Dear SingTel, why are there so many voice roaming options

Written by jiinjoo in September 18th, 2013

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Despite an entire microsite trying to explain the difference between the voice products, I still don't get. Here's my way of putting it, hope it helps you as much as it helps me. I'm using USA just for simplicity. In Singapore, calling overseas (Source) v019 a.k.a. Good Value Malaysia: $0.13/min land line, $0.16/min

Honeymoon Diaries #8 – Seattle

Written by jiinjoo in August 6th, 2013

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My mathematics superstitions confirmed this as it's the golden ratio point, the point where our time already spent on this trip was ~1.6 times the time left. So thus it was a great time for us to recapitulate our Canada trip and head back into USA. Since Vancouver was really known

Honeymoon Diaries #7 – Vancouver

Written by jiinjoo in June 18th, 2013

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April 29 (Monday) We left Penticton with a heavy heart. Yipeng made lots of waffles for breakfast and we said many goodbyes before we set off to travel west towards Vancouver. 二叔 gave dear a trusty Nokia since her S II was bricked a few days earlier to stay connected. We

Honeymoon Diaries #6 – Canadian Rockies

Written by jiinjoo in May 25th, 2013

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Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway, we headed to Banff from Calgary airport on our rented SUV. Despite the rocky terrains that it cut through, Highway 1 was in surprisingly good condition, with grooves properly done, lots of signs, and even migration corridors for wildlife (these periodic "overhead bridge" that spans

Honeymoon Diaries #5 – Alberta

Written by jiinjoo in May 23rd, 2013

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April 23 (Tuesday) Sand. That's what we remembered about Edmonton. Snow too, but primarily sand. During our flight across northern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan states, it was mostly white at first, then grids started appearing as the white snow gave way to brown soil color. The grids continued all the way

Honeymoon Diaries #4 – Toronto

Written by jiinjoo in May 22nd, 2013

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April 20 (Saturday) Our trip took us on a detour from Pittsburgh to Chicago before coming to Toronto (we saved $300, couldn't say the same for the environment). That made this leg of the trip the "Great Lakes" tour as we flew pass Lake Michigan, Lake Eerie and Lake Ontario. It was

Honeymoon Diaries #3 – Pittsburgh

Written by jiinjoo in May 21st, 2013

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April 17 (Wednesday) One thing I forgot to mention in my previous post was that we found out that the Boston bombings happened while we were hanging around the Apple store in Grand Central in NYC. When we first saw the news on BBC we thought it was a joke and

Honeymoon Diaries #2 – New York City

Written by jiinjoo in May 5th, 2013

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April 12 (Friday) I have lots of thoughts on family dynamics during the long car ride from Fairfax to Jersey. Like all situations, it's the adversary that brings out the true behavior of a person, that you know how much a person needs to "swallow air" and keep cool even with

Honeymoon Diaries #1 – Washington D.C.

Written by jiinjoo in April 20th, 2013

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Preamble: Pictures on Facebook soon. Only words here, and they are incoherent intentionally :) * * * April 8 (Monday) It was a dark and stormy night. Now I know where that came from. I'm quite risk averse when it comes to personal safety. Bungee jumps and skydiving are a obvious no-no while even

How to vote in GE2013

Written by jiinjoo in March 25th, 2013

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In less than 2 weeks' time, I'll be travelling again. The longest trip that I've planned thus far in life – a 6 weeks honeymoon made up of two unpaid self-proclaimed "sabbatical" together with my wife, which hopefully also serve as a 6 week retreat from the common-sense life that

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