QR Code System not available on Day 1 of Launch

It is a joke if people are taking things seriously on the first with Malaysia. To be frank, Even they said first day to provide convienence to people crossing via QR Code, one should take with a pinch of salt. The only thing is they are fast is fining people. Its hard for them to improve overnight, but i certainly can see improvement as compared to a decade ago. Let's hope Malaysia can be more efficient for the coming years when SG JB Special Economic Zone begins ! For now, give them some time to resolve and stablised these issues. Problems and issues from time to time must be within your expectations too. 

Closure of Harry's at Novena

Well, this is a surprise as Harry's had been operating at Novena for a very long time. I also visited this for many years back when i was still working at Novena. The fortunate thing is they still have other branch operating and not closing for good. Alcohol businesses had been very difficult in Singapore honestly and its because of the operating hours limitation. This is also the place where i tried many different brands of VSOP and my cordon bleu with different mixtures. 

Hai Kah Lang to open in Singapore as its first overseas branch

Yeah i had been to Hai Kah Lang at their malaysian branch several times and i really like its dishes. I even buy their fish crackers each time i visited them. Of course i am able to get most of their dishes with ease and add extra premium ingredients. But it is the same issue again. In Singapore, its going to be costly and opening at Funan, don't need to see the newly released menu and you will know that there will be a big jump in prices as compared to the Malaysian counterpart. But hope they can maintain the same standard when they are operating here in SG.

Bank Account System [WhiteOut Survival]

Even game also have bank account, but is using gems. Of all the different rates, i think the best is still the daily interest. Daily Interest of 5% but the maxmium limit is 6000 gems in game gems. So the daily payout is 300 gems additional to me but will lock up 6000 gems within the day. But the catch is this daily interest is only available for those who spend in the game unfortunately. For the totally F2P, they will need to utilise the rest of the option which is quite bad. So similarly to real life bank FD, we will need to always find the best deal to generate out more interest.

China pressing own local tech companies to stop buying Nvidia Chips

The world and China will all be trying to rely on themselves since US threatened everyone especially China. Now China will not be using other people's Tech especially US even after NVIDIA tried to tailor-made for China to comply with US export restrictions. China will made use of its own techology now to compete with the world to produce its own product. I mean every country is trying to do the same, but not possible due to several factors as each countries had its own limited resources and constraint. Anyway, looking forward to China Tech.

Hakku Yu Guangzhou at NorthPoint

Finally i came down to try this. Got to queue for 30 to 45 minutes. But eventually got a seat for the three of us. Its something that we wanted to try, but we came after 2 weeks of business in Northpoint. Seems that it is their second outlet. Their famous dish is the Salted-Baked Chicken. We got half chicken, tried their pork soup and claypot sausage rice as well as the bayberry drink. Except for the pork soup which we will skip in future because its just normal. But the rest of the dish is exceptionally good. So it is worth coming a second visit to try other dishes, but the primary dish of the Salted Chicken is a must order !

Bad Teens Behaviour in Shanghai

Well, i can't just blame it on Shanghai or China, in fact all over the world, there are many irresponsible teenagers causing trouble or behaving badly in the public. So for this case, i think Hai Di Lao did the right thing in getting the compensation from them. Sometimes, certain people need to go through the harshest lesson in order to learn. Hai Di Lao need to need to change lots of things in order to continue its business as some customer might mind the dirty fittings. 

Humful Prawn Laksa

Mmm this Humfull Prawn Laksa is quite famous and they had many awards displayed at their shop. As i am working in the area, i went to try this. Ordered the ALL IN which contains, hum, prawns and chicken meat. But at $10, the portion and quantity is little. It is similar to Katong Laksa with a different twist. But it sure is costly and i felt not worth it. Taste wise, i felt its normal only, not that fantastic also. Oh well. 

McCrispy Burger and Crinkle Cut Fries Review

Tried the Crinkle Cut Fries and its horrible. I think just stick to the normal fries will be fine. Whats worst was i have to fork out extra $1 to upgrade to the Crinkle Cut Fries. Best to avoid. By itself, it is tasteless, need to mix with the chilli sauce. As for the McCrispy Burger, it is all right, but better stick to McSpicy, still one of the best.

New Starbucks Yuan Yang Coffee Frappuccino

At Venti Size, this new Singapore Exclusive Yuan Yang Coffee Frappuccino costs at $10.20. But i tried this drink at half the price using the Starbucks Member 50% off to offset the price. Even at $5.10, i think its expensive, but at least i get to enjoy half the damage only. 😅 So what do i think about this drink? I think it is good and suitable for Asian's taste bud. I personally felt that Starbucks one a little Tea 60% and Kopi 40% weightage. But still can drink lah.

