Entries Tagged as ‘singapore’

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 [...]

September 29, 2008

Why do people dress up in capes

At a local store’s checkout counter, a plump little boy spent his time deforming bars of chocolates with his elbow while waiting for his parents paying for their purchase in the next aisle.
The couple in front of me glared at him, but in typical singaporean fashion, we tend to keep quiet instead of confronting [...]

July 16, 2008

When the police comes for your dad

I saw Chee Soon Juan at a food court during lunch time today, eating with what looks like his wife and children. After lunch, he turned around and joined the next table, seemingly holding a conference.
Some of my colleagues commented that he would have to depend on his wife to feed the family, especially during [...]

May 28, 2008

The Commercial Press @ The Cathay

Chinese-oriented bookshop at basement of The Cathay, beside PS.

December 11, 2007

Waterproofing a Baby-G

You know G-Shock? Those armour-plated wrist watches by the Japanese company Casio? I love those metal watches. They have the aura of invincibility. They survived my NS training, living on my wrist 24/7 and I thought they would be immune to any abuse I put them through. Just what guys need.
Well I thought my Baby-G [...]