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This morning, you might have found yourself waking up to all the buzz about helping Alvin to get into school. School, here, being the School of Computing at NUS. Oh yes, that’s where I work, hence it caught my attention, a ...
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The SMRT breakdown yesterday could have been easily averted. A power supply earth fault had brought down their communications backbone network, and that disrupted their train signally and hence te trains could not run. Now, I ...
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At a security class yesterday, the trainer asked if we access Facebook with the Facebook App on our mobile phones. Most of us do. More importantly, do we use Wifi while doing so? As you know, Wifi traffic can be easily snooped, ...
| Lifestyle & Family
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This photo was from about a year ago, and I had shared it on Facebook previously, but it’s so funny I thought I’ll share it on my blog as well. I was browsing through some old photos in my album and this brought back ...
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Transportation is in the hot seat lately. Last week, it was about our Transport Minister justifying that MRT breakdowns are unavoidable (see The New Singapore Standard for Train Service). This week, we are told to be prepared ...
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Isaac’s exactly three months old today. With two other kids to look after, and plenty of domestic help to support us, Isaac doesn’t quite get the same amount of attention as when we only had Vanessa with us. Of ...
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Marche has been around in Singapore for a long time. First at Hereen, then at Suntec. It’s current restaurants at 313@Somerset and Vivocity aren’t exactly new either. But I haven’t visited any of them since the ...
| Lifestyle & Family
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Do you like spicy food? I bet most Singaporeans do!
In case you’ve not heard, McDonald’s has brought back their Double McSpicy burger and Spicy Nuggets. It’s a seasonal item, so don’t delay too long. Too ...
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I read with disappointment our Transport Minister Mr Lui’s address in parliament. I thought we were supposed to have a world-class public transport system. His Ministry is only targeting to minimize train disruptions that ...
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In December last year, I was trying to decide if I wanted to participate in a fire drill at work. You see, I was a fire warden, which means I had some extra work to do. There is a story behind this, about why I’m peeved ...