Core Holdings.. a prize Raffle?
China Post just reported the following: Singapore’s iconic 117-year-old Raffles Hotel has been sold, along with 40 other hotels and properties worldwide to U.S.-based investment fund Colony Capital LLC for…
July 2005
Typhoon in Taiwan
This weekend it seems there has been a real typhoon in both the real world and the world of politics. Typhoon Haitang has come with really heavy winds, so heavy…
yahoo 360
Yahoo! has launched a new Blogging Tool, called “Yahoo 360”. While I’m not the first user to get access to this system, I have tried to use it on several…
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR)
This is a new resource for tracking tropical storms. It looks quite interesting and has up to the minute data. http://forecast.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/shadow/ I also like the Central Weather Bureau’s information, it’s…
Stick it to Adhesive!
Well, I tried the plug-in and I tried several hacks of the plug-in but I just couldn’t get it to work! Oh, well. I’ve also tried several other Sticky post…
The London Bombs by Sarah Jane Sherlock
The London Bombs My Story: Sarah Jane Sherlock I am not directly affected by the bombs, and nor is any of my family, for which I am extremely grateful. I…
Wikipedia – mirabilis dictu
For you Latin speakers...
DVDs Seinfeld
Well, to my surprise, my wife has managed to watch two whole series of Seinfeld (Seinfeld – Season 3 and Seinfeld – The Complete Fourth Season) without chinese subtitles, and…
skype and skypeIn
I’ve been testing out the Skype phones as a viable alternative to both Dialpad (sucky) and Net2phone (a little better than sucky quality). The quality is quite good, and even…