The Wife and I have always been interested in growing our own vegetables, but it’s been challenging given that we live in a small apartment with no balcony and no direct sunlight. Given that we’re stuck at home these days, The Wife decided to give it another go. But this time, she chose the simplest of vegetables — taugeh.
Continue readingDrawing down the strategic wine reserve
On 4 Apr, the day after the not-lockdown was announced, our good friends RC and QY drove over and made a special delivery of pandan cake and kaya from Cheng’s @27.
It gave us a good excuse to draw down our strategic wine reserve and open a bottle of dessert wine.
Continue readingDorscon almost red, but not actually red
Today is Day One of the not-lockdown in Singapore, which is currently scheduled to end on Star Wars Day. Global infection stands at 1,347,235 with 74,767 deaths. Singapore has 1,375 infections and six deaths. These are dark days, but I have faith that science will lead us back into the light.
Continue readingCheckpoints Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel and putting it all together
Final post on mapping out my data science learning journey, including an overall tracking chart with all the checkpoints.
Continue readingIt doesn’t count if you use a machine
When you’re stuck at home and run out of things to keep you occupied, you end up making Dalgona Coffee.
And if you’re going to do it, you might as well do it right and make it by hand.
Continue readingComfort food during these difficult times
The Wife needed to head out for a grocery run and since we were going to be out in the wild, we decided to have a late lunch first at our favourite mee rebus stall.
Continue readingA taste of Barcelona on Sentosa island
The highlights of our two previous trips to Spain were food, architecture and food. From the amazing tapas bars in San Sebastian to the seafood restaurants in Barcelona. We haven’t found any place in Singapore that matches up, but FOC Sentosa comes pretty close.
Continue readingA world of difference in just two months
When you find a nice restaurant with good food and warm service, you leave with fond memories and immediately make plans to return soon. Naturally, you have raised expectations and it’s always a bit sad when reality doesn’t quite match up.
Continue readingBooking and redeeming Marriott hotels (Europe Autumn 2020)
Even though we’re no longer travelling, I wanted to note down the Marriott hotels in Europe that we initially booked (but have since cancelled) for future reference.
Continue readingCheckpoint Echo: Advanced machine learning toolbox
There’s an old Chinese saying: “工欲善其事, 必先利其器”, which loosely translates to “In order to a good job, you must first sharpen your tools”. Wise words.
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