Broadband(it)

I'm currently in Singapore on a biz trip. Staying at a hotel so that I'll have access to a gym and broadband connections (can do Skype video conferencing with the Wife) but will make sure that I spend enough time in the evenings with the parents.

The hotel - which shall remain un-named - charges S$0.80 per minute for access, up to a maximum charge of S$27 for a 24-hour period.

Just think about it : that's S$8 for 10 mins, S$24 for half an hour. Once you cross the 33-minute mark, you might as well knock yourself out and leave your laptop on all night and download all the crap that you can think of cos you're paying S$27 anyway.

Although technically I am a non-resident staff and hence entitled to claim meal expenses, I've decided not to claim expenses for my meals during this trip to offset the big broadband charge that's going to appear on the hotel bill. (Whenever I'm back in Singapore, I prefer to dine cheap anyway)

Sure, there're many Wireless@SG hotspots around town but that would mean having to stay out till late while I wait for the Wife to settle down at home and start Skype-ing. And nothing beats going online in a comfy hotel room, sitting in your underwear and having a beer*

And Dude - you know who you are - your former company is the service provider and your blog is unaccessible on my laptop.

* Not mini-bar. Supermarket. Own expense.