According to BBC News, the latest place to go wifi is Shakespeare’s birthplace town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Visitors can hire a PDA for £8 a day which provides internet access, an interactive map and a guide to the tourist hotspots. Local residents will also be able to take advantage of wireless hotspots that will be dotted [...]
Archive for June, 2005
All the world’s a wifi stage
Posted in News & Oddities on June 30, 2005 | 2 Comments »
50 Coolest Websites 2005
Posted in Lists on June 27, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Move over Friendster….. make way for Dogster! Yes someone has actually come up with the idea for a Friendster for dogs which has all of 87,086 members. Came across this interesting site while browsing Time.com’s list of 50 Coolest Websites. How did they come up with the list? According to them: “we take your [...]
Pride and Prejudice II
Posted in Entertainment on June 25, 2005 | 1 Comment »
I was surfing the net yesterday looking for more recent information on Pride and Prejudice 2005 which I mentioned in my last blogpost when I came across 2 interesting sites. The first is AustenBlog …..yes she is everywhere! This has all you ever wanted to know about Jane Austen and more, including E-texts of all [...]
AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes
Posted in Lists on June 23, 2005 | 3 Comments »
The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top movie quotes of all time in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes, a three-hour special television event on CBS with commentary from many of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors and filmmakers. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians selected “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”, [...]
Back from a another break
Posted in Holidays & Celebrations on June 22, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Well it’s good to be back in KL after a short break up North. We had a great time with family relaxing, eating and of course enjoying the much cleaner air in Alor Star. My eyes can really feel the difference – it’s back to itchy eyes today *sigh* And yes I was greeted by [...]
Happy Father’s Day
Posted in Holidays & Celebrations on June 15, 2005 | 2 Comments »
I know it’s a little early to blog on Father’s Day but we will be taking a short break in Alor Star, and that includes a break from the internet for me. For those who are interested here is an account of the History of Father’s Day. And for those who are racking their brains [...]
Ep II: Return of the Squirrel
Posted in Animals on June 13, 2005 | 3 Comments »
Ok the squirrels didn’t actually leave – have been seeing them on and off running around the neighbourhood. But at least they stopped visiting us as elaborated in A Squirelly Tale. Spoken too soon as it turns out. This morning found that the squirrel had come to call leaving its “calling cards” just outside my [...]
LiveDrive – have you fondled one yet?
Posted in Inventions on June 11, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Jel showed up unexpectedly yesterday evening after being subjected to a week of the torturous schedule of her ongoing CRP in Malacca. Having to drive all over the ulus and being taken to see a hole of goo is not my idea of fun either. I remember the RHS (Rural Health Survey) we had to [...]
Weight Lifting
Posted in Personal on June 9, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
We finally got round to weighing our son 2 days ago and he weighed in at three-quarters my weight (37 Kg). It used to be easier to weigh him when he was younger but now that he is about my height, I can’t clear his legs from the weighing machine anymore so it’s a 2-person [...]
A memorable musical evening
Posted in Personal on June 5, 2005 | 8 Comments »
We were fortunate to receive an invitation to a classical concert last night organised by the German Embassy and Soka Gakkai Malaysia held at Wisma Kebudayaan SGM in KL. The performance was by the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic who played a variety of pieces by various German composers. It was a small group [...]
