Thank You Apple!

December 19, 2008 / Opinion, Reviews, Technology / 20 Comments

Whoa! I didn’t expect the sudden influx of questions and concerns from my anger-filled post about my melted magsafe adapter! Anyway, I’d like to take this opportunity to answer all your questions for everyone’s future reference so you all don’t have to trudge through hell for a simple adapter replacement. 1: What’s the update? After…


My Macbook Adaptor Melted!

December 15, 2008 / Reviews, Technology / 33 Comments

UPDATE (Dec 19): Apple Tech Support have replaced it free of charge. Read this entry for details. And the Apple dealers (since there is no Apple Store in Singapore) are making me pay 180$ for it because I don’t live in the US, where Apple users that face the same problem are given a free…


Happy 1 Year, Nanyate.com!

December 12, 2008 / Daily Life / 13 Comments

It’s been 1 year since my first post on Nanyate.com. It was meant to be a personal blog, where I would just rave and rant my thoughts. But that didn’t happen. It ended up becoming a blog where I tailor my entries to multiple audiences. And I probably did more grammar checks per entry than…


How to Become Successful: 10,000 hours

December 4, 2008 / Daily Life, Opinion, Psychology, Reviews / 15 Comments

Yes, that’s right. A portion to success in anything is to clock 10,000 hours, 417 full days into whatever you do. Or so claims Malcolm Gladwell, author of “Blink“, in his latest book “Outliers“. After interviewing many extraordinary people like Bill Gates and the Beatles, he comes to the conclusion that one important component of…