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Crypto.com Firing 12% of Workforce

From Kris Marszalek's X account, so they are pivoting to "enterprise-wide AI", people who don't fit in is getting fired. We are joining the list of companies integrating enterprise-wide AI. Companies that do not make this pivot immediately will fail. Companies that move slowly will be left behind. Companies that move immediately and pair the best AI tools with top-performers will achieve a level of… — Kris | ai.com (@kris) March 19, 2026 Meanwhile their ai.com is still in limbo as of 20 Mar 2026, not sure why they paid so much for a domain name and delivered a lame-looking site that only enables the user to login and does nothing else. Not sure how their business is doing, probably still doing well thanks to revenues from their exchange and app, but their Cronos chain is struggling, transactions getting lower and lower, their zkEVM chain is as good as dead. They still have another POS chain where its only purpose is to print more CRO, can't really understand why ...
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MetaMask Got a Massive Revamp

It's been a long time since I used MetaMask, it was back in 2022 and I remember it was quite unreliable even though it is one of the OG wallets, then I switched to Rabby which was fantastic and has been using it until now. Then recently I tried the new Coinbase wallet, they call it "Base: Formerly Coinbase Wallet", it is cool because it is a smart contract wallet, something which I have been looking for since 2022 and it supports both email and passkey login. Some thoughts about Base app: The email login is a bit clunky to use, every time I sign a transaction, I need to key in an OTP from my email. Passkey login is way easier on my iPhone, but on the desktop, I have to scan a QR to sign every transaction, takes a while to connect via Bluetooth. If I change my passkey, I have to apply the change to whichever other network I go to, otherwise I won't be able to sign transaction in the new network, for example I am in Base network, I changed my passkey, then when I try to...
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Healing Abutment Came Off

https://marrythaigirlsingapore.blogspot.com/2026/01/went-for-dental-implant.html My abutment came off on second day of Chinese New Year, was eating food and then felt something loose, used my tongue to push and the abutment came off, think it was somehow loose already. Today then go to dentist to put it back, pretty fast procedure, inject some anaesthasia, cut a bit of the gum because it grow back so fast, about 24hrs maybe since it came off until I see the dentist. Dentist only charged me S$5, also told me if it comes off again, go back to see her, don't DIY. Also told her because I'm only eating with one side so my toothache, then she checked actually got food stuck in between, told me to floss properly. For this small procedure, no MC, so have to apply annual leave.
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Chinatown Road Accident 06 Feb 2026

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https://www.tiktok.com/@8world.news/video/7604087879735741704 Above is voice interview from eye witness Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh, below is the transcript which I try to capture as correct as possible: So she hit the young girl first go in the center the stomach the first of the tyre. When I walk go to the market, so neighbour the carpark the girl and the mother walk in front of me, so the girl walk in front first then after the mother. When the car come out from the carpark so the lady (s)he drive out but don't know why (s)he drive so fast, and when (s)he turn right she only see on the right she not see on the left so she hit the young girl first go in the center the stomach the first of the tyre. When the young girl (s)he turn on the floor 3 time then the blood come out from the mouth. After the first tyre run on top the center the stomach the baby then after the first tyre (s)he run on top the leg of the mother. Second, when she driving she stop about 1-2 second then she want to try t...
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Went for Dental Implant

https://marrythaigirlsingapore.blogspot.com/2025/11/temporary-crown.html Today went for my dental implant, wasn't as bad as I thought, gave me a few jabs of local anaesthesia and then dentist did her thing, didn't feel any pain, just pressure and shaking from the drilling, screw in the implant and abutment and finally sutures, took about 1 hour for one implant. Two weeks later I will go back to remove the sutures. Paid S$1950 from Medisave, another S$850 to be paid in cash 3 months later when taking crown mold, so total is S$2800.
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About Time to Think About Retirement

