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.
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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.
DriveMultiSolar Bluetooth Car Kit Review
In the same package as my Cool Bananas Netbook Organizer Bag, I also received the DriveMultiSolar Bluetooth Car Kit. It's a solar-powered hands-free kit with no distracting wires, affixing to your windscreen with the supplied accessories for fast, easy pairing.
Glico Christmas 2009 Products
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? My mom's company, one of two official Glico agents in Singapore, is importing special Glico products from Japan. The Giant Rainbow Pocky retails at S$7.90, with a Giant Chocolate collection too.
HP Blogger Event With Tord Boontje
HP invited me to a blogger event at Gallery Hotel's Bar 84, featuring a special appearance by industrial designer Tord Boontje, who collaborated with HP on the limited-edition HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje.
A Christmas All Decked Out
This year's Singapore Christmas light-up is themed A Christmas All Decked Out, giving Santa, reindeer and snowmen designer haute-couture makeovers. The first light-up began in 1984, the year I was born, making this the 26th year running along Orchard Road.
Cool Bananas Netbook Organiser Bag Review
I received my Cool Bananas Netbook Organizer Bag from Gear Zap two days ago. It's brown, made of durable nylon and faux leather, measuring 24 by 30 by 7cm, and fits most netbooks with screens from 8.9 to 12 inches.
SEO For lesterchan.net
I'm no SEO guru, just picking up bits from friends and forums, and I don't believe in paying thousands when most tools are free. Here I share the simple things I did to improve this site's SEO.
Site Traffic October 2009
My October 2009 site traffic stats: 11,689,658 hits, 974,268 pages and 255,532 visits from 156,167 unique sites. Daily hits averaged 377,085, peaking near 426,000, with roughly 46.1 million KBytes transferred over the month. Another strong month for the site.
Yahoo! Launches YOUREKA!
What is Youreka? Yahoo! Singapore has launched a fun online and offline contest for a chance to win adidas merchandise. Just spot a coloured red, blue or green ticket hidden on Yahoo! Singapore, then register online to play.
Incipio Orion
Received my Incipio Orion case from bestpric3, fitting my iPhone 3GS perfectly, though still a touch tight until it breaks in. Its EasyReach tab lets you pop the phone out easily with a simple pull. A neat, well-made case.
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.
Windows 7 Pricing In Singapore
Windows 7 officially launched in Singapore at midnight on 22nd October 2009, through Microsoft Singapore and Challenger Funan. The first person queued from 3.30pm, though numbers were only handed out at 7pm, and by 10.30pm over 140 people had gathered.
Apple Refreshes iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook & Added Magic Mouse
Apple has refreshed the iMac, Mac Mini and MacBook, and added the Magic Mouse. The iMac now offers bright 21.5-inch or 27-inch LED displays, Core i5 or i7 chips, and a wireless keyboard, priced from S$1,788 up to S$2,988.
Sony ICF-C1iPMK2
Bought the Sony ICF-C1iPMK2 for S$157: the S$179 retail dropped to S$159 with member discount, then a S$2 carpark claim. It fits my iPhone 3GS well, needing no dock adapter thanks to an adjustable support at the back.
Citibank’s Mobile Banking Platform
Citibank's mobile banking platform went live on 14th August 2009. Unlike OCBC or Maybank, which built native iPhone apps, Citibank took a web-based approach; you simply add a bookmark icon to your home screen, much like a native app.
SingTel Launches Acer’s New Windows Phones
The Acer neoTouch and beTouch E100 will be exclusive to SingTel customers. SingTel and Acer jointly announced the Singapore launch of Acer's first Windows phones, whose next-generation Windows Mobile touchscreen interface supports hundreds of Microsoft-certified mobile apps.
Canon Second Blogger Event
Attended Canon's second blogger event today at 1 Caramel on Handy Road; the first was nearly six months ago. Canon always spams us with loads of cameras, so I rely on the press release for all their names!
External Backup Battery Charger For iPhone 3G
I found this really cheap external battery charger for the iPhone 3G via HardwareZone forums. The seller, free-4-flying in Hong Kong, runs occasional sales; I've seen it as low as US$6.99, though I paid US$8.48, around S$11.87 including shipping.
Bluetooth Pico Dongle Review
I received this Bluetooth Pico Dongle from Mobile Fun last week for a mini review; ignore the Nano typo on the packaging. It features an integrated ceramic antenna, 3Mbit/s transfer and 10-metre Class 2 range.
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.