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Friday, January 22, 2010
Sunday, July 13, 2008
What can you do with US$20
1. Buy an out of print Stan Getz Album not available in Singapore
2. Rent a Movie @ $2.99 USD (Batman Begins)
3. Buy Gangsta rap music that just hit the streets
4. Download exclusive clips for iTunes.
5. Buy Song Summoner, a Square Enix game for ipod
6. Still have change for 1 song.
Yes. iTunes music store will rock your world.
Ever more so, now that i've got my new toy: the Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 Pros
w00t!
No thats not within US$20, think sgd and x30... you get the idea :)
2. Rent a Movie @ $2.99 USD (Batman Begins)
3. Buy Gangsta rap music that just hit the streets
4. Download exclusive clips for iTunes.
5. Buy Song Summoner, a Square Enix game for ipod
6. Still have change for 1 song.
Yes. iTunes music store will rock your world.
Ever more so, now that i've got my new toy: the Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 Pros
w00t!
No thats not within US$20, think sgd and x30... you get the idea :)
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
It never rains but POURS
Its true.
When it pours, it pours hard.
Take for example the recent series of events:
1. The left ear piece of my $300 iem went bonkers, I had to send it back all the way to the States for RMA...
2. (Ok not so recent) My Phone's Camera lens cracked... how did i manage to pull this one off, I'm also not very certain...
3. My Laptop's battery is dead, meaning im working with a non-mobile laptop. Kinda like carrying a desktop around if you might say, cause you'll always need a power source.
4. I'm down with the flu! Yes it Sucks and Blows! best of all, although I'm covered under my company's health insurance, I had to pay "because i told the auntie too late, and she keyed in the medicine liao"... right...
Too seh to be bothered.
Looks like the "Robert" days are back. Hey at least the fortune teller's pretty accurate on this one.
Hope she's accurate on the 2 other things she said.
When it pours, it pours hard.
Take for example the recent series of events:
1. The left ear piece of my $300 iem went bonkers, I had to send it back all the way to the States for RMA...
2. (Ok not so recent) My Phone's Camera lens cracked... how did i manage to pull this one off, I'm also not very certain...
3. My Laptop's battery is dead, meaning im working with a non-mobile laptop. Kinda like carrying a desktop around if you might say, cause you'll always need a power source.
4. I'm down with the flu! Yes it Sucks and Blows! best of all, although I'm covered under my company's health insurance, I had to pay "because i told the auntie too late, and she keyed in the medicine liao"... right...
Too seh to be bothered.
Looks like the "Robert" days are back. Hey at least the fortune teller's pretty accurate on this one.
Hope she's accurate on the 2 other things she said.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
The State of the World
Its kinda funny,
watching the Olympic torch relay. Its like the spreading FT problem throughout the world: We are being overtaken by China-Chinese.
and the irony of all this, especially in Singapore's context is that,
hey, im an FT too!
or at least im a 3rd Generation foreigner, my grandfather was from China. Many people fail to realize/remember that Singapore is a Malay state!
here's a "wow i didnt know that! Explains why our National Anthem is in Malay!" moment
And hasn't this always been the case for Singapore? That people from all over the world congregate here and compliment the weaknesses of each other, making the nation prosperous?
So why the outlash now?
I think its 2 reasons:
1. The sudden sheer quantity
2. The blatant naivety and lack of understanding of the culture/context these people are in, which kinda translates into "Disrespect" for the locals
And I think the people are afraid... Afraid to be taken over, afraid to be undercut, afraid that to be cool in 5 years time you'll have to have a Chinese slang, and afraid that in 20 years time, the Chinese language will overtake English and become the mainstream language (now thats a thought, *shudders)
While that covers one issue, we get another one that less worrisome but more irritating: how "directed" and controlled Singapore media is.
I think only in Uniquely Singapore, you get news titles like these:
"Raising wages to address rising costs not a right solution"
"Its an Honest Mistake, our minister should not resign"
I'm thinking it would actually be quite realistic for the upcoming F1 Event to use an ERP Gantry for a start line, piff
These reporters ought to be run-overed by our elites one day, and the news written as "Reporter dies from accident, is charged $200,000 for emotional distress to elite"
watching the Olympic torch relay. Its like the spreading FT problem throughout the world: We are being overtaken by China-Chinese.
and the irony of all this, especially in Singapore's context is that,
hey, im an FT too!
or at least im a 3rd Generation foreigner, my grandfather was from China. Many people fail to realize/remember that Singapore is a Malay state!
here's a "wow i didnt know that! Explains why our National Anthem is in Malay!" moment
And hasn't this always been the case for Singapore? That people from all over the world congregate here and compliment the weaknesses of each other, making the nation prosperous?
