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There’s a growing worldwide movement led by young people. Weighed down with overwhelming college debt, unable to find decent paying jobs (leading to the inability to purchase homes), stuck in low paying jobs with no future and being forced into the gig economy made Gen-Zs and Millennials feel misled and betrayed by their elders. They were told if they went to school, followed all the rules, they’d live the American Dream—a nice large home in the suburbs with a white picket fence, or a cool New York City apartment, couple of kids, pets, fancy vacations and luxury automobiles. For many, this dream never materialized. Reddit hosts an Antiwork subreddit with over 1.5 million self-described “idlers.” The group, which has members from across the world, is a home for “those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on antiwork ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles.” This movement means something different to the people on the site. If taken at face value, some members are sick and tired of working and don’t have any interest in finding a new job anytime soon. Others want to vent their frustrations. A common, unifying theme is that workers feel that they are being taken advantage of, forced to work long hours for low wages and treated rudely by their unsympathetic managers. In the Great Resignation trend, roughly 40% of the jobs that people quit were in the restaurant, hotel, travel, bars, warehouses, manufacturing and healthcare sectors. These folks contend with long, constantly changing hours, rude customer behaviors, low wages and high stress. These workers are pushing back against poor pay, unpleasant working conditions and a lack of respect from management. Once they’ve left, many take their time to seek out new types of opportunities that offer meaningful work and a path to advance. The younger generation may be the first group in modern history that won't do better financially than their parents. With tens or hundreds of thousands in student-loan debt, young adults find it almost impossible to purchase a home, get married and start a family. The debt burden, along with rising home prices and inflation, doesn’t leave them with sufficient funds to afford the lifestyle that Baby Boomers took for granted. This is happening in China too. Multibillionaire Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, championed the work culture known as "996." This number refers to Ma’s belief that everyone in his company should happily work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. It's equivalent to America’s “hustle- porn,” rise-and-grind culture that resonated in the pre-pandemic time period. The younger generation of Chinese workers are not fond of Ma’s work code. As reported by the South China Morning Post, the Gen-Z workers are known to “slack off by refusing to work overtime, delivering medium-quality work, going to the toilet frequently and staying there for a long time, playing with their mobile phones or reading novels at work.” This is their way of pushing back on the demands of long hours without pay that is commensurate with their efforts. Working at a slower pace is a form of protest. It’s their way of saying, “We don’t think that we’re being treated fairly.” Similar to the complaints of both Millennials and Gen-Zs in America, the young Chinese people contend that their meager earnings won’t afford them a house or a financially comfortable life. As opposed to prior generations, some of the Chinese youth are not buying into the hustle culture and putting a premium on having a well-rounded lifestyle. They’ve adopted the mantra of “lying flat.” This term means “doing the bare minimum to get by, and striving for nothing more than what is absolutely essential for one’s survival.” The mindset is that lying down is a protest against participants in a workplace and economy that they don’t believe in or feel that they are getting a fair shot. Similar to many in the U.S., the Gen-Z and Millennials are forsaking purchasing homes and starting families. President Xi Jinping is not too pleased with this trend, stating, “It is necessary to prevent the stagnation of the social class, unblock the channels for upward social mobility, create opportunities for more people to become rich, and form an environment for improvement in which everyone participates, avoiding involution and lying flat.” He is concerned that the lying flat is in direct conflict with the “Chinese Dream” or a “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” Lying down and related trends sadly shows the discouragement and disconnection of young adults from the workplace and economy. This needs to be addressed. It’s not healthy for the young people and society when there is so much unhappiness. If our political leaders ignore this clear call for help and change, conditions will only worsen over time.

Look like those bed that prepare for coffin

we alrdy got one antiwork kgk here liao. kgk xdd @HarrisY, seems like u r way ahead of the trend.

