- Fed slashed interest rates to 0%, record low
- Bank of Japan cuts short-term interest rates to 0.1%
- European Central Bank cuts interest rates
- People’s Bank of China cut interest rates by 1.08% points (26 Nov)
Archive for December, 2008
It is all snowy and white everywhere now. Bad weather for driving, as evidenced by the car buangs that have happened to various people in my batch over this short period of time.
Shortly after the first snowfall, I was driving to Highlands. Due to the icy roads, I was unable to control the brakes and banged into the jeep in front of me at a traffic light on Traverwood. The jeep escaped with a dent in his rear bumper, while my hood, fender and bumper had to be replaced. Who knew, such incidents are pretty common. Heard that Tracie, Corwin and Yingyi had their cars banged into from the back at traffic lights too. 4 such incidents! Although, notice that out of the 4 accidents, I was the only culprit while the rest are victims. I am such a terrible driver. I think I have caused my car a lot of grief, despite only having it for 3 months. So, as a welcome back present from the body repair shop, I bought it a TomTom GPS!
On to better news… I managed an A+ for econ! =) Shall attribute this to my uber-cute gsi who provides more than sufficient incentive to go for section. <3
Thanksgiving in New York
Published December 1, 2008 Travel Leave a CommentTags: new york thanksgiving
It was Awesome. Also very nice catching up with John, Edwin, Chaybeng, Yuhui and Junhui.
Thursday – Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Recession Special Lunch, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Ground Zero, Wall Street, homecooked Thanksgiving dinner with Gordon Ramsey turkey recipe.
Friday – Lunch at Shake Shack (best burger in the world), Central Park, Grease the musical, American Museum of Natural History, Empire State Observatory, dinner at Nonya (authentic Singaporean and Malaysian food; Prawn mee was delicious). Met with Brian after dinner and went to a bar with Best Chicken Wings in New York.
Saturday – Met Brian and Jennifer for lunch in Chinatown. Tried Tenren bubble tea, supposedly best bubble tea in NY. Shopping at Soho, then visisted Rockefeller Center and Saks Fifth Avenue. Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Dinner in East Village (aka J-Town).
Sunday – HOME
