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January 30, 2008

it has been a year

Time certainly flies. It has been a year since Tom passed away. I don't think I have much to say, except that I used to get a balloon from Moore Park Supacenta, and tied him up with it. (One...
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January 29, 2008

UFO and the lying nature of US Military

In the recent UFO sighting over Texas farms, more than 50 people claimed they have spotted UFOs flying over Stephenville. After two weeks of denials and media focus US military officials finally admitted to having 10 F-16 fighter jets training...
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January 28, 2008

Natural Born Killer & Derailed in Criminal Minds

Today is the last day of long weekend. Criminal Minds is back after two weeks of Australian Open (tennis), and there will double episodes tonight. Two repeat episodes from season 1 as we are in off-rating season now. Natural...
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January 27, 2008

The Week It Was, 27 January 2008

Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec comparison page and judge yourself. (Click the screenshot above to watch the...
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January 26, 2008

Happy Australia Day

Today is Australia Day. A barbecue day to most people, and a public holiday on Monday 28th January. Lee Kernaghan, a country singer, is 2008 Australian of the Year. (Sydney Morning Herald)...
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January 25, 2008

party boy Corey Delaney and ACA

Melbourne's party boy Corey Delaney who made fame two weeks ago on throwing a huge party while his parents were out on holiday in Gold Coast. You can search articles on Corey Delaney on major search engines, just not on...
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January 24, 2008

1TB of storage

This is an overdue post. I bought an SATA Xpress XP800-S Dual Bay Triple (Firewire 800/400, USB 2.0, SATA) external hard drive case last July for the TV recording. As I can only watch digital TV on my 24-inch iMac...
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January 23, 2008

Heath Ledger dies

Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment today, possibly of drug overdose. Heath Ledger, perhaps best known as Ennis Del Mar from Brokeback Mountain movie, for which he was nominated as best lead actor for...
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January 21, 2008

Enchanted Wide Conversion Lens

Firstly, I'd like to thank John W. and Rev Dr Wu Yi for giving me two movie tickets. I watched Enchanted movie with Laurent tonight. Enchanted is a loving homage to many classic Disney animations of yore. All the...
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January 20, 2008

The Week It Was, 20 January 2008

Here's the regular The Week It Was. There was no The Week It Was last week. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec comparison page and...
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January 19, 2008

number talks

Here are some numbers from the 8-day trip to Central West NSW. If you are into numbers. So here they are: Total mileage: 1560km (969 miles) Total spendings on petrol: A$220.26 (to Don: the car does not take gas) Total...
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January 18, 2008

it's still a good time to buy Christmas ornaments

I just noticed that many $2 dollar shops and store are still have discounts on Christmas ornaments. Not much on Christmas trees and Christmas lights, but most other ornaments go up to 50% off. I was not very happy with...
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January 16, 2008

decision... dilemma...

vs As many of you have heard the today's tech news headline, Apple announced a ultra-portable notebook - MacBook Air. And I am due for a new laptop. As mentioned in previous entry, my trusted PowerBook G4 bought in...
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January 15, 2008

it's good to be back

I've been away for 8 days Central West NSW trip with Laurent. It's good to be back. A quick summary about the trip: brilliant! However, you don't have Gloria Jean's Coffees every town, and it is even harder to find...
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January 11, 2008

I'm on holiday

I have been away since Tuesday. Thanks to Movable Type's Scheduled feature, I have some posts pre-written for the past few days ;-) Laurent and I are travelling Central West NSW, and we shall be back early next week....
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January 10, 2008

The Man in the Cell, Bones tonight

Last week, Zach Addy becomes Dr Zach Addy (Dr Zachary Uriah Addy), and he got the job to work in the Lab. Zach also has a new style, new hair cut. Dr. Temperance Brennan (Bones) found her father (Father...
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January 9, 2008

sneaky, power-abusing Manly Council

You can't believe what Manly Council has done, putting up fences without any notice stealthily at 2am. The trouble started with two restaurant owners on the Corso. Somehow they were fighting the outdoor setting spaces. (Click the video clip above...
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January 8, 2008

racist and hypocrite Australia

This is a well made YouTube video. It shows many aspects about Australia the (former) Government didn't want you to know. "If you are not a Caucasian, white Australians are very racist," "Aboriginals and Asians are still treated as second-class...
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January 7, 2008

The Fox, Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds is back, again, a repeat episode from season 1 as we are in off-rating season now. The Fox was first aired on Channel 7 on 4th September 2006. It starts at 8.30pm on Channel 7 tonight, followed...
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January 6, 2008

The Week It Was, 6 January 2008

Weekend Sunrise is back today! And here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec comparison page and judge yourself. (Click...
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January 5, 2008

5.5 hr to fully charge a battery?

Charging a rechargeable battery requires 5.5 hours? Well, it seems to be reasonable if you compare that to regular AA or AAA rechargeables. According to the manual of Energizer Ultra Compact Charger, charging a AA NiMH with 2500mAh capacity would...
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January 3, 2008

Judas on a Pole, Bones

I still feel its holiday period today. If you are not going out tonight for the first Thursday late shopping night, Bones is on Channel 7 at 8.30 pm. Tonight on Bones (Season 2 episode 11, Judas on a...
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January 1, 2008

NYE2007 midnight fireworks

As mentioned in previous blog entry, there are the photos I took from Sydney's NYE07 fireworks (midnight version). It is certainly worth the wait for midnight fireworks. All photos were taken by Sony Cyber-shot DSC H9 in its built-in...
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Happy New Year 2008

Happy New Year. I spent 8 hours yesterday on Mrs Macquaries Point, sitting under the sun. Laurent and I arrived at Mrs Macquaires Point at 4pm. We were quite lucky that we got a reasonably good spot, in fact the...
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