Dont smile at stranger

I like to smile at people.

But sometimes my smile will lead to misundertanding for certain people.

Yesterday morning , I was so happy because it is Friday, meaning Saturday is coming tomorrow.

Since I am in cheerful mood , I am smiling all the way to work.

Although the thoughts of going to work with open heart is totally not my style hahaha

When the lift door close I saw one man standing, exchange glance , he smile at me and I returned his smile. That is all..... I thought!

I went up to my office put down my handbag , pick up morning newspaper hurried down for my quick breakfast.

Breakfast for the day Tuna Sandwiches. While I was enjoying my breakie and checking through the newspaper for latest info..... then suddenly one man came to my table.... ah! that same man smiling at me just now.

That smiley man : Excuse me miss! can I sit here?

My thoughts ( What the heck so many other empty space and you want to sit here )

Me : NO!!!!! (With my eyes open widely and rolling at him)

Yeah! now you know, why I am still single at the age of 36 years old and soon to be 37 years old

:(..... uwaaaaa I am one fierce lady hehehehe

I don't know why. I am too content with my life and end up don't like the ideas people intefere or even appear into my life.

Oh ya! what happen with that smiley man?

hahahaha he hurriedly walk away and sit far far away from me like Jerry got scolding from Tom. kekekekeke....

He dare not exchange glance with me.

I must be scared him off huahahahahahaha... (wicked laugh)

Oh ya this is the only photos I could upload since this internet connection not giving me good co operation today.

siew bao! anyone????


Have some siew bao buffet....delicious as always


seafood spagetti... yum yum

tomato soup....refreshing

Shortage of playground... these kids end up playing at petrol station?..result from too much commercial development nowadays

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Too late

I have few photos from my previous weekend which I am still in lazy mood to upload.
Yeah! it is another weekend now.
I am waiting for this day almost every week.
I like the feeling of spending my time at my own leisure and do what ever I like.
Ithought of going out in the morning but end up doing my weekend chores.
mmmm... not in the mood again.
We will see whether I make my decision to service my car tyre.
I have been dragging this since 2 months ago.

Anyway, work place nothing much to talk about.
The time I am waiting for almost make to realise next week 3rd May 2011.
Manage to force through despite many challenges.
This is not the end of everything but this is just a starting point.
The most challenging part is the next step which I am quite nervous to face it.
Am I strong enough just for the sake of being the survivor?

The most important person whi suppose to show his face on the day not coming to the last minute. Yeah! this what my beloved friend always telling me 'Cause and effect'

When most of our time spends to earn cash for living, we don't need to neglect family just for the sake of money. Balance it up. Spend time, appreciate them and treat them good.
Do it before too late.

This person is on the midst of amending his neglecting part. For him damage have been very severe and to amend it back , no hope for him. Too late!

Earn that billion but no love or even loyalty around him.
His fate and destiny! May God show him the way....and bless his life.

My destiny is living day by day.... and face whatever challenge God bring down for me.
Anyway put aside all that feeling...
I will enjoy my weekend to the fullest and make it more meaningful.

Photo maybe later if I decide not to be lazy....kekekeke

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Riksbank Sweden banknotes design competition

Sweden Riksbank has announced a competition to design Sweden’s new banknotes. The competition is open to artists, graphic artists, designers and architects. The intention is to use the winning suggestion as the starting point for the design of the new banknotes. Applications must be presented no later than 20 May. There is no information in English if this competition open to everyone or not.

The competition will be held in two stages. During stage 1, all those who fulfil the qualification requirements can register their interest in taking part in the competition. The Riksbank will then select 5-8 of the applicants, who will compete in stage 2 by presenting proposals for the design of the six banknote denominations. The competition will be held in accordance with competition regulations approved by the Swedish Association of Architects, the Artists Organisation KRO and the Swedish Association of Designers.

The jury will consist of four members of the General Council of the Riksbank and two artistic experts. The members are Peter Egardt, chairman, Anders Karlsson, Sonia Karlsson and Ebba Lindsö. The artistic experts are Jordi Arkö and Karin Granqvist. The jurty will co-opt further expertise as necessary.

Questions regarding the public procurement process should be addressed in writing via e-mail to formgivning@riksbank.se or via ordinary mail to the following address: Dnr 2011-239-ADM, Formgivning, Sveriges Riksbank, SE-103 37 Stockholm. The replies to questions of general interest will be published at regular intervals on the Riksbank’s website. The questions will be reproduced anonymously. The Riksbank cannot guarantee that questions sent after 13 May 2011 will be answered before the application deadline has expired.

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Pos Malaysia setem ku

This news make me envy stamp collector more. I wish BNM will be more creative and do something like this or at least launch a commemorative coins in a monthly basis. We don't know what coins BNM will be producing and when? Most of the time, the news come out at official BNM website, one day before the official launch of the coins and most of the gold coins already sold to all "BNM friends". We the common people will only get to share what were left by them, if any.

Photo by Star News: Chan Jo Mie showing the customised stamps.

In Star Newspaper today, Pos Malaysia announced their new personalized Stamp. Individuals and organisations wishing to commemorate a special occasion may customise a photo of their choice on these stamps, using four base designs in the 35 sen and 65 sen denominations. The Pos Malaysia setem ku customisation service costs RM20 per sheet of eight stamps, which has a postage value of RM4. It is available on request at the General Post Office stamp gallery.

Pos Malaysia head of stamps and philately unit Yasmin Ramli said customers could collect their personalised stamps the same day they made their order.

“They just have to provide a digital photo of their choice to complete the personalised stamps order. It can be done within the same day except for bulk orders which requires a minimum 200 sheets,” she said.

To commemorate the launch of the personalised stamps dubbed SetemKu, Yasmin said a pre-printed first day issue and first day cover would be sold at all post offices nationwide today. The first day cover will bear the hotstamp of the four base designs which feature a theme on silver handicraft. The designs were done in collaboration with Pictureworks (M) Sdn Bhd and Kraftangan Malaysia.

