11 May, Mandai, Lorong Asrama. Last day of early bird registration.
12km. Damage = $44.
This time no GST charges and doing just 12km instead of 18km.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Energizer Night Trail 2013 registration.
11 May, Mandai, Lorong Asrama. Last day of early bird registration.
12km. Damage = $44.
This time no GST charges and doing just 12km instead of 18km.
Completed hunger games trilogy.
Completed reading the hunger games trilogy on my kindle paperwhite.
Must have been years since i read finished a book.
Consider the kindle arrived on Jan 21. I took about 1 month and 1 week to complete it.
Must have been years since i read finished a book.
Consider the kindle arrived on Jan 21. I took about 1 month and 1 week to complete it.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Run on 27 Feb - u turn at esplanade
Distance : 9.19 km
Avg Speed : 7:10 min/km, 8.4 km/h
Standard Wednesday run. U turn at Esplanade.
Shoe : New Balance MT20.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Hoot Hoot! Super Mario Bros 2.
Bought the below from funzcentre for Isaac next month birthday.
Damage = $52.
Damage = $52.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Run on 24 Feb - sengkang east side.
Distance : 6.41 km
Avg Speed : 6:41 min/km, 9.0 km/h
Shoe : Mizuno BE.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Run on 22 Feb - u turn at punggol popeye.
Distance : 9.37 km
Avg Speed : 7:25 min/km, 8.1 km/h
Did a friday run instead of bike.
Shoe : Mizuno BE.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Pictures of Dylan and Isaac
Taken at Yamaha kovan music school.
Signing Isaac up for Electone lesson.
Signing Isaac up for Electone lesson.
New-look coins by mid-2013 - Channel NewsAsia
New-look coins by mid-2013 - Channel NewsAsia
By Lip Kwok Wai | Posted: 21 February 2013 1713 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore will have a whole new set of coins in circulation by the middle of this year.
The current Second Series coins were first introduced in 1985 and featured local plants and flowers, depicting Singapore as a garden city.
But they'll soon make way for the Third Series featuring five of Singapore's national icons and landmarks - the Merlion, Port of Singapore, Changi Airport, Public Housing and the Esplanade.
For example, HDB flats - home to more than 80 per cent of Singaporeans - will be featured on the 10-cent coin... and the Esplanade on the 5-cent coin.
"Coins reflect the events, persons or symbols significant to a nation. The new series coins depict local icons and landmarks that are familiar to Singaporeans and reflect various aspects of Singapore's progress as a nation," said Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Each coin denomination has an electro-magnetic signature, which allows vending machines to detect counterfeit and foreign coins.
The one-dollar coin contains additional security features such as its bi-metallic composition and laser mark micro-engraving in the shape of Singapore's national flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim.
The new coins will have larger denomination numerals for easy identification and features to facilitate identification by the visually-impaired.
The coins are progressively sized by denomination, with the 5-cent coin being the smallest and one-dollar coin being the largest.
Mrs Foo-Yap Siew Hong, Assistant Managing Director of MAS, said, "The Second Series coins have been in use for more than 25 years. There will be a period of adjustment as we all get comfortable with the new coins. MAS will continue to work closely with our stakeholders to smoothen the transition."
MAS says it has been working with public transport operators to ensure that coin-operated machines at MRT/LRT stations are calibrated to accept both the current and new series coins before the launch.
It has also been working with businesses with coin-operated facilities such as vending machine operators and supermarkets to prepare them for the launch.
And to ensure a smooth transition, the current series will continue to be legal tender, as they are phased out over the next four years.
- CNA/de
By Lip Kwok Wai | Posted: 21 February 2013 1713 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore will have a whole new set of coins in circulation by the middle of this year.
The current Second Series coins were first introduced in 1985 and featured local plants and flowers, depicting Singapore as a garden city.
But they'll soon make way for the Third Series featuring five of Singapore's national icons and landmarks - the Merlion, Port of Singapore, Changi Airport, Public Housing and the Esplanade.
For example, HDB flats - home to more than 80 per cent of Singaporeans - will be featured on the 10-cent coin... and the Esplanade on the 5-cent coin.
"Coins reflect the events, persons or symbols significant to a nation. The new series coins depict local icons and landmarks that are familiar to Singaporeans and reflect various aspects of Singapore's progress as a nation," said Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Each coin denomination has an electro-magnetic signature, which allows vending machines to detect counterfeit and foreign coins.
