The Science Bucket was the last assignment for the Semester. Each of us were tasked to perform a science demonstration in front of a live public audience at the Mendel Auditorium at the Singapore Science Center last Saturday. It is an open event, where anyone who visited the Science Center on that day were free... Continue Reading →
Semester 1 is officially over
I've worked hard. I have studied hard. Now, it's time to play harder. Much, much harder. One more week to my epic solo trip to Canada! My itinerary has been finalised, my tickets bought. Now it's left to print those and bring it for my trip.
Tinkering with my new GoPro Hero 5 Session
So I just got my GoPro Hero 5 session and had the chance to play around with the settings and even did some recording outside. It attached my Session to the Capture POV from Peak Design stuck to my bag and started recording my walk from the train station to the office. Video quality is... Continue Reading →
GoPro Hero 5 Session. The Next Best Thing to a DSLR or an MFT
Previously, I talked about how it pains me for having to ditch my MFT camera in my upcoming trip to Vancouver. As I am going to do lots of hiking (weather permitting) it is just not practical for me to lug or my camera gear to my hike. So the next best thing to not... Continue Reading →
Itinerary almost done
Took me weeks to come up with the itinerary but the research definitely helps. I am looking forward to my trip to Vancouver in a little over a month's time. As I was doing my research, I discovered some pretty interesting hiking trails that I want to explore. This itinerary is more outdoors that I... Continue Reading →
I was featured in the Straits Times
So this morning, as I was waking up, I got a pleasant suprise from a friend of mine. He texted me of an article that he read in the Home section of the Straits Times newspaper. The headline read; "Freeing 'Butterfly Children' from pain. The news article featured a picture of me with the rest... Continue Reading →
My Year in Books 2016
24 books. That was the number of books I challenged myself to read for 2016. I set my reading challenge on Goodreads, and it really does help in tracking my progress. 24 books a year roughly amount to about a book every 2 weeks. Challenging for someone who constantly have to find time to set... Continue Reading →
New Year Resolutions 2017 is shaping up
I am in the process of writing my New Year Resolution for 2017. Emphasis will be given on advancing my career, making preparations to embark on a new journey. While I am doing that, I am also emphasizing on doing well in school, now that I am going back to study, enrolling myself on a... Continue Reading →
Moratorium on PC upgrades for 2017.
As 2016 comes to a close, I am in the process of writing up my new year resolutions for 2017. One of the goals involved meeting my financial goals for next year. I am going to list two main financial goals, one of which is a milestone goal, meaning that if I achieve my first... Continue Reading →
Adieu Macbook Pro.
For years I have always wanted a Macbook Pro. What started out as an experiment, plungin myself into the whole Mac OS ecosystem many years ago starting with the Mac Mini, slowly evolved into something more powerful, more mobile to the Macbook Air. As my needs changes over the years, so does the products that... Continue Reading →
Lenovo Thinkpad 13 + Aer Fit Pack = Perfect
The Aer Fit Pack and the Thinkpad 13 is a perfect combination. The laptop is relatively light, coming at 13 inches and fits snugly into the laptop compartment of my Aer Fit Pack. I brought my laptop to work to see how the bag would feel on my back when I carry my laptop with... Continue Reading →
Lenovo Thinkpad 13
As with any other big purchases I have made, I make sure that I do my research thoroughly. The research phase is especially important when it comes to buying electronics and gadgets like computers, laptops and mobile devices. There is a huge range o choices to make and one can easily get paralysed in simply... Continue Reading →
Aer Fit Pack
A couple of weeks ago, a put on a group order through Grouphunt for the Aer Fit Pack. I came across this backpack on YouTube and was highly intrigued by its designed. The Aer Fit Pack is designed by Aer Designs LLC, San Francisco. The bag is fairly unique; it features a compartment where you... Continue Reading →
Laptop decisions for school
I'm going back school in January 2017. I will start my Master Programme at NUS, taking night classes a couple of times a week. In between lessons, assignments need to be done, project work completed, reports written. I would require a laptop for school. I have been researching for quite a bit on what is... Continue Reading →
My ‘Dark Rage’ gaming rig is not only for gaming
It is also doing good, productive work in the name of science. Every evening, after coming back from work, I would naturally switch on my gaming PC. On some nights, I don't play games at all. On many occasions, my PC is just idling, or working minimally, while I browse the web and listen to... Continue Reading →
Built my second Gaming Rig (for a friend)
Today, I have successfully built another gaming rig for a friend of mine. It was hugely satisfying. I advised him on how and where to get the various parts for his new gaming PC and for how much. We set off on one of the weekend a few weeks ago getting those parts, from Sim... Continue Reading →
Master in Science Communication
I got accepted! A few weeks ago, I got an email from NUS saying that I got accepted into the Masters programme! I went for the interview and it now I finally got accepted! Everything is going so fast. School will be starting in January 2017 and will last two years, since I am taking... Continue Reading →
Interview for my Master Programme
A few months ago I applied for a Master's degree programme in NUS. It's a Joint Master's in Science Communication between NUS and Australia National University. Just yesterday I went for an interview after being shortlisted for the programme. The interview went ok. It was held in some recreation room in the School of Science... Continue Reading →
I just love Steam sale.
When games on Steam go on sale, they really do go on sale. I'm talking about prices of video games, some of them new and recent, others, critically acclaimed classics slashed to as much as 90% off! Like recently, Steam held a Warner Brothers games division sale, slashing titles from the Lego and Batman franchise... Continue Reading →
The Roccat Sova Gaming Lapboard
So now that I have my gaming rig set up and running, you may not realise that I am actually playing on a 42 inch full HD LCD TV. I have a couch in the room, in addition to the TV. I used the TV to play games on the PS4. Consoles and TVs go... Continue Reading →
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