Banning The Da Vinci Code
No offence, but I find these actions really silly. Da Vinci Code protests are widespread. For goodness' sake, it's just a work of fiction, a movie. Wake up, everyone; it really isn't worth the outrage.
Archive
Founder of lesterchan.net, a Singapore tech and gadgets blog running since 2002. An engineering leader by day and a WordPress plugin developer since 2003, with a soft spot for gadgets, smart home, and a good deal.
Poseidon
I met Kenny and his girlfriend for dinner last Monday at Manhattan Fish Market. It's similar to Fish & Co but noticeably cheaper; the fish and chips are $9.90 here versus $13.90 at Fish & Co.
Site Moving To XHTML Transitional
I'm working on getting this site XHTML Transitional validated by the W3C, and so far so good: the blog main page and the comments page have both passed validation. More pages should follow soon as I clean up the markup.
Mission Impossible III
I caught Mission: Impossible III on Saturday at GV Grand and it wasn't bad, better than MI:2, though rather short. They never explained what the Rabbit's Foot is, nor how Ethan Hunt got into the building to retrieve it.
DotA Allstars v6.32b Released
DotA Allstars v6.32b has been released, and as usual I've mirrored the map for download. Right-click and save target as to grab it, and do check the changelog, as this fixes bugs from 6.32.
The Wild
We had dinner at the usual pasta stall outside Ngee Ann City. We then caught The Wild at Orchard Cineleisure; it had been a while, and the place has changed a lot since I last visited.
Cafebiz
We celebrated our one-and-a-half years yesterday at Cafebiz in Traders Hotel. I used a SingTel birthday voucher for 20% off the brunch buffet. The spread was quite good with plenty of variety.
DotA Allstars v6.32 Released
DotA Allstars v6.32 has been released, and as usual I've mirrored the map for download. Right-click and save target as to grab it, and do check the changelog for this major version's changes.
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
The epic struggle between the Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod continues, and the third Tiberium War is about to begin. Welcome back, Commander: Electronic Arts has today announced Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars.
DotA Allstars v6.31 Released
DotA Allstars v6.31 has been released, and as usual I've mirrored the map; I've also mirrored Cloud_str's 6.27b AI map for those who prefer playing against bots. Right-click and save target as to grab either, and do check the changelog.
DotA Allstars v6.30b Released
DotA Allstars v6.30b has been released, and as usual I've mirrored the map for download. Right-click and save target as to grab it, and do check the changelog, as this point release tidies up bugs from the earlier 6.30 version.
PayPal Donation Link Fixed
Thanks to Ahmed Karam for pointing out that my PayPal donation link was outdated. I've fixed it and added a dedicated donation page under Others. If you're feeling generous today, maybe you could drop me a couple of bucks. Thanks!
Art, Design & Media
Li Xiang got into Art, Design & Media at NTU and Computing at NUS, and she'll choose ADM. She offered to take NUS Computing so we could study together; of course I'd love that, but I can't be selfish.
Ice Age 2 And Ultraviolet
I caught Ice Age 2: The Meltdown on Friday midnight at GV Grand, a 90-minute film that's quite good and very funny, better than the first. I also caught Ultraviolet, an over-the-top action movie running just 88 minutes.
My WP Plugins Update April 06
Today is April Fool's Day, and I've released updates to seven of my plugins, but rest assured this is no joke! Check the changelog. Among them, WP-DBManager 2.03 for WordPress 2.0 manages your database, allowing backups, optimisation and more.
She Got Into NUS Computing
Just want to share that Li Xiang also got into NUS Computing, the same course as me, so I'm thrilled! She's now waiting for her NTU letter. I think the NTU BFA suits her better, though. Congrats, dear!
My 22nd Birthday
Today marks my 22nd birthday, the fourth birthday of GaMerZ HomePage and 17 months with Li Xiang; good things always seem to fall on the 24th. I celebrated with my INTEC friends yesterday eating pizza at Singapore Discovery Centre.
V For Vendetta
Set in a futuristic Britain, the people are ruled by a strong government that instils fear over what they say and do. V, the iconic masked hero, urges the public to rise up against the regime.
DotA Allstars v6.29b Released
DotA Allstars v6.29b has been released, and as usual I've mirrored the map for download. Right-click and save target as to grab it, and do check the changelog, as this point release tidies up bugs from the recent 6.29 version.
Change Of Server
Frozened.com now has a server in the Pacific Internet data centre, and I've just moved my site there. Many thanks to Zeus for helping me migrate. A cPanel-to-DirectAdmin conversion error left only one database, luckily the right one.
IT Show 2006
IT Show 2006 ran for four days, and I went on three of them. The first was with Li Xiang, when we bought a hidden item for my brother's 17th birthday on 28th March, costing $129.
WordPress 2.0.2 Release
Straight from WordPress.org: an important security issue was brought to the team's attention, and they've worked diligently to release a new stable version, 2.0.2, addressing it. The release contains several bug fixes and security fixes. Upgrade promptly, everyone.