I've finished posting photos from my first roll of film at my photoblog, so now I am moving on to posting those from my second roll. It was a little disappointing, cos only 26 photos were developed compared to 35 from the 1st roll. I didn't employ a systematic way of experimenting, since not only were the films different, the lens setting was different, the developing labs …

On one hand we have public education videos and posters telling people not to board the train when the doors are closing, on the other hand they have this kind of advertisement on the platform screen door. Ah, they didn't say no running on station platform, so you can have your 4x100 relay for all you want. On a side note, once I was watching a Taiwanese movie and in it, the …

Saw this video clip of a robot selling ice cream in Japan. At first I thought it would be a cold metallic vending machine but no, it looks more like the auntie at McD's dessert kiosk! The robot actually picks up the cone, squeezes the ice cream from the machine, and adds the toppings. Cute Japanese version of Carmen as background music :P

Nowadays we hear a lot about 3D. 3D movies in cinemas, 3D televisions from different brands in the shop, you don't even need to wear 3D goggles with newer models of 3D TVs. How about 3D ca …

The photograph I took with my twin lens reflex camera was on display at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Can you see the Singapore flags in the photo? You can vi …

Went to see the Life Innovation by Japan's Robot Technologies at Japan Creative Centre. If you are expecting to see Gundam or Mazinger Z, you are on the wrong frequency. Co-organized by top Japanese companies and research institutions, the exhibition showcases some of their projects on robots and their possible integration in our daily life. I was quite intrigued by the …

Today is World Carfree Day. On this day, motorists are encouraged to put aside their cars and take public transport. I've always been a supporter of public transport (cos I don't drive, I can't drive, and I can't afford a car. That's besides the point). But if we decrease the number of cars on road, where do the people go? Public transport. Can our public transport support? …

Ok I can't take it anymore and have to bitch about someone. This kind of post has been missing from here for a while. I have this colleague at work who joined our company one week later than me. He just graduated from the other university with a second upper honours (wow. He made no effort in hiding it. He announced that he has a 2nd upper in a self-introduction on his first …

I recently finished reading the book Success through Failure by Henry Petroski. Judging from the title, you can guess that Petroski talks about building success on failures, from the design and engineering arena that is. He first talks about the evolution from Plato's Cave to PowerPoint slides that we are so familiar with today. He next talks about bigger scale things such …

It was about 3pm. Halfway through the lesson, the trainer's handphone rang. "Hello?" He picked it up. He didn't say another word into the phone. He promptly hung up, and said to the class, "Tea break." Apparently his colleague called and jio him for tea break. I ain't complaining.