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Off topic: smart phone / wifi compatible with Apple laptop?

It could improve my productivity to be able to access my company's website during my commute, so once again I'm looking for input from the tech savvy people here.

So I was just about to pull the trigger on a Samsung Infuse --which got the best Consumer Report rating for an AT&T cell phone-- when I learned that some smart phones can be used as a wifi hotspot for laptops.

So I did a little research and learned that Samsung wifi may not be compatible with Apple. I also learned that the reception may not be all that good. Of course that might be more because of the AT&T service but I'll be piggy backing off of my sister's Family Plan so I will be getting 1400 minutes and 2 GB of data a month for $35.00.

If I decide I really need the wifi with my Apple laptop, would that mean I would have to get an iPhone and if so, have they resolved the reception issues with the iPhone4? If not, are they still selling the iPhone3?

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I will try and offer some helpful opinion

Let's start with your commute: How are you travelling ?

As far as connecting your laptop, check out this thread on Apple Discussions
or this link

Here's my Google search -- not LMGTFY -- to help you.

Here's another link that may or may not work.
If it does not, go to your AT&T page, shop for phones, and then under "By Style" select "USB Modem".

I see 6 choices, 5 out of 6 are free (for the hardware).

I hope this helps. Let us know, please.
"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson) ***

Thanks for the info. I

Thanks for the info. I skimmed through most of the links and I'll look at them again later.

Most of the time I take the commuter rail and there is a wifi connection but it is very slow and useful only for checking email. So when I realized that the new phone I was shopping for could potentially serve as a wifi hot spot I got a little excited but this seems a little more complicated than I anticipated.

I was hoping to get out cheap through my sister's AT&T plan but I don't expect that the customer service people in their store would be much help.

But there is an Apple store near me. Maybe they can help me figure out what I could do with an iPhone4. The problem is I don't know if the reception issues they were having are a deal breaker. Or if I can avoid that by getting an iPhone3.

Thanks again.

Check out alternatives

The way you seem to be focusing on is getting a smartphone you can tether to your laptop.

I would suggest looking at just getting a wireless modem for the laptop. Might come out cheaper.

As to connectivity, I hear lots of gripes about AT&T. Some folks say Verizon has a better network. I'm on AT&T, and I do not use mine heavily enough to be bothered by the reportedly spotty coverage. But if connectivity is an issue, the only way to change it is to change carriers. Changing hardware will not compensate for a scruffy network.
"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson) ***

I agree with ygor

A wireless modem would be a better choice. In this day and age, 2 gigabytes isn't really that much and you will easily burn through that just using your smartphone as a smartphone (at least I do some months).

Also, have you checked your company's policy on accessing their intranet from a non-company internet connection without a VPN or a personal computer? I am only asking because I work for a company that prohibits both across the board; I would hate for you to put time and effort into a solution that you ultimately cannot use due to company restrictions.

An acquaintance at work

An acquaintance at work suggested a wireless modem as well. I wonder if I could get unlimited data off of my sisters cell phone plan and how much that would cost.

Unfortunately I can't afford a smart phone with a data plan plus a wireless modem. I recently returned to work after more than a year of unemployment and right now I'm temp to perm. Going permanent isn't looking likely unless I can squeeze in more overtime to keep up with the demands of the job. As it is I generally see my kids for about half an hour a day before they go to bed so I was hoping to maximize the time during my commute.

As far as the accessing our intranet from a laptop, my boss has encouraged me to use my laptop from home; and a co-worker uses his on his bus ride home, and we've discussed my using it on the commuter rail. The system is designed for clients to use my guess is it's better protected than most company intranets. In fact, the system I need to access is --for lack of a better description-- dedicated software. It allows the clients to look over our shoulders and see what we are doing, or not doing, and generate reports.

try out a prepay wireless modem

How about trying a prepay wireless modem?

They cost more for long term use but there aren't any contracts. It might be worth getting one to try it out and see if you like using it on the train and if it works.

Then if you decide you don't like it you're not committed to a contract

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How to Make a Fenced-In Dog Pen

by A. Low
Providing your companion with an outdoor kennel will prevent unwanted guests.

Providing your companion with an outdoor kennel will prevent unwanted guests.

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An outdoor dog pen provides privacy, security and a safe place to play for your companion animal. It's a play paradise that allows your dog the freedom to stretch his paws, without having to wait for you to accompany him in your yard. For the DIY enthusiast, building your dog pen can be a fun, cost-effective project. The materials you need will be less expensive than an equivalent pre-fabricated and installed kennel.

Step 1

Create a rough sketch of your ideal dog pen, including dimensions of the walls. A standard pen is 4 to 5 feet wide, and 10 to 12 feet long -- although you may need to adjust this depending on the size of your dog.

Step 2

Go to your city clerk's office and obtain necessary permits and licenses to verify your project will be up to code.

Step 3

Select a location in your yard. The ideal spot should have a mix of sun and shade. Consider whether you want to be able to see your pen from your house.

Make It Happen

Step 1

Measure and mark your width and length dimensions in the location where you want to build your pen. Dig within the perimeter eight inches deep to make way for your concrete.

Step 2

Pour concrete into the empty space and allow it to cure. Curing will take five to seven days, according to the Portland Cement Association, and you must keep the concrete damp.

Step 3

Dig your fence post holes with the posthole digger. Lowe's suggests fence holes to be 30 inches deep to prevent the fence from leaning.

Step 4

Install fence posts, and fill with concrete. Allow the concrete to cure.

Step 5

Wrap chain link around the perimeter of the run, keeping it tight to the fence posts.

Step 6

Secure fence to the posts using chain link ties. Make sure to cut or bend the ties away from the interior of the kennel to prevent your pet from impaling his paw.

Step 7

Install roofing if desired. A tightly stretched tarp across the top will provide shade and cover from the rain.

Items You Will Need

  • Spade
  • Wheelbarrow
  • Concrete
  • Chain link fencing
  • Chain link ties
  • Posts
  • Posthole digger
  • Circular saw
  • Hack saw or dykes
  • Optional: Tarp or roofing material

  • To further maximize the comfort of your companion, there are a few advanced additions that you may take into consideration when building her new home. Adding a slope to one corner of the kennel will allow rainwater and urine to drain, keeping the area cleaner. You may also consider buying welded wire with a coated finish for your fence to add longevity to your project.

  • Make sure that you check with your city clerk before starting. This simple step will ensure that you are okay to proceed with your project. If you neglect this step and someone comes to check your building and it is not up to code, you will need to tear it down and start over.

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About the Author

Low began writing professionally in 2005. She writes primarily about parenting, personal finance, health, beauty and fashion. Low holds a Bachelor of Arts in writing.


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Well, imagine being a dog. You get to eat the same food over and over day after day with very little variety and there isn't exactly a wide range of options available for dog food. So, I imagine that even just the smell of a cooked meal would be appealing to dogs, especially as it's in their nature to sniff out food instinctively. Imagine what the smell of cooked chicken would be like if you hadn't eaten anything but dog food for a year!
Believe it or not, dogs like variety as much as humans. They assume that you eat something different than they usually do and it peaks their interest. They can easily tell by the smell. If my dogs are interested in what I am eating and there is enough to share, I usually let them have some.
I charge it to curiosity. Dogs are mighty curious - much like cats in that regard. Also, their keen sense of smell would already give them an inkling that you're gobbling up something edible. So regardless if they can actually stomach it or not, dogs would like to have what you're eating just to know what it really tastes like. If they don't like it, they'll just ignore it after several bouts of sniffing or licking.
I think they are just trying to bond with their owner. We may see their actions as being fussy, but to them, they may see it as a form of interaction with us. I think dogs have relatively higher loyalty to humans than any other animals. Therefore, it is not surprise that they would want to do the same things as us so as to forge stronger relationship.
My experience with dogs has taught me once you feed them "off your plate" they will always want human food. We always try not to feed our pets scraps, because they always want more. Human food probably smells and taste better to them than dog food. You can make homemade dog treats to give them as special healthy treats.
I can only speak for my dog, Petey, but I feel like he feels like he is a part of our "pack" and just wants to enjoy everything we enjoy. He even sits there and watches TV with us. He even acts like he is paying attention and gets riled up when an action scene comes on. I will say that he does not like it when he sees other dogs on TV. He feels like they are in his house when they shouldn't be. However, when we take him on walks to the regular park or the dog park, he is fine with other dogs around, because I think he knows that it is neutral territory.
Maybe it's the attraction of and the smell of the food that the human are having which attracts the dog which makes it want to partake. We must remember that variety in the types of dog food is limited as opposed to what is available for humans. Another factor is that dogs a usually very close to their owners and have become like and are always seeking to be somewhat a real family member and they participate in many activities with their owners, therefore, the dogs might also want to have the types of food that their owners are having which are suitable to them.
Doesn't that harken back to when dogs took down a prey, everyone in the pack got a piece of the kill. I think that dogs view their human as part of the pack. So when we eat, they believe it is part of the kill and would like some as well.

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I don't think dog food is that bad but imagine eating the same food every day. I also think it has something to do with the smell of the food and no the actual taste if that makes any sense.
I see it as a matter of discipline. Dogs (and other pets) tend to see themselves as our equals, so similarly to children we need to draw a line because if we offer them our food once they will want it all the time.
I am trying not to give my dog table scrap because he will start begging when he sees someone eats. My sons however, loves to sneak him a bit here and there.

When we eat, I gave him his bone and told him to go away to eat his. I can understand why he likes to eat with us though, as he is a part of the family.


