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Final DSTA interview and NUS Global Merit Scholarship Interview on the horizon

7 Interviews within a period of a month, man that have to be my lifetime record to date. There have been some good news coming in lately, and my agenda will see me through quite alot in thetime line for the coming weeks, such as my final DSTA interview as chaired by DSTA Deputy Chief Executive as...
Current Issues

Virtual Map’s Streetdirectory.com shuts down after losing suit

Been trying to get onto streetdirectory.com for directions around town lately, but apparently they had ceased operations after losing suit against the Singapore Land Authority. Besides considering PARF cash rebates for motorists now, guess this one is another one up for private car ownership. Regular directory nerds will get all lost taking public transport now on LOL....
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A chat with Advertlet’s Josh Lim

Got a call from Josh Lim, the CEO of Advertlets today with regards to my views about them I had on my previous blog post. He apologized for the problems they had caused, especially with the delays in payment, we ironed out fews issues I had outstanding in mind, especially on improving their customer response and that...
Polytechnic

An institutional award in the mist!

Along with the line of back to back interviews of the week, just came back today from an interview with the SP EXPAN reporter (the previous ones were from the other corporate comms department), they are doing up a write up of outstanding model students as well as those who won awards at institutional level, not that...
Interesting Stuffs

Google Virgle- The Adventure of Many Lifetimes

Google Virgle- The Adventure of Many Lifetimes Earth has issues, and it's time humanity got started on a Plan B. So, starting in 2014, Virgin founder Richard Branson and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be leading hundreds of users on one of the grandest adventures in human history: Project Virgle, the first permanent human...
Gaming

C&C3 Kanes Wrath – The doctor vanishes mission walkthrough (Hard Difficulty)

There had been lots of word going on lately on a particular C&C mission being rather difficult to complete, namely the 7th NOD mission known as "The doctor vanishes". I've completed the mission myself, so why not share my own experience and how I went about it in this mission walkthrough. I've completed the mission on hard...
Interesting Stuffs

DSTA scholarships 2nd assessment

It's April fool's day and man there is no other way to spend a day in the DSTA assessment center. It comprises of literally a half day line of events, 3 main ones to be exact which can be rather mentally taxing. But as most of the information there are largely confidential as told, there's a limit...
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April’s Fool Day!

April's fool! got your fools yet? Oh wait my DSTA 2nd interview is today... uhoh!
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Negative side of Advertlets – the bad and the horrible

Update 02/04/08 Got a rather constructive followup call from Advertlet's Josh Lim discussing on this dated post issues, you can read more of it in my future blog post here. Collected my Advertlets cheque today, it came in registered mail from HSBC KL office, they underpaid me about 5 times lesser than what I've cashed out in total, about...
University

Rediscovering SAT and my NBL local library! Whoa they have flippy book thingies?

In this age of the internet, anything (literally) is almost a Google away. I always had the impression that you can always find anything you want on the net, let be research stuffs, etc, then come the ugly part of the internet- you will never find valuable or information useful too you. The ability to determine information...
Gadgets

Dead ipod Song

Something funny about ipods and questions about their unreliability. Say if you "broke" your iPhone, "get a new one" said jobs. So that will very much go in line as the iPod as well as shown in this video. I think the thing which sets the stereotypical iPod and PC user is the difference in the buy...
Sports Events

Safra Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon (AHM) 2008 Details

Race Expo (Collection of Race Pack) Date: Friday, 15 Aug - Sun, 17 Aug Time: 10am - 6pm Venue: SAFRA Toa Payoh This race is also known as the Singapore Bay Run as well. Well just as always, the Army Half Marathon (AHM) aka Singapore Bay Run aka Sheares Bridge Run 2008, held around the third quarter of the year. Date: 24...
Events

Carnival of Opportunities at Henderson Secondary

Today is the MCYS carnival of opportunities event day held at Henderson Secondary itself. It consisted of an array of events held in a big tent pitched right in the middle of the school field. Inside was an array of game stores (dart, mini basket ball, typical carnival games), self help booths (such as recycled paper weaving,...
Automotive

Fast & Furious 4 the Movie in the makes

Fast and Furious (FF) 3 was Tokyo Drift and there is a 2009 sequel coming up right too, was actually in the theaters. Unlike the old dumpy FF2 which was descent and the given fact that FF3 simply screwed up the whole series, FF4 will feature the original cast from FF, well most of them... Vin Diesel,...
Polytechnic

Ace Award Interview with Principal & Directors, DSTA 2nd stage of selections!

Yesterday was an interesting day at the SP admin block, specifically at the Principal office and meeting room. It was the interview and shortlisting session for students nominated for the SP ACE awards. The session started with me meeting up with the other top students from the various courses/schools who arrived at the venue in staggered 10mins intervals....
Occasions

Today’s My 24th Birthday!

Yea a year older, a year wiser! 😀 Thanks for all your greetings! Let be from online or text message greetings, esp those on the dot at 12mn wahahha spammed!!
Gaming

Got my C&C 3 Kane’s Wrath expansion pack, Psychic Tecdrome uncle!

Got my birthday item today, it's collected by Sheena on her way home today. My copy was pre-ordered at TecDrome and she was around the area to collect it for me today. Then she told me of her rather interesting experience of how the shop uncle who simply packed the box for her and settled payment without...
Polytechnic

DSTA scholarship interview today, and they found me interesting!

The interview for my Defence Science Technology Agency (DSTA) scholarship was on this morning at Science park. Being a restricted government agency, security was tight and you had to get authorizations to get in. There, candidates were greeted by rather professional staff who directed us to a candidate reception area with food and goodies. They were quite...
Events

Nuffnang bloggers gathering and founding of SPI!

Founding of SPI! It is not the Singapore Paranormal Investigators but rather Nuffnang's first and newly formed blogger community group. After our half an hour screening 29 August, our remaining event for the day includes a fellow bloggers makan session thereafter at Coffee Express courtesy of Ming (Thanks MING!) located near Orchard Building (Planet Fitness). Over coffee and...
Events

Open your heart for AIDS/HIV patients, 4titude’s August 29

Yesterday evening we got the exclusive first hand screening of 4titude production's "August 29" in Cathay Cineleisure's mini private theater. The 30 minute video is largely made by the aim to raise AIDS awareness in Singapore and brought forward by stories from the personal experiences the actors came to know as well, all made possible by Health...
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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...

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Lights by the lake 2024 Jurong lake gardens

Let’s take a visit and explore the Mid-Autumn Lights by the Lake 2024 at the Jurong Lake Gardens. The event offers a Singaporean celebration...

Singapore Night Festival 2024

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Singapore Garden Festival 2024

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