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Singapore Tourism Board (STB)

I went to STB and filed a complaint regarding the unethical pricing practices of a shop in Lucky Plaza. It’s late (1:36 AM!) and I want to sleep. Comment if you’re interested, and I’ll write more later. Also, I went to Novena Square where there are two Outdoors shops. They have neat camping items, similar to…Continue Reading…

SingTel 3G Hi Card iPhone

For a couple days I’ve been trying to get 3G data service working on my iPhone. I followed the instructions provided by SingTel, but it didn’t work until I changed my APN settings: For Singtel Hi Card! prepaid user on iPhone, you may follow this settings: hi Card (SingTel Prepaid) APN: hicard Username: 65 (e.g….Continue Reading…

Everything I knew about Singapore is wrong

It’s the end of my first full day in Singapore. Before I came, here are some of the things I was told about Singapore: Singapore is clean. There is no corruption in Singapore. Singapore is so small that you can see everything in a couple days. Singapore is completely urban. Singapore is hot. Singapore is…Continue Reading…

Mac OS X Lion Hands-On

(Lion is covered by an NDA, so I’m only discussing info that’s already publicly available elsewhere.) Over a year ago, I complained on this blog that Mac OS X doesn’t allow users to resize browser windows from any side or corner. Well, that has finally been fixed in OS X Lion. OS X is catching…Continue Reading…

10 Days in Cambodia

I love traveling with a blogger. I always want to document my travels in extreme detail. While on the trip, I constantly think about what I’m going to write about the experience, what I’m going to do with the awesome photos I’m taking, and so forth; but the moment I sit down at a computer,…Continue Reading…

Why Siem Reap is better than Phnom Penh

Siem Reap is a relatively small town. It’s walkable, and a bicycle can get you pretty far. It costs $1/day to rent a bicycle here, though the bikes aren’t nearly as good as the ones typically used in the US. There’s a lot to do and see in Siem Reap, including Angkor Wat and the surrounding…Continue Reading…