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Scuba Diving

Scuba diving (Advanced) at Pulau Dayang in Malaysia with Gilldivers (Asia Dive Academy)

Pulau Dayang is one of the a small remote islands situated in the South China, located east of peninsular Malaysia and Southeast of Tioman island not too far off from Singapore for a weekend getaway. Dayang itself is an island located beside Pulau Aur, a nice kampong island I dived the last time I was around the...
Laughs

Kumar stands up for Singapore at Esplanade by Dream Academy

Kumar stands up for Singapore is a Musical which runs at the Esplanade from 22nd - 26th April 2015. The "Musical" is largely an extended stand up comedy where Kumar will blabber over anything under the sun, from current issues, politics, racial and LGBT topics to Singaporean xenophobia, often with a Singaporean twist which is hard to...
Interesting Stuffs

Singapore Story and Lee Kuan Yew paintings at The Crescent, Suntec City

The Singapore Story is a public art showcase of the private art collection of Mr Vincent Chua on display at The Crescent, a gallery located on the second floor of Suntec City Mall (Galleria). The free public exhibition features over 300 oil paintings, charting much of Singapore’s past and development from the colonial times to the present,...
Computers

Singapore-based virtualised private server space available!

Available Singapore virtualised server space for rent! I’ve improving my virtualisation techniques lately and I am glad to say that I’ve created much free capacities on my servers from these optimisations. As such I will be opening up a few limited virtualised and dedicated slots on my cluster. If you are looking for dedicated developmental server space in Singapore,...
Blog

Books and publications on Lee Kuan Yew

What I have here is a listing of all the books and publications written by and on Mr Lee Kuan Yew prior to his passing. I've excluded satirical comic books which you can see popping up in book store now. I hope this compilation will be useful for anyone looking to read up more or simply would...
Current Issues

OCBC 360 account 3.05% interest drop reduction and revisions

I had always been a fan of OCBC 360 deposit account, and been on their 3.05% interest on savings for almost a year. From my market research, the bank probably offers the best savings interest in the Singapore banking market in terms of savings interest and also meeting my current cash portfolio as a saver so far....
Events

Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2015 at Suntec

Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2015 runs from April 10th-12th 2015 at Suntec City (Halls 401-403). It is Asia’s longest running dive show and held in several countries around the region. The marine creature theme this year is Dolphins. Every year, the event will set and dedicate its theme to a particular animal/ focus point, raising awareness and...
Events

Memoriam: Lee Kuan Yew exhibition at National Museum

The Lee Kuan Yew Memoriam exhibition is currently held at the National Museum of Singapore as a temporary exhibition set up at the Museum’s atrium section. It covers notable items and photographs the Lee family has opened up to shared publicity on the less-seen private life of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. It covers Mr Lee’s...
Blog

Paying Respects and Tribute to Lee Kuan Yew at the Parliament House, Singapore

Following the passing of Mr Lee, 1.7 million residents and guests in Singapore paid tribute to him lying-in-state at the Singapore Parliament House and at community tribute sites around the country. The mourning was planned for over a week before the state funeral. Thousands of people queued up for hours at a go to pay their respects...
Current Issues

Passing of Singapore founding father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew has passed on at 3.18am today (23 Mar 15). Harry Lee Kuan Yew was the first Prime Minister of Singapore. Mr Lee started his early political career (1951–1959) as the 1st elected Prime Minister of Singapore In office 16 September 1923 through the formation of the People’s Action Party....
Blog

Growing Shaunchng.com as a system administrator and my experiences into server management in Singapore

My fray as a system-administrator started with my curiosity to have a-go and enjoyment of running my server cluster to fulfil my computing and web-hosting needs. I started creating websites almost 20 years ago- when I barely left primary school. Till, then I've never looked back. 10 years ago, went into the hobby of server management. Looking...
East Asia

Taiwan Sun Moon Lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou

Sun moon lake is one of the few picturesque and chill natural sights in Taiwan. Located in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, it is geographically situated at elevation near the central of the Taiwan island, it a large enclosed body of water with a 8 square km surface area sitting at a highland area and is the largest...
East Asia

Taipei City, Taiwan

Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, is a large metropolis with most of the city is located on the Taipei Basin. The city itself is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, a city which sits on the northern-most part of the Taiwan island as port city. Taipei itself sits on an ancient lakebed bounded by two narrow...
East Asia

Taiwan Taipei 101

Taipei 101 is a modern skyscraper located in Taipei, Taiwan in the busy Xinyi District. It was formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center before being renamed into the TAIPEI 101- a name we know of today. The landmark is a mixed-use building with an MRT metro station located right at its basement. It sits on...
East Asia

Taiwan Taroko Gorge, Taichung, Hualien, Tienshiang

Taroko National Park and its resident natural Gorge is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after an aboriginal tribe “Taroko”. The gorge is one of the few highly accessible scenic sights in Taiwan located near the island’s east-coast. The park spans Taichung Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County. Getting there A trip to...
East Asia

Taiwan Xueshan mountain climb in Shei-Pa National Park

Xueshan is one of the two tallest peaks on Taiwan island. The mountain located in the Shei-Pa National Park is over 3,886m in elevation above sea level and is the second highest mountain in Taiwan and in East Asia. It is mostly snowy throughout the year even in summer. The mountain is geographically located on the northern...
Events

Alienware 13, 15, 17 Laptops, Graphics Amplifier, Alpha & Area-51 preview and impressions

Alienware Laptops 13, 15 and 17 In this 2015 hardware refresh, Alienware has kept the screen size naming convention of their flagship gaming laptop line consistent, with the number corresponding to the gaming laptop’s corresponding screen size. Alienware, has a reputation for offering powerful portable solutions than most mainstream laptops. Their latest portfolio includes the Alienware 13 and...
Events

Alienware Launch Party at 1-Altitude

The Alienware launch party last week was held at the 1-Altitude bar at 1 Raffles Place. The place is decked out cool for the occasion right up on the 61st floor of the former OUB center. In the glitz of drinks and dinner, the event saw the unveiling of Alienware’s collection of new hardware for the new...
Blog

Happy Lunar New Year of the Goat! (2015)

Happy Chinese New Year of the Goat! Wishing you, my visitors to my blog good health and lasting prosperity to your family and yourself. Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the coming New Year. 🙂 Gong Xi Fai Cai!
Events

700 Years of Singapore at the Singapore National Museum

700 years of Singapore is a temporary exhibition at the Singapore National Museum, bringing you on a journey through six sections back in time into iconic events in Singapore’s transformation from a humble fishing village, the pride of an empire, to an independent nation-state it is today, 700 years back. The exhibition runs from 28th Oct 2014...
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Technology and Gadgets

Gadgets

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

Gadgets

Belkin 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad review

Gadgets

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 unpacked

Gadgets

Events

Events

Singapore Night Festival 2024

Singapore Night Festival 2024

Cable Cars A Ride Through Time at Vivocity Mall

Events

Singapore Garden Festival 2024

Events

Astro Boy Journey through Time BLAXK Funan

Events

Food Reviews

European

Kapitan Slavic Ukrainian restaurant

Let’s take a dine-in today visiting the Kapitan Slavic Ukrainian/Russian restaurant at Tanjong Pagar. The restaurant offers a curated offering of Eastern Europe. The...

Sheng Ji Fishball Noodle Bukit Merah

Asian

Yat Ka Yan Dessert (Fortune Centre)

Asian

Kheng Fatt beef noodles Golden Mile

Asian

COCA steamboat

Buffets

Mio Fine Foods Neil Road

Japanese

Food for thought National Museum

Western

Museums

Sport Events

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