Short vacation in Singapore

Came back yesterday evening from KL on business and prior to that spent a few days in Singapore taking a short R&R.

Got from Singapore my new toy which is a Treo 680 smartphone running on the Palm OS. She will replace my HP PDA running on WM5 which I don't particularly fancy. The Treo 680 sure looks sexy and I guess I'll be wasting lots of time in the evenings looking for new software for her. It's much cheaper to get a smartphone in Singapore than KL as smartphones are taxable in Malaysia.

Also got a Canon A550 digital camera to supplement the Sony camcorder. 7.1 MP, 4x optical zoom and runs on AA batteries. She's not top of the line but sufficient for my needs as I just need a point and shoot. I've had enough of SLR's and the like as they are just too bulky 99% of the time. When I took the family to Hong Kong/Macau last year, I did not bother to bring the Nikon SLR.
I bought the digital camera in KL though as the prices of cameras are dearer in Singapore.

The last time I was in Singapore was more than a decade ago and it's still as clean as ever if not even cleaner! The local food sure has improved a lot and it tastes much better! I couldn't last long in Orchard Road though as there were just too many people shopping and the shopping complexes were too spotlessly clean for my taste!

Met up with Dav, Lily and kids who took me out for a wonderful dinner and also to the Singapore Zoo which was absolutely outstanding. Thanks for the hospitality guys. Dav, please don't forget to email me the pictures we took together. Please send my regards to your little ones and Claudia .............. they were great to have around and I honestly enjoyed the Sunday outing.

Amanda thanks Auntie Lily for her little present. It was awfully nice of you Lily.

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LUX accessories

Got my LUX in July 06 and to date I have added the following:

Thule, Sweden roof load bars
Thule, Sweden roof fairing to reduce the bloody wind noise which was driving me nuts. Had to order the Thule fairing all the way from the US as it was only available there.
FlatTop, Aussie hard tonneau cover
Aussie dashboard cover
VDO turbo boost and pyrometer EGT gauges
Philips H4 60/55w +15 halogen bulbs
Aussie floor mats
DPChip, Aussie diesel tuning chip
EGR, Aussie bug deflector
Icom V-8000 VHF mobile rig with Diamond SG7500 Super Gainer or M150 1/4 wave antennas
Permacool ATF oil cooler
K&N air filter
Nippon tint film


Many more bits to come but it will be a long term project to gradually transform her!

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I'm back!

Was just reading my own blog and I know I have not updated my blog for almost a year!

It's just that I didn't feel I had much to post anyway in my mundane and unexciting life....... LOL!

Anyway, after reading my blog I found it fascinating that I actually had a collection of my thoughts and events recorded ............................

Anyway, a very nice event happened today. I met up with about 10 of my classmates from my secondary school in Tawau today whom some I have not seen or heard from since 1984. That's 23 years.............

Yep, 23 years is a bloody long time........... It was fantastic to share and chat after all these years. We are planning to meet again in Tawau in May 2007 for a even bigger reunion and I'm looking forward to meet some more class mates of mine.

The circle is almost complete and as I look back in life, I wish I had done more in life and had been even more adventurous.

To my schoolmates whom I met today, it was definitely fun to meet all of you again.

Cheers mates.