Dance like no one's watching

This sucks. My modem’s dead. Shifting office on Thurs and Fri. Supposed to work from home. No Internet connection how to work? Argh.

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Booze Queen and I have been going to our favourite eating places around Raffles Place to bid farewell to the food we love.  Here’re some of them.

The crab beehoon at Don’s Pie at China Square Central.  The soup has a herbal base and slices of yam that are boiled till they melt in your mouth.  The noodles (chu mifen) is delicious as it absorbs the taste of the soup, and the sweetness of the crab.  It costs S$16 per bowl.  Definitely worth every dollar!

Baikohken is a ramen place at 7 North Canal Road.  The chefs are from Japan so you get authentic ramen.  The menu’s rather limited but hey, we’re talking about quality here.  Not quantity.  My personal favourite is the butter and corn ramen.  You absolutely must try the egg.  It’s sooooo good.  The above is a pic of the Miso Butter & Corn Ramen + egg.  Costs S$12.  Yummy!

Booze Queen and I visited my favourite fish soup place at Golden Shoe.  This is super value for money.  The big bowl above cost only S$4!  (The usual bowl costs $3… I asked for the medium serving ‘cos I didn’t have rice with it).  The stall also serves a large serving at $5 per bowl.  The soup is light and not overly milky.  The fish slices are extremely smooth and very fresh!  (I’m very particular about seafood that smell fishy).  The stall is also generous with the fried shallot and hua diao – you can ask for more.  The stall doesn’t seem to have a name but it’s at #03-25 Golden Shoe.  Be prepared to queue for a bit but it’s worth the wait!

That’s all for now… Booze Queen and I intend to visit this Vietnamese cuisine restaurant at Circular Rd & have the seafood beehoon at Il Fiore.  Will post more pictures in time to come!

Testing again.. This is supposed to update my twitter page..

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This is a test post from my nokia n82 using wordmobi.

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Felt a tinge of sadness when I bought coffee from Coffee & Toast this morning.  Sigh.  Today is our 3rd last day at Singapore Land Tower (SLT).  Our office will be shifting to a new location in Tanjong Pagar.   I’ve been working at SLT since 2004.  That’s 5 years at this fantastic location, never mind the office itself isn’t that new.

Sigh…

I wasn’t going to raise a complaint initially ‘cos I have resigned myself to the fact that outsourced helpdesk are extremely sucky and if I want anything done, I have to do it myself (tech / sales issues regardless).  However, after I sent my last ditch enquiry to Nokia to find out more about the X6, I was asked to do a survey.  So I gave it to them.

This was my feedback:

I first wrote in to Nokia on 19 Oct 2009 to enquire about when the X6 will be available for sale in Singapore. Ms Shiela L. replied on 20 Oct 2009 saying that Nokia has no information release dates and "Please note that all new product launches are carrier and market dependent in all countries as all phones will have to undergo testing and approval from the authorities in the respective country…"

I followed Ms Shiela’s advice and checked with Singtel regarding the X6’s launch date.  Singtel, however, replied saying that "the launch date has yet to be confirmed by Nokia".

On 6 Nov 2009, after reading about how Rihanna has been roped in to promote the X6 through a webcast on 16 Nov 2009, I eagerly wrote in to Nokia AGAIN to ask when will it be available in Singapore. It was therefore disgusting to see the same cookie cutter reply from Ms Ana saying YET AGAIN that "In response to your inquiry, the Nokia X6 is an upcoming phone model which is yet to be released in Singapore.

All new product launches are carrier and market dependent in all countries as all phones will have to undergo testing and approval from the authorities in the respective country. Testing will be conducted to ensure compatibility with the networks and government regulations. Please be advised that, we are unable to provide specific release dates ahead of time. You may also find it helpful to contact your local authorised Nokia retailer or network service provider as they may be able to provide details as to when they plan to release this phone model for retail."

So what am I supposed to do now?  Here I am trying to give Nokia business, but I’m being bounced from Nokia to Singtel to Nokia back to Singtel. Maybe that’s why Nokia made huge losses in the last quarter. In any case, I’ve decided to get an iPhone, and as for the X6, thanks but no thanks. Nokia’s service sucks.

Wow… no wonder Singtel has been so aggressive in pushing its iPhone sales… ‘cos now not only is M1 getting hopping on the bandwagon, Starhub too!

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SINGAPORE: StarHub has announced that it will bring the iPhone to its customers in Singapore later this year after reaching an agreement with Apple.
The telecommunications company said on Monday it looks forward to offering the iPhone and a range of tailored service plans to its customers.

It added that more information on pricing and availability dates will be released in due course.

StarHub is the last of the three phone service providers here to reach a deal with Apple in offering the iPhone. Last month, Mobile One said it would also sell the iPhone later this year.

SingTel began offering Apple’s third generation network iPhones late last year. Since then, with the exclusive agreement, SingTel has sold more than 100,000 iPhones.

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/technologynews/view/1016886/1/.html

With reference to my previous post about not being able to get the Nokia threaded SMS software & Live Messenger to work, and how eBuddy causes my hp to hang repeatedly, I’ve since moved on to another IM client and am pleased to report that it hasn’t caused my hp to hang (to date).  This new IM client is called IM+.  I think the programme on the site is chargeable, but i managed to find a trial version (that’s free and has no banner ads!!) from Nokia’s OVI store.  Hehehehe.  Hope the trial version remains available till I get my new Nokia!!

