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Global Financial Crisis 2008: A Quick Review

For the past one month, we lived in a period of great financial turmoil in recent history. Unfortunately, the torrent of bad news is not expected to end yet.

With the dust from the subprime mortgage crisis still unsettled, not all is known about the severity of the current financial fallout. With banks announcing further (and even further) write offs, and global liquidity on freeze, the end to the crisis is definitely not in sight.

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Sense of Home Finale

Filmed entirely in New Zealand, the fourth and final episode of Sense of Home focuses on the trial and tribulations that Edmund Chen, Andrea De Cruz and their daughter face. After impressing during his overseas job stint, Edmund gets offered an extension to his job and readily accepts. This without first telling his wife, Andrea De Cruz, and his daughter. he eventually breaks the news to them but to his dismay, they disapprove.

During a road trip, Edmund and co. endure a couple more shouting matches, as well a near death experience. To their dismay, their car dies. Luckily for them, a good New Zealand samaritan (married to a Singaporean but unknownst to them at that time) turns up and offers a helping hand. They eventually make it out unschathed but still divided in their opinions of the future.

Eventually Andrea and daugther decide to return to Singapore with Edmund returning after 6 months.

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