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Tan Kin Lian's Blog: Cheques

2010-07-04T03:58:00.000+08:00

Tan Kin Lian's Blog: ChequesI've posted a comment on this thread. Here is the full text of what I wrote:The fact is that general ad-hoc payments between any person or company/entity is still 'best' done by sending cheques.If I can pay a person/company by writing their name on a cheque together with the amount and a signature, why can't I do the same thing electronically, with equivalent measures

Bay Area Business Trip 2009

2009-10-18T14:24:00.004+08:00

Visiting my company HQ in San Jose these two weeks. Flew in to SFO at noon via Seoul, got my rental car, a green Toyota Corolla (a potential Mazda 3 turned out to be a hatchback, can't accommodate my luggage).Was initially a bit jittery driving again after such a long break, but it soon came back after 5 minutes. Thank goodness for the GPS, I didn't get too lost. Found my way to the Embassy

Exciting Trip

2009-08-07T01:19:00.004+08:00

I've had a pretty exciting Taiwan business trip so far:On only my second night in Taiwan, I was awakened by a Richter 6.2 earthquake.A typhoon brushed by Taiwan a few days later.I went hiking on Yangming mountain.I went para-sailing in Jinshan.I was woken by another earthquake (this one made it to the news in Singapore)Some people in a neighboring hotel room decided to simulate their own

Taiwan 3C

2009-08-07T00:25:00.005+08:00

Taiwan has several computer and electronic retailers that sell a wide range of computers, communications, and consumer electronic products, thereby the term 3C.A lot of products from homegrown Taiwan brands like Acer, Asus, and Dlink are not sold outside Taiwan, or they might be cheaper in Taiwan. These websites will provide a good comparison shopping exercise.This is a list of the online

Commuting in Taiwan

2009-05-24T22:18:00.003+08:00

Getting from HsinChu to Taipei via High Speed Rail is faster than getting to work in Singapore using public transport.In Singapore:-Trip to train station (< 2km away): 30 minutesTrain Ride: 25 minutesBus ride: 10 minutesIn Taiwan:-Trip to the train station: 15 minutesTrain Ride: 20 minutesBam! You end up right in the middle of Taipei city, with MRT connections to anywhere. Better still, base

Hsin Chu Assignment - Day 1

2009-05-07T22:44:00.000+08:00

Lunch was in the office canteen. We were still not used to the large portions of food being served here, and I had a hard time finishing my food. We had to leave the office with tons of reports left to be submitted by 2359. We used the first of our dinner coupons in the hotel's Monet Garden Restaurant. Sushi, sashimi, 新竹米粉, were the order of the day.

Hsin Chu Assignment - Arrival

2009-05-06T22:39:00.003+08:00

Landed at Taoyuan Airport after an uneventful flight on a half-empty SQ876 (the entire middle section in the economy cabin was empty). We found our driver pretty quickly and were driven to the familiar Lakeshore hotel. We were surprised to be given a whole month's worth of breakfast coupons (not that they were necessary anyway). For our tremendous support of staying for 23 days, we received 3

Pulse Transformer

2009-01-21T00:18:00.005+08:00

This is a confusing article. Nobody is going to know what I am talking about.Transformers (cartoon) fans would scratch their heads wondering which character was actually called "Pulse". Well, there isn't any!Electronic engineers would be wondering why someone like me, who has gone over to the dark side, would be talking about a Pulse Transformer. And on a personal blog.Alright, on with the story!

What to do in Singapore (again?)

