Posted in: Life In Conscription
It is said that clerks are there as an assistants or helpers. Some people may beg to differ, stating that most clerks do all the work.
However, one recent case proved the latter statement to be wrong. The person dishing out the job seems to get everything thrown back (legally) by ...
Posted in: Technology
While logging into my Google Mail inbox, I have a habit of checking the labs features. This morning, a new option was made available: “Offline by the Offline team”… Here’s a screenshot of that option:
The Official Gmail Blog have also announced the availability of ...
Posted in: Thinking Out Loud
Blogging seemed to be an easy job at first. However, when you sit in front of the computer wanting to blog something, the mind, like giving a speech in front of millions of people, go blank at times.
Writing a post have transcended from blabbing incoherent words to a full essay ...
Posted in: Technology
Recently, the rumors about Google Drive (dubbed GDrive) started gaining some more momentum and coverage. This recent news coverage stemmed from the release of Google Picasa for Mac, which had a mysterious “Google Web Drive” listed in one of their option menu.
Image taken from: http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6875608&postcount=85
Adding further to ...
Posted in: General
The Year of the Ox have finally arrived!
This year, due to conscription and its related commitments, I cannot return home for reunion as well as the 1st day of Chinese New Year. I’m am really looking forward to booking out from camp late tonight.
Anyway, here’s wishing everyone ...
Posted in: Life In Conscription
Being on call 24 hrs / 7 days a week / 365 days means that my army phone line is virtually switched on most of the time. However, there lies the hazard of odd hour phone calls.
Normally phone calls at 0300hrs in the morning are not good. However, sometimes its ...
Posted in: Technology
By now, users of Google Notebook will have gotten the news that Google is shutting developement of Google Notebook and several other services like Google Video, Catalog Search, Dodgeball and Jaiku.
As with all shutdowns, some people will be unhappy, some will be indifferent, others may see this as ...
Posted in: Life In Conscription
Conscription in a small country seems like a pertinent outcome. However, in the duration of the conscription, they are things that can bring about unexpected results and little gems that I will remember for the time to come.
As I spent most of my time in the army, I guess its ...
Posted in: Announcement
Finally, I’ve moved. Officially.
After settling issues with the DNS services, hosting. etc., the website is finally up and running, with one problem: the slide show on the homepage doesn’t display properly on Internet Explorer 6 (IE6).
Having problems with IE6 wasn’t unexpected. It had one of the most “buggy” rendering engine. ...
Posted in: History
I realized I can’t find the essay on the Occupation of Asia by Japan…
No choice.. Have to post on SCAP: Post-war recovery of Japan instead.
By the way, “SCAP” is short for “Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers”
Japan’s post war situation did not look promising. Most of her major cities lay ...