Driving
After reading our friend, Ann, blog on her experiences in learning about driving and her interesting dialogue with her husband, I have an impetus to air my views on driving too. For a start, folks here will tell you that if
Tissue Box
One of those little things that required adjustment in a marriage is one’s individual preferences for movies. Personally, I enjoy movies themed around the indomitable human spirit the most, e.g. movies like Apollo 13 or TV series like Band of
A Company of Heroes
I don’t as a rule follow authors, preferring instead to read selected works after having first checked them out first if they’re any good. There’s a few however whose books I’ll pick up without hesitation. There’s Colleen McCullough who wrote
Fund-raising Anniversary Concert
Last night’s anniversary celebration was a success – with the host of VIPs, ex-principals, alumni, current students, ex-teachers and current teachers all attending the occasion. I’m glad that we finally pulled it through after months of preparation and rehearsals. The choir
Army and Women
This couple of weeks—or 18 days to be exact—I’ll be in camp for my yearly Incamp Training (ICT) stint. Yeah, they’re still calling back 37 year old ah peks back. I’m like one of the oldest guys around in my
Red pill, blue pill
Several months ago I wrote a short entry about the high-definition ‘war’ waged between the two competing standards, HD DVD and blu-ray. Now, one of the battlegrounds between both standards was the support each format had from major movie studios.
Year In Review – 2008
It’s coming to the end of the year again. Towards the end of each year, I’d sit back and reflect on some of the key events and decisions made in the past year or so. It’s a pretty interesting exercise
Mr. Wang and Software Engineering
No this isn’t an entry about the well-known “Mr. Wang” from blogsphere. Rather, Mr. Wang is a key fictional character in the subject I’m teaching this semester: Software Engineering. Now how does Mr. Wang fit into this subject? Well, for
FATE ™
One of the things about us three boys growing up at Lentor was in our conduct at family dinners. My mum insisted that we would always have meals together as a family. It wasn’t too difficult early on when we
… 'For I am a Pirate King!
There’s a music CD in a wallet of audio CDs in our Nissan Latio that’s a recording of The Pirates of Penzance. One of the most well-known songs in this work is sung by a self-professed Pirate King, and part
To Peel or Not to Peel
I’m going to stay as far away as I can from the issues of gender roles in relationships. It’s been covered quite well here and at Ann’s blog. But I do intend to convey my sympathies toward those who desire
Musically yours
While I’ve been persistently listening to Classical Music for just over the last 20 years now, there was a long lull period during which I slowed down my classical music CD acquisition. The dates are a little fuzzy right now,
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