President Obama's speech to the United Nations

As I hear President Obama speak to the United Nations, I wonder - how much is he referring to Singapore? We will know, when he comes to Singapore in November for the APEC meeting.

Whistle blower of a rating agency

Here is an ex-employee who blew the whistle on a rating agency. Read this story.

Emphasis on Growth is misguided

It is important to have some other measures on the quality of life. Read this report.

Long wait for a bus

It took me 1 hour to reach home from my office, although the distance is only 2 km. This is Singapore. Sigh!

RED Portal (11) - Compass Height

Compass Height in Sengkang has a high amenity index of 85. Here are the amenities within 1 km of this condo. Wow, they got nearly everything!

www.easysearch.sg (Real Estate Data)

Type        Name                                   km 
MRT         Sengkang (ne16)                       0.07 
Bus         Interchange Sengkang Bus Interchange  0.07 
Shopping    Compass Point                         0.13 
Library     Sengkang Community Library            0.13 
Comm Centre Sengkang Community Club (cc)          0.26 
Comm Centre Anchorvale Community Centre (cc)      0.37 
School (P)  Compassvale Primary School            0.45 
School (P)  Seng Kang Primary School              0.47 
School (P)  Nan Chiau Primary School              0.58 
School (S)  Nan Chiau High School                 0.59 
School (S)  Seng Kang Secondary School            0.69 
Comm Centre Rivervale Community Centre (cc)       0.69 
School (S)  Compassvale Secondary School          0.70 
School (S)  Chij St. Joseph's Convent             0.72 
Library     Punggol East Comm Children's Library  0.82 
Shopping    Rivervale Mall                        0.90 
School (P)  North Spring Primary School           0.91 
School (P)  Rivervale Primary School              0.93 

Self insurance for health

Here is a story of a knowledgeable person who choose to self-insure the cost of medical treatments. By paying himself, he learns how to find out about the right price for medical treatment and where to get the treatment.

RED Portal (10) - Top BMP, AMX, Popular Places

The RED Portal now has the following Search options:

Top BMP - display the highest 20 benchmark prices, showing the most expensive projects in Singapore
Top AMX - display the top 20 amenity index, showing the projects with the best nearby amenities (i.e. MRT, shopping, schools)
Popular places - shows all projects within 1 km of a selected place, e.g. school or shopping mall

The top BMP and AMX will be changed later to show 100 projects.

www.easysearch.sg (Real Estate Data)