Increase in Fixed Deposit Rate by POSB

(17-09-2012, 02:01 PM)snowcap Wrote: OT abit. Heard this from a friend, but use your own judgement to believe or not - Singapore couple went to Mount Fuji recently, came back and went to see doctor. Found that their bodies had "a lot of radiation" Was advised by doctor not to have children for 5 years.

Ah... No wonder Air fare remains affordable...
To be safe, I'd avoided the Tokyo area. Furthest to the west, is the Kyushu area - Fukuoka (direct flight also), Kumamoto, Kagoshima. Not as bustling compared to Tokyo / Osaka, even at Hakata (main city of Fukuoka). But, can go for different experiences like Crane watching, Hot Spring towns (got 'Steam Boat' kind of meals using natural steam from Hot Springs,...

Oops.. totally OT. To bring back....
My main ATM cards are still POSB/DBS. I withdraw $1000 each time (interest rate so low, don't need to worry too much about interest opportunity cost) plus keep most of the withdrawn cash at home. Only withdraw from ATM during those times when there are no queue. I know the 4 different ATM locations aro' the MRT station near my place and I know when they're not crowded eg. after 8pm and not during mth end / beginning. I do have OCBC + MayBank as contingency in case I need cash urgently and DBS/POSB ATMs have long Qs...

Ha... I also want to OT abit! Have u wonder why there is no average looking women in Japan?
Either very chio or very ugly...

(17-09-2012, 02:23 PM)WolfT Wrote: Ha... I also want to OT abit! Have u wonder why there is no average looking women in Japan?
Either very chio or very ugly...

In Japan + Korea, the Cosmetic Surgery biz is quite popular. If you were to notice, the very chio ones all look very similar... prob undergone more than one Cosmetic Surgery to look like their fav Idol (singer or Actress).

Those ugly ones you see, I guess, either don't have much FCF for cosmetic surgery or they can't bear to part with their hard-earned $$....

(17-09-2012, 02:22 PM)KopiKat Wrote: Oops.. totally OT. To bring back....
My main ATM cards are still POSB/DBS. I withdraw $1000 each time (interest rate so low, don't need to worry too much about interest opportunity cost) plus keep most of the withdrawn cash at home. Only withdraw from ATM during those times when there are no queue. I know the 4 different ATM locations aro' the MRT station near my place and I know when they're not crowded eg. after 8pm and not during mth end / beginning. I do have OCBC + MayBank as contingency in case I need cash urgently and DBS/POSB ATMs have long Qs...

I have quite a different habit, i withdraw $50/$100 each time, to avoid having too much $, and tend to spend more

My ATM card is from POSB. I normal go to ATM which only allow withdrawal of fix amount ($50,$100,$200,$500 etc) and without resit, which seem no body willing to queue. Till now i still wonder why lesser people willing to queue for that ?

dunno about radiation rumors but I was there early this year I bought food from supermarkets ate their chocolate drank their fresh milk, the wagyu was delicious whisky was cheap, no problems whatsoever we even took the bullet train to Fukushima the place wasn't deserted nobody was hiding in bomb bunkers people still went to work went to school we never saw anybody wearing gas mask or dying in the streets or police cordoning the place no problems, dunno why people are so scared over nothing you get more radiation from using your iphone.

these days traveling in japan is very easy now a lot of improvement from before. Using public transport is easy if you use a bit of common sense, announcement over the intercom and electronic billboards are now in japanese, english even mandarin to cater to china tourist. A lot of japanese restaurant waiters or cashiers at japanese fast food are manned by china people who are bilingual in japanese and mandarin each meals costs around $10-14 per person but if you buy from supermarket/7-11 ready to go meals could be cheaper depending on the hour the later it gets the cheaper it becomes. Some places like "business hotels" definitely can find cheap lodging how does $50 a night sound to you? In Singapore I dunno if anybody can still get $49 rate at hotel 81.

http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/

thanks for sharing thins japan. btw anyone looking at tokyo properties developed by sumitomo realty?
is it value for money?
btw it is indeed maybe a myth that things in japan is more expensive than sg, i remember trying KFC meal with malay colleagues in osaka for $7, which is about the same price here.

