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  • Finally Replaced My Dying Beast of A Laptop

    It’s been a busy couple of days, filled with long talks with my wife about plans for the beginning of next month, when I’ll be moving to the Philippines, along with our cats.  It’s also been busy because I finally picked up a new laptop. For those of you that have been keeping up with…

  • Hygiene Standards at White Sands McDonald’s Are Lacking

    I went to the McDonald’s at White Sands Mall in Pasir Ris last night and I was disgusted by the lack of proper hygiene and knowledge of simple concepts of cleanliness I encountered.  This was the second time I’d seen the same behavior, so I took the time to send a feedback message to McDonald’s…

  • Checking Out Clarke Quay

    Over the weekend my wife and I finally went down to Clarke Quay (pronounced “key”).  Neither my wife or I are very big drinkers and we’re not into the whole club scene, so we’d never had any desire to check out Clarke Quay, which is Singapore’s unofficial (or maybe official) party locale.  Since I’m heading…

  • ‘Shutting Down’ An Annoying Salesman

    Last night we were wandering around Liang Court Mall in Clarke Quay and I happened to see the sign for Audio House on the side of one of the escalators.  I’m a sucker for ogling new electronics so I convinced my wife we should go up there.  I was particularly interested in looking at laptops.…

  • Cat Export Preparations Update #1

    So, last month I mentioned the astronomical costs associated with taking our cats with us to the Philippines and detailed exactly what some of those costs are.  Today, we had the opportunity to take that list down a notch by getting our cats their first round of vaccinations. We had to do some searching around…

  • Singapore Should Endorse, Not Ban, Smokeless Nicotine Products

    Singapore’s Health Minister, Khaw Boon Wan, recently made the following statement in a blog post: These are chilling words for the anti-tobacco population. Some describe the dissolvable products as nicotine candies designed to appeal to children, making them life-long addicts. Reynolds have already found these products to be more appealing to women, besides allowing smokers…

  • Al Jazeera English Is Still Available in Singapore

    I was reading a blog post on Al Jazeera’s ‘The Asia Blog‘ about a correspondent’s experience in Singapore in 1994.  He was saying that though Singapore has grown in leaps and bounds, some things don’t change in terms of media censorship.  He questions whether or not the removal of Al Jazeera English was truly a…

  • “Chan” Graffiti

    I found this random bit of graffiti art on what I think is a power box for the pedestrian crossing light where the Park Connector path crosses Pasir Ris Drive 1 at Pasir Ris Town Park. I don’t know what the significance is, but the word “chan” makes me think of the popular internet image…

  • Why Such A Light Sentence For Vicky Herman Quek Bee Lan?

    Vicky Herman Quek Bee Lan, a 44 year old woman, was recently arrested for spiking the drinks of male targets and then robbing them, racking up a total of over 21k in stolen goods and cash between August and December of last year. This woman has a long criminal record, having been arrested for theft…

  • Tampines 1’s Food Court

    Every mall in Singapore that I’ve been to has a food court that is, in reality, just an indoor hawker.  The same basic varieties of food are served in the same basic way.  It’s a very convenient way to eat, especially if you’re not willing to spring for an expensive meal in a sit down…