Something in my Twitter feed caught my attention today: RT @macworld: Our deepest condolences to the friends & family of VMware engineer Vinay Venkatesh (@djgraphite), who died today at age of 29. — TUAW (@TUAW) November 2, 2009 Intrigued, I visited the Twitter account of the now deceased Vinay Venkatesh (apparently he was involved in… Continue reading There’s something scary about looking at a dead person’s Twitter feed
Category: Personal Life
Graduation
Yesterday was our graduation night, even though our A Levels have not even begun. It marks the end of 6 years of high school education and boy, what a great 6 years it was. Life goes on, but I would treasure the memories and friendships from the past 6 years.
Back from Shanghai
I arrived back in Singapore yesterday after 3 days in Shanghai. I was supposed to stay till the 10th, but as I wasn’t able to change today’s NS medical checkup follow up, I had to take a flight back to Singapore on Sunday. Truth be told, I cannot decide whether to be glad to be… Continue reading Back from Shanghai
We should tax paper money
What are the social costs of polluted air, paper ashes flying, a burning smell and general throat irritation? It’s clear that there are high negative externalities associated with burning paper money during hungry ghost festival. It’s interesting that the Singapore government tax petrol (ok, partly to prevent traffic congestion, but surely reducing air pollution and… Continue reading We should tax paper money
iTunes U & Education Applications
I was quite sure that before the Sept 9 Apple Event, iTunes U was not available in the Singapore iTunes Store. Now, we can finally subscribe to some of the amazing podcasts that are available, many of them from the finest colleges around the world. Hopefully this also means that Singapore will have its own… Continue reading iTunes U & Education Applications