http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs Tangy Orangy Content! Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:09:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well it had been few weeks since I've updated on racing news, I think you won't miss the Nike Human Race adverts running all around Singapore (and if them covering up queensway shopping isn't loud enough). Nike+HumanRace is largely a charitable race with a good intentions, something I will greatly ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/07/04/nikehumanrace-singapore-2008-31st-august-esplanade-bridge/ Well, today is the 3rd day of the voting rounds of the Singapore Blog awards, and just as how campaigning fever has subsided in the States with Obama and Hilary in alliance now (with the exception of the Anwar case going on now), campaigning fever is definitely up on my ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/07/03/my-thoughts-and-plans-so-far-of-the-omy-singapore-blog-awards-best-design/ blog/corporate_cushy08I was around back at school today after a short corporate meeting in the morning. There I managed to bump in a short one hour of gyming back at campus with my new alumni card before getting more work done in the day. Alumni what card? There, I was told by the ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/07/02/back-to-school-probablity-mit-up-significantly/ blog/sgblogawards08The voting period of the Omy Singapore Blog Awards 2008 are open! with each of the top 10 members of each category announced. So far is the competition is in it's third and final stage with the floor now open to public voting, yes now it's your turn to determine ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/07/01/support-and-vote-in-the-omy-singapore-blog-awards-2008-best-design-category/ http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/30/i-love-my-apple-shaunchngcom-entry/ Hey here it is finally the Singapore Toy and Comic Convention 2008 was finally here. Held at the Suntec City convention center over the last weekend, the event is one of the few first public events to bring the whole toy and comic industry closer together in a series of ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/29/singapore-toy-and-comic-convention-2008/ blog/new08lancerHere is an interesting read from Dupont automobile painters, especially if you are in the design scene where colour tells more than it being just a plain dab of hue. From their surveys, it seems that Blue (and their varying shades) will still always be a favorite colour among many. ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/28/blue-and-white-favorite-automobile-colours-from-dupoint-surveys/ blog/singapore_a380_legolandI had been always a fan of Lego, having grown up with them since I was a kid, even I do occasionally build some contraptions of my own especially with the Lego Mindstorm series. So what do you get when you bind them and the world largest commercial passenger jet? ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/27/lego-a380-the-biggest-lego-airplane-ever-made/ blog/tdu_screenieIt's Thursday already and for a note, I've recently beat the game, Test Drive Unlimited by Atari/Eden last Thursday, its kinda fun earning your filled crown having to complete all the missions and discover all the road of the replica Hawaiian island, just sad that no one plays this game ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/26/next-on-my-gaming-list-ut/ It is official straight from Mr William Henry Gates III himself- on June 27th, Bill Gates will stop commuting to Microsoft's Redmond campus on a daily basis, and begin full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he plans to donate his fortune of approximately $40 billion towards ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/24/bill-gates-retirement/ I can't help noticing some new advertisements we are seeing around our bus stops lately, particularly those typically up on signboards by JC decaux which seems to litter all round the areas where I do my evening runs. It's seems that the health promotion board is selling sports as a ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/24/running-and-sports-an-advertised-healthy-way-of-life/ Whee! Shaun Chng.com has been selected in the judging round as the top 10 blogs in the competition for the Best blog design category! The voting round will open very soon the end of this month (around 30th June). I will be needing all of your support, yup you all ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/23/shaunchngcom-in-the-top-10-for-omy-2008-singapore-blog-awards-best-design/ blog/mars_whitestuff08Greetings from Mars and they come in peace! In the search for habitable regions on the Mars' north pole region, the Phoenix lander had began digging into the area to sprout some interesting finds, clumps of white stuff. These were discovered in shallow trenches excavated by the lander's backhoe-like robotic ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/23/photo-greetings-from-mars-now-is-that-salt-or-ice/ blog/robins_bday08_1Yesterday (Saturday) night was our planned coach birthday celebrations and it was a secret very well kept in place for our "host" friend who faked her birthday so that we can deceive our coach into attending the party last night. Everybody knew that, except well... coach until last night haha. ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/22/birthday-celebrations-happy-birthday-coach-robin/ I had few ideas of a technically possible self-sufficient green home, only that I didn't put much of it to work till the recent recent increase in oil prices which resulted in a corresponding increase in goods and service, utility bills, not to mention paying for gasoline for your car. ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/21/project-green-home-a-personal-challenge/ blog/tf2_april_medic_achievements_01The Pyro achievement pack is out today, so got about over the night to play Pyro over my few favorite public servers such as the 32 player [300]Yen Japanese server, and got my Axtinguisher already! It's remarkable that most of the achievements for the Pyro are easily obtainable this time, ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/20/team-fortress-2-new-pyro-achievements-tips-and-hints/ blog/straitstime_endurancecomplaints08I read with great interest in today's front page article on the Straits Time on poorly organised races in Singapore. With runner's experiences and the bad of the runs exposed. While the OSIM triathlon and SCM taking the few "must run" and better organised events of the annual runner's calender. ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/20/endurance-races-gone-bad-article-on-straits-times-today-yay/ Today's is Sheena's birthday & we are taking a day out for lunch and dinner out! Cheers & happy 20th! http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/20/happy-20th-birthday-sheena/ blog/imperial_prospectus09Look what I got unexpectedly in the mail- A thick blue plastic wrapped package which reads Imperial College London, whoa presents! cool! Ripping out the contents revealed a full 140 odd full colour printed 2009 prospectus on yes you guessed it, on Imperial College itself. And hey it's even more ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/19/unexpected-greetings-from-imperial-college/ Met up with my old workshop TSO on my last Tuesday's visit to school and since the Segway debate is still under the wraps of being a legal car alternative in Singapore, I will just touch on abit of the issue here, elaborating and stating the facts on how I ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/19/more-segway-talk-with-a-students-final-year-project/ Was around school yesterday to settle some administrative stuffs, so I was very much busy the whole day, so I will blog on it today (technically at 12am+). My UCAS application to Imperial and Cambridge are almost ready, the thing left are some documents and academic transcripts verified true-copy and ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/18/all-the-help-for-cambridge/ Event Date: 19 October 2008, 7.30AM Venue: Changi Exhibition Centre Event Categories 15km (Flag-off: 7.30am) Men’s Open (No Age Limit) Women’s Open (No Age Limit) 10km (Flag-off: 7.45am, all 10km events below) Men’s Open Women’s Open Men’s Veteran (40 years old on or before the race day) Women’s Veteran (40 years old on or before the race day) Men’s Junior (19 years ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/17/new-balance-real-run-2008-changi-exhibition-centre-19-october-2008/ blog/soyabeanmilkWas ready the Sunday times lifestyle section about the new soya bean drinks. We had seen bubble tea bubble burst and the donut store fisaco ending soon, so what's next? Coloured/favored Soya Bean Drinks? I love soya bean drinks and they are a good filling snack drink not to mention ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/16/the-fisaco-stores-soya-bean-drinks-next/ blog/mizuno06The Mizuno Mt Faber race was this morning, I did not run the event but based on feedback and word of mouth together with my own observations, the race went on very well and as satisfying as last year's race, with few improvements here and there. There were very much ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/15/mizuno-mt-faber-run-2008-post-race/ This is one of the few hot movies to be out this year, besides other favorites such as Ironman and Wall-E. There had been other similar movies of this concept to date, but none of them are as specular as this new movie coming out summer this year, predictably early-to-mid ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/14/official-death-race-movie-trailer-out/ For those looking to spend your weekend at the PC show at Sutnec, it pays to be informed and doing your homework before committing to anything, thats means know what you need to buy without having to put up with the crowds there. You can view a full list of ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/13/suntec-pc-show-2008-full-exhibitors-pricelists/ blog/toyota_priusI believe nobody is any stranger to Toyota, rightly or wrongly, can be is widely considered the greenest automaker. For automotive news, the company hopes to solidify its hold on the title and move beyond oil through a series of plans to produce cleaner, more efficient cars beginning with a ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/13/toyota-hybrid-versions-of-every-model-between-2020-2029-we-get-plug-ins-now/ blog/toploadwashingmachineMy mum was home today doing the laundry with the washing machine when it's spin dry cycle suddenly went awry, and started lots of rattling noises seemingly going to spin itself to oblivion, before turning it off. Then the whole wash area suddenly having this musty but otherwise strong mold ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/12/we-go-to-school-to-repair-washing-machines-at-home-yay/ Apparently these short little clips were aired on the Animal planet channel, but managed to catch all of them online, so why not share some of the funnies while I am at it. The 'The Animals Save the Planet" comprises of many short clips (11 in total) which aims to ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/11/the-animals-save-the-planet-gassy-cows/ Here is the 2nd installment of the my review of the southern ridges park connector review, this time the panorama shot from on top the bridge itself with people like on a normal visiting day. This panorama is a 180 degree shot with Telok Blangah hill on the left and ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2008/06/10/new-photo-stitches-on-the-henderson-waves-bridge/