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Missing Kiki (African peach-faced lovebird)

This post is to help out a fellow blogger in need, with regards to his missing pet angel, Kiki. Apparently, just yesterday, Kiki went MIA after flying off from Bryan's 10th floor flat window- she flew out of the window while perched on his mum's shoulder while bringing in the clothes. You can follow up more on...
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Marina Barrage Singapore Bay Run AHM 2008 Post Race Report

The Singapore Sheares bridge/Singapore bay run/Army half marathon was on this morning. The promise of the new route across the Marina Barrage is well, promising as it sounds and I believe the key selling point of this year's race. I believe with so many new developments sprouting up around the Marina bay area, it's just pleasing to...
Family

Dinner with Aunt Jenny and Family

Dinner tonight was with Aunt Jenny and family, with Richard, and their kids Anthony, Michelle, along with 2 acquaintances whom were Jenny's ex-colleagues together with my Mum where they used to work as colleagues. They are still kept in contact, even after 36 years, so this dinner is more of less and annual affair where their family...
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The Special Awards 2008

The Special Awards 2008 was on today at the SEAMEO regional language auditorium. I was there to witness the special awards 2008 ceremony besides being a recipient of the Lee Kuan Yew award for Mathematics and Science. The award ceremony saw awards being presented to top students from the various secondary schools, ITE and tertiary institutions alike. Met...
Gaming

Team Fortress 2 Heavy Achievements and Update on Valve

I've held this update till it's officially released today worldwide. Today will mark the day where the 3rd line of class achievements are released. This time particularly for the Heavy class. As stated by Robin Walker in the official Team Fortress 2 blog, their main goal for the Heavy is to make the big guy be more...
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2008 Poly 50 Race Report

Sorry for my dated entry. Been rather caught up with work back to back projects. Nevertheless found time to update this very much dated entry which I should last week. The Poly 50 was on, well last week, the 6th August 2008. This year's race was my third one in the running in SP and it was infact...
Computers

Excellent Dell Service

Ordered a new server today from Dell. I will give the wait for the upcoming PC show a miss for servers as only consumer products will only be on sale at the coming exhibition later this month. Nevertheless, having said that, what I can say besides putting up with the hassles of automated telephony, Dell always never...
Polytechnic

Poly 50, and we have winners!

The Poly 50 was on today, been busy over the last few days training and man was there a bash just tonight, will update more when I find time tomorrow together with the photos sent form my kakis. Cheers and have a good night!
Sports & Runs

Front row 2008 Beijing Olympic Finals Tickets for sale (In pairs)

Met up with my coach today while training for the Poly 50 today, he invited me to join him and a friend to witness the Olympics this year. But sadly, I was not able to make it due to the short notice given work and study commitments on my side, nevertheless he did have quite a few...
Blog

The 31st, the last day for few things!

Today will be the last day of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon early bird special, do quick make your registration if you do not want your fee to jump by by $20. Today is also the last voting day for the Singapore blog awards, so do help support the site by voting for this very last day! Been...
Current Issues

Street Directory.com back online with dragable maps

If you were to followup my past articles on virtual map (aka the peeps who run the streetdirectory.com web portal) being shut down by the SLA Singapore Land authority after breaching copyrights, only to be revived back online only to be left without it's maps after being denied it's appeal to get back up into operations. Got...
Sports & Runs

North Face 100 Singapore (4th October 2008)

THE NORTH FACE 100® REGIONAL SERIES MAKES ITS WAY TO SINGAPORE! - CAN YOU ENDURE? This event is not like your average typical marathon along red-carpet tarmac or pavements, but for those who desire the thrill or trail and off-road running. Being a cross country runner myself before hoping on as a road runner, I cannot deny that...
Blog

Interesting things people call 999 for, especially for Mas Selamat

With Mas Selamat all round the paper's these days with the 1 million bounty on his head now, that may at least get some fingers working. Looking at the papers today, the $1M is kinda negligible to the ones on Osama's head, not to mention those on his right hand personnel. Nevertheless, it beats to puny few...
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Ngee Ann Kongsi 2008 Scholarship ceremony

The Ngee Ann Kongsi 2008 scholarship ceremony was on today. Though I did not apply for the scholarship this year. They kindly invited me and my family over to witness their prize presentation ceremony. Held at the Teochew building along Tank road, it's almost like a memory of the award ceremony I went through last year. The...
Sports Events

Standard Chartered (SCM) Singapore Marathon 2008 Details

And just as I thought last year's was the last year Standard Chartered will be organising and title sponsor for the Singapore Marathon, being rumored to be their last, well, last year. Apparently, not so for time to come as well. This year will be a big bump in budget for the professional breaking annual event- up...
Interesting Stuffs

X Prize Foundation – Google Lunar X Project (aka Prize)

Anyone up to the job? Project budget: $1M USD to $2M USD, will not top $5M including long range rockets, side thrusters and rover parts (including long range communication equipment). Most of the rover's drive, imaging system and arm probe can be taken or built easily from off the shelf parts. The requirement is that the project...
Interesting Stuffs

I Love the World – Discovery Channel

There is a new ad only on regular on Discovery now, ah, my favorite channel. And the same can be said for this Ad as well, it had been sometime since I've came across an Ad which will just make you go awww, thats so nice and fuzzy. I believe the ad will be more meaningful to...
Polytechnic

On the SP website again

Looking at the start of the week, it had been a very hectic start for me, namely with work and stuff, even my horoscope is telling me to get out and exercising more, something which I see myself doing less often these days. Nevertheless, I was on the news again, together with my mugshots on the SP...
Computers

New ISP phishing email (as Singnet) on the books

As part of my usual updates and sharing of Phishing emails I receive in my junk folder in addition to my previous entry on phishing. Here is an interesting new find I got recently, so as claimed by Singnet themselves. This email is smart by using your email's domain and top level domain (usually in the format domain.tld)...
Current Issues

iPhone 3G release in Singapore- September

Update: The iPhone is said to be out on August 22nd 2008. This is confirmed with newspaper reports on the Straits Times. Just as September is brining Singtel how on the heels with the first Formula one night race, looks like we are seeing a trend here here the release of the iPhone on your sunny shores (and...
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