Which Cathay Pacific lounge should you visit in Hong Kong?
In an earlier post, we reviewed Cathay’s Business Class lounge in Singapore, at Changi Airport Terminal 4, before its opening. We were …
Three reasons to cook hairy crabs in Beijing and how to go about it
I’ve just discovered the perfect dish to make in Beijing and it’s none other than the hairy crab (大闸蟹)! When my friends …
Review: Three reasons to avoid the GoDaddy SSL certificate
If you have your website hosted on a third-party platform such as Bluehost and are looking for a SSL certificate provider, I’d …
How to fix it: WordPress site on Lightsail goes down due to insufficient disk space
Not too long ago, I was coasting along, enjoying the benefits of moving my WordPress site from Bluehost to Amazon Lightsail. It …
Part 2: How to receive domain specific email on Gmail with Amazon SES
In an earlier post, I shared steps to send email with your own domain-specific email address using Gmail, through Amazon Simple Email Service …
Part 1: How to send emails with Gmail using Amazon Simple Email Service
Set up a domain-specific email after migrating your site to Amazon Lightsail. Here is how to send emails with Gmail using Amazon Simple Email Service.
10 steps to move your WordPress site from Bluehost to Amazon Lightsail (with minimal disruption)
I have no prior computing experience, hence embarking on a website migration was a tad daunting. But on hindsight, moving my Wordpress site …
Should you migrate your WordPress site from Bluehost to AWS Lightsail?
Should you migrate your WordPress site from Bluehost to AWS Lightsail? After having a series of unpleasant experiences with Bluehost and GoDaddy’s …
How to celebrate the new year Bangkok style
After a very intense December in 2018, I was glad for my year-end trip to Bangkok. I did not have any expectations …
The Squid Hacks’ Alaska MileagePlan mileage run on Qantas Economy
Alaska MileagePlan had launched a promo for Qantas flights to the US, allowing double mileage accrual for economy flights between Australia and the US. MileagePlan already provided very generous mileage accrual for Qantas economy (100%), but this meant that I would earn 200% of the miles that I would be flying between Australia and the US, along with 100% accrual for my flights between Singapore and Australia.