There’re many many forums that discuss various aspects related to the greencard process. One of the recurring questions seems to be how many publications you need for EB1-EA/NIW. My case is neither since it was filed under EB1-OR., but thought I would just share with you what I had at the time of applying in... Continue Reading →
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Vs. United Airlines MileagePlus
Well, I don’t usually write much for my ‘personal’ category, but the frustration with KrisFlyer has been so high that I thought the topic would be a good one to write something about. Perhaps others with similar experience could share theirs? I had high regard for Singapore Airlines back in the days. They were known... Continue Reading →
My University Projects
I realized recently that one of my old homepages is still around on the internet. This was my second attempt to create a homepage for myself and this was done back in 2004 when I was trying to learn DreamWeaver. I think I still updated a few pages till around 2006 or so, but most... Continue Reading →
I successfully defended my PhD!!
So the 1st of October 2010 is when I had my PhD defence. I was dressed in a nice suit, and went to uni at around 12ish to sit the defence at 2pm. I was a bit tense as most PhD students would be just a little while before the defence starts. I had practised... Continue Reading →
Starting my Microsoft internship at the Media Lab
I still remember how this all came about. I was somewhat nearing the end of my PhD and I was looking around a bit for possible job opportunities. I had had a great passion to work for Microsoft Health one day (well, hard to think of any compsci people who don't!), and I had in... Continue Reading →
Submitted my PhD thesis!
So I finally submitted my PhD thesis today! Been a long journey to get to the point of thesis submission and I certainly feel pretty relieved..why wouldn’t I be! Was in the UK for the HC conference in April and wifey and I did an 11-day Euro trip just before that (see photos) – wanted... Continue Reading →