2008-10-12T23:17:00.002+08:00

Some people have stumbled upon my old blog entry while looking for things to do in Singapore, so I thought I'd offer a bit more information on this topic.I recommended this site at visitsingapore a while back, and I've found some more links that might be interesting.As I was looking for more material to embellish this entry with, I found Timeout Singapore.Happened to stumble across this website

Resolutions

2008-10-04T18:27:00.003+08:00

Well, it's not too long till the next post, is it?Alright, whoever invented the crap to make resolutions only during new year must have been really lazy. Goal setting should be continuous. Time and tide waits for no (wo)man.Now I shall update my resolutions:Cut my cubing times to under a minute. I've been doing the vanilla method for 15 years. No value has been added apart from the 1 week

Long Time No (Up)Date

2008-10-04T18:17:00.002+08:00

Guess I am not that prolific a talker both in real life and online. What have I been busy with? enjoying life no less. :)Alright, most of my disappearance these 2 months can be attributed to a few things:Red bombs (yes, an awfully large number of wedding invitations, I've had 4 events in a row over one weekend from Thursday to Sunday, woot!)Sickness (I've fallen sick twice already, in fact I am

Wing Chun Demonstration at Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

2008-08-28T00:36:00.002+08:00

佛牙寺 is having a Wing Chun 永春 kungfu demonstration on Aug 30, 2008Date: Saturday, 30 AugTime: 3 - 5 pmVenue: Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, 288 South Bridge RoadPoster: http://www.btrts.org.sg/ME08-kongfu.htmlCome, come!

Rubik's Cube Singapore Open 2008

2008-08-11T21:37:00.003+08:00

This is for the information of Cube enthusiasts out there. The 2008 Singapore Open Rubik's Cube competition will be at Suntec City Entertainment Center Atrium on Sunday 7 September 2008 from 10am to 6pm. Registration is on till 31 August 2008.Considering my mediocre skills, I shall be a spectator rather than a participant. I shall consider to try when I can go under 30 seconds (even that is NOT

Typical Singaporean Annoyance

2008-07-13T18:26:00.006+08:00

This is one of the issues that have been bugging me for a long time, our world-class public transport system.Mr Brown's latest post prompted me to make this post as well, because I share the same experience everyday, which also makes me want to swear.On a good day, it takes me 50 minutes to get from home to office, from the time I leave the house, to when I get to the office. Sometimes, it can

Best Place to have Breakfast in Kuching

2008-07-13T17:49:00.004+08:00

The Kuching Food Awards over at Kennysia.Com has chosen6. Best Place To Have Breakfast Winner: Choon Hui Cafe, Jalan Ban Hock.Here's an excerpt from the review:Located close to town, right next to Grand Continental Hotel, Choon Hui is as authentic as it can get to a old-fashioned Kuching Chinese-style coffee shop. It is open during breakfast hours only, starting business very early in the

Low Income Earner

2008-07-06T17:47:00.004+08:00

This chart indicates that gross wages have shot waaay up in the past year. Seems like engineering and IT are in favor once again, at least at the managerial level.Research and development manager - $9,385Computer operations and network manager - $9,300Computer and information systems manager - $8,930Technical manager - $8,595My gosh, this makes me grossly underpaid. What to do, when your company

Random Shots

2008-07-05T12:29:00.002+08:00

Look at the sky, and say "wow"!Is that a flower?Let me sin, just this once!Where is he drinking from?

Sony Ericsson G900

2008-07-03T22:50:00.009+08:00

My Ideal Phone?There have been many candidates for my ideal phone already. What are my criteria?> 3.2MP camera3GQuadBand (is this a given for 3G phones?)WiFiFM RadioBluetoothWorth mentioning features includeHandwriting recognition StickyNotes TrackID music recognition Business card scannerWhile these doesn't make it an iPhone-beater (the G900 doesn't even look/feel/sound like a SmartPhone), this

Community Events

2008-06-05T23:03:00.004+08:00

Title: Mount Faber Zone B Block PartyDate: 22 June 2008, SundayTime: 5pm to 8pmVenue: TBATitle: Healthy LifeStyle DayDate: 6 July 2008, SundayTime: 8am to 1pmVenue: Radin Mas Community Club, SingaporeTitle: International Culture NightDate: 22 July 2008, SundayTime: 6pm to 10pmVenue: Basketball Court, Biock 22 Telok Blangah Crescent, Singapore

