Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

RenoTalk.com ™

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

therat

RenoTalk Global Moderators
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by therat

  1. New rule. Yes. For all, regardless whether got take CPF grant or HDB loan. As long as u buy HDB new or resale, all 5 yrs MOP. Unless you buy before the rule implemented.
  2. bepgof, at 1992, I'm still underage. HDB will not allow me to buy any HDB
  3. When I 1st bought HDB unit at 1999, this rule is already there. When it start? I don't know, my O level history didn't test on HDB
  4. BINGO. This rule has been in place for donkeys years
  5. Q1. take key liao? (If yes, go to Q2) Q2. > 5 yrs? (If yes, go to Q3. If no, Ans 1) Ans 1. No private property Q3. Can buy private property Q4. has the HDB loan fully pay? (If yes, go to Ans 2, If no, Ans 3) Ans 2. 80% bank loan Ans 3. 60% bank loan
  6. Hmm.. I'm lost liao. can draw
  7. http://elise.ema.gov.sg/elise/findworkerse...ctedType=OFFERG Licensed Gas Service Workers
  8. I'm also interested to know how you solve it. B'coz my sink also from Hoe Kee. My plumber also use the same solution as yours
  9. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cockpit-fraud-fea...214456-389.html India's fake pilot scandal began unravelling when a female captain landed her packed airliner on the nose instead of the rear wheels as she touched down in the holiday hotspot of Goa. Parminder Kaur Gulati, flying for the fastest-growing airline in the booming Indian sector, IndiGo, was investigated for the dangerous error in January and was found with falsified qualifications. She has since been fired and arrested. The case set alarm bells ringing for passengers, anxious about the idea of a semi-trained fraud being responsible for their lives, and for airline bosses, who have been hiring crew at a furious pace in recent years. It also cast a spotlight on a familiar problem in India, where corruption is widely seen as on the rise: most things, even qualifications for highly skilled jobs, can be bought at a price. "It's as bad as doctors or surgeons who fake their certificates and put people's lives at risk," says Baijayant Panda, a member of parliament from the eastern state of Orissa. "But it's not limited to aviation in India. In many fields, you have a lot of fakery going on," the lawmaker, seen as part of a new breed of young Indian politicians, told a debate show on NDTV television last week. Since the discovery of Gulati, at least five other pilots have been arrested working for low-cost flier SpiceJet, national flag carrier Air India and smaller regional airline MDLR. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which is responsible for pilot examinations and granting licences, has announced it will look into the credentials of 4,000 commercial airline pilots. More arrests are expected. Amid rising anxiety, attention has focused on a small school in the arid west of the country, the Rajasthan State Flying School, which has been running for the last 10 years. Two of its alumni, working for SpiceJet, were arrested on Monday. "A pilot needs to have completed a minimum 200 hours of flying to get a licence. Several of the pilots from there had only completed 50-60 hours," Umesh Mishra, from Rajasthan's anti-corruption bureau, told AFP. Police built a case against the school and its graduates by checking the logbooks of the instructors responsible for certifying that trainees have completed supervised hours at the controls of a plane. "We checked those records against the records kept by the air traffic control authorities in Rajasthan and found that some of these flights never took place," Mishra said. Police began looking into the school after being approached by someone who alleged that they had paid a million rupees (22,000 dollars) to the chief instructor, who never granted a licence. The DGCA, which the airlines blame for the licence debacle, has promised a probe into 40 schools around the country "to find out if there are any irregularities in their functioning." "A special team will be constituted to complete the audit in three months and bring the truth out," DGCA chief E.K. Bharatbhushan promised on Tuesday. The parliamentarian Panda, who holds flying licences in three countries -- India, South Africa and the United States -- believes the problem is systemic: suffocating red tape provides the opportunity for bribes. "The DGCA has become a humongous bureaucracy and the red tape involved is phenomenal," he said. "Even genuine pilots, it takes them months and sometimes years to clear the process. "This incentivises people to go to touts who say 'why go through the genuine process? I'll fix it for you'." It's a pattern repeated across the country, where bribes are frequently paid for driving licences, passports, ration cards for subsidised food, university degrees or even doctor's certificates. Last year, the head of the Medical Council of India, which is responsible for certifying medical qualifications, was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of 20 million rupees to recognise a medical college. Ketan Desai, along with two other doctors and a suspected tout, await trial. T.R. Raghunandan, who set up IPaidABribe.com, an online forum for citizens to vent their frustration about corruption, says that bribes paid for education certificates are part of life in India. The implication is widely understood by companies and recruitment agencies, who face a difficult task in verifying the qualifications and experience claimed by job candidates. "Flying schools are meant to be monitored by the DGCA. What is the DGCA doing? They are themselves so corrupt," the retired civil servant told AFP.
