6 Oct 2026 – Pros & Cons For Ai
Sat: jct EC&JooChiatRd – would have been suicidal to approach any closer; however, was interested in observing the nature of the response to the inaugural Car-Free-Day initiative in this area, and the results appear to be a considerable achievement. It appears that Max, a 14yrs dachshund riding in a custom-made-pet-taxi and his owner Matthew gathered some attention!
The bus stop located at I12/Katong is closed; however, the operational status of the bus-stop situated on the opposite side of the road remains uncertain? Should that also be closed, the ppl waiting there would be doing so without purpose.
Was informed by Gel that after such a success, the biz association there will be supported by STB on their plans to go ahead with their monthly closed road event.
SeanC assisted by utilizing MetaAi, and KarenL observed that her father’s physical characteristics had undergone substantial transformation. Since Sean & I having never been acquainted with UncleKoon during his youth, had no means by which to verify this observation. In the absence of a scanner and possessing limited understanding of Ai and its Apps, using mobil-phone to capture these images is not the best way and grateful for the assistance provided by younger individuals who extend their support.
Karen tells me that blurry is better than inaccuracy and appreciates that she has offered to scan&enhance these pix selected.
Do sincerely extend my apologies for the circumstances that have arisen in this matter. Nevertheless, am grateful for Sean’s contribution, as it has enabled me to definitively identify UncleYatSeng&Wife(middle couple) who I can recall from my childhood years.
In this Ai-era, it is important to distinguish human art from what machines produce. A fundamental ontological distinction exists prior to any aesthetic considerations between art and the output that machines produce thru’ statistical analysis derived from vast quantities of images. Algoritiums lack the spark of humanity and how are we going to safeguard our humanity with decent-honest integrity???
Acknowledgment and credits should consistently be extended to the intellectual and creative contributions of the original authors and creators, even when edited,reconstructed, etc…
Tkx to Karen for this useful info: Pictorial content is as important as text, equivalent to getting the names and dates right. Sorry about the uproar. It costs us around S$2000 per image from the photographers just to have the right to reproduce – eventhough we spent 4yrs to design and build the content of the one image. If someone reproduce and post, our lawyers will be after them. If it is your own face and it isn’t harming anyone or breaking public decency laws, it is legal. If it is someone else’s face without their consent, you risk violating the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), facing a rapid POHA lawsuit in SG.
Sun: appreciations to Ivy&Les for scrumptious dinner and to ChrisL for the ride back to the EastSide.
Mon: to SiongYuen/Charles – tkx for meeting@Kopitiam/AMK-hub. Have not been in this neighbourhood since with broLawrence, also to meet with SY then. Appreciations for the image of the KL-Bank coin-bank and the CNY-Red-Packet with the KL-Bank logo. Have only heard about them but not seen them until now.
Was impressed by the restroom facilities at this establishment, particularly the integration of faucets with hand-dryers — a feature I had not previously encountered.
Always a confusing maze for me trying to get to the correct exit from MRT-Orchard-sta to the correct exit@ION. Rewarding myself a small cup of dark chocolate ice cream treat@VenchiS$11 for finding the way, any excuse for an ice-cream – hahaha
I have thrust myself into this maze,
Haply to wive and thrive as best I may – William Shakespeare
TiffanyBlueBoxCafe has lovely window displays, but was told that the food was so-so.
https://middleclass.sg/treats/tiffany-blue-box-cafe-singapore-review/
Tkx to Clement for searching that VomFASS is no longer here but is now Bulbs&Barrels@Wheelock(closed when we got there).
Could not resist my favourite GrilledCheeseSandwich+ their signature CheeseCake(a blend of cream and blue cheese on an almond sable base)@Queic by Olivia/ScottsSq (learnt that Queic, pronounced cake means quick in Spanish) since in the area, and as the saying that the eyes being wilder than the stomach was most appropricate here, had to doggie-bag most of the CheeseCake after a few bites… https://queic.com.sg/
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese? – Charles de Gaulle
Revamped of FoodOpera@ION looks inviting to the eyes but the stomach says no more food! Appreciations to nephew for directing me to the MRT-TEL-line heading back to the EastSide and after ~8+hrs on the go, its good to be in back within my AC-4-walls. Definitely felt the haze today – kept coughing with the mask on when outdoors, but tried to go underground as much as possible..
Tue: quarterly grocery shopping with delivery service for tomorrow@Giant/Tampines – could barely read their sign across the road in this horrible haze,
but nice inside with the newly revamped food stalls+food court. On the feet for ~6hrs with~9,000steps, hope for a good night sleep.
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