Category: Miscellaneous

Any other thing under the sun.

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 ...

COE Prices Surge

July 8, 2009May 12, 2014  |  Miscellaneous  |  IT shows are seeing record attendance and sales, condominiums are being snapped up, car prices are rising, and COE prices are surging forward. Aren’t we supposed to be in the midst of a economic crisis? The latest round of ...

Supermarket Trolley Carts

July 6, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  I was at Cold Storage yesterday to pick up a few items, and a new gadget there caught my attention. It’s “Futurecart”. It has a LCD screen mounted at the end of the cart. That’s nothing terribly futuristic ...

Some H1N1 Humour

July 4, 2009May 22, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  After an extended period of harassment from H1N1, people at the office started to turn to some dry H1N1 humour. Even as the Singapore Government turns to mitigation, some other places still implement quarantine and work ...

My Greatest Achievement this ICT

June 24, 2009May 4, 2010  |  Miscellaneous  |  This ICT I achieved something. It is not something very spectacular or terribly significant. But as we try to spend the long hours as fruitfully as possible, this is nevertheless something notable, at least on a personal level. ...