Temperatures could hit 35°C in first week of July: MSS
Posted 01 Jul 2016 17:48 Updated 01 Jul 2016 23:19
SINGAPORE: A few days of dry and warm weather conditions can be expected in the first week of July, with daily maximum temperatures reaching a high of 35°C, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said on Friday (Jul 1).
For other days in the first fortnight of July 2016, the daily maximum temperature is forecast to range between 32°C and 34°C, it added.
MSS said prevailing southwest monsoon conditions will continue in the first fortnight of July, and the low level winds are expected to blow mainly from the southeast or southwest.
It added that for the first half of July, most of the thundery showers due to strong solar heating of land areas are forecast to occur in the late morning and early afternoon on four to six days.
In addition, on one or two mornings, the passage of a Sumatra squall is expected to bring thundery showers with gusty winds to most parts of the island, but rainfall for the whole period is likely to be normal.
RECORD DAILY TOTAL RAINFALL IN JUNE
Most of Singapore received above average rainfall in June, said the MSS. The area around Jurong received the highest rainfall of 374.2mm - 126 per cent above average, while the area around Admiralty received the least with 116mm, 19 per cent below average.
Heavy thundery showers on Jun 17 also broke records - the rain that fell over Tuas recorded a daily total rainfall of 217mm, the highest ever recorded for the month of June. The previous highest daily total rainfall record for June was 144.6mm on Jun 4, 2011 at Pasir Ris.
In the last week of June, Singapore experienced a few warm days with low rainfall, and the daily maximum temperature reached 35.7°C on Jun 29, the highest temperature recorded for June 2016. On days that there was widespread rain, daily minimum temperatures hit between 22.2°C and 22.5°C.
MSS said that at the Changi climate station, the mean monthly temperature recorded for June was 28.5°C, slightly warmer than the long-term mean of 28.3°C but cooler than the mean temperature of 29.0°C for June recorded in the last three years.
- CNA/av
- wong chee tat :)
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Woman finds parasite in fish while preparing to cook it
Woman finds parasite in fish while preparing to cook it
By Wendy Wong Posted 01 Jul 2016 22:18 Updated 01 Jul 2016 23:44
SINGAPORE: A woman was preparing to cook a fish she had bought from a fishmonger when she found something unexpected in its mouth - a dead parasite about the size of her thumb.
"I was cleaning and gutting the fish, and when I pulled it out I thought: 'That does not look like a tongue'," said the woman, who wanted to be known only as Ms Chen.
While Ms Chen said the 3cm- to 4cm-long parasite was "a little freaky", she added that she was "more excited than alarmed" by the discovery.
“A couple of years ago, I read about a fish parasite and I was very intrigued because apparently it’s starting to spread. So I’ve been looking out for it the past few years ... It was quite surprising and exciting.
"I just turned it around and looked at its feet - the way they latched onto its host - it has little feet that sink into the flesh and they looked really, really creepy."
The louse-like creature appears to be a Cymothoidae isopod, a family of crustaceans that targets both marine and freshwater fish. Some species attach themselves onto the tongues of fishes, severing the blood supply there and causing the tongue to degenerate and fall off.
The parasite is "not so common", however, according to National University of Singapore lecturer Tan Heok Hui, who specialises in ichthyology, or fish science.
"To my knowledge, the isopod should not cause any harm to members of the public. They are usually found in the oral cavity of fish sold in markets and are usually dead," he said.
"If the fish has been properly cooked, the isopod - technically a small crustacean - would also be cooked."
A parasite in the oral cavity of a fish. (Photo: Tan Heok Hui)
He advised members of the public who find such a parasite in the mouth of a fish to discard it - which was exactly what Ms Chen did: She continued with cooking the fish after throwing out the parasite.
“I think it’s not dangerous, from what I’ve read. So I went ahead and ate it.”
- CNA/mz
- wong chee tat :)
By Wendy Wong Posted 01 Jul 2016 22:18 Updated 01 Jul 2016 23:44
SINGAPORE: A woman was preparing to cook a fish she had bought from a fishmonger when she found something unexpected in its mouth - a dead parasite about the size of her thumb.
"I was cleaning and gutting the fish, and when I pulled it out I thought: 'That does not look like a tongue'," said the woman, who wanted to be known only as Ms Chen.
While Ms Chen said the 3cm- to 4cm-long parasite was "a little freaky", she added that she was "more excited than alarmed" by the discovery.
“A couple of years ago, I read about a fish parasite and I was very intrigued because apparently it’s starting to spread. So I’ve been looking out for it the past few years ... It was quite surprising and exciting.
"I just turned it around and looked at its feet - the way they latched onto its host - it has little feet that sink into the flesh and they looked really, really creepy."
The louse-like creature appears to be a Cymothoidae isopod, a family of crustaceans that targets both marine and freshwater fish. Some species attach themselves onto the tongues of fishes, severing the blood supply there and causing the tongue to degenerate and fall off.
