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58th World Press Photos in Singapore

The World Press Photo contest is back in Singapore again this year (January 29th to 21st February) and looks back into the year of 2015 with a gathering of the most ground-breaking, inspiring and influential photos of the yesteryear. Formed in 1955, the World Press Photo Foundation has been is a major force in developing and promoting...
Blog

Lego Mini-figures series 15 and identifying the figures

It’s time of the year again where Lego releases their hugely popular Lego mini-figure series for the 2016 New Year. These mini-figures are released twice yearly comprising of 16 unique mini-figures in blind packs. They are extremely popular among collectors and hold their value very well (even said to be a better investment than gold since 2000)...
East Asia

Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Gardens (豊橋総合動植物公園)

The Toyohashi zoo and botanical gardens is a large open garden and park comprising of a full-fledged Zoo, horticulture gardens, museum and play areas. Also known as Non hoi park, the park is very popular among families and young children, with a family-orientated theme park comprising of family roller coasters, flat rides and a large Ferris wheel...
East Asia

Toyokawa Inari shrine (稲荷神社 Inari Jinja)

Not far off from Nagoya city is the Inari (Fox) shrine in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is a shinto shrine to worship the god Inari. There are many Inari shrines in Japan, the one here resides right here in Toyokawa. Sōhonzan is the head temple of Inari temples. Going with the...
East Asia

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

Toyota (previously known as Toyada) first started as a textile business, separating into both a textile and automotive business in 1950. The Toyota museum is located right here in the Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, the Toyota Automobile Museum which shows vintage cars, and the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, which showcases company history, including its start...
East Asia

Nagoya travels in, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nagoya (名古屋市) is the center of Japan's third-largest metropolitan Chūbu region situated along the pacific coast Yokohama, Chiba, and Kitakyushu. It is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. Nagoya is home to 2.3 million people, forming part of Chūkyō Metropolitan Area comprising of 9.1 million people in total. If you are flying into Nagoya,...
Blog

Happy New 2016!

Wishing all my visitors on my site a Happy New 2016! Every year is always a busy year for me, and resolutions are always a big thing for the New Year. What are your New Year resolutions? I managed to stick to my last resolutions. Last year, I got back to running on a regular basis, totalling...
South East Asia

Lego Land Malaysia Themepark, static Miniland Lego displays and learning areas

Static Outdoor Lego Miniland displays No Legoland is ever complete without their trademark static display of Miniland Lego models. Each Legoland static display is unique as it comprises of Lego architecture specific to the region they are in. For instance, the UK one has a recreation of London, while the Florida one has a recreation of New York...
South East Asia

Rides at the Lego Land Malaysia Themepark

Legoland Malaysia sells itself as a theme park destination first with rides to boot. It is home to 20 rides comprising of 3 roller coasters and 2 water rides. Key rides in the park include the roller coasters, namely the Lego Technic test track (Project X) by the left of the theme park entrance just beyond the...
South East Asia

Lego Land Malaysia Themepark in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Getting there.

Legoland Malaysia the 1st Legoland in Asia and the first International Theme park in Malaysia. Though the park had been opened since 2012 as the 6th park in the Legoland world, I never saw the opportunity to head across the border until now. The Legoland franchise originated from Europe and mostly run by the British-based Merlin Group,...
Western

Wolf Burgers Pasarbella Suntec

Wolf Burgers is an independent hole in the wall burger shop in Pasarbella Suntec City selling really good and affordable burgers in Suntec city mall, Singapore. Also, Pasarbella is a food court style eatery offering a selection of premium selections of food options. This includes western and local selections, such as Cajun seafood in a bucket, as...
Events

Future of Us Exhibition Singapore at Gardens By the Bay

Ever wondered how Singapore will be like in the future? The Future of Us exhibition is an immersive and multi-sensory exhibition offering glimpses into the possibilities of Singapore’s tomorrow through living, work, care and play. It is themed as a probable/plausible technology showcase of what Singapore will be like in the future. Tucked within the compounds of...
Events

Microsoft Surface 4 Pro Singapore retail launch party (Device Review)

Microsoft introduced their newest addition to the Surface Pro line of 2-in-1 PCs with a bang at the MAD art gallery in Tanglin today. Riding on the success of previous Surface generations, Microsoft has stuck to the still-winning formula of a 2-in-1 platform in this 4th generation and improved on it incrementally with small nuances. Arthur Huang,...
Blog

Starwars BB-8 astromech droid anatomy exploded view, How BB-8 works

BB-8 is arguably one of my favorite adorable little astromech droids in the Starwars universe (Sorry R2D2). Ever wonder how BB-8 works? I had spent some good time drawing up an exploded view of BB-8 in all it's engineering glory. Have a peek into what makes him tick, courtesy of yours truly! (click the image below for...
Art

Quick sketches- Rocket Raccoon

A small doodle, I did on a sketch book of one of my few favourite marvel characters, Rocket Racoon.
Blog

Huawei Android Wear Smart Watch in Singapore

The Huawei watch will be sold in Singapore, that is the latest release I was informed by Huawei Singapore last month. The watch is possibly the best-looking Android wear watch you can buy today, even surpassing the likes of the LG Urbane and Moto 360 2nd Gen. Huawei has invited me to have a try out of...
Computers

How to schedule less than daily (Weekly, monthly) Windows Server Backups in Task Scheduler

One of the frustrating things about Window server backup is the inflexibility and inability to specify a backup frequency other than daily backups and nothing less than once a day. Especially if you are coming from a Linux cron-job background, it simply just frustrates power users on the inability to even customise even basic backup frequency to...
Thoughts

Graphene is a solution where we have yet to find the problem for.

Graphene has always been a topic fascinating so many people in the engineering and scientific scene. Even my university professors were all totally hyped up about Graphene over the past year even well way after my graduation from University. In my understanding from various research groups and PhD students in Cambridge, the properties of Graphene are astonishing,...
Americas

Nature in Vancouver, Stanley Park, Cyprus Peak and Lynn Valley nature park

Stanley Park is a 1,001 acre public park and the largest green space, situated on its own island Northwest of downtown Vancouver, the park land was originally home by indigenous Indians for thousands of years before British Columbia was colonized by the British during the 1858 Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. Today, you can still find the remnants...
Americas

Vancouver Markets Gransville Island and Richmond night market

Gransville Island is a small enclosed island peninsula accessible via link-way bridges and has a rather industrial looking setting given its industrial and manufacturing past. Today, it is a Vancouver tourism and entertainment hotspot, though you may notice a couple of remnant industries like a concrete mixing plant still operating in the area. Notable shops includes Granville...
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Galaxy Ai 2024 new Fold 6 and Flip 6

Let’s take a hands-on of Samsung’s new foldable phones and wearables at this year’s Galaxy AI Unpacked 2024 event in Singapore. The global event...

Belkin BoostCharge portable Magsafe 5k charger review

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Belkin 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad review

Gadgets

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 unpacked

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Food and Beverage Expo 2024

The APAC Food and Beverage Expo 2024 is currently on now at the Singapore Expo. This annual event features a diverse array of local...

Lights by the lake 2024 Jurong lake gardens

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Singapore Night Festival 2024

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Cable Cars A Ride Through Time at Vivocity Mall

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