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So I went back to Kuching at the end of June. We booked the $0 but still have to pay airport tax. Also, Air Asia does not fly from Singapore so we have to separately arrange for transportation up to Senai Airport in Johor. $0 but not free after all. $$$.So what's the difference with taking Air Asia? I can only compare against Malaysian Airlines as I used to take that, until …
I was taking the North East line train last night and saw this familiar looking dialog box in their display. Java.exe is warning that there is a corrupt file.I just had to take a photo.
I was taking the North East line train last night and saw this familiar looking dialog box in their display. Java.exe is warning that there is a corrupt file.I just had to take a photo. :)
I've been on holiday the past 2 weeks. Now I'm back! I hope to post some pictures and stories about my trip. Stay tuned!
For some time now, I’ve been going to digg regularly. Okay, religiously. I read the stories and comments every chance I got. I didn’t think anything would ever stop me from reading digg. But now, against the odds, I am free. It happened this way:My family and I went back to Malaysia about 3 weeks ...
For some time now, I've been going to digg regularly. Okay, religiously. I read the stories and comments every chance I got. I didn't think anything would ever stop me from reading digg. But now, against the odds, I am free. It happened this way:My family and I went back to Malaysia about 3 weeks ago for a vacation. 3 weeks without my broadband. I really thought I could do it …
Poor hygiene can lead to disease, illness and even death. In a time when we are so concerned about bird flu, SARS etc., people should take more care of what they are doing to ensure proper hygiene practices are enforced. Let's take a look at some of the poor hygiene practices that I have discovered while I have been in Singapore.Cleaner picking rubbish from the trash binsI …
I mentioned before that Singaporeans are quite enamored by tech gadgets. They take to technology like fish take to water. I wasn't all too surprised at all the spending reportedly done during the PC Show 2007. But all this got me to thinking: There must be tons of consumer electronics and gadgets in all the homes in Singapore, so where do they go to die? All those electronic …
Samsung handphones can be a bit harder to customize in terms of ringtones, as they use the SMAF format. The files use the extension .mmf. For the Samsung Ultra Edition 8.4 I'm using (and I suspect others as well), the voice call ringtones can be customized using your favourite mp3 files, but the message ringtones only accept mmf files. I'm not sure why this is so, but it …
My family was at IKEA yesterday and we bought a small chair. When I queued up to make payment, my wife told me no plastic bags will be given out, just in case I made an ass of myself. We had to buy one for 10 cents to carry our 'some assembly required' chair. I was aware of the Bring Your Own Bag Day initiative that started in April 2007, but I was not aware at that point …
A few weeks back, LTA (Land Transport Authority of Singapore) sent me a letter notifying me to take my car for inspection before the 13 July. After delaying it for a few weeks, I took my c …
When you're using Windows, a good piece of antivirus software can be crucial for keeping your computer safe from computer virii, trojans, worms, and what-have-yous. If you're currently looking for one and are not really sure which one you should try, then you should surf on over to AV comparatives. They test and compare only antivirus software which meet a minimum requirement …
Singapore, the concrete jungle? This place is so different from my place of birth. Back home, the people are more laid back, and buildings didn't need to reach for the skies.At first, I thought the closely built buildings and small apartment homes would conspire to suffocate me. And there was very little privacy. Over the years, this has become the norm for me. My personal …
This is a countdown list of free alternative software that I currently have installed. Not everyone realizes that these alternative programs are available to make their computing life easier. But if you are aware, maybe you'd like to compare your list of "must-have" software against mine. I'd also like to hear what other people are using.7. The GIMP (Linux, Windows) - This is …
This week, PC Show 2007 is being held at Suntec City. I was there briefly yesterday so I wanted to post about it here first. I would have stayed longer but I was carrying my daughter and the place was so crowded that when she started crying I just had no choice but to leave. :(My family and I went via MRT to City Hall station. From the moment we stepped out of the station we …
Hey dudes. I’ve been living and working in a little place called Singapore for almost 8 years now. Originally, I was born in Vietnam. Well…I’m not really Vietnamese – I don’t speak Vietnam …
My wife has been complaining about my noisy PC for some weeks now. And I've also noticed it was getting pretty noisy. So, yesterday, I opened up my PC's case to investigate. As it turned out, it wasn't the power supply fan, but the CPU fan making almost all the noise.So I took it out and cleaned off all the dust that accumulated on it. I also wiped off the dirt from the …
Welcome! Thanks for dropping by. This is a blog for Orange Ox and me to share our experiences, and the sights and sounds we see in and around Singapore. We've been here a good many years, so we each have our point of view and experiences to share. So, pull up a chair and enjoy!I'm going to start off by introducing myself. I was born in east Malaysia. Kuching, Sarawak to be …
Wow! 2 posts in one month! I'm improving!Well, this post is not tech-related. But I just had to post this. This is a true story!My family and I were at the NTUC at Tiong Bahru Plaza (that's a local supermarket for those who don't know), and my wife was looking for vegetables. She suddenly got excited and called me over to look at a particular pack of leafy greens. Only after …
Before I talk about the phone I've been using for some weeks now, I just want to talk about a couple of other things.First off, regarding the installation of iPodLinux on my 5.5th generation iPod. I decided against this as the iPodLinux does not yet support the video decoding chip. There is mpeg playback capability in the cvs version but that is software playback. I even …
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