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The Cloud Has Landed!http://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2009/11/12/aws-asia/This courting must be at least 5 years long. 5 years ago when I was working there I was already trying to hook up the infrastructure guys with some of the data center operators in Singapore. The conversation was long, and that time it was overshadowed by the positivity of the acquisition ...
Officially supposed to launch later today, it seems like the site is already up and running. Check out www.singtel.com/appzone.At a glance, I couldn’t find an equivalent of the BBoM usage thing that was pulled from Apple AppStore earlier though.
Everyone look here. This is important. If you’re building something that remotely looks like something that would be useful in the NBN era, quickly submit a proposal to this Call For Proposal. The deadline is next week.Questions ask IDA NGSIP is the icing on the NBN cake. May the best icing wins
Foolamak – finally found the catch. Upon activation of SingTel myBill, a) All the billing account(s) under your NRIC/FIN will be automatically set to paperless bill. An email notification will be sent to your registered email address when the next bill is generated and the electronic billing information is ready for viewing. b) If ...
In the many years playing with an orchestra / band, I’ve always found that conductors plays a large part in making a group “tick”, i.e. going beyond what individual players are capable off, bringing out the 2 + 2 = 5 kind of effect in music making. This TED talk gives a fairly laymen explanation ...
It has been an interesting week. Transitioning from IDA to SingTel wasn’t as difficult as I expected, maybe I’m just getting better at such transitions. Yesterday, as I was walking back to Suntec for dinner, I finally found that sentimental comfort that location wise it’s really just a stone’s throw away. Focusing on the present ...
Performers: Just Brass Ensemble, conCORdisVenue: Brass Academy @ WCEGA Plaza (view map, google maps)Date: 18 Nov 2009 (Wednesday)Time: 7pmTickets at $10 ($6 for students and Brass Academy Club Members)Just let me know if you want tickets. Prefer that you reserve tickets at least as the performance hall is fairly small.
If you’re in Sydney, great >> check out the Facebook event page for more details.Otherwise, if you’re elsewhere, you could try to tune in tomorrow morning live and join the broadcast session with Clive Kessler online, live.The url is at www.ustream.tv/channel/nmf-2009. The program will begin at 10:30AM GMT +10, Sunday, October 25 2009, which if ...
Can someone tell me why songs these days can’t be as concisely beautiful and deeply meaningful as these written decades ago?We are all wanderers, to some extend. We go around seeing the world, and gain wisdom, and come to accept that we are no more than drifters who does not control the world. So we ...
After observing the irony that regular SSO concert goers knows something about the social norms of applauding only when the work ended, while the audience of the expensive New York Philharmonic concert yesterday would clap at the end of every movement, whether or not it warrants an emotional response to that, Pauline found an interesting ...
You’ve gotta read this: www.free-culture.cc (assuming that you haven’t). Print it out or put it on your phone if staring at your PC/laptop is too tiring. Or just buy the book.Professor Lessig was big when I was in Stanford in 03/04, but I didn’t fully understand the implications of his work until I finally finished ...
This transcription can be obtained from sibelius music for now. Originally written for the piano, GVB is Chopin’s first waltz written in 1833.
You’ve seen it on the papers, you’ve seen it on car sites, you’ve seen it at furniture stores. Greenlots is a lot more than a parking lot or a tree hugger. And here I”ll discuss the possibilities.In Singapore, there are various types of car lots, or parking spaces for vehicles in general. They come in ...
Or colleagues call it “clear leave”, or family calls it “holiday”, or in my situation other more formal people like to refer to “garden leave”. Either way, I still prefer it as a sabbatical, mini-sabbatical, hiatus, get-your-life-in-order-and-find-new-ideas time. Last week, I was particularly inspired by this TED talk by Stefan Sagmeister …
And this post concludes my first ever wordpress upgrade of this blog – Ah fresh air After being hacked 3 times on the old 2.0.5, I finally found time to upgrade. The upgrade itself wasn’t that hard. I’m marveled by the version control and the rigor built into the wordpress architecture such that even ...
First off, thanks to those who came to support the simple and meaningful concert the last 2 days. It was nothing like Elvis Costello or Stomp I’m sure, but free is very hard to beat Thought I share an anecdote about the final of the 4 sets we played. During the 4th set, we ... 
SEAChange is conducting a simple survey on what you would like to see changed in South East Asia. This survey is for youth, as defined as 15 to 35 years olds. You can take the challenge by going to:youthsays.com/seachangeThis leads to Youth Engagement Summit or YES2009 (what else is more agreeable) where you get to ... 
I’m taking a short break. Something like this: Source: PhD comicsJust passed the peak. And currently resisting to check email (hey it’s Saturday night and it’s mid autumn festival…)As such, I would like to spend the coming 4 weeks catching up with you. If I know you but haven’t seen you for at least 1 ...
Just Brass Ensemble will be doing a set of dance music from the western tradition in conjunction with Esplanade’s celebration of dance, featuring popular favorites performed by a brass quintet.Date: 5 and 6 October 2009 (Monday and Tuesday)Venue: Esplanade ConcourseTime: 7:15pm and 8:15pm (choose one, is the same set)Admission is FREESee you there!
Found another one of those great educational games for young kids. Works best if parental guidance is involved, especially when it comes to strategy (e.g. collect the RM100, ignore the 10 cents!!)www.min.com.my/min/sdc3.aspx?menu=2I found 4 games, namely Pack & Roll (after PacMan), Cash Quest (after Space Quest?), Space Monkey Mission (what’s the name of that … 
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