chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 24, 2009, 5:50 pm
A friend of mine from Bombardier told me about this design contest his company is having. Called the YouRail Designcontest, the contest calls for design submissions in the categories of "The Leisure ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 22, 2009, 7:37 am
Besides the Small Thoughts, Big Ideas exhibition, we also went to nearby City Hall to visit the other exhibitions of Singapore Design Festival 2009. One of them was Singapore Souvenirs, which as the...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 21, 2009, 8:00 am
Visited the Small Thoughts, Big Ideas exhibition held at The Arts House today and I really enjoyed it. It is a fringe event of the Singapore Design Festival 2009 featuring 15 industrial designers an...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 20, 2009, 6:05 pm
Yesterday was the last day of my temporary assignment. I bet I must be the first few in my graduate cohort to tender :P I got this job through a blogger friend of mine, and I'm grateful for this ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 18, 2009, 5:33 pm
I was looking at the packaging of the Yamayo super glue (those 50cents ones from bargain shops, elephant sold separately) and it says "2 years warranty". Erm, what is there to warranty about? A prod...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 17, 2009, 6:54 am
I don't stay glued to books during meal time or bed time, but I do enjoy some light readings during rides on the MRT or when waiting for things to happen (ie, meetings). If you stroll down a lit...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 16, 2009, 7:10 am
Recently I've been reading and hearing a bit about kitchen automation. How's the thought of having robotic arms doing the cooking and dishwashing in kitchen, and truly liberating the women (an...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 14, 2009, 7:16 pm
Last night I happened to catch a bit of the football match between the red shirts and the yellow shirts. I'm not a diehard football fan, but you don't need to have played FIFA to know what is ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 12, 2009, 7:33 am
I saw a whole crowd of people violating traffic regulation by crossing the road when the red pedestrian light was on. The cars were at a red light too. Not sure if you are aware of it, but in Singapo...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 9, 2009, 7:56 pm
I had this cute self retracting tape measure that doubles up as a keychain. But lately it refused to retract, so the mechanics boy in me decided to open it up to try repairing it. Opening it up wasn&...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 8, 2009, 8:17 pm
There are many functions of the mirrors in the lift. For helping wheelchair users to go in/out of the lift, for the office ladies to touch up on their makeup, for aesthetic purposes (the infinity mirr...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 8, 2009, 3:33 am
My old pair of Teva sandals has been with me for some 7-8 years. But like any product, it has reached its end of life, with the soles so smooth I thought it is time to decommission it. (those who driv...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 6, 2009, 7:00 pm
I chanced upon this trailer of the documentary film Objectified, which is about people's relationship with manufactured objects. Product design type may like it.
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 5, 2009, 5:30 pm
Technology professionals such as engineers may be good at their technical fields, but many-a-times they don't know how to handle the most dynamic resource they have: human resource. Now I am kind ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 3, 2009, 7:26 pm
Overload. Please get off last one. - the lift at my workplace It was all fine and sunny as people entered the lift. Then this oversize woman entered and the lift's buzzer sounded. She didn't e...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 2, 2009, 7:00 pm
Went to the Clean and Green Singapore 2010 Carnival held at HortPark over the weekend. Through exhibits and activities booths, the event promotes environmental friendly practises and also showcases th...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Nov 2, 2009, 7:00 am
Sim Lim Square is the place to get computer stuff right? Sim Lim Tower is the place to get stuff to make computer right?
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 30, 2009, 8:58 am
Went to Sakae Sushi for lunch today and made some new discoveries. They don't serve frog legs, although their logo is a frog. If you sit at the conveyor belt area, there's this computerised o...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 29, 2009, 8:15 pm
I just registered for the first SolidWorks Innovation Day Virtual Event. It is quite an innovative concept in trying to showcase SolidWorks 2010. They make the site resemble the event hall. You can c...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 28, 2009, 8:19 pm
China 没有 economics, China 没有 civil engineering, China 没有 mechanical engineering -- a bunch of noisy tertiary kids on the MRT. With increasing population, I think there will be overcrowdi...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 27, 2009, 9:36 pm
I give you my HTML body --from the office
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 27, 2009, 7:00 pm
Went to the exhibition Unidentified Lighting Object at IKEA Tampines, which is in conjunction with the ArchiFest 2009. On display are lighting designs made from objects found in IKEA. You can find l...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 27, 2009, 12:54 am
Justin from the next table just showed me this awesome video of the world's smallest working model train. Just look at the size of the train compared with the thumb, or even the ballpoint pen...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 25, 2009, 7:00 pm
auntie also can be used -- Courts promoter (repeated a few times somemore), trying to recommend a DSLR camera to an auntie customer. I think he meant "auntie also can use"
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 24, 2009, 8:06 pm
Anonymous shared a very hilarious youtube video in response to my previous post on opening a glass door. Similar thing happened at the previous factory I worked at, when a worker didn't know how ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 23, 2009, 8:00 pm
I guess for many of us who just graduated, the point of graduation was also the point where we became financially indebted. Cos the tuition fee loan and what-nots started coming in. A friend asked if ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 23, 2009, 4:35 am
