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I like stewed beef brisket noodle. The one at Crystal Jade used to be quite good but they seem to be getting less nice over time. There’s a stall at Bukit Timah Hawker Centre that serves pretty good ones.
— Posted from my ...
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A couple of nights ago, we headed over to Harry’s for dinner. That’s the Harry’s pub at Rail Mall, pretty close to where we stay. I think they’ve been open there for over a year now, and even though we go ...
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I managed to sneak a photo of the kitchen of Ellenborough Market Cafe at Merchant Court Hotel. They’re awfully busy. Too busy to get food fast enough to satisfy diners. Maybe that’s how they manage profits from their ...
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I’ve been expecting some action from Mindef for some time. There is so much on Facebook about our military organizations, reservist units, operations, training, etc. My reservist flight has a Facebook group. So does the ...
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We all know that proper tire inflation is important. The big question is, what is the right tire pressure? Under-inflation leads to premature tire wear and increases rolling resistance (and hence decreased fuel efficiency). ...
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I’m sorry to make light of these grave matters, but a colleague put it this way and I thought it was quite an interesting take: too much stress in NTU, too much partying in NUS. This is about the two student deaths that ...
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Times must be bad, so car dealers are even coming to NUS to sell cars. Or perhaps it isn’t so bad afterall, so much so that our dear students have become a lucrative market for car dealers to target. Well, it’s one of ...
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This week we started sending Vanessa to child care. I’m pretty surprised that she is so happy and excited to go “school”. She was all ready early in the morning, dressed up and in very good spirits. She donned ...
| Technology
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The Apple Store has just reopened with three new Macs: the new Mac Mini, the new iMac and the new Mac Pro. Actually there are more new things: the new Time Capsule and the new Airport Express. They’re not all ready for ...
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I’d never guess, but apparently professorship can be rated as a high risk job. In our tiny island of Singapore, look at how many professors have been injured on the job. It seems like the university can be very much as ...
