Hi from Singapore, land of banned chewing gum

It's true, importing non-therapeutic chewing gum is illegal here, but strangely, consumption of chewing gum is ok.

 

if it is illegal how can it be ok?

 

if importin in illegal and consumption is okie.. than i think the gums must me manufactured in the country itself... hmm ... gud business there

 

Well, I'm not too sure about manufacturing gum, but bringing in a couple of packs for personal consumption is ok with the customs.

Are you starting to like my country?

 

well somewht, if i get a change & finance to open a unit there

 

OK with customs? Didn't you just say that importing non-therapeutic gum was illegal??

 

Well, I guess "importing" is a little different from "bringing". At the customs, I can bring in snacks and bottled drinks for personal consumption, but in small quantities. If I carry dozens of goods, it'd be called "importing".

So, in short, people are allowed to "bring in" small amounts of chewing gums for personal consumption.

 

Hey welcome to DP! I'm from Singapore too.

 

Hi kniveswood, nice to hear from a fellow countryman.

 

Yeah it's nice. I'm getting lonely here.

 

kniveswood, got advice on Adsense and making money on the net for a fellow countryman?

 

haha, amit, I chew gum with my mouth....

 

Seriously, everything u need to know can be found in this forum.

But first thing you should do, is read the Adsense TOS and make sure u never break it. Once u get kicked, u cant get back in.

 

Have you got paid by Adsense? I started 1 month back, and now it's only at $20+....

Just got approved by Chitika though...

Could you share your experience?

 

Yup. Both Adsense and Chitika paid.

You might wanna start a new thread in Website Reviews so everyone here can suggest how you may improve your site.

 

Thanks for the advice. I've read that some users here are not too keen on providing links to their sites for fear of click-bombs. That's why I haven't had the "courage" of letting people review my only site.

If you don't mind one more question, is the income generated from Adsense and Chitika enough for decent "pocket money"? A rough indicative range? S$500/mth? (There are Adsense geniuses who make a bundle, but I just wanna know what's achievable in practice...)

Thanks!

 

Revenue varies by your intelligence and determination.

My intelligence and determination are going to be worth just over $12k (US) this month. Hopefully I'll be smarter next month.

I had the opportunity to visit Singapore a few years ago. I found it to be a very nice place. Very clean, very modern, very nice people, very pretty girls.

While there, I had a local desert. A sort of ice cream that was green and tasted very odd. I was told it was a national favorite. Can you remind me what it was?

 

Hmm...green tea? Peppermint?

Of coz...if u put in enough effort, it can become a "job" instead of mere "pocket money". S$500/month is certainly doable. It's very very modest compared to what some members here are earning.

It also helps if you are IT-inclined and able to write well. Because content is king, and we're working on websites after all so technical stuffs are unavoidable.

 

kniveswood, thanks so much. Yes, I'm technical, so I should start working hard on it, now that I know "decent" pocket money is achieveable.

Spencer, is it called "ice kachang" ? It's a plateful of ice with toppings and sweet colorful syrup. Another similar dessert is called "boh boh cha cha", which usually comes in a bowl, and with coconut syrup added.

 

Spencer, haha... my friends from abroad keep telling me that girls in Singapore dress too skimpy (due in part to hot weather). Too much to see, and too little time.