What's in that National Geographic video that warrants a blockage to Singapore? Other videos play just nice and fine.
30 December 2009
National Geographic Videos Blocked in Singapore?
I subscribe to the YouTube channel of National Geographic, but just now when I clicked on a new video this popped up:
What's in that National Geographic video that warrants a blockage to Singapore? Other videos play just nice and fine.
What's in that National Geographic video that warrants a blockage to Singapore? Other videos play just nice and fine.
28 December 2009
Updates on teh Kittehs
Last month I introduced a few special kittehs that just arrived at SPCA, five of them to be exact. Well, with the departure of Miracle the three-legged kitteh two weeks ago, all of them are now in some loving (hopefully!) home.
Admittedly, I was getting somewhat worried that Miracle may not find a family because she may have special needs (like no high steps), but I suppose someone out there must've been real kind.
Oh well, the usual "residents" are still around and some of them are a joy to work with. I particularly like Chase, a black and white adult who had the habit of opening his cage and exploring the roof, at least until SPCA built a grille ceiling and doubled the security of his cage with twine. And of course there's Rita, who shows that the word "bitch" does not belong only to the dogs.
She's a proud one, but has a lovely side as well. I still kinda like her when she's mellow, despite the fact that she has drawn my blood thrice so far.
EDIT (11:08): Just returned from SPCA today. OMG! Rita is adopted! Unbelievable!
Admittedly, I was getting somewhat worried that Miracle may not find a family because she may have special needs (like no high steps), but I suppose someone out there must've been real kind.
Oh well, the usual "residents" are still around and some of them are a joy to work with. I particularly like Chase, a black and white adult who had the habit of opening his cage and exploring the roof, at least until SPCA built a grille ceiling and doubled the security of his cage with twine. And of course there's Rita, who shows that the word "bitch" does not belong only to the dogs.
She's a proud one, but has a lovely side as well. I still kinda like her when she's mellow, despite the fact that she has drawn my blood thrice so far.
EDIT (11:08): Just returned from SPCA today. OMG! Rita is adopted! Unbelievable!
25 December 2009
20 December 2009
Traffic Horrendificus
I went to attend my cousin's wedding dinner in town yesterday evening. Being in the Scotts/Orchard Road area, the traffic was of course horrendous. But what I witnessed yesterday was way beyond my expectations. I'm not sure if it's the approaching Christmas or the weekend, but both when I drove into Scotts Road at about seven and when I exited the area at about eleven, it was jam all the way.
Typically, if I were on my own, I would've taken the MRT. Yes, it's sardine-people instead of sardine-cars, but at least I'm moving. But I was chauffeuring my grandparents and parents (conveniently being a non-alcohol drinker) so I have no choice but to contribute to the crammed roads. The parking would've been murderous if it weren't for the special lot allocated to my grandparents, being the VIP of the dinner.
Man, one more reason why I don't like Orchard Road.
Typically, if I were on my own, I would've taken the MRT. Yes, it's sardine-people instead of sardine-cars, but at least I'm moving. But I was chauffeuring my grandparents and parents (conveniently being a non-alcohol drinker) so I have no choice but to contribute to the crammed roads. The parking would've been murderous if it weren't for the special lot allocated to my grandparents, being the VIP of the dinner.
Man, one more reason why I don't like Orchard Road.
17 December 2009
OpenTrolley Bookstore
I don't think I've mentioned this before, but if you're ever looking for books in Singapore, there's this online bookstore called The OpenTrolley Bookstore.
It allegedly offers the cheapest prices in Singapore and provides quite a wide variety of books - in fact, more than perhaps any physical bookstore like Borders. It's kinda like Amazon but without the ridiculous shipping costs. In fact, delivery charges are so low, they are quite insignificant if you order many copies.
I've tried their service once, and it's pretty cool because I can easily find whether a book is available instead of having to go down to Borders or Kinokuniya. The prices are also reasonable (but I'm not sure if they're the cheapest, since I'm too lazy to hop down to those bookstore and compare). I did get a hitch in my order though: the delivery address was misprinted and I had to arrange with SingPost to get it redelivered, thus delaying the package by a few days, but thankfully OpenTrolley's service was prompt and fuss-free.
And since the ordering is conducted online, it takes very little effort to hunt down some reviews of the book to see how it rates. In fact, I used Amazon's reviews to check the book before placing the order with OpenTrolley... Unfortunately but understandably enough, there is no "browsing" of the physical book itself, which is not all that important, but sometimes little things like contents and accompanying notes (primarily for non-fiction) as well as paper texture and smell may matter. A bigger problem is that, for some ironic reason, they do not have Singapore published books.
Oh, by the way, if you make a transaction before the end of the year, you can get a 10% discount if you use DBS cards to pay for the books.
It allegedly offers the cheapest prices in Singapore and provides quite a wide variety of books - in fact, more than perhaps any physical bookstore like Borders. It's kinda like Amazon but without the ridiculous shipping costs. In fact, delivery charges are so low, they are quite insignificant if you order many copies.
I've tried their service once, and it's pretty cool because I can easily find whether a book is available instead of having to go down to Borders or Kinokuniya. The prices are also reasonable (but I'm not sure if they're the cheapest, since I'm too lazy to hop down to those bookstore and compare). I did get a hitch in my order though: the delivery address was misprinted and I had to arrange with SingPost to get it redelivered, thus delaying the package by a few days, but thankfully OpenTrolley's service was prompt and fuss-free.
And since the ordering is conducted online, it takes very little effort to hunt down some reviews of the book to see how it rates. In fact, I used Amazon's reviews to check the book before placing the order with OpenTrolley... Unfortunately but understandably enough, there is no "browsing" of the physical book itself, which is not all that important, but sometimes little things like contents and accompanying notes (primarily for non-fiction) as well as paper texture and smell may matter. A bigger problem is that, for some ironic reason, they do not have Singapore published books.
Oh, by the way, if you make a transaction before the end of the year, you can get a 10% discount if you use DBS cards to pay for the books.
06 December 2009
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