Phase 1: 0 to 20 years old - grow up, education. Phase 2: 21 to 40 years old - work, marry, house, baby. Phase 3: 41 to 60 years old - semi-retire, baby grow up, baby education, baby work. Phase 4: 61 to 80 years old - retire, baby marry, baby house, baby baby. Phase 5: 81 to 100 years old - coffin, baby baby grow up, baby baby education. Phase 6: 101 to 120 years old - if I'm still alive at this point I will come back to fill this up. I'm at the third phase of my life, house fully paid, no car, no loan, no helper, no child tuition, no need take care parent or sibling. Hoping I can semi-retire at 55 years old, by then daughter would probably have completed much of her education and begin transitioning to workforce. I have no use for my CPF OA since I already got my BTO in 2024, most likely will stay until I die. So I transferred some to my CPF SA after setting aside some money in case daughter need it for her tertiary education. There's also her baby bonus CDA account which...
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Vision Seems to Get Better

https://marrythaigirlsingapore.blogspot.com/2026/01/diabetes-scare.html After my blood sugar came down to normal range, my near vision seems to have improved, not as clear as previously but now I can see the text on my iPhone with the smallest text size, still takes a while to focus but definitely much better now. These days I totally avoid sugared drinks, candy, chocolate and whatnot and stick to healthier choices and I work out everyday and more heavy on weekends to build some muscles and I feel way better particular more alert. Hopefully my eyesight can recover to pre-hyperglycaemia level soon.
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Diabetes Scare

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On the week of 08 Dec 2025, a stye grew on my right eye and I didn't think anything of it. In the following week, the stye broke and there was pus in my eye all the time, had to keep cleaning it, especially after waking up there was this huge chunk of yellowish or greenish hardened pus, good thing I have a lot of antibacterial wipes and I brought one pack to work. Then I noticed that my vision in both eyes started to get blurry even with glasses, can't see near with glasses, but if take off glasses can see near but then cannot see far, then with glasses far looks blurry. I also had trouble sleeping well for quite some time even prior to the stye because I kept waking up at night to pee and felt thirsty all the time, to make matters worse I don't drink plain water much, kept drinking sodas and sweet tea. On 28 Dec 2025, I went to buy a combo pack glucose monitor "Contour Plus Elite Blood Glucose Meter (MMOL) + Test Strips 50s + Lancets 100s + Alcohol Swabs 200s", i...
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Temporary Crown

https://marrythaigirlsingapore.blogspot.com/2025/11/permanent-crown-broken.html Today manage to go off early after work and rush to clinic, go early the MRT and bus also damn crowded. So I reached the clinic a few minutes before appointment time, basically dentist helped to put on a temporary crown, I guess also did a really thorough cleaning and scanning before putting on the crown that's why the whole session took like 1hr 45mins or so. Then next week have to go back again to put the permanent crown, after that then talk about the implant to better spread out the force of my bite. Today paid S$1000 for the crown and S$5 for infection control charges, then orange CHAS card deduct S$410, so end up paying S$595. Hmm nowadays have this infection control charges, I checked with the staff she told me it is payable every visit, anyway not a big deal considering they squeeze you dry with other things, but at least now the CHAS card seems more useful, I remember last time orange is as goo...
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Permanent Crown Broken

https://marrythaigirlsingapore.blogspot.com/2024/08/permanent-crown.html Yesterday night while eating Calbee prawn crackers, my permanent crown broke off, didn't bite anything hard so I think must have cracked already. Today went to my neighbourhood dentist to try my luck, good thing they have a slot for me and didn't have to wait long. Dentist told me have to redo the crown, I was thinking what the heck, only did the crown last year, also told me could be because I have stronger bite and my lower jaw missing a tooth (second molar), so recommend me to do implant to spread out the force. Then dentist helped to do a filling, took x-ray for the implant, consultation and a infection control charge, so total is S$255 then lucky I have orange CHAS card, deduct S$54.50 so end up paying S$200.50. To visit again on Monday to do crown.
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