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Monday, July 29, 2013

Hoffman Challenge 2012 Traveler

The Mermaid School entry made Traveler status in a hotly contested race for this year's Hoffman Challenge 2013. It's always exciting to come up with an idea and submit it, then chew your nails for a long time waiting to hear if your entry was accepted! Travelers are shipped via trunk with 14 dolls to three trunks in all to various shows throughout the country for a year. So I guess I will have to make another mermaid tableau to submit to Art Dolls Quarterly?

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Sunday, July 1, 2007

Took boys to zoo for last time before membership expires. Pity I forgot to take more pictures of boys at the zoo AGAIN! Then rush to do last min shopping and hot yoga session. Rushed back to eat a 1.5kg chili crab on my own while E had his BBQ crab of same size. Gosh! So tiring.

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sábado, 29 de octubre de 2011

SERPS Position 1 contains phone number ?
If you are going to do Call By Voice, assuming you can get Apple to send the command to your software application, it seems unlikely that you will be able to just do a lookup based on that person's name and adding ".tel", since that will not always give you the site/page with their phone number on.

Some are approaching this by once they have got the name doing a search on Google and then picking up the phone details from SERPS Position 1.

If this approach is followed .tel has an inbuilt advantage since it's phone numbers are held in a structured way on the page, unlike other TLDs.

Just tried out some "phone firstname lastname" searches (without the quotes) on my own .tel search engine http://www.net-link.com/tel to see if the first result (P1) that comes up contains that person's phone number.

Here are the results (in alphabetical order):

phone christopher vanderhorst - P1 http://personal.van.tel contains phone number

phone justin hayward - P1 http://justin.tel contains phone number

phone mark kolb - P1 http://mark-kolb.corporate.kprobe.tel contains phone number

phone mike seaton - P1 http://mikeseaton.tel contains phone number

So a small sample, but all returned P1 of SERPS with the phone number in, even though 2 of 4 did not have a phone number listed in the home page.

Check out your own .tel at http://www.net-link.com/tel and see if your .tel page containing your phone number comes up at SERPS P1 for "phone firstname lastname" (without the quotes) - it looks like this could be a prerequisite for Call By Voice working OK for you !

Mike Seaton

martes, 25 de octubre de 2011

SIRI with the domain .tel

 obviously, "call/email/skype somebody.tel" is the ultimate SIRI application.
As soon as Apple opens up SIRI to 3rd parties via APIs the first thing I'll do is make such an interface.

But Apple didn't open SIRI up yet.
So I'm not going to waste my time talking about it until it's available

lunes, 24 de octubre de 2011

Venta de dominios .tel

¿Cómo ver las ventas de dominios .tel en SEDO?
Just found the site I was thinking of - http://www.dnsaleprice.com - you just need to remove the words "domain names" from Keywords and select the .tel extension from TLD.

The last 2 sales shown are http://Visit.tel (January 2011) and http://MNet.tel (June 2011) at 1,000 USD each.

The highest value sale so far is http://TelChina.tel (September 2010) at 4,992 USD.

sábado, 22 de octubre de 2011

Siri y lo que debería ser la gran oportunidad de los dominios .tel

Aussies first inside Siri's head

INSIDE SIRI'S HEAD: A Sydney app developer has become the first in the world to figure out how to get Siri to work outside of Apple's own apps.

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A Sydney app developer has become the first in the world to figure out how to get Siri to work outside of Apple's own apps.

Separately, Google's mobile boss has dimissed Siri at a conference, arguing he does not believe phones should be our personal assistants. This contradicts previous statements by Google engineers.

The Siri voice recognition/artifical intelligence technology, introduced with the iPhone 4S, has been tipped torevolutionise the way we interact with our portable devices, just like the iPhone did when it was first introduced. But so far Siri only works with Apple's own built-in apps, and Apple has yet to release a roadmap for opening it up to third-party developers.

Remember The Milk, a task manager app for the iPhone, iPad and Android platforms, is a natural fit for Siri. It is used to create tasks, appointments and reminders, among other features, and adding such information to the phone is much more efficient when done using voice rather than manual touchscreen input.

''It's just a really great way to do it - you're waiting around and you just remember something and you talk to your phone and it remembers it,'' said co-founder Omar Kilani.

''The difficulty was just trying to figure out what exactly was required on our end to do it, and how to configure the system so Siri will let you add directly into that list. It's not obvious stuff.''

Kilani said his team didn't have to hack or jailbreak the phone, and instead figured out how to interact with Siri by capturing network traffic. ''Basically it's just trying to figure out how it was working with the iCloud stuff and then doing it on our end,'' he said.

He said he had yet to receive a complaint from Apple but he hoped the company wouldn't mind him taking advantage of Siri before it was ready. Apple Australia declined to comment.

''I think everyone wants it to open up [to third-party developers] but I think the issue is it's actually a really hard problem to solve ... what if you  have two apps that do the same thing and they want to register for the same action word? How does that work?,'' said Kilani.

''I think they probably will at some stage but they have to figure out a way for third parties to actually be able to do it in an Apple-like way.''

Strangely, despite Google's early development of voice recognition software for Android, its senior vice president of mobile, Andy Rubin, thinks it is a little weird for people to be talking to their phone.

''I don't believe your phone should be an assistant ... you shouldn't be communicating with the phone,'' he said, adding ''we'll see how pervasive it gets''.

Kilani started Remember The Milk with Emily Boyd in 2004 and they launched their first app in 2005. Kilani said the pair are now married after developing a romance while running the company.

They've never had any investment funding and now employ about 10 people using revenue generated by people who pay a small yearly fee to get the premium version of the app.

jueves, 20 de octubre de 2011

5 Huge Trends in GeoDomains Now

What are the first few things you do after you acquire the best domain name for any geographic city or area? That's what I wanted to know when I decided to register for and attend the GeoPublishers.com Expo in Chicago, Illinios, which took place over the last two days.

Fred Mercaldo, president of GeoPublishers.com and publisher of over 60 geodomains including Scottsdale.com, did not disappoint with a comprehensive program including presentations from Ron Jackson, editor of DN Journal, Don Jones from NewOrleans.com, and the Castello Brothers (Michael and David) of CCIN.

What follows are five of the biggest takeaways and trends in geodomains right now. Each is influencing what domain names we buy, develop and publish in significant ways. (Facebook photo album of GeoPublishers.com conference)

5. Owning the Brand Is Only the Beginning

For domain investors, the domain name can be – and often is – the ultimate goal. But for anyone developing and publishing content on geodomains, it's only the beginning of the journey. During the GeoPublishers.com Expo, it became painfully clear (to me) that there are many aspects to consider: gathering email addresses for your audience, building engagement through Facebook, immediately communicating deals via SMS text messaging, apps with push notifications, consultative meetings to determine potential advertisers' needs before offering solutions. As Alisa Cromer from Local Media Insider put it, "There's a time to be quick, and a time to be strategic. Now is the time to be strategic." Google and Facebook are racing to control your local audience, but it's not too late – you need to determine a strategy now and begin executing against it.

4. Build the Brand, Not Just the Domain Name

Geodomain names are fantastic assets. Don Jones from NewOrleans.com stated, "They're immediately recognizable, intuitive brands on the web." But just launching a website for your city is not enough. Sara Mannix of Mannix Marketing, an Internet marketing services and website design firm that operates many geodomain sites including Albany.com, Saratoga.com and LakeGeorge.com, suggested integrating the brand with your community through offline marketing tactics such as utilizing billboard displays, sponsoring an in-person event, and providing pro bono marketing seminars to Chamber of Commerce members in your city.

3. Grow Where Others Are Declining

While Internet advertising is growing by leaps and bounds every year, not all advertising channels are feeling the love. One great way to find new customers is to look for your competitors' disgruntled customers. According to many attendees at GeoPublishers, current advertisers of Yellow Pages and direct mail are places to start looking. Being able to discuss how user behavior is moving online and how many hotels are removing phone books from their rooms highlights the benefit of directory listings on your premium brand geodomain websites.

2. Traffic Is Increasing…and It's Mobile

While most of your traffic is coming from the web browsers of desktop or laptop computers today, it's going to shift. Paul Wagner, CEO of Forkfly – an online service offering coupons and discounts from restaurants and other businesses to publishers, noted that "30 percent of site traffic is mobile, and it's going to increase to 50 percent within the next two years." If you're not thinking about reformatting content for the small screen – with larger fonts and smaller graphics – your readers are going to be disgruntled. But don't stop there. Wagner also suggested making sure you stay abreast of Facebook, push notifications on apps, QR (quick response) codes, NFC (near field communication) and any other technologies that could impact your advertising customers.

1. Get Feet On The Street

"Feet on the street," "boots on the ground," "dialing for dollars" – however you refer to it, proactive selling must be part of your plans if your geodomain is going to be successful. According to Gordon Borrell, CEO of Borrell Associates Inc., "your average salesperson should bring in about $250,000 per year in sales; perhaps half of that for smaller markets. Four salespeople should bring in $1 million in revenue." Given that the average revenue per sales representative should be three to four times their salary, it's an investment every geodomain publisher can afford to make.

lunes, 17 de octubre de 2011

TELcp el panel de control de los dominios .tel

Share your .tel Domain with others !

TELcp .tel control panel has made it possible to share your .tel domain with others. TELcp control panel has all the features to grant the OpenAuth Access Authentication from the Registry Operator. With the OpenAuth Access token, the .tel Owner will be able to manage the contents of telpages, .tel page Users and allow the .tel Users to manage their telpages on their own. The system allows a tel owner to maintain seperate sub accounts inorder to maintain multiple tel domains with multiple accounts from any Registrar. A .tel domain owner with a single account can manage multiple .tel domains and multiple .tel Users within the same system.