Troop Training with Sun Castle Buff [WhiteOut Survival]

So yeah, with the sun castle buff and application to be the Minister of Education, this is the Training Speed and Capacity Boost value as above. So technically, i am saving resources and time for producing more troops. Hence, i recommend applying this frequently to keep training troops. In this game, troops are never enough and is beneficial in all aspects of the game including battling and gathering.

Interesting Analysis on Troop Training [WhiteOut Survival]

Well the game mechanic is truly applied with the exact number of stats you get or increase in terms of stats. So today I am talking about Troop Training and the speed. As you know, in order to boost this training speed, your barrack and its level determine its base training speed. What other will boost is your Research Facility, Island upgrades and the only hero as of 2nd Season, Ling Xue since the start of the game. Ling Xue itself let you boost 20% of training time when max. So when all the stats were put together, it will show the final percentage points at this Power Bonus Overview. So when I want to train 670 T9 Infantry troops, the original time taken is 1 day, 22 minutes and 50 seconds. Convert that value into seconds is 87770 seconds. With the Training Speed of 168.80%, 87770 seconds divided by 168.80, it will equal to 9 Hours 6 minutes as shown above. Hence, together with the Sun Castle bonus boost of extra 50%, that will cut further time to train. But eventually, you will still need to boost your Training Speed as much as possible to reduce the use of Speed up and to get as many troops trained at the shortest time possible.

New iPhone 17 Pro Max

Apple finally released their new iPhone 17 series. In SG, the iPhone 17 512GB is going for S$1599, iPhone 17 Air 512GB at $1899, iPhone 17 Pro at $2049 and iPhone 17 Pro Max at $2199. To be frank, it is kind of very expensive to own in this era. But with AppleCare+ and iPhone 17 Pro Max 2TB is the most expensive one can get at $3418. I wonder how to afford these phones nowadays. But of course, many people will goes all ways to get it still. In terms of usability, i think it still meets most people's expectation and use in everyday's apps. Let's see how it fares in the coming months.

New Reclaimed Land at Pulau Tekong

Reclaimation of Land is not new to Singapore as we have shortage of land. But the latest addition of this land plot at Palau Tekong is great. Basically they are using it for Military Training which is the intended purpose all along together with Pulau Tekong. But of course, not many people is happy of this. But life goes on right? Changi Airport area is also very critical to Singapore, hence it is well positioned in this sense.

Ordering ChaPanda via GrabFood

So on my lazy Sunday, i ordered ChaPanda's Kyoho Grape Tea and the other with Cheese. This is also my second time drinking ChaPanda. From GrabFood, both of this drinks cost me $18++ to deliver to my house. So its an once in a blue moon affair to do this. But fortunately, the drink is consistently good and enjoyable. The seal on the bag is good also to ensure no tampering throughout the delivery. So i think its quite worth it in the end.

KitKat Chocolate Drink

This new Kitkat Chocolate Drink Pack contains 10 sticks for your 10 cups of drink. Its not that bad. But really need to measure properly with the amount of water. I tried too much water, the diluted drink felt tasteless. Too little water, the taste will be very heavy. So once you put in the proper amount of water, the drink is perfect. Recommend to get this.

Appointment of Minister of Education [WhiteOut Survival]

Finally being appointed as the Minister of Education for WhiteOut Survival. I'm able to train troops 50% faster and with extra training capacity. Unfortunately, i am unable to utilise it fast as I need to retain my Speed Up resource. So it is for the sake of trying to be an education minister. So i'll be applying for Interior Minister for extra boost in Resources is much better.

Malls Infrastructure seems to be getting worst

Malls' Infrastructure seems to be not that good lately. Taking into consideration of other recent incidents at Star Vista glass shattered, Dian Xiao Er's lighting fell off and injured people, etc. This one is due to pipe burst at City Square Mall. Not be confused with the JB City Square Shopping Center, this one occurred in Singapore. So sometimes you wondered if proper maintenance is there or simply everyone is waiting for problem to occur before fixing. It seems that many places are like that, despite me warning the danger ahead. People still want to save cost, maybe because due to KPI. 😅

Stronghold Battle that causes strong player to quit [WhiteOut Survival]

I would say for my entire life, this Whiteout Survival is the only game where i became a P2W player. For several stronghold battles, it was tough and we won only 1 or 2 times out of 3 battles so far as it is a weekly affair. It sure gives out several rewards and all alliance members supposed to attend. For this round, we had the hardest battle with IND, but because we grew slightly stronger now and my alliance leader pumped in gems and money to quickly bump up the capacity temporarily. Thats the reason we won. I get to defend for awhile as the top for a slight moment. HAHA so better take selfie. But because of this hard fought battle, i am sad that our rival opponent which was one of the strongest, quit because he lost this one Stronghold battle. WTF. There goes our motivation. Felt that many aspect of this game also shows the hard truth about real life experiences. But i'm not just going to quit here and will become even stronger !

