The Watchmen Museum
One of the more special places in San Francisco is the Cartoon Art Museum located at Mission Street. This museum was one of the places on the official itinerary, so after I met up with my group of students on
On a Cold, Sunny Sunday Afternoon
The six of us – five students in my entourage and myself – arrived in San Francisco at 8:30 am this Sunday morning. The flight from Singapore to Narita was very smooth, but from Narita to SF bumpier, with the
SIN – SFO
I’m just about to head off to the airport for the 6 am flight to San Francisco. The flight is 17 hours with an additional 2 hour stopover at Narita airport. Weather is a cold 4 to 20 degree celsius
Getting packed
Funnily, I don’t usually have difficulties deciding what to pack for trips out of the country. I have a handy spreadsheet that lists the standard items that go into luggage and/or hand-carry. Thereafter, the only thing that needs to get
Music in Movies
One way I get introduced to classics I haven’t heard before is, surprisingly, through science-fiction movies. Specifically, there has been over the years a bit of use of the classics in the Star Trek movies and TV series. And whenever
Visiting the USA – Ang Moh’s POV
Whereas I’m ecstatic you’re visiting my country, buddy, I’m finding your current preparations alarmingly inefficient. It really sucks I won’t be around to show you the ins and outs of American lifestyle, but let’s go over some things you’ll need
By the Roadside
There was a small jungle fire at Hougang some weeks ago opposite Punggol Park which turn the patch of trees and grassland into an ugly mess of black and brown. Ling on her way home yesterday though spotted Lallang growing
Vacation 2010
One of those little sacrifices you have to make when you’ve got a child coming along the way is ‘couple-only’ time like vacations. Still, that doesn’t mean I can’t plan for trips further down the road, like say at the
Phone Ownages
Continuation from my entry on phone ownership earlier.:) There’s been a bunch of phones I’ve been keeping an eye on since deciding to change my mobile last week. There’s quite a bewildering array of devices to suit every price and
I am Tour Agent
Many of us when we’re abroad for a vacation would enroll in a tour package and let someone else handle all the arrangements pertaining to places, transportation, accommodation and the like. There’s indeed an argument for leaving planning to the
Panasonic HDC-SD20 – Notes II
More notes.:) Navigation: The SD20 has a small number of buttons and levers for triggering the record, shutter for still images, zooming, the built-in LED video light, power-on/off, battery release etc. But the rest of it is operated via a
Panasonic HDC-SD20 – Notes I
The HDC-SD20 is Panasonic’s entry line of Full HD digital camcorders. It’s a pretty new release too; several stores including MSColor, Courts and Best Denki, haven’t received stock for it yet. And Amazon.com lists the item for sale only from
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