“In addition to customising the stamp space available, there is also a space on the stamp sheet for customised greetings and personal messages.

“So you can actually send out a custom-made greeting stamp to wish your family, friends or business associates during festive seasons,” said Yasmin.

Source: The Star

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Wickham Market coin hoard fund raise

Do any of you remember the story of two friends fighting for a Dallinghoo Gold award battle early this month? Ipswich museum is in a bid to save the Iceni gold hoard. They needs to raise £300,000 by the end of June to keep a hoard of Iron Age gold coins in Suffolk. The 840 embossed coins, also called "the Wickham Market Hoard", were buried 2,000 years ago by Iceni tribesmen later led by Boudicca against the Romans. The stash was found by a metal detector operator in a field near Wickham Market in 2008 and declared treasure. The Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service has made a fast-track bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Images via Wikipedia: Digging of the Wickham Market site.

"The opportunity to purchase the Wickham Market coin hoard is the first time we could retain a national treasure in Suffolk," said Caroline McDonald, curator of archaeology at Ipswich museum.

"It will be far better appreciated and understood here and gives everyone in the county something to be proud about.

"Suffolk earth has revealed some of the nation's most outstanding treasure in recent decades.

"The amazing Anglo Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo, the silver Roman dinner service found at Mildenhall during World War II and more recently the Hoxne Hoard of Roman coins and artefacts found in the 1990s.

"All of these finds are now in London at the British Museum."

Two hundred of the coins will be on show at Ipswich Museum from 3 May until 10 June.

"Until we raise all of the money this may be the only chance to see some of the hoard on display in Suffolk," said Ms McDonald.

Source: BBC News

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What If Your Faith Needs a Wake Up Call?

Believe it or not, my heart was touched by Emma...Follow this documentary and trust me, extreme realization will come forth...

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China Peking Opera Mask coins

The People’s Bank of China has issued a series of gold and silver commemorative coins for China Peking Opera Mask coins（series II）on April 15, 2011. The series consists of 3 coins, including 1gold coin and 2 silver coins, all of which are the legal tender of the People’s Republic of China. The reverse design of the coins depicts the famous Peking Opera facial mask. The series of gold and silver commemorative coins bear the common obverse of the emblem of the People’s Republic of China, the title of PRC and the year date, with the background of Chinese traditional pattern design of auspicious cloud and Hai Shui Jiang Ya--the most famous design depicted from stage costume of Peking Opera.

Gold coin Specification:

Face value: 100Yuan

Metal: gold

Fineness: 99.9%

Quality: proof

Weight: 1/4oz

Diameter: 22mm

Total Mintage: 50,000 pcs

Obverse:

The emblem of the People’s Republic of China, the title of PRC and the year date, with the background of Chinese traditional pattern design of auspicious cloud and Hai Shui Jiang Ya--the most famous design depicted from stage costume of Peking Opera.

Reverse:

The Peking Opera facial mask of courageous and sagacious “Guan Yu” (partially colored), the words “Guan Yu” in Chinese and the face value.

Silver coin Spesification:

Face value: 10Yuan

Metal: silver

Fineness: 99.9%

Quality: proof

Weight: 1oz

Diameter: 40mm

Total Mintage: 50,000 pcs per design.

Obverse:

The emblem of the People’s Republic of China, the title of PRC and the year date, with the background of Chinese traditional pattern design of auspicious cloud and Hai Shui Jiang Ya--the most famous design depicted from stage costume of Peking Opera.

Reverse-Design 1:

The Peking Opera facial mask of righteous and candid “Lu Zhishen” (partially colored), the words “Lu Zhishen” in Chinese and the face value.

Reverse-Design 2:

The Peking Opera facial mask of selfless and honest “Shan Xiongxin” (partially colored), the words “Shan Xiongxin” in Chinese and the face value.

The series of gold and silver coin is minted by Shenzhen Guobao Mint and solely distributed by China Gold Coin Incorporation.

Pictures via email by Pabitra Shaha.

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‘Billionaire’ hell notes collector

Do you want to be a ‘Billionaire’ hell notes collector? As what I knew, Chinese don't collect hell banknotes because it will bring bad luck. But a 64-year-old Stationery shop owner Cheng Ah Meng collect hell money for the past 30 years. Cheng who own a shop in Taman Johor Jaya started collecting the paper money began when he found half a note in a pile meant to be burnt for his late father.

“I was given an earful by my mother when I told her I wanted to start collecting hell money as it was a taboo to keep such things.

“My friends and family criticised my hobby but I went on with it because I know that one day, all these traditional items will be gone,” he said at his shop in Taman Johor Jaya here yesterday.

The father of two said he enjoyed looking at the different types of hell money as they came in striking colours.

“They are a joy to look at. I usually buy one stack of hell notes and keep one piece for my collection. I often receive strange looks from shopkeepers when I tell them to help me burn the rest,” he said, adding that Qing Ming and the Hungry Ghost Month were the best time for him to scout for new hell money to add to his collection.

Hell money, printed to look like legal bank notes, is usually burned as offerings during these two festivals and at funerals.

Besides making trips to prayer paraphernalia shops in Batu Pahat, Kluang and even Singapore, Cheng sometimes takes pieces of hell money from the stack meant to be burned for his ancestors to add to his collection.

“I usually whisper a word of apology before taking the money,” he said.

Cheng said he presently had more than 500 types of notes in his collection, which he would display in photo albums for anyone who wished to look.

“It is a documentation of our tradition that I keep for the younger generation.

“Some people refuse to touch or even take a look at my collection as they are afraid of bad luck,” he said, adding that it was a cheap hobby as a stack of hell money only costs a few ringgit.

Asked if he believed that keeping these notes would bring him bad luck or misfortune, he said: “I do not believe in such superstition.”

