Personal posts and the diary I have kept since 2002: birthdays, year-in-reviews, milestones, and whatever is on my mind.
Singtel Easy Mobile is a postpaid plan that lets you customise your tariff each month to fit your budget. It's my second-favourite after SIM Only, and I'm deciding between the two as my Combo 2 plan expires mid-year.
Looking back at 2015, I travelled to the UK and Paris in June and Hong Kong in September. For 2016, I'm off to Thailand for Chinese New Year, hoping for Taiwan or Japan, and I collect my house keys soon.
Happy 50th Birthday, Singapore! You've come a long way since 9th August 1965, and I can't wait to see what the next 50 years bring. I love the cleverly photoshopped image above by Sheng Long Lua.
Yesterday was my first birthday past 30, making me 31. Last year, Li Xiang and I celebrated in Sydney; this year we stayed in Singapore to save money before our June travels. My brother's birthday falls four days after mine.
I received my Singtel Prestige Card for 2015, sporting a redesigned look from the 2011 and 2014 versions I've blogged before. To qualify, you must be a Singtel Mobile, Home Broadband, or mio TV user of at least a year.
The Starbucks Singapore alice + olivia Design Collection launched on 31st January 2015 at Starbucks ION Orchard. Limited to 88 sets, each contains a Starbucks card preloaded with S$20, a tote bag, and a ceramic mug, sold only for S$128.
Singtel has launched a new brand identity, crafted by agency Ogilvy, its first rebrand in 16 years. The fresh tagline, 'Let's make everyday better', reflects Singtel's transformation beyond traditional telecommunications into multimedia and ICT services.
In Looking Back 2013, I'd hoped to travel to Japan, but that never happened. Even so, I'm wrapping up a 13-day holiday in Hong Kong. My resolution for 2014: time to save money after all this travelling.
I joined Tech in Asia as The Tech Guy on 1st September 2014, and it's been a busy month. There are two of us developers, Li Soon and me, plus a Vietnam team on Techlist. Our September priority was scaling.
After four years and seven months, I've left migme, formerly mig33, where I joined as a Web Engineer and rose to Senior Web Engineer. I've now taken up a new role as The Tech Guy at Tech in Asia.
Here's the real future MRT/LRT map for Singapore as of 15th August 2014, featuring the newly announced Thomson-East Coast Line stations due by 2024. In case you missed it, the future map in my previous blog post was a fake.
Yesterday was my 30th birthday, the big three-oh, and I'm officially out of my twenties. I've just returned from a week's holiday in Sydney with Li Xiang. It's a lovely place to retire, though generally pricier than Singapore.
Facebook has finally rolled out a feature to edit your Look Back video, though I'm not sure it's reached everyone yet. Through a direct link, you can choose a set number of photos from four categories.
To download your own Facebook Look Back video using Google Chrome, open facebook.com/lookback, then press Ctrl+Shift+J on Windows or Cmd+Opt+J on Mac to open the console. Paste in the snippet of code below, hit enter, and your video downloads.
SingTel's rewards programme was called Red Rewards and Red Prestige, before dropping 'Red' last year to become SingTel Rewards and SingTel Prestige. I was a Red Prestige member until 31st March 2012, my bill averaging above S$250 for six months.
In Looking Back 2012, I'd hoped to travel to several countries, which I sort of managed. My 2013 wish is to travel even more, to places like Australia, Japan, Korea, London, or New York. I'm posting this from New York.
Thanks to iFly Singapore for inviting me to their Christmas party last week and a complimentary indoor skydiving session. It was my first time, and I loved it. The beginner 'Adventure' lesson runs two hours, starting with an indemnity form.
Personally, I find service in Singapore merely acceptable, with retail generally better than F&B. If I had to name the worst F&B service, it would be Crystal Jade Kitchen. Having visited the US, I found service there excellent.
I saw the WordPress 10th Anniversary T-Shirt on WordPress.org and knew I had to have it. The sale price was just US$10 with free US shipping until 27th May 2013, but Singapore shipping cost US$14.65, bringing my total to US$24.65.
I spotted the Starbucks Stainless Steel Cold Cup (S$36.90) on Starbucks Singapore's Facebook page and knew I had to have it. After lunch I visited four outlets, but every one had sold out, so I wrote on their Facebook page.
On post-operation day one, Tuesday 2nd April 2013, I returned for an eye check and was thrilled with 6/6 vision. The nurse noted my left eye was recovering faster, and the doctor confirmed all was well.
Before your LASIK operation, you must stop wearing soft contact lenses for three days, soft toric lenses for seven, and hard gas-permeable lenses for fourteen. Ladies should also remove eye makeup four days prior, avoiding liner, mascara, and lash extensions.