Dr Andy drew my attention to this cool [Friend Wheel generator](http://apps.facebook.com/friendwheel/) on Facebook. It processes your list of friends into a wheel, drawing lines of connection to each other to form a beautiful chart. Friends’ names are coloured according to how ‘hot’ or cold they are in terms of interlinks. I tried it out for …
Month: July 2008
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I sprained my ankle yesterday as we were about to leave for the airport in Bangkok. I stepped onto an uneven, cracked pavement, my foot slid and now my left ankle is in a bandage. I think it’s more of a sudden muscle pull but I am not taking any chances. However I need to …
We in Singapore should be thankful for having a relatively incident-free subway service. Of course, the London subway is much older and complex and so it is understandable that there would be more disruptions. We experienced line closures over the weekend for planned engineering works, but when this notice came up it shocked some of …
I used to marvel at the [Harrods](http://www.harrods.com/) [food hall](http://www.harrods.com/HarrodsStore/Product/Browse.aspx?Breadcrumb=foodhall) in my younger days. Somehow, this time I wasn’t wowed very much. In fact, despite the sale the place was relatively empty. It was late morning. We managed to grab seats at the Japanese restaurant. Check out the caviar! BTW these weren’t even the most expensive …
The price difference at M&S in London.
We had a brief stopover in Bangkok en route to London. We landed at Heathrow Airport. Unfortunately it was at the old terminal, which was fully showing its age. The red carpet we stood on was so worn out, that in some areas the underlying white threads were showing. The airport staff was as brusque …
In case you’re wondering: No, I did not get a new 3G iPhone while in the UK. See the poster. Sold out. And this was at a telco shop in Bristol, not even the main Apple store at Regent Street, London.
This is a quick post. We’ve done the usual – duck rice at Four Seasons, shopping at Harrod’s, and today we visited the Emirates Stadium to pick up some gear. May go back for a proper tour on Sat if the timing’s right. If there’s time we will squeeze in a museum visit. Tomorrow I …
While I may be in London and Bristol this week, I will not be contacting most of my friends in the area. Dear friends, I don’t mean to avoid you, but we have a busy schedule and I don’t wish to be the black sheep in the family. My very good friends will probably understand …