Archive for March, 2003

SARS?!

Sunday, March 30th, 2003

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Its a name that Singaporeans have come to know in a short span of a couple of weeks. Click here to visit WHO’s website.
It started with news of outbreaks reported from Guangdong in China and Hong Kong. With the advent of air travel, it has spread rapidly to Singapore […]

The World Inches Closer to War

Tuesday, March 18th, 2003

President Bush will address a nation on the brink of war. His speech later will be an ultimatum of sorts to Saddam.
I’m wondering and praying about the world that has changed so much since I was born into it. A world that was menaced by two rival superpowers is now reduced to […]

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, March 5th, 2003

Lord, protect us in our struggle against evil.
As we begin the discipline of Lent,
make this day holy by our self-denial.
Opening Prayer, Ash Wednesday Mass

Today marks the start of the Lenten season of 2003. Ash Wednesday begins the season of penance and reconciliation that will culminate in Easter. In exactly 40 days, Christians will celebrate the […]

Greek Dinner

Tuesday, March 4th, 2003

Had dinner last night at the Athens restaurant, by the junction of Sixth Ave and Bukit Timah Road. Rosanna and myself had thought of visiting Pasta Fresca, but its been a long time since I had Greek, so why not?
The restaurant had a decent ambience, but the food was disappointing. I ordered a gyros which […]

Two Years at GN

Saturday, March 1st, 2003

If I haven’t mentioned this before, well, here it is.
I started working at GN in May 2001, after a two-year stint with another startup, TFC (more about that another time).
What were the highlights? We built software that enables the proliferation of B2B standards the main focus of my efforts. This included messaging standards such […]