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A Rembrant painting / sketch was found at a church...

A Rembrant painting / sketch was found at a church... and the BBC Newsday anchor and Singapore co-anchor were silent for a moment. The last word was "justice". This echo's my last red faced moment at work where I complained to the top gun how someone had said "You are joining my crew so I hope you give good blow jobs. I hear you give the best".

The top gun said "it's the nature of the industry". I said "I felt uncomfortable when I heard men talking like that when I first entered construction (in 2003 after the computer market crashed) but now I've learned to live with it. I first thought it bizzare but now I realize they'll all face judgement / justice for being that way. In fact now I think it's simply rediculous.".

But they should use common sense. There are about 40% of the work force that talk that way to each other. They should understand that they shouldn't talk that way to the 60% who don't use sexual words against other men.

I told someone today... let's say 40% have guns and like to shoot each other... don't shoot the other 60% who don't have guns... it's only common sense.

Message to amanda.lee@scmp.com via LinkedIn (rip off site)

I'm interested if your pessimistic judgement of Hong Kong Savings bonds for savers has changed given light of the last few business days of stock market unrest. Savings bonds linked to the cost of inflation could be a omen of things to come.

- Rick Lee

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The Euro Zone's answer to the AAA to AA+ downgrade of the USA by standard and poor's was to engage in quantative easing. ie. Let the Euro downgrade by printing money. Japan should do the same thing by paying off the mortgages of 455,000 homeless people in Japan who had their houses wiped out by the Tsunami but still have to pay the mortgage.

That said after this quid-pro-quo ends one must be braced for the Hong Kong style of bonds becoming a more predominate way of saving money (earning interest) when the stock market is revealed for what she is. Inheritances are a problem (the parents are worth more dead to the children / spouse) so the government keeping the principal and the investor getting the interest as long as they are alive might be a great solution to that social-economic problem.