A .tel domain owner can send an invitation email to anyone through the TELcp control panel and request to register as as .tel User to start managing a .tel page of the domain.
A .tel User who can register only on an invitation from a .tel domain owner, may continue with one User account and manage multiple .tel pages belonging to different .tel domains.
Developer of the TELcp aplication believes that this innovative method of sharing a tel domain will make the .tel an easy and reliable way to contact the right person at the right time.

TELcp provides three different .tel User access levels for corporate customers through which the corporate .tel administrator can limit the features of a .tel domain to the users.
Similarly, a private .tel domain owner can select the best personal access level for the guest .tel Users.

TELcp.comprovides the following for .tel Domains

  • FREE tel Owner Registration.
  • FREE tel User Registration.
  • FREE manage up to 1000 tel pages.
  • FREE manage up to 10 commercial or private tel Users.
TELcp.orgis exclusively for NPOs & NGOs.
  • FREE tel Owner Registration.
  • FREE tel User Registration.
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  • Available for .tel domain(s) of any Rotary club or of any non-profitable and non-governmental organization dedicated to search & rescue operation services.

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domingo, 16 de octubre de 2011

Coupons with .tel

Visualize your Local Coupons and Offers with .Tel

With the recent ability to insert images into your .tel domain, small business owners have been able to include coupons and offers for the past couple of months. These are generally displayed as banners.

With TelView, owners now have the added capability to have their coupons show up on the map. Although there is yet to be a standard set for the discovery of coupons, we can still show them in TelView. The big advantage to the .tel owner is that there is NO ADVERTISING COST and in addition, you control when you place offers – in real-time. The push is near-instant, taking less than 5 minutes to propagate the DNS (internet). The community learns about offers in minutes.

Here's a live example as found via TelView. It's just an experiment as there is no standard yet for storing coupons. This might just be one implementation – many are possible, as are display formats.

Dot Tel Coupons On The Map

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Call a .tel

Call a .tel while driving?

Wouldn't it be nice if while you were driving you could quickly call that memorable (.tel) website you just saw on the back of a truck or sign on the road without taking your hands off the wheel?

Well, necessity is the mother of invention, and with that in mind, I present to you TEL CALL ME, the beginnings of that dream.

TEL CALL ME is a prototype geo-aware, HTML5 application that shows you how you can literally tell your cell phone to call a local .tel website. Interesting you say? Well the reality is that it is still very much a desktop app, however the potential for widening the impact of DNS dialing is enormous. Voice recognition and contact dialing features are already built in to today's iPhones, Blackberries and other smart phones. Extending IVR to support intelligent, local DNS dialing seems rather simple and the logical next step.

Imagine a day when every telco operator can provide instant web calling to your local taxi company or pizza delivery or your friend. Call a tel domain, call your friend's tel by voice.

With .tel contact data floating around in the DNS, the ability for Apple or RIM or Nokia to enable their smart phone users to call a website, product or service exists today. Just wide-spread use of .tel is the only impediment to awaken this technological solution to hands-free driving.

Fire up TEL CALL ME in Chrome and talk to it. Examine the results and the potential.

Give www.TelCall.me a try and see if we can find a way to get some big player to embrace it.
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miércoles, 12 de octubre de 2011

Dootel and the future

My personal view on Dottel!
  • For domainers it is very hard to possess .tel domains!
  • Since the registration numbers are far away from a wide market penetration, it is not easy to earn any money with them.
  • As you can see from the low rate of published .tel domains, there is no strong activity from the side of .tel domain owners.
Why .tel is not successful so far?
  • .tel domains still look very simple and not attractive to visitors.
  • So far people cannot understand what they can do with .tel domains. Therefore nobody is registering them.
  • The main purpose of .tel domains is not visible and not known by the public.
What does this mean for the future?

  • .com needed at least one decade to become successful!
  • 2,5 years after launch .tel has much more registered domains than .com within the same time frame!
  • .tel offers services the world has never seen, but will bring a huge benefit to the market!
  • .tel offers the only reasonable Dial-by-name solution in the world! No other idea can compete with these advantages!
  • .tel is in a very early stage! After the product gets developed properly, the success will come!
So just stay patient! In 10 years this invention will have started to grow!

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lunes, 10 de octubre de 2011

Important people who use .tel domains.

Important people who use .tel domains.
Last week there was a forum post about http://piuswilson.tel who is a director at google.

Today doing some searching for things that I'm working on I found this:

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Computational Research Division - Visualization Group One Cyclotron Rd - Mail Stop 50F 1650 U.S.A. 94720-8139 CA ...

I thought it was interesting that both a Google director, and an LBNL scientist are using .tel

jueves, 6 de octubre de 2011

En diciembre un nuevo panorama se acerca en los dominios .tel

Wow! From December on all my .tel domains will look like the following screenshot which includes:
  • Great font for the domain headline
  • Embedding pictures at several positions
  • 2-color-text in the header section (by accentuation the text from the domain headline in the following section)
  • Improved icons with nice styling and with colors (e. g. for subfolders, e-mail addresses, websites, Skype and Facebook)
  • Smart sectioning (without separation space between contact types)
  • Headlines for sections
  • Flexible display or hide effect for sections
  • Multiple entries for contact types (= aggregation of several entries under one contact type)
  • Flexible color arrangement (e. g. colors for headlines and different colors for several ad sections)
  • Adjusted .tel icon (and better font for "powered by")
  • Improved functionality of Google Maps (including interactive hotspot)
  • Flexible positioning of free text (between sections and not only at the bottom like before)
If Telnic realizes all the promised improvements from this project, it would be really a revolution for .tel!
If this will be the case, for the first time in history I could proudly show my .tel domain to my friends and contacts!

Now I am waiting only for embedding videos and I will become happy!

Imagina tu dominio .tel

If you promise not to tell anybody, I give away a secret here!

The year 2020:
  • If you want to call somebody, you will type in on the keyboard of your cell phone the name of that person (without starting an app first). You won't even necessarily know his number.
  • Whenever you want to call your contact, you don't care if he is in his office, at home or on the road. Also you don't care if he relocated recently or not. You just dial his .tel out of your phone book to reach him wherever he is at this moment.
  • Since everybody owns a .tel you will always find all your contacts via TelPages and / or TelFriends.
  • Nobody will know your phone number without your permission.
  • If you want to visit a friend (for the first time), you tell your navigation system to plan the route to the location of the .tel owner without searching first.
  • You are registered at 100 websites, but you never lose overview about it, because all your data are stored securely in your .tel control panel.
  • You don't care if your friends have changed their e-mail addresses. You just type in the .tel domain into the address bar of your mailing system. The mailing system looks for the updated address.
  • If you are new in a city, you can always call the people which are close in your area according to their location.
  • Do you know more reasons why .tel is irreplaceable?
Can you imagine a world without .tel?

Search to the iPhone

Search and Social Sharing comes to .tel Superbook for iPhone

We're pleased to announce the latest version of .tel Superbook for iPhone, which can now be downloaded from the App Store. As well as a complete overhaul in terms of look and feel, some key elements have been added to make this app even more user friendly:

  • Telpages search: Now, you can search for .tel information from within the app, rather than having to type in a known .tel name. As well as delivering back search results, a confidence bar is provided highlighting the results that Telpages thinks are the best fit for your search
  • Recently Visited .tel Names: In order to save time, and in case you forgot to save previous searches, a cached version of recently visited .tel names is provided in a list.
  • Pull down to quick refresh: Whether recently visited or saved contacts, up-to-date information can quickly be accessed by a simple swipe down and re-saved with one click to your contacts
  • Share: As well as saving to your address book, you can also quickly share a discovered .tel name, a business recommendation or a new contact by email, twitter, facebook and other services (if you're following @rikkles or @justinhayward on Twitter you may have seen us testing this). This is yet another great way of easily sharing .tel information with anyone you want
We hope you enjoy the new features on the .tel Superbook and please do leave a review on the App Store if you do use it. You can find it here or visit http://superbook.tel.
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The wildly popular Sandy Claws Beach Run returns Saturday, Dec. 12, for its 39th year on Siesta Beach

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Sandy Claws Beach Run set for Dec. 12 on Siesta Beach
SARASOTA COUNTY – The wildly popular Sandy Claws Beach Run returns Saturday, Dec. 12, for its 39th year on Siesta Beach.
This annual event draws hundreds of runners, joggers and walkers to the beautiful, hard-packed sand of Siesta Beach, with many participants wearing fun holiday costumes. A 5K race is available for the serious-minded competitors, while a one-mile fun run is available for those who want to take a casual approach to this family friendly-event.
Pre-registration ends Dec. 6, and so does the opportunity for runners to pay a reduced fee. Pre-registration for the 5K is $25 for youth and $30 for adults (18 and up), and $25 for the one-mile fun run. The race-day registration fee is $35 for the 5K event, and $30 for the fun run.
Early registration also guarantees a long-sleeve event shirt in your choice of wicking or 100 percent cotton and a goody bag. Race-day registrants receive event shirts while supplies last. Awards are presented to the first six places in each age group: trophies for first through third place and ribbons for fourth through sixth place.
Participants can also try kinesiology taping, offered pre- and post-race, and enjoy a post-race party featuring music, a holiday-themed costume contest, raffle prizes, a holiday photo op, and food and beverages.
Through Dec. 6, 6egister online at or through, or complete and return a flyer/registration form available at any county recreation center, library or government building. Early packet pick-up takes place at the New Balance Sarasota store, 1872 Stickney Point Road, on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 3-6 p.m.
The race, sponsored by Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources and Drs. Heidi Anderson and Paul Brannan of DOCs (Dermatology & Oculoplastic Consultants), is sanctioned by the Manasota Track Club and is chip-timed.
Siesta Beach is located at 948 Beach Road, Sarasota. Race-day registration starts at 7 a.m. The one-mile fun run begins at 8 a.m., and the 5K run is at 8:20 a.m.
For more information, call the Sarasota County Contact Center at 941-861-5000 or visit
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Saturday, September 09, 2006

Branch unknown: Dorling taking aim

Part of a post card entitles "Dorling taking aim" which is assumed to be a Dorling gamekeeper in NW Suffolk - Elveden, Brandon, Mildenhall area. Please let me know of you recognise anyone. Posted by Picasa

At 3:58 AM, Blogger tim said...