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Sri Lanka is facing a deepening financial and humanitarian crisis with fears it could go bankrupt in 2022 as inflation rises to record levels, food prices rocket and its coffers run dry. The meltdown faced by the government, led by the strongman president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is in part caused by the immediate impact of the Covid crisis and the loss of tourism but is compounded by high government spending and tax cuts eroding state revenues, vast debt repayments to China and foreign exchange reserves at their lowest levels in a decade. Inflation has meanwhile been spurred by the government printing money to pay off domestic loans and foreign bonds. The World Bank estimates 500,000 people have fallen below the poverty line since the beginning of the pandemic, the equivalent of five years’ progress in fighting poverty. Inflation hit a record high of 11.1% in November and escalating prices have left those who were previously well off struggling to feed their families, while basic goods are now unaffordable for many. After Rajapaksa declared Sri Lanka to be in an economic emergency, the military was given power to ensure essential items, including rice and sugar, were sold at set government prices – but it has done little to ease people’s woes. Anurudda Paranagama, a chauffeur in the capital, Colombo, took on a second job to pay for rising food costs and cover the loan on his car but it was not enough. “It is very difficult for me to repay the loan. When I have to pay electricity and water bills and spend on food, there is no money left,” he said, adding that his family now eats two meals a day instead of three. He described how his village grocer was opening 1kg packets of milk powder and dividing it into packs of 100g because his customers could not afford the whole packet. “We now buy 100g of beans when we used to buy 1kg for the week,” said Paranagama. The loss of jobs and vital foreign revenue from tourism, which usually contributes more than 10% of GDP, has been substantial, with more than 200,000 people losing their livelihoods in the travel and tourism sectors, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. The situation has got so bad that long queues have formed at the passport office as one in four Sri Lankans, mostly the young and educated, say they want to leave the country. For older citizens, it is reminiscent of the early 1970s when import controls and low production at home caused severe shortages of basic commodities and caused long queues for bread, milk and rice. The former central bank deputy governor WA Wijewardena warned the struggles of ordinary people would exacerbate the financial crisis, which would in turn make life harder for them. “When the economic crisis deepens beyond redemption, it is inevitable that the country will have a financial crisis too,” he said. “Both will reduce food security by lowering production and failing to import due to foreign exchange scarcities. At that point, it will be a humanitarian crisis.” One of the most pressing problems for Sri Lanka is its huge foreign debt burden, in particular to China. It owes China more than $5bn in debt and last year took an additional $1bn loan from Beijing to help with its acute financial crisis, which is being paid in instalments. In the next 12 months, in the government and private sector, Sri Lanka will be required to repay an estimated $7.3bn in domestic and foreign loans, including a $500m international sovereign bond repayment in January. However, as of November, available foreign currency reserves were just $1.6bn. In an usual approach, government minister Ramesh Pathirana said they hoped to settle their past oil debts with Iran by paying them with tea, sending them $5m worth of tea every month in order to save “ much needed currency”. The opposition MP and economist Harsha de Silva recently told parliament that foreign currency reserves would be -$437m by January next year, while the total foreign debt to service would be $4.8bn from February to October 2022. “The nation will be totally bankrupt,” he said. Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal made public assurances that Sri Lanka could pay off its debts “seamlessly” but Wijewardena said the country was at substantial risk of defaulting on its repayments, which would have catastrophic economic consequences. Meanwhile, Rajapaksa’s sudden decision in May to ban all fertiliser and pesticides and force farmers to go organic without warning has brought a formerly prosperous agricultural community to its knees as many farmers, who had become used to using – and often overusing – fertiliser and pesticides, were suddenly left without ways to produce healthy crops or combat weeds and insects. Many fearing a loss decided not to cultivate crops at all, adding to the food shortages in Sri Lanka. The government made a dramatic U-turn in late October and farmers are now struggling to cover the high costs of imported fertiliser without help. “The costs of cultivating paddy [wheat] have gone up astronomically … The government has no money for fertiliser subsidies. Many of us farmers are reluctant to invest money because we don’t know if we will make any profit,” said one farmer, Ranjit Hulugalle. In an attempt temporarily to ease the problems and stave off difficult and most likely unpopular policies, the government has resorted to temporary relief measures, such as credit lines to import foods, medicines and fuel from its neighbouring ally India, as well as currency swaps from India, China and Bangladesh and loans to purchase petroleum from Oman. However, these loans provide only short-term relief and have to be paid back quickly at high interest rates, adding to Sri Lanka’s debt load. Anushka Shanuka, a personal trainer, was among those who used to have a comfortable life but now is struggling to get by. “We can’t live the way we used to before the pandemic,” he said, saying the prices of vegetables had gone up by more than 50%. “The government promised to help us but nothing came, so we are just managing the best we can. I don’t know how much longer we can go on like this.” https://sg.news.yahoo.com/no-money-left-covid-crisis-150021687.html

