Sort By:
Image via WikipediaOne of the more common expressions you hear people say is:"Naw, I'm too old to do that anymore".... or variants thereof.You know what? You are never too old. That phrase is used by people who are resistant to change. They are comfortable, they are in their comfort zone. They just don't want to step out and try something new.For example, for people born in …
We went to Simei for lunch on Thursday. After lunch, we were wandering aimlessly, and being the IT geeks that we are, we just ambled on into Challenger. Everything was "as usual" in Challenger. Speakers, mice, thumbdrives etc. Nothing unusual, except.... Except that they're handing out free DVDs for an online game called Cabal Online. Now, Cabal Online isn't a …
You know, it feels a little strange.I have been out of a job for a while. The transition from slavery to free man was easy. However, the reverse I suspect may not be that easy.Previously I had been pretty productive even when I was out of a job. When I went out of a job in 2005, I actually learnt how to make machinima, as well as Flash and Director. This time around, not …
Wow it's been a WEEK since I last wrote an entry here. This is my longest "haitus", so far, on my blog since 2005. Sorry guys, Real Life (tm) happened. To get right to it - recently Twitter had some problems. People who used Twitter heavily were badly affected (withdrawal symptoms, hiak hiak!). For me it was little more than an annoyance that twitter was down. Then, when …
In densely-populated places like Singapore and Hong Kong, we are definitely bound to encounter inconsiderate people. Take a look at stomp.com.sg and you will see what I mean. People putting their bags on the seats in MRT and buses, even my own entry on kids blasting music via speakers on buses etc. Naturally when I'm with my buddies out at the pub drinking, subjects like …
Yay first post!Hah ok yeah so I'm 5 days late. I've been busy ok?On New Year's Eve, 31 Dec 2008, I was with Endoh, Xizor, and Xinyun. You can see a pic of the celebration here at xinyun's blog.I just want to show the video of the whole scene a few mins after the picture taken by xy :)Heh nice eh?
It's very rare that I write about mundane things happening to me in my "subsidiary blogs" before I write about them here. However, I did write about how I found my long-lost drinking kakis recently here.About a year ago, my regular drinking place closed. As such, us regular customers (who have been patronising the place for years) suddenly lost a "home". My buddy and I spent …
Thanks to Uzyn's superhuman efforts, the NEW Ping.Sg is finally live about 2pm today!Here's a screenshot:Ping.sg - The Community Meta Blog for Singapore Bloggers via kwoutNotice the top 10?Yes, nice and clean now. The most often asked feature - the ability to flag posts as inappropriate by the community, has been implemented! We have ping.sg back and not pr0n.sg anymore! …
I saw the first mention of it here, at Lisa C Writes. Then a few weeks later, I saw another mention of it here, at Bloggerfocus.com. What am I talking about?It's about a new commenting system for the Blogger.com platform. Yes I know, stuff like Haloscan has been around for quite a while. However, this new comment system, called Intense Debate, appears to be much better than …
I was woken up today by a pretty interesting, if not irritating, telemarketer. Lord knows what she's selling, but she prattled on like a machinegun and I swear she never stopped to breathe.... not even once! You know the type, I'm sure. They never asked if it's a "convenient time" to speak to you. They just ask for your name, then they introduce themselves (nobody ever …
A couple of weeks back, I started work with a new company. I wrote that it's a very nice change to finally work with people that know their stuff and are very proficient at what they're doing.In fact I was slightly incorrect in my initial impression. These guys are GOOD. Some of them know stuff I don't and they are very, very detailed. So anyway, I'm part of a team that is …
I don't know if you're like me, but I have a pretty wide selection of watches collected from my youth till now. Plenty of Casios, Seikos, Citizens etc. Most of them are Casios though, because when we were going through the army (and reservsist later), the only watches that are "cheap enough" to be throwaway watches are Casios.Problem is, Casios can last pretty damn long. I …
Wow imagine to my surprise when I found this.How often have you been in a conversation, and used some local slangs and been chastised? How often have your teachers told you to "Speak proper English!"?How often have you been told Singaporeans can't speak a lick of English?Fear no more my friends! Kiasu is now officially an ENGLISH WORD! Proof 1 - Reference.com linkProof 2 - …
Today was sort of a whirlwind. I arrived on the dot, right at the start of the business day. The Human Resource Officer had not arrived yet, so the receptionist suggested I wait in the lobby for her arrival.About 10 minutes later, a lady brought a huge burly gentleman out to greet me. I was told this is the head honcho, the big cheeze. He's da man! So after a quick round of …
Why do you join a social network, such as Facebook? Well I could have used other social networks like Friendster, Orkut etc but right now, Facebook's the "in-thing", and almost everyone has an account. So back to the subject at hand. Why do YOU join a social network? I bet it's more likely peer pressure. "Everyone has joined, I should too!". Although none of your friends …
... I'm sick of hearing about the escaped Limping Terrorist on the different blogs out there. Also, stop with Edison Chen already, ok? Pictures were leaked, people saw, people have already said whatever they want to say.So, I hereby change the topic to something totally different.Ok what's the point then? The point is about the way Singaporeans use English. This time, I'm not …
You know a guy is REALLY sick when he goes to see a doc and doesn't require MC. After all, not working, no need medical leave :) Yeah, I got hit by some unknown virus when I went out for 3 hours to Sim Lim on Thursday. I only went out ONCE, and in 3 hours I caught some potent virus and I have no clue how I managed to do it. So, Friday, Saturday and Sunday were spent mostly …
For video enthusiasts, Stage6 will no doubt be a familiar name. Since I make machinimas, it's natural that I stumbled across Stage6 a few years ago when it was just in beta-test phase. At the time, the concept was exciting - Streaming Videos in High-Quality! In today's terms, it would be called "high definition".Remember, back then, broadband speeds were just like about …
In the modern world, we want things to be convenient.Like cell phones, TV with remotes, and all that. Even on our cell phones, we want hands-free options, like a wired earpiece, or a bluetooth earpiece.And, on rainy days, imagine holding an umbrella, walking along, then your phone rings. If you didn't have a hands-free kit like a wired or bluetooth earpiece, imagine trying to …
Image via WikipediaLong long time ago, when man finally made a miniature clock small enough to put into the pocket, the watch industry was created. Through the years, the Swiss made a name for themselves in their craftsmanship in making watches.Fast forward to modern day, the 21st century.Now we have watches with tiny pieces of rocks inside it, called "quartz watches". They …
…