I am organizing a free and easy trip to bintan and i found that i cannot take the ferry from the usual Singapore Cruise Centre at harbourfront. I have to buy ferry tickets over at the other ferry terminal, the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (or TMFT).
You will need to take a MRT to the Tanah Merah mrt station, then change to Bus number 35 to reach the ferry terminal. The bus will take about 15 mins to reach the ferry terminal.

My girlfriend brought a present with her when she visited me last week. It was a 35mm twin lens camera and you need to assemble it by yourself. It has been very long time since i tried to read a japanese instruction. Furthermore, we discovered several labeling mistakes in the assembling instructions. We discovered them thanks to its high definition diagrams of the parts. If you are working on them, remember to double check on the publisher website for the amendment.
Assembling the camera took us around 4 hours. Beside the …

After those sprouted leaves all died without opening up, i decided to transfer the seeds to the soil.

You will noticed that one of the seed’s external has turned brown (bottom left).  The other seed’s shoot also start to dry up (bottom right).
Not long after, i saw fungi growing on them before my mum threw them away. I have 5 seeds left.

Ethically Variable Factors -13
- Universals -7
1. Contact
2. Feeling
3. Perception
4. Volition
5. One-pointedness
6. Life faculty
7. Attention
- Occasionals -6
8. Initial application
9. Sustained application
10. Decision
11. Energy
12. Zest
13. Desire
Unwholesome factors -14
14. Delusion
15. Shamelessness
16. Fearlessness of wrong
17. Restlessness
18. Greed
19. Wrong view
20. Conceit
21. Hatred
22. Envy
23. Avarice
24. Worry
25. Sloth
26. Torpor
27. Doubt
Beautiful factors -25
-Beautiful Universal -19
28. Faith
29. Mindfulness
30. Shame
31. Fear of wrongdoing
32. Non-greed
33. Non-hatred
34. Neutrality of mind
35. Tranquillity of mental body
36. Tranquillity of consness
37. Lightness of mental body
38. Lightness of consness
39. Malleability of mental body
40. Malleability of consness
41. Wieldiness of mental body
42. Wieldiness of consness
43. Proficiency of mental body
44. …

This was my first trip to Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. After trying very hard to fly some engineers into the country, i decided it is time to fly in myself. This was considered as “cost saving”.
Timor-Leste also known as the East Timor, it used to be part of Indonesia. Timor-Leste became an independent country on 2002 after some fierce struggle. Timor-Leste is a mysterious country to many people as it does not enjoy much publicity. In fact it is a rather strange country to me as well.
Why Timor-Leste is …

Yes! The Sony Ericsson MS500 is available in Singapore now!I happened to take a walk in the Funan Challenger tonight and i spotted it. I have been on the lookout for it since its press release in March this year. When i was on my Taiwan trip, i was also checking out this Sony Ericsson MS500 at their outlets. I must be still in Great Singapore Sale (GSS) mood because i quickly grab one, pay for it with my Maybank Master Card, tear open the box, load in the batteries …

One day Batam trip to eat and shop. A group of us decided to go Batam (free and easy) on a weekend. Batam is an Indonesia island very close to Singapore.
How to go Batam
There are many providers to bring you to Batam from Singapore. Some of them are located in Harbourfront center. They are the Penguin, Wave master and BatamFast. They operate ferry serice to and from Batam Center and Singapore at regular intervals.
Things to note when going to Batam

1. Batam is 1 hour behind SG time.
2. Beside the ferry ticket, …

This is the first time I bought an OTO product.  OTO and OSIM are popular names  in the healthcare industry. They came up with many innovative health products. I have been suffering from regular stiff shoulder from my work due to the lengthy time required to sit in front of the notebook. Also there is the Great Singapore Sales (GSS) 2009 going on, you usually get additional discount and free gift.  So I decided to drop by their showroom and test it out.

The OTO Power Tap (model PT-708):
The device is …

Life is Happiness. If Buddha is still around, he will likely says “Life is Happiness”.

With modern society, people are more receptive to positive thinking. As such, the new four noble truths will be as below:
1. Life is happiness
2. The cause of happiness
3. The continuous of happiness
4. The path leading to the continuous of happiness
Come! come! Let us lead a peaceful and happy life. ?Who says buddhism is?pessimistic?