Category: Miscellaneous

Any other thing under the sun.

BBQ Buffet at Angsana

June 8, 2008February 17, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  While we were at Angsana Bintan, we decided to try the BBQ Buffet at one of their restaurants, Pantai Grill & Bar. I like to eat variety, so a buffet is nice. Now, usually I have certain ideas about what BBQ entails. ...

Angsana Bintan Unedited

June 7, 2008May 13, 2015  |  Miscellaneous  |  Here are some raw photos of Angsana Bintan, including the one bedroom suite that we booked ourselves into. Notice how the my photos compare with the versions from the resort’s website. Heh. Is it that my camera is lousy, ...

Under Promise, Over Deliver

April 29, 2008May 14, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  You’ve probably heard this many times: Under promise, over deliver. This is one of the mantras sold to companies to improve customer satisfaction. This is the service strategy to wow your customers. But I’ll tell you, ...

Eat all you can, but be warned…

April 18, 2008January 31, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  Singaporeans love buffet. Pay a fixed price, and they get to stuff themselves with as much food as they wish. So how can buffet restaurants cope? Put up warning signs! Signs that tell diners about food borne illnesses. Signs that ...

Becoming a Photo Addict

April 6, 2008August 7, 2008  |  Miscellaneous  |  How do you become a photo addict? Buy a Nokia N95 8GB, or probably just about any good modern camera phone. Today is only day 6 of April, and guess how many photos have I snapped so far in this month? 144! Plus another 6 video ...

Upgraded to WordPress 2.5

March 30, 2008August 7, 2008  |  Miscellaneous  |  Ok, I’ve decided to go for it anyway. Yes, despite WPG2 compatibility problems, I’ve upgraded to WordPress 2.5. The problem with WPG2 doesn’t actually break my existing WPG2-inserted photos from Gallery2, or at ...

WordPress 2.5 is Now Available

March 30, 2008May 14, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  WordPress 2.5 has just been released. While there are a number of nice improvements (see my previous blog entry), there are still a number of notable issues with plugin compatibility that are not resolved. In particular, the WPG2 ...

Non-Ceritified CPR+AED Training

March 19, 2008June 3, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  I attended a “non-certified” CPR+AED training course yesterday. Yes, the “non-certified” was part of the course title. I thought perhaps what they meant to convey was that this course doesn’t lead ...

Ford GT Spotted In NUS

March 14, 2008August 18, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  Yes. Was on the way to lunch today when I spotted a cool Ford GT sitting outside LT27 this afternoon. It’s there to promote the Formula Drift Singapore event later next month. — Posted from my N95 ...

NTUC Selling Off Obsolete Products

March 13, 2008June 4, 2016  |  Miscellaneous  |  [Photo missing] Why is NTUC Income trying to sell their customers obsolete products? I received this email advertisement from them recently, and I was rather surprised to see they were selling a Toshiba HD DVD drive for $213. Is ...