isnt that a double edged sword since the odd would be the same for both the player as well as the dealer, the only diff which would provide the dealer with a very small advantage would be hitting on a soft 17.

But what i would like to know if there is any precondition to "surrender", say the dealers first card is an ace, can i opt for surrender or is that option only available for cards other than an "ace"?

If i not mistaken, baccarat has better odds since its basically 50/50 with you either betting on the player or the dealer. I noticed alot of foreign workers, especially the bangla and indian workers prefer to play a form of russian roulette or spin the big wheel game.

The china workers usually go for pontoon or blackjack but they tend to play the "tumpang" game.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 22 2010, 01:50 PM

I played at the sands last sunday, was quite surprised it wasnt that packed on the weekends. The pontoon table is in between the singapore poker game and blackjack, there are about 12-16 tables allocated for pontoon.

I know some aunty and uncles or "wild" players will shout "picture" which is quite annoying. At least me and my bro walked out the sands 500 dollars richer with only a capital of 200 to begin with. Its quite surprising how fast you can either win or lose depending on how you play the odds.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 22 2010, 02:39 PM

Mana boleh count cards with since they have those card shufflers with around 5 decks of cards all jumbled in.

If it was a standard 1 deck all you need is an eidetic memory and some math skills and your good to go.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 22 2010, 10:47 PM

I never said i was a pro gambler. Its technical unfeasible to count decks and calculate the odds with a auto shuffling 5 deck machine. You would need to be a savant to be able to do the calculations in your head in real time.

Looks like another death of migrant workers coz of unsafe transport conditions. Its very hypocritical of the Singaporeans to espouse the virtue at the workplace of "Work safe, safety first and safety starts with me" but still force migrant workers to ride vehicles designed to transport goods, not people all under the excuse of cost.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 23 2010, 08:31 AM

US customers getting it on 24th june. I guess its either july or september whereby all carriers in sg will offer the iphone 4.

Donno whether to get either the iphone 4, htc desire or wait abit longer for motorola driod 2 coz its way faster and has a physical keyboard.

If your company give you blackberry you still want 2 have another phone? Might as well use blackberry as your primary phone.

very unusual, that mean your BB just for receiving and sending e-mail. I didnt know sg telco can have the option of data but no voice calls. I guess they dont want you to abuse by calling people.

Usually the burmese, filipino, indians and banglas will talk for hours on end until the battery dies.

So what? Just see the e-mail and get on what your doing. Its not like you have to goto the office on the weekend just becoz your boss asked you to, do you?

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 23 2010, 01:52 PM

If its in your jobscope then with or without for e-mail your still screwed. Unless your boss ask you to go while he/she gallivanting somewhere else without a care in the world, like BP's CEO who went yachting during the BP deepwater crisis.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 23 2010, 05:11 PM

I tried the keyboard on the driod aka milestone and its ok. I heard they made further refinements for it in the upcoming successor to the driod.

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Added on June 24, 2010, 2:46 pmyou spend less then 10 dollars a day for 3 meals a day?

I just found out that with an EP i can use the electronic gantry gate instead of having to have an immigration officer scan my pass. I still think the officer does a faster job then the gantry machine, just like malaysia passport scanner which is quite slow.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 24 2010, 02:46 PM

My dinner is usually subway since i am sick of eating rice at the shops since its either not nice or way to oily. I usually get the vege delight since i started trying to eat less for dinner.

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Added on June 24, 2010, 4:36 pmIm not sure if i'm using the automated gate clearance since i just goto the gate, scan my passport and then my finger print and im good to go. There seems to be a slot for a card of some sort but i;ve tried that with my card and it doesnt work. So i just scan my passport at the passport scanner and then the thumb print.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 24 2010, 04:38 PM

Yes. Usually when i goto woodlands singapore immigration, the right lanes are for singaporeans and PR, and the left is for foreginers which passes.

But my bro told me he's been doing it at changi since getting his new EP, so i tried and it works.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 24 2010, 04:56 PM

My bro only found out about it when he was at changi the the immigration officer mentioned to him why he didnt just scan his passport and fingerprint at the gate rather then goto the immigration officer.

SSI?

You can survive without internet while onboard a ship for months at a time?

Some ships, not all ships plus its only for higher rung officers. Nobody gonna pay u USD5000 for a deckhand.

I've been on ships anchored in international waters, its farking boring when i finish my job and have to wait for the next chopper or boat to get me the hell off the ship.

Fortunately the captain gives me internet privileges since i need to check my mail and update my work online. But some of the junior officers dont get net access of they have to use a common recreation room for net access.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 25 2010, 02:52 PM

Unless you are managerial role, then company will provide you with housing, my fren bro working for infineon in singapore got a company condo 2 stay for free for 2 years.

Some ships your not allowed to fish due to incidences where by the fishing line may get entangled, plus you never know what parasites, disease or toxic chemicals maybe in the fish. If your on OnG ships, then the food is good and quantity is never a problem, plus every fortnight is BBQ night.

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Added on June 25, 2010, 3:04 pmDoes your title start with a C?

This post has been edited by crapp0: Jun 25 2010, 03:04 PM

CIO, CTO, CFO etc etc

With so many people queuing and owning an LV bag, its exclusivity factor goes down the drain. If you want something more exclusive in singapore, get burberry blue label. Only japan sells this line of burberry products, got my mom a handbag over there.