a random trip to Sentosa IR

i have to say this is the weirdest, unnatural looking statue i ever seen...









fancy lighting & escalators bring you to the...

you've got it







The CASINO~!

take ur time to read...








the yet-to-open Universal Studio Singapore









having been to the ones in Hollywood & Osaka,
I'm pretty sure i wouldn't be disappointed with Singapore's...









security is tight, you can't take the elevator unless you can prove yourself as a hotel guest








i call it The Biggest Loser - Couples' Edition =P









chilling out @ hotel lobby









paid $6 entrance fee to come here read newspaper -.-"





back to Vivo (paid another 2 or 3 bucks to get out of there, what a rip off!)



garlic bread with olive oil & vinegar









Weixian & his filthy claws!!

that reminds me of...
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the day he wiped his unwashed hands on mr.Bao's shirt after visiting the toilet!!!
that was back in 27 April 2004.








Caesar salad, my first time having a salad in a restaurant, i think..
if you exclude the countless coleslaw i had in KFC...








wood-fried pizza~ to be honest,
i like the Holland V $10 pizza better..








cheese & more cheese~








everybody loves cheese, see how happy he is!









i'm pretty full before hitting the main course..

are you sure authentic Italian pastas are THIS spicy??









i have no idea what the heck they ordered, but one thing is certain:








he didn't paid a goddamn cent for the $96 bill!!!









flaunting his debit card in public








cabbed to Chevron for a bowling trip,
paid public price coz i brought neither my Nebo nor Chevron card =(








our 4th but not last taxi trip of the day brought us to Holland V









where Bao & me won a few dollars from a live match,


while Weixian reminds poor, and





even poorer after he paid he bill, lol

Duck Tour @ Suntec~

AO enjoying his sumptuous breakfast









our boarding pass for the Big Duck!









Bo was so excited that he finished half the available memory before the ride!









quack quack~








our duck has a name - Darcy -.-"









from land to water... SPLASH!!!









hey, we were up there during our last outing!









hopefully our next outing can be "potentially profitable" *hint hint* =P









Padang

















Bo is a happy customer










presenting... the survivors of the Duck Tour!

Singapore Formula1 Grand Prix Race Analysis

Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on winning the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix! Flawless driving by the defending world champion over the course of 61 grueling laps at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. I have driven a hundred laps or so on the Singtel Simulator last year, (I was the 3rd fastest in Singapore, but not eligible for prizes since I was a staff) what a pity. Trust me, its tiring to complete 5 smooth laps in a row without losing concentration, not to mention 61 of them in the real thing!

Let start things off with qualifying. I was surprised Raikkonen failed to make it into Q3. The highlight of qualifying would be Barricello's crash which brought out the red flag. The Brawn's crash not only helped Hamilton clinch a pole, but also enabled the Briton to start the race with relatively heavier fuel load compared to the rest of other Q3 participants.

KERS gave Hamilton a smooth start off the line, but later had to be disengaged and restarted due to some technical difficulty. Overtaking on this narrow & twisty track proved near impossible. Lap 20, Adrian Sutil tried to take Alguersuari on the inside which end up in collision & taking out the innocent Nick Heidfeld in his BMW, effectively ending the latter's 35-Classified-Race stint, also brought out the safety car.

Rosberg & Vettel, *sigh* what can I say? Both made silly mistakes which cost them their podiums. The Williams driver out-braked himself & crossed the white line while exiting the pit lane on lap 18. Drive-thru penalty stripped him of any point scoring chances. Then we saw the Redbull driver suffered a similar penalty where he was caught speeding in the pit lane on lap 40.

Another blow to the Redbull Racing team came shortly on lap 47, when Mark Webber's brake disc failure resulted in a high speed crash in Turn 1. Felt sad for him, it wasn't entirely his fault. Fast-thinking McLaren brought Kovalainen in for an early pit stop following the crash, gambled their chances for a second safety car session which never did materialized.

Drama continues as the infamous Ferrari pit lane incident nearly repeated itself, on Toro Rosso! This time it was Alguersuari speeding off before the lollipop man gave him the go, nearly pulled off the refueling hose like Massa did last year!

Overall, it was a great race, full of actions, you just wouldn't know what's going to happen at the next turn! I'm glad Hamilton learnt his lesson from Monza. But ultimately, Brawn got the most out of Singapore as they emerge one step closer to both Driver & Constructor titles. Next, Japanese Grand Prix!



photos from: PaddockTalk & SingaporeGP

Comex 2009

Just a few photos from Comex 2009...




thankfully it wasn't crowded like the previous show a few months back...








Lynnfield on demo @ Comex!

for my not so tech-savvy readers, Lynnfield is the codename for the latest Intel quad-core line up for the mainstream market. Similar to the Core i7s but with significant changes, such as support for 2 channels of DDR3-1333, on-die PCIe controller, LGA1156 design & so on...







Bought a 500GB harddisk to expand my storage needs.. hopefully it can last me a couple of years before moving on to SSDs when they goes mainstream...

My First Singapore Flyer Ride!!

CO drove us there early in the morning...







"Welcome to Marina Barrage", says the dustbin -.-"








LG Wilson!









NSF rules!!!








introducing LCP Leon, our paper shredder...








we settled at one of the shelters with a good view for breakfast...








only to find that our food was somehow 'destroyed'








aunty Jessica giving out breakfast, it always nasi lemak...








bla bla bla...






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Panoramic shot of Marina Barrage







we visited the Barrage Museum next, or whatever the name is...








a huge sphere made entirely of empty Newater bottles!








Wilson glows in the dark, just like the bottles...







scaled model shows how the Barrage works...



























more Newater bottles...







reflection time...








my first Singapore Flyer ride, paid for by SAF =D







Singapore F1 Grand Prix paddock building







start/finish straight...







Turn 22 & 23, most tricky corners of the entire track in my opinion...








SWO Lee is a happy kid








can u spot the barrage?







football field on the floating platform,
they gonna need divers to pick up balls for them...






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Panoramic shot of Marina Barrage