Archive for September 15th, 2007

Hey, idiots!

Natural selection at work.
From Straits Times, September 15, 2007:
“Tsunami alert draws crowds to beach

IN HARM’S WAY: Curious hordes of onlookers waiting along Gurney Drive in Penang, apparently to see if a tsunami would hit the coastal area. — PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

KUALA LUMPUR – SCORES of curious Malaysians rushed to the beach to [...]

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S’pore housing market heads for correction

From September 14, 2007 Straits Times:
“Private home prices, which have surged to decade highs in the past 40 months, are holding for now, but analysts say the market is increasingly vulnerable to a sudden downturn in sentiment. — PHOTO: BT

SINGAPORE’S housing market – which has seen prices skyrocket amid frenzied buying – is heading for [...]

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