This time its an NVME SSD from Silicon Power. I was browsing and doing some online shopping on Amazon when I stumbled upon the SSD. It was on sale, selling at less than $150 for an NVME PCIe Gen 3 X4 SSD with a 1TB capacity. SSD storage have gone really cheap recently, and I... Continue Reading →
Back in the beginning of 2019, I swore to myself (well, rather it was a New Year’s Resolutions that I wrote down) that I will impose a moratorium on PC upgrade. I broke that moratorium and went ahead in upgrading my PC cooling to an AIO build. I bought the Thermaltake Water 3.0 240mm ARGB... Continue Reading →
Last week I went to see the doctor and I was diagnosed with shingles. The doctor gave me 10 days of medical leave, instructing me to stay away from people unless I want to spread the infection to kids who are most susceptible to the virus, which can cause chickenpox to the unvaccinated few. I... Continue Reading →
I was initially worried that it wouldn’t arrive in time for Father’s Day. The decision to make the purchase on Amazon was made quite late and after factoring shipping and handling times from the US all the way to Singapore, I was cutting pretty close. In the end, they gave me an arrival date of... Continue Reading →
After weeks of deliberation, I decided to take the plunge and ordered an iPad Air for my dad. I latest generation of iPad Air was just released this year sometime in March. I ordered Amazon US, rather than locally, because I discovered that I can get a better deal overall. Factoring the price of the... Continue Reading →
I have been running regularly for the past 5 years now. By running regularly, I mean to commit to running at least 3 times a week. Some days, I feel totally unmotivated to move my ass and to just go for a quick run. So sometimes, I fail at keeping to my thrice weekly running... Continue Reading →
Last night, I watched the entirety of the WWDC 2019 keynote, announcing a slew of new software changes and update coming to all Apple devices this fall. One particular update that caught me off guard was the renaming of iOS13 for iPad to a standalone iPad OS. And the new OS just for the iPad... Continue Reading →
Recently, my dad is keen in getting himself an iPad. The very basic iPad. I gleamed from our conversations that he wants the iPad to take notes at meetings, and to write down his thoughts and ideas on a note taking app (there are lots of choices in the App Store) He wants a computer... Continue Reading →
Trevor Noah is making a stop to Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan, the only three Asian stop for his Loud and Clear tour. He will be coming to Singapore on the 19th of August and I cannot wait! I never dreamt that he would make a stop in Asia for his stand-up comedy tour. And... Continue Reading →
I have been a big fan of The New Yorker Magazine. I started reading as a digital subscriber about three to four years ago and has never stopped since. Recently I decided to upgrade to a print and digital subscriber. As a reader from Singapore, shipping the magazine to my home all the way from... Continue Reading →
So shit just got real. Previously me and my dad were just casually discussing about going on a trip to Iceland. Obviously I went there with my friends 3 years ago in February of 2016. It was full on winter. Super cold and the snowy landscape was just drop dead gorgeous. Of course, the landscape... Continue Reading →
Now that HBO's run of Game of Thrones is over, I believe now is a good time to fully immerse myself in the world of Westeros. I read the first book many years ago, right after the first season ended. I was curious about the world, and wanted to know more about it, something the... Continue Reading →
Previously I made mental note to shop for a Coach leather briefcase when I make my trip to New York that I desperately fell in love with. And guess what? I got it! And the best part? It was indeed cheaper buying in the USA! I initially wanted the midnight blue one based on the... Continue Reading →
The final book in the trilogy that follows the journey and adventure of Fitz and the Fool. I read the second book last year November. Now six months later, I embarking on the third and final book. This 900 page tome will take me a while to read. I am almost half way there. I... Continue Reading →
If I remember correctly, I impose a moratorium on myself with regards to gaming PC upgrades. Last year, I upgraded my PC by getting a new case to fit a new motherboard and CPU. That CPU is the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X. It is a beastly 8-core, 16-thread CPU. I love it to death. I... Continue Reading →
I will choose this photo: One of the most beautiful thing that I really love about Morocco, when it comes to its natural landscape is the oasis. A winding field of green that follows the natural contours of the river irrigating crops such as olive trees, date trees, and plants that grow almonds, onions, and... Continue Reading →
The last time I bought the AirPods, I returned it after a week. I bought it when it first launched in Singapore. It was cool, but new back then. Not many people had it at first and I wasn't really into the idea of having a white earpiece dangling from both sides of my ears... Continue Reading →
I just came back from my two week trip to Morocco and I am absolutely floored by the sheer beauty of the country. I took so many photos of Morocco on my iPhone and it has become a joy looking at it through again. My friends and I recently embarked on a two week trip... Continue Reading →
Things have been moving so fast in recent weeks, so fast in fact, that I didn't have time to write about it. A couple of weeks ago, I got back from New York, flew on the world's longest non-stop flight on Singapore Airlines and saw and bought many things in New York! It was a... Continue Reading →
So my mum's iPad mini 4 is old. Like, battery-has-bloated-out-of-its-chassis old. Today, Apple announced a new iPad Mini, featuring the Bionic A12 chip that was once featured on the iPhone XS. The timing is perfect, given that we are heading to New York for our holiday and we can buy the new one over there,... Continue Reading →
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