Not all the language in Singapore is British English. Some of it is interchangeable with American English, like "queue up" or "stand in line." Some is American, like "soccer." Some is just Asian or Australian. Whereas we Americans say "for here" and "to go," I've learned the hard way that many Singaporeans only understand "dine in" and "take away."

(In a fun, British accent) "To top up, please key in the sixteen-digit PIN, followed by the hex key." 'Hex' is so much cooler than 'pound.'

The Facebook Developers Garage went well thanks to the planning of E27. We had interesting speeches from Battle Stations, a Singaporean MMORPG application that took off, Duration Inc. on how they’re using the .NET framework to build applications, and Mindwasabi about the non-rational, beneficial effects of people working together. I’ve published the unabridged version of my talk, “Getting love from the Facebook Platform,” on Slideshare:

Accents are beginning not to phase me. Hijabs are going unnoticed.