Category: Miscellaneous

Any other thing under the sun.

Week 0 at NUS

August 6, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  This week is what’s known in NUS as Week 0. It’s freshmen orientation week. The week where everyone (students, that is) are still having fun. The campus, surprisingly, is not as crowded as I had anticipated it to be. ...

Road Chaos on Campus

July 30, 2009May 22, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  With the new school year just around the corner, there are now an increasing number of people on campus. Crowds in the canteens, crowds at the bus stops, and stupidity on the roads. Stress levels are going up, and my stress level ...

10-Year Series for PSC Interviews

July 25, 2009June 4, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  I thought it was interesting to find in the newspapers today two half-pages of articles on the topic of PSC scholarship interviews, and advise for future interviewees on what they should and should not do. It seems like PSC ...

What Can I Use My Samsung Voucher On?

July 25, 2009June 4, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  When you register a Samsung product warranty, you get a nice 15% discount voucher to be used on purchases at Samsung’s flagship store at VivoCity. Sounds good huh. I bought a 40″ LCD TV, which comes with a free ...

The Problem with Phone Upgrades

July 22, 2009July 22, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  It happened when I upgraded my phone with M1 previously. It happened when I got a Hub Station with StarHub. Now the same thing happens with SingTel when I got my N97. I don’t know why these companies have to muck up your ...

Fuel Economy Labeling in Singapore

July 15, 2009May 12, 2014  |  Miscellaneous  |  While waiting for my car the other day, I looked around the Kah Motor showroom and noticed the new fuel economy label stuck on the windscreens of all the cars. It’s the Mandatory Fuel Economy Labeling programme introduced ...

Visit to Kah Motor

July 13, 2009May 13, 2014  |  Miscellaneous  |  I’m here at Kah Motor again. It’s not actually the regular servicing, but rather a follow-up on a problem complaint because they failed to address it during the regular servicing appointment scheduled last week. There ...

Free Slurpee Day

July 12, 2009May 26, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  It was a good day at 7 Eleven. V-Power petrol at 98 prices, and if you spend over $50 you also get a free slurpee drink. — Posted from my N97 Share ...

False Fire Alarm Again

July 10, 2009June 4, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  All the false fire alarms at my home are getting very irritating. They were happening quite frequently at one time, then it got better (i.e. less frequent), then lately, they started to pick up in frequency again. This evening, ...

Carelessness is Costly

July 9, 2009June 4, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  A sign stuck on the tables at a NUS canteen reminds people that carelessness is costly. People are being reminded not to leave belongings unattended. Belongings such as wallets, bags, handphones and notebook computers. I thought ...