Monthly Archives: January 2023

Property Resale Prices shot up

Posted on January 30, 2023 by limkimtong

Property prices sky-rocketed during three years of Covid-19 pandemic (from end 2019 to end 2022). HDB Resale Price Index shot up 30.7% over the 3-year period. Property Price Index for Private Residential Properties shot up 22.8%. Imagine a private property … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Year started with higher stock indices

Posted on January 28, 2023 by limkimtong

After a rough year for equities in the Year of Tiger, Year of Rabbit brought cheers to stock markets. Stock indices at the end of 27 January 2023 are shown in the table below. Stock Indices 30-Dec-22 27-Jan-23 Change (%) … Continue reading →

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Chinese Traits to live by

Posted on January 27, 2023 by limkimtong

I have seen this poster at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre. The Chinese character is followed by its hanyu pinyin. These are universal good traits to hold on to. Chinese people uphold these values dearly. 礼 li – Considerate Behaviour … Continue reading →

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A Chinese New Year to remember

Posted on January 26, 2023 by limkimtong

On the eve of CNY, my lower molar tooth caused me so much pain that I could not bite and chew my food without the pain. It persisted into the CNY Day 1 when we had our reunion lunch. I … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year 2023 – First Day Reunion

Posted on January 23, 2023 by limkimtong

Thirty (30) came for the Reunion Lunch at my sister’s home this Chinese New Year 2023. Three generations came together this year. We did not have a gathering in CNY 2022 since Singapore was coping with a new highly transmissible … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year – Special Moments

Posted on January 22, 2023 by limkimtong

What I like about Chinese New Year is the anticipation of the arrival of CNY. There were days of preparations for the festivities; days of buying perishable food items to stock up our refrigerator; days of keeping our home clean. … Continue reading →

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Exit the Tiger, Enter the Rabbit

Posted on January 21, 2023 by limkimtong

When the zodiac sign Tiger roared to life on 1 February 2022, stock indices of the Straits Times Index (STI), Hang Seng Index and Shanghai Composite (delivered to it by previous Ox) were shown below. When the Tiger exited on … Continue reading →

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Interest rates are dropping (T-Bills)

Posted on January 18, 2023 by limkimtong

My feel is that interest rates for Singapore government Treasury Bills (T-Bills) have peaked. The table below shows the Cut-off Yields for 6-month T-Bills. Yields rose from 3.32% per year in September 2022 to reach a high of 4.40% in … Continue reading →

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Must have for Chinese New Year

Posted on January 18, 2023 by limkimtong

There are few things we must have during the Chinese New Year.  Ang Pow packets (Red packets) for gifting money. Red colour is auspicious and often worn on CNY. Mandarin Oranges. They are symbol of good fortune and luck with … Continue reading →

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This Chinese New Year is going to be different

Posted on January 15, 2023 by limkimtong

Our last major 3-generation CNY gathering was on 25 January 2020. No facemasks yet then. We did not meet in CNY 2021 and CNY 2022. For three years I have not seen some of my nephews, nieces and their children. … Continue reading →

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