If they were working at Elveden or Mildenhall that may be one of my Great Grandrelatives.

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Home for Christmas

words and images: Yvonne Pratt

We have a Christmas tradition in our home.My husband goes downstairs to make coffee, turn on the Christmas lights and music, and to make sure Santa has come and gone safely! Everyone else in the house gathers on the second floor waiting for the okay to come down. Youngest to oldest stampede down the stairs when he gives the all clear! We gather ’round the tree and read the Christmas story, pray and sing a Christmas carol. Everyone opens a gift or two, taking turns from youngest to oldest, then it’s time for our favorite meal – Christmas brunch!

Traditions have an important place in our lives. Because traditions are like glue, they have the ability to galvanize families. Bonding us together by an activity that creates lifelong memories. Christmas brunch goes back for generations in our family and it far outshines Christmas dinner in food fare and decorations. The food is always the same because everyone has their favorites and I don’t want a mutiny at Christmas on my hands. But the table decorations are different every year. Sometimes fancy and over-the-top, sometimes simple and uncomplicated. But, hopefully, always memorable.

This year’s table echoes the Christmas decorations through the rest of our home. Small cyprus trees, stars, snowflakes and lots of black and white! It’s fresh and chic and looks fabulous with splashes of red.

It’s a casual Christmas brunch table. I’ve put away my Christmas china and opted for simple white mix-and-match plates. It’s a nice clean look that makes all the other colors pop!

Awaiting guests at the table is a crisply wrapped black and white chevron package with a big silky bow — another family tradition. Inside is a new ornament! The gift works as part of my table
décor. There is also a festively wrapped candy cane to continue the color scheme. This year’s placecards are red and white gift tags!

Red homespun napkins and casual placemats give the table a warm, inviting feel. And just for fun I used red handled flatware!

Mimosas have become our Christmas brunch libation! This year mimosas will be served with sassy straws. I don’t know if my boys will appreciate the straws but my girls will love them!

Tiny cyprus trees planted in assorted white bowls parade down the center of our Christmas brunch table. Small pinecones are clustered around the base of the trees to hide the soil. They give the tiny trees a grand woodland look. Brightly wrapped gifts, a scattering of pinecones, and some sparkly snowflakes finish off the centerpiece.

Sweet reindeer salt and pepper shakers hide between the trees. It’s the little extra touches that bring out the oooh’s and ahhh’s from everyone!

Yvonne is the creator of StoneGable, a beautiful and widely popular blog about all things home. Her love for American farmhouse living is evident throughout her posts on decorating, home décor, DIYs, gardening, cooking and much more.

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Wraith King.jpg Wraith King
Attributes Strength Roles Carry, Disabler
Health 568 Attack damage 54-56
Armor 3.52 Attack speed 1.7
Mana 169 Sight Range 1800 night / 800 day
Range Melee Mov. speed 300

Ability Name Ability Description Details
Wraithfire Blast
Wraith King sears an enemy unit with spectral fire, dealing damage and stunning, then dealing damage over time and slowing the target. Slow: 15%

Slow Duration: 4 Seconds
Stun Duration: 2 Seconds
Damage over Time: 15/30/40/50
Damage: 50/100/150/200
Range: 525

Vampiric Aura
Vampiric Aura (Wraith) icon
Nearby friendly melee units gain HP based on their damage dealt when attacking enemy units. Lifesteal: 15%/20%/25%/30%
Critical Strike

Leoric Critical Strike

Wraith King gains a chance to deal bonus damage on an attack. Critical Chance: 15%

Critical Damage: 1.25×/1.75×/2.25×/2.75×

Reincarnation (Wraith) icon
Wraith King's members regroup after death, allowing him to resurrect when killed in battle. Upon revival, enemy units near him are slowed by 50%. Reincarnation Time: 3 Seconds

Cooldown:260/160/60 Mana Cost:140

King Leoric
The Skeleton King
Attributes Strength Alignment Scourge
Health 568 Mana 169 Damage 54-56 Attack Speed 0.69 Range 128
Health Regen. 0.91 Mana Regen. 0.63 Armor 4 Mov. Speed 300
Strength 22 (+2.9) Agility 18(+1.7) Intelligence 13 (+1.6)

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Once a noble knight protecting his kingdom, the man was thrown into Hell, where he was ripped apart over and over for centuries. Now, Lucifer has thrown him back onto the soil, corrupted and mindless, as King Leoric, the Skeleton King. He marches on, leading his minions with an unfaltering gaze, knowing only one thing: the orders given to him by the dark lord himself. Able to cripple his opponents by drawing power from the fiery depths of hell itself, King Leoric is a major threat on the battlefield. His mighty blade allows him and others in his presence to drain the blood of their enemies. It is said that he is unkillable, and those who are struck down by his hellfire don't wake up again.
Dota 2:
The victim of a longevity spell that backfired, the Skeleton King Ostarion has built an empire from the bones of his enemies. He lives only to extend his reach, for as long as he is perpetually building and adding to his domain he cannot die. The walls of his palace are formed of fired bone; the streets are paved with bones of every sort of creature and every enemy; and even the wood and other natural features of his land have been swept away and replaced with replicas formed of bone. From the Ivory Forest to Ostarion's towering Throne of Bone, nothing happens in the Empire of Bones without the full knowledge of its Skeleton King.

  • Despite having only one active skill, Wraith King requires some mana management. Using Wraithfire Blast to harass an enemy will cause you to run almost completely out of mana, which can be very costly if you don't have enough to use it at a better time.
  • Vampiric Aura, while giving sustain, also pushes your creeps forward, as it grants your creeps lifesteal as well. Because of this, it is wiser to invest points into other skills before learning it.
  • Reincarnation requires mana to activate, meaning that you won't revive if you are low on mana when you die. Keep this in mind when fighting and when making decisions about when to use Wraithfire Blast.


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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Spybot Search & Destroy

Spybot Search And Destroy is one of the utiltiys software that I have use for about 1 or 2 years. I have been suggested to use this software by my friend who also a computer technision,. He said, many computer that have problem related to Internet like cannot serve into the internet, internet connections fail or slow and so on, can be easily solve by run or used this software into the computer. So, I also try and use this software, and remarkable its really works. Start ever since I always trust and depend on it to protect my Pc.

Spybot Search And Destroy is one of the freeware software that we can download thruw the internet, so it is completely free. This software have been developed by safer-networking.org. The newest versions of this software is 1.4. This great software detect and removes spyware from your computer. Althought it is free, its also offer many specialty and tools, like the regular software that you buy. So, one of the main things that I like about this software is, its regularly update its detection rules or similar to virus definition for antivirus software. This software, also friendly user because you can use it easily and if you don’t know how to use it, in their web site also include tutorial. Besides Spybot Search and Destroy, they also develop other software for certain job and purpose, like :

RunAlyzer - Shows all the spots where malware tries to hide

FileAlyzer - Understand files by analysing their structure

RegAlyzer - Browse and search the registry

If you want to download this software you can go here. After you download this software you also must download its detection rules or this software cannot being used. If you want to download or get more information about this software and learn to use this software you can go to their web site http://www.safer-networking.org/. So don’t forget to try this great software..

Monday, November 27, 2006

Sourcez: Download Hall

Sourcez: Download Hall is a blog that will help you to get any software you want by download it via internet. There is many software that you can get throught the internet, but sometimes we don't know how, and where to get software by download it. Or maybe the software you download cannot be use because there are error in the software, not compatible with your computer requirement or maybe other problems during download, install or run the software.

So, here I come to help you to get the most reliable and great software. This is because, I personally will download it and used it first. Besides that, almost of the software that I'll will review in this blog are FREE. So, come regularly to my blog to get the last software.

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downthetubes is undergoing some main site refurbishment...

Saturday, 7th October 2017

The downthetubes news blog was assimilated into our main site back in 2013, but we're glad you're here, because that's currently undergoing some under the bonnet refurb! So we've brought this blog back from the dead to tide us over.

We expect to be back up and running next week, just before the 2017 Lakes International Comic Art Festival - see you there?

Hop over to for other British comics news, comic creating guides, interviews and much more!

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

STRIP Magazine's courier curse strikes again

Courier problems have hit STRIP Magazine again, meaning the planned launch date had to be pushed back.

STRIP Magazine is printed in Bosnia and shipped from there. After problems with Strip Zero earlier in the year it was shipped earlier than required - but still not long enough, it appears, for the couriers to make a hash of things.

In a statement, Print Media Productions say they will advise of a new on sale as soon as possible.

"Please be assured we're working closely with Diamond to get our first issue into UK comic shops as soon as we can.

"Naturally, we are extremely disappointed and annoyed by this turn of events and we know that this news will disappoint many people waiting for the Magazine's debut."

• For more information check the Print Media Productions web site or blog:, or follow them on Twitter

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Lew Stringer said...

The UK has been waiting a long time for a new adventure comic. Another week or two won't hurt. Keep up the good work John!