Which kind of lying flat?

A real gamer prides him/herself in not using paid-to-win gear to best other players, 20k worth of gear in a mobile game just shows how terrible she is at it.

The troll post already begun. The small bite size meat remind me of the small poop when I don't eat enough fiber

there a kumgong who tell me this. router even if nv use say to turn on 24/7 and do the math 20w x 24 hrs x 30 days x 27c per kWh = $3.88 per month. knn what $3.88 per month, what 30days. i on 24/7 for 1 month? count 1 yr or 10yr la. talk talk, pay me money la limpeh give him my math. dont just talk and told me to on 24/7, money who pay? i waiting for him to pay $611 for 10yr just to on 24/7. ONTs and routers are meant to be turned on only when i need them Say let: Now is for 20w for 24 hr = 0.48kWh = @ 0.2722c per kWh is $4.05per month = $48.60 per year i can pay half a year of my hp bill. next year GST 9% Now is for 20w for 24 hr = 0.48kWh = @ 0.2772c per kWh is $4.12per month = $49.49 per year i can pay half a year of my hp bill + a quick few bus stop ride to interchange that is based on the Electricity tariff for now. so who want to give me $48.60 per year to switch on 24/7 my ONTs and routers? BTW add 5% for inflation. that mean for 10yr + 5% inflation + GST at 7%= 48.60 51.03 53.58 56.26 59.07 62.02 65.12 68.38 71.80 75.39 total just to switch on 24/7 even when i not using it $611.25 So any taker? lai lai lai give me free money for 10yr to switch on my ONTs and routers 24/7 for only $611.25 Bonus for you as i only add inflation Excluding the ever changing Electricity tariff.

Even energon cubes need get power

even more kumgong is people dont even think of where the electricity is coming from or physical physics. they think the batteries r like the energon cubes in transformers.

SINGAPORE – Remember that mall along Orchard Road where queues formed with customers eagerly awaiting to take photos with shirtless male models a decade ago? It is now taken over by Adidas Homeground, sans naked bodies, of course. Knightsbridge, the three-storey mall, now houses the Adidas Singapore Brand Centre making it the largest mono-brand retail sports destination in Singapore. A new retail store? The Adidas Homeground will give you second thoughts that Singapore's brick-and-mortar retail scene is dying. Here's why. The largest one-stop fitness offering Adidas Brand Centre. PHOTO: Adidas Imagine having limited edition exclusives, the latest and most extensive array of footwear, apparel and accessories under one roof. Also, look out for the range of shoes and apparel unique to SEA and only available at the Adidas Homeground. PHOTO: Adidas Women only Fitsters, the latest UltraBoost 22 and ZX 5K Boost, will also be up for grabs at Homeground. Did you know that the UltraBoost 22 is created by an all-women team, tapping on women-specific insights? The ZX 5K Boost, on the other hand, presents the next level of comfort with the mesh inserts. In addition, the ZX 5K Boost creates an ode to the always-evolving ZX legacy with a bold, retro-futuristic silhouette. Singapore’s very own T-shirt Key City T-shirt. PHOTO: Adidas Love to make a statement with your tees? Then, be sure to bring home the Adidas Singapore’s very own Key City Tee – packed with little nostalgia-filled nuggets of all the things we love about Singapore. Uniquely Singapore In line with today’s trigger happy crowd, no brick and mortar retail experience is complete without that instagrammable art piece to complete your in-person shopping experience. The massive store has been meticulously designed with plenty of hyperlocal elements, such as the Singapore River, the East Coast Park, the void deck and of course, our local cuisine. These art installations were created by local artists such as Terence Woon, Pamela Ting, Jessica Wong from Scene Shang, and more. MakerLab. PHOTO: Adidas January inspiration Get inspired by local talents and celebrities, such as homegrown musician Benjamin Kheng, national high jumper and SEA Games record holder for High Jump, Michelle Sng; professional footballer Jacob Mahler; female jiu-jitsu practitioner and World Champion Constance Lien; MMA champion, Amir Khan; as well as national track and field athlete and Olympian, Shanti Pereira. Be clued in to their personal stories and how they overcome their creative and athletic blocks via the 3D LED Screen at Knightsbridge façade come January 2022. Get the first dibs of new launches In the coming months, Adidas Homeground will be rolling out the “Bring it to Me” service, exclusive to the brand centre, where your preferred items are delivered to you as you browse at the store. All you need is the Adidas app or a QR code. The app also allows you to be one of the first to be informed of new launches and promotions. Adidas Brand centre facade. PHOTO: Adidas Our editorial team is dedicated to finding and telling you more about the products and deals we love. If you love them too and decide to purchase through the links below, we may receive a commission. Prices were correct at the time of publication. Shop Adidas online. Or visit Adidas Homeground at 270 Orchard Road, Knightsbridge, Singapore 238857.