Source: The Star

Any of you collect this notes? I wonder if he have this Brunei hell banknote in his collection.

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Michael Collings - Britain's Got Talent

Oh My! It's been awhile since my last post. I don't have much time to update this blog but I am still keeping it. Just for the sake of updating it, I am sharing the coooolest voice from Brit's Got Talent Audition - Michael Collings singing Fast Car. Enjoy!

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RM100 Tunku Abdul Rahman gold coin for sale.

RM100 Tunku Abdul Rahman gold coin for sale. I take this item from ar-rahnu@pawn house Bank Rakyat last year. Some circulated mark can be seen on the item. Item is for sale within Malaysia only. You can e-mail me at lunaticg@gmail.com or 017-2749427 (sms only) for any enquiry about this sale. please stated the item ID or name that you're interested when you e-mail or sms me.

Item: RM100 Tunku Abdul Rahman gold coin (non proof).
Date: 1971.
Denomination: 100 ringgit.
Mintage: 100,000.
Diameter: 27.70mm.
Weight: 18.66 gm.
Gold: .917 fine
Price: SOLD
COD: Port Klang. Please inform me a day early if you want to view the item.
Postage: Free Poslaju in Malaysia.

I am a trusted seller. You can check my rating in lelong.com.my. You can also sms me via the lelong system to check if my phone number (017-2749427) is the valid phone number for lunaticg. I had been selling there since 2003 and stop selling in 2008. Verified in lelong system means I send a copy of my identity card to them. That mean, if I don't send your item, you can asked lelong about my detail.

Item is for sale within Malaysia only. You can e-mail me at lunaticg@gmail.com or 017-2749427 (sms only) for any enquiry about this sale. please stated the item ID or name that you're interested when you e-mail or sms me. i prefer communication via e-mail since we can check any chat history if any dispute arise. Payment is via Maybank. I will send the details after you confirm that you want to buy the item. You can check my other item in lunaticg.blogspot sale page. Most of my sale item are on mudah.my/lunaticg.

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Top 5 Royal Wedding Coins 2011

Many Royal Wedding coins had been minted to celebrate the wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton that will take place at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011. William, who is second in the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth II, first met Middleton in 2001, while he and Middleton were studying at the University of St Andrews. Their engagement, on 20 October 2010, was announced on 16 November 2010. Here are list of Top 5 Royal Wedding Coins 2011 according to readers pageview in this blog.

1. Royal Mint Official Royal Wedding coin 2011.

The only Official Royal Wedding UK coin has gone into production 0n 17 March 2011 at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, South Wales. Approved by the Royal Household and the Government, the coin features relaxed, modern portraits of the couple, an approach also evident in the informal use of their names and the date of the wedding circulating their portraits. The obverse bears a portrait of Prince William’s grandmother, The Queen. The coin has been designed by Mark Richards, Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, following an invitation- only tender process involving a handful of British sculptors.

2. Birmingham Mint Royal Wedding Medal

This is a medal created by Birmingham Mint with no monetary value but it became popular most probably because of its design. The medal features a picture of the engaged couple and on its reverse is the date of their marriage and the initials C and W. Around 50,000 are being produced at the Birmingham Mint in honour of the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

3. £5 Royal Wedding Platinum Piedfort Coin

The only wedding coins in Platinum. Extremely rare and tarnish resistant, this precious silver-white metal makes a fitting tribute to Prince William and his bride. Only 200 Platinum coins will be made available by Royal Mint.

4. Canadian Mint Royal Wedding Coins

The Royal Canadian Mint's $20 fine silver collector coin displays an exquisite engraving on its reverse side of the newly engaged HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. This design was created by accomplished Canadian artist and coin designer Laurie McGaw of Guelph, Ontario and expertly engraved by Mint Engraver Jose Osio. The obverse or “face” side of this coin features the effigy of Prince William's grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, created by Canadian portrait artist Susanna Blunt in 2003. Inserted beneath their romantic portrait is a CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements sapphire-coloured crystal reminiscent of the 18-carat sapphire and diamond engagement ring presented by Prince William to his fiancée and which had once belonged to his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.

5. Perth Mint Royal Wedding 1oz silver proof coin

Perth Mint Royal Wedding 1oz silver proof coin struck from 1 ounce of 99.9% pure silver. No more than 12,500 of these coins will be released by The Perth Mint, maximum 5 coins per customer. The reverse design bears an official image of the happy couple, the beaming smiles on their jubilant faces realistically portrayed in colour. The design also includes an intricately-detailed, sculpture of Westminster Abbey in the background. The reverse of the coin also features the inscriptions ‘Royal Wedding 29.04.2011’ and ‘H.R.H. Prince William of Wales & Miss Catherine Middleton’.

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Jersey £5 royal wedding coin

A series of Jersey coins have been issued to commemorate the forthcoming royal wedding. A Jersey £5 royal wedding coin will be sell at face value with some postage charges. The coins are available in £5 and £10 denominations and a special gold £1 coin will be issued later this month to mark the year of the wedding. The brand new coins, which celebrate the royal wedding, are being issued by a Royal Mint approved distributor on behalf of Jersey. They have an exclusive design of the royal couple on the reverse and measure just over 38mm in diameter.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are tying the knot on Friday 29 April and the coins show a design of the Royal couple. The Treasury said the £5 coin was expected to be the most popular. The £5 coin can be bought at face value but the full range of coins, including £5 silver and £5 gold, can cost between £75 and £2,995. The item also payable in installments. The royal wedding coin is legal tender only in Jersey.

Specification:
Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley
Diameter 38.61mm
Metal: Cupro-Nickel
Legal tender only in Jersey

Source: BBC News

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The Royal Engagement Photographic Coin

The Westminster Collection has been released The Royal Engagement Photographic Coin. The coin is a Gold Plated Photographic Coin and has been designed to celebrate the biggest royal celebration for a generation and features an official engagement photograph of the happy couple. The coin has been exquisitely plated with 24 Carat Gold and has been created using modern minting techniques to produce a full colour photographic design. Only 49,500 of these coins are being produced for worldwide distribution.

