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Red Ants and Dead Lizards

Submitted on Jun 11, 2008, 10:49 a.m.
If you've never lived in a tropical climate before - there are a few things people need to warn you about. Firstly, I live in a small apartment (well the apartment is large - but it's a small...

Doritos

Submitted on Jun 01, 2008, 1:16 p.m.
Ok - I admit it - I love Doritos - especially cheese flavored Doritos. I know they don't exactly fall into the category of health food - but I could eat a bag a day no problem. There's a trick...

Speaking Another Language

Submitted on May 23, 2008, 4:57 a.m.
I've been wanting to blog about this one for a while now. Like a lot of Canadians that aren't from Quebec (i.e. any of the other nine provinces and two territories), we're all taught French at...

Canon Powershot G9 - Revisited

Submitted on Oct 12, 2007, 12:44 p.m.
Ok - second attempt, this time from Dabs.com. What an amazing camera; built-in neutral density filter if you want a wide aperture in bright light settings, auto ISO settings, image stabilizer,...

Tuk Tuk's in Bangkok

Submitted on Apr 24, 2007, 4:20 p.m.
Tuk Tuk in BangkokI doubt I'm generating enough traffic on the site yet for this to have the effect I'd love it to - but you never know... A friend of a friend was passing through Bangkok a week ago - and we'd...

Why 58bits?

Submitted on Apr 08, 2007, 7:50 p.m.
58 was the order number I was given for the first smoothie I ever ordered in China. When my order came up the guy shouted 'wu shur ba!', 'wu shur ba!' (58 in Chinese). I shouted back 'wu shur ba!'...

Noise Cancellation Headphones - Consumer Report

Submitted on Mar 04, 2007, 11:22 a.m.
… well at least my version of a short consumer report. I fly long-haul at least once a year. On the last trip I borrowed a set of noise cancellation headphones from a friend. Noise cancellation...