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Google Wave Is Not Impressing Me
Google Wave was supposed to be the hottest thing since sliced bread, but it’s really not that great. I’ve been using it for a while and I’m just not that impressed. It’s still in a development phase, so who knows? It may be completely different on official release and really blow everyone away, but as…
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Hungry Ghost Month, Singapore’s Halloween?
These photos are from a celebration of Hungry Ghost Month. Hungry Ghost Month is celebrated on the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar and is a tradition that originated in China. During the Communist Cultural Revolution (around 1966 I believe) it was stamped out there, but the tradition is still practiced in Singapore, Hong…
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Switching to Ubuntu (9.10 Karmic Koala) Not As Hard As I Thought
My wife had been having issues with her laptop for quite a while. Well, that’s normal for Windows anyway, but her laptop was starting to slow down. Normally I can do a few maintenance things to get it running at a relatively decent speed again but it was becoming less and less effective. Not to…
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An American girl in Singapore: Singapore…Then and Now
An American girl in Singapore: Singapore…Then and Now A very cool post showing photos of Singapore’s past and present. It’s amazing how much this island has changed in such a short amount of time. Give Singapore another 30 years or so and it will surpass most first world nations in terms of infrastructure and capital.
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Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change
If you’ve been keeping up with Blogger news, either via the Blogger Twitter account or on the official Blogger Buzz blog, then you’ll have heard about this already. If not, here’s a quick rundown: Blog Action Day is an annual event, held on October 15th (which is already is here in Singapore), where a single…
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Roti Paratha (prata?)
Just one of the many delicious dishes I’ve had the chance to enjoy since moving to Singapore. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. Letting stereotypes pushed on you by the media influence the way you behave towards certain people is ridiculous and it could cost you some mighty good meals too! If…
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Marché at Vivocity: Mediocre and Expensive
About three weeks ago my wife and I went to Marché at Vivocity. We’d seen the place quite a few times while at the mall and while passing through on our way to Sentosa, and we always thought about stopping there to eat but we never did. It’s a long way from where we live…
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Ion Mall
When Ion Mall first opened downtown I took a look through it. Well, it wasn’t exactly when it opened, but it was close. Maybe a week later. I came in from the ground level and went up a few floors and poked around a bit, but I wasn’t that impressed. Most of the stores are…
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Philippine President Arroyo Reminded To Not Steal Aid Money From Typhoon Victims
An excerpt from an ABS-CBN News post: ““Given the critical situation of our brothers and sisters in the evacuation centers and areas ravaged by Ondoy, it is urgent to ensure that the funds the Arroyo government received in the name of the victims benefit only the victims and their families. The administration’s well-deserved reputation for…
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McDonald’s Steals Money? No Wonder Ronald’s Smiling!
Somehow I’m not really surprised. I’ve been to fast food places before and had them leave out something I ordered. It was something small enough for me to not want to waste my time going back, but if they did it often enough it would add up to a lot of “savings” for them. From…
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