Thursday, October 21, 2010

New MacBook Airs Now Available



Apple just launched its two new MacBook Airs today. At first glance, it seems like they have made it even thinner by removing some of the thickness at the bottom of the trackpad. The rest of of it looks pretty much the same though. Also, the MacBook Air now comes in an 11.6" and a 13.3" model.

Take a look at the video and the specs at the Apple Wesbite.

via Mashable: New MacBook Airs Are Like iPads With Keyboards [PICS]

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Google Puts the Emphasis on Location in Search

It seems like everyone is moving towards location-based services. I just signed up with foursquare and started checking in in various places. It's quite cool to just go into my iPhone and check out the comments that people had about places that they have been to, or about what food to eat where you're at. Of course, I think I mentioned Facebook Places quite a while back. This is definitely the way to go as more and more people start having smartphones and get their information on the go.

I guess it's only natural that Google is jumping on the bandwagon. Google now tailors searches by finding out where you are and showing searches that are more relevant to where you're at. Great stuff!

via Mashable: Google Puts the Emphasis on Location in Search

Monday, October 18, 2010

Father and Son Launch iPhone Into Space [VIDEO]

A Father and Son launches an iPhone into space using a weather balloon. HOW COOL IS THAT?! I think the much cooler thing is that at this day and age, they are able to share this with the world.

Somehow I am reminded of how Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity in the kite experiment. Just imagine if YouTube was existent then! Okay, it's rather impossible since YouTube runs on electricity, but my point is that our mode of sharing information and experiences has changed so much over the past few years that it's just mindblasting, as Russell Peters puts it. The possibilities are simply endless.

via Mashable: Father and Son Launch iPhone Into Space [VIDEO]

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Mum's Birthday @ Jumbo!

Mother's birthday is coming up this Wednesday and we decided to have an early celebration last weekend at Jumbo. Somehow it has become an annual thing, whether we go there for my brother's birthday or Mum's or for no reason at all other than to imbibe some of that succulent chilli crab

My brother and sister!

Mum and I =)

We actually ate this much later, but since it's the show of the day, HERE IS OUR VERY DELICIOUS, VERY FRESH CHILLI CRAB!




I checked out foursquare and found out that the seafood fried rice was supposed to be highly recommended, so we tried it. A little too bland for my taste, but the eggs was very well fried into the rice. Kind of reminds me of the Egg Fried Rice from Din Tai Fung.

Last but not least, we have the yam paste! My favourite dessert ever. You don't really find this around Singapore restaurants much. This particular one was slightly too heavy for my taste, but it still tasted great =)

It's been quite a while since we just went out like that for a dinner, so it was really fun for me. Hahas. And somehow the things that we talk about when we just go out like that always makes me laugh. This time we were wondering if the waiter who served us thought that we were some pigs who ate too much.. But hey, this is much less than last year, and we weren't even full at the end of the day!

Anyways, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Sesame Street's Old Spice Spoof



OMG THIS IS SO CUTTTEEEEEEE!

How Has “The Social Network” Changed Facebook’s Brand Perception? [STATS]

I thought this particular article on Mashable was pretty interesting because I didn't know you could measure brand perception so quickly. Or that a movie could affect the brand image by so much. The brand perception of Facebook doubled amongst young people of the age from 18-34 after the release of the movie, "The Social Network". Way cool!

How Has “The Social Network” Changed Facebook’s Brand Perception? [STATS]

Disappointment has a name.

Now that there is some critical distance from the midterms, I feel like I can finally blog about them. My results for both Macroecons and Managerial Accounting were right smack at the median and around the average scores for the whole class. If you thought that sounded alright, it is not. This means that I have to work very very hard to nail my finals so that I can even dream of pulling some As. The fact that my Biz Comm class is highly competitive does not help matters at all.

The semester started out with me thinking that this could be my chance to pull up my CAP before going over to Maastricht. Now I really am not sure anymore. Am I not putting in enough effort? Did I get lost along the way? Or more ominously, am I just plain stupid?

It sucks to see everything going so well for some people while I struggle to even make it. The way everyone complains about their grades when they are actually much better than mine just makes everything feel worse. Almost like carving out my skin with a blunt knife.

Oh wells, what else can I do but apply my mantra: see how lorh.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7

Yes, you heard it! Microsoft is launching its Windows Phone 7 so long after Apple's iPhone and Google's Android phones. I think it's going to be pretty exciting especially since Apple will start taking its competition more seriously if it turns out to be a good product offering. Honestly, I haven't been too happy at how Apple is playing with us loyal fans by just slightly upgrading specs and expecting us to pay so much more. =/

Then again, will this thing be a dud like Bing?

Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7

Monday, October 11, 2010

Dreams Come Alive.

I was led to a blog written by a teacher of mine in Junior College while looking through Facebook about half an hour ago. Mr Lawrence was the teacher-in-charge for Nanyang Kayak Racing Team, the CCA I was in back in JC. Every single time I read his blog, it never fails to amaze me how he manages to blog in perfect English.

I would always have the tendency to lapse into smiley faces or colloquial speak while blogging so as to sound more relational and close to heart. Another reason would also be that I actually blog like how I think. This style though, comes at the expense of careful thought put into what I want to write about. That is also why I am so impressed by Mr Lawrence's entries. He always stays in context on what he wants to write about. That requires a great deal of discipline and training.

Well, of course, being a professional speaking coach now, I think he would have to present a certain image. Yet, I do not think that what he writes is unnatural or coerced. In fact, I can actually picture him saying whatever he wrote. Now, that's the greatest attainment, I feel. To be able to connect at that level without the use of the crutches of emoticons or colloquial language. I shall aspire to reach that too!

With all that said, commenting about his writing style does his blog no justice at all. Reading about his endeavours in conquering the Sahara, the Gobi and now, the Antarctica is simply overwhelmingly inspirational. It makes me believe that if someone so close to me can do such seemingly superhuman feats, maybe I have the ability to do them as well. That was just the dose of confidence and hope that I needed after 2 bouts of disparaging midterm results =)

Friday, October 08, 2010

My Dream Car.

I know I have said before that I am ditching the Mini for the Porsche Cayman S, but I just can't resist it!

Look at how CUTE and SLEEK the Mini Cabriolet is!! Imagine the wind blowing in your hair as you sit in front of the dashboard. IMAGINE THE DASHBOARD!! The retro looking round dashboard. OMG.

I WANT A MINI CABRIOLET NAOOOOOOO!
 
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