Then tiongland will say magicword... Allyourbasearebelongtous

Yes, the rest of the world knows SG is just a small island! Only the Poopies thinks, they are some big dick! Thats why USA didnt bother to invite pinky to USA for Democracy Summit (or something like that few mths ago) I think some countries, allows citizenship via ancestry! Assuming Dad is UKDK, so he auto qualify! Even SG is part of commonwealth of nations, but UK pawn SG gazzillion times !!! I will also do the same if my son is in this situation! Only issue is His parents CPF will kanna affected boh?

Remind me of those chuck norris jokes been cracked in world of warcraft.

SINGAPORE - Lim Cheng Mong was puzzled when the bank called to tell him he had missed a payment of more than $20,000 in overdue credit card debt linked to 89 mysterious transactions under his name. "At first I thought I was scammed, but the credit card company said these were all legitimate transactions and there was nothing it could do," said Lim, 56, who works as a product manager in a German company. More from AsiaOneRead the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. The billing trail led to his 18-year-old daughter's Grab account, which was tied to his credit card and meant to cover her transportation expenses. But without his knowledge, the teen had linked her e-wallet to a mobile game called Genshin Impact and went on a six-week spending spree from August to October on in-game purchases to upgrade her avatar. “I told her off and said it was a lot of money — one year’s worth of school fees if she were to go to an overseas university,” Lim told The Straits Times. "She just spent the huge sum without blinking an eye," he said. Such stories of parents forking out large sums to foot bills chalked up by their children's online spending have grown more common as more youngsters are exposed to such transactions with the rise in digitalisation. Companies that deal with digital payments are now warning parents to set notifications on their e-wallets to keep tabs on and be alerted to their children's spending. The success of Chinese role-playing fantasy video game Genshin Impact, which has earned more than US$2 billion (S$2.7 billion) since its launch in September 2020, has been marred by criticisms over its in-game purchase system. The award-winning open-world game is free to play, but progress is slow unless players buy upgrades with real money. Players can try their luck and buy randomised items to upgrade their characters. "Gacha" is a Japanese word that refers to a vending machine that dispenses randomised toys, usually contained in plastic capsules. Such mechanics are used in other video game titles like Fifa and Star Wars Battlefront. Genshin's Chinese game developer Mihoyo did not reply to ST queries on this incident by press time. In Lim's case, his daughter made payments through the Apple App Store and Coda Payments, a major online transaction platform. Genshin Impact. PHOTO: The Straits Times In separate statements, spokesmen for Grab and Coda Payments advised users to set up real-time notifications that inform users whenever their e-wallet is charged. Users can also turn off the auto top-up function and spend within the limits of a budgeted amount, said the Grab spokesman, who added that the company has followed up with Lim on his case. Coda Payments, which accepts some 250 payment modes to facilitate in-game purchases, said in response to ST queries that it was unable to comment on customer cases for privacy reasons. It urged customers to contact their credit card provider to resolve disputed charges. When asked, an Apple spokesman directed ST to its support pages, which advised those with multiple devices in a household to set restrictions on all of them. Apple's Family Sharing function has an Ask to Buy setting that requires the card provider's approval before a purchase can be made, it wrote on its site. Lawyer Lionel Tan, who specialises in technology, media and telecommunications, said there is a chance of reversing a transaction if a minor played a game meant for adults, or if there were confusing statements in the app that misled a user to pay. Lim's daughter has just hit the minimum age of 18 that enables her to enter contracts on her own, said Tan from Rajah and Tann Singapore. He added that it is hard to argue that she was not aware that she made the online purchases. He added that such incidents may be on the rise as more services are going digital. Some cases in which minors under 18 are involved have been amicably resolved due to the fact that the child may not have understood the nature of the purchase, he said. "The