Specifications:

Diameter: 38.61mm
Weight: 27g
Metal: Cupro-nickel with 24 Carat Gold Plating
Country of issue: Cook Islands
Finish: Proof-like
Date: 2010

Royal memorabilia is always a collectible and we understand this is one of the first, if not the first, legal tender issue that has been released to celebrate the Royal Engagement. You can make your order today at The Westminster Collection website.

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Guernsey £5 royal wedding coin

A Guernsey £5 coin has been issued to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29 April. The coin, which will be legal tender in the Bailiwick, has been produced by The Westminster Collection in 22 carat gold, silver and cupro-nickel versions. There is a side-profile of the couple on the reverse and an Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of the Queen on the front. The States of Guernsey receives a percentage of the royalties from the sale of commemorative issues.

Richard Tostevin, from the Treasury and Resources Department, said: "It's a very important coin for us."

"We always hope that it's going to be a commemorative coin, so that people will keep it. But people are entitled to spend it."

Mr Tostevin said the design had to be approved by a number of offices before it could be put on sale.

"We have a standard process. Once the design's been approved by the minister here at Treasury and Resources, we go through the bailiff's office. It then goes through the lieutenant governor's office.

"Then, interestingly, it has to go through the Ministry of Justice in the UK for submission to the palace - and finally we'll get palace approval."

Collectors will be charged the face value of £5 for each cupro-nickel coin plus £2.99 for postage and packing.

Source: BBC NEWS.

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Love or Loyalty

I did some thinking while enjoying my peaceful Saturday morning just now.
Doing some cleaning then filing up my tax form.
Blend my yogurt drink and reading Saturday newspaper.

Love or Loyalty?
Love?
What is that?
Emotion, affection and stong attachment.

What it loyalty?
Faithfullness and devotion.

If you were to choose between love and loyalty, which one you will choose?
Don't be greedy to choose both.
It is very rare to have both in your life.
You need to choose only one.

Myself personally choose loyalty.
Yeah! I am one realistic person who don't really love will last.
Human will change according to time.
Couple meet fall in love. Stay together with hope both love could last forever.
mmmmm.... it is very rare for this feeling not to change .
This is proven by the increase in divorce rate nowadays.

Loyalty is ok without love. It is purely devotion and faithfulness and be able to accept whatever weakness or strengths of the other party. For me this will last forever.

It is not necessary to have love to live in this world but sense of loyalty is enough to make me move on to live the way I am right now.

Anyway this is depends on the individual. Many will not agree with me. Well we are free to think and express our feelings.

What is sincere love?
So many people separate

Heart broken like a wave
Heart shaken like a smoke
It can't be remove easily like a tatoo

Cry and hurt
You feel like dying and give up
You can't live even one day
It is tormenting to fall apart
It is a sad world

Try to move on
Seek for loyalty
No more love
Just move on

Don't look back and leave
Be happy and let the roses bloom
Be yourself and live well

Heart broken...
Just dash of pepper in your life

p/s. I am not in the midst of broken heart. I am happy with my life and I have people who are loyal around me. This is just a thought that I have this morning kekekeke... :) and I have a fun lazy saturday morning do some crazy stuff at home. ahhahahaha life is great when you live honestly.

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CBP Seizes Counterfeit Rare Coins

U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP seizes counterfeit rare coins from China. CBP officers assigned to the International Mail Branch last week made an interesting discovery of a shipment of U.S. Trade Dollar coins. Suspicion was raised by the officers when they noticed an anomaly on the X-ray of a heavy package intended for a residence in Illinois. Further examination of the package revealed 361 coins that appeared to be U.S. Trade Dollar coins with dates between 1873 and 1878. The original U.S. Trade Dollar coin was minted from 1873 to 1878 and in proof form from up until 1885. Research of collector coins revealed that some of these coins can be sold for as much as $2,000.

A sample coin was turned over to CBP Laboratory and Scientific Services in Chicago for analysis. The result revealed the coins were made of brass with a thin sliver plated coating. Ironically the consignee contacted CBP inquiring about his shipment indicating he was going to sell them on a popular internet auction site. Based upon the laboratory results the shipment was seized.

“Legitimate traders are being duped into buying these coins believing they are genuine,” said David Murphy, CBP director of field operations in Chicago. “We strongly recommend buyers or any consumers to be aware and use caution when making these types of purchases on the internet.”

CBP officers and agriculture specialists are stationed at international mail facilities located throughout the country in major cities. CBP is constantly screening arriving international mail and on the lookout for any type of contraband, counterfeit or prohibited items being shipped to the U.S. which can harm the community or take advantage of the unsuspecting buyer.

I wish Malaysia Customs can do the same thing around here. More counterfeits can be seen now compare to 5 years back. Some of the coins look so real, even an expert also mistakenly display them as original.

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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€20 Celtic Cross Gold Proof Coin

Another gold coin that completely sold out after just a few days from its official sales. 12,000 €20 Celtic Cross Gold Proof Coin issued by Central Bank of Ireland already completely sold out. This gold proof collector coin featuring the Celtic High Cross was launched on 18 April 2011. The coin is one of the smallest in the world at just 11 millimetres in diameter and 0.5g in weight and its design is the work of renowned Irish artist Thomas Ryan.

The miniature coin pictures the Celtic High Cross in a monastic setting alongside the Irish Round Tower and bears the Irish Harp in exceptional detail. The coin was designed by Thomas Ryan who has commissioned a number of significant Irish coins including the 1990 £1 coin featuring the red deer and the 1988 Dublin Millennium 50 pence coin.