(17-09-2012, 02:01 PM)snowcap Wrote: OT abit. Heard this from a friend, but use your own judgement to believe or not - Singapore couple went to Mount Fuji recently, came back and went to see doctor. Found that their bodies had "a lot of radiation" Was advised by doctor not to have children for 5 years.

Always heard from friends..
I have yet to see the friend surfaced.

http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/ho...lness.html


14 April 2012, Straits Times

'Does a regulatory body track reported cases in Singapore?'

Recently, there were online stories of Singaporeans who felt unwell upon returning from short holidays in Japan, only to be told by doctors that they were suffering from radiation sickness and could not conceive for up to 10 years. While these stories may have no basis in fact, have there been any reported cases of radiation sickness among Singaporeans who have travelled to or lived in Japan since March last year? Are doctors here obliged by regulations to report cases of radiation sickness to the authorities? Does a regulatory body track reported cases of radiation sickness in Singapore?

Ms Julia Yap



Reply from MOH

We have received several inquiries regarding radiation-related sickness associated with travel to Japan ('Does a regulatory body track reported cases in Singapore?' by Ms Julia Yap; April 14).

None of these cases has been substantiated.

Medical practitioners have been informed to refer suspected cases of radiation sickness associated with travel to Japan to public hospitals for assessment and management. We will be notified of confirmed cases. To date, there have been no reported cases of Singaporeans with radiation illness due to travel to Japan.

The public can also refer to the information on radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan at MOH's website at www.pqms.moh.gov.sg/apps/fcd_faqmain.aspx and the Japan National Tourism Organisation's website for advice on travel to Japan at www.japantravelinfo.com/news/news_item.php?newsid=431.

re radiation - i read somewhere which shared that background radiation in sg is much higher than those in taiwan and japan.

with 3 competing telcos emitting radiation around e small island plus the stronger closer sun at the equator..i wonder maybe the fear/concern should be the other way round.

(17-09-2012, 07:17 PM)pianist Wrote: re radiation - i read somewhere which shared that background radiation in sg is much higher than those in taiwan and japan.

with 3 competing telcos emitting radiation around e small island plus the stronger closer sun at the equator..i wonder maybe the fear/concern should be the other way round.

Compare to the distance of the sun to earth, the distance difference between the equator and the rest of earth is miniscule.
Anyway, the earth magnetic field has blocked most of the radiation except the north and south pole.

As for the telcos' transmitting stations, they are normally further away from you than your mobile device. Going by the inverse square law of omnidirectional transmission, your little mobile device is giving you a higher dose of radiation than anything else.
So, if you are worried, you should ditch your hp first

And, taking a plane at high altitude will also subject a person to higher radiation than normal.
But, most pilots still live to ripe old age.

And, depending on the construction materials(especially bricks and stones) of your walls of your house, your walls probably will give a higher background radiation to the occupants than open field. So, the safest way is to sleep outside at the open air park. less radiation

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Nuclear radiation and cellphone microwaves are in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. The former is in the ionising portion while the latter is in the non-ionising portion. The effects on the body are different.

Quote:Ionising radiation is particularly hazardous to living organisms because its effects are painless, cumulative and latent : you can't sense that radiation damage is happening and symptoms may take up to several weeks to develop.

At frequencies above the upper end of the visible light spectrum, starting with ultra violet (UV) radiation, the photon energy becomes sufficient to cause ionisation damage to human body tissue. Overexposure can cause burns due to the heating effect of the radiation but prolonged exposure can result in chemical changes to the skin tissue. Ionisation can cause DNA mutation leading to tissue damage and the possible formation of cancerous tumours. At progressively higher frequencies, such as X-rays and above, the greater photon energy of the radiation not only causes increased damage but it penetrates deeper into the body with even more serious consequences.

Higher energy (gamma) radiation is still more dangerous. Its properies together with those of other ionising radiation are outlined in the section on Nuclear Radiation.

Quote:The physiological effect on the body of non-ionising radiation, (frequencies below the visible light spectrum) is the heating of the exposed tissue, often referred to as its "thermal" effect. For short exposures this is not dangerous but damage can be caused by prolonged exposure to high levels of radiation.

http://www.mpoweruk.com/radio.htm