online site may also wish to avoid the negative publicity or regulatory scrutiny that may be drawn to it," said Tan, who advised parents to be aware of their children's Internet and gaming activities. Lim has since recovered around $10,000 from his credit card issuing bank, which he said was done out of its goodwill. He reminded his 21-year-old son — also an avid gamer — of the risks of online spending and said he would not help his son to pay for online gaming services. Lim hopes companies and the authorities will review the enforcement of online transactions, especially when children are involved. He said: "We as parents have totally no control. It is a disaster waiting to happen and I want to make sure more parents are aware of it." How to set alerts for transactions Here are some precautions you can take to prevent unwanted transactions in major payment apps: Grab To set alerts for any transaction, open the Grab app and click on Account, then tap Settings. Under the GrabPay drop list, click Communications and then select the option to be informed of cashless transactions by e-mail under Transaction Statement. OCBC Bank To enable notifications, tap the bell icon on the top right of the OCBC app log-in screen, where you will see a list of notifications from the bank. Next, tap the Settings icon on the top left corner and toggle the switch to receive alerts. Standard Chartered Bank Set alerts by logging in to the mobile app and select Settings from the drop-down menu. Tap Inbox Notifications and enable notifications for banking alerts. Apple App Store Parents can control apps their children buy on their mobile devices with Ask to Buy, a function under the Family Sharing feature. Once activated, parents will receive a notification seeking their approval when the child downloads an app. To activate Ask to Buy, open the Settings app on your mobile device and tap on your name. Enter Family Sharing and tap Ask to Buy. Then tap on your family member's name and toggle to turn on or off Ask to Buy.

Means cmi

sama sama profligate spending and unstainable bla bla bla just that they need to learn to GST the peasants

from cai png to st regis big jump wor pic karpo from bui bui kim stay is it?

lately i m into lego building. wahahahahahah

jin kumgong.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group shares have been suspended from trading on Monday pending the release of "inside information", the embattled property developer said without elaborating. Evergrande, the world's most indebted developer, is struggling to repay more than $300 billion in liabilities, including nearly $20 billion of international market bonds that were deemed to be in cross-default by ratings firms last month after it missed payments. The property developer missed new coupon payments worth $255 million due last Tuesday< VG162759965=>, though both have a 30-day grace period. The firm has set up a risk management committee with many members from state companies, and said it would actively engage with its creditors. Local media reported over the weekend a city government in the Chinese resort island of Hainan had ordered Evergrande on Dec. 30 to demolish its 39 residential buildings within 10 days, due to illegal construction. The buildings stretched over 435,000 square meters, the reports added, citing an official notice to Evergrande's unit in Hainan. Evergrande did not respond to request for comment on the Hainan development. On Friday, Evergrande dialled back plans to repay investors in its wealth management products, saying each investor in its wealth management product could expect to receive 8,000 yuan ($1,257) per month as principal payment for three months irrespective of when the investment matures. The move highlights the deepening liquidity squeeze at the property developer. "The market is watching the asset disposal progress from Evergrande to repay its debt, but the process will take time," said Conita Hung, investment strategy director at Tiger Faith Asset Management. "And the demolition order in Hainan will hurt the little homebuyer confidence remained in the company." Evergrande said last week 91.7% of its national projects have resumed construction after three months of effort. Many projects were halted previously after the developer failed to pay its many suppliers and contractors. Shares of Evergrande shed 89% last year, closing at HK$1.59 on Friday. Its EV unit China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group reversed early losses to rise 14% in early afternoon trade on Monday, while property management unit Evergrande Services also turned around from the red to rise 1%.

