Web directories seem to be outdated in face of Google searches. JasmineDirectory seeks to change that.
Web directories seem to be outdated in face of Google searches. JasmineDirectory seeks to change that.
Someone said - “What’s the use of second chances when people will never change?“ How true, that. This is not just my pessimistic viewpoint, but after some rationalization, I still don’t believe in Second Chances. I have to admit that this issue is tricky because people like to claim they are a changed person, or…
That seems to be the message the mass media is putting across. When was the last time you watched a movie about a young adult achieving success in life because of parental guidance and full support regardless how absurd their calling is? I can’t remember. All I can recall is how going against your parents…
I’m reading The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris now. This book explores the notion of Morals through a scientific viewpoint. Reading the book I was inspired to conceive a moral mindfuck of sorts to well, fuck with your minds. Let’s pretend – Suppose there is a gene in the human genome that makes a person…
The lack of service quality in Speedpost and Singpost is not just mere angry forum letters and articles in the newspaper. It is a real symptom of the Singapore Monopoly Service Quality a.k.a. NONE. This is what happened to me today – I had to face the Speedpost Liars. See, I have a package from…
I found the following TED Talk extremely interesting. The speaker is a researcher in Social Work, and she explores the issues of vulnerability and wholesome attitude. Her talk is very understandable and approachable. Here I pick some of my favourite bits from this talk: When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak;…
I read an interesting post today by Teri from Your Life Sentence. My take home message from her post is that when we have opinions we invariably are judging other people. Which is true, and it’s an aspect I never really considered. All these (deluded) while, I held the believe that opinions, while being subjective,…
Do you know about the DBS Shopper iPhone app? I was shopping in Raffles City yesterday, and I saw a poster outside Nine West about a 15% storewide coupon. My interest was piqued, but to my horror, this coupon is only available to iPhone users. It’s part of a grander scheme by DBS Bank, who…
Today I was on a bus originating from NUS and I was approached by a cult recruiter.
I read an article on How To Follow and Remember Your Favourite Websites. The article mentions several ways of bookmarking a website in your browser and attaching keywords and comments to them, presumably to help you recall what the website is about. The article also warns of saving too many bookmarks without categorizing them –…
