Skip to content

Musings

Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore

  • Home
  • Welcome
  • About Us
  • Travelogue
  • Photography
  • Our sites

Month: March 2009

Thinking Back II – Departure & Arrival

Posted on 7 Mar 2009   by CY

There was a lot going through my mind just before my departure from Singapore in Feb 2003. That I was stepping into a larger world was foremost. At that point, since I wasn’t seeing anyone, my only ties to Singapore

Read More Thinking Back II – Departure & Arrival
Posted in Everything Else    Tagged Curtin University, PhD   

Thinking Back I – Applications

Posted on 6 Mar 2009   by CY

I’m doing lot of posts recollecting, especially important now that I get older and I’m worried that my brain cells degrade further LOL. This will be a long ten part series on the Ph.D program, so do bear with me.:)

Read More Thinking Back I – Applications
Posted in Everything Else    Tagged Curtin University, PhD   

Stress and assessment II

Posted on 6 Mar 2009   by CY

Continued from my previous post! What had changed from my bachelor to the master degree? Well, the domain of study was very different. The stuff I studied in Computer Engineering largely pertained to knowledge acquisition and practical application, whereas the

Read More Stress and assessment II
Posted in Everything Else   

Stress and assessment I

Posted on 5 Mar 2009   by CY

Just a couple of weeks ago, my Software Engineering students were right thick in their last week of final assessments for my subject. When I ran into them while walking to the faculty cafeteria for lunch, they all went into

Read More Stress and assessment I
Posted in Everything Else   

Oratorios & Masses III

Posted on 4 Mar 200914 Mar 2018   by CY

Continuing on my series of posts on large vocal classical works. I’ve blogged about two of Handel’s oratorios: this entry is about both of Haydn’s oratorios. Haydn is also one of those lucky composers to have lived a long life.

Read More Oratorios & Masses III
Posted in At Home, Music    1 Comment on Oratorios & Masses III   

Eagles and Birdies

Posted on 3 Mar 2009   by CY

A couple nights every week this couple of weeks is spent discharging my, well, yearly IPPT obligation. But the remaining free evenings I’ve been spending quite a bit of time in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09. Funnily, I have no

Read More Eagles and Birdies
Posted in At Home, Entertainment    Tagged PS3   

Visiting Obamaland

Posted on 2 Mar 2009   by CY

Singapore in itself isn’t very exciting outside eating and shopping, so many of us simply make use of our convenient location to travel. Singaporeans are a pretty lucky lot when it comes to traveling around the world. We’re situated right

Read More Visiting Obamaland
Posted in Entertainment    Tagged San Francisco 2009    2 Comments on Visiting Obamaland   

Echoing: The Witcher

Posted on 2 Mar 2009   by CY

Echoing a game review for the other blog I manage and write for. I wrote this one last year though. The Witcher No, this isn’t an educational game review. For a change, this one’s just a game review for an

Read More Echoing: The Witcher
Posted in Entertainment, Toys & Technology   

Windows Utilities III

Posted on 1 Mar 200914 Jan 2010   by CY

I figured what the heck – I might as well just finish the series of posts with the last bunch of freeware.:) While there are a lot of file compression standards used online, the two most common ones by far

Read More Windows Utilities III
Posted in At Home, Toys & Technology   

Windows Utilities II

Posted on 1 Mar 200925 Jan 2024   by CY

Continuation of my earlier post.:) The earlier incarnations of Windows kept their application settings in easily configurable .INI files, but have now packed them into a registry file. Most users don’t ever peak into the registry since it’s a cryptic

Read More Windows Utilities II
Posted in At Home, Everything Else, Toys & Technology, WordPress    3 Comments on Windows Utilities II   

Posts navigation

← Newer posts

Archives

Categories

Recent comments

  • CY said Hi there! Thanks for visiting our blog. I’ve...
  • aziz said after reading the review of olympus epl9, i just c...
  • CY said Hey there! For our Japan trips, I normally just bu...
  • Gerad said Hello, Which sim card vendor/telco did you purchas...
  • Karen said Your travel stories are so good. Detailed and enga...
  • CY said Sure thing; emailed! :)
  • G said Hi CY, apologies for ‘hijacking’ the c...
  • Futing said Hello, Chek, I know you probably receive a lot of...

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS

Categories

  • Ang mo (69)
  • Aquarium & Pets (53)
  • At Home (1,053)
  • Baby Recipes (61)
  • Books (37)
  • Children Blues (710)
  • Dining (131)
  • Entertainment (273)
  • Everything Else (149)
  • Music (57)
  • New Home (131)
  • News & Letters (70)
  • Photography & Cameras (402)
  • Recipes (115)
  • Toys & Technology (277)
  • Traveling (874)
  • WordPress (12)

Archives

Categories

Recent comments

  • CY said Hi there! Thanks for visiting our blog. I’ve...
  • aziz said after reading the review of olympus epl9, i just c...
  • CY said Hey there! For our Japan trips, I normally just bu...
  • Gerad said Hello, Which sim card vendor/telco did you purchas...
  • Karen said Your travel stories are so good. Detailed and enga...
  • CY said Sure thing; emailed! :)
  • G said Hi CY, apologies for ‘hijacking’ the c...
  • Futing said Hello, Chek, I know you probably receive a lot of...

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS

Categories

  • Ang mo (69)
  • Aquarium & Pets (53)
  • At Home (1,053)
  • Baby Recipes (61)
  • Books (37)
  • Children Blues (710)
  • Dining (131)
  • Entertainment (273)
  • Everything Else (149)
  • Music (57)
  • New Home (131)
  • News & Letters (70)
  • Photography & Cameras (402)
  • Recipes (115)
  • Toys & Technology (277)
  • Traveling (874)
  • WordPress (12)
Copyright © 2026 Musings | Design by ThemesDNA.com