Merry Christmas 2008
Wishing all my readers a Merry Christmas 2008! I hope you all received the Christmas presents you were hoping for, and that you're spending the day with the people who matter most to you. Enjoy the festive season.
December
Taiwan Trip (Tour) – 15th to 21st December 2008
There were two tour groups for this Taiwan trip: Group A from 14th to 20th December 2008 and Group B from the 15th to 21st, which we joined. Day 1 began with breakfast at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
2008/2009 Semester 1 Modules Grades
My 2008/2009 Semester 1 results: B+ in Technology Strategy and Management, B+ in Service Science, B+ in Strategic IS Planning, and B- in IS Project Management. My CAP came to 3.69, a steady if unspectacular showing for the semester.
Away To Taiwan
I'll be away in Taiwan for 18 days, from Monday 15th December 2008 to Thursday 1st January 2009. My flight SQ878 departs on the 15th at 12:25pm, and I return on SQ877, reaching Singapore at 6:45pm on New Year's Day.
Four Christmases + The Day The Earth Stood Still
Four Christmases was better than I expected, though the storyline turns predictable from the start. It follows a couple visiting all four of their divorced parents' homes in one day. Not a spoiler, really, since it's all in the premise.
Lester Chan’s WordPress Plugins December 2008 Update
Here's my December 2008 update covering all 15 of my WordPress plugins plus one new one. They should work on WordPress 2.7, though I haven't tested older versions. The new plugin, WP-CommentNavi, paginates your comments for easier browsing.
lesterchan.net + WordPress 2.7
I've upgraded lesterchan.net to WordPress 2.7 along with all my updated plugins. Please let me know of any bugs by email or in the comments, thanks! The update went smoothly, taking only about 30 minutes with few compatibility issues.
WordPress 2.7 Released
WordPress 2.7 has been released, a week late. Per the announcement, you'll notice new features sprinkled subtly through the interface, including a new dashboard you can rearrange by drag and drop to surface the things that matter most.
Nike ID T-Shirt
Nike has opened its largest flagship store in Southeast Asia right here in Singapore, on the second and third floors of Wisma Atria. The previous regional record-holder was in Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. It even houses a Nike iD Studio.
Dog Movies
I've been on a dog-movie streak these past two weeks, catching Beverly Hills Chihuahua last week and Bolt yesterday. Both were decent, but Bolt stands out; if I had to pick one, it'd be Bolt, funny and touching at once.
Site Traffic November 2008
My November 2008 site traffic stats: 9,908,294 hits, 724,046 pages and 171,508 visits from 144,360 unique sites, with about 40.3 million KBytes transferred over the month. A solid month, with traffic holding comfortably in the millions.
Mix-It-Up Dec 2008: Touch-It-Up
Microsoft Singapore flew in Tim Huckaby from headquarters to talk on Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight 2.0 and programming for Microsoft Surface. Consistently rated among the top 10% of speakers, Huckaby focuses on smart client technologies, making for an engaging session.
Nokia N97 Announced
Nokia has announced the N79 today, arriving in the first quarter of next year. It will be the first Nseries touch device and Nokia's second touchscreen overall, after the XpressMusic 5800, running S60 5th Edition on WCDMA with HSDPA.