March 31, 1989 (Friday)
Busy in kitchen – took almost 2.5 hours to finish meal bought by Joanna. OMO till 6pm before going for break. Kelvin II, etc were impressed. First real shift in kitchen – well done! Gained some experience – more steady now.
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Someday we’ll get there, but not now…
In “Inside Intel” (BusinessWeek, Jan 9 & 16, 2006), the cover story mentioned on page 46: “Otellini [Intel’s new CEO] is convinced such collaboration will lead to breakthrough innovations. He imagines a day when people will use Centrino laptops to watch live TV on the subway or when kids will be able to download Spider-Man… Read More »
The problem with city zoo
Dropped by Manila Zoo, a tiny zoo about 15 minutes’ drive from Makati CBD last Saturday. Entrance fee is a lot cheaper than Singapore Zoological Gardens (40 pesos, or about S$1.30), but understandably so, as the scale and facilities are also less impressive. In fact, some of the animals looked like they were pretty uncomfortable… Read More »
March 28, 1989 (Tuesday)
Invented a tune that is a cross between “State Farm” and “Axel F”.
March 27, 1989 (Monday)
Rotated washing between Kelvin II and myself while Joey floated around and experimented with new creations (e.g. half-pan/half-thin pizza, double-layer thin, spaghetti pie, etc). Managed well without jamming.
Mere coincidence?
Apple’s shares closed yesterday at $80.86 – on the very same day CEO Steve Jobs introduced the company’s first-ever Macintosh computers based on Intel microprocessors at Macworld Expo. 8086 was, coincidentally, Intel’s first 16-bit, x86 processor. It shipped in 1978, the year after Apple was founded. This was followed by the 8088, which was used… Read More »