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The stark difference between attending a PR event as a blogger and a non-blogger 2 Sep 2012 | 08:57 pm
Earlier this week, I participated in a Facebook contest by a brand of coffee machines in Singapore. They were having a celebration party for their first year anniversary on Saturday, and were giving a...
We the citizens of Singapore, pledge to send our kids to tuition 20 Jul 2012 | 01:40 pm
Last month, I wrote a brief commentary on an article I read online, about Singapore’s obsession with tuition. I have always known that Singapore is a tuition nation, but I never knew just how bad the ...
Of banks and telcos, and customer service hotlines 13 Apr 2012 | 03:44 pm
Seems like the banks and telcos are getting a lot of frustrated customers who can’t seem to get through their hotlines to get assistance from customer service officers. This is a common occurrence: Y...
Is it dangerous driving to Milford Sound? 7 Mar 2012 | 06:29 pm
It’s just 2 days before we fly off to New Zealand, and I’m (understandably) excited! We’ve done all the bookings and itinerary planning that we need to, and all that’s left to do is to pack (half done...
Planning a Holiday in New Zealand while Minding Your Budget 1 Mar 2012 | 07:05 pm
We’ve been planning our NZ honeymoon for the last couple of months since the wedding, and wow, it’s really really not a cheap place to travel to! But there are ways you can save some money, so just th...
New Canon Singapore photo contest 7 Dec 2011 | 04:59 pm
My client Canon Singapore recently launched a contest for existing Canon users to win a brand new Powershot SX230 HS compact camera. Mainly, the new feature in this camera is the built-in GPS which a...
FRANK by OCBC design vouchers giveaway – Winners! 30 Nov 2011 | 05:46 pm
I know I’ve been an absolute sloth about this, but as some of you know, I just got married yada-yada, and I didn’t have time to post this! So here are the 3 winners of the little giveaway I had a cou...
FRANK by OCBC – Who says banking can’t be fun? 11 Nov 2011 | 01:20 am
Some time ago, I was invited by OCBC to the launch of their new FRANK Store at NTU. (Yes, I’ve been an absolute sloth with this blog post; the store opened in June 2011). But that doesn’t mean I don’...
First Look: Andino PowerPlus™ Xtreme 5000mAh portable charger 19 Sep 2011 | 04:45 pm
YAY! I just received a registered mail package this morning. Opened it and found my new portable mobile phone charger. I bought this charger from Deal.com.sg at S$39.90 last month, when local company...
Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell to speak at SIM Annual Management Lecture 2 Aug 2011 | 09:20 pm
Many of you must have read at least one book by Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell, whose books The Tipping Point, Outliers and Blink have all made it to the Number 1 spot on the New York Times best-sel...