I stopped working at UniSIM about two weeks ago. So for the last couple of weeks, I've had considerably more time on my hands than I've had for the last couple of years (when I was doing my full-time National Service in the army).
Limiting Profile Depth Search on Friendster
One of the greatest joys in life is going through the profiles of friends and their friends on Friendster. It used to be incredibly easy to search for like-minded people who were closely connected to you. Type in a keyword, select the "profile depth", and viola, you've got a list of like-minded people (or otherwise)... Continue Reading →
Exactitudes
I found this very interesting website called Exactitudes by chance while browsing through a book called Web Design: Portfolios (Icons S.). From the book: Visualises the complex relationship between the individuality and the collectivity: the apparent contradiction of wanting to stand out from the others and be unique by assuming a group identity. Images from... Continue Reading →
On Making Resolutions
I've never been much of a "new year resolutions" kind of guy. As much as I've always believed in goal-setting, which is what new year resolutions really are, it has never occurred to me that they actually work. I was looking back on the new year resolutions I had written about last year -- both... Continue Reading →
Happy 2007!
Happy new year everyone! There is no better time to resolve to make this your best year ever. I certainly have. Here's to a great year ahead, Cheers!
Taiwan Earthquake Disrupts Internet Access
If you reside in Asia and are having problems with your Internet connection, chances are good that it's due to the recent earthquakes in Taiwan. According to this report from Bloomberg (Japan), the earthquakes have disrupted Internet access all across Asia: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Southeast Asia's largest telephone company, and Hong Kong's PCCW Ltd. said... Continue Reading →
Meet Your Maker
I was just going through random "friendster" sites when I came across a profile of a girl that had under the "Who I want to meet" heading, "God". This led me to wonder if she ever got confused when a baddie in a Hollywood movie held a gun up to the hero's head and said,... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas!
It's Christmas again! Saying that last Christmas feels like it was like just yesterday may have been cliched to death, but that's just the way I feel. Last Christmas certainly doesn't feel that long ago. Has a year really passed? I'm sitting here, looking at one of my presents from last Christmas (a vibrating massager... Continue Reading →
Where to Now?
I'd attained my goals, forgotten to set new ones. Now everyday I'm like a ship in the wind, going where the wind blows, Wondering, "Where to now?"
Why MyMall.Sg Will Not Work
mymall.sg has been making its rounds on Singapore TV lately, and this entry is just to say: it doesn't work. What is mymall.sg? It is a new marketing platform based on a combination of two mediums: television (TV) and the web. A splash screen showing a "keyword" will appear at the end of a TV... Continue Reading →
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