Board and Card Games in Singapore

Well, i do love to participate in competition. But to be honest, it is hard to play professionally and compete internationally. As a child, studies and tuition are important and occupied most of the time. As an adult, work and family matters are very important. It is hard to find time to focus on strategy or even hard to participlate in rare events in Singapore. But whats best is at most, most players in Singapore is more of the trader type rather than being a player. So its just hard.

My First SunCastle Battle [WhiteOut Survival]

After my first Sun Castle Battle in this state, i managed to get Rank 18. Rewards are still tons of gems and charms which are extremely important. But the downside is i had wasted so much well kept resources. I think for the next one, i will just focus on the basic reward. In addition, i spent a straight 5 hours battle which i got to use 2 phones to swap after depletion of battery. But what an experience. Congrats to DOX for being the first President of this state.

Don Don Donki Japanese Light Cheesecake

Its cheap, but not to my liking. I feel that it is ok to take a slice. The moment you take more than one slice, it is just too much. But one whole cake is like less than $6, but able to share between 10 pax. But since they are still selling, means that there are really people who like it.

126 Canberra new Lemak Chicken Store

Bought his Lemak Chicken Rice for $5 at this new store. I don't think it is a 100% muslim owned store as i think the boss is chinese. For $5, i think it is just ok value for a fried chicken drumstick, fried egg, chilli, cumumber, rice and the lemak gravy. The lemak gravy is so so, chicken drumstick dry, egg is just ok, but the chilli is good. A little on the sour side, but its considered spicy. As i don't eat much nowadays, so portion is just right. Maybe might try their other stuffs on the menu.

120 Canberra Crescent Zi Char

Haiya, the zi char is becoming from bad to worst. Seafood Fried Rice with egg costs $7. Before it is good and cheaper, but today not only it became more expensive, but i am getting all the burnt rice and overcooked seafood. Because of this, i no longer support them. It takes consistency to carry out a business. Once you affect your regulars, thats probably the last time you will earn.

Johor quakes a reminder that severe tremors can impact Malaysia, Singapore

Yeah it can affect anywhere in the world. Although Singapore is relatively safe, it does had its impact damaging one of the houses in Chinatown. But that is from a long time ago. But whats scary now is that Segamat District had been hit with tremors 5 times in a week. I not sure what the authorities will do for now, but it somehow will affect housing prices in the area during this time. We hope that the area will be peaceful and the earthquake will subside soon.

Last Visit at Pang Pang Kopi vegetarian Cafe at Canberra Plaza

After some lousy visit experiences at this Pang Pang Kopi vegetarian Cafe at Canberra Plaza, i went back to give another chance, however after trying out their Mee Rebus and Hainanese Chicken Curry Rice, the standard really fell short and it price. It is really sad and hope that it is better to change for other stall owner to do it. It is much worst than the previous Grove restaurant. You can try it for yourself and given the price, I can get better food elsewhere in the area.

Non-Google Play Store Apps banned in Singapore

Yeah so Singapore will start blocking apps from unverified developers such as not being listed in Google PlayStore with effect from September 2026. In a way, it is much safer. But immediate thought, Singapore Pool app is one of them as it is currently not listed in Playstore and is via sideload apps. So i guess now developers are very busy now until Sep next year.

How to use $100 SG Culture Pass Credits

Valid until 31 December 2028, $100 is not that bad to begin supporting SG shows. After redeem of your credits, you will be able to book events at the popular booking platforms. So from these booking platform itself, you can browse through your interested shows accordingly. I think this is a rather nice initiative.

Thomson Medical venture into Johor Singapore Special Economic Zone

Wow i am impressed that such facilities is to target majority of foreigners residing in JB. Probably becoming a retirement hub perhaps. 😅 Jokes aside, but in this case, i think it is also to target rich people to get into a much better healthcare needs. I doubt it will be cheap as Malaysia Government's Hospital are so much cheaper. But then, Malaysia is shortage of Specialist Medical, hence it is a good move that Thomson Medical is trying to do this.

