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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Interesting Stuffs

Using the da Vinci robotic surgical system to fold origami cranes (video)

Here is an interesting find in the web wilderness. The following video was performed by Dr. Norihiko Ishikawa from the Department of Telesurgery and Geomedicine at the University of Kanazawa using the da Vinci robotic surgical system to well, fold origami cranes. Our intelligence findings showed that such occurrences can only have been performed in a Japanese...
Sports & Runs

On the plans, on my august sporting front

Well with some time aside, I will talk about running and running related events as of again. Currently I have no planned races for July, just mostly preparations for university admissions as well as doing up interviews for my NYAA gold. I will be participating in 3 races coming Auguest though, namely the Nike+ run which I will...
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2008 DSTA-DSO scholarship ceremony

Last night was the DSTA scholarship awards ceremony 2008. The event saw the leaving graduates from the 2008 batch leaving this year as well as the prize presentation for the 2009/2010 batch of scholarship receivers and post graduates. Held at Orchard hotel, the event saw a welcome address by Dr Tan Kim Siew, Permanent secretary and Chairman DSTA...
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NYAA Gold award interview

I was around magazine road area today for my Duke of Edinburgh, NYAA gold award interview. Though I tend to frequent the river walk area for dinner often, I've not really been around the Central Mall area before as it is always around the outskirts of town. Nevertheless, I really liked how the offices, pubs and restaurants...
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Riding on the car-less culture

Though it's officially Monday now, but it's still in the late hours not far from Sunday, yes Sunday... I guess for most of us, Monday don't start until the first cup of coffee on day break. So with that let just recap some of the happenings I missed for the week. Backtracking, last Saturday was a whole day...
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Unexpected invitation- The special awards

Got an unexpected item in the mail, it's an invitation from our permanent secretary, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim to the 2008 special awards. As naive as I was, I had to google to update myself on what the special awards is for now, as it was a never widely known or publicized event, or one that I never...
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My little theory of intelligence levels of internet comments (nada)

You know sometimes in and out as an internet user you will encounter comments in various blogs or forums which are not always as constructive as you intend them to be. It always seems that the internet "comment" function has it's role primary as a way of effectively (and most importantly) a way to convey constructive thoughts...
Sports & Runs

Nike+HumanRace Singapore 2008 (31st August Esplanade Bridge)

04/08/08 Hot off the oven! Race Pack Collection Details! UPDATE: RACE PACK COLLECTION Date: 24th August 2008 (Sun) & 25th August 2008 (Mon) Time: 10am to 8pm Location: Central Square Fountain, Clarke Quay Participants will need to present your IC/Passport/Fin Card and confirmation slip. Reprint your confirmation slip here. Note: If you are unable to collect your race pack in person, you may allow...
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My thoughts and plans so far of the Omy Singapore Blog Awards (Best design)

Well, today is the 3rd day of the voting rounds of the Singapore Blog awards, and just as how campaigning fever has subsided in the States with Obama and Hilary in alliance now (with the exception of the Anwar case going on now), campaigning fever is definitely up on my side now! I am glad I have...
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Exploring Yokohama City and Chinatown

Let’s take an explore of Yokohama city in Japan today, checking out key sights like the city district, Chinatown, and Shinko Island. Yokohama city...

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