Category: Miscellaneous

Any other thing under the sun.

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. ...

New SAF New Balance Shoes

June 20, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  I’m surprising myself by writing something about SAF PT shoes. But the new SAF New Balance shoes are pretty good, so it is something worthwhile to write about. It looks quite unique (in a good sense), and the mesh material ...

Will Google Adsense Pay My Salary

June 18, 2009May 11, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  I’ve been earning a small little sum of pocket money through Google Adsense on my blog. It’s a relatively steady flow, although also relatively small. The amount of work I put into my blog is also relatively little, ...

Camera Phone Photography Skills

June 18, 2009June 18, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  Good photography skills are not so easy to come by. That’s why you have professional photographers. To get a good photo, you probably need both good photographic equipment and good photography skills. Professional ...

Bumping The Curb Again

June 14, 2009May 12, 2014  |  Miscellaneous  |  It would happen again sooner or later. The front of my Honda Stream bumper got nicked by a curb that was just slightly too high, and now there is a streak of black plastic revealed in the front left corner of the bumper. Unlike ...

Annual Necessary Evil for Singaporean Men

June 12, 2009May 11, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  There is a certain even that is an annual necessary evil for Singaporean men. At least almost year, and for many Singaporean men. It’s reservist service, or In-Camp Training. Some like it, don’t like it, but almost ...

Upgrading to WordPress 2.8

June 12, 2009August 18, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  WordPress version 2.8 has been released. I decided to revisit the issue of automatic core updates which had not been working for me previously. The automatic update simply means that you can upgrade the core WordPress software ...

Beggars Are Quite Choosy

June 8, 2009May 22, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  We had something to dispose of and my wife thought to call the Salvation Army. We had an old sofa that we could donate to them. Now, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with our sofa. Other than the fabric being slightly ...

Delicious Orin Apple

June 4, 2009June 4, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  A few weeks back, the University Health and Wellness Centre at NUS organized another of its Fruits and Vegetables Day. It’s quite a popular event that sees very good participation from many NUS staff. The highlight of the ...

Casualty Collection Point in NUS

May 26, 2009May 14, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  I chanced upon this discovery of a casualty collection point in NUS recently. This is so reminiscent of National Service days. Why does NUS need a casualty collection point? I hear there are quite a few of there locations around ...