The one-dollar coin contains additional security features such as its bi-metallic composition and laser mark micro-engraving in the shape of Singapore's national flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim.
The new coins will have larger denomination numerals for easy identification and features to facilitate identification by the visually-impaired.
The coins are progressively sized by denomination, with the 5-cent coin being the smallest and one-dollar coin being the largest.
Mrs Foo-Yap Siew Hong, Assistant Managing Director of MAS, said, "The Second Series coins have been in use for more than 25 years. There will be a period of adjustment as we all get comfortable with the new coins. MAS will continue to work closely with our stakeholders to smoothen the transition."
MAS says it has been working with public transport operators to ensure that coin-operated machines at MRT/LRT stations are calibrated to accept both the current and new series coins before the launch.
It has also been working with businesses with coin-operated facilities such as vending machine operators and supermarkets to prepare them for the launch.
And to ensure a smooth transition, the current series will continue to be legal tender, as they are phased out over the next four years.
- CNA/de
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Sony Announces New PlayStation 4 Console (But Doesn’t Show the Console)
Sony Announces New PlayStation 4 Console (But Doesn’t Show the Console)
It’s finally here: The next-generation console.
Except, well, you can’t see the console.
As expected, Sony tonight announced the PlayStation 4, the newest videogame console from the Japanese electronics maker.
However, no console was shown during the two-hour event. Sony instead appealed to its hard-core gaming audience with a string of new game titles.
We know the new PlayStation 4 includes an x86 CPU, an enhanced 8-core PC graphics processor and a secondary custom chip for background processing of digital titles. It comes with 8 gigabytes of internal memory. And its controller is a DualShock 4 controller with a touchpad and “3D” camera-tracking.
Sony said the console has been in development for the past five years. But, aside from teasing that the console would be available in the 2013 holiday season, no additional details on price or availability were given.
There are some interesting new features to the console. The PS4 will offer the ability to “trim” portions of the game and share clips of the games with friends over social networks, in addition to sharing over the PlayStation network. And Sony, perhaps looking to revitalize its not-exactly-best-selling PS Vita, also showed how PS4 games can be played remotely on the handheld mobile device.
As expected, cloud gaming is also a part of the PS4 announcement: Gaikai cofounder and CEO Dave Perry appeared on stage to discuss how Gaikai, which Sony acquired last year, is being integrated to make game titles readily available in the cloud. Gamers will be allowed to try some titles before they buy.
The company kicked off the event stating that it marked a bold step forward for Sony as a company. “The living room is no longer the focal point of the PlayStation ecosystem,” said Sony’s president and CEO of Sony Computer entertainment Andrew House.
Despite that, Sony spent a good portion of its event on Tuesday showing off game trailers for exclusive console titles like Knack, Killzone Shadow Fall and Drive Club, showing more attention towards its hardcore gaming audience than video-streaming consumers or mobile game adopters. Executives from Capcom, Square Enix and Ubisoft also appeared on stage touting new game titles.
And Bungie, the game developer behind the popular Halo franchise, showed a new first-person shooter game, called Destiny, it has created exclusively for PS4 and PS3.
The new PlayStation 4 console comes at a particularly perilous time for the traditional videogame industry. Gaming software sales, especially, have suffered due to the rise of cheap or free Web-based games, while Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft have allowed several-year gaps in between new consoles, forcing some to question the relevance of the console.
Sony to date has sold more than 70 million PlayStation 3 units worldwide, and claims more than 110 million members in its PlayStation Network. But about two years ago, the company suffered a setback when roughly 77 million user accounts were hacked, causing the company to temporarily shut down the network. Sony later said the hack cost the company $171 million that financial year.
In January the NPD Group, a research firm that tracks videogame hardware and software but not digital sales, reported that the Microsoft Xbox 360 had outsold the other home consoles for the 25th month in a row. But that was a mere silver lining: Software and hardware sales overall were still down 13 and 17 percent, respectively, when adjusted for a four-week month.
Microsoft is also widely expected to roll out its own new console, possibly named the Microsoft Xbox 720, this year.
Let’s hope Microsoft shows off the actual console at its event.
It’s finally here: The next-generation console.
Except, well, you can’t see the console.
As expected, Sony tonight announced the PlayStation 4, the newest videogame console from the Japanese electronics maker.
