After reading this post, I’ve decided to finally consolidate all my email onto one account at a new Google Apps domain. At the same time it gave me an opportunity to shorten and simplify my email address so it’s easy enough to prounounce and spell. Apparently, after a handful of experiences calling for food delivery here in Singapore, my last name is not easily recognizable. Thus, the vanity email I currently use would ultimately be hard to relay on the phone. From the same post, I got an idea of how to avoid some of the pitfalls of having a hard-to-pronounce name. Excluding the .com part, he was able to shorten his original domain name, which was his first and last name similar to my domain, from 14 to 4 characters. So i’ve shortened mine from 9 to 6. It’s easier to relay a 6 character domain name than 9, specially if you have to keep repeating letters because the one you’re talking to just isn’t getting what you’re saying. Now, it’s also easier to write on paper based forms, like bank and insurance forms.
W3C has started a discussion on a Font Working Group so that a format can be adopted for embedding fonts in xHTML pages. This is a welcome development for web professionals who’ve always wanted to use fonts other than Arial, Verdana, Georgia, et. al. for content without having to resort to Flash (or Silverlight for that matter).
via Jeffrey Zeldman
I was contemplating on getting the Pearl Eliminator or the Iron Cobras. Although most people might prefer the Iron Cobras because they feel good out of the box, I ultimately decided on getting the Pearl because it is more customizable. Being the geek that I am, I like tweaking stuff. Moreover, my drumming style is still evolving so I thought it would be best to get a pedal that can adapt with my style in the long run. Besides, before moving here I’ve been using a Pearl drum kit back home. And while researching on both pedals, I remembered how I love Pearl hardware for having both beauty and function.
Some of the things I can customize are:
- beater angle
- beater type
- foot board angle/height
- cam (I have yet to decide which cam to use)
- option to switch to belt type
Yesterday, we had a gig at Orchard Cineleisure for Noise Singapore. The setup was rather unfamiliar to me since there wasn’t a stage. Sure, I’ve performed without a stage but it wasn’t a full band setup — acoustic gigs. The only one that had a platform was me, the drummer. Everyone else was on the same level the people were — on the street. Despite the technical glitches with the wirings I think we sounded great for the most part (from my monitor speaker that is). It was a rather refreshing experience creating music for passersby. I think I’d want to do something like that again.
I actually didn’t know we can be heard from Orchard Road. I hope the people who got a listen to our music enjoyed what they heard.
I’ve always wanted to get Nike+ before so I can be a bit more serious about running by keeping track of my runs. Apparently, my phone has a pre installed Sports Tracker and I tried it out this morning. And according to it, I ran some 2.28km today.
I was at the Google DevFest Asia in Singapore yesterday. Overall, I learned a lot, although it might take a while for me to process everything since there were a lot of topics covered.
Since I’ve been on my E71 a lot more. Here’s some apps that I frequently use on it.
Lately, I’ve been using my E71 more than my computer — to organize my calendar, read emails, make quick replies, update contact info. And with iSync I’ve been able to keep the info between my computer and mobile phone synchronized.
It’s been about a month since my Dad passed away and this morning I just missed him — his texts from time to time how I’m doing here and how he always liked the food in Newton Circus, which sadly I have never been to. I was wishing I could still text him about my rockstar moment yesterday. I miss him terribly.
