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Image by dogwelder via FlickrI think most of you are too young to remember, but back in the 60's and 70's, I remember seeing advertisements in comics for Charles Atlas' Dynamic Tension muscle building system, as well as Mike Marvel's Dynaflex system.Both of these systems are isometric training. Charles Atlas apparently had better marketing so it was more famous. Mike Marvel, …
Image via WikipediaRecently I added 2 more gigs of RAM to my new PC, and totally forgot about the 4GB limit of Windows XP. So the end result is, while I may have 4GBs of RAM physically, only 3.25GB is visible in WinXP. No amount of fiddling around with BIOS and WinXP boot options “fixed” ...
Image via WikipediaThese words are heard so often, that I gave up on them a long time ago.But, to be honest, I have uttered them myself, in the past.It's just a simple case of "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak".Whatever your fitness goals are, be it to lose weight, get toned, or build muscles, these words are a killer to yourself. Don't wait till tomorrow, do it …
Ok ok technically it's not my birthday.It's the first anniversary of this domain - foxtwo.org. I registered this one year ago at the recommendation of xinyun during a conversation.Incidentally, today is also xinyun's 1st anniversary of her own domain too.Happy Birthday To FoxTwo.Org!*pops champagne*
Image by sean dreilinger via Flickr With recent announcements of price increases from Singtel on their fixed line subscriptions, I just had to stop and review the situation. Now, adding 0.1 cent per 30 secs (or 60 secs off peak) is a very very small amount. Tiny, in fact. In total it's just $10 per year, the price of one pack of cigarettes.Being the lazy-assed bum that I am, …
Many times, it has been said that Singapore has a very low crime rate. Foreign workers come here and commented at how safe they feel at night, being able to go out at 3am and yet not get mugged on the streets. Women here generally feel safe enough to be out and about alone at nights.But, how safe is Singapore, really?I was reading an article here, where some people decided to …
Image via WikipediaThe recent price increase by Singtel on landlines sparked off a wave of protest around my friends, and many bloggers. On the surface, if you look at it, the increase isn't really that much. Only 0.01 cent more per minute, and a total of $10 more per YEAR.And yet, people protest and grumble.I think, the problem isn't the amount of the increase. It's that …
I know, it's been a while since I updated this blog. My only excuse is - I've stopped working out too.. and started to get soft... *sigh*No matter, it's time I got back to it. The good thing is that I didn't really "put it back on", since my diet essentially remained unchanged. Still balanced, healthy, just minus the "workout" component. Yes I gained 1kg or 2kg but that's ok. …
Image via WikipediaI thought I was pretty up to date with Bioware stuff, but I guess I was wrong. The Witcher went completely under my radar and I never knew of the game till just a week ago or so. I was down at Sim Lim Square, getting more RAM for my new PC (oh ...
Image by SL-INC (AKA: Scott) via FlickrEversince my old PC died, and I got a new AMD system, I’ve still been playing old games which I already have. Most of the time I’m just comparing and marvelling at how this “budget PC” is on-par or outperforming my now-dead “top of the line” gaming PC back ...
DK had a plurk about having dinner at a German place, Brotzeit, and a few of us responded. So, the gathering actually happened (on 25 Sept) and we converged on City Hall at 7pm.I met up with xinyun beforehand though, because I'm shy like that :) When we arrived at the place, xinyun's bionic eyes found DK even before I could scan the whole place. She even said "Nicole's …
It's been a long time since I've done a rant on Singaporeans.Today's rant is partly inspired by a plurk thread here by XinYun. She was talking about calculative people who whine about being shortchanged (or being asked to pay more) a couple of dollars. Yeah these people probably scored distinctions in maths back in school.In the plurk thread, xinyun was complaining about …
Yet another game has leapt from the computer screens to the silver screen. Well, it still hasn’t happened yet. The rights have been bought, and plans underway, but no real shooting schedules yet.This is similar to what was announced for Bioshock not that long ago too - that a movie may be coming soon for ...
Yet another game has leapt from the computer screens to the silver screen. Well, it still hasn’t happened yet. The rights have been bought, and plans underway, but no real shooting schedules yet.This is similar to what was announced for Bioshock not that long ago too - that a movie may be coming soon for ...
Saturday is usually a rest-day for us, since we normally drink on Fridays. However this time it was a little different, because one of our drinking friends is leaving for a land far yonder, and we gathered to wish her well on her journey. Scratching our heads for a nice place to hold a farewell dinner-cum-drinks, another friend suggested a new place - The White Rabbit.So, it …
Eversince I got this new PC I have been installing all my older games back into the PC and just having a go at them and trying to see if there are any visual improvements. One of these is Oblivion.Starting a new character, I just ran around and played the game “normally”. Oblivion is smoother, ...
Eversince I got this new PC I have been installing all my older games back into the PC and just having a go at them and trying to see if there are any visual improvements. One of these is Oblivion.Starting a new character, I just ran around and played the game “normally”. Oblivion is smoother, ...
Image via Wikipedia I did get Spore for a trial run. I don’t like these kind of games so it was promptly uninstalled and deleted, and quickly forgotten.It was with amusement that I came across this article here. It talks about the bane of all games - anti-piracy protection. I have mentioned this over and ...
Image via Wikipedia I did get Spore for a trial run. I don’t like these kind of games so it was promptly uninstalled and deleted, and quickly forgotten.It was with amusement that I came across this article here. It talks about the bane of all games - anti-piracy protection. I have mentioned this over and ...
Time really flies.It's been 7 years since the world changed. I remember that back on 11th Sept 2001, the fateful day, I was writing on my (then) soapbox, complaining about something. That was like 9am in the morning, Singapore time.I remember that I got home from work, went online and played Neverwinter Nights with my buddies from USA, Australia, Spain and Netherlands. I …
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