tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post1049512342444087565..comments2024-02-19T20:37:52.018+08:00Comments on eastcoastlife: Where's the rice?eastcoastlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-28117580686353828402008-04-17T16:18:00.000+08:002008-04-17T16:18:00.000+08:00I'm suprise actually as I thought Singapore is a r...I'm suprise actually as I thought Singapore is a rich city/country. As I'm living in the UK, I can still get the rice and therefore this crisis doesn't affect me much at the moment. But if this carries on, I'm sure everybody would suffer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-28155791916541497952008-04-12T11:47:00.000+08:002008-04-12T11:47:00.000+08:00Wow ... all gone!I need to rush out buy rice and w...Wow ... all gone!<BR/><BR/>I need to rush out buy rice and what not!<BR/><BR/>I hope your prediction is wrong though. Then again ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-60838815514416906402008-04-11T18:07:00.000+08:002008-04-11T18:07:00.000+08:00ecl,longan seeds on the way!:Decl,<BR/>longan seeds on the way!:DKokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080952716925786130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-45916036581081359572008-04-11T11:10:00.000+08:002008-04-11T11:10:00.000+08:00My grandmother told me last time they got no money...My grandmother told me last time they got no money to buy rice , and they had to eat fan shue (sweet potatoes)...but then now how?..fan shue also expensive wei..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-60585168801798295282008-04-11T10:42:00.000+08:002008-04-11T10:42:00.000+08:00Can Singaporeans switch to potatoes or bread inste...Can Singaporeans switch to potatoes or bread instead of rice?<BR/><BR/>I am worry for our children.SG Neighbourhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742806109706843255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-16318617339738177992008-04-11T06:52:00.000+08:002008-04-11T06:52:00.000+08:00so serious? wah, come come. come australia got ple...so serious? wah, come come. come australia got plenty of rice! everywhere, every supermarket!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-38301959232406930012008-04-11T06:38:00.000+08:002008-04-11T06:38:00.000+08:00What a shocking consequence of the unbalance in th...What a shocking consequence of the unbalance in the international economy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-72106083911156723552008-04-11T06:35:00.000+08:002008-04-11T06:35:00.000+08:00Oh my gosh that is shocking! I had no idea!! food ...Oh my gosh that is shocking! I had no idea!! food costs are rising in Norway as well but not to that extent. I can't believe that there isn't enough rice to go around, gosh I wish I could send you some.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-65333721009336240222008-04-11T06:27:00.000+08:002008-04-11T06:27:00.000+08:00That's kinda scary. I hope the situation will be ...That's kinda scary. I hope the situation will be resolved soon.tammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803890115567631062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-77435677881136905712008-04-11T01:07:00.000+08:002008-04-11T01:07:00.000+08:00Wow this is scary!Wow this is scary!day-dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502215854478782887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-61496759421612386472008-04-11T00:56:00.000+08:002008-04-11T00:56:00.000+08:00Wow. Proof that you can't always believe what GOV...Wow. Proof that you can't always believe what GOVERNMENT tells you. :-0Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763110683087512959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-82991616149677161752008-04-11T00:50:00.000+08:002008-04-11T00:50:00.000+08:00wow...no more rice on shelf ? but this is only a s...wow...no more rice on shelf ? but this is only a short term scare...here in M'sia...things like cooking oil, flour or sugar will seems to disappear overnight whenever there is an announcement of price hike....or shortage...so 'kiasi'...causes more panic...in turn more hoarding....and back to more 'kiasi'....Sweet Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200406935669259230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-14599933885918758462008-04-10T23:36:00.000+08:002008-04-10T23:36:00.000+08:00Wah I did not realise the problem is that serious ...Wah I did not realise the problem is that serious in SG.. I just spoke to my mom who's living there and she did not mentioned anything about it to me..<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the update... I will call her now and asked her about it :)LadyJavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443186141757669564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-20513962628387249332008-04-10T23:06:00.000+08:002008-04-10T23:06:00.000+08:00Wah, what happened to all the rice? Is there rice...Wah, what happened to all the rice? Is there rice rationing in Singapore? Why?