November 2009
British Slangs: North To South
I was playing around on the Net, when I found this great website that helps translate the Queen’s English into various common British Dialects. It’s all at a site called…
Talking about In his gloomiest prediction yet, Marc Faber sees big financial bust leading to war – Business Intelligence
In his gloomiest prediction yet, Marc Faber sees big financial bust leading to war – Business Intelligence Speaking at a conference in Singapore on Wednesday, Faber said: "The crisis has…
Cigars vs cigarettes: culture vs. crassness
Image via Wikipedia Given my detestation of cigarettes (cancer-sticks) that every smoker seems to pull out of their pocket, I’m always shocked that people can be so cavalier about such…
Healthcare in America SUCKS if you’re poor or even have a reasonable job!
I’ve been blabbing on about the current US debate on healthcare reform for quite some time now, so I went to the Blue Cross North Carolina site to check a…
The final straw: tired of Adsense Ads
I’m tired of seeing adsense ads like this one… from TruthAboutAbs. Why? Because not only do I not care about Abs, I don’t know where they are (are they fitted…
Don’t anti-smoking laws protect consumers and employees? Apparently not.
For many readers of this blog, you will know that I’ve long taken an anti-smoking position. But with my recent experience of asthma, I’ve come to realize that smoking in…
Taiwan: Spas for both summer and winter
Taiwan is a weird country. It’s freezing in the winter where we live, with temperatures in the low tens or under; boiling in the summer when temps rise to 38C…