1 Out of 7 Billion
The world is getting smaller everyday but a lifetime is not enough to explore it. My adventure starts in Singapore.
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Almost Everyone has an iPhone
September 28, 2010
It’s an irony that the reason I initially didn’t want to buy an iPhone is the same reason I finally decided to get one — almost everyone has it!
I have always been loyal to Nokia. I got an X6 instead of an iPhone 3 which my sister got late last year (she eventually upgraded to iPhone 4 same time as I did). It took me almost a year to decide but only a matter of minutes to complete my online purchase.
All that said, I am happy with my new gadget. It gives me access to information much faster and with lesser frustration than the phone it replaced. The display is awesome and my fingers are getting enough exercise sliding the pages, expanding images, and well, typing messages and responding to personal emails.
I’m still a bit fidgety though with texting and haven’t gotten around discovering all of its features Will sort that out soon.
Here’s a summary of features which I picked up from a SingTel brochure if anyone’s interested to know.
iPhone 4 Features
Mac and Me
April 11, 2009 — 2 Comments
I was not planning to buy a Mac this year (nor next year) but I don’t know what got into me. I purchased one on a rainy Black Saturday.
Maybe it’s the agony of a PC that has dramatically slowed down and been painfully killing my precious, limited online hours in the evening. Maybe it’s the broken links that make online ticket purchases and banking transactions frustrating. Or maybe just a need for a change of environment.
I’ve been a PC user since my secondary school days — from a gigantic machine with green screen (eew) to a lighter, modern notebook. My current notebook now needs to go on semi-retirement or at least undergo a major surgical operation (like a bypass surgery) to get it up and running again. I don’t have the time to back-up, reformat it and set up stuff though. Now that I have a 2nd computer, I can do a phased migration and I expect this to happen over the next couple of weekends.
I’m still adjusting to the shortcuts, tapping and clicking required under the Mac environment. I’ll get there somehow. Being the occasional geek that I am, I bought two (2) books on the same day I got the unit. Hope I don’t fall asleep on the 2nd page (I’m better off reading magazines than books while at home).
I’ll be a fence sitter for now by saying I love both the PC and Mac. I owe a lot of good memories to the PC (yes, I am being emo and nostalgic here) but I see an exciting future with Mac.
Now I just have to think of a nice name for it.
For documentation and re-sale purposes, here are the specs :
Macbook 13″ Aluminum , 2.0 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 13.3-inch (viewable) LED-backlit glossy widescreen
- 1280 x 800 pixels
- 2GB (two 1 GB) of 1066 MHz-DDR3 SDRAM
- 160 GB 5400 RPM Serial ATA HD
- Double-layer SuperDrive
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB of shared DDR3 SDRAM
- 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)
- USB 2.0
- Combined optical digital audio in/out
- Built-in iSight camera
- 60W MagSafe Power Adaptor
- Multi-touch trackpad
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Accessories bought at point of purchase:
- Screen protector
- Keyboard protector
- Notebook sleeve
- Microsoft Office for Mac (Home & Student Edition)
- Wireless Mac mouse
- Notebook cooler
Pending actions:
- Buy trackpad protector (ordered already)
- Get extended warranty
Hardly Home but Enjoying Life Outside of It
March 29, 2009
I have been hardly home the past few weekends.
Let me tell you why.
1) IT Show
No sign of recession at Suntec City. People were going out with flatscreen TVs or printers on strollers or carrying semi-bulky boxes of hardware.
Don’t know if it’s just me but I think this show drew thousands of people more than previous shows I’ve caught. It was so difficult to move around that I kept thinking whether I will push or get pushed. In the end I just went with the flow as there was hardly room to take strides, only little steps.
I’ve heard so much about the Mac that this year, I seriously thought about shifting to a Mac environment. I was told it was not as multi-functional as a PC so I postponed my purchase. Maybe I’ll make a decision by mid-year.
Had some good purchases from the show: (1) HP Laserjet printer, (2) Linksys Wireless Router (works brilliantly so my home is now wireless), (3) Nintendo Wii (an impulse purchase but happy that I’ve increased the entertainment value of house gatherings/parties with this game console).
2) Birth – Singapore Poly Grad Show 2009
Two of my friends had their works showcased during their grad show held at Marina Square so I visited the exhibit to catch up with them and see what their classmates have done too. Congrats Marvin and James!
