July 2011
3 posts
Interweb Trolls - Where the Fairytale Ends
Yesterday one of the IRC user asked me to define the word “Troll” and he got me into thinking “types” of trolls. So, according to storybooks, Trolls are disgusting, smelly creatures that live under bridges. Trolls eat goats and small children. Growing up surrounded by fairy tales, what they didn’t explore was a new breed of troll. The Internet Troll. Equally vile and...
June 2011
4 posts
Do your leaders walk their talk?
When you are faced with an adverse situation at work, you come to realize whether your leaders are true leaders, or are they just full of hot air.
When all goes well, leaders preach grand, noble values and belief systems, alluding to how good leaders they appear to be.
When things go wrong, watch carefully if your leaders walk the talk.
So much for all the fancy corporate values, mission...
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lulz - This is soooo funny.
May 2011
5 posts
How much does a logo design cost?
Well, today I came across a client asking me for a free quote for designing a logo for his new company. So as usual, before I proceed, I’ll need him to fill up some questionnaire, send it back to me, and we will go from there. Somehow, he declined and ask me why not just tell him the project cost up-front. Well, honestly speaking, I could have just go ahead and give him a flat rate instead...
April 2011
1 post
So, I got ‘bombed’ .
On Sunday afternoon I got ‘bombed’ by a bird. When I got back home I told my girlfriend and she said that fortune is coming to me.
Yesterday I made a nice little profit playing the stock market. 30% returns in less than a month. Not bad. Hmm. It could have become 50% if I had waited just 20 minutes more before selling, but I guess I’m still happy. Afterall, one shouldn’t be too greedy.
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January 2011
1 post
SQ Price Discrimination
I’ve been searching hard for cheap airfares from Singapore to UK (Then follow by an europe go round plan.). However, so far I’ve met with much frustration, with all the fares w/ taxes for reliable airlines above S$2,000.
Probably the most ridiculous thing that I’ve encountered is that SIA’s airfares for SIN – YVR – SIN costs S$2,358 with taxes. However, a search on the reverse itinerary YVR...
December 2010
4 posts
Reflections of a New Year's Past
Every year at the start of the New Year, I take a moment to reflect (lessons learned and knowledge gained.) on the past. Each year I ask myself a few questions. Do I have any regrets? Have I changed for the better or worse and things as such. Unfortunately I still don’t have the answer for all these.
Maybe I should ask something different this time round right after this year. Frankly,...
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Travel bookings frenzy!
I’ve been on a travel booking frenzy of late. Blame the economy and Air Asia for running crazy promotions. Plus the hundreds of dollars worth of hotel vouchers I have on hand to spend. And of course the ultimate culprit is my own love for travelling.
Just last night I booked 3 trips (for next year!) – to Penang ($7.50 per person return inclusive of taxes), Bangkok ($20+), and Langkawi (also...
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Merry Xmas & A Happy New Year
Here’s wishing all my readers a belated Merry Xmas!
Random Rant
The truth is, power lies within the hands of a few people – get into these people’s good books and you’ll be bound to succeed. Once you fall out of favour it’s probably time to start packing.
It’s probably time for me to do myself a favour and salvage what is left of my dignity.
Dignity ain’t worth much money, but I guess I can easily find jobs out there paying more than what I have now and...
November 2010
1 post
The value of Friendship?
It’s a cold evening with nothing much to do and I don’t feel like sleeping yet… perfect setting for the mind to wander again…
Thinking about the past, my online friends, how I get to know them and even ended up being friend with them. When I mean “Friends” I’m referring to those close ones – Yes, where I regard as my very good friends.
Those are very important people in my lives with whom we...
October 2010
1 post
Giving tumblr a go.
Still trying to firgure out if there’s a way to import all my old blog posts.
April 2010
1 post
Update on some of my neglected sites.
The amount of updates I’ve done for my sites in the past week were probably the most I’ve done in the past year! I’ve built 3 new sites within the space of 5 days and currently populating them with unique articles. I’ve also updated two of my much neglected sites in terms of Wordpress version upgrade, template upgrade, and plugin upgrades. I’m extremely happy with how they are...
March 2010
1 post
Is the world coming to an end?
One cannot help but wonder if the world is coming to an end soon. At least, it does seem that way to a skeptic like me.
What with the widespread food scare, unending inflation, pending global recession, mega earthquake in Chile , and global warming getting worse.
I wonder ”if” I will be able to get a job at all in such economic conditions, even considering my not too bad credentials. Will I have...