Life of the Medieval Peasants

I did some research on the life of the medieval peasants and found this interesting account. The peasants had a harsh life because they have to pay rent to their lord (who owned the land) and tithes to the church.

And here is the story of the Peasant's Revolt.

Life Insurance Talk - 8 Oct 2011

I often get question from the public asking my views on the life insurance policy that is being sold to them, or for my views on whether they should continue their existing life policy. My answer is - attend my talk on life insurance. The next talk is organised for 8 Oct. You can register here.

You may be spending a lot of money on your life insurance policies - say 10% of your income or more. Surely, you want to know if you are getting a decent return on your savings, or being taken for a ride? Attend the talk and learn how to make the right decision.

This is most important for young people. so get your children to attend before their friend sell them a policy that gives a poor yield. If you remain ignorant, you will be wasting a large chunk of your money! Education is power!

Bike sharing around the world

Here are some successful schemes.
http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20110909-travelwise-bike-sharing-around-the-world

I hope that Singapore can start a similar scheme.

Private developers are now worried about over-supply

SINGAPORE: The Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (REDAS) has raised concerns over a potential oversupply of private homes in the near term, especially with the uncertain global outlook.

It is urging the government to review its land sales programme to ensure that new supply is introduced only when the market is confident of absorbing it.

With the possibility of demand for private homes dropping due to an economic downturn, developers are pointing to the need to rein in supply.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1152072/1/.html

Complex challenge facing world economy

MARSEILLE, France - G7 rich nations vowed tough measures Friday to get the global economy back on track but were short on detail and admitted the problems were so complex that a unified response was impossible.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1152211/1/.html

Conclusion - the world has to go through a very hard time. The US is trying a new stimulus package, but the American Jobs Act may not get the support of divided Congress. The European countries are not implementing any stimulus package.

TKL Election Posters

The contractor should have removed all the election posters. But he might have overlooked some of them. If you see any of my poster still not removed, please send an email to kinlian@gmail.com with the location of the poster. Thank you.

How to unify the people of Singapore

This article in TKL Facebook summarises the views of readers on "how to unify the people of Singapore. Do go to www.facebook.com/kinlian to participate in the active discussions.