I was trying to arrange some flight details for trip. I got my twice cancelled tickets back alive and connecting flights booked. Except that the airline decided to cancel the flight and I have to find another flight to meet…
Void decks should they remain void?
I came across this blog post on void decks on the ground floor of housing blocks. Good, now I’ve got your attention. But this post is not about politics, it’s about urban planning and social spaces. Having won Aljunied GRC,…
Family’s ‘special night’ ends in tragedy
This is a very sad story on two fronts. MALAYSIAN police have classified the death of Singaporean lorry driver Lah Lee Hock as a case of ‘sudden death’, but his son believes something more sinister could have happened. On Sunday,…
Getting Things Done or GTD
This book has been around for some time and some people really swear by it. I am currently into my first month of doing this. Collect. Collect all your the items that you have to do into a “collection bucket/s”. …
Singapore Cabinet website not updated.
I was looking at the Singapore Cabinet appointments to read up on the new appointees. The new Cabinet was announced on 18 May 11. I suppose it takes some time to line up the resumes and pictures. The website…
Willard Boyle, father of the digital cameras
I just saw this on Engadget, the man who revolutionized digital imaging has passed on. We have some sad news to share with you today: Willard Boyle, the man who created the imaging technology behind everything from digital cameras to…
Firefox Sync not working.
This is for anyone encountering the same problem with Firefox Sync. I was using this to sync between my home pc with FF3 and the office with portable FF4. It was stable, everything works as it should I never need…
Mentor Minister and Senior Minister resigns after General Election
The former former Prime Minister and former Prime Minister has resigned from their cabinet positions. They will continue to serve their wards as MPs. JOINT STATEMENT BY SM GOH CHOK TONG AND MM LEE KUAN YEW We have studied the…
Looking for a job
An old friend of mine got a job after a long period. After being laid off, about a year ago, job offers were very thin. Quite sometime ago, I received an SMS asking to help look out for job offers. …
Overheard 1 – Polling day
On Polling Day, went to the nearby food court to buy lunch for the family. It was very crowded as the food court was near the Polling station. Naturally, some people after voting went over for lunch. While I was…