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  1. I cannot start a new day without my daily dose of comics and my all time favourite is none other than Calvin and Hobbes. They remind me to take on life with a smile.
  2. Pow. Wham. Who Shot Mr. Burns?
  3. A class of it own - Dilbert.

    4. The Declaration of An Independent Internet

    Best Source for News

  4. Cable News Network Interactive.

    5. The Internet, Evolution and Ecosystems

  5. This is a set of presentation materials I created for a guest lecture at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University given on September 8th/9th, 2000.

    6. Regional Newspapers on the Net

  6. Malaysia's Star newspaper goes online. Check them out.
  7. Singapore's Business Times also goes online. Check them out.
  8. Computer Times Online. Check them out.

    9. My All-time Favourite Organization

  9. 1969 was a magical year for me. With all the rockets taking off and reaching the moon, as a wide-eyed nine-year-old, it was stuff that fired the imagination. I wanted to go to the moon (I still do :-)). Then on July 19th 1969, by the magic of TV (black and white of course), it was mesmerising to see two men on the moon. It looked so unreal, yet it was all real. I have since longed to be able to be part of the organization that made all this possible. So here's to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  10. Follow Mars Pathfinder's progress live. It landed on July 4th 1997.

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  11. Track the awesome Mars Global Surveyor

    Wouldn't it be exciting to be out there among the cosmic dust waiting to discover and establish contact with the other citizens of this Cosmos? We are all children of the universe made from the same star dust!

  12. Keeping the vision alive. Pioneer 10 left the Solar System some time back. Visit the intrepid space traveller - it's been out there for over 25 years now!

    A Ode To An Engineer

    I am an engineer - mainly electrical - by design and am damn proud of it. There is nothing more satisfying to me than to tinker with any toy and to solve problems that make life more pleasant and fun. Engineering is such an honourable profession to which I dedicate the Engineer's Song. Enjoy.

    Professional Organizations

  13. The Singapore Computer Society
  14. The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the premier engineering society.
  15. The Internet Society, the principal overseeing entity of the Internet.

    16. Ponder This

  16. Oscar Wilde's 0.02 cents

    17. Gaia's Home Page

  17. We all have a Home Pages, but what about our own planet. Here is Gaia's home page. Pay homeage to her.
  18. Be gentle to our Planet. Send electronic postcards to your loved ones!

    19. Linux

  19. Info on Linux Users' Group (Singapore).
  20. Info on Linux.
  21. Linux Laptop Home Page.
  22. Linux and Amateur Radio - a lethal combination!
  23. Running diald on your Linux machine - some sample configs.
  24. Configuring IP Aliasing on your Linux machine.
  25. Printing to a Windows 95/Windows NT print share from Linux via either the lpd or SAMBA - a Mini How-to.
  26. The Linux Gazette.
  27. This is specifically for the unfortunate people stuck with using the Asynchronous PPP (asppp) (duh!) for Solaris! Rest of the world, ignore this.
  28. A Talk I gave to the LUG(S) on Java and Linux.

    29. Hash House Harriers

  29. Info on Seletar Hash House Harriers. Come join us for a run and a brew every Tuesday.

    30. Ham Radio

  30. Info on ham/amateur radio in Singapore - SARTS - Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society.
  31. Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society, Park Ridge, New Jersey, USA.
  32. Packet Radio from TAPR.
  33. Linux and Amateur Radio - a lethal combination!
  34. A great site of ham links.
  35. Yet another great Ham site.
  36. CW program for Linux with a sound card. Great stuff.
  37. WiNRADiO - A superb, excellently engineered piece of hardware that allows you to listen to the world. It let's you listen to frequencies from 500 kHz to 1.3 GHz.

    38. The Paradigm Change in Society - What You Must Know

  38. This electronic medium poses many challenges to the accepted norms of society. This is more so in Singapore where individual information is not sufficiently protected and needs to be addressed. If you are interested in such issues, e-mail h.pillay@ieee.org.
  39. Also check out the Electronic Frontiers Foundation, Washington D.C., USA.
  40. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What you MUST know.

    41. The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

  41. Finally, you can now check Singapore's Constitution to see what your rights are etc.

    42. Music to Soothe the Soul

  42. My favourite newage label, Windham Hill Records, is finally on the net. You can also sample music from their range of artists.
  43. A Malayalee Rock Band, yeah!

    44. Print Media That's Now In Cyberspace

  44. CMP's Publications.
  45. PC Week's home page
  46. TIME Magazine's Home Page
  47. Global Network Navigator Home Page
  48. Time Inc.'s PATHFINDER
  49. New York Times Internet Edition, for a view of the world that local rags cannot give.

