Now that I’ve received my Ubuntu CD, it’s time I start burning CDs and send to anyone (probably around Malaysia and Singapore) that requests. This is my way of returning to the community. 
How it goes
Drop me an email at 
with your name, mailing address and email address. You can choose between the desktop or server edition; I’ll burn you a copy of the latest (for now, Ubuntu 8.10).
- I will send you one (1) cd only. Let me know if you’ve got a special request.
- As far as possible, I try to send it within a week (I will be away from 2nd December to 9th December 08).
- And if you’re not from Singapore/Malaysia, try not to request as I don’t want to incur too much shipping fees. However, if you really think you need one, it’s still fine to drop me an email and I will see what I can do for you.
- I know Fedora 10 was just released too. Personally I’m no fan of Fedora, but I will still burn you a copy if you request.
- It’s free. Yes. To fund me, donations go to
(Paypal) or 
(Moneybookers). YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DONATE TO GET A CD.
Now, if you want a CD, email me. I’m friendly and I don’t bite!
Ubuntu has always been the linux-based OS I have on my laptop for fun and daily use when I don’t require Visual Studio.
Free Ubuntu CDs!
Two years ago, ShipIt would send you more than once piece, as long as you justify your need. Thus I used to order them and share the CDs around in school. However, it’s harder right now to request more. Maybe they feel people are ordering more and wasting them.
I received mine!
Totally forgotten about the order, I got home and saw a mail for me from Ubuntu! Man, really I must say thanks to them.
My thoughts
Each CD should cost them less than 0.2 Euros (Or maybe even a lower cost price) since they order in bulk to give them for free. What I found wasn’t fair was the shipping fees.
Actually it’s none of my business to rant about this but I’m considering to do something for them – to send Ubuntu around too! (Let me confirm this in another blog entry!)
Once again, Thanks Ubuntu!
Terrible maid : Who is the boss? Poor girl. It's about time you let her know who's the boss so it'll put her next employer to advantage. Sigh.
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I’m a fan of NTUC Fair Price, Cold Storage, Giant, Carrefour & Watsons and guess I should share some tips on saving more money that I practice.
- Buy or borrow newspapers and check out promotions/best buys!
Very often these stores will advertise on papers about their promotions. When a store advertises, doesn’t mean that it’s got the best price in Singapore. Don’t come back commenting that you bought something much more expensive but was on promotion. (Read #2)
- Start to compare and remember prices
You don’t have to go around the different stores looking remembering the prices of everything. Just roughly remember the price of stuffs you get more often. Example: Glico Pocky at 85cents at NTUC Fair Price. For some stuffs, Carrefour may be cheaper. If you’re getting stuffs in larger quantities, sometimes Giant offers a better deal! If price isn’t an issue, go over to Cold Storage for some fresh deals.
- Start buying house brands
Some people got the concept that house brands lacks quality. Not true. Maybe food wise, the taste may not be as good as some popular brands. Other than that, I guess they’re comparable. House brands are cheaper because they are less advertised. However, not always house brands are cheaper too. Remember, compare. (Read #2)
Brands and stores:
Fair Price – Fair Price
Watsons – Watsons
Carrefour – Carrefour
Giant – Giant
Cold Storage – First Choice
- Buy what you need
Jot down a list of items you probably will need. I am a bad shopper as I always walk around the store for very long, aimlessly and buy everything that I see that’s on promotion. This is very wrong. Buy only what you will need to use or eat. (Buy more? Read #5)
- Buy 3 get 1 free?
Do you really need 3? If today, Giant starts to hold a promotion for Organic salt and offers 3 packets for the price of 2. Are you going to get it? Do you need 3 in the first place when you’re going to take a year to finish 1. There’s an expiry date to most items. (Not forgetting Active Ingredients too!) Think about it.
- Free Gifts vs. No free gift (Not always true!)
Buy tomato ketchup and get a free apron. Good deal isn’t it? Let’s put the word free aside. Normally when there’s no free gifts, tomato ketchups on shelves could be priced at a dollar or two cheaper. So make sure you check if you could get the one without a free gift at a better price. Don’t be misled by the word FREE; nothing is free in the world. Unless you need the free gift, else it’s not worth forking out the dollar for it, although it’s a good deal.
- Quality vs Quantity.
I would take clothes detergent as an example. There are brands such as “Attack” that produces detergent that is 2 In 1. Which means you do not need to buy any softener. And also you do not have to pour as much detergent as other brands because it’s thicker. That’s why you have to know what’s value for money.
- What size should I get?
Again I shall take clothes detergent as an example. NTUC Fair Price sells 2 Litre and 3.5 Litre Attack 2IN1 Liquid detergent for $7.65 and $11.95 respectively. But which one to get? Since detergent isn’t perishable, start calculating. $11.95/3.5L=$3.4142/Litre for 3.5 Litres bottle and $7.65/2L =$3.825/Litre for 2 Litres. Isn’t it obvious that buying the 3.5 litre bottle can save you more and it’s going to last you a longer time? Bigger bottles doesn’t mean cheaper sometimes though. Just be more calculative.
After reading what I’ve written above, it doesn’t really matter whether the item is $9.95 or $10 (Cheaper doesn’t mean better, refer to #7). What’s important is you save through the tips above.
Next week, if I get some time to walk around the store again, I’m going to cover what you can get with many 1 dollars in your pocket. And again it’s going to save you quite a bit (8 bits and you get a byte!) too!
with your name, mailing address and email address. You can choose between the desktop or server edition; I’ll burn you a copy of the latest (for now, Ubuntu 8.10). 
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