the pinto and de silva family history is shrouded in mystery. aging or deceased relatives, and fading or distorted memories lead to many dead ends. both my grandfathers have long passed on, and with them, much of my families history and heritage. both didn’t leave many clues about their past. today, my aunty gwen helped [...]
Month: December, 2004
phone calls and meetings
michelle seetoh called me today. very pleasantly surprised that she called. then i met yvonne cheng for lunch. also called sarah wong. (surprise, surprise if you read this and you know her… she’s coming back to singapore tomorrow!) wished sarah lam a happy birthday and ended up having dessert at night with a few cosdu [...]
freeware = unlicensed software?
it is unfortunate that certain narrow minded individuals cannot differentiate freeware and open source software from unlicensed, illegal and pirated software. rather, the lack of differentiation is on purpose. why can’t open office be used at the ridge? because students should be using ms office. makes me wonder if someone is getting money from the [...]
dinner
i had a good meal with a good friend today. it’s been too long. last night, i had a good chat on the phone with someone from – as my phone’s caller display put it – out of town. also been too long. lately there’s a lot of talk of ‘getting old’ within my group [...]