The parasite is "not so common", however, according to National University of Singapore lecturer Tan Heok Hui, who specialises in ichthyology, or fish science.
"To my knowledge, the isopod should not cause any harm to members of the public. They are usually found in the oral cavity of fish sold in markets and are usually dead," he said.
"If the fish has been properly cooked, the isopod - technically a small crustacean - would also be cooked."
A parasite in the oral cavity of a fish. (Photo: Tan Heok Hui)
He advised members of the public who find such a parasite in the mouth of a fish to discard it - which was exactly what Ms Chen did: She continued with cooking the fish after throwing out the parasite.
“I think it’s not dangerous, from what I’ve read. So I went ahead and ate it.”
- CNA/mz
- wong chee tat :)
Resale prices for HDB flats up 0.1% in Q2
Resale prices for HDB flats up 0.1% in Q2
Posted 01 Jul 2016 08:53
SINGAPORE: Resale prices of flats is up 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year compared to the previous quarter, according to flash estimates from the Housing and Development Board (HDB) released on Friday (Jul 1).
The decline comes after the Resale Price Index (RPI) for the first quarter dipped 0.1 per cent from the previous quarter.
The RPI for the second quarter of 2016 came in at 134.8, down marginally from the previous quarter’s 134.7, the HDB said. The index provides information on the general price movements in the resale public housing market.
The HDB plans to launch about 5,000 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in August in Hougang, Sembawang, Tampines and Yishun.
- CNA/kk
- wong chee tat ):
Posted 01 Jul 2016 08:53
SINGAPORE: Resale prices of flats is up 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year compared to the previous quarter, according to flash estimates from the Housing and Development Board (HDB) released on Friday (Jul 1).
The decline comes after the Resale Price Index (RPI) for the first quarter dipped 0.1 per cent from the previous quarter.
The RPI for the second quarter of 2016 came in at 134.8, down marginally from the previous quarter’s 134.7, the HDB said. The index provides information on the general price movements in the resale public housing market.
The HDB plans to launch about 5,000 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in August in Hougang, Sembawang, Tampines and Yishun.
- CNA/kk
- wong chee tat ):
My Weekend Meal - MacDonald's Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Burger?
Very tempting.... Should I buy?
- Pic from MacDonalds
- wong chee tat :)
McAfee DAT version = 8213 (jul 01st 2016)
McAfee DAT version = 8213 (jul 01st 2016)
Link: here ( Select Yes. And it keeps getting updated daily. Region=US)
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Link: here ( Select Yes. And it keeps getting updated daily. Region=US)
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口誦真言心中祈禱，地獄烈火從此熄滅，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
唱頌六字胸中發願，冷獄冰雪消融變暖，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
誦持六字威力無比，十八地獄變成樂土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
世間無實因緣難料，生死輪回行善為要，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬物無常善惡交替，向善精進矢志不渝，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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唱頌六字胸中發願，冷獄冰雪消融變暖，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
誦持六字威力無比，十八地獄變成樂土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
世間無實因緣難料，生死輪回行善為要，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬物無常善惡交替，向善精進矢志不渝，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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瑪字光照阿修羅界，爭斗死傷觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
尼字放光照亮人間，生老病死觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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唱頌六字胸中發願，冷獄冰雪消融變暖，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
誦持六字威力無比，十八地獄變成樂土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
世間無實因緣難料，生死輪回行善為要，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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暇滿人身難得至寶，虛度此生實為可惜，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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瑪尼頌詞怙主三寶，諾言活佛順口編唱，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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如來佛子慈悲引路，眾生往生極樂佛土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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嗡字放光照耀天界，死苦難忍觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪字光照阿修羅界，爭斗死傷觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
尼字放光照亮人間，生老病死觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
巴字放光照亮畜生，蠢啞痛苦觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
美字放光照亮惡鬼，饑餓難熬觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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登山階梯過河船舟，驅愚慧燈險隘坦途，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
口誦真言心中祈禱，地獄烈火從此熄滅，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
唱頌六字胸中發願，冷獄冰雪消融變暖，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
誦持六字威力無比，十八地獄變成樂土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
世間無實因緣難料，生死輪回行善為要，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬物無常善惡交替，向善精進矢志不渝，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
暇滿人身難得至寶，虛度此生實為可惜，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
貪心無盡欲望皆空，惡趣業因棄之從善，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬惡煩惱罪孽根源，時刻提防凡夫癡念，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
強壯身軀入土荒野，驅走死神上師引路，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪尼頌詞怙主三寶，諾言活佛順口編唱，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
虔誠頂禮觀音菩薩，消除罪孽速證佛果，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
如來佛子慈悲引路，眾生往生極樂佛土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
六字斷除六道苦難頌
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