jetta SG LS are you into cooking/baking? I wasn't until I moved away. *kicking self for not paying attention to Mum while she was cooking* Everytime I visit Sg, I will haul a few cookbooks back. And dry ingredients. And handbags. And fabric. And other treasures.
Rhonda SG Originally posted by Meia Gisborn: Jetta, I feel your pain, and hope your tax return preparation goes smoothly. Completing my tax return would be exceedingly simple, if not for the fact that I have to fill out that #@%&@! [b]Schedule D - Capital Gains and Losses everytime I do a stock trade. Ascertaining the cost of any shares or funds that are sold during the year to offset against the proceeds from the sale is a huge problem that, for me, involves having to pore through reams of financial statements. Many if not all of the funds sold weren't originally acquired in discrete lots, and dividends earned through the life of the fund were almost always rolled back into the fund in the form of additional share purchases. The headache is that every single addition to a particular fund was obtained at a different price and has to be accounted for to arrive at the cost of the equivalent number of shares sold (assuming you use a first-in, first-out cost basis). On average, it takes me about three days to research the data necessary to complete the tax return. It's a bloody monumental waste of my time.[/b] Oh my! I have a headache already, hearing you talk about it!
Ferret SG Actually, cats are very important. Sometimes(and more often than not), more important than people.
Rhonda SG I think I'll be just like you each time I make a trip back here! I already KNOW what I'll be missing! I'll definitely go crazy purchasing the cookbooks here! And then there are the clothes, the accessories, the VCD's of Hong Kong / Korean TV series as well as Asian movies, ingredients, certain local cookware, etc.
jetta SG Originally posted by Meia Gisborn: Jetta, I feel your pain, and hope your tax return preparation goes smoothly. Completing my tax return would be exceedingly simple, if not for the fact that I have to fill out that #@%&@! [b]Schedule D - Capital Gains and Losses everytime I do a stock trade. Ascertaining the cost of any shares or funds that are sold during the year to offset against the proceeds from the sale is a huge problem that, for me, involves having to pore through reams of financial statements. Many if not all of the funds sold weren't originally acquired in discrete lots, and dividends earned through the life of the fund were almost always rolled back into the fund in the form of additional share purchases. The headache is that every single addition to a particular fund was obtained at a different price and has to be accounted for to arrive at the cost of the equivalent number of shares sold (assuming you use a first-in, first-out cost basis). On average, it takes me about three days to research the data necessary to complete the tax return. It's a bloody monumental waste of my time.[/b]OMG This time you've reminded me of a few other things I have to do. *big heavy sigh* Woe is me. And you.
skeujin SG its 1:20am... brain a little rusty liao.... i like to say thou tts its from my heart n soul bt i cant. right now its only from my soul... u gota give me back my heart which u stole...
Meia Gisborn SG My apologies. I always get cranky come tax time. The caffeine from four mugs of coffee is probably not helping either...
jetta SG Aiyoh, if you only knew! My last trip back, I was robbed man. Many times over. Especially at that store, Robbingsome. *#)(%(#%&)(#%*
Rhonda SG Then, you so easily give up one meh? Like that where got true lub!! Thought you lub me deep deep mah! Now I know... it's yuen lai shallower than the oil that diet-conscious people pour in their frying pans!
Ferret SG Huh ? Why ? Was it something I said ? I am sorry if I made an insensitive remark in any way !
Rhonda SG AAAaaaaaahh HaaaRRharharharhahahaha!!! But honestly, I'll really really miss the local and regional cookbooks that are available here! I think I shall have to mail back a few boxes of shopping each time I come here to visit!