My Fav Kara Ballad - 《仍唱我的歌》- 刘德华

2008-04-26T02:56:00.003+08:00

One of my favorite karaoke songs. It's so obscure that nobody knows it, which is a pity, cos it has really beautiful melody and lyrics. This will be my participating song in an Idol competition. :)作曲：Park Jungun/杜自持作词：席清莲编曲：杜自持长夜路漫漫留住这街中稀客留连在冷冻里愿可清醒片刻又再次翻起心底一丝失控的感觉响起的你的声音最是明白我微弱冷雨敲响风声是你么曾话爱我爱多一生未算多雨或晴靠着我暗或明接受我总是碰着了风波感激的你不放底我更维护我陌路同途但仍唱我的歌如火般的眼光温暖我继续燃亮我回头再讲一生再共同渡过

Recommended Song - 《宽容》 - 张信哲

2008-04-26T02:47:00.005+08:00

凌晨两点半你还在我身旁关上电话我不想和谁再多说话爱着你的我认真听你说的每句话凌晨两点半你不在我身旁讨厌自己为何还要这样的牵挂爱着你的我无法隐瞒自己对你的想法你说你想要找个宽厚的肩膀问自己带你到什么地方看着明天告诉我你不会紧张跟着我海角和天涯我说我想要找个避风的港湾谢谢你陪我到任何地方你的宽容还有我温柔的包容没有泪的夜晚是天堂凌晨两点半你不在我身旁讨厌自己为何还要这样的牵挂爱着你的我无法隐瞒自己对你的想法你说你想要找个宽厚的肩膀问自己带你到什么地方看着明天告诉我你不会紧张跟着我海角和天涯我说我想要找个避风的港湾谢谢你陪我到任何地方你的宽容还有我温柔的包容没有泪的夜晚是天堂我说我想要找个避风的港湾谢谢你陪我到任何地方你的宽容还有我温柔的包容没有泪的夜晚是天堂

Currently Listening - 《断点》 - 张敬轩

2008-04-26T02:26:00.006+08:00

作词：张敬轩　作曲：张敬轩静静地陪你走了好远好远连眼睛红了都没有发现听着你说你现在的改变看着我依然最爱你的笑脸这条旧路依然没有改变以往的每次路过都是晴天想起我们有过的从前泪水就一点一点开始蔓延我转过我的脸不让你看见深藏的暗涌已经越来越明显过完了今天就不要再见面我害怕每天醒来想你好几遍我吻过你的脸你双手曾在我的双肩感觉有那么甜我那么依恋每当我闭上眼我总是可以看见失信的诺言全部都会实现我吻过你的脸虽然你不在我的身边我还是祝福你过得好一点断开的感情线我不要做断点只想在睡前再听见你的蜜语甜言

《翠谷回响》之《绝爱 . 情》/ Abstain, Love

2008-04-26T01:40:00.004+08:00

Here's making a plug for the RJC Chinese Society's Annual Chinese Drama performance. This year's performance is all the more worth attending for alumni of the RJC Chinese Society - this will be Mdm Lim Soh Hoon's last performance as teacher-in-charge - as she will be retiring at the end of this year; next year she will be a paying audience :).So class of 93/94/95, please come, come. Let's get

Who will be the eventual winner of the US Presidential Elections?

2008-04-24T22:46:00.006+08:00

My personal analysis is that McCain will have a much easier time than the Democrat candidate because he has already won the Republican primary, while Obama and Clinton are still having a go at each other. Apart from having more time to prepare and strategize for his main election campaign, McCain will also have the luxury to sit back and observe the styles and tactics of his potential

Heroes of Effort and Energy

2008-04-17T10:41:00.005+08:00

For the past couple of months, we've had a lot of heroes in my department - most of the team has been pulling off sustained heroics (>14 hour days) - I'm very impressed at the spirit and solidarity shown by the team in these trying times despite the lack of resources and abundance of pressure from customers and management.I feel extremely blessed and flattered at the high performance expectations