Bringing Garfield Home
After five years of being semi-domesticated and close to three years of returning to the wild, Garfield has adjusted to a fully domesticated life in our home.
Fixing my Ear, Nose and Throat in 5 Surgeries
I have undergone five surgeries since 2002. All five were ear, nose and throat (ENT) related. I removed my over-sized tonsils, which were causing very frequent sore throat. I was unable to breathe normally through my nose because of a deviated septum (the cartilage between nostrils) and excess cartilage in my nose. In addition, I was born without 1.5 out of 3 middle ear bones in my right ear which meant I was almost completely deaf on my right. I thought it would be interesting to share what the experience was like.
Driving License. Done.
My family and friends have bugged me for the longest time to learn driving. And so I decided to get it done. Probably 10 years late if you ask them, especially my wife. I finally did it because of a snowballing sum of factors. Ride hailing apps are no longer sufficient for me. It does …
Our Wedding at Salt Grill & Sky Bar
A wedding is a life changing milestone and also a heck lot of work. It would be a pity if the entire process was not documented and recorded. My wife Alyssa and I went through a year of planning and execution to have our wedding the way we wanted it to be. Here is a …
Thank You Chester
I didn’t expect the abrupt end to Linkin Park’s lead vocalist Chester Bennington’s life to affect me. But it did and I was brought to recognise a part of me that I was and probably still am not comfortable with. My music preferences lean towards a more classical genre, shaped by my dad’s daily indulgence …
My Weight Loss Journey: Six-Month Plan and Results
I first worked on losing weight in 2012 when I weighed around 94kg. I was then facing telling signs that my body could not deal with the excess weight – a high resting heart rate, easily tired, out of breath, etc. Bringing down my weight by 12kg was a relatively quick process brought about by …
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Lee Kuan Yew’s analytical prowess and leadership skills
Lee Kuan Yew’s passing and the subsequent week of national mourning caused many Singaporeans to revisit the achievements of one of the most important figures in Singapore’s history. Lee’s absence will be felt but more importantly his void must be filled. Lee was a man who had a unique blend of skills that were relevant …
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Century Ride: My 165 km Cycling Milestone
My parents gave me a bicycle when I was five years old. It was a black BMX bicycle with two extra support wheels to help me balance. The bike did not last for too long but long enough for me to develop an interest in cycling. I never rode past the vicinity of my block. Fast forward …
Making Cycling a Viable Commuting Option in Singapore
Most developed and crowded cities are trying to encourage cycling as a mode of transport so as to save scarce space and to more efficiently manage people-flows. Cycling is the second most space efficient form of transport, edging just ahead of motorcycles and falling behind mass public transport options such as busses and MRTs. But cycling …
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FA Cup Winners 2014! Silverware for the Gunners. Finally.
Nine long years. Nine years of close shaves. Nine years of shooting ourselves in the foot. Nine years of questioning the team’s belief. It ended early this morning and it ended with silverware. Arsenal hoisted the 2014 FA Cup at the Wembley after 120 minutes of heart stopping, hair tearing and nerve wrecking action. Football, …
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Review: M1’s Femtocell – 9361 Home Cell
I live in a corner house on the ground floor in the west and M1’s coverage in my home is rather poor. Coverage ranges between one to zero bars on a mobile phone. It’s unfortunate because I almost immediately receive full bars the moment I step out of my house. I’ve tried this with different …
NUS Commencement 2013 – End of an Era
I was not looking forward to Commencement. Commencement is NUS’s rebadge of Convocation which basically refers to the graduating ceremony. On paper, it felt like a simple ceremony packed with recipients where you will spend 99% of your time waiting first for your turn to come and then for the ceremony to end. Thankfully, things …
Review: Logitech G700s Rechargeable Gaming Mouse
The Logitech G series represents the Logitech’s take on gaming products and also forms their top of the line premium category. In many ways, ‘gaming grade’ equipment is to electronic equipment what ‘military grade’ is to industrial machinery. The G700s comes from a long line of gaming mice that dates back to the G5, G7 …
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Haze 2013: Situation and Solutions
Fires from the Sumatran islands have affected both Singapore and Malaysia as dry winds are carrying smoke towards the east. Singaporeans have reacted in a wide range of ways from fury and disgust to humor. As much as I thought that dengue was going to be the health concern of 2013 for our island city, …
Keeping Pets I – Fishes (1990-1996)
This is long overdue. I have been keeping pets since the age of 4. It began with fishes – guppies, tiger barbs, tetras, angelfishes, ‘sucker’ fishes, just to name a few. My dad believed that keeping pets was going to be an important part of my growth. I was told he wanted to have more …
WWDC 2013: Apple Treads Carefully Amidst Change
I eagerly anticipated WWDC 2013 because Apple really needed something new to lift an image that is fast becoming stale. I think Apple largely delivered on the premise of visual change in iOS 7. WWDC 2013 probably showcased less features than the preceding year but Apple addressed the question that it was posed. It delivered …
Dissecting the PRISM Overreaction
Americans went up in arms when a program managed by the United State’s National Security Agency (NSA) called PRISM was leaked to the media. PRISM is a secret espionage program that monitors valuable foreign communications that passes through servers located in the United States and possibly even those located offshore but owned by companies based …
Transition and Plans
The last time I wrote about a transition was in 2009. I was finishing up my relatively long temp job before starting on my Economics journey at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Time flies. Four years have passed and here I am at yet another transition. The time lapse between this transition and the …
Review: Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810
With more people using tablets and smartphones for simple computing tasks, it becomes rather obvious that a touch keyboard is not an efficient manner to get work done. It may not get you through media processing tasks but a tablet or smartphone is perfectly capable of word processing and even minor spreadsheet work. These two tasks …
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Singapore’s Tweaked Online Licenses Show Naivety
The Media Development Authority announced new guidelines that will require additional licensing for current affairs orientated sites with a large Singapore viewership. I think it is important for those who are interested in this change of rules to read the factsheet verbatim from MDA’s site. Context is important, please do click on that link and …
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The Mid 2013 Technological Lull
It is a foolish time to buy almost anything within the technological sphere. As the tech geek among my family and friends, I have been asked many times whether it is a good time to buy a new phone, or a desktop, tablet, etc. The answer has not been as easy as it is right …