3) Dinner at Double Bay Resto
Had dinner with Wee Siong and Kristy at Double Bay restaurant in Raffles City. It’s an Aussie resto that serves predominantly fish main course meals.
I asked the waiter where Double Bay is located and he couldn’t answer me. Later on, I figured it is in NSW and remembered being there during one of my trips, either through Ben or Adam.
Sticky Date Pudding - yummy - try it
Would recommend this resto and will surely come back when I have the chance.
Double Bay (252 North Bridge Road, #01-22 A Raffles City Shopping Center, Singapore ; Ph +65 6334 6530) Nearest MRT : City Hall . Upon reaching Raffles City, look for Timberland on the ground floor and exit through the door next to it.
4) i-Weekly Roadshow
i-Weekly is a Mediacorp publication. It’s both a TV and lifestyle weekly guide. It’s in Mandarin so I buy the English equivalent instead (8 Days).
i-Weekly is changing its layout and introducing a 2nd magazine for the same price so it had a roadshow at Bugis Junction one Sunday.
I happen to be in the area after Sunday afternoon errands so stuck around for a bit and left shortly after the downpour started.
Bugis Junction -- If a funnel of dark cloud extended from the sky to the ground, I would be running for my dear life!
Local celebrities don’t get much attention here in Singapore though, either because people are busy to watch TV or because celebrities remain down to earth and simple they easily blend in with the crowd. Both a good and bad thing I guess.
I only recognise Patricia Mok (red shirt) in this photo.
Belinda Lee (white), Dai Yiangtian (black), not sure who was wearing yellow
5) Veria’s surprise birthday party
Eugene organised a birthday surprise for Veria over at their place. It’s great when surprise birthday gatherings actually surprise the celebrant. We hid in one of the guestrooms and greeted Veria when she discovered where we were.
Veria's girl friends
Rodin, Daryl, me
Veria about to discover our hideout
Happy birthday, Veria!
Veria with loving hubby Eugene by her side
6) Kumar’s show + Chillout at Keppel Island
Watched Kumar’s show, “Stripped, Bare, and Standing Up” at the Esplanade with Julius, Karl, and Wish.
1.5 hr show — laughed most of the time and got majority of the local jokes. Haven’t seen Kumar perform in any of the bars he frequents. Finally glad to have done so. He’s one of the most popular cross-dressing stand-up comedians in Singapore.
Guess who laughed the hardest
Show ended around 10pm so most of the places nearby were filled with people. Decided to go to Prive Bakery in Keppel Island for supper, dessert, and some (ahem) modeling. Ha.
Milkshakes - so thick and creamy we could finish only 90%
I managed to complete this entry after a lazy Sunday afternoon spent at home. Relaxing especially since it’s raining heavily outside.
Good Harvest from IT Show
November 29, 2008
My sister and I checked out SITEX 2008 over at the Singapore Expo. Not as impressive as other IT shows I went to but I’m glad the major exhibitors were on just one floor unlike those held at Suntec.
Early signs of the sea of humanity…
I’m an impulse shopper but I’m glad to have been able to limit my purchases in this visit. I really didn’t have anything in mind prior to coming.
I got “OmniPage 16″ which is a software that turns paper into text documents and even turns text into audio podcasts. This is a good addition to the software that came with the Canon Lide90 scanner I bought a few months ago. I think I’m steadily moving into a better position in getting rid of extra paper at my place.
I also found the CD protector plastic intriguing so I got a few sets. This is like a jacket that exactly fits the CD and prevents it from having scratches. It can be used without affecting CD performance in the machine.
And just as I thought my debit card’s job is done for the day, I saw the Panasonic Lumix TZ15. This has now replaced my current Panasonic Lumix TZ2.
Head on comparison
(TZ15 vs TZ2)
9.1 MP vs 6.0 MP
3.0 LCD screen vs 2.5 LCD screen
New features: Face Detection, Digital Red Eye Correction, Intelligent Auto feature (digicam selects the scene/mode; this is even better than a relatively similar feature in TZ2), HD video instead of the low quality video of TZ2 which was really disappointing (for TZ15, you can also zoom in and out while recording video).
The digicam came with several freebies.
These three shots are within the first 100 shots taken from my new digicam (would recommend that you consider getting this type of cam when you scout for one next time).
