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My Macbook Adaptor Melted!

December 15, 2008

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 replacement.
This…



How to Become Successful: 10,000 hours

December 4, 2008

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…



Dear Delifrance Singapore…

November 17, 2008

Dear Delifrance,
Last week, your Egg D’vine sandwich declared war on me. The sandwich suffered severe casualties with its innards splattered everywhere – the table, the wall and even on my face. This war could have been easily avoided, if only you had a better understanding of knife politics.
I ordered a baguette with egg mayo topping;…



Sashimi Feast in Photos

October 26, 2008

In an effort to get to know Singapore’s blogosphere, I went to a ping.sg (singaporean blogger community) dinner at a ritzy izakaya-style Japanese restaurant called En (えん). Met some pretty cool people like Brainy Bimbo, Claudia, Leonard and HisFoodBlog; and had some pretty fresh sashimi! For those unfamiliar with Japanese food, go eat some now!…



Notice: Transferring Domain to 1and1

October 11, 2008

With Nanyate?! expiring in 50 days or so, I have started the renewal and transfer process to a different registrar. So do expect some downtime (about 5 days?). I will also be transferring my portfolio, IvyTan.Net shortly after.
In case you’re wondering why I’m taking the trouble to transfer my domains, it’s because I’ve come to…



Review: LG Viewty KU990R

October 3, 2008

Update (November 2008)
It looks like I have an older firmware. LG has yet to allow people to upgrade their firmware via their website. I will update this post whenever I make my way down to the LG Service Centre at Vivo City.
So, I got another cellphone for work purposes. And this was one of the…



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