Just now I was at a construction-related company's office for official business. Then halfway they had power outage (ironic, huh?). I happened to be at the reception area when I saw the repairmen ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 22, 2009, 7:02 pm
24 October 2009 is the International Day of Climate Action, and 350.org is an international campaign for worldwide action on climate change. Why 350? Cos scientists say 350ppm (part per million) car...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 21, 2009, 8:36 am
New design at the Department's Store. Taken from the Chinese saying of "饮水思源", which literally translates to "when drinking water, think of its source". Spread the wisdom around, whether...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 20, 2009, 3:21 am
The other day I walked into Bricks World and to my surprise, I saw the 2009 LEGO catalogue. Yes I like catalogues, from technical components to outdoor equipment catalogues. But LEGO catalogue is a ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 19, 2009, 8:06 am
After using up 12 dollars worth of value on my FlashPay card, I thought I would want to share some observations. Using the card itself is alright. In fact I was half expecting the gate not to open wh...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 17, 2009, 8:35 am
Went to watch the screening of Usavich, which is an event under the Animation Nation 2009. It is a series of short animation films produced for MTV Japan. The two main characters Putin and Kierenenko,...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 16, 2009, 8:46 pm
The other day over lunch we were talking about some of the pioneers of Singapore, and Eu Tong Sen was mentioned. Coincidentally 2 of us had been to the "The Life and Legacy of Eu Tong Sen Exhibition" ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 14, 2009, 6:13 pm
It's Blog Action Day 2009 and the theme for this year is "Climate Change" Instead of talking about global stuff, let me start with something close to us. I believe many of us in sunny Singapore r...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 13, 2009, 6:00 pm
I just got the new NETS FlashPay Card. The FlashPay Card is a contactless card just like the EZ-Link, but also with additional functions other than transport. Say, buying a soya bean drink or somethin...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 13, 2009, 8:12 am
I was reading a design and architecture magazine at the library when I saw the advertisement for ArchiFest 2009. So I decided to check out the exhibition at the National Library. The theme for this y...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 11, 2009, 8:25 am
Went to the National Archives of Singapore's travelling exhibition "The Second Decade - Nation Building in Progress: 1975 - 1985", which is now at Iluma till 13 October 2009. It is a very interes...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 11, 2009, 7:25 am
Went to the Singapore Showcase at library@esplanade yesterday. It was the first event for the Animation Nation 2009. The event showcased the participating works for Digicon 2009. Quite a number ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 9, 2009, 8:46 am
Do you still remember all the mobile phones you have used before? I remember my first phone was a Siemens M35i when I was in junior college. I chose it cos it was splash proof and dust proof, kinda o...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 8, 2009, 9:12 am
We went to the World Food Fair 2009 held at Suntec Singapore a few weeks ago. What I like about going to food fairs is not the bargain for common local edibles, but the chance to try food from other p...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 7, 2009, 8:28 pm
The official Singapore launch for Solidworks 2010 will be happening on 20 November 2009. Details are here. At first glance, some of the new features mentioned that caught my eyes are the calculation ...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 5, 2009, 8:47 am
I just realize something. No matter how you cut the mooncake (those with yokes), you will always get to see the "full moon" of the egg yoke with one cut on the mooncake. I don't know if there'...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 4, 2009, 5:22 am
The girlfriend dragged me to the Reebok Pink Ribbon Walk 2009 held at East Coast Park yesterday. I think it was the first time I took part in an event ... start from the starting line. If you thin...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 3, 2009, 8:00 pm
So after pancake picking machine, now they've got pancake making machine. This machine, called the ChefStack, makes pancakes like a photocopying machine. You first mix the ingredients in the corr...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 3, 2009, 5:37 am
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival (aka Mooncake Festival), Happy MAF! So are you going to the park with your family to play lantern and watch the full moon, or spending the time tasting mooncakes? I remem...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Oct 1, 2009, 8:32 pm
Yesterday was the 60th National Day of the People's Republic of China. 2009 seems to be full of China-related stuff for me. Visited China (for the nth time), went to Beijing for the first time, a...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Sep 30, 2009, 7:00 pm
I saw this video clip at Make of ABB FlexPicker robots used in sorting pancakes at a food factory. It is said to be able to sort over 400 pancakes per minute. Awesome. That's the power of...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Sep 29, 2009, 9:52 pm
I'm glad that I can buy my own coffee. Sometimes when I hear the good news about my peers getting employed by big companies, I can't help having some mixed feelings. On one hand I really give...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Sep 27, 2009, 7:54 pm
Last night I was pretty much glued to the TV screen for the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. I must say I'm not a diehard F1 fan. You can argue that watching 20 cars going round 60 laps is like wa...
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chilly c. posted an article on Department of Crappy Engineering - Sep 25, 2009, 8:00 pm
If you have the belief that creativity cannot be taught, maybe this book can make you reconsider. I just finished reading the book And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared by Genrich Altshuller. Genrich Alt...
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