I was checking my stats and saw a healthy amount of traffic coming from a link I didn't recognise. Upon clicking the link, it brought me to the infamous sammyboy forum! Fortunately, there weren't any NSFW content, else I may be misunderstood by my wife and I'll have lots of explaining to do. Heh! Apparently, a member has copied-and-pasted my entry "Another Reason To Get A …

Long hail the queen! Sheylara! She managed to get herself onto the number 1 position of the ping.sg game with a crazy score of 3030!The game which took uzyn about 7 hours to code but ended up taking away the total productivity man-hours of all who have played, which must have worthed millions of dollars! In 7 hours, uzyn wrote a deceptively simple game that can bring down …

I really think that DK is power blogger. His posts consistently hits the top 10 in ping.sg. Don't believe me? Take a look at the image below:Even his post about his having dinner at 3am can reach top 10 (currently at #7) of ping.sg. If he is not power blogger, I don't know who is. Sheesh!All hail the Pink Ping King!P.S. If this posts get into top 10 at the mere mention …

It's been almost three months since LTA had made adjustments to the Taxi CBD rule. In summary, the current rule is such that taxis are not allowed to pick up and alight passengers on the main roads in the CBD area. Also, taxis are not allowed to pick up and alight passengers on side roads if public buses are plying. This rule is in effect from Mondays to Saturdays, 7am to …

Through the 8 years since I've started my business, many clients have become friends but many friends later also become strangers. We had helped each other through the hard and difficult times. We were locked together elbow to elbow, standing proudly and facing the pounding waves that tried to wash us away. Many a times, after the ordeal, we held our head high and laugh …

A friend of mine bought a Vertu phone recently. Yes, the each $10k-comes-with-concierge service phone. The phone is by the same Finnish company Nokia.One day, while we were at a friend's retail shop shooting breeze, he came in looking flustered.Vertu friend: Anyone has Nokia charger I can use? My phone's battery is flat!My friend took out his Nokia charger and passed it to …

My friend related to me a story about her boss (a very capable and successful entrepreneur at that). Her boss used to have an open door policy so the staff can discuss with him any issues any time. However, recently, the practice was changed. Now, the staff will need to make an appointment with his secretary before a meeting can be arranged. He explained to the staff …

I know that the recent proposed pay hike is not just for the ministers but it is also a review for the civil service sector. However, inevitably the focused will be on the ministers pay. The amount of salary that our ministers are drawing is a staggering amount that many of us, the heartlanders, find it hard to comprehend. For example, at $1.2 million, it'll take a person …

I was walking towards my sons' childcare centre to pick them up on Monday evening. It was the start of the week and there were many things on my mind. I was thinking about how I can pick up the pace and have more projects completed in a more compressed time; I was also thinking how I can improve the efficiency of the company; I was also deeply in thoughts on how to increase …

Received a call in the office today.Caller: Is this XYZ company (the name of our competitor)?Me: Sorry, I think you called the wrong number.Caller: Oh, then can you tell me how much is it to join their roadshow?Duh!Me: Sorry, I wouldn't know as we are not of the same company.Caller: Then do you know how I can contact XYZ company?Look up the phone book, for goodness …