Today I discovered a miscommunication between two different groups of people. The key people in each group were, due to illness and external circumstances, missing in action for a while, and as a result, a third group (much larger than the other two) would be affected. It wouldn’t be the end of the world, but …
When I first became an Amex cardholder, four years ago, my name was spelt wrongly on the newly-issued credit card.* I called Customer Service, who sent me a new card – which was also spelt wrongly. I called Customer Service again, and they sent me another card – still, spelt wrongly. Evidence – two replacement …
Any idea what species of bird would build a nest hanging from a plant in my house? One friend already has a good idea… but if you have other theories do post them on this blog, or on Flickr. Thanks!
In the last couple of minutes, I’ve come up with a new, quick game. Step 1: Go here: [http://www.prchecker.info/check_page_rank.php](http://www.prchecker.info/check_page_rank.php) Step 2: Type in the URL of your own blog to find out its latest PageRank. Step 3: From there, type in another URL of another website that has a PageRank that’s 1 point higher than …
The time has come for my patient, long-standing readers, who know me fairly well, to come up with an interesting job title and a tangible, realistic description of what I’d be doing. If you can be even more specific, feel free to suggest suitable organisations (profit or nonprofit) where I can best contribute through my …
I discover the Chinese text features in my iPhone, and attempt to write something in Mandarin.
###New foreign talent!### The Agonist’s main protagonist (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun), founding editor Sean Paul Kelley, will be [relocating to Singapore](http://agonist.org/sean_paul_kelley/20080609/singapore_bound) for a few months as of 1 July. His readers have interesting comments on democracy in Singapore. May the Singapore blogosphere give him a warm welcome. ###Spread Firefox day### This Tuesday, let’s help …
Finally fixed up a [rough schedule for SXSW](http://sched.org/sxsw2008/vantan). So far these are my shortlisted panels for Interactive and Film. My selection is mostly Interactive, since this is what I’m being sponsored to cover, but as my work is moving into film as well, I might attend a film-related panel, pop out to catch a screening …
Finally, my video of Danny giving us a lesson in making the perfect cup of gourmet coffee at Geek Terminal, has been edited and compressed. Check it out: See my previous post on [Dinner at Geek Terminal](http://vantan.org/archives/2008/02/dinner_at_geek.php), for the full story.
David has an update on [Google happenings in Singapore](http://prspeak.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/google-singapore-marketing-briefing/). He shares these tips from Google: > 4 Ways to Strengthen Your Business Online > > 1. Make sure people searching on Google find you easily (more info at [http://adwords.google.com](http://adwords.google.com)) > 2. Use AdWords starter Edition and Business Pages (more info at [http://adwords.google.com](http://adwords.google.com)) > 3. Improve …