Speaking at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks for the launch, Mary O’Dea, Director of Financial Operations at the Central Bank of Ireland said: ‘The Celtic High Cross holds a significant place in our heritage with many of these monuments dating back as far as the 8th century. Today is an opportunity to celebrate the rich cultural and Christian heritage associated with these monuments and the Central Bank of Ireland is delighted to pay tribute to Ireland’s magnificent High Crosses with the issue of this very special €20 coin."

The €20 gold proof coin, which has an issue limit of 12,000 units, is available to the public from 18 April at a cost of €40 per coin. Each coin is displayed in a special presentation case and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity specifying the quality of the coin and the limited issue. The coin can be purchased directly from the Central Bank of Ireland, Dame Street, Dublin.

Source: Central Bank of Ireland.

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TIF

TIF World!
Rebecca Black song

'It's Friday Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody's looking forward to the weekend , weekend'

I have been in bad health for almost two weeks now. Coughing sounded like bedridden old woman. Sleepless night and wake up with my cute Panda eyes to work.
Worst thing is, its Recruitment week.
Ah! it is hard to talk and preach with my itchy sore throat.
Even now I am suffering with itchy bitchy throat.

Anyway, since TIF (Today is Friday) , I am FH (Freaking Happy) :)
Tonight, I will start to play and enjoy myself and but my stress working life behind.
Wuhuhuhuhu.....

Today is my ex Boss birthday. Yeah! the one tortured my mental ehehehe but I learn a lot from him through out my employment under him for almost 3 1/2 years. Hate him but at same time thanks him for the experience.
I ordered 16 pcs of cup cakes to be delivered to his office today. Just an appreciation and remembrance. Hope my gift could bring joy to him.

So far there 2 ex boss really in my heart and both in advertising industry.

Later need to preach people again....I need to sing Rina Don't Preach!

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German refugee coins returned

A German refugee coins returned to his descendants, a coroner has ruled. A hoard of gold coins, which constituted the smuggled savings of Martin Sulzbacher, a Jew who fled Nazi Germany in 1938, are the property of his son Max Sulzbacher, Dr Andrew Scott Reid, coroner for Inner North London, ruled. The 80 coins, minted between 1854 and 1913, and will be auctioned by Spink auctioneers, Bloomsbury. They are expected to fetch £80,000 to £90,000. One coin will be donated to the Hackney Museum. The coins are on display at the British Museum until the end of the week and one will be donated to the Hackney Museum.

British Museum's head of the department of portable antiquities and treasure, Dr Roger Bland, said the find contributed to the story of Jewish immigration to Britain.

"The case of the Hackney gold coins is one of the most unique and compelling stories that we have been involved with.

"There is an incredibly human element to this story that is absent from many archaeological finds and we are pleased to see the coins reunited with their original owners after so many years."

The coins are not an especially rare design, but their value comes from being made of solid gold and the story of how they came to light, according to experts at the British Museum, where the hoard is on display until the end of the week. The coins were found wrapped in greaseproof paper by Terrence Castle of Stoke Newington, north-east London, in the summer of 2007 while he was digging a frog pond in the garden of the property with three other people.

Martin Sulzbacher bought the coins in Germany after selling all his property and smuggled them to England. When war broke out he was interned as an alien and sent abroad - first to Canada and, when the ill-fated Arandora Star he was sailing on was torpedoed and sunk, to Australia. His wife and four children, including Max, were interned on the Isle of Man. Another five members of the family remained in Stoke Newington and buried the coins before being killed in the Blitz in September 1940. On his release Martin Sulzbacher arranged for the garden to be searched, without success.

The British Museum, the coroner's office and the Museum of London traced Max Sulzbacher, 81, a retired chartered accountant, who now lives in Jerusalem. Mr Sulzbacher, whose father ran a bookshop in Golders Green, north London and died in 1981, said he was "surprised but delighted" by the find.

Source: The Press Association, BBC News.

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Decision

Second day, I am still dancing kpop song till I sweat when I reached home in the evening. mmmmm.... good progress! Hope I could continue to discipline myself.

When I was driving this morning, I have a little thinking to entertain myself during heavy traffic jam.
Many of us always said hate to make decision. Hard to make a decision. bla bla bla bla...stop whining and live with it.

Do you know from the moment you wake up until you go to bed is all about making decision?
Imagine this..
- Every morning , you need to make decision to wake in the morning.
- To shower or not to shower ?
- To empty you bowels or keep it rotten there
- You need to decide to eat or not to eat?
- Then goes , what to eat?
- To be happy or not to be happy?
- To scold people or to just let it be?
Many things to list down every single thing in our life is from our decision. We always hear this phrase, your life is in your hand.

One thing, we could not make decision is our death. However, we could minimise the risk and take care of our life.

So from now on, make decision wisely and you can choose to live your life happily or miserably. Who you are right now is your choice. Dont blame to others. It is all in your hand!

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Krisdayanti Raul Lemos Wedding Photos

Krisdayanti and Raul Lemos finally got married on March 25 2011. Here are some photos from that controversial wedding. There is also a rumor that Krisdayanti has been pregnant for four months at that time. Read about it here.

Krisdayanti Raul Lemos Wedding Photos.

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Trying to loose weight

I was trying hard to eat healthily this week.
Monday morning breakfast oat blend with strawberries, anlene milk and yogurt. I have spinach soup with 2 beancurd and then I skip dinner. At night continue my dance routine of kpop song for an hour.
Result for Monday.....uhuhuhuhuhu can't sleep because too hungry.

Tuesday morning, compensate with half plate of 'nasi lemak' (yeah! the most fattening food in Malaysia)kekekekeke... here goes my healthy diet. Obviously , my dream to have 'S' line pass by just like that.huhuhuhuhuhu Nowadays, I feel I am so lack of discipline:(

Yesterday, I received a call from one candidate who sent his resume via online.
Yeah! I read his application but just not ready to interview him yet due to his technical background. I need suitable technical staff to interview him. He kind of oversold himself calling to my office at least 4 times. I come to extend to instruct my girl not to put him through to me. I took his first call and he keep selling himself , he is young and capable and bla bla bla.... so what? I told him we will call him if we interested to see him. He then go on with today he is on leave and available to come for interview even if I call him now. Again... so what??? Even if you are free, does not mean I am free to see you.
Some people shown me their mental problem even before I call them in. I better avoid this type of people.

