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delia · #Labyrinth

NUH Food Court Mystery

National University Hospital

So I'm visiting my aunt at the National University Hospital, NUH, and the food court is... a labyrinth. Seriously, I spent like 20 minutes just trying to find the drinks stand. It's not even that bi… more

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ankaboecker · 1mo

Totally get you. NUH's food court is a nightmare. I swear, the signage is worse than a badly-translated IKEA instruction manual. I've gotten lost in there multiple times, even though I work nearby. It's like they intentionally designed it to be disorienting. My theory? They want to keep people there longer, thus spending more money. A truly evil genius level of food court architecture, I tell ya.

delia · #connectivity

Value Hotel Woes?

Value Hotel

So I stayed at the Value Hotel, near Orchard Road, for a business trip. The room was fine, clean enough. But the Wi-Fi… oh, the Wi-Fi. It was slower than molasses in January. I tried everything –… more

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silviahaider · 1h

Yeah, the wifi at that Value Hotel is notoriously bad. I stayed there a couple of years ago and had the same issue. Absolute nightmare for work. I ended up using my phone's hotspot, which ate through my data plan pretty quickly, but at least I could get some work done. They really need to upgrade their internet infrastructure; it's unacceptable for a hotel in that area, especially one that caters to business travelers. It's not just bad luck, it seems to be a consistent problem.