the best in Singapore for SGD deposit (non-Fixed Deposit i.e. you are free to deposit and withdraw at any time). The local banks are all paltry - way less than 1% (DBS' highest tier is 0.4% pa, UOB is 0.5% pa and OCBC...

Yummy! Very nice. Poisoned .....

NS Ng, thanks for that. Will be shipping it to my friend in HK then getting someone to bring it back for me. I was told no taxes whatsoever if shipped to HK.

As the Euro continues to plummet, the temptation for buying it from Europe becomes more compelling. Now the EUR/SGD = 1.6900 M9 at Eur4,618 (without VAT and before shipping) = S$7,805 http://www.shphoto.de/?gclid=CNbT6OzKiqICFcFS6wodmyX3UA X1 at Eur1,303 (without VAT and before...

With the recent free fall in Euro, would it be cheaper to buy the M9 in Europe + some lenses? Anyone knows where is a good place to buy without VAT?

Quiz: Where would you think people with the highest average balance in their bank accounts in Singapore reside in:- (1) Bukit Timah (2) Tanglin (3) Newton (4) Holland Road

Congrats! That's a great looking bag. :thumbsup: The more you use it, the better it'll look.

Great shot! How long was the exposure and what aperture did you use?