• Tweets

    Twitter Weekly Updates

    • Right, enough of me wallowing in my pool of self-pity. This is an opportunity of a lifetime. Happy to be given this chance. Bring it on! #
    • My mum just confirmed her Tokyo trip in Dec. #
    • I envy my colleagues who are going on holidays. One just sent me a picture of her at Gare du Nord yesterday. Another going to Turkey soon. #
    • No more holidays, no leave for the next year or so. #
    • Just worked the whole afternoon. Enough for today. More work and challenges this coming week. #
    • I can't wait for my preordered copy of Dragon Age Origins this coming week. BioWare has never failed me when it comes to RPG. #
    • Today I start on the next phase of my financial planning. #
    • All the horror shows on TV just cos it is Halloween. Am I the only one who don't care it is Halloween? #
    • Stuck in the MRT train. Some problems with the train in front. If only the man beside me has no BO. #
    • Just saw lightning struck a building in front of my window. #
    • Is very jealous of people who have the tickets for Neil Gaiman's event tomorrow. #
    • It's a rainy night. Nice weather to sleep. Hope I won't keep waking up in the night like the past few nights. #
    • I don't think I can ever be alcoholic.I hate drinking alone. #
    • I am the only one left in the office. #
    • Is amazed at the sheer amount of red tape in my company. #
    • i can't believe I find myself needing one of these http://twitpic.com/nhnub #
    • Right. Time to leave the office, go look for dinner and then go home. More of the same tomorrow. I am too brain dead to complain any more. #
    • Still strugging in the office with the pricing figures. #
    • Sigh, looked at the spreadsheet for the whole day. Now I see numbers everywhere. #
    • So much work! My tongue is touching the floor. #
    • RT @dumdidav: @wenjie things we want to remember, we forget; things we want to forget, we remember… #
    • It's so easy to remember, so hard to forget. #
    • I should really be working now, but I am finding it difficult to get the engine started. #
    • Looks like it is going to rain finally. Have been so warm the last few days. #
    • I am doing so much admin stuff that I am wishing I have a PMO to help me. #
    • What happened to the weekend? #

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  • Tweets

    Twitter Weekly Updates

    • BBQ by the pool. http://twitpic.com/mq4ku #
    • I hate grocery shopping in NTUC on weekends. The checkout queue is long, it's crowded with rude people and their equally rude kids. #
    • Lady kept asking her fat kid to get more free samples of ice cream. That is why your kid is over weight. #
    • Agree! RT @vickilew: Seriously, is it that difficult to take ur EZlink card out of ur bag, instead of doing the ridiculous bag jiggle #
    • There is always a long queue at the NTUC during weekends. After so many years it is still the same. Just saying. #
    • Won't it be nice to be with the one you love forever. #
    • Cuts both ways Our love is like a knife that cuts both ways It's drivin' deep into my heart each time I see we livin' the lie #
    • It's a challenge to work and manage people from 5 different countries. Bring it on! #
    • Time to pick up some basic Thai considering how much time I will be spending there for the next one year. #
    • It takes Amazon 1 month+ to ship my orders using standard shipping rates. Just saying. #
    • Looks like I am going to start spending a lot of time in BKK starting from next month for a year. #
    • Busy, busy, busy day. More of such days to come. #
    • Introspective mood tonight, partly due to the old Chinese songs playing on the TV. #
    • We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? – Jean Cocteau #
    • OMG, the heat!!! I am melting! #
    • They are releasing Astro Boy this week in US, but still no news when it will release in SG. #
    • Why do managers like to shout at their employees? You are not asserting your authority, you are just be an asshole. #

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  • Ramblings

    Bring It On

    So the second gate is finally opened last Friday.

    The feeling was more of a relief than happy. Partly because it took longer than expected, the few months delay were really painful, and partly because I know the actual work starts now. I remember reading somewhere about asking soldiers which part of the war they hated most, and most of them said it is the waiting before the combat starts that they hated.

    The tedious and painful learning process starts now. Mistakes will be made along the way, bad decisions will be made, I just hope that I learn something from all this, and the cost that I have to pay for the lessons learn will not be too much to pay for.

    So I just need to take in a deep breath, grit my teeth and say, ‘Bring it on!’

