The Meeting Venue

Typically, the meeting venue I have been to were a long room with chairs and tables arranged in rows. So, when I attended the talk in Singapore this week, I was quite surprised by the arrangement. It was a rectangular room, but rather than the screen being at the long-end, it was at one of the sides.

The seats were then arranged in semi-circle, appearing as if I was attending a lecture at university or a meeting at the United Nations. They had screens on either sides of the stage, but during the video conference, you might have to strain your eyes to look at the projection at the opposite end while looking at the other screen at the presenter.

A bit strain to the neck as the screen and the video was a a different ends of the hallAlmost wrapped upThe venue itself was great. And since the arrangement were as such, I suspect that the room was purpose-built for small conferences such as this. I think the maximum they could fit into the hall was 100.

The other novelty about the place was it was located on the 35th floor of the hotel I stayed in, the Mandarin Orchard. Interesting.

Overnight in Singapore

I was invited to attend a forum in Singapore. The problem was, the meeting was sandwiched in the middle of my week, with clinic being opened tomorrow. Flying in on the evening before the meeting then flying home right after. No real time to rest.

But I would prefer to do that rather than spend another day. It would interrupt my work flow otherwise, and considering I was off a couple of weeks back, may be it was time to sit down and work ....

Cosy chairNot much of a view from my roomAll packed upI had the chance to do a bit of walking around the hotel I stayed in right after I arrived. And the first order of business would be to get Anita her iPhone cover. Still tricky to get covers for iPhone 7 in KL at the moment, but there plenty of them here in Singapore.

After that was done, it was time get some rest. Early start tomorrow morning.

Update Day

A week has passed since the iOS update and now Sierra was released. I decided to fresh boot my Mac Pro and started from scratch. It was not as painful as I thought it was going to be. The only problem was the driver for my Razer keyboard was not yet updated, so I was back with the Apple keyboard. No big deal but I have to cut down on the gaming a bit.

All the other programs seemed OK. Even the Aperture - which is no longer natively supported by Apple seemed to working fine.

And then came Nougat ....On the same morning, I also got a message that my Nexus had Nougat ready for download! Off we go!

iOS Update

So, this would be the first of series software updates to tag along the launch if both the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2. First the iOS 10, next would be the Watch OS 3 and next week, the new Mac OS Sierra.

The download was bigger than I expected. 1.1 Gb. Luckily it was a doddle with my bandwidth but I would imagine that it would've taken ages on my old speed.

The update process was smooth. It did render my Squarespace app useless. From now on in would have to update the blog only from the computer. No more mobile upload, at least for my main blog. Harisrahman.com was still running the legacy Squarespace version 5 engine and I liked to leave it that way. They were more predictable and stable.

My phones, I pads and watch had had their update. Time to wait for the Sierra.

Warhol in Town

It was pretty rare to have world class exhibition in town. And I have always been fascinated by Warhol as he was basically an innovative photographer at heart. But his work transcence just photography. It was modern art.

Let's go in ...Those famous prints .... LegendaryI was expecting a lot when I heard that the exhibition was coming. Titled Social Circus, it was held at Slate, a hall right next to Limapulo at The Row, Jalan Doraisamy. It was a spinoff to a similar exhibition in Singapore. And it was a huge success there.

After my ward round last Wednesday, I went there after my lunch. Parked at Quill City Mall opposite, I crossed the road really looking forward to what it had to offer.

The artist and his processThem Campbell's canIf you wanna selfie ...Signed myself in, and was treated to the iconic Mao images. Then came the Monroe and the Campbell soup prints. All were celebrated work. And then, that was about it…

I was expecting much more. Yes, there some quality but it merely made up for the black of quantity. At least it was free. Imagine if I had to pay to get I, i would've demanded a refund.

Let's go upstairsThat should work against Aedes ...Looking down ....Let's split ....Maybe I was expecting too much reading from his body of work. A gallant effort but I should've read between the line when I found out about the venue.

Slate was a nice exhibition area but it lacked the square footage. A nice and intimate setting and would've been a great venue for small events or reception. Would income again? Of course I would but I would expect more…