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So the Singapore Society Christmas Dinner came and went yesterday. I myself am not exactly sure why it was held more than a month early from the actual date, but it was fun and that's all that counts. Charb and I were the emcees for the event, and we went as a Christmas elf and gnome respectively. He was Legolas and I was Gimli. No prizes for guessing where we got the names …
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Wha? Why you looking shocked and going ewww over there? You think robots grow on trees?For those into robophilia, there's a whole Karma Sutra of Arnold-on-Arnold action right here. All the poses are named in binary code, presumably to better serve its target audience.
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The familiar humidity. The familiar mix of body odours that permeates every Woodlands-bound bus. The familiar (and illegal) fruit stall set up just outside Woodlands MRT. The familiar screech of parrots as I approach home. There was no one at home when I got back - it's my mum's birthday, so that was to be expected - so I snuck in via the back door. Not everything at home …
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I've been looking out for cheap international call plans since I'll be heading overseas this September, and came across Pingo, which I shall be signing up for. They are a service of iBasis, a public company and one of the largest carriers of international VoIP phone calls in the world.Other than the cheap rates, what makes it different from other VoIP services is its …
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When I wrote that article on Li Hong Yi after hearing about the story, it was like any normal entry: I just blogged whatever came to my head and published it.It took perhaps 20 minutes - I didn't put much thought into it, thinking of only the usual three or four friends who read this blog. And now perhaps regret is too late.The resulting furore caught me by surprise. First I …
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Home values are down, consumer confidence is down, inflation is up, commodity prices are up. But just when you thought it can't get worse...the value of your life goes down. At least for …
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I had two photoshoots scheduled today, and the same photographer was assigned to both, so she basically accompanied me throughout the day. I'm quite glad she did, 'cos she's a cool chick: the name's May Lin, and she's half-French and so her surname Le Goff. She told me she hated it in the past, but I thought it was cool; Le Goff can be translated (using the Yee Hung …
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A classic article at the New Yorker from the unlikeliest of sources -- the "Annals of Medicine". Gruesome, fascinating and educational all at once, and covering a range of interesting topics, from the case of a woman who scratched her head so hard she scratched into her brain to how people born without limbs can nevertheless experience the phantom limb effect, and …
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I feel like Morgan Spurlock, who spent 30 days surviving solely on food from Mac's. My past week has been one buffet meal after another, sometimes twice a day, as I bid my goodbyes to friends and loved ones before my flight to the UK. And if there's one thing I don't have, it's self control. Especially at the dining table. I literally ate myself breathless for every meal on …
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In the wake of the pre-GST hike buying frenzy, some of you may now be using shiny new laptops or PCs.However, PC manufacturers usually dump a whole lot of unwanted software from other vendors into your PC to earn themselves extra revenue. So you are greeted with a million pop-ups on your first startup telling you to try out this latest software, and your system tray is …
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A few days ago a big group of students from China came to our serene Whitefields abode without warning and partied in our living room throughout the night. I don't think any of us appreciated the hullabaloo they made nor the souvenirs they left us, in the form of beer bottles and peanut shells.Yesterday another big group of China students came to our doorstep again, but this …
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Seen @ Expo. For the uninitiated, that's Tux, the Linux Penguin, and he's plastered all over the bubble tea store at the Expo. Walk out of the MRT and the store's just beside 7-11, you can't miss it. Does that mean all the teas are free like Linux? Open source bubble tea?? On the topic of OSes, here's a sneak preview of what comes after Windows Vista - the Windows RG (Really …
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It's now sitting snug, looking at me with its gorgeous touch screen. The iPhone is surprisingly slim, about the same thickness and my e61i, but sleeker and smaller. Now I understand why Apple called it "the most sophisticated iPod it has ever made". Of course, the first thing I did on coming back to the office with my prize is to show it off! The media hype has …
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It's been seven long days since I first touched down at Changi Airport. Plans I have plenty, but so far there has been little progress. I blame them on three factors, in ascending order of …
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A thoughtful reader suggested using before and after photos to motivate myself to lose weight. Well you've got your wish. Here's a before-before-before pic to motivate myself even further. I hated all my aunties and uncles for pinching my cheeks in the past. I think I understand why they did it now.
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Dear YH,I was in the living room using the computer one morning while my husband was still sleeping in the bedroom. My computer suddenly froze and would not respond, so I went to seek help from my husband.When I entered the bedroom, I was shocked to see that my husband was parading in front of the mirror in my lingerie, wearing heavy makeup. When I confronted him he …
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For just a coupla tokens, you get to drive the actual tofu car!For added realism, drive with only one hand and put a cup of soya bean on the cup holder a la Jay Chou.#1 reason why you won't see this in Singapore?Must pay COE. Sian.
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My system just crashed and I got this message telling me who to blame. At least it was honest. Yes I do realise that my posts have been getting shorter and shorter. It may or may not be related to the fact that I have just written two 1000-word essays.
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I went to collect my visa at the UK collection centre this morning. If you've been to the centre recently you'd notice two security guards at the door, one a tall malay man and the other a short middle-aged lady, both heavily armed with a pen and a walkie talkie. They were posted there to heighten security after the Glasgow bombing incident, but it's hard to see how they can …
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Here's another good reason why you should wait for much later to get an iPhone (though we don't really have a choice here in Singapore, do we?): the iPhone has been successfully hacked, and can give the hacker complete control of your phone as well as access to your private files.How to fall victim:* opening a link in an e-mail or text message* connecting to the Internet via …
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