Sim Lim Square

I haven't been to Sim Lim Square since quite a long time ago. Maybe more than a year even. That is long for someone who use to go there at least twice a week, just to get acquainted with the shops and/or window shop. I decided to pop in today to doll up my new laptop. 

The place have changed a bit since the last time I was there. For one there are a lot more laptop repair shops lining the "backrow". You know you are there when you see junkyard heaps of laptop parts all over the shop spaces and lining the floors. The usual indian proprietors who came in the early 2000s are still there but now with more PRC as sales and tech people. There are also more shops selling used PCs and electronic parts. A sign of prosperity in Singapore. Or more like "I am sick of this 3 month old gadget now. I want that new model."

The usual PRC sales girls selling Chinese gadgets are also still around. And I saw more males hitting on these sales girls. How do I know they are flirting with these girls? Their body language and facial expressions betrayed them. I for one don't believe they will be able to read enough chinese to use the gadgets they are pretending to buy.

I also heard some shouting all the way at the ground floor. From the top (I was at 4th), it looked like a PRC couple, probably tourists shouting at a shop owner. I guess Sim Lim Square has become like the infamous Lucky Plaza. The notices at every lift landing from CASE listing down the shops that received complaints, said it all.

After slightly less than an hour and $54 poorer, I went off with a reasonably protected laptop (cover sticker, keyboard cover and screen protector). What a fun trip!

To Err Is Human

to admit them takes courage. Lots and lots of courage.

Harder Than I Thought

I don't really use it that often since I already have a desktop PC for most of my work and entertainment needs. But it is clean, fast and stable. Good for programming and related development work.

Couple of days ago, got myself a new windows laptop (Samsung NP530) so my old macbook white has to go.

This macbook was bought on a whim. I wanted to develop some apps for iOS and needed a MacOS to do it. I never got down to it (thanks to procrastination). But it did serve us well. It was used as a skype machine for overseas friends, a DVD player before bedtime, a stable PC for web developing and, it was an indoor entertainment machine when we are on vacation and it was raining outside.

And today, it was sold to the highest "bidder" for $300. The room feels empty without it.

But we are going to get some nice dinner with that $300!