My Malaysian roots

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I have always been proud of my Malaysian roots. My mum is Malaysian and she has 12 other siblings. Although I have not met most of them nor my cousins and their children, I am always delighted when some of them visit us. My mum always reminisces the good old kampong days where she will travel by bicycle to the next state or to the nearby South China Sea and river to catch fish. I heard Ikan Patin was very popular then. My mum used to live in Temerloh. I vaguely remember taking a train to Kuantan and then a car ride to Temerloh. And I vomited a lot. I recall the undulating terrain as the cause. That was probably the only time I was there. It was shortly after my mum's mother passed away.

In a way, I am glad that Malaysia is doing much right recently - from their flood preparedness to saving the corals and giving university graduates training. I believe that is the right way and I am proud of them but they could definitely do more.

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iPad lands in Singapore

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It's epic. iPad is finally landing in Singapore. Going on sale on 23 July at 10am, Apple fans will likely queue for the magical plate. Technically, you need not purchase an iPad with a plan in Singapore; noting the lack of support from local telco providers to bundle iPad with their plan. It could be good news. Unlike in Japan where you need to subscribe to a Softbank broadband plan to purchase the iPad. This will come in handy for travellers from nearby countries to purchase one and use it in their country.

According to iStore.com.sg, M1 offers the most attractive plan for heavy users who do not want contractual commitment. Priced at $39.48 monthly, this M1 plan has unlimited data usage and no registration fee. It also boast the highest upload speed of up to 2Mbps. Looks like we have a deal.

So who is queuing overnight now before the authorised Apple stores open at 10am?

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Sink-A-Pore

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I am beginning to think that Singapore might be sinking. We do have really terribly heavy downpour over the 31 years I have lived. I have never seen continuous flash flood like this. Some attributed it to the Marina Barrage, which is a dam built to convert the Singapore River and its streams of rivers into a giantic reservoir. Really noble idea if you ask me. After all, we do not have natural springs to produce drinkable water. This is definitely better than converting waste water into potable water. Seriously. A few days ago, I was enjoying myself in bed (no, not that kind of sexual pleasure you are thinking about) sleeping past noon. Not that I was aware that a heavy downpour had occured at 4am. I only caught a glimpse of my friend's posting on Facebook complaining about the need to travel 40 mins to work instead of 10 because of non-passable lanes due to flooding at some stretch of the road. I do believe we are sinking. We need to live up to our name since we are not known as a nation who sings. Then maybe sinking is the next best association. Hahaha

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