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Home » Public Health & Safety » EMS and Trauma Systems » Injury Prevention Program » Poison Control Program

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Poison Control Program

Poison Help Logo 1 800-222-1222Each year in Montana, there are many poison exposures reported to the Poison Help Center. In 2010, there were 21,693 poison-related calls made to the Rocky Mountain Poison Center. Poisons can occur from chemicals or medications by being ingested, absorbed through the skin or eyes, or inhaled through the nose and mouth. recognizing when a poisoning has occurred and getting help right away, as well as learning how to prevent poisonings for both children and adults are vital to staying safe from poisons.

What is a Poison?

A poison is anything that can hurt or kill you if you eat them, breathe them in, get them in your eyes, get them on your skin, or get them under or through your skin.

What are the most dangerous poisons for adults?

Products and medicines can hurt you if they are used the wrong way, by the wrong person, or in the wrong amount.

For example:

  • Drugs - prescription, nonprescription, herbal, illegal, or animal medicines
  • Cleaning products that cause burns - drain opener, toilet bowl cleaner, oven cleaner, rust remover
  • Auto fluids - antifreeze, windshield washer solution
  • Carbon monoxide gas - leaky furnaces and chimneys, gas stoves and water heaters, generators and space heaters used indoors
  • Hydrocarbons - furniture polish, lighter fluid, lamp oil, gasoline, paint thinner, kerosene, turpentine
  • Pesticides - weed killers, ant and roach killers, mouse and rat poisons, garden chemicals
  • Wild mushrooms

A Poisoning May Have Occurred. What Should I Do?

Follow these basics steps at the first sign of a poisoning:

  • The person inhaled poison
    • Get to fresh air right away.
    • Call Poison Help (1-800-222-1222)
  • The person has poison on the skin
    • Take off any clothing the poison touched
    • Rinse skin with running water, 15-20 minutes
      Call Poison Help (1-800-222-1222)
  • The person has poison in the eyes
    • Rinse eyes with running water, 15-20 minutes
    • Call Poison Help (1-800-222-1222)

In some cases, you should not try to give first aid. You will need to call the experts fast if:

  • The person swallowed the wrong medicine or too much medicine
  • The person swallowed a chemical, pesticide, or other poison
  • The person has collapsed or stopped breathing
  • Call Poison Help 1- 800-222-1222

Bring the container of the ingested poison to the phone, if possible.

What is a Poison Help Center?

Experts are at Poison Help Centers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide you with life-saving treatment advice about any kind of poison. These experts are specially trained nurses, pharmacists, doctors, or other trained experts. The service is free and confidential, and available to deaf individuals. The service additionally provides answers to questions about poisons and poison prevention.

Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center in Denver , Colorado provides Poison Help to Montanans. Link to their site - http://www.rmpdc.org/.

What is the Nationwide Poison Help Number?

1-800-222-1222. This number will be patched to the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center for calls made from Montana, or the nearest Poison Help Center near you, when calling outside of MT.

What Should I Do when I Need To Call the Poison Center?

Keep emergency numbers near the phone. When you call Poison Help, or
9-1-1, by ready to give the following information below to the expert on the phone. When you call, bring the container of the product you think caused the poisoning. The label has important information. Stay calm. Not all medicines and household products are poisonous and not all contact with poison result in poisoning.

Be ready to tell the expert:

  • the person's age
  • the person's weight
  • health conditions or problems
  • the product involved
  • how the product contacted the person (for example, by mouth, inhaled, through the skin or eyes)
  • how long ago the poison contacted the person
  • first aid already given
  • whether the person has vomited
  • your location
  • how long it would take you to get to a hospital

Poison Prevention Links

Contact Information

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W-Two Worlds Episode 1 – A Gun, A Girl, And a Hottie.

It is very rare that a first episode comes along and sucks you into the story so thoroughly.  And yet, here we are, completely sucked in and fangirling to the nth degree over Episode 1 of W-Two Worlds.  And no, it is not just because Lee Jong Suk is one of my biases… although that doesn’t hurt.  The boy does beautiful angst really well.  So come join us as we jump into another recapping adventure and let our inner fangirl run free.

For those of you just discovering our awesome blog, I am Kmuse, one of the main bloggers at “Dramas with a Side of Kimchi”…many of you know me from my previous blog “The Crazy Ahjummas”.  I will be bringing you my opinions on all of the odd episodes, while Jennie will be chatting with you on the even episodes (although she is on a family vacation this week so you will have my thoughts twice!)  A little about me: I am a mother of three and an avid kdrama watcher, in that I love to watch literally everything.  There are very few currently airing dramas that I am not watching so if you have any questions about them (or really any drama since I have seen an insane amount) feel free to ask me in the comments.  Or better yet come like our facebook page and ask me there. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-crazy-ahjummas/336988683021748?fref=ts For those of you who have not read my past recaps, I am one of those bloggers that really likes to just discuss my opinions on certain scenes or concepts of the drama.  I don’t go step by step through the whole thing.  So if you are looking for a more complete recap you might have to look elsewhere (and then come back and read ours of course).

When I heard that Lee Jong Suk was coming back to dramaland in a multi dimensional, comic character, extravaganza I was THRILLED!  He is one of my favorite actors in shows that are just a little bit “unique”.  Somehow Lee Jong Suk manages to make me believe that he is a genius, or can hear people’s thoughts, or actually loves Jin Se Yeon.  Truly a talented actor.  So when I heard he was going to be a comic book character come to life through a multi world wormhole, I knew that I was going to have to blog this one.

So let’s jump right in and begin chatting episode 1!

Introducing Kang Chul……. leading man ….. and comic book character?

  • Fact #1 – Kang Chul wins a gold medal in precision shooting.
    • Huh.  Who even knew that was an Olympic event?  I have to admit that watching this scene where Kang Chul competes is the most I have ever watched when it comes to competitive shooting (even fake competitive shooting).  And it will probably be all I ever watch unless I suddenly discover that one of the competitors is as gorgeous as Lee Jong Suk.
      • Actually googled and there are no khotties in sight.  Pity
  • Fact #2 – Kang Chul’s family is murdered with his Olympic gun.

    • Was I the only one that was shocked at how dark this drama went in the first ten minutes?  What a great set up for a troubled young man who is haunted by tragedy.  He is practically the Korean version of Batman…. without the whole saving the world thing…. and much hotter.b3.png
  • Fact #3 – Kang Chul is tragically framed for the murders and sentenced by a politically ambitious prosecutor.  I am sure we will see more of the evil prosecutor in the future despite the fact that our hottie was acquitted
  • Fact #4 – Kang Chul becomes extremely rich (1.5 Trillion won rich) and is on a quest to find out who murdered his family.  It is what keeps him going when he wanted to give it all up and die.
  • Fact #5 – Lee Jong Suk is GORGEOUS when he cries.  Enjoy the angsty LJS collage before getting back to our recap.
  • Fact #6 – Kang Chul is actually a comic book character developed by our leading lady’s father.  His Manhwa series “W” is one of the hottest in Korea and is set to finish.  Supposedly with Kang Chul’s death.  Something that Kdrama fate is busy trying to change.  But more on that later.b33.png

Introducing Oh Yeon Joo … Leading lady …. Almost Doctor ….. Fangirl

  • Fact #1 – Yeon Joo is wonderfully quirky
    • I guess I have been used to seeing a certain type of quirky in dramas lately.  The kind where the girl’s kookiness is mostly shown through horrible clothing or screachy hijinks This is not that type of heroine.  Yeon Joo is scatterbrained, acknowledges her own oddities, and talks to herself in monologue, type of leading lady.  One who’s looks are evident but not the sole focus of her identity.
      • I love that Yeon Joo has drool running down her face as she sprints through the hospital looking for her boss.  This is my type of heroine since I love an  actresses who doesn’t back away from looking bad in order to create the correct mood.
  • Fact #2 – Yeon Joo has a leg up on the other residents since her boss is a fanboy of her father’s manhwa series.  A series that is set to end within the next two days.  Her boss begs her for spoilers and the two go into full fangirl/fanboy mode over the leading character Kang Chul.  Yeon Joo hesitates saying that even she doesn’t get any hints from her dad about the series.  Boss forces the issue and insists that if Yeon Joo gets the secret of “who killed Kang Chul’s family” out of her father, she will be able to open and close during a surgery.  So begins operation”Get Spoilers out of Dad”.
  • Fact #3 – Operation”Get Spoilers out of Dad” hits a huge snag since dad is missing.  He disappeared from a locked room with the drama not completed.  The only thing Yeon Joo and her dad’s underling find is a picture drawn on the computer of Kang Chul dying in a pool of blood.
    • Yeon Joo’s reaction to the picture is HILARIOUS.  “What is this? Why? Why…? Why would you kill our Kang Chulie?”  Being a fangirl myself, I can totally relate when the writer decides to injure or kill off my favorite leading men.Fangirl.gif
    • OH, she also finds a creepy and ominous card featuring Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son (Thanks Dramabeans for letting me know the background of the picture).  It is in reference to a story about a Greek god who destroyed his son because he thought his son was out to get him.  On the card was written: “Rather than be devoured, I will devour.”b22.png
      • HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER!  Is he seriously attempting to kill our khottie Kang CHul?  If you read the synopsis, you would know that yes this is what is happening.  However, I am not sure what the connection is.  Do you think Cartoonist Dad might have something to do with the death of Kang Chul’s family?  Does he write the drama or does the drama write itself?  So many questions and so few answers.
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Let’s pause as I fantasize over owning all those drawings of Lee Jong Suk/Kang Chul.  If I owned them I would even fight my husband in the name of fangirling.  Those suckers would be framed and placed with professional lighting all over my house.

