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UMPC (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer)

Apparently, Microsoft is coming up with a new line of UMPC (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer), code-named Origami. It will be a seemless blend between our current PDAs & tablet/notebook PCs. So far the closest we had seen embarking on the concept previously was fujitsu with their ultraportable & highly successful Lifebook P1510. The only thing is that...
Blog

Been Busy, trip to orthopedics

Had not been regularly updating since the end of my papers. Had been working & meeting up with cilents during the past few days. Not to mention trying to clear up jobs & commissions I've recieved as a merchant & designer in the rather profitable MMORPG I've been playing for about 5 months, called Second-Life. So far...
News

78th Annual Academy Awards results

And so we have it the results of the 78th Annual Academy Awards. Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney, Syriana Best Visual Effects: King Kong Best Animated Feature: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Best Live Action Short Film: Six Shooter Best Live Animated Short Film: The Moon and the Son Best Costume Design: Memoirs of...
Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving Course Comfirmed

And there we have it - the March Plans for World Domination on paper! With the exams over, time to look forward to the various activites & events lined up for the march holiday (particularly chores). Did some grocery shopping with mum today afternoon at NTUC as lunch at the rather popular hainanese Chicken Rice store in...
Polytechnic

End of Semester & exams…

Sis blew the family living room computer's DVD drive together with it's intellimouse, MSN refuses to log me in, the stupid SP student intranet is hanging Firefox again, the Steam Network just keeps rejecting my password, my correction tape ran dry midway in the exams today. Dammit just when anything can get any worst. I am no longer...
News

Torino Winter Olympics 2006 closing

And so there was, the closing of the Torino 2006 winter Olympics in Italy, marking another entry in the olympic history. It was a good event, especially notable are the cross country skiing, speed/figure skating & adrenaline rushing blobsled events. Not to mention the rather interesting bialthon & curling event. Too bad Singapore is a tropical country, (with...
Computers

IT Show 2006

IT SHOW 2006 returns as the No.1 Largest Exhibition ever held in Singapore occupying 3 entire levels of the Suntec City Exhibition Centre, sprawling over 7 Entire halls of more than 270,000 Sqft. 9th - 12th March 2006 Entire Suntec City Exhibition Centre Level 3 Level 4 (Halls 401 - 404) Level 6 (Halls 601 - 603) 12 noon to 9pm Daily FREE ADMISSION The...
Computers

Flavours of Windows Vista

Due to be out in around Q3 this year (despite rumors of a December 7th release). It will be out in time when intel launches their Core Duo 64-bit Merom processors. This new generation operating system, the successor to WinXP will be launched primarily as a 64-bit OS (though 32-bit versions will be released too), allowing better...
Sports & Runs

National Vertical Marathon Updates

Taken from the NTU Union Site, particularly how to check whether your mail-in registration is successful. All entries should be made on official registration forms or photocopies of the original form. Incomplete forms will not be entertained. The Closing date for registration is still 3rd March 2006 (Event day 12th March 2006) All other mail registrants can check...
Laughs

Top 50 things to do in a Final Exam

Had some spare relaxation time before my paper today, went around surfing for stuffs to keep my mind free & clean & chanced upon these few funny articles.. haha hilarious! Top 50 things to do in a Final Exam (If ya gonna fail it anyway) You're A College Burnout If… College Seniors vs. Freshmen Stay...
Polytechnic

Semester Exams here I come!

Why must the dumb school place this semester's billing period smacked where our exams are? As if we don't have enough things on our minds already. Even it's a good strategy to get people to pay up or get booted from the exam hall, I believe such payment matters should be best dealt at the begining of...
Asian

East Coast Long Beach Seafood

Wohoo, big fat meaty crab claw! Dinner yesterday was at East Coast Seafood area, mainly because mum & dad had a sudden urge for long-lost seafood & I guess they think I needed a good feast after my MR X-Country Nationals. Thinking about it had had been years since we came here & eat. The restaurant in...
Sports & Runs

SAA Macritchie X-Country

And so there were we, or me on a very hot Saturday afternoon in Mac ritchie after lunch for the SAA National X-country championships. The rest of the team was late but I was there early around 1pm to check out on the admin stuffs & such anyway, such as the availability of safety pins.. duh. It...
Polytechnic

Self Study week? ekk!

Classes this week are as empty as the bus I was on today to school mmm, I guess I can even skip school tomorrow, no point going for class when you've already sucked the teachers dry of questions only to sit in a quiet class face to face with your lecturer & crickets chirping continously in the...
Interesting Stuffs

Multi-touch screens

Check this out man, multi-touch screens, will minority report styled screens be a thing of reality for mainstream consumers now? Neato!
Polytechnic

Exams Coming

Exams are just around the corner, in fact the first paper is in in less than 2 weeks time. Though I more or less studied for the papers already, my current state will only allow at least a pass or the most a low B, I guess its the hard work which counts for the As or...
Occasions

End of CNY 06 period

And so there was, fireworks at the esplanade promenade at around 9pm yesterday, signifying the end of the chinese new year period... Putting aside the oranges, red packet or goodies (with the exceptional need to finish leftovers!) & move on into the year of the dog. Mum invited cousin Gordon, his family, not to mention us again...
Computers

Whee got a Cardreader!

Gone are the days of shifting back & fourth the portable card reader between PCs at home anymore, Furthermore my sis uses the one & only card reader in the house as a school thumbdrive (expandable so as she says), so its like oh darn no media card transfers when shes out - every time. Yes, finally...
Polytechnic

3rd in whole level?

I am 3rd in MY WHOLE LEVEL!!??! :mrgreen: Honours? hahaha whee! But wait that is old news... the rankin's had been on the boards for like for months now... & I didn't even know about it... Haiz... The ironic thing is at 4 out of the people listed in the list are from my class! haaha ELITO!...
Interesting Stuffs

70 Hour Radio Gag

Remember about me mentioning about the 70 hour radio gag previously? ahha found some time to drop my orchard this evening after training to meet up with sis, at the same time catching up on the crowd in front of Ngee ann city now. We all know that 7 DJ radio personalities from various stations will come...
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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....

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