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Taiwan - a fantastic place to live in

I spent 2 weeks in Taiwan, my first visit to the country, and I concluded it’s a fantastic place to live in. As a...


Newfound Interest: Interior Design

I am rather surprised that I didn’t play a game of DOTA 2 for my weekend. Interior design has won me over. Or won...


JJ Lin Timeline Concert in Singapore

I don’t usually go to concert, but by chance I went to JJ Lin’s concert last night because mrs-ong like him very much. The...


My Maya Portfolio

Here is my “portfolio” after my 2 weeks of learning Maya. Character rigging and animation - might as well do a David Beckham Final...


Bangkok, and 4DX movie experience

I went to Bangkok recently for a holiday, and did the usual activities - eat, shop, and massage.. However, there is something else special...


3D Modeling with Maya

Because 2D graphics is too mainstream, I am picking up a (basic) Maya course for 2 weeks (: After 5 night lessons, I can...


I bought 4 wheels!

Unfortunately it’s not this :( But this :) Freeline Skates


Jap Drama of a Prodigy Internet Billionaire

Yes, there is a Jap drama even for that. Geeks will love Rich Man, Poor Woman, a story about a prodigy anti-social programmer who...


Why You Should Have A Programmer as a Spouse

Last Saturday, mrs-ong ask me to help send an SMS broadcast to all her students. Apparently the school has an emergency relay message (about...


Bought iPad Mini and loaded iOS 7

Gave away my 2 year old iPad and bought a new iPad mini. And loaded iOS 7 beta :) Price kind of “went down”....


Officially An Inventor

US Patent Number 8462670


Using Flickr to store all my photos and videos

I am lucky to have signed up for Flickr Pro a few months ago. Even with the drastic pricing change in May 2013, I...


How I Downloaded 100+ Full House YouTube Videos

On the night before my trip to Danang (photos here!), I decided to download all the episodes to this awesome Korean drama - Full...


The Me Me Me Generation

Never since secondary school had I read every word from an article about the Millennial Generation. But the TIME article by Joel Stein had...


Why buy GoPro Silver Edition? Why not White or Black?

As you might know, I bought a GoPro Hero 3 camera not long ago. I got a Silver Edition, plus 2 extra mounts (head...


GoPro Hero 3 - Unbox Starting Guide

After pondering for a few nights, I decided to buy myself a birthday present - a GoPro Hero 3 Silver Edition! While GoPro is...


Simple and Usable

Simple and Usable, by Giles Colborne, is a book for interaction designers. With only 180+ pages, each concept is narrated with 1 page of...


Year in review #29

Today, I turn 30. It’s a good time to reflect what I did the last 1 year, when I was 29. Relationship Broke bank...


Booked my Wedding at Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa

It is an exciting day as we booked our wedding venue, and with some crazy luck, we won the lucky draw TWICE! For $28...


Singapore COE Bidding Guide

With the recent 2 cooling measures to curb the exorbitant COE prices, I have learnt more about COE bidding. 4 Participating Banks There are...