I’m not an Apple fanboi by any means but I’ve been fantasizing about the iPad since it was announced. I think people who diss it for “not being as good as a laptop” are really missing the point – it’s not meant to replace your iPhone, or MacBook, but fill in its own niche.
I remember [...]
A death anniversary, that is. Morbid maybe, yet for some reason I think it is fitting.
Michael Jackson was the embodiment of the music industry: no need to bother with a squeaky-clean image (Chris Brown), or pretend to be our moral guardians (Tiger Woods). MJ was as weird as they come, and maybe we’ll never figure [...]
Continue reading about Happy Anniversary to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop
Got a Blackberry for work some time back and have been simply loving it. Typing on a QWERTY keyboard, especially on one as great as the Berry’s, makes me much more productive.
I was on a prepaid plan, using the Berry only for data with my old SE phone for calls, which worked well at first [...]
Continue reading about Why Smartphones can be Dumbphones – DG Smart Plan vs Maxis Blackberry Plan
Valentine’s Day
More than a mere date flick, Valentine’s Day realizes it can turn a profit on recycled plotlines as long as you throw enough big names at it (Carol pointed out that the star billings on the poster are in alphabetical order).
That said, it does make for a decent date night. One of those [...]
The Old Frees’ Association for Penang Free School alumni has a long history dating back to 1923. Most old boys will know it, especially those in Penang. It has its own association building with recreation halls and a fairly good public cafeteria which I used to visit regularly, and holds annual games with the students.
Driving [...]
Continue reading about PFS Old Frees *Muslim* Association: A 1Malaysia Oxymoron
In a socialogical study by Professor George Tamarin, more than a thousand Israeli schoolchildren aged eight to fourteen were given this account of the battle of Jericho, from the book of Joshua (this story should be familiar to all kids who grew up attending Sunday School):
Joshua said to the people, “Shout; for the LORD has [...]
Continue reading about Religion, Morality and How it Divides: The Tamarin Study
Note: Since I am notoriously lazy when it comes to taking pictures, most of the pictures here are shamelessly stolen from Carol’s blog.
Ok ok my new year resolution is to go on a holiday this year! It’s been quite a while since I’ve managed to get away on a good long holiday and now’s [...]
Never register anything but your real name as your primary email address. You’ll regret it when you grow older.
Knowledge is power. It really is! Read all you can. Use Google Reader.
Learning to Google and Wiki is one of the best things you can teach yourself.
Memorize keyboard shortcuts. They’ll save you a lot of time.
When going [...]
Continue reading about Life Lessons: 25 things I’ve learnt at 25
Yesterday was a fun night out with the Nuffies courtesy of our very nice boss Stewie.
He took us to catch the MACC (Malaysian Association of Chinese Comedians) at PJLA, Jaya One.
First off was dinner at Duck King. We were all hemming and hawing at first because Duck King is known to be great but pricey, [...]
Recent Comments