M1 MAXX upgrading to 5G

Finally after Simba bought over M1, M1 Maxx is offering all its subscribers for free 5G. As i am using physical sim, so i will probably need to go over one of the MAXX Roadshow to exchange my 4G Sim Card for a 5G Sim Card. But having 5G connections and able to use it at many countries with just below $14 is an ultimate steal !

Foon Yew Laksa | Best Rated Laksa

When i wanted to finally go down to Foon Yew Laksa few months back, they were closed. But finally there are good news that their new stall is finally going to open soon ! It is JB best and highly rated Laksa with massive amount and types of ingredient for your selection. I hope the new store's standard will be high or at least maintain at its strict standard. Will plan for a trip soon and visit them.

The new address will be at Jalan Stulang Laut, Johor Bahru 80300.

Another Scam from Mia's Fortune Hut [WhiteOut Survival]

The rewards are so random till it is almost a scam that bait you into buying more fortune Pack. So strongly advice everyone not to spend a single cent on this. It is still largely depend on your luck. So focus on other better events.

NDP making back to National Stadium in 2026

Yeah finally its back to our iconic National Stadium. Guess i will take this chance to bid for NDP tickets in 2026. The last time i went for NDP was back in 1996. So 2026 will be a good chance to celebrate my 30 years of return to NDP physically. That also say that i am really old now. Sigh. But i think National Stadium made as a very good venue for this purpose.

Bird of Paradise at Mandai Bird Paradise

I went to Bird Paradise and also went to eat Birds of Paradise which is famous for its ice cream. Over at the outlet, they were also selling sandwiches, waffles and beverages. But our key motive is to try the Ice Cream. Bought this for $13 for double scoop. Paid the extra $1 for the Pistachio flavor. Unfortunately the Pistachio flavor wasn't so nice, but it is still decent. The best one is the Coconut Slush which is great and you can really taste like the real coconut thingy. Not too sweet and everything were made to perfection.

AvoFresh Smashed Avocado

Bought two of the AvoFresh Avocado at 2 for $13.60. It is expensive, because it is imported from Australia and made in Australia. I thought it is just pure Avocado, but the moment i ate it. I was so WRONG. Maybe i am not used to it, but i don't think pure avocado tasted like this. It is sour, but confirmed it was not spolit. Suspect they added too much of something else, maybe to preserve it. But it sure doesn't taste so good. Think will not buy this again. 😞

Handmade Kong Bak Pau from Bee Sim

Steamed my own Kong Bak Pau. It is ok, but it is way too sinful and fatty. But i agree it should be like this. Best part that these ready made buns are so convenience. Think cannot always eat this. 😆Cost me around $5.65 per pack. Think i bought two packet for a discount. Can't remember the receipt as i filled in for Sheng Siong Lucky Draw. Haha

Guangzhou Hakka Salt-Baked Chicken at NorthPoint City

Guangzhou's famous Hakka Salt-Baked Chicken is finally opened in NorthPoint ! Saw the queue in the morning that many people were queuing and can't wait to go in to try. I passed by and took the menu first. Will plan for a time to visit and try this once the crowd subside. Can see that they won several awards, should be good.

Mcdonald Malaysia at Bukit Indah

Went on a lazy morning at this Mcdonald at Bukit Indah. Was surprised that there is not much people eating there. Its so much different than Mcdonald in Sinagpore where its always crowded. But i can only say i enjoy Malaysia Mcdonald best as the place is lesser people as i hate crowd, price is affordable. Good when i can get two sets of happy meal. I eat and my daughter will get the toy. Drink were half filled which is weird. Apple Pie were the same. Exception is they offer porridge and some slight differences than Singapore ones. But for breakfast menu, its largely similar.

Idaten Udon at Jurong Point

Had lunch with my colleagues at Idaten Udon at Jurong Point. They have a range of menus + ingredients which you can choose. I order the basic bowl of Udon with a choice of a meat. But they will allow you to add Udon at no further cost. So obviously i just opt for the largest bowl for $10.50. Actually i felt that it is a little expensive. But you Japanese food are like that. The ingredients were ranging from $2 to $9. So it can be good also. But the meat unfortunately got the frozen smell or taste to it. I guess order the normal bowl without meat, then add the fried items will be a better choice. The soup broth was good.

New Limited Edition Seiko Initial D AE86 Edition

I was contemplating to get a Seiko White Panda. But since this is in the news and Seiko celebrates Initial D 30th Anniversary, I think i will skip the white panda and go for this instead. Typically this is also a panda-style two-tone design and have the Fujiwara Tofu Shop Logo on the dial. First batch i think it unattainable. But the second release is set for January 2026 and only 1995 pieces. As this is a "Made in Japan" piece, it is priced at 65,780 yen, so Singapore might priced more around SGD$600 range. Let's see whether I can get it or not.

