by | § ¶ | trackbackNovember Not Found
For one reason or another, I was able to spot copies of October and December issues of Wired magazine side by side at various newsstands and bookstores but not the November one pictured here. What gives?
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by | § ¶ | trackbackYet another post about the GST Hike
With all the hoo-haa about yet another GST Hike all around. I've been getting quite a few instant messages from friends and contacts pointing me to related websites, petitions, forums and so on. One particular link from the recent past caught my eye."Currently, the GST rate stands at 3%. Come January, it will be increased to 5%. Five years later, maybe after the next general election, it may again be raised, perhaps to 7%, 9% or even 12%. I do not know how much higher it can go, but I am very certain that every percentage increase is going to affect everyone, but more so for the lower income, the poor, the unemployed and the retired." - former NCMP Steve Chia, 2002 Budget Statement Debate
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by | § ¶ | trackbackCharcoal!?!?!?!
> From: petals1@xxx> Subject: FW: Petals Restaurant
> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:14:20 +0800
>
> Dear Patron
>
> Wish to inform that Petals will be closed for renovation from 14 November to
> 26 November 2006. Petals will be renamed as Charcoal, with a total new
> concept as a Gourmet Restaurant, Deli and Bar.
>
> Petals
by | § ¶ | trackbackMalaysia Movies Revamped!
Hooray! We rolled out a revamped Yahoo! Malaysia Movies today. It isn't web 2.0-ish but it's useful! Go check it out while we head off for a mini launch party! Oh wait.. we're also lauching Yahoo! Movies on Mobile for Singapore as well! That's http://sg.movies.yahoo.com/wap so bookmark that on your phone for handy local showtimes!
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by | § ¶ | trackbackOur Very Own Hack Day
We just had our very first Yahoo! Hack Day in Singapore (and South East Asia of course) today and boy did time zip by! It was also interesting to see non-engineering folks joining in the fun too. Since we started planning and spreading the word, people have been contributing hack ideas and suggestions that were probably gnawing away in their heads. In all, we received over 50 hack ideas and suggestions. Considering the relatively small number of able bodied participants (i.e. techies), we did manage to churn out a fairly impressive number of hacks some of which received the coveted 'WOW! WHEN CAN I GET THIS INTO PRODUCTION?' exclamations during the judging phase. Some points of note for this inaugural event.- Not enough time - our office isn't really suitable for 24hr Hack Days so we had to fiddle around with stuff the night before.
- Too many great ideas - there were way too many sweet hacks waiting to be made but....
- No Beck concert - but we did get a wicked mix of tracks ranging from Spice Girls to Tibetan chants to bebop and rock
- Pizza overdose - there was no escape. we had ourselves to blame for having the theme 'Will Hack For Pizza'.
- You gotta love those t-shirts - there's an inside joke about the official tee. hilarious if you're in the know.
Click the poster for more photos.
Keywords: hack,hackday,singapore,yahoo,ysg