Introducing the first fateful meet between our OTP (One True Pairing)

  • Fact #1 – Don’t turn your back from a comic book khottie dying on your computer screen.
    • This was such an amazing scene.  The directing, the music, Yeon Joo’s reaction to a bloody hand grabbing her jacket.  Everything was eerily perfect.  Confused at her father’s disappearance and staring at the creepy Goya card, Yeon Joo feels something snagging her jacket. Yeon Joo goes into horror heroine mode and just freezes as the camera pans and we see the bloody hand coming out of the computer.  It pulls Yeon Joo back and she crashes through the computer screen.
    • Yeon Joo’s confusion is short lived as she steps onto a dying khottie (Yes, Lee Jong Suk is even gorgeous covered in blood and mostly dead).13700031_10154377931805990_395538389831303123_n.jpg
  • Fact #2 Yeon Joo is not the most reassuring almost doctor.
    • Yeon Joo rushes around looking for people that can help the dying man on the roof.  Finally she takes matters into her own hands (literally) and does the pen stabbing the chest thing which allows Kang Chul to burst back to life.b26.png
      • Kang Chul is literally the hottest coming back from the brink of death hottie EVER.  I love the below look he gives Yeon Joo after she stabs him.
      • Yeon Joo telling herself (remember those monologues she does) that doing the pen trick will work out (it always does in dramas after all) is so funny.  Again, not the most competent doctor out there in dramaland.  It was also hilarious how she pondered whether she was one of those doctors that only does well in emergency situations.  Her rambling is adorkable.b31.png
  • Fact #3 After saving Kang Chul’s life, Yeon Joo is sucked back into her own world.  Our leading lady is very confused as she realizes that a ton of new plot has been added to her Dad’s comic series.  Including a character that is named Oh Yeon Joo who works at her hospital and resembles her greatly.  Yeon Joo is shocked to see that everything that happened is now in the comic and Kang Chul is alive.  Not only that, but the manhwa is now continuing and NOT ending like planned.
    • It was hilarious when Yeon Joo’s boss was upset with the dad for actually placing his daughter in the plot.  I am really starting to love that boss of hers.

The conclusion to episode 1

  • Fact #1 Kang Chul is now searching for the lady who saved his life.  Despite the fact that almost everyone around him thinks she was involved in the stabbing.  Kang Chul just shrugs them off and states: “I think she is the key to my life.”  Taking the phrase literally, his secretary and bestie just stare at him, assuming he is wanting to hit on the missing doctor.  Kang Chul doesn’t correct their assumption, but I wonder if he knows more about his almost murder than he is letting on.b44.png
  • Fact #2 I love that all the characters in the manhwa world wear white and black clothes with strong lines.  Kang Chul’s secretary even looks like she could be in a comic with her black lined jacket.  It is fascinating seeing how the director wants us to feel the manhwa within the set design and style of the clothing worn.  Just a tiny detail that makes this drama awesome.
  • Fact #3 The drama is writing itself.  With her father still missing, Yeon Joo is freaked out that the man from her dream (Kang Chul) is looking for her.  At least according to the Manwha which is still uploading new scenes in the real world.  I can’t wait to find out more detail on how this multi world connection works.b45.png

Thanks for joining me for this first recap!  I will also be covering episode 2 since Jennie is currently visiting family and friends this week.  Not that I can complain since I love sharing all my fangirl emotions with our readers and the viewers of W Two Worlds.

This is Kmuse, signing off til the next chapter.

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  1. I really enjoyed this – it drew you into both her world and his. And is her father’s drawing assistant – one of the friends gang from Answer Me 1997?

  2. It’s been a while since a drama sucked me in at first go! The story is well set up and the characters are ‘real’. I can’t believe I’m already fervently hoping that the quality of the writing holds steady; usually it’s not till episode 5 or so that I’m so enraptured by a drama that I start worrying about the ending. Although, remembering this is the QIHM writer . . . hmm . . . was not exactly a fan of *that* ending. Crossing fingers!

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While You Were Sleeping: Episodes 27 & 28

The plot threads are drawing tighter and the reveals are getting bigger as we wind up While You Were Sleeping. Let’s talk about episodes 27 & 28, shall we?

Still flabergasted

We open on the reveal that had me flailing and typing in caps locks like a crazy woman. Here’s a sample: INVESTIGATOR CHOI IS THE AWOL SOLDIER’S BROTHER!!! JAE CHAN AND HONG JOO SAVED HIM!! HE HAS DREAMS TOO!!!!!! ASD;LKJFFK;JASLF;A!!!!

Yes, I may have gotten a little incoherent at the end because I did NOT see that one coming. Not at all. Investigator Choi has been one of those uncertain characters for me — he still hangs out with Yu Beom, who is a complete and total snake (I may have mentioned this once or twice…), and yet he helps Jae Chan and stays by his side and doesn’t jump at the chance to work with Yu Beom for more money. So what are his motivations? We know a few more than we did before, now that his dreaming abilities have been revealed, but I want a more complete story there.

Oh man. I’m reliving the moment when Investigator Choi was running full tilt towards the shipping container to save Jae Chan and Hong Joo and getting chills and wanting to cheer at the same time. As soon as I saw that jacket and those shoes, I *KNEW* it was him. I was so happy! My love for Investigator Choi is completely confirmed. Like Jae Chan, I am absolutely loyal to him now. I’m rooting for him and for everything to work out in his favor.

The IV Drip Killer

Again, our plot threads are laid: Hong Joo and her sunbae take on the story about the re-investigation into the IV drip serial killer case, and the prosecutor’s office divides into two teams, one to handle the shipping container arson and one to re-investigate the IV drip serial killer case to determine if there was a mishandling of evidence. Jae Chan makes the hard decision to work with the re-investigation team instead of taking on the arson, leaving Investigator Choi to handle the other. Whenever anyone in the office questions Investigator Choi’s integrity, Jae Chan is the first one to stand up and defend him. It was touching to see Investigator Choi’s awareness of this, and his deep sadness and understanding that now he’s a suspect if they’re going to investigate it thoroughly.

I yelled at my screen a few times here too — I really wanted him to ‘fess up and TELL JAE CHAN HE DREAMS. But I can see his point — he doesn’t want to look like a crazy person. Jae Chan, being the clever boy he is, suspects something, but the air doesn’t get cleared outright and it drives me a little nuts.

Cute side character hookups

HEY. There are hints of Prosecutor Lee dating someone on the prosecution team (CALLED IT). The writer is making it look like it could be either Prosecutor Shin or Prosecutor Son, but we know better — it’s totally Prosecutor Son. Makes my heart happy.

This shouldn’t be one of my favorite parts, but it is: The serial killer toying with Yu Beom. After his high-handed treatment of Jae Chan and his awful, subversive moves to get criminals off, he had this coming. I like that we see him coming completely undone — I think he had a moral compass at one point, but he’s buried it, much like Edgar Allan Poe’s protagonist in The Tell-Tale Heart. His moral compass is ticking now, making itself heard, and he’s losing his mind. I have to give Lee Sang Yeob credit — he’s done a convincing job of portraying Yu Beom as a cool, confident slimeball with a tortured conscience. I absolutely buy it.

One of my favorite moments comes later in the episode, when Jae Chan realizes that Investigator Choi was a policeman in the same precinct as his father. His refusal to accept Investigator Choi’s resignation touched my heart. I really love the mentor/mentee relationship these two have, and the deep friendship that could result from it.

The Umbrella of Death

We have to talk about that green umbrella too. It’s pretty much its own character now, and has been out traveling. Myung Dae Gu picked it up and kept it with him, and scared Hong Joo out of her wits with it without doing a thing. And then it travels back into Yu Beom’s possession. I like its story, though, because it gave Hong Joo a reason to reflect on her past actions as a reporter, like when she was desperately trying to get a statement from Dae Gu’s dad. Then, as Dae Gu is returning it to Yu Beom, he hears Hong Joo redeeming herself without her even being aware of it. An excellent piece of writing there.

Of course, Yu Beom possessing the green umbrella again is problematic, as is his solution to the re-investigation of the IV drip serial killer case. Murdering Hong Joo with the serial killer’s help? That ticking moral compass is gonna come up and drive you right out of your mind, Mr. Snake. And so we’re left with the final sequence, of Yu Beom believing Hong Joo’s reporter’s bluff of knowing more than she actually does and taking extreme action to keep that knowledge from getting out. Jae Chan and Woo Tak race to the rescue, but that’s not what has my heart pounding. No, what’s causing me the most anxiety is the fact that my favorite Batman is color blind and Yu Beom has a green umbrella and the FEMALE serial killer has a red one. I don’t like where that is headed at ALL.

I’ll be doing my best not to bite my nails until the next episode airs. Until then, drama fans, I remain–

Karie the Maknae

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  1. I realize I’m sounding like a broken record at this point, but I am REALLY loving this drama!! SO well done!!
    I too was cheering when I realized that Investigator Choi was the policeman from the past… I can’t believe the finale episodes are next week!!! I’m not ready for this drama to end….

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Corporate Real Estate Occupiers Are Aggressive on Expanding Offices in India

May 7, 2017 Posted by kyu7

Recently, a popular property consultant firm conducted a research on mid-sized corporate real estate occupiers during the period June – July 2015, and gathered the responses of leading corporate firms headquartered in India and overseas. The research report says that, corporate real estate occupiers seem to be very aggressive in occupying office spaces across India.

Basically, the survey pointed to the choice of work space being progressively driven by the three main objectives; they are Talent (availability and cost), Infrastructure (social and physical) and Real Estate options. It has to be noted that the survey respondents included the corporates based across different industries and the representatives of typical Indian office space occupiers.