Did you know that Nokia also allows you to log onto certain chat platforms?  Unfortuntely, I think MSN is not one of the services available.  (I believe it’s restricted to Yahoo & Gtalk).  I’m now setting up my hp to test the Nokia Messaging programme for e-mail & chat.  Will post my verdict on it later!!

Nokia, Island Def Jam Music Group, Universal Music Group International & superstar artist Rihanna announce breakthrough global music partnership
November 05, 2009

Los Angeles, CA, USA – Nokia today announces the launch of a groundbreaking new global music partnership – Nokia Play 2010 – with the Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) and Universal Music Group International (UMGI). This announcement coincides with the global availability of the Nokia X6, a powerful entertainment device in combination with Comes With Music, Nokia’s ‘all-you-can-eat-music’ offering.

Created to deliver unique and exclusive music content to fans around the world, the partnership will see IDJMG & UMGI launch international superstar Rihanna’s highly-anticipated new album, Rated R, with Nokia via an exclusive live, streamed concert and simultaneous listening parties in multiple locations around the globe on November 16th 2009.

Streamed live from London, Rihanna will perform for the very first time a select number of tracks from her new album. In front of fans in London and an audience globally, the exclusive gig will showcase Nokia and IDJMG’s ability to bring fans closer to artists, and artists closer to fans via its home on www.nokia.com/rihanna.

IDJMG, UMGI and Nokia will take advantage of the latest technology solutions to promote and broadcast this unique event via Nokia mobile music, video and communications services. Selected bloggers at the event will record, broadcast and share elements of the exclusive live concert with fans around the globe linking them all via Web-based social computing technologies. Fan participation to the groundbreaking live event will be free of charge from Nokia Music Stores. Plus Nokia Comes With Music customers will be able to download an exclusive version of Rated R with a bonus track, remix and other additional content free as part of their subscription. Nokia will also make available an exclusive Rihanna application and exclusive footage from her London gig in Ovi Store and in selected territories an exclusive window to a track, ‘Wait Your Turn’ from the album before its release.

The announcement marks the first unique music partnership of its kind for Nokia and delivers an exciting artist connection to fans across the globe.

Liz Schimel, Head of Global Music, Nokia, said; "Nokia is extremely excited to collaborate with Island Def Jam and Rihanna to truly redefine the connection between artists and fans and to deliver unique experience and content across the globe. History will be made on November 16th when Rihanna performs for a global audience via Nokia’s live streamed concert to officially mark the launch of her much anticipated new album."

"We are thrilled to join forces with Nokia for this innovative, global partnership, one that seamlessly merges technology and artistry in a truly unique way," said Steve Bartels, President & COO, Island Def Jam Music Group. "Alongside our chairman L.A. Reid, we continually challenge ourselves to develop new and creative strategies to market our artists in this rapidly changing business environment. With her technologically savvy fan-base and her remarkable history with the digital and mobile platforms, Rihanna is the perfect artist to launch this groundbreaking initiative."

About Nokia

Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world’s leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in new and different ways – fusing advanced mobile technology with personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

For further information, please contact:

Huw Davies

Mission     

+44 207 845 7800

+44 7939 886 219

huw@thisismission.com

Thomas Bunn

Mission    

+ 1 212 219 2787

+1 917 975 5786

thomas@thisismission.com

For Rihanna Contact:

Amanda Silverman

42 West

+1 212.774.3683

Amanda.Silverman@42West.net

Gabe Tesoriero

Island Def Jam Music Group

+1 212.445.3632

Gabriel.Tesoriero@umusic.com

Just in!!  Source: http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=15039&cid=9

Rihanna fans worldwide will join the superstar for an exclusive live, streamed performance from London on November 16th 2009

November 6th 2009, Singapore – International superstar Rihanna will showcase new material from her highly-anticipated forthcoming album Rated R exclusively to a Nokia audience via a globally streamed live performance on November 16th 2009. This ground-breaking event in partnership with Nokia will preview tracks from Rated R – set for a November 23nd release worldwide – performed live from a secret London location.

From her breakthrough multi-platinum album A Girl Like Me to her ubiquitous global smash Good Girl Gone Bad, in just a few short years, Rihanna has helped redefine the path of popular music for a new generation. She continues that musical and stylistic journey on one of the most hotly anticipated new albums in recent history, her fourth original studio album, Rated R. Rated R features the sultry, provocative first single “Russian Roulette,” which is rocketing up the charts at radio stations across the globe.

This event places Rihanna at the forefront of cutting-edge technology to deliver music and exclusive content to fans, whilst enabling fans to get closer to the live action from wherever they are in the world.
Rihanna fans can:

• Sign up to watch the live stream
• Invite their friends to watch the performance simultaneously with them through Facebook and Twitter
• Download a web widget counting down to the live performance.
• Download an exclusive Rihanna mobile application from Nokia’s Ovi Store.
• Download the album with an exclusive track either to their PC or over the air to mobile from Nokia Music Store or Comes With Music.

In addition, Nokia will offer of an exclusive version of the new Rated R album via Nokia Music Store, as well as a companion Rihanna application with exclusive footage and other links on Ovi Store.
Rihanna stated, "I am so excited to partner up with Nokia. They are doing some really revolutionary things with this album, enabling me to reach more fans than ever before.”
To secure your place in the making of music history, register at www.nokia.com/rihanna.

P.S. I’m not a Rihanna fan… but if she’s linked to the X6, then I’m following all her news for now!!