Today, the chaotic man is back to office.
I am just waiting patiently for all the problem he is going to pour towards my team and myself.
So call Corporate man act like a moron! That is all all of us see him now.

Yesterday afternoon, my Head of Engineer came over to see me and talk about his plan for his team and his intention to move ahead. This man full of knowledge but lack of leadership and organizational skills. He raised out his problem on handling the so called corporate man in our company. This man good in creating problem and sweep away under the carpet. When the problem burst out he will happily 'tai chi' away the the technical team. But the amazing thing is Boss love him very much. His technical knowledge only 15%. I did give some advice to my Head of engineer to get himself more visible in front of the Boss. Be more aggressive and act fast. This is the way to climb out. Forget about the so called corporate man. Gather all your team and create stronger team to be in your side in this way you could push away that trouble maker.

I just can't wait for more Dramas coming up in this office!

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Monday Blues

Wet Monday again.
I am dragging myself to work.
It took almost 3 hours to reach office today.
Yeah! sounds crazy huh!
Why is the traffic very slow when its raining?
I wonder...
People trying to be extra careful and drive slowly?
or driver can't see the road due to its raining?
or flash flood?
or driver are still sleepy and unable to be in their right mind to drive faster?
ah!!!! whatever....

I reached office and get my hot coffee to keep me awake.
Yeah! its cold and my mind still on my bed. ehehe

On my PC and checked my emails.
huhuhuh one candidate I called interview last week wrote back to me, she could not make it for interview tomorrow but she will be available to come for interview on June 10,2011.
Omo... why on earth you applying for job if you not available to come for interview?
Are you on confinement or something?
Anyway, thing need to move on fast.

Hopefully my employee handbook briefing mission could go through by next week. Then I will be free to go anywhere I want to. I was very skeptical on this thing going to be implemented as it is. But worth to try.

Weekend, doing more research on Medan.
Since I am going to head the trip, I am getting nervous breakdown.
Bringing old people is a headache for me.
God! give me the patience and strength.
Hope everything go smoothly.

Whatever it is , my Beijing trip on September is the one and only keeping me alive day by day.
Yeah! sound crazy and fanatic!
What is life without all these crazy thing to look forward.

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Krisdayanti Has Been Pregnant for Four Months!!!

Krisdayanti has been pregnant for four months, although her married with Raul Lemos has just been a month. The ex-wife of singer, songwriter, and producer Anang Hermansyah reportedly pregnant. The news was a rumor among mothers in the area around his residence in Radio Dalam, South Jakarta.

"Here indeed, Krisdayanti’s pregnancy has been talked about widely among the neighbors. Many of them said that she is going to settle in Dili.

The signs of Krisdayanti’s pregnancy has been seen when a few days ago she was a guest on the Bukan Empat Mata tv show. At that time, Krisdayanti appeared wearing baby doll.

Not just in the neighborhood where she lived, the news of Krisdayanti’s pregnancy also seems to be conversations among a number of other Indonesian artists. However, they choose to shut up and reluctant to comment on the news. "I do not know, if she is really pregnant then it is good news," said one artist who declined to be named.

Until now there has been no comment from Krisdayanti or Raul about the news that has been widely spread.

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Iraq Dinar RV?

"Haven't you heard that Iraqi Dinar revalue soon? It has been all over news and everyone is buying Iraq Dinar stock. Iraqi Budget already approved by Parliament, does this clear the way for the Iraq Dinar to RV drastically & quickly? Its a little bit hard to find Iraq Dinar now since the news come out."

A reader email me about Iraq Dinar RV soon. To anyone who still doesn't know "RV" is short for "revalue" or "revaluation". Also referred to as RI (ReInstatement). The term is referring to a change in the value of the Iraqi Dinar.


Iraq Dinar RV is for real?
Yes. Currency revaluations happen all the time. Its happened before with Iraq Dinar and they produce a new Dinar with old Dinar became no value.

Why people keep on talking about Iraq Dinar RV?
Do you remember where exactly do you read about the Iraq Dinar RV? Most of the time its come from Dinar trader and seller. Its just one of their way to attract you to buy Iraqi Dinar to increase their sales and profits. When looking at the profit they said you will gain if you buy Iraq Dinar; yes, it is very tempting investment. But do you ever think how many people in this world buy Iraq Dinar for investment? When the Iraq Dinar revalue as what all the traders said it will, what will happened to Iraq economy when many people change their Dinar for Dollar? Will Iraq allowed that to happen?

Why bank is selling Iraq Dinar?
Banking is a business. If the business can gain a profit, why not? They gain so much profit from all the charges for you to buy Iraq Dinar, not including the exchange rates.

Why do you talk about Iraq Dinar?
I am an ex-investor of Iraq Dinar. Have you read my post; Should I invest in Iraq Dinar? I am talking from experience and I want to help everyone who maybe will get into their trap.

As far as a "revaluation" of Iraq Dinar, it will be happening but you will not get big profits as promise by Dinar seller. RV is just one way for the Dinar dealers to increase their sales and profits. Just remember, there will be no overnight millionaires as promised by the sellers. The new dinar most probably will be change to a new Dinar soon or after Iraq announce their currency revaluation. For me, Iraq Dinar is still a scam. You can read these old information that I can found about Iraq Dinar.

