After various server and blog problems this year, including haggling with an increasingly disengaged web host which I will no longer recommend, I (too hastily) deleted the WordPress blog I had set up and re-imported my old Movable Type archives. So I’ve lost some posts between 2014-2017. No biggie there. Hope this works and stays …
Again, it’s been a while since my last update. Every time I think of this blog, I wonder whether it is time to bring things to a close. It’s not easy finding a common theme for this blog anymore, as my interests are so varied that it may bewilder some readers. One day, I may …
Recently I was updating different groups of seniors (including an elderly relative) on how information can be easily found on the Internet, say, about myself. In fact, someone did discover my online profile prior to meeting me, and I was recounting how impressed I was at this resourcefulness. However, that provoked a very different reaction …
Saw this at a bookshop today, and decided to buy it. To give you an idea of what to expect, here are a couple of excerpts: Milton’s Paradise Lost Shakespeare’s Macbeth So don’t think I’ve totally stopped reading fiction. See, I’ve met my quota of at least one fiction book a year. (Everything else I …
It’s been 3 weeks in France already and the food is great. I don’t miss Singapore food at all (Let’s see if this can last for 2 months). The breads, the cheeses, the wine, the champagne are all good. And the weather is lovely today. Clear skies (UV rays!!!), cool winds, better road manners. What …
This blog’s back up again, but the spammers are still hitting my MT comments file, according to my web stats log files. I’ve just blocked several more IP addresses, all coming from Nevada / Las Vegas. I apologise if there are really people from that state trying to read my blog, but in one day …
Just checked my [Mint](http://www.haveamint.com/) stats and discovered lots of [linklove](http://cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com/index.php/archives/2008/09/08/feedback-to-singapore-pr-teams-from-a-local-bloggers-perspective/) from [Cowboy Caleb](http://cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com/). Seems that my recent post on [Feedback to PR teams](http://vantan.org/archives/2008/09/feedback_to_pr.php) may have generated some interest among other local bloggers. As I mentioned then, I don’t mean to stir up trouble but clarify how things can be better so that we don’t waste …
Over the past 2 weeks I’ve received 3 invitations to technology and arts-related events. I appreciate the attention, but would like to pass on some feedback to public relations teams: Send invitations in advance, not at the last minute Two of the invitations were for an event that would occur the day after. Given the …
I’m blogging this via iPhone right after installing the [iMT plugin](http://plugins.movabletype.org/imt/). This creates an iPhone-friendly interface for blogging. I can easily create a new post, check comments and view my latest entries. Installation was a breeze, although a couple of things didn’t seem to be working at first. When I tried to create a new …
The NTUC Comfort taxi driver taking me to Changi Airport wasn’t the usual uncle-type of person. He was young, inquisitive and made interesting observations instead of remaining sullenly quiet throughout the trip. So I asked him how long he’s been working as a taxi driver. He said 2 months. I told him he didn’t seem …