Blogger Name Card
I finally have a blogger name card to hand out at events, thanks to Li Xiang. Printed at Tommy Print, S$60 for 200 pieces, steep because of the translucent plastic material, and it took a month to collect.
Blog
Personal posts and the diary I have kept since 2002: birthdays, year-in-reviews, milestones, and whatever is on my mind.
Web Development On Mac
Long a Windows user doing web development for years, I switched to Mac when I started work because my whole engineering team used them. Going with the flow, I found the experience excellent after a short adjustment.
Happy Lunar New Year 2010
This week ends my second week at mig33, and work has been smooth; I love it. Instead of coding WordPress plugins for that community, I'm now coding mig33 software. Today is also Lunar New Year's eve.
Web Engineer at mig33
I've spent the first quarter of my life studying: six years primary, four secondary, three at Singapore Polytechnic, two-plus years serving the nation, and three and a half at NUS. Finally it's time to step into the working world.
Recommended 2-Bay NAS
I bought my D-Link DNS-323 at Comex 2008 on 1st September, and three days ago it died, just a year and three months on, after its one-year warranty lapsed. Argh! I wrote to D-Link anyway to try my luck.
Looking Back 2009
Today is the last day of 2009; ten years ago everyone fretted over the Y2K bug. I'll spend it inside GV VivoCity watching Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel at 10:50pm. Last year I counted down in Taiwan.
Merry Christmas 2009
This is my second Christmas spent outside Singapore, the first being in Taiwan last year, and this time I'm in Hong Kong! I wish all my visitors and readers a very merry Christmas.
2009/2010 Semester 1 Modules Grades
My 2009/2010 Semester 1 results: a C in Java to C++, an S in Legal Aspects of IT, A in CRM, A- in GEK1001, B+ in a city-state module and B- in another. CAP 3.79. Graduated with second-class honours!
Taiwan Graduate Trip 2009
After 18 and a half years of study, kindergarten through to three and a half years at university, I've finally finished! I went to Taiwan with Weiquan, Kelvin and Hong Jun for a seven-day, six-night graduation trip to celebrate.
Off To Taiwan For My Graduate Trip
I sat my final NUS exam last Thursday, 3rd December 2009, an evening paper from 5pm to 7pm, so technically I've graduated, pending results on 22nd December. Now I'm off to Taiwan, just as I was last year.
Last Day of School
Today's CS4266 lecture was my last in NUS, marking my final day of school. Next comes a reading week, then two weeks of exams. As in previous semesters, I have four examinable modules, starting with SSA2211.
Happy 25th Birthday Li Xiang!
Today is Li Xiang's 25th birthday, and this year was more relaxed, with the whole day to ourselves. We had dinner at TWG Tea at Ion Orchard, though the mains are pricey at around S$27 to S$32.
How To Get Your First Tweet If You Have More Than 3,200 Tweets?
Update: on Twitter's 8th birthday, it launched first-tweets.com, where you type in any @username, your best pal, a comedian, a star or a president, to find their very first tweet, handy even if your account has well over 3,200 tweets.
5th Anniversary
Today marks our fifth anniversary, and it was a little unique: instead of separate gifts and cards, we bought one card together to both write in. We had a weekend buffet lunch at Carousel at Royal Plaza for S$45 each.
Are You Being Served? Mission Outcome
The outcome of my Are You Being Served? mission has been posted on their website, titled Lester & Li Xiang: Sound service! We approached a nearby staff member in an orange t-shirt and asked him to fetch the product.
Are You Being Served? Mission
I complain that service in Singapore is lousy, so the Are You Being Served? platform lets me test whether my gripes hold up. Top peeve: asking if a product's in stock and being told everything is on the shelves.
Apple’s Push Notification Is Godsend
I've been hooked on Apple's Push Notification Service ever since I bought Prowl; the possibilities are endless. The service, released with iPhone OS 3.0 on 17th June 2009, uses push technology to deliver alerts to your device. Truly a godsend.
Hong Kong Here I Come
Singapore Airlines is running a promotion: S$464 nett per person for a round trip to Hong Kong, sold from 31st July to 30th September 2009. We've booked our tickets and will be leaving on Saturday, 19th December.
Year 4, Semester 1 Modules
These are the modules I'm taking this coming semester, starting 11th August 2009: Legal Aspects of IT, IT and Customer Relationship Management, Java to C++, Place, Environment and Society, and The Evolution of a Global City-State.
Filed For Graduation
I finally clicked the File For Graduation link, as I'll graduate this semester with my last paper on 3rd December 2009. My course runs four years, but as a Singapore Polytechnic graduate I earned 33 module credits of exemptions.
End Of My Internship
My internship with Sedgwick Richardson ended last Friday. This is my one-week break before school resumes on 11th August. It'll be my final semester, and I can finally click File for Graduation tomorrow once my bid modules are allocated.
Desaru Trip
Went to Desaru on a two-day, one-night trip with my family of six on Saturday, S$178 each, organised by the Ngan/Gan Clan Association. We gathered at the association at 7am, a tour group of 27 in all.