  10. Hmm.. since you already decide u will let ur friend do the job regardless what. Why you want to know whether u got kenna crop or not. If ur friend price is a very friendly price, you will feel happy. That's my friend. If tio crop, how? Still give the job to ur friend. If give to your friend, you had a needle in ur heart. U crop me. U crop me. Like that song mah?
  11. change all lor Some time back my husband also interested on this product. Carry less key, how nice. I told him.. ya very nice. wait until ur son one day come back and told u daddy I lost my key Then u will know.
  12. HDB inspector come and inspect. Then come out conclusion. If it is normal wear and tear. HDB might pay 50% out of good will. Balance 50% share between u and ur neigbour If it is due to waterproof didn't do properly during your renovation. U need to re-do the whole toilet flooring at your own cost. According to your T-blog, seem like u did reno your toilet during 2009. Pray hard. My MIL also face the same situation as you. However her last renovation was like 10+ yrs ago. Hence HDB conclusion is normal wear and tear. Hence HDB pay 50%, she pay $250, neigbour pay $250. As the leaking was from both common and master bedroom toilet. So her total damage is $500. Note: The cost does not include uninstall the toilet door and install back the toilet door. The contractor charge for uninstall and install. Better neg a price.
  13. u can go to any travel agent ask for 5D4N HK + Macau trip itinerary. Then use that as a base, adjust here and there
  14. I'm presently using the mention model since last July. So far, we are happy abt this fridge. No regret. Since there is a topic that talking about this model. I merge your topic to here.
  15. Which newspaper? BTW, cannot imagine they believe salt can prevent radiation
  16. The price might increase may be will be the following part 1. Japan car engine or other car part 2. canon lens (which already announce shut down) 3. Semi-conductor part like IC.. 4. Gundam model kits. I has been wondering for the past few days, should I buy some Gundam to store 1st. Or else.. no toy (either too expensive or run out of model) to play
  17. Some elder who went thru' the WWII, believe in Kurma Even their own Tokyo Governor Ishihara said "that the disaster was 'punishment from heaven" because Japanese have become greedy" Which he apologies later http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/A...315-268198.html
  18. Some suggest to have separate washer and dryer. Reason. 1. If 1 function spoil, don't need to buy the whole machine. Just replace the spoil machine 2. Understand if the washer is 10kg, dryer will be 1/2 of the weight. If it is a combine machine.
  19. Start from the official date that you receive the key
  20. no. This not what I mean. My meaning of asking God is chinese type mountain god, grandmother wind god, dragon king.
  21. First question, is Japan starting the re-build program? Now, they are busying on the nuclear concern. The affected city still have not clear up yet. How to rebuild?
  22. therat replied to Fei's topic in RENOVATION WORKS
    provided it don't smell too horrible.
  23. How does this related to feng shui? Why don't u ask GOD better. As for the SMS, it already come out in newspaper. It is a hoax message. U didn't read newspaper?
  24. Home Improvement Programme (HIP) http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10328p.nsf/w/...IP?OpenDocument The Home Improvement Programme (HIP) helps you, the flat owners, to deal with common maintenance problems related to ageing flats, such as spalling concrete and ceiling leaks, in a systematic and comprehensive manner. Essential Improvements include: * Replacement of waste pipes * Repair of spalling concrete * Repair of structural cracks * Replacement of pipe sockets * Upgrading of electrical supply Optional Improvements include: * Upgrading of toilets/bathrooms * Replacement of entrance door * Replacement of grille gate * Replacement of refuse chute hopper You spent big $ to redo the whole house. I only spent $12k to reno my house. I didn't change alot of things. I'm only interested main door. Upgrading of electrical supply.. don't know simi is that. BTW, your block install the opennet liao bo? My unit tomorrow. Tonight need to pull all those shoes cabinet and TV console away from those wall

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.