    50. Books Stores - my kinda place ...

  50. O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
  51. Powell's Technical Books - my personal favourite in Portland, OR, USA.
  52. Book Stacks
  53. intertain.com -- Your internet bookstore
  54. The Bookwire Booksellers Index
  55. Coming Soon - UH Papyrus and Ideas web-based book store. This is a small, first step I am taking to achieve one of my goals - owning and running a quality book store!

    56. Enrich Your Senses

  56. Take a stroll through The Louvre.
  57. Perhaps the biggest library in the world, The Library of Congress.
  58. Take a trip back to the time of the Pharoahs at the Institute of Egyptian Art.
  59. Russian exhibits on the net.
  60. Singapore's National Library.

    61. My Alma Mater

  61. New Town Primary School (Class of 71) .
  62. Raffles Institution (Class of 75 GCE 'O' and 77 GCE 'A')
  63. Singapore Polytechnic (Class of 82 - Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering)
  64. Oregon State University (Class of 87 BS (Computer Science) and 89 (MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering))

    65. Creating HTML Pages

  65. Here is a good reference to HTML from the primary source - NCSA.
  66. Info on creating your own web page on the coolest ISP Pacific Internet.
  67. Here's some really cool info on the web.

    68. The X Files

  68. This is the only intelligent show on the Thrash Content Station TCS. TV12's programming is far superior to what the lobotomized programming dimwits at TCS are capable of. TCS and The New Paper epitomize the lowest possible standards of quality and sensibility media anywhere can get to (yes, even counting National Enquirer). I am looking forward to the day when TV12 will do English newscasts and so I can ignore TCS. Anyway, please do go ahead and check out the The Official X Files home page.

    69. Subtle Censorship by the Government

  69. Ever wondered why you cannot receive Malaysia's TV3 via your HDB central antenna? Well, the conspiracy theorists will love this one. The truth is out. The information here is from way back in 1991/1992.

    70. Late Night With David Letterman

  70. Dave made it halal to wear sneakers along with a suit and tie. Check him and the Top Ten list at CBS. And I am too thrilled to welcome Dave on TV12! Hear (332K wav) his e-mail address or watch (1.32M mov) him say it.

    71. Kid's Home Page

  71. The Internet has to become an arena to fire the imagination and intellect of the next generation. So to start off, here is an interesting home page for children.

    72. Interactive Nest Egg Nest Diver

  72. For some cool info on the Best of the Web (tm), check out IDD Information Service.

    73. Internet Development in Singapore

  73. Find out all about the proposed domain names for Singapore.
  74. Check out the Singapore Internet Community for a down to earth discussion about life in Singapore. In the years to come, I hope my fellow citizen will be able to get all points of view on the various aspects of life in this beautiful country, my home. Shrug off big brother.
  75. The Socratic Circle - a poiltically aware entity in Singapore.
  76. An almost comprehensive of WWW sites under the .sg domain.
  77. The Internet Regulations fiasco , or "How the SBA would like to turn back the clock".

    For What It's Worth

  78. Hurray to the People of Singapore. The Singapore government has finally wisen up to the Net and, to the benefit of all Singaporeans, the honchos have realized that they do not have the monopoly of ideas. This site has the potential to be a little big brotherish. So enjoy it with a grain of salt.

    79. Random Thoughts

    The General Elections That Was

    Hurray and Power to the People. Congrats to EFF and the pursuit of free speech!






    Before you go, do remember what Ralph Waldo Emerson said:

    To laugh often and much;
    To win the respect of intelligent people
    and the affection of children;
    To earn the appreciation of honest critics
    and to endure the betrayal of false friends;
    To appreciate beauty;
    To find the best in others;
    To leave the world a bit better
    whether a healthy child, a garden patch
    or a redeemed social condition;
    To know even one life breathed easier
    because you have lived;
    This is to have succeeded.

    Enjoy.

    Questions? Email h.pillay@ieee.org

    Today's weather (about 80Kb) for the western Pacific Ocean.

    Here's a really cool global satellite weather map.

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    Save A Lot of Trees and Money Here!
    Actually, the following search of the Singapore Phone Book is by a hacked method. The clueless, braindead operator of the www.phonebook.com.sg site wants to you login (!!) everytime you use it. I have asked them a zillion times to remove this stupidity, but alas, morons are just that! So, screw them - use the following link and go for it!


    Other sites in ASEAN
    Search the Malaysian Phone Book
    Search the Indonesian Phone Book
    Search the WWW Yellow Pages
    How much is that in Singapore dollars?

    I am a reservist officer with the Singapore Civil Defence Force. If you are one and you need to travel, here's the link to their page that allows you to notify them of your travel. After all, this is my home and it is worth looking after.


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