1. The Iraqi Dinar Scam Reemerges
2. Utah Division of Securities identifies Top Ten Investment Alerts for 2011.

Haven't you heard, a  new Iraq currency has been planned by Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). CBI Governor, Sinan al-Shabibi in his interview with Al-Sabaah claims that the new currency’s attributes will make it ‘difficult’ to falsify. The Central Bank and the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives agreed to hold further meetings to finalize discussions on the project. The central bank is determined to raise three zeroes from the of the new Iraqi currency and presented its project to the government and the House of Representatives. Iraq New Currency.

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50 Years of the Man's First Space Flight coins

The 50th anniversary of Gagarin's journey into space was marked in 2011 by the Bank of Russia with a 50 Years of the Man's First Space Flight coins series. A 3 rubles silver and 1 000 rubles gold coins had been announced in 1 April 2011. Both coins a minted in Moscow Mint with 7500 pcs minted for the silver and 500 pcs minted for the gold coin. The Bank of Russia's commemorative and investment coins are distributed on the domestic market by credit institutions of the Russian Federation (more than 100 commercial banks were numbered actually). The main part of coins is distributed by the Savings Bank (Sberbank) of the Russian Federation.

The reverse:
In the centre against the background of the celestial sky: The half-length portrait of Yu.A. Gagarin in the space-suit with the right hand raised in a salutary gesture, to the left below - the date in two lines: "12.04 1961 г." (12.04 1961), above - inscription along the rim: "50 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС" (50 YEARS OF THE MAN'S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT).


The obverse:
In the centre: The emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ОДНА ТЫСЯЧА РУБЛЕЙ" (ONE THOUSAND RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2011 г." (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Technical Specification:
Date of issue: 01.04.2011
Catalogue number: 5220-0010
Denomination: 1 000 rubles
Quality: Proof
Metal, fineness: Gold 999/1000
Total weight: 156.40gm
Diameter: 50.00mm
Thickness: 5.70mm
Mintage: 500pcs.
The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: S.V. Erokhina.
Mint: Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 210 corrugations.

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Oldest known shipwreck found in Dominican Republic

Utah based Deep Blue Marine Inc. has discovered the oldest known shipwreck located of the coast of Dominican Republic. Their divers found gold coins, jade statues and ancient Mayan Jewellery. The company still believes there are greater treasures. Divers found gold coins that date back to 1535. One particular set of four coins is valued at a million dollars. Deep Blue Marine will get to keep 50% of the recovered items and The Dominican government gets the rest.

President of Deep Blue Marine, Wilf Blum says, "This is the history and the birthplace of America and here we are lucky enough to finding the shipwrecks from that time era."
Just a few years after Christopher Columbus discovered the new world, the ship sank into the dark waters off the Dominican coast.

Captain William Rawson was the first to find the treasure’s trail. "We found some old fella in town that was selling a coin. I bought the coin from him and we looked in a book and found it was one of the oldest coins ever minted in the new world," he said.

Rawson used technology such as side scan sonar to search the area where the old local liked to dive.Little by little he uncovered parts of the wreckage.

“This is pretty incredible when you think about it. This has been on the ocean floor for 450 years," Rawson said.

"We found these two mirrors made out of iron pyrite. And they've been lying on the ocean floor for 450 years, but you can still take and turn them and see your face in them," said Rawson.

"The only other fleet we know of that's older than this is the 1502 fleet and it's never been discovered," he continued.

Source: My Fox

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Flue away

Aisssshhh... I am still 'sicko'! Itchy bitchy spider throat. I feel suffocated.
Force myself to go to work as usual and while trying my best to ignore my 'sickoness'.

Last night when I was about to sleep after medication, my phone rang.
On the other line was my Boss asking me do I have his house key.
Ah! you should just ask me where is your blue underwear then. (my heart protest)
How the hell I know and I never live there, duh!!!!!
Politely, I answer him I don't have your house key. Then he asked me again, Rina who have my house key????? Arrrrrggghhhh!!!! my heart was screaming.....How hell I know??????? I feel like pulling my hair and roll like a spring roll on the floor... What kind of question is this in the middle of the night??? Call your wife and ask for it le!!!!!!!

Came to work today with happy mood and my heart is singing it's Friday Friday Friday (Rebecca Black style :))

Hope I could recover soon.....

Finally booked hotel for my Medan trip in coming mid May 2011.
I feel very stress up because I am the organiser and need to take care of two old people. Oh! I have to keep reminding myself to remain calm and patience. I just wish its over soon and forget about it. I am very nervous right now. I more afraid of myself than anyone else. Hopefully I could control my temper well.

Maybe somewhere in July I will be joining my friends for R&R at Tanjung Jara Resort. Wow! can't wait for that. At least no need to worry so much as I just need to take care of only myself.

Flue flue go away....
Itchy throat heal away....
Chesty Cough please go somewhere else...
I got it I got it God... I will try to embrace myself...

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Dallinghoo Gold award battle goes on

Dallinghoo Gold award battle goes on between two metal-detecting enthusiast friends. Micheal Darke and Keith Lewis who unearthed a hoard of Iron Age gold coins, no longer on speaking terms following a dispute over how the £300,000 spoils of the so-called Dallinghoo Gold should be shared. The 840 pieces, which date back to the first century BC, are one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of their kind for 150 years.

A British Museum valuation committee has now followed convention by ruling that half should go to the landowner, farmer Cliff Green, 69. But metal-detecting enthusiast Mr Darke, 62, who found the treasure, is furious that he has been awarded £75,803, while Mr Lewis, 56, who was drafted in to help later, will receive £74,196. Undisclosed costs in the ongoing legal battle they are locked in means the final figures will be significantly less.

Mr Darke describes the episode as a ‘nightmare’ and says he wishes he had never come across the first coin – but has vowed to fight the ruling. Mr Lewis admits the bust-up has left a ‘nasty taste’ but insists he got what he deserves as he located most of the hoard.

"As far as I’m concerned it is a fair deal, end of story," he added.

