As of the moment, I’m still on the airplane (I started drafting this post 40mins after takeoff; remembered clearly because I immediately caught one episode of “V” when I was finally allowed to meddle with my iPod Touch without disapproving stares from the air stewardess). For the time being, I’m still actively providing feedback on [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Won a Mac. Sold a Mac.
Posted: January 15, 2010 by ralliart12 in 1-hour notebookTags: Apple, hassle, learn, macbook, prize, resale, sell, singtel, survey, value, won, worth
I’ve won a MacBook. It all started when I participated in this survey issued by SingTel as part of their “Mo4U” campaign. Right before (like 1 day before) I left for Taiwan, I received a letter from SingTel informing me that I’ve won a “MacBook 13″ New – Aluminium cover“. That is the exact phrase [...]
Netbooks. Remixed.
Posted: January 12, 2010 by ralliart12 in TechnopiaTags: CES, dock, Lenovo, netbook, snapdragon, tablet
CES 2010 is over & among other things, these 2 netbooks from Lenovo look very promising: The 2 videos showcase 2 separate offerings from Lenovo. The “lid-screen” has a SnapDragon processor (sure, SnapDragon may *only* be 1GHz, but how many can boast their netbook screen is detachable & has its own processor!?) , accelerometer & [...]
This is NOT a good sign
Posted: January 11, 2010 by ralliart12 in RoadblocksTags: bad, luck, swallow, throat
How do I know I got really shitty luck? Try this: Imagine you are showering You proceed to wash your face with facial foam A sneeze sneaks up on you You gasp & inhale out of control Swallowed the facial foam around your lips Burning sensation down your throat Conclusion? Outstanding!
Time of the year, to look forward to exciting moments in the theatre!
Posted: January 9, 2010 by ralliart12 in FilmstripTags: anticipate, film, movie, trailer
This one (above) has replaced Iron Man 2 as my most anticipated movie for year 2010 =)
Opennet installation @ my flat
Posted: January 7, 2010 by ralliart12 in Roadblocks, TechnopiaTags: appointment, bijou, crossroad, fibre, fix, install, internet, Jaben, lousy, mylerone, opennet, optic, poor, warranty
A few months after its soft launch, the actual Opennet hardware setup has finally been deployed at my HDB block. Opennet is a new initiative (by IDA, I suppose) to deploy an optical fibre network across the country as a ready infrastructure for ANY service providers to retail high-end broadband internet access in the near-future. [...]
How I spent my year-end holiday part 6 of 6: My current academic situation
Posted: January 5, 2010 by ralliart12 in academia, RoadblocksTags: disappoint, effort, fail, invest, loser, NUS, school, wasted
“It was said that the inability to reciprocate the efforts of your investors, has a profound effect on one’s conscience…” Results for last semester has been lacklustre (to put it nicely), as usual. Sometimes, I wonder if my sporadic periods of hard work will ever surface in front of people that have an influence on [...]