Starhub Taking Over MyRepublic

One day after Simba announce to take over M1, Starhub released that they will take over MyRepublic Broadband business. As a shareholder of Starhub for so many years, hopefully they will do good taking over MyRepublic and expand the business. I am still using Starhub Broadband, but had given up their mobile services and joined M1 side. But as a shareholder for Starhub, i do hope that Starhub will succeed as their shares had been falling steadily over the past decade.

Simba Buying over M1

M1 had not been doing well over the past decade. Now it finally selling to Simba for SGD$1.43 Billion and in Cash. Hope my M1 MAXX isn't affected and i am happy with both the value and coverage. Initally M1 is under Starhub's radar, but seems Simba pretty much will get it and have a major transformation now.

Dian Xiao Er for the sake of SG60 Duck

After the recent incident of the big lighting dropped down onto the big round table, I see that they removed the big table with the big lighting at NorthPoint. But today i am here again just because of the SG60 Duck. Both my wife and daughter like the ducky toy. But this time have to order something different and i went to order the Curry Fish + Soup of the Day and the 1/4 roasted Dang Gui Duck which is a criteria to get the rubber ducky. Fortunately, being a duck place, the curry fish is acceptable. 

Carl's Jr Fast Food 2025

Had been awhile ever since i ate Carl's Jr. Last i ate was at Jurong Point couple of years back, but is closed now. This time i try it at Star Vista and i am shocked at the price. It is extremely expensive and probably my last. Burger was not bad, the fries were good and the drinks were free flow. Even so, $17.50 for a set seems way over priced. It is no longer fast food but rather a restaurant price range.

Problems at SG Condo after 30 years mark

Wow, i didn't expect SG condos to be having such problems. People not paying Maintenance fees could be a problem, but these have to be sorted out by the Managing Agents and the Management Committees. I already well expect Malaysia Condos to have such problem, but if SG also have such problem, then seem that managing agents and residents are often the root cause. Perhaps smaller projects may be better as less people have lesser problem but resulting in more expensive maintenance fees. Hence buying a resale condo, also need to look out for these signs instead of just cheap pricing.

Happy 60th National Day to Singapore !!

Happy 60th Singapore National Day where we celebrate Singapore's independence. As a local borned Singaporean, I am glad that i had benefited Singapore's Education System and various subsidy. However, I think at this stage, job is still our citizens' main priority as we need to be able to afford basic's needs. But with lots of foreigners and new citizens, more good jobs will be affected. I hope we can be stronger and provide better living standards to our future children.

Pokemon TCG at NTUC

Haha as the title goes, I think only NTUC Xtra or Finest will have extra stuffs and in this case, Pokemon TCG cards for sale. First of all, i didn't know at such times, Pokemon TCG is still hot with many people buying them still. But this guy actually buys 2 whole unopened boxes of Pokemon TCG cards. Its definitely not cheap as i also collected for a while half a decade back then. Probably they are in search of some very rare cards and buying like this will have a chance of getting it. In addition, since these cards are available at "Supermarkets", each of them can utilize their individual $300 Supermarket CDC vouchers for it. So now, you see how and where the money goes right?

Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks - Nasi Lemak

Wah Shihlin also do Nasi Lemak. I personally try this and find it really not bad. The portion of the egg, peanuts, ikan bilis cumumber, chilli is good except for the Shihlin very own spicy chicken cutlet. I think it is only the half portion of the chicken cutlet, but overall, the value is good. I guess its part of SG60 and its upcoming National Day promotion. The chilli in fact is using Village Park Nasi Lemak sambal. I rate this as 7/10.

400 sq ft condo in Singapore

To be frank, its not worth the money. If its cheap, still ok. With all the cooling measures and ABSD, with such a small space, it doesn't make any sense to buy it here in Singapore. Even when one who bought it, it will be very difficult to sell in the resale market. 400 sqft is extremely small and even if its one person living, it is still very small. The only reason to buy is if the people living there can accept and it should be in a very matured place with massive amenities. Well thats my take lah.

Fortress Battle [Whiteout Survival]

Finally attained our first fortress from alliance, PHG who tried to play dirty by attempting to block our City to teleport over. But due to that, we play back their dirty tricks tenfold back. Normally we play fair and square. It was a hard fought battle and was a good experience with the ambition to take on more fortress. Rewards were good as it gives both passive and active rewards. Still aiming to be top 20 players in terms of power level.