A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Arnav asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?” Within a few seconds Arnav replied confidently, “Four!”
The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three). She was disappointed. “Maybe the child did not listen properly,” she thought. She repeated, “Arnav, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”
Arnav had seen the disappointment on his teacher’s face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four?
The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. She remembered that Arnav liked strawberries. She thought maybe he doesn’t like apples and that is making him loose focus. This time with an exaggerated excitement and twinkling in her eyes she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?”
Seeing the teacher happy, young Arnav calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new approach to succeed. With a hesitating smile young Arnav enquired, “Three?”
The teacher now had a victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to congratulate herself. But one last thing remained. Once again she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?”
Promptly Arnav answered, “Four!”
The teacher was aghast. “How Arnav, how?” she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice.
In a voice that was low and hesitating young Arnav replied, “Because I already have one apple in my bag.”
“When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you expect don’t think they are wrong. There maybe an angle that you have not understood at all. You will have to listen and understand, but never listen with a predetermined notion.”
April 26th, 2008
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When an efficient secretary asked her boss for a raise in her salary, he turned her down, saying: “Your salary is already higher than that of the secretary at the next desk. And she has five children.”
“Excuse me,” the efficient woman replied, “I thought we got paid for what we produce here — not for what we produce at home in our own time.”
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April 1st, 2008
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Dear Investors, Buyers, & Agents,
Good Day from HSR!
If you do have any potential or interested buyers for the following listings below, you are most welcome to cobroke with me, cheers to our success and happy cobroking…
HDB unit :
Blk 124 Mcnair Rd #10 3NG val $225 askin $270 nego
Condo :
Summerdale Condo #04 1195 sqft Unblocked View No Sun Tenancy @ $4400 til 31 Dec 08 Askin $ 650k nego
Citylight 3+1 1400 sqft Askin $1250 psf nego #**-02
Trellis @ Tao Payoh 3 rooms 1163 sqft High Floor FH Askin $1.3 mil nego
Bishan 8 @ Bishan St 21 3 rooms 1163 sqft High Floor 99 Lease Hold Askin $1.3 mil nego
The Carlos Blk 515 facin landed 1249sqft $1.3 mil nego and Blk 519 patio 1389 sqft $1.3 mil nego
Cashew Heights Blk 85 #05-xx 3+1 FH 1647 sqft Askin $1.1x mil nego
Cote D’azur #14 Pool & Seaview 3+1 with balcony 1281 sqft 99 Lease Hold from 01 TOP 04 Askin $1.6 mil nego
Rafflesia 1302 sqft 1.1 mil 3+1 maintenance $286 TOP 04
Plam Vista Lor G 990 sqft FH 3+1 BN TOP 2011 Askin $950 nego
Sunshine Loft Lor L 2 rooms FH 721 sqft TOP 2006 Askin $ 720 nego
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March 29th, 2008
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GOOD news for singles who want to buy a Housing Board flat to live with their parents.
They will get a higher CPF housing grant of $20,000 - from the current $11,000 - from April 1, the HDB announced on Thursday morning.
This higher-tier singles grant will also apply to eligible singles buying flats under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS).
The catch is: the eligible single must commit to living together with his parents in the resale flat for at least five years.
Within the five years, the parents cannot buy or take over the ownership of another HDB flat, or invest in a private property, said the HDB.
Under the single Singapore citizen (SSC) scheme, single Singaporeans aged 35 years and above can get a CPF housing grant of $11,000 to buy a HDB resale flat if they satisfy the eligibility conditions.
Minister for Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Lim Boon Heng, announced the higher singles grant in Parliament on March 8.
‘It is a pro-family initiative to encourage children to look after their parents,’ said the HDB.
The higher-tier singles grant will apply to resale applications or booking of DBSS flats from April 1.
All other prevailing policies such as the income ceiling, minimum occupation period for resale, will apply.
March 28th, 2008
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Dear Tenants & Agents,
Good Day from HSR!
If you do have any potential or interested buyers or tenants for the following listings below, you are most welcome to cobroke with me, cheers to our success and happy cobroking…
- Blk 123, Tampines Court, Partly Furnished, Prefer Professional - Asking $2800 nego
- Blk 290, Bishan, partly furnished, prefer professional, share comm - Asking $2300 nego (3+1)
- Blk 551, Serangoon North ave 3, fully furnished, prefer professional, share comm - Asking $2600 nego (3+1)
- Blk 85, Telok Blangah, Fully Furnished, prefer professional, share comm - Asking $2600nego (3+1)
- Blk 357, Sembawang, fully furnished, prefer professional - Asking $2100 nego (3+1)
Apartment
- Roxy Square Apartment, fully furnished, prefer professional - Asking $2600 nego
Condominium
- Blk 3, Dairy Farm Estate Condo, fully furnished, prefer professional - Asking $3000
- Northvale Condo, fully furnished, prefer professional, studio - Asking $2600 nego
- The Mayfair Condo, fully furnished, 3+1, share comm - Asking $3900
- The Citylights, Studio - Asking $4800 nego
Room Rental
- Blk 23 Hougang Ave 3, fully furnished, prefer male - Asking $500
- Blk 36 Rumah Tinggi, fully furnished, prefer female - Asking $500 (Indian owner)
- Blk 336, Ubi Ave, Share Room, Female Only - Asking $180
- Blk 21, Joo Seng Road, fully furnished, prefer female - Asking $450 (chinese owner)
- Blk 855, Tampines, fully furnished, prefer female - Asking $450
- Blk 306, Yishun, fully furnished, prefer 2 female - Asking $500
- Blk 25, Jalan Membina, fully furnished, prefer female - Asking $700 (EA)
- Blk 617, Hougang Ave 8, fully furnished, prefer female - Asking $500 nego (available only 1st May)
- Blk 125, Geylang East, fully furnished 3female / 3 male - Asking $600 (available for viewing after 21 march 08)
- Blk 107, Jalan Bt Marah Furnished all races avail immed - Asking $1600 (share refer fee $300)
- Blk 690D Choa Chu Kang Crescent, 5 room flat, Masterbedrm to be locked, a/c’s in all bedrms, Furnished & nicely renov - Asking $1750 (2+1)
Landed Property
- Petain Rd, fully furnished, prefer 2 female or couple - Asking $500
Apartment
- Textile Centre, 2 common room, prefer 2 female - Asking $1200 / room
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March 14th, 2008
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