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Cat owners in South Korea have been warned to unplug their electric hobs when not in use after a spate of more than 100 house fires over the past three years were linked to the furry felines. Between January 2019 and November last year, cats were blamed for starting a total of 107 house fires in the country’s capital, leaving four people injured and causing some 141 million won (US$118,500) worth of damage. The curious creatures are thought to have mainly started the fires by inadvertently pressing touch-sensitive buttons that control the temperature on electric stoves, causing the appliances to overheat and catch fire, according to Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Department, which coordinates fire and rescue services in the capital. Electric hobs often feature touch-sensitive buttons that can be inadvertently pressed by curious cats that are left home alone. Photo: Nora Tam “Households with cats are advised to pull the plug on electric ranges and stoves when they leave home or protect the stove switches with some kind of cover,” said Hwang Young-joong, a fire investigator from the department. Household pets were held responsible for 31 fires in the capital between January and September 2019, the department’s figures show – a fourfold increase from three years earlie“Recently, cat-related fires are occurring continuously” said Chung Gyo-chul, a senior department official, who urged pet owners to turn off appliances before leaving home so as to prevent accidental fires started by their furry friends. He further called on cat owners, in particular, to stow away dishcloths, tea towels and other flammable objects, as these fuel fires and could be used by agile animals like cats to access areas they might otherwise be unable to reach. More expensive stoves will often have safety features that make them less prone to overheating and catching fire, according to an engineer from an LG Electronics service centre in Seoul, who said high-end products often include multiple layers of protection – such as requiring that buttons be pressed in an “exact three-step sequence” to turn the hob on, with an automatic shut-off that triggers if sensors detect that no object has been placed on the hob. Safety first Household pets around the world present an innate fire hazard, as they are often left home alone for hours at a time and do not understand the risks associated with knocking over candles, pressing switches on kitchen appliances and chewing electrical cords. In Britain, pets reportedly caused two house fires in the space of one week in the English county of Kent, after a cat – and separately a dog – accidentally ignited gas hobs in January 2020, leaving one of the owners requiring hospital treatment. US animal welfare organisation American Humane estimates that 1,000 house fires are started by pets every year in the United States, and advises owners to minimise the risks by pet-proofing their homes. “Put covers on or remove stove knobs and discourage climbing in the kitchen – an accidental nudge of a stove knob is the number one cause of house fires started by pets,” it says on the Pet Fire Safety section of its website. “By preventing your pet from interacting with a stove, you can take a big step toward preventing fires.” Pets should also be kept away from open fireplaces and unattended candles, the organisation advised, and loose wires secured to prevent pets from chewing on them.

Played genshin impact & quite impress by the quality of the game. Thought it's from a japanese developer instead of chinese developer. The game remind me of legend of zelda : breath of the wild. Can easily be pushed to buy in-game credits for gacha in order to get powerful characters and weapons.

The dotter become gamer?

Just like tax fuel... Ppl go EV but no one tot of wat will happen to batteries

Towkay me monday-friday 8 am-6pm is here. then monday-thurs 7pm-6am is here. fri after 6pm to next mon 6am is here. wahahahahahaha

Used to play flight sim in my poly days. But less companies coming out flight sim. Trying to resist urge to dive in into DCS world.(still have falcon 4.0 to play around with)

Late boomer ma

Can related, kena tie and control

He ish moar blainless coz chiu r 1% less blainless than him?