Entries Tagged as ‘blog’

September 6, 2009

Bluetooth push advert

At the bus stop opposite Ion, waiting for the bus to bring me home, I noticed an advertising billboard promoting a certain skin whitening product with a bluetooth icon at the top, with a message telling me to switch on my bluetooth to receive a special offer.
Out of curiosity, I switched on the bluetooth radio [...]

May 25, 2009

Gemmell on demonoid!

I’m amazed to find a torrent for what seems like the entire David Gemmell collection. Yes, demonoid.com is amazing. Long live demonoid.
I’ll be perfectly happy supporting those who create legendary intellectual property, such as this guy who is regarded by some as the best fantasy writer, or Rumiko Takahashi, who created the Maison Ikkoku series [...]

May 22, 2009

Going through MI… again!

This is the 3rd time that I’m going through Maison Ikkoku, as well as the 4th time. My first time was when I was in uni, the second about a month back and I’ve started on the 3rd time with Sunshine. Today I bought the manga to start on the 4th round. Obsession? Sure looks [...]

March 10, 2009

Tiger and wolf strategy

Back when I was a secondary school student, there was a popular computer game, rtk2, which taught me about a turbulent period in China’s long history, and about getting other people to do your dirty work for you.
The game is based on a Chinese classic, Romance Of The Three Kingdoms, when warring nations eventually consolidated [...]

January 5, 2009

Settling down in shit management

4 months into my new job as a QA manager, I think I am finally settling down and looking at life beyond the current shithole. For a start, I find myself tempted to start up a new blog (again). As usual, I will commit to regular updates, even if it is one post a week. [...]