RIP Paul Newman

buy Newman's Own, profits are donated to charity

Gardening can be Hazardous to your Health

i knew it!

AN elderly woman was killed when a car crashed through her fence and ran over her while she was gardening today. Police said the woman was gardening at her home in Stonehaven Cres, Hampton East, when a driver, who was attempting to complete a u-turn in a nearby driveway, crashed through her brick fence and “literally ran her over”. The woman was killed instantly and was still trapped under the car at 4pm today. Senior constable Adam West said it is believed the driver’s foot accidently slipped off the car’s accelerator, causing it to smash through the fence at 2.15pm. Paramedics were unable to offer the woman any assistance when they arrived at the scene as she was already dead. Police said investigations are ongoing as they speak to witnesses and the driver of the car about the incident. HERALD SUN

Avoid The White Rabbit

recalled lollies still on sale

Auckland man hospitalised

call for White Rabbit lollies recall

Feeling hungry but in a rush?

The drive-thru for non-drivers.
I'm pretty sure this is not unique to McD's but it is the first time
I've seen a human drive-thru and I thought it was funny. :)

The city of Niños - part 3

You get to ride the buses for free.

The city of Niños - part 2

You'll have a whole floor to yourself in shops.

The city of Niños - part 1

You will have movies named after you.

Weekend of festivals

This weekend for me is one of the more productive ones. Even though I did not have two full days of activities, I was still able to visit two festivals, have a short river cruise, revisited the observatory, and do my week's groceries.

We decided to go back to see the Prime Meridian but this time we didn't take the train. We took the a short river cruise to Greenwich. It only took 30 minutes but there are many things you can see from the river. It is also this weekend that the mayor's Thames Festival is taking place around the south bank of the River Thames. The festival wasn't going to start until noon so we decided to go to our stuff in Greenwich then come bakc for the Thames Festival.

It was a good day in Greenwich. The air is noticably clearer although you can still hear a lot of the echoing traffic hum from the city...

After Greenwich, we took the second to the last boat back to Tower Hill. On the way back, the river festival has already started and is in full steam. One of the activities was a row boat race on the river and our boat passed many forms of rowing boats - from 4 man boats to full team dragon boats with drums. The festival is not only on water but it is spread out on the south bank of the river from Tower Hill to Westminster. It is here I witnessed the Tower Bridge raised for a passing boat. I'm sur eit happens all the time but as I am seldom by the river bank, it is a special site for me.

As with any festival I go to, I look out for food and there were plenty of food around. Unfortunately I couldn't try them all....if only a have 5 stomachs. Dusk approaches and we reached the half way point of the festival area where we noticed there is a river bank/beach party going on under the Millenium Bridge. So we decided to go down...it is not often yo are allowed to go down by the river bank I think so we took this chance.


There's the Millenium Bridge. When it was first opened to the public, an architectural flaw caused the bridge to sway uncontrollably and it was shut down for 2 months for repairs...


The river bank is full of shiny pieces of 'rocks' but upon closer look you will see glass and assorted river pebbles. The water is very murky. I was on a constant look out for bones as back in the medieval days, bodies were thrown into these waters...

The following day...i.e. Sunday...The plan was to go to the 24th Barrio Fiesta in London...The location is about 50 mitnues from central London and I wasn't even sure if it was happening. I first found out about it when I walked passed this 'Beauty Parlour' owned by a pinoy...I saw a bunch of pinoy community papers, very much like the ones we have in Auckland, and took some home. One of the ads is the fiesta but it didn't state a time...

So I decided to go in time for lunch...The fiesta is not much different from what we have in Auckland except you have more people, bigger place, and much more and better tasting food. Oscar Catoto's food is no match of course.

The place is called Lampton Park and is very close to the airport...

Lots of yummy food. At first I do not know what to get...there were just so many and I want to try them all...

In the end I opted for Dinuguan and Bopis...not enough rice though...The stall I visited was makuripot sa kanin.
I didn't try this but I thought El Nino would like this photo very much.

I also had a serving of Chicharon Bulaklak, incorrectly named Deep fried Pig's fat. Correct me if I'm wrong but chicharon bulaklak is deep fried pork intestine sinew. Yummy but a bit stale and not enough vinegar...

Next weekend is a whole new story...

Crack up Spore Video

Dedicated to the pillowbiters Jigs and Kit

Star Trek: Young Spock

perfect casting: Zachary Quinto as the younger Spock

Pammy Jackson?

what's not to like!!

A whole new level of stupidity.

Gender-biased choc

Necessities

I've recently learnt that I can survive a day/week/month without two
things - television and a microwave oven!

After moving to my new flat two months ago, amongst other things I
have tv and microwave in my mind.
The first to pass the time and catch up on my fave shows which
includes documentaries, and the second, to heat up food since I
usually cook in bulk.

I thought about them for the first couple of weeks and the next thing
I knew is that it's been 2.5 months and that I've adapted.

I don't get to watch tv a lot to begin with due to other chores but
when I do I watch tv online through the BBC iPlayer or Rove online.
I've also started downloading video podcasts but funny enough I don't
watch them on my pod.

Food also started tasting better as now I heat them up on the stove
other directly or by steaming. They end up being hotter too unlike the
uneven heated food you get from micros.

So moving to London changed a couple of things (among many I bet).

What will be next? Let's see...since I don't have a tv, I don't have
any consoles either. No dvd player and surround sound system. I don't
have a coffee table. I don't have a car and haven't driven in four
months... No garden but I don't completely miss it.

Actually I haven't thought about any of them until just now.

There is one thing for sure I can do without and that's the Internet.

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Pogz Unplugged

Hypocrisy or Redemption?

Safety & the Environment

Alienware

Just arrived at my hotel in brussels ... But my room wasn't ready so
first order of business for a digital child is to find a computer/
Internet .

Found a free one I'm the lobby so logged in and started typing my
email but like some kind of weird dream, the wrong words are appearing
on screen.

Look at the keyboard and the keys are shuffled all over the place.

Are you ready for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince?

Random mobile photos

Would be a shame if these photos go to waste. Here are some random photos from my faithful old Sony Ericsson.

A chocolate snack. The stilts in black beside the rubbish bin is Lesley-Ann's (colleague) who, unlike the chocolate snack, is a Filipina. The guys were teasing her with the chocolate..

Fat content comparison between Human, Cow's, and Whale's milk.

Shisha pipe I smoked a few weeks ago.

Spider Cow - completely random. Just saw this through a window one night on the way home from work. I had a few so I took this photo to make sure I am seeing what I'm seeing.

iPhone apps 3/3

This is my useless but fun apps page. I think it is compulsory to have
one.

Scratch - while you are playing your music, run this to do your own
scratch effects.

iPint - Virtual pint of beer. Need I say more?

8 ball - For making life changing decisions like moving to London.

PhoneSaber - choose your saber colour, wave your phone around and may
the force be with you.

The other two are kinds boring. They may not last long on this page.