  • Tweets

    Twitter Weekly Updates

    • 'Meet Me on the Equinox' on repeat. 'But always understand, That everything, everything ends.' How dark yet true. #
    • This incident regarding the guy who sold a dog he adopted is heating up all the local forums, especially with his personal details revealed. #
    • And everytime I visit The Electric New Paper website, it gives me a headache. The website is as appealing as a cesspool. #
    • Right, as if the one who set the fires will admit to you- RT @singapore_news: They even knocked on doors to find culprit http://sn.im/sko7s #
    • Wow, Chelsea lost! #
    • Anyone going for Neil Gaiman's talk on the 1st Nov? #
    • So I'm not moving, I'm not moving #
    • Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet And you'll see me waiting for you on our corner of the street #
    • Absolut Vodka Pears. What was I thinking? #
    • Just did an inventory of my LEGO collection. Realised I don't have that many actually. Time to buy more! #
    • RT @earthquakesfeed: Earthquake Feed: M 6.5, Sunda Strait, Indonesia: Friday, October 16, 2009 09:52:52 UTCFriday, October 16, 2009 04:52:52 #
    • RT @BreakingNews: URGENT — Strong earthquake rocks the Indonesian capital, no word on damage: http://news.bnonews.com/mg5g #
    • The earthquake that hits Jakarta made me quickly search how far Medan is from Jakarta on Google Maps. Colleague currently in Medan now. #
    • RT @BreakingNews: BULLETIN — STRONG EARTHQUAKE ROCKS JAKARTA. #
    • RT @standingsushi: A group of foodies have launched a new site that feature community contributions! learn more @SGFoodieClub #
    • Just got the news that was way overdue. Many, many challenges ahead from now on. Bring it on!!!! #
    • Watching Simon Baker in the last episode of 'the Mentalist' Season 1 makes me appreciate what an amazing actor he is. #
    • What a busy day. So much multi-tasking today. Too many things happening at the same time. Glad weekend is coming. #
    • Wow, I am impressed with Sylvia's response. RT @mrbrown: Sylvia Lim rebuts ministry's reply on lift upgrading http://tinyurl.com/yfcu95w #
    • Anyone has any TODO list app for iPhone to recommend? #
    • And yes, I am an AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO). #
    • 3 organisations CapitaLand, LEGO SG and MediaCorp join hands for Charity Drive : http://tinyurl.com/yh4og9y Please support! #
    • LEGO Certified Professional : http://tinyurl.com/r6drn Nicholas Foo, Asia only LEGO Certified Professional : http://tinyurl.com/yfljc5v #
    • There are currently only 9 LEGO Certified Professional in the whole world. One of them lives in Singapore. #
    • Zion Road's Nasi Padang still as good as ever. #
    • Such heavy down pour this morning. http://twitpic.com/lglwa #
    • It's a clear night. Can see the ships' lights flickering in the distance. #
    • Blizzard is making it compulsory to switch all WoW accts to Battle Net. Seems Starcraft II beta is very soon. Argh. Sleepless nights again. #
    • LOL, Phua Chu Kang interview done boomz style is funny! #
    • Not very good times for Starhub recently. Lost EPL, ESPN to Singtel, and now is the last telco not to offer iPhone. #
    • RT @BreakingNews: MobileOne says it will offer the iPhone in Singapore later this year. #
    • Is hungry. Need supper. #
    • Have an urge to try Korean Spicy Tofu Soup for more than a week now. Still have that urge. #
    • MDA wants bloggers to declare their income. Does it include revenue from ads on blog sites? #
    • RT @BreakingNews: USGS says a magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck near Santa Cruz Islands in the South Pacific. No tsunami threat. #
    • Flash Forward looks like Heroes/Lost all over again. #

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  • Current Affairs

    Stephen Gately And The Power Of Twitter

    The past two days clearly demonstrated to me the influence of Twitter.

    Jan Moir wrote an article for the Daily Mail on the death of Stephen Gately. The former Boyzone member had died in his sleep, and basically she was bashing him because he was gay. The article was originally titled, ‘Why there was nothing ‘natural’ about Stephen Gately’s death.’, but has since been changed to ‘A strange, lonely and troubling death.’

    It was picked up by Stephen Fry, with a huge Twitter following. And before long, it received worldwide attention. So much so that Moir had to issue a statement to say that she was the target of an orchestrated campaign. Ads were withdraw from Moir’s online article and more than 1,000 complains were lodged with the Press Complaints Commission.

    Such is the impact of Twitter.

    More articles on this :

    Why there was nothing ‘human’ about Jan Moir’s column on the death of Stephen Gately

    Jan Moir of the Daily Mail speaks out after Gately uproar

    And the article that caused it the uproar : Why there was nothing ‘natural’ about Stephen Gately’s death.