So why the outlash now?
I think its 2 reasons:
1. The sudden sheer quantity
2. The blatant naivety and lack of understanding of the culture/context these people are in, which kinda translates into "Disrespect" for the locals
And I think the people are afraid... Afraid to be taken over, afraid to be undercut, afraid that to be cool in 5 years time you'll have to have a Chinese slang, and afraid that in 20 years time, the Chinese language will overtake English and become the mainstream language (now thats a thought, *shudders)
While that covers one issue, we get another one that less worrisome but more irritating: how "directed" and controlled Singapore media is.
I think only in Uniquely Singapore, you get news titles like these:
"Raising wages to address rising costs not a right solution"
"Its an Honest Mistake, our minister should not resign"
I'm thinking it would actually be quite realistic for the upcoming F1 Event to use an ERP Gantry for a start line, piff
These reporters ought to be run-overed by our elites one day, and the news written as "Reporter dies from accident, is charged $200,000 for emotional distress to elite"
Monday, March 03, 2008
And in Today's News...
[Newscaster]
Today, thousands welcomed the latest ruling by LTA, to be implemented in the heart of the island.
As of 1st of March, citizens can no longer hail for a cab off the streets in the CBD area, nor can they phone for a cab to pick them up from their offices.
[Interviewee 1]
Yea, i think its a good idea. like that there wont be traffic jam.
[Interviewee 2]
Its great, there're taxi stands all around, so theres no difficulty at all getting a cab within a 200 m radius.
[On scene reporter]
While there are minorities who think it is a bad idea, majority of the people are in fact welcoming this new ruling. This is idunknowwho Channel News Asia, Singapore.
[Que Smile]
-__-
Imagine the benefits/convenience it will bring to the pregnant ladies,
or hey even better on rainy days! enjoy squeezing with 20 other sweaty wet FTs trying to get a cab... wow! thats like totally long term thinking man.
What they said about singapore media is true, I mean its still acceptable for some bullcrap they pull, but THIS?! its like orchestrated to a point when its totally NOT the truth but what they want people to think.
C'Mon, i wasnt even listening to the news on the bus, (earphones on) and i was reading the subtitles and it went something like "You can no longer hail a cab off the streets, cheers". Its like my surname, a total oxymoron...
Then like that cab for what one, cannot hail off the streets. Its like taking a bus at the bus stop.
Digusting. Utterly disgusting.
I hope they can have a good night's sleep knowing that they have sold all their pride and dignity.
[Que Smile]
Today, thousands welcomed the latest ruling by LTA, to be implemented in the heart of the island.
As of 1st of March, citizens can no longer hail for a cab off the streets in the CBD area, nor can they phone for a cab to pick them up from their offices.
[Interviewee 1]
Yea, i think its a good idea. like that there wont be traffic jam.
[Interviewee 2]
Its great, there're taxi stands all around, so theres no difficulty at all getting a cab within a 200 m radius.
[On scene reporter]
While there are minorities who think it is a bad idea, majority of the people are in fact welcoming this new ruling. This is idunknowwho Channel News Asia, Singapore.
[Que Smile]
-__-
Imagine the benefits/convenience it will bring to the pregnant ladies,
or hey even better on rainy days! enjoy squeezing with 20 other sweaty wet FTs trying to get a cab... wow! thats like totally long term thinking man.
What they said about singapore media is true, I mean its still acceptable for some bullcrap they pull, but THIS?! its like orchestrated to a point when its totally NOT the truth but what they want people to think.
C'Mon, i wasnt even listening to the news on the bus, (earphones on) and i was reading the subtitles and it went something like "You can no longer hail a cab off the streets, cheers". Its like my surname, a total oxymoron...
Then like that cab for what one, cannot hail off the streets. Its like taking a bus at the bus stop.
Digusting. Utterly disgusting.
I hope they can have a good night's sleep knowing that they have sold all their pride and dignity.
[Que Smile]
Saturday, February 23, 2008
New Toy!
Yay! got new iems!
still playing around with it atm, thinking of applying a couple of mods to it...
Sunday, January 13, 2008
I Need a Date
Got myself something special to commemorate my very 1st paycheck!
But the thing is, I really wanted to share this with someone...
So lets hope things will go smoothly.
P.S. I love the way Mastercard positioned themselves here, the experience is really "priceless".