The saga began in March 2008 when lorry driver Mr Darke found a gold coin as he searched a 30-acre field at Dallinghoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. He returned a few days later to find eight more coins, which he identified on the internet as gold Celtic staters. They are believed to have been made in Norfolk and Suffolk between 40 BC and 15 BC by the Iceni tribe.

Mr Darke said he contacted his friend "because I knew that he knew the rules with this kind of thing", and claims it was agreed Mr Lewis would be given one coin for his collection of artefacts.

The next day they unearthed hundreds more coins, including 789 in the remains of an Iron Age cooking pot, and Mr Lewis held on to four of them as his ‘reward’.

"It was not until I received a letter from the British Museum that I found out he had handed the four coins in and demanded half the reward," said Mr Darke, from Wickham Market, Suffolk.

When a coroner ruled the coins were treasure trove in July 2009 – allowing the finders and landowner to receive their full value upon sale to a museum – it was apparent there had been a falling out.

The men arrived separately to the hearing with lawyers and failed to exchange a single word. The coins will be bought by Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, which has launched a fundraising drive. Mr Darke has already appealed the ruling, but the decision was upheld by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey.

"I trusted him (Mr Lewis) as a friend. I was totally gutted. It should have been exciting and interesting, and something to look forward to," he said.

Mr Lewis, a postman from Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, disputed the version of events.

"I found the bulk of the coins and spent five hours on my knees digging them up," he added.

Source: Daily Mail

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50,000 won note or “garlic-field money"

50,000 won note or “garlic-field money" is just one of the example why high denomination banknote will not bring any good news to a country. In June 2009, The Bank of Korea (BOK) announced the release of the 50,000 won bill, which it said would be more convenient and possibly stimulate the economy. It pointed out that the release of the 10,000 won note in 1973 was followed by strong economic growth. It also said that processing fees for one-time-use cashier’s checks were excessive, and sure enough, the use of such checks decreased about 30 percent after the release of the bill. Last month, BOK announced that 21 months after its release, the 50,000 won notes accounted for 47.2 percent of all cash money in circulation, totaling 20.1 trillion won.

But less than a week later, Lee Jong-koo of the Grand National Party said, “We don’t see many 50,000 won bills in the market, and I feel that it is feeding the underground economy. The 50,000 won bill is a failure.”

This week, 11 billion won ($10.1 million) in illegal earnings, much of it in 50,000 won notes, was found buried on a garlic farm. The garlic-field money was made through illegal Internet gambling sites by a man who is now serving jail time for his businesses. He entrusted the cash to his brother-in-law, who bought the farmland specifically to bury and hide the illegal gains.

Less than two years after it rolled off the money presses, the 50,000 won bill is being branded as the currency of choice for thieves, tax evaders and all kinds of ne’er-do-wells. The 50,000 won bills were found in several exposures of black money transactions, including an incident in February in which 1.1 billion won in 50,000 won bills were found in a department store in Yeouido, Seoul. That was also money earned from illegal gambling Web sites. Many elderly are rumored to keep money in 50,000 won bills in their home safes in order to avoid taxes.

Source: Joong And Daily

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5 Funny banknotes & coins news

Its funny to read how people don't know their country own coins and banknotes very well. In this post, i give you 5 Funny banknotes & coins news. Most of the funny story is when people mistakenly think a Funny money as a real thing or bank accept an Elvis Presley banknote. This kind of story happens all around the world but not many get a chance to be in the news. Read them and if you like them, share this story with your social media friends.

£20 German Elvis Banknote

A £20 German Elvis Banknote fooled a German bank clerk. Some people might believe, bank notes with Elvis Presley on them are not legal tender. So when one ended up in the banking system in Germany the German Central Bank was not best pleased. This is the £20 Elvis banknote which a counter clerk in a German bank failed to spot when a customer paid money into their account with a pile of multi-denominational notes. (Click this story title for full story).

Toronto TV wrong report on toonies

A wrong report by a TV station in Toronto regarding a fake toonies make everyone searching for information about it. A news reported by CBC News stated that the station reported Tuesday that it had obtained a couple of counterfeit two-dollar coins following a tip from a downtown Toronto merchant who said he "gets them by the truckload."A comparison of a 2008 two-dollar coin, left, and a coin from 1996 reveals a redesigned effigy of the Queen that is larger than the one featured on the older coin. (Click this story title for full story).

Fake Lebanese Billionaire caught using fake US dollar notes

Do any of you in Malaysia remember about the Controversial self-proclaimed billionaire Elie Youssef Najem, who pledged RM1bil to the National Cancer Council (MAKNA) in 2006? Yesterday, Elie was caught with allegedly US$66mil (RM220mil) in fake money. He gave up a US$500 note as a tip to a hotel cleaner in a 4 star hotel. Kuala Lumpur commercial crime unit division chief ASP Izany Abdul Ghany said the 50-year-old Lebanese national had been renting a room in a four-star hotel in the Bukit Bintang area here for a few days when the incident took place. (Click this story title for full story).

Wrong fake pound advice

A wrong advice by police in Northern Ireland make retailers rejecting genuine pound coins as fakes, following a warning about an increase in counterfeit coins. Police warned people to look out for fake coins which do not have a ring of dots normally found around the circumference of the coin. However, some genuine 2008 and 2009 £1 coins do not have any dots. Police and bank had created panic around the issue of counterfeit coins. Police warning about fake pound coins described them in such a way as to easily confuse them with the legitimate 2008 coins. On Monday, many retailer had refused to take 2008 shiny pound coins. (Click this story title for full story).

German tries to cash million-dollar bill

A German pensioner down on his luck has been given a six-month suspended jail sentence for attempting to cash a million-dollar bill at his local bank. Wolfgang U., 65, whose business reportedly ran into difficulties after he became ill, brought the fake note to the bank in Ratingen, western Germany, saying he had received it in return for the sale of a property in Sri Lanka. (Click this story title for full story).

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