Category: Miscellaneous

Any other thing under the sun.

Preview of Nokia E66 and E71

June 26, 2008January 12, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  Here’s the newly announced Nokia E66 and E71 business smartphones seen at Cisco Live 2008. Yeah, they’re all covered with fingerprint smudges after they’ve been fondled by too many people. I’ve no idea ...

The Cisco iPhone

June 25, 2008January 12, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  Today Cisco’s Chairman and CEO, John Chambers, delivered his keynote at Cisco Live 2008. The hall was packed, and it kind of felt like a concert with all the lighting effects, live display screens, etc. Of course I ...

Free Food, Beer and Wine

June 24, 2008January 12, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  The number of attendees at Cisco Live is tremendous. I hear they have over 11000 conference attendees. This photo shows the crowd waiting to enter the World of Solutions for the welcome reception. The crowd on the expo floor ...

Checking In To Cisco Live

June 23, 2008January 12, 2009  |  Miscellaneous  |  Today, we checked in to Cisco Live at the Orange County Convention Centre. The place is enormous. In Singapore, Suntec is the convention centre. But Suntec is kid sized compared to this convention centre, and what I saw of Orange ...

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 ...