June 1, 2007 lecture by Bill Buxton for the Stanford University Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (CS 547). Designing for experience comes with a whole new level of complexity. This is especially true in this emerging world of information appliances, reactive environments, and ubiqui...
We set off from Madras one hot morning, dressed to the nines. It was a good idea before flag-off, this brilliant idea we had of dressing just like a rickshaw wallah . The previous nights we had been in Pondy Bazaar every night, looking for various items to complete our get up. We’d pl...
Have you tried Ritz Carlton Chihuly Lounge afternoon tea? It’s been years since I’ve been there but I remembered distinctly that it was a distressing experience for me – try as I might I simply didn’t have enough stomach room to try every item on the buffet table! Now as a self-respec...
Hola! I have just returned from a jam-packed week in Madrid, Spain. My colleagues and I were there to organize a super-cool culinary event that was also used as the launch pad for a whole series of even cooler food initiatives. The event was titled A Night in Singapore and was the ope...
My days as a morning jock are numbered. I think so lah . I can’t believe I burped on air again . The last time it happened, Peifen burst into uncontrollable laughter. I felt the burp coming then and I thought I could keep it under control. I was wrong. This time, it happened too quick...
TradingMarkets.com, 11 Feb 2011 Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots have been urged by their union to boycott an annual social gathering organised by the airline. The dinner, on Feb 25, is held by SIA to show its appreciation to pilots and honour top performers with service awards, its sp...
I love old cities. Especially one of China’s finest. Shanghai is a darling. In contrast to the regal, emperor’s seat up north , Shanghai is like a elegant, luxurious dining room filled with glamorous capitalist and cultural powerhouse. Yes Shanghai may not have as much depth as the po...
Singapore Democrats Fancy playng a round of chatek ? Feel like singing along to Teresa Teng's 天黑黑 (Tian Hei Hei)? Up to dancing the ronggeng ? Then you won't want to miss Kampung Night. That's when we dip into the past and relive some of the times when we grew up romping around in our...
Radio is perhaps the only division in MediaCorp to usher in the Chinese New Year with a lion dance annually. Because I don’t spend a lot of time in the office, I thought it was good to hang around for a while and meet up with my colleagues from the other departments. I didn’t know tha...
Pulau Ubin today, TAs and other highlights http://skit.ch/bgfk 1 hour ago So much of rain, Ubin quarries are overflowing http://goo.gl/fb/DVTLW 1 hour ago Saw some bedraggled muddy folk from Mega Marine Biodiversity Survey! 3 hours ago Bumboat back to Changi after a lovely hot day in ...
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), every year we would go to her house for lunch! One of my cousins randomly suggested playing mahjong, no harm since it's for leisure. I was super happy when i won the first 3 rounds! Then one of my cousins said, "You damn heng lor, like that won $8 already~ " Then i realised, THEY W...
The flawless combination of Chef Jusman and manager Kimberly makes Sage the restaurant one of the best restaurant in Singapore. The 3 course set lunch is $38++, and if you fancy a heavier lunch, go for the 4 course set lunch at $45++. For someone who never like mushroom soup, the Capp...
In recent days, a young Google employee from Cairo named Wael Ghonim has emerged as the hero of the protest movement. Ghonim—who was arrested on January 28 and secretly detained until February 7—was the then-anonymous founder of the “We Are All Khaled Said” Facebook page that initiall...
