I often wonder: What is your morning ritual at work like? I once followed the blog sites of a paramedic and a restaurant server and what excitingly interesting lives they have! Office life doesn’t make great movie story. If I have to think of one, I think of “Being John Malkovich”. I really can’t think [...]
Entries from July 29th, 2009
The Silver Lining by Scott D. Anthony – Now It’s the Time to Innovate
July 28th, 2009 No Comments
“The Silver Lining” is a timely read. Great Disruption is here, today. Just about half a year or so ago, companies were further revising down their targets, cutting cost, and have stayed cautious for the uncertain times. The economic downturn affects both the multinational corporations and the local companies. I have had a chat with [...]
Tags: Harvard Business Press · McGraw-Hill Book Review Blogger
A Road Trip To Valencia
July 26th, 2009 15 Comments
“You always like to do it the hard way” – I get that a lot from the people around me. I have no idea how the hard way always find its way to me. But I think, rewards are earned, not being handed over. For the record, I don’t seek out the hard way. I [...]
Tags: Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · Spain · Spain June 2009 Trip
I Found It, I Found It! – One Man’s Persistence To Find That One Song
July 23rd, 2009 15 Comments
I think Cynthia would be quite proud of me when she reads this entry. I don’t know how you remember your overseas trips. Or moments of your life. Maybe you write journals, maybe you take pictures. On top of the words and images and the memory living in those who share the moments with you and will [...]
Tags: Song of the Moment
The Flagship Nokia N97 – A Giant Leap From Its Predecessor
July 21st, 2009 No Comments
Before you go on and read more on my hands-on experience with my new Nokia N97, there are a few things about me that you may wish to know first. Like what Haruki Murakami said, I like something doesn’t mean that everyone must get that something. Having said that, I do feel responsible in what I write [...]
Tags: N97 · nokia · Nokia Test Drive Unlimited: N97
Into the Mountain Montserrat
July 19th, 2009 9 Comments
If you open the Sunday edition of our local paper The Strait Times, you shall see a write up on Spain with a picture on a location exactly the same as my entry last week. What a coincidence. Ever since I have started writing this Sunday series on our trip to Spain, there are two questions [...]
Tags: Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · Spain · Spain June 2009 Trip
Threads of Destiny – OK, I Wonder What Part 2 Would Be Like
July 18th, 2009 No Comments
So I had a movie ‘date’ with a … guy. Because Cynthia has an social gathering with other girls and she doesn’t like to watch sappy Japanese movies. Sure, give me some of those tragic tears. I mean that’s what you would expect when you watch a Japanese teenage romance, especially one that is from [...]
Tags: Junpei Mizobata · Nao Minamisawa
Norton Inner Circle: Getting Ready for Norton 2010
July 17th, 2009 2 Comments
OK. Exactly how do I get recruited into the Norton Inner Circle, I cannot recall. Maybe I am an excellent specimen who needs extra … protection. Or maybe I am one crazy beta tester who is willing to surf porn dubious sites on a holy mission. 6.30 pm sharp I turned up at the Pan Pacific Hotel. I [...]
Tags: blogger event · Norton 2010 · Norton from Symantec
Lisa Ekdahl – Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile – It’s Simply Heavenly Beautiful
July 16th, 2009 6 Comments
I would love to give her that slow knowing smile and make her say hey, hey, hey, hey. And we would say oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Just like her song. From the whistling in the beginning of “Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile”, the simple repetitive chords of an acoustic guitar and the harmonizing [...]
Tags: Lisa Ekdahl
20th Century Boys 2 – This Trilogy Is Growing On Me
July 15th, 2009 2 Comments
October 2008, the Movie Review Squad has watched the first installment of this trilogy, of this perhaps the most expensive Japanese film ever made. I wonder why there is a 6 months delay before part 2 arrives in [a tiny theater in] Singapore (compare to a 2 months gap for part 1). And I look forward [...]
Tags: 20世紀少年 · 20th Century Boys · Airi Taira