Year: 2010
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My best friend and Barry Manilow
When we were growing up, my best friend and I were always on the periphery. We were middle of the road students in school, and amongst our peers, were the only ones who really, really didn’t know what to do with our future because it seemed the only versions of the future that were available…
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Car park warden warning system
I was very amused (and thankful) yesterday to discover that Mellben Seafood Restaurant has a “carpark warden warning system”. When your friendly neighbourhood carpark warden turns up to issue fines at the HDB carpark, a designated staff member blows a long blast on a whistle that will get almost everyone startled and on their feet.…
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Regular programming will return
Naomi and I have been more than a little under the weather, and it’s been tough even updating blogs and tweets regularly. Nothing seems to be happening except for us trying to pick ourselves off the floor and meeting our various obligations, many of which involve Kai of course. He’s got a busier social life…
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Dettol fights germs and replaces James Lye
So I’m not the only one to realise that in the Dettol TVC – Diana Ser’s husband is not James Lye! If you’re trying to convince us that you protect your family with Dettol, why are you using a double/sub for James?
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Junk mail with a cause
I hate junk mail, and not the electronic kind. I get tons of paper jammed into our mailbox downstairs, and it really really irks me to see that companies keep thinking it’s the best way to get word out about their products and services. Well it’s not, and you’re not getting my business, pizza hut,…