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- Singapore Polytechnic Circa 1970
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- Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
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- Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
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Singapore Home Prices Drop for 15th Straight Quarter
Singapore has put in place measures to cool the overheating in home prices since 2009. Those measures have helped reduce the developing bubble in prices. They have achieved a slow deflation in prices without a crash (so far at least). … Continue reading
Taxis Vanish in Rain as Singapore Gets Congested
I have found he taxi situation in Singapore to be poor. It is tolerable if it doesn’t rain, but even without rain is it not good (it is just too hard to find a taxi and waits are too long), … Continue reading
Fighting Dengue Fever With Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
With the ongoing Dengue fever outbreak in Singapore I wonder if they are thinking of experimenting with this option. The video was created by the Wellcome Trust (a UK based non-profit medical research organization) on this effort to fight the … Continue reading
Singapore Housing Market Predicted to Cool in 2013
Singapore Curbs to Slash Home Sales in 2013 Singapore home sales may fall as much as 27 percent in 2013 after climbing to a record this year as six rounds of housing curbs by the government crimps demand, according to … Continue reading
Singapore Housing: Most Expensive and Most Affordable?
Singapore Homes Most Affordable As Rents Climb “The clincher in Singapore is that monthly installments toward repayment of your loan are lower than what you would pay in rent,” said Anantharaman, a private banker at ICICI Bank Ltd., who took … Continue reading
Singapore Taxes Increase In Attempt to Cool Condo Prices
Singapore ‘Shoebox’ Condo Sales May Prompt Extra Taxes Singapore has been attempting to rein in prices since 2009, when the government barred interest-only loans for some housing projects and stopped allowing developers to absorb interest payments for apartments still being … Continue reading
Gardens by the Bay
New Singapore Gardens soon to open near Marina Bay Sands Casino and Luxury Hotel. The greenhouses will allow plants from all over the world to be seen in Singapore. In June the first part of the park will open. Related: … Continue reading
Transportation from Singapore to Johor Bahru Malaysia
To travel from Singapore to Malaysia there are several options, nearly all use the two bridges that connect Singapore to Johor Bahru. Taxis can be caught at Queen Street to go to Johor Bahru. The taxis cost $40 to go … Continue reading
Singapore’s Green Corridor
The 26 km railroad corridor was decommissioned earlier this year. What is left is becoming an enjoyable visit to nature. As in many other countries there is great interest in turning the former railroad into a nature recreation trail. Singapore … Continue reading
Jumbo Seafood Restaurant
Jumbo Seafood is a well respected restaurant in Singapore. I have been several times and have found that respect well earned. The food is great. The service is decent but not as good as I would hope for. Recently I … Continue reading
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