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New Geek Toy: Flip Mino HD

In Geek Toys on 31 March 2009 with 1 comment

Colleague just got back from a junket to Los Angeles for a HP launch, and while he was there, I managed to get him to pick up my geek toy of the month, teh Flip mino HD. Yes, I know i’m ultra-late to the game where the Flip is concerned, but since I missed out [...]

Twitter’s New Financial Model

In Opinion, Sport on 30 March 2009 with no comments

… or to be exact, another way for third parties to turn Twitter into a new revenue stream. In the case of Mark Cuban, bajiollionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, the NBA decided to fine Cuban a cool US$25K thanks to comments made on Twitter after a game; examples here and here. [...]

Quote, Misquote

In Opinion on 25 March 2009 with 1 comment

In response to Nick’s experience in getting quoted out of context, I present to you the following picture for the lulz. Seriously though, this practice of sensationalizing and selective quoting has got to stop. When will the journalists (and more importantly, the editors) of such stunning examples of (craptacular) journalism realize that jazzing up your [...]

Gut Check: Progress Report

In Personal, Self Improvement on 23 March 2009 with no comments

So far, so good. Weighing in before signing up for the PT sessions: 116kg. Weighing after the third session on Sunday last week: 111.1kg. PT aside, looks like Project 600 is helping greatly. 5 down, at least another 30 more to go.

Living in Singapore (1)

In Personal on 19 March 2009 with 1 comment

A conversation this morning, when getting on a cab to the office. Cabbie: where you going? Me: Genting Lane, please. Cabbie: Wha? Me: GEN-ting lane, SPH Media Center. Cabbie: Wtf har? (Don’t remember his exact words, but somewhere along those lines.) Me: Sigh. JEN-ting lane. Cabbie: Orh got it. Me: (Under my breath) &^%$^%. Each [...]