Shanghai: 20- 24 February 2012 Posted on 3/04/2012 05:30:00 PM No Comments Labels: Travel I was in Shanghai for work. I expected the flight to be delayed, it being a Monday morning flight. I was well-prepared with a paperback version of Great Expectations. The guy seated beside had hi...
There was a long exchange of speculation about my relationship status in the comments of my recent post. I didn't bother to read the long paragraphs because I know my own relationship status :D To set the record straight, no, I am not attached. I have made plans to live the rest of my...
Posted on 2/12/2012 05:14:00 PM No Comments Labels: Travel As usual, my flight was delayed. When it was finally my flight's turn to take off, we were told that the plane before us might have caused some burns on the track so the ground crew would have to examine the runway before we c...
I know it's way past the 1st of January but it's not too late to write my new year resolutions! One common phrase that people use is "Life is short". I would rebuke that with "But it may be longer than you think". While I believe that we should live in the present, I also believe that...
Many people abandon their pets and dogs. "It requires much effort to keep a large dog, which needs a lot of food and exercise. Many people get puppies because they want to follow a fashion, without being prepared to take care of them when they grow up." I think the same thing is happe...
Someone posted her problem online: So, I love a man who is into this... It freaks me out... He does it secretly through pictures over the internet. All I want to do is shower him with love, affection and tenderness. But instead I find over 600 pictures on his computer of self punishme...
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This is the "most fun" article I've written for the magazine! Unlike the other articles which were factual and scientific, this one contained my personal point of view and experience. My first article was published in the magazine in October 2010. My name is usually in small print. Th...
Bali: 30 December 2011 - 3 January 2012 Posted on 1/29/2012 03:00:00 PM No Comments Labels: Travel I bought my tickets for this holiday in February so I got a special rate of SGD123 for 2-ways (excludes Rp150,000 Indonesia airport tax to be paid at the airport upon departure). My flig...
In the past, people used to mail greeting cards. When e-cards came along, people were saying it was kind of cheapstake and insincere compared to snail mailed cards. (I think it was just the printing industry fighting back). But I found e-cards rather troublesome because I had to click...
My friend stayed at hotel at Genting Highlands, Malaysia. It's well-known that prostitutes will knock on the doors there offering their services. He told me that he heard a PRC moaning in the next room. I asked him how he could tell from the moaning that she was from PRC. "She was moa...
A professor wrote in to the newspapers. He clarified that the money is not lost by the customers of DBS but by the bank. He wrote that it is not correct to say that the bank reimburses the customers; the losses incurred are the bank's losses not the customers' losses because the custo...
Last year we lost 2 half days, this year we'll lose another half day :(( 2011 Christmas eve was on Saturday, 2011 new year's eve was on Saturday and 2012 Lunar new year's eve is on Sunday. However, there are opportunities for long weekends in 2012 if you take leave. Get 34 days of res...
If you've seen card tricks, you know that cards can "disappear" and "reappear" without you noticing. Money changers in Bali put those tricks to use with money. I went to a money changer that is just outside my hotel. Here's the picture of the money changer. I know it looks dodgy but a...
I spent New Year's eve in Bali, Indonesia. I had a view of the fireworks display, that stretched from Kuta beach to Legion beach, from the corridor of my hotel. After a 15 minutes, I got tired of watching and went back to my room. It was impossible to get any sleep because the firewor...
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I'm sure you know that the best way to get low prices for your holidays is to plan ahead and book early when there are promotions. Other than that, one other important thing to do is to buy travel insurance. You can get reimbursed should have to cancel your trip for certain reasons (l...
I am writing this post for my friend who asked me about brokerage fees for trading on the Singapore Exchange. Standard Chartered Singapore Terms & Conditions, FAQ Brokerage Fee for Online Transactions: 0.20% for standard customers (or 0.18% for priority customers). No minimum fee. Lim...
I've met some divers who collect tattoos as souveniors in the countries they visit. They will proudly point to each tattoo on their body and tell you in which country they got it. Then there are people who enjoy collecting "friendship" tattoos. E.g. when they travel overseas together ...
With the recent (almost daily) MRT delays and breakdown, many people avoided taking the train and travelled by bus or taxis instead. However, there are "flash" floods are Orchard area must leave you standed. Here's a picture of the situation outside the Singtel building at Somerset at...
I usually sleep off my illness and eat food such as tumeric, garlic, chilli and manuka honey to improve my health. But I had a holiday booked to Yogyakarta for Saturday. I had to get well fast! I went to see a doctor on Monday. I was diagnosed with the flu. I was given anti-biotics. I...
Stinkel is well-reputed for lack of system integration and proper record-keeping, resulting overcharging and bill shocks. I'm a victim! I had deactivated my 3G service a long time ago (I didn't even want to receive MMS because I had to pay exhorbitant rates for it). Because of the 11 ...
How much cash do you carry with you? I carry no more than $70 on normal days. I'll put a $50 note when I have about $20 left. With credit cards, ATM cards and Ezi-link card, there's no reason for me to bring a stack of notes around, except if I'm going to buy electronics at Sim Lim or...
While commuters were gasping for air in the dark, some fainted and had to go to the hospital for train service breakdown 3 times this week, SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa must have been enjoying her Christmas preparations at home or travelling in comfort in her limo. 3 times too m...
I think i have been spending too much time using digital devices. At work, I use a computer/laptop. After work, I use my iPad. At home, I am either using my computer or iPad. When I travel overseas, I have my laptop with me while in transit. Having an internet connection is useful but...
SPG's, CFM- and CMI-faces galore at Zoukout. People puking, wasted, peeing in the bushes. What's new? There were some pretty/sexy girls photographed there. I can understand why guys would pay $88 to see girls prancing around in their bikinis but surely the girls who paid to go there a...
and the use of scent to determine suitable mating partners. A recent study has shown that: - people sweat gives off personality clues (such as whether they are anxious, outgoing or dominant, etc), - people are able to make judgments about other people based on how they smell. I've sme...
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Why else would Facebook be so popular? I read a book on face-reading. The Chinese have practised face reading for decades (or centuries?). It seems you can guess a person's potential wealth, intelligence, health and relationship results from his/her face. Of course, we cannot draw con...
I don't like paying 20 cents for wet tissue paper or a few dollars for peanuts at restaurants. Even if I'm not footing the bill, I wouldn't want to make a friend or date pay for those. The people I've met before would pay for them without complaining (nevermind what they're thinking)....