Below mentioned are a few key findings of the research:

  • The corporate occupiers in India are more likely to adopt the workplace strategies. The survey also revealed that the occupiers are being very efficient and are more inclined to adopt the efficient strategies, with most of the corporates mainly preferring to adopt open space workstation formats.
  • The leading corporate space occupiers continued to occupy the core locations and central business districts of major cities. The study also explored the preferences of the respondents across various occupation options, and the result indicated that, almost about 75% of the respondents preferred to lease, pre-lease or purchase the space within the prime locations of the cities.
  • IT/ITeS companies are planning to expand their operations across major cities in the southern part. The respondents of other key sectors like ecommerce firms, health care and others preferred Mumbai and Delhi NCR for their future expansions.
  • Office space occupiers across the leading industry segments were asked to chart out the direction in which they want to expand their office over the next two years. The results indicated that, most of the IT/ITeS firms (almost about 70%) of the respondents are more likely to expand their operations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, while the ecommerce and media firms chose to expand in Mumbai and Delhi NCR in the next two years.


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Monday, May 19, 2008

Well, hello there! Glad you stopped by today! I am so happy to tell you that I have been to the thrift store again. *inadvertent eyebrow waggle*

*beaming grin*

So I know I haven't been writing much. I've been making things even less, although I do have the beginnings of a new doily; found an issue of Decorative Crochet magazine at the thrift store and scarfed it up immediately--they don't publish that one anymore, and it was one of my two favorites! I'll blog about doilies later, though, after I decide if I can finish this one.

You see, not only have I been sick for lo, these many weeks, I have also flared up my carpal tunnel syndrome. It makes doing things rather uncomfortable and so I have been reading a lot.

A lot. It takes up a day and/or evening without causing me extra pain, yanno? But I am missing my "makings" more and more, and as the CTS relaxes some I find that I am thinking more and more about what I want to do next. Curly was loads of fun and now I need to try again for that Red Paisley Chicken with That Thing on the Top of a Chicken Head. Gryph's amulet bag needs finished, and then the strap and fringe need to be started. I just finished a leather bag and am thinking about the next hide we need to get. Drawing is starting to pull at me again... haven't done any in sooo long... and of course, there is still crocheting; I never did finish the starwheel mat in size 80 thread. One needs happy wrists for a thing like that!

And then, of course, there's sewing. *beamingly happy sigh* I haven't done any lately... but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy...

Meet the newest member of the household! I could not BELIEVE it when I saw this beauty at the thrift store! Including the table and bench, it was $40! Was I ever thrilled!

And then, yanno, was I ever curious! I thought at first it was a Featherweight that had been mounted to a table, but I was wrong. It has a serial number right behind the bobbin-winding set-up, so we went online and found it!

It seems our beauty is a cabinet model which was made in Elizabeth, NJ, in 1952. The model number seems to be 201-2, a "Family Sewing Machine," from the references in the manual... can you imagine!! 56 years old and it STILL has the original manual?!!!

The bench is in amazing shape, just amazing. I would not be surprised at all if this were the original cover. I'm thinking about getting one of those vinyl repair kits they sell for car upholstery to fix that rip. If I do decide to recover the bench, I think I will leave the vinyl alone and just wrap the new fabric over it.

The inside of the bench is what blew me away, though.

Can you BELIEVE the good luck? All those attachments! And yanno what? They ALL came with manuals! Truly, I was just blown away!

We had great fun yesterday cleaning the machine and setting it up, but we discovered pretty quickly that the leaf cannot take much weight. Gryph closed the machine up for the night, and we came out this morning to this sight:

Oh yes, indeedy, Self-Installing Cat Accessory, Module One, has completed successful self-initiation; the program is completely (and comfortably!) installed. Note optional Camera Flash Eye Enhancement Feature... I quickly turned the flash off but he wouldn't look at me again, temperamental Module... sheesh! Someone else did, though.

Self-Installing Cat Accessory, Module 4, initiating her most sincere "I am an angel" program unit. How I managed to get a picture that was not totally blurred is beyond me; she was talking and moving the whole time. "Whatcha doin, huh huh huh? Tell me whatcha doin huh huh huh? What's that clicking sound, whatcha doin? Aren't I pretty, aren't I your good girl? I love you Mama, whatcha doin, huh huh huh?"

It would be ever so much easier to accept her as an angel if she weren't the biggest bully in the household. She's worse than the doglet! *wry smile*

I leave you with a picture that makes me smile and smile, and nothing wry about it, just pure happiness. I anticipate lots of good sewing in the weeks to come... oh, and the manual said the DARNEDEST thing, something I had never heard before! I was taught to pull my threads to the back of the machine, straight out to the back between the feed dogs... but the manual says to pull them off to one side, so the feed dogs and presser foot catch them. I was so surprised! But yanno what, when you pull them straight back, you also have to hold them down because if you don't, they snarl terribly... AND you have to leave pretty long threads when you start anything... really wasteful, and kinda difficult to hold the threads and fabric and turn the balance wheel all at once without letting the fabric immediately go off-kilter. BUT if you put the threads sideways across the feed dogs, you shouldn't have to hold them.... I cannot wait to try it out! First though, another thing the manual said... practice without thread! I never would have thought of getting used to the machine that way!

Anyhow, here's that pic that makes me smile. Take care and hope things come along to make you smile all day, too!

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  1. Congratulations...Your post about this Singer made me smile...I bet it also has the memories of a gentle spirit lingering in there, there is a reason why you got it...(send her relatives a blessing, I have the feeling she wants you to do that).
    I am remembering my mother's and grandmothers old Singer, even older than this one, I learned to use it when I was only 7 or so...with a pedal...I am inspired to get on with organizing my house so I can use my machine you have any ideas to get me is a matter of having made too many trips to the Thrift Store...laughs.
    I am going to have to quit browsing in here now, I started to look for more pics of your house, those old buildings mystify me.

So... what do you think?


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30 April 2016

Hong Kong Mar 2016 - Kitchen/Bakeware/Zakka

Continued from
Hong Kong March 2016 Introduction
Hong Kong March 2016 - Food Trail I Cha Chaan Teng
Hong Kong March 2016 - Food Trail II Roasted Goose, Noodles, Congee, Dim Sum
Hong Kong March 2016 - Day trip to Sai Kung
Hong Kong March 2016 - Food Trail III Dining at Sai Kung
Hong Kong March 2016 - PMQ
Hong Kong March 2016 - Food Trail IV Teakha Tea Cafe
Hong Kong March 2016 - Streets and Sights

 Finally the last post of my Hong Kong trip! And this post is all about my favourite kitchen/bakeware and zakka shopping =D

Discovered this zakka shop called Lost & Found, a lifestyle concept shop selling all sorts of zakka merchandise, from small furniture to accessories to ornaments, stationery and of course kitchenware. I visited this branch at Olympian City 2 and another branch at The One, Kowloon.

Lost & Found Hong Kong

I believe every baking/cooking enthusiast would know about the famous Shanghai Street which housed a number of kitchenware/bakeware shops.

Shanghai Street is one long stretch of road, but most of the kitchen/bakeware shops are concentrated around two blocks. What I did was take the MTR to Yau Ma Tei Station, exit C, head west along Man Ling Lane. Once I hit the main road, it is Shanghai Street already. The two blocks between Man Ling Lane (along Shanghai Street and across the street) are the main shops to look for.

Chan Chi Kee Cutlery 陳枝記 (block to the left of Man Ling Lane) is a very big shop selling all sorts of kitchenware, bakeware, equipment etc, something like Sia Huat in SG but many more stuff cluttered around in the shop. Prices are very friendly and I found some of the bakeware/kitchenware I bought here were the lowest price among the few shops.

Chan Chi Kee Cutlery 陳枝記

G/F 316-318 Shanghai Street, Kowloon

Kwong Wing Food Industry 光榮飲食 (next door to Chan Chi Kee) is another kitchenware shop which carries kitchenware, bakeware, equipment, machinery and electronic appliances. I found the prices of bakeware here higher than the other shops, and not as much selection as well, probably because it specialises more in equipment. Can actually skip this shop if no time.

Kwong Wing Food Industry 光榮飲食
G/F 312-314 Shanghai Street, Kowloon

Man Kee Chopping Board 萬記砧板 (block to the right of Man Ling Lane) is an even larger scale shop than Chan Chi Kee, with a huge selection of kitchenware, bakeware, crockery, cutlery etc (not so much of equipment or machinery). They carry a good selection of moulds for traditional pastry making like mooncake as well. Prices here quite friendly too, comparable to that of Chan Chi Kee.

Man Kee Chopping Board 萬記砧板
G/F 340-342 Shanghai Street, Kowloon

I Love Cake (one shop away from Man Kee) is more of a western bakeware shop, selling bakeware, accessories, packaging materials and ingredients. The shop is small, but well-stock with all the necessary things needed for baking. I love to pop in to check out any latest baking ingredient or cutesy bakeware that they sell. A bit like Phoon Huat but much smaller scale (but still very well-stocked).

I Love Cake
G/F 338 Shanghai Street, Kowloon

The shops opposite to Man Kee are worth a visit too. One of the shop specialises in wood products like wooden trays and serve which I was so tempted to buy. A few shops specialises in packaging items.

Walking further up north towards Mong Kok for about 3 mins, is another building which houses two bakeware shops. On Yip Building is located on the left side of Shanghai Street (in the direction of Mong Kok).

On Level 18 is Sweet Decorations, selling mainly cake decorating and baking supplies, a bit like Phoon Huat of Singapore. Although smaller scale, but very well-stocked.

Sweet Decorations
18/F On Yip Commercial Building, 395 - 397 Shanghai Street

Twinsco 二德惠 is another baking supplies shop on level 1 of On Yip Building. They also have a cooking workshop on level 10. Also like Phoon Huat but more well-stocked.

