Server work
08:09 AM on Wednesday 18 December 2019
Had a recurring problem with one of the drives which was finally tracked to failing memory modules. The memory modules were tested and the pair which was failing was removed. Took the opportunity to install Arch Linux on the server as the old system was corrupted by the memory errors. Arch Linux is ...
Sweet potato rice
05:59 PM on Tuesday 17 December 2019
Pauline made this beautiful sweet potato rice for dinner.
Christmas decorations at Orchard
07:08 PM on Sunday 15 December 2019
We took a photo with the Christmas decorations at Orchard road.
Donut in a bag
03:12 PM on Saturday 14 December 2019
We got Donut a new carrying bag in the hopes that she will like it and we can bring her around more often. The first attempt resulted in her trying to get out of the bag.
Seagate Exos X14 12TB failed
08:18 AM on Thursday 12 December 2019
The cheap Seagate Exos X14 12TB which I got off Newegg has failed. After connecting the drive, I got a bunch of connection errors which I attributed to the SATA port. Took it out and connected it via USB and the smartctl short test was fine. So I thought it was the SATA port. Got a old Dell H200 car ...
Leather craft
05:37 PM on Wednesday 11 December 2019
Pauline and Esther went for a leather craft workshop where they made a notebook.
iPhone Night Mode
12:34 AM on Tuesday 10 December 2019
The new iPhone Night Mode is quite good. This is donut on our bed. The room was actually pitch black as shown below without Night Mode.
Gardens by the Bay Christmas Wonderland
05:17 PM on Sunday 08 December 2019
For some strange reason, Esther likes the Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay. We went for it last year and we are back this year.
Lunch at Tenderbest Makcik Market
03:24 PM on Sunday 08 December 2019
We had lunch at Tenderbest Makcik Market at Bedok Point with mother. The food was not too bad but it was mostly the unhealthy stuff. The pricing was quite good I thought. Saw this beautiful light which was part of the deco.