<BR/><BR/>I doubt it will ever get to the stage where rice is only affordable by the rich. <BR/><BR/>ClockwiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-55324614010770652082008-04-10T22:41:00.000+08:002008-04-10T22:41:00.000+08:00ecl,come lah Miri. Plenty of rice here! haha!ecl,<BR/>come lah Miri. Plenty of rice here! haha!Kokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080952716925786130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-3101498784033766192008-04-10T22:13:00.000+08:002008-04-10T22:13:00.000+08:00It seems to be time to eat potatoes and maybe swee...It seems to be time to eat potatoes and maybe sweet potatoes. Many of my clients whom I am serving feel the effect of the rising prices of food.oceanskies79https://www.blogger.com/profile/15637499843542653266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-33796576856574893992008-04-10T22:10:00.000+08:002008-04-10T22:10:00.000+08:00Thank you for sharing. Your photo speaks volumes.F...Thank you for sharing. Your photo speaks volumes.<BR/><BR/>For your daily dose of vintage goodness & a bit of silliness, stop by <A HREF="http://anapronaday.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Confessions of an Apron Queen</A>, the home of <A HREF="http://anapronaday.blogspot.com/2008/03/light-bulb-moment.html" REL="nofollow">Vintage Thingies Thursdays</A>.The Apron Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397385130751028674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-10009722347167477732008-04-10T20:46:00.000+08:002008-04-10T20:46:00.000+08:00I'm surprised! I went to the supermarket the past...I'm surprised! I went to the supermarket the past few days and there were plenty.. <BR/><BR/>Oh dear.... Hope what you said will not come true...LZmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01281728631670986823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-14204985533488829442008-04-10T19:41:00.000+08:002008-04-10T19:41:00.000+08:00It's true! It's true! The end is nigh..Very soon, ...It's true! It's true! The end is nigh..<BR/>Very soon, there will be acute food and potable water shortages. Increases in the population, decreasing numbers of farmers and lack of farmlands. High cost of everything that used to be cheap. War, famine, destruction. The End.L Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747649766642650870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-74835188793387718182008-04-10T19:08:00.000+08:002008-04-10T19:08:00.000+08:00Wow, gas prices have affect people across the worl...Wow, gas prices have affect people across the world. The truckers in the U.S. recently went on strike due to gas prices. Some of them are barely getting by.Awake In Rochesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465625764113100378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-12296438148816241182008-04-10T17:30:00.000+08:002008-04-10T17:30:00.000+08:00Better go and grab kentang now before it goes expe...Better go and grab <I>kentang</I> now before it goes expensive due to THE created demand (since newspapers already say it's a good alternative!)<BR/><BR/>But I still like rice. :Otigerfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575213806359208350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-84801244569246404832008-04-10T16:17:00.000+08:002008-04-10T16:17:00.000+08:00I went to the supermarket yesterday to buy a sack ...I went to the supermarket yesterday to buy a sack of rice and I was really surprised how much it cost now. It's hard to believe how expensive it is now. <BR/><BR/>When I was watching the news, I saw how other people were clamoring to buy cheaper rice (from the government) because many cannot afford the commercial rice. It's sad to see that many of them were not able to buy because of the shortage of supply.Heart of Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542152478039483575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-14855704470325770862008-04-10T15:46:00.001+08:002008-04-10T15:46:00.001+08:00I had a hard time getting rice from NTUC last week...I had a hard time getting rice from NTUC last week too. I finally bought it from Cold Storage. The craze for the rush has been slowed down.*sweat*<BR/><BR/>I'm so happy today cos my younger son, Amos... finally poo inside the toilet bowl. ;)J@n!cehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559251397816135134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-73925930839635197382008-04-10T15:46:00.000+08:002008-04-10T15:46:00.000+08:00This is really back to the old daysMy father had b...This is really back to the old days<BR/>My father had been telling me always: He grew up on 地瓜<BR/>Only have rice once a monthyenjai.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553024979095240791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16572633.post-69768982181174785472008-04-10T15:22:00.000+08:002008-04-10T15:22:00.000+08:00wah~~like that need to start eating porridge/conge...wah~~like that need to start eating porridge/congee loh, very watery one somemore...Doreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182987314675235328noreply@blogger.com