Twinsco 二德惠
1/F On Yip Commercial Building, 395 - 397 Shanghai Street

Chanced upon this shop Noble Living at Sai Kung, selling kitchenware and serveware at very attractive prices. Pretty amazed to find a hidden gem in Sai Kung.

In fact, there's another local household-ware shop that I found lots of treasure as well (forgot to take photo of the shop).

Pantry Magic at Central Hong Kong. There used to be a branch in Singapore a few years back but it has since closed down. It's located near to Tai Ping Shan Street area, and since I was on my way to teakha I, decided to pop by to take a look. Definitely on the pricey side since the merchandise sold are of higher quality and imported from the US and Europe.

Pantry Magic
G/F, 25 Lok Ku Rd, Central, Hong Kong

Here's sharing the loot I got this time!

Bought these from Chan Chi Kee at Shanghai Street. Two moulds for frying eggs and a broad-based spatula which I find super useful.

Assorted bakeware bought from Man Kee, Chan Chi Kee, Noble Living, Twinsco and Pantry Magic.
I'm totally into tarts these days and very pleased to find tart cases of different shapes and sizes, especially the petite ones. And I also found a tiny (ice-cream) 2.5cm scoop which is ideal for making tiny chocolate cookies (Yes I need my cookies to be in uniform size, previously I've been using a 3cm ice-cream scoop).

Assorted serveware bought from FrancFranc, Muji, Man Kee and a local household-ware shop in Sai Kung. Fell in love with the crockery and utensils used at the cafes/Cha Chaan Teng and decided to get a few :p

A special mention about FrancFranc. It's one of my favourite lifestyle concept shop from Japan. There used to be two branches in SG but they closed down few years ago :( Glad to see the shop at iSquare, Tsim Sha Tsui this time!

Random glassware from FrancFranc and Lost & Found. The plant in the glass jar is actually fake! LOL! Suitable for a plant-killer like me :p

Aren't the two glass containers cute? I'm good at this, buying stuff just because they look cute :p

Overall, I really enjoyed my zakka shopping in Hong Kong. Found the selection, variety and prices generally more attractive than that of SG (although still not as wide selection as compared to Japan). (really wish to complain about variety of kitchen/bakeware and baking supplies in SG, it sucks!).

And here, I conclude my 9-part posting on Hong Kong, just a little sharing on my personal experience, hope it's an enjoyable read :)

Hong Kong March 2016 - Streets and Sights

Continued from
Hong Kong March 2016 Introduction
Hong Kong March 2016 - Food Trail I Cha Chaan Teng
Hong Kong March 2016 - Food Trail II Roasted Goose, Noodles, Congee, Dim Sum
Hong Kong March 2016 - Day trip to Sai Kung
Hong Kong March 2016 - Food Trail III Dining at Sai Kung
Hong Kong March 2016 - PMQ
Hong Kong March 2016 - Food Trail IV Teakha Tea Cafe

Prior to this trip, I never had the chance to stroll along the quieter neighbourhoods or notice anything interesting sights around the streets. Was always rushing around, eating and shopping.

Indeed it became an eye-opener for me, to finally notice a different side of Hong Kong, a more charming and charismatic one amidst the commercialisation of it all.

Was strolling along a random street (I think somewhere near Shanghai Street?) when I noticed this lovely flight of stairs with flora painting. A cheery sight indeed.

I think these flight of stairs lead to the Kowloon Park? A pity I didn't have time to visit the park which I heard is an oasis of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle of Kowloon.

Couldn't believe this was my first time commuting via the famous mid-levels escalator of Central Hong Kong. It's definitely more convenient and easy than walking uphill in the Central/Soho area, but the downside is, you'll missed the streets and sights of Soho area. I guess convenience is more important to the locals.

Got off the escalators at some point and explored the streets of Soho area. Many swanky boutique and concept shops around the area.

Artsy wall mural which attracted many avid photographers/tourists. Instead of waiting for the place to be cleared, I simply "stole" a shot from this couple who was taking a long time posing and taking photos :p

Bold murals created a different vibe to this area.

In contrast, old-school poster like this brought back a sense of nostalgia.

One of my favourite streets in Hong Kong, Des Voeux Road West, or known to the locals as Dried Seafood Street (海产街). Besides topping up on dried seafood and herbal products here, I also love watching the trams that ply along this street.

Buying dried seafood and herbal products here is quite intimating to me though, partly because the staff were mostly aggressive, and because of my poor Cantonese which posed a problem when I tried to ask questions or prices. I guess just have to be thick-skin.

Was walking along Queen's Road West when I came across this large tree that's inclined at 45 degree angle. In fact, inclining trees are a common sight in Hong Kong island due to the hilly terrain. Just found it amazing.

Charming restaurant/cafe along Tung Street, which is near Tai Ping Shan Street. I was on my way to teakha I and chanced upon it. Took a peek at the interiors and I love the vintage furnishings and ambience! Alas I was too full so didn't have chance to go in for a meal. Next trip!

School near Tai Ping Shan Street. Lovely colours and murals.

Charming florist at Tai Ping Shan Street.

Later on when I read more about Tai Ping Shan Street, realised this area is fast becoming another trendy and hip place with many cafes and concept shops popping up. Next time I must visit again and take my time to stroll around the area.

The famous Ladder Street of Sheung Wan. I heard that before the mid-levels escalators were constructed, locals used to access the mid-levels district/Tai Ping Shan through this Ladder Street. Not sure how many flights of stairs there are (a few hundred?). Luckily I was at the top of the stairs and walking down, instead of up!

Shot taken en route to Olympian City, West Kowloon. Blocks of housing like this is a common sight in Hong Kong. Saw the "cubes/box" installed on top of windows at every household interesting. Wondering what they are?

Saw these pretty yarn crochet tied to the fence along Ladder Street.

Certainly spruce up the otherwise boring old fence.

Apparently this is called "yarn bombing", originated in the US by avid street artists, and now spreading throughout the world. Hopefully I get to see this in SG.

Open-air market in Mong Kok (near to Langham Place, whole stretch of street behind Reclamation Street). One of my favourite market to visit in Hong Kong, vibrant and crowded, but quintessentially Hong Kong.

 Lots of fresh fruits on sale.

 Seafood galore.
 The greens available look so appetising, had to resist the temptation to buy.

Assortment of dried goods.

Discovered this wet market near Choi Hung MTR Station on our way back from Sai Kung.

Roasted meats for sale. The hb insisted on buying braised pigeon.

Freshly wrapped wanton for sale.

The prices of fruits and vegetables here were cheaper as compared to the market at Mong Kok, I guess since this is the outskirt.

Large variety of dim sum for sale!

The street of Mong Kok. Still as exuberant, with the loud neon signs.

Ladies' Market has lost its appeal, well at least to us.

The last day before returning home, we spent a couple of hours at Sham Shui Po, selling popular electronics and value-for-money clothing, popular among locals especially during weekends.

The accessories shops here at Nam Cheong Street and Yu Chau Street are a haven for craft lovers, as they are super stocked with all sorts of ribbons, trims, beads, buttons etc etc.

Heard that nearby there's a Ki Lung Street which is supposedly a fabric market. Didn't have time to venture there though.

Very glad that I uncovered many new areas this time round and hopefully return for me next time!

Stay tuned for my final post upcoming on Kitchen/Bakeware and zakka shopping :)


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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Hi Everybody!

As you probably have noticed, I removed all old posts and will probably retire...The recent copyright witch hunt has caught up with me and I have to protect my family (we have a handicapped daughter).

Maybe in the future times will change and there will be a way for me to return...

...Au Revoir!


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Showing posts from September, 2011

Darn funny comparison

"Virginity is like balloon, 1 pop & its gone forever!
Sex is like pringles, :)), once you start you cant stop!
The exam paper is like a dick, when it gets hard people get fucked!
Fate is like getting raped, if u cant fight it so learn 2 enjoy it!
Work is like a group sex, 10 people r behind ur ass to take ur place!
Education is like hiring a prostitude, it needs both ur money and hard work!
Success is like masturbating, only ur own hand can achieve it!
This is how fucking life is......."


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Malaysian Students Association @ Drexel U

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Drexel Malaysians!

  • Founded in 2008
  • Advisor: Dr. Lim Teck-Kah, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Studies
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  • Meeting minutes and relevant documents available through shared Google Drive folders
  • MSA Room – may change, but so far it’s been located at Creese Basement, Room J-48
  • Malaysians in Drexel are generally very few (< 6) although recent years seem to show an exponential increase of > 10
  • Officially recognized by the university
  • Fully funded (past records: approx. $4000 - $5000 annually) by the university through SAFAC though in good communications with the Malaysian Embassy
  • Highlight event: Malaysian Night, 3rd week of winter term
    • Celebrated its 5th year in 2013
  • Generally:
    • 2 to 3 (max) meetings per term, Saturday at 10 or 11 AM and runs for 2-3 hours
    • 2 organized self-hosted events per term, varying indirect involvements
      • Examples of self-hosted events:
        • Malaysian Night
        • CNY Night (new – 2013)
        • Diwali Kolam Competition
        • Movie Night (so far has phased out)
        • Tie-Dye
        • Sepak Takraw mini-tournament (still tentative)
        • Free Teh Tarik & Pisang Goreng Giveaway
      • Examples of indirect involvements:
        • Activities Unlimited
        • World Fusion Fest

MSA & You!

  • Support system, providing information and assistance whenever and wherever necessary
  • Collaborate and get-together for official and unofficial events every quarter
  • Group dinners, pot-lucks and trips - informally as groups of friends - but in general, we highly encourage each and all members to maximize the overseas
       experience to the fullest! This means to associate and have your own group of friends, major or personally, outside of the MSA. Get out there and live it!