Mobile Games developed by TKL Associates

Here is my reply to queries from Today and Wanbao.

I run a software development company call Tan Kin Lian & Associates. During the past year, I have developed more than 10 apps (mobile games) and deployed them over the Apple, Windows and Nokia platforms. I am now developing them on the Android platform.

If you search for my name "Tan Kin Lian" on app store or marketplace of these platforms, you will find these apps. The more popular apps are Tangram, Shape Quiz, Sudoku, Logic Quiz and Logic Box. These games are available in various versions. I also develop some simple games such as One In A Million (generate 4D numbers), Toto Luck (generate Toto numbers) and Amazing Numbers (guess a secret number).

When the Windows Phone platform was first launched, I asked my developer to try some simple apps. I chose Toto and 4D as they are popular games and are well known by many people. These apps are quite simple and easy to develop. They take the date of birth to produce a fixed series of random numbers and identify the most common numbers that are unique to that person. Whether these numbers will come out in practice will still depend on luck, but they are numbers that are tied to the date of birth.

One person has expressed the concern that the 4D and Toto game will encourage gambling. This concern is exaggerated. Not many people download the apps. Even if they do, they are not going to gamble a lot of money buying their numbers. I am not aware of any person who has found it to be so interesting that they wish to increase their betting.

I look at Toto and 4D as an entertainment for many ordinary people. Most of them bet with small sums of money that they set aside to try their luck. Some people may be problem gamblers, but this is a separate matter. For the majority, this is a way of having some distraction from the busy and hectic life. If some people like to try my app to get their unique numbers, I will be delighted. But I do not think that it will be addictive, and I certainly do not encourage them to be addicted to any form of gambling. But as a pastime and fun, it is all right.

The download of these apps are quite small, as few people know about them. The apps involving Tangram, Shape Quiz and Sudoku are more popular, with more downloads.

I have also developed business apps on the mobile platform for taxi booking and for other business applications. They will be launched at a later date. They use the know-how that has been gained from developing the mobile games.

If I get elected as President, I have to pass this business to another person, as the President is not allowed to be involved in any business. 

But if I do not get elected, I intend to use the know-how in developing mobile games to be used for many business applications involving   mobile and web platforms. This is an exciting field with a lot of opportunities.

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Thanks to the internet, finding and comparing prices has become faster than ever. If you want to compare the prices offered by Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland, to those that are being offered by Ryanair, you can do so in a matter of minutes. There are a number of sites, which allow you to access a number of different airlines and search for the best prices quickly. Alternatively, you can go directly to the separate airline websites as well.

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Interview on CNA and Razor TV

I gave interviews to CNA and Razor TV last night on the talk - Leadership, guided by values and on the questions asked about the Presidential election. You can watch them from the campaign website, www.tkl2011.com. See Statement tab.

Speak for the people

Singaporeans will have to choose carefully when they vote for the President. If they want a quiet President, there are at least two possible candidates to choose from. If they want a President who can speak for the people, they can choose me. You can read my statements in www.tkl2011.com. The speaking can be done constructively and not in a quarrelsome way.

Have the courage to make a change. Do not worry that this approach will cause problems .... it will not. If the President brings important issues to the attention of the government, the government will have to pay attention to these views. The President does not need to be another center of power, but he can be the light of brightness to focus attention on these issues.

When problems are denied, they cannot be solved.

When problems are identified and agreed, it is more likely that better solutions can be found. We need to apply the values of honesty, fairness, positive attitude, courage and public service ... to find better solutions.

Politicize

Somebody made this observation, "If you give views that support the government's views, you are not politicizing, but if you give views that are different, you are politicizing".

I want to encourage Singaporeans to be broad minded, and to accept alternative views, without applying labels such as "politicizing", "anti-PAP" or "pro-PAP". There is no need to label each view. Treat each view on its own merits ... and ask, " is it good a better solution, is it better for the people?"

Tips on Critical Illness Insurance

This article contains some tips on how consumers can approach critical illness insurance. Consumers should pay a small premium to cover the small risk of critical illness at the young ages and invest the savings in a low cost fund. The accumulated savings after 20 or 30 years will be more than sufficient to pay for the cost of treatment or loss of income, if a critical illness occurs at an older age.

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Web design Dublin has created many successful websites for clients worldwide and it may be instructive and helpful to take a look at some of the small businesses who have benefited from our services.

It is important to note that our websites are focused on a handful of key factors for our clients. These factors are NOT fancy design or an attractive looking site to which we can send our family and friends.

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