Archive for October, 2004

Engaged Encounter Weekend

Sunday, October 31st, 2004

RD and I just finished our Engaged Encounter weekend that started on Friday night, and ended Sunday afternoon. For nearly 48 hours, we stayed at the ME House at Punggol, with 26 other couples who were at various stages of preparation for marriage.
It was an intense experience. The EE team was very well […]

Pre-war Shophouses at Geylang

Thursday, October 28th, 2004

Geylang remains of the few areas of Singapore that have escaped the clutches of urban redevelopment until now. Perhaps part of it is due to its less-than-reputable status as a seedy district where the undesirables still ply their trade.
Nevertheless, it retains some of the pre-war shophouses that housed most businesses in Singapore before independence. […]

Sixpence None The Richer

Tuesday, October 26th, 2004

When I first heard Kiss Me, the tune was unforgettably etched into my mind. It had a cheery, light tune that was simply enchanting.
So I put the self-titled album from Sixpence None The Richer into my Amazon Wishlist, where it languished for several years. I finally bought it and had it delivered during […]

Jamie’s Wedding

Sunday, October 24th, 2004

JPS wedded WLS on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur. The church ceremony was held in the afternoon, followed by a dinner at night. The most exciting part was to catch up with relatives whom I have not met in years.
As expected, all the Solomons were there. JCS and JJS were resplendent in their […]

Wiki, wiki, TiddlyWiki

Thursday, October 21st, 2004

Wiki pages have proliferated around the Web as the content management platform of choice. It’s a simple concept that allow users to add and modify content on the Web using just a browser. This has proven so popular that Wiki is now used for different purposes - from helping project teams to share […]

Mission Santa Clara de Asis

Monday, October 18th, 2004

The Mission Church of Santa Clara de Asis is one of the many mission churches that remain from the days of Spanish colonisation of California which started in the 18th century. There are numerous mission churches which string up the coast of California, following the path of early missionaries who founded settlements and churches […]

Election 2004

Saturday, October 16th, 2004

In American media, political coverage of the Presidential Elections 2004 reaches its zenith in the last few weeks before Election Day. It has displaced the normal sports and entertainment coverage, and even some news from the war in Iraq (although it can be argued that Iraq is a key political issue). The […]

Who Owns my Email?

Friday, October 15th, 2004

Do you own emails that you send at work? Or does it belong to the corporate, as proprietary information? Is it legal to make personal backups of email from work?
In this age of jealously guarded intellectual property rights, these questions are not out of place. All technology companies requires that employees sign […]

A Guest in Sunnyvale

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

I’ve been in Sunnvale, at the headquarters of Savi Technology, Inc., for the past three days. My visit coincides with the Singapore Engineering team and we’re here for a week. My schedule is filled with meetings and discussions, but it was a wonderful opportunity to meet new faces in the office as well.
It […]

Entertainment in the Sky

Monday, October 11th, 2004

Everytime I step into an airplane, I am amazed at the options available. From the wide range of magazines, food, movies, music and games, the choices are (almost) endless. It was not so long ago that stewardesses distributed playing cards and magnetic chess sets to stave off the boredom of a trans-Pacific flight.
Today, […]