Not really related to technology, but just a heads up that H&M is opening in Singapore finally! Unfortunately I have only been to Hong Kong’s H&M and gotten myself some shorts from there.

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB takes the first step into South East Asia by opening a store at the best business location on Orchard Road in Singapore’s most central shopping area.

The store will be located in Orchard Building, Singapore, and will have a sales area of approximately 3,000 square metres. The store is planned to open during the autumn of 2011.

– We look forward to opening our first store in South East Asia. There is great potential for expansion in this highly populated and fashion conscious region, and Orchard Road in Singapore is the perfect first step for this, says Karl-Johan Persson, CEO at H&M.

Press Release: Singapore Becomes New H&M-Market

Here are the direct links FROM APPLE itself to iOS 4.2 for various iDevices:

iPhone

• iPhone 3G (4.2.1/8C148)
• iPhone 3GS (4.2.1/8C148a)
• iPhone 4 (4.2.1/8C148)

iPod Touch

• iPod Touch 2G (4.2.1/8C148)
• iPod Touch 3G (4.2.1/8C148)
• iPod Touch 4G (4.2.1/8C148)

iPad

• iPad 1 (4.2.1/8C148)

NetDNA, a Content Distribution Network (CDN) company, is now sponsoring lesterchan.net! So now I am offloading all my static files (Images, CSS & JavaScript) to NetDNA’s CDN services.

They have 10 data centers around the world and provide CDN services for more than 200 large websites such as:

• Mashable.com
• Templatemonster.com
• BuySellAds.com
• Uservoice.com
• SitePoint.com
• Earthday.org
• VentureBeat.com
• Mahalo.com

Check out their Customers Page that comes with case studies.

Setting Up
This is my first time setting up a CDN and it took me only 30 minutes to do it and after that the bulk of the time is waiting for Starhub DNS servers to get refreshed/flush so that my static.lesterchan.net CNAME works.

If you are using WordPress (like me), the plugin, W3 Total Cache, makes it a no brainer to hook onto NetDNA’s CDN. Just download W3 Total Cache, upload it to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder and read the Installation Guide.

NetDNA – Manage Zones

NetDNA – Create A New Pull Zone

W3 Total Cache – General Settings

W3 Total Cache – CDN Settings

DirectAdmin – DNS Settings

And that is it! You now have a working CDN for your WordPress powered site! You may want to play around with W3 Total Cache settings to further optimize your site through JS/CSS Minification, Object Cache, Database Cache, etc.

Do drop NetDNA a visit if you need CDN services for your website. You can request a quotation by filling in this form.

The Sanyo Eneloop Mobile Booster KBC-L2B is an upgrade of the Eneloop Mobile Booster KBC-L2A. The model number is a little confusing as it only increment from A to the letter B. I think Sanyo would be better off creating a new model number so that consumers like us can better differentiate which one is new and which one is older.

In terms of design, it is identical except that the Sanyo logo has been replaced by a Eneloop logo. The battery output has been increased so that instead of just producing 2x 500mA, it is now able to produce 1x 1A (1,000mA) to charge high consumption gadgets such as the Apple iPad and Blackberry. However the lithium-ion battery capacity still stays the same at 5,000mAh and can roughly charge your iPhone 4 which has a battery capacity of 1,420mA about 3 times in a single charge. The package now also includes a MiniUSB to MicroUSB adapter.

The Sanyo Eneloop Mobile Booster KBC-L2B will be available by 15th December 2010 at major electronics store such as Best Denki and it retails for SGD$89.90.

Packaging Front

Packaging Back

Contents

Front View

Back View

Right View

Left View

Packaging Contents

• 1x Mobile Booster KBC-L2B
• 1x Charger input USB cable
• 1x Micro USB attachment
• 1x AC adapter

Output

• Output (1 Port): 5.0V/1A
• Output (2 Ports): 5.0V/500mA

Output Time

• Output Time (5.0V/1A): 2 Hours
• Output Time (5.0V/500mA – 1 Port): 4 Hours
• Output Time (5.0V/500mA – 2 Ports): 2 Hours

Charging Time

• Charging Time Adapter (AC Input): 7 Hours
• Charging Time Adapter (USB Input): 14 Hours

Size/Weight

• Size: 70(W) x 62(H) x 22(D) mm
• Weight: 130g

Celebrated Li Xiang’s birthday with a stay at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on Friday. We book pretty early and chose the Rise & Shine Package which includes 1 night stay and breakfast at Rise Cafe for two. Paid SGD$389 (SGD$457.85 after tax).

It is pretty expensive but I say it is totally worth it! Considering we paid SGD$270 for our 6th anniversary stay at Scarlet Hotel which has nothing and the room is much smaller and lack any window view. I would say MBS is not too expensive.

Inifinity Pool Left View

Infinity Pool Right View

Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool Night View

Night View At The Skypark Observer Deck

We spend most of our time swimming and sunbathing at the Infinity Pool at the Sky Park. The Infinity Pool at night looks gorgeous as well but unfortunately we only went up to take pictures as we are heading to another location for dinner. I guess we will be back at MBS again for the night view at the Infinity Pool!

Dinner was at Nueva Cuba located at Customs House. I was at Nueva last week for a The Open Room: “Your Blog Here” session with Luca Penati organized by Ogilvy and was impressed with the quality of the food and drinks there. So I decided to recommend it to Li Xiang! While you are there, try the Grilled Sirloin Steak!

Grilled Sirloin Steak

Looking Back

• 25th Birthday
• 24th Birthday
• 23rd Birthday
• 22nd Birthday
• 21st Birthday
• 20th Birthday
• 19th Birthday