However, no console was shown during the two-hour event. Sony instead appealed to its hard-core gaming audience with a string of new game titles.
We know the new PlayStation 4 includes an x86 CPU, an enhanced 8-core PC graphics processor and a secondary custom chip for background processing of digital titles. It comes with 8 gigabytes of internal memory. And its controller is a DualShock 4 controller with a touchpad and “3D” camera-tracking.
Sony said the console has been in development for the past five years. But, aside from teasing that the console would be available in the 2013 holiday season, no additional details on price or availability were given.
There are some interesting new features to the console. The PS4 will offer the ability to “trim” portions of the game and share clips of the games with friends over social networks, in addition to sharing over the PlayStation network. And Sony, perhaps looking to revitalize its not-exactly-best-selling PS Vita, also showed how PS4 games can be played remotely on the handheld mobile device.
As expected, cloud gaming is also a part of the PS4 announcement: Gaikai cofounder and CEO Dave Perry appeared on stage to discuss how Gaikai, which Sony acquired last year, is being integrated to make game titles readily available in the cloud. Gamers will be allowed to try some titles before they buy.
The company kicked off the event stating that it marked a bold step forward for Sony as a company. “The living room is no longer the focal point of the PlayStation ecosystem,” said Sony’s president and CEO of Sony Computer entertainment Andrew House.
Despite that, Sony spent a good portion of its event on Tuesday showing off game trailers for exclusive console titles like Knack, Killzone Shadow Fall and Drive Club, showing more attention towards its hardcore gaming audience than video-streaming consumers or mobile game adopters. Executives from Capcom, Square Enix and Ubisoft also appeared on stage touting new game titles.
And Bungie, the game developer behind the popular Halo franchise, showed a new first-person shooter game, called Destiny, it has created exclusively for PS4 and PS3.
The new PlayStation 4 console comes at a particularly perilous time for the traditional videogame industry. Gaming software sales, especially, have suffered due to the rise of cheap or free Web-based games, while Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft have allowed several-year gaps in between new consoles, forcing some to question the relevance of the console.
Sony to date has sold more than 70 million PlayStation 3 units worldwide, and claims more than 110 million members in its PlayStation Network. But about two years ago, the company suffered a setback when roughly 77 million user accounts were hacked, causing the company to temporarily shut down the network. Sony later said the hack cost the company $171 million that financial year.
In January the NPD Group, a research firm that tracks videogame hardware and software but not digital sales, reported that the Microsoft Xbox 360 had outsold the other home consoles for the 25th month in a row. But that was a mere silver lining: Software and hardware sales overall were still down 13 and 17 percent, respectively, when adjusted for a four-week month.
Microsoft is also widely expected to roll out its own new console, possibly named the Microsoft Xbox 720, this year.
Let’s hope Microsoft shows off the actual console at its event.
Run on 20 Feb - u turn at esplanade
Distance : 9.35 km
Avg Speed : 7:17 min/km, 8.2 km/h
Standard Wednesday run. U turn at Esplanade.
Its been months since i ran to Esplanade.
Shoe : New Balance MT20.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Run on 19 Feb - CBD run, set E, Tanjong Pagar MRT up to Mount Faber
Distance : 8.28 km
Avg Speed : 7:47 min/km, 7.7 km/h
Shoe : New Balance MT20.
Ran till halfway up to Mount Faber as it rained quite heavily after Kampong Bahru.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Run on 17 Feb - u turn at YCK motorola
Distance : 10.30 km
Avg Speed : 6:46 min/km, 8.9 km/h
Shoe : Mizuno BE
First 10km run of the year. Hopefully this will kick start my running again.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Run on 13 Feb - sengkang east side.
Time taken : 44:50
Distance : 6.61 kmAvg Speed : 6:47 min/km, 8.9 km/h
Shoe : Mizuno BE
Monday, February 11, 2013
Run on 11 Feb - sengkang west side.
Time taken : 28:20
Distance : 4.21 km
Avg Speed : 6:43 min/km, 8.9 km/h
Shoe : Mizuno BE.
First year of the snake run.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Run on 9 Feb - sengkang east side.
Time taken : 44:00
Distance : 6.42 kmAvg Speed : 6:51 min/km, 8.8 km/h
Shoe : New Balance MT876.
Chinese New Year Eve run. Last run for the year of the dragon.
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