http://files.thilosophy.com Everything Thilo feels he needs to share ... en Because Dec(imal) 25 = Oct(al) 31. http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/03/12#oct31 Same movies on the return flight, and I did not want to see Up on the tiny screen, had already seen Two Weeks Notice, Serendipity, and Million Dollar Baby, failed to get English subtitles for the Korean movies, and did not feel up to The Diving Bell and the Butterfly... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/03/05#b-side We went to a sushi bar where the plates where RFID-chipped, so that the waitress can just swipe them with a reader to figure out how much we needed to pay... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/03/04#rfid_tuna Ever since winning immortality in a bet against the Devil (which of course was a trick and turned out to be more of a curse than a blessing), Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) is touring the world with his little theatre troupe... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/03/03#parnassus The problem with watching movies on the plane's onboard entertainment system is that the pilot turns off the screen before landing... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/03/01#ana_sky_channel There is not a single Singaporean athlete at the Winter Olympics. http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/02/22#vancouver_2010 Today is the first day of Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year, as it is also called, probably to be more inclusive)... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/02/14#year_of_the_tiger While your application has not been rejected, it would be appropriate to remove "Finalist in Google’s Android Developer’s Challenge!" from the Application Description... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/02/09#ibad Korean drama fever, which has taken Asia by storm during the last decade, has finally caught up with me... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/01/27#korean_drama_fever Part Nine... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/01/23#apple_cutter Singaporean citizens have to register their race, and this is also indicated on their ID cards (not for foreign residents, we have "nationality" instead)... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/01/16#double_barrelled_race These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered --combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web--have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/01/13#new_approach There is no juice in the fridge... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/01/09#no_juice In the opening scene, legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/01/04#sherlock_holmes James Cameron has reportedly been working on Avatar since 1994, and wanted to start filming directly after finishing Titanic... http://files.thilosophy.com/2010/01/03#avatar India operates at its own pace and I spent many hours on this trip in hotel lobbies and airport lounges... http://files.thilosophy.com/2009/12/29#one_night_at_the_call_center The night before the wedding, guests gather at the bride's house for hand painting... http://files.thilosophy.com/2009/12/27#henna_hands I am spending Christmas this year in Pune, India... http://files.thilosophy.com/2009/12/25#pune There are two locks on our mailbox... http://files.thilosophy.com/2009/12/23#spam_filter I am having Chinese classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings now, and it is tough... http://files.thilosophy.com/2009/12/20#pinyin_panic