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Ahoy July and 070707

Its the weekend! The last day of the month and the the last day before the GST hike. Besides seeing the shopping areas like a dead town tomorrow there's still more ummmm shopping to do today, well for the rest of my family that is... For me I will be training with my Poly 50 team today...
Thoughts

Using return addresses to get your mail through free

This came to be from just a random neuron connection Ever wondered what happens when you post a letter in the mail box with your address on the front (To: address) and the address you actually want to send the letter to on the reverse (From: address) return address area? If you just want the letter to reach...
Interesting Stuffs

Fevers, SGH, Pokes back and school reopens, and some news too!

You may not have not seen me up around here lately besides poking out the occasional shoutbox, the main reason this week is the official Mid-Semester Test week, which remarkably makes various places like Food court 6 a ghost town even during peak lunch beak times, very much a welcome for us people from Engineering who pop...
Sports & Runs

Overhead burning sun ahoy, run and swim.

Actually woke up early in a different tide today, about 8.30am to be exalt. Awoken mainly by my parents who were all over the house before leaving for work in the morning and partly because they turned off the central air-conditioning which makes falling back to sleep a rather miserable sweaty feat. Usually I will wake up...
Sports & Runs

Heads up, the 2007 NIE Director’s Delay Details

Event Date: Friday, 3 August 2007 Venue: Technological University (NTU), National Institute of Education (NIE) Fun Run Runner’s kit collection: 1630hrs to 1730hrs Fun Run Start: 1745hrs. Competitive Runner kit collection: 1730hrs to 1830hrs Competitive Runners’ briefing: 1845hrs Competitive Run Start: 1915hrs Beneficiary: All registration fees shall be donated to the MINDS Jurong Gardens School. Here we go, the details of the 2007 NIE director's...
Sports & Runs

Kicked out of Poly 50 Team 2, now I am in Team 3

Well despite looking forward into running for Track and Field team 2 this year to prove to the sports club that Team 2 is a force to recon with, not to mention break the disqualification curse (which seems to run almost every year 2 years ago). Things got a blow which I removed from Team 2 today,...
Japanese

Father’s Day & Sheena’s Birthday at Hanabi Japanese Restaurant

And yes it was double dinner celebrations was on yesterday for Father's Day and Sheena's early celebrations on the 20th to be exact. Held at the Hanabi Japanese Restaurant (between bras basah complex and raffles hotel). You will be greeted by smooth overflowing pond at the entrance and the friendly staff at the entrance. There is more...
Current Issues

Lets talka bout the NETS, GST hike and Mosquitoes!

Ok, all of us had indefinitely, in any other way know about the 2% increase in the GST to 7% and the spade of mad rushes over the last great Singapore Sale to beat it. We can all see this coming, especially in the typical kiasu Singaporean perspective - it's like as if they cannot shop anymore...
Sports & Runs

Army Half Marathon (AHM), Singapore Bay Run/Sheares Bridge Run 2007

This year, this event is re-positioned as the Singapore Bay Run – SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon, to reflect the Marina Bay flavor as participants run through iconic landmarks, such as the Esplanade. Event Army Half Marathon (AHM) aka Singapore Bay Run aka Sheares Bridge Run 2007 Date: Sunday, 26 August 2007 Start Point: Esplanade Drive End Point: Marina...
Polytechnic

My 2 Weeks Vacation, scholarship, awards and stuffs

My 2 weeks vacation had started this week and I am already into a good 3 days into it. Having planned all my activities and schedules it's a great time to catch up on unfinished chores and finally find some time to get some of my planned ideas to work, also besides getting up with designing my...
Sports Events

New Balance RealRun (NBRR) 2007 Details

The Realrun for this year is back, this time at the Singapore Airshow Exhibition Centre and Changi Coast area, offering a combination of road, trail and sand routes along the Changi coast. Event Date: 28 October 2007, 7.30AM Venue: Changi Exhibition Centre Running Routes - 15km - 12km Road, 1km Sand, 1km Trail and 1km Runway - 10km - 7km Road, 1km Sand,...
Sports & Runs

Post Teengames 2007 Adventure Race Report (SYFC Teen Games)

The Teen Games adventure race was today and man it was definitely much longer than that of last year, with 12 checkpoints in total with about 22km+ covered on bike but mostly on foot. The good thing was the increased flexibility when getting to checkpoints- being open ended and not having to go through pre-defined routes. We...
Blog

Ngee Ann Kongsi Scholarship submission

Had been sometime since I've been to Ngee Ann Kong Si and man has that place changed - it's not the the old stone lined open air atrium which I recalled many years ago when I was a kid. Instead it's a new posh air conditioned lobby with automatic door but still largely themed to the old...
Polytechnic

Term Vacation Here! Late Gyming Out

Past I of my MST Tests are over and the holidays are on next week. Part II of MSTs will begin when school reopens after the 2 week vacation. Heres what I generally feel of the first half: Communication Skills for Entrepreneurs - No grade yet, but not bad, even teacher only requested for my slides for keeping...
Sports & Runs

Teengames adventure race 2007 mess ups

My Teengames Adventure Race this Saturday will be unlike last year with a stayover and early morning flag off - Besides having to put off with the inconvenience of transporting our own bikes there (no bike rentals this year) and bringing most of our own standard equipment, we also can't stay over at the event venue (Salvation...
Polytechnic

Houston, we have Mid-Semester Tests

On a note, next week will be last week before the 2 week vacation break- Hell week more like it, with the following tests to go: Start of Mid Semester Test week Monday CSE Presentation Industrial Automation Test Tuesday Statistics Test Wednesday Mechanics Test Vacation time will be another time to catch up on work and chores lying round the house then it will be Hell...
Sports Events

Mizuno Wave Run 2007 Details

Here are some off-hand details of the Mizuno Wave Run 2007 Race Date: Sunday 22nd July 2007 Venue (Start/End Point): Temasek Poly (TP) Sports Stadium Distance: 10km and 5 km (Fun run) Reporting Time: 0630hrs Race Start Time: 0730 hrs Categories and Pricing Mens open ($20) Womens open ($20) Mens veteran ($20) Womens veteran ($20) Non-Competitive Fun run...
Interesting Stuffs

Steve jobs and Bill Gates at All Things Digital

It's not everyday where you see Steve jobs and Bill Gates together at a go. A special brought to you by at All Things Digital. Now that must be a really pricey broadcasting setup and stage, with both Steve and Bill combined their annual pay is easily like 700 times how much our Mentor Lee is earns...
Polytechnic

It’s Vesak Day, let rock climb!

It's Vesak day today, informally "Buddha's Birthday". Well wishes going to all Buddhists celebrating Vesak day alike. The day started with me crawling to to Aljunied MRT at 9am on a snoozy public holiday to meet Darius and Elrick for the Adventure race team briefing at Enamel house. Over there we were briefed on the conduct and...
Polytechnic

SP Swimming Pool Closure for upgrading renovation

Today is the last day SP swimming pool will be open, where it will be closed then to next year. Access to the Staff center and gym will be from the front glass door entrance from the Car Park, you can access it from Food court 5 after making a round outside Food Haven and the carpark...
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Exploring Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama

Let’s take an explore today The Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama, Japan. It is an interactive museum dedicated to the popular instant noodle brand....

Visiting Batu Caves Selangor, Malaysia

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Exploring Yokohama City and Chinatown

East Asia

Visiting the Tokyo imperial palace

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How to install and run a local Deepseek R1 instance

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