Archive for November, 2006

Solution to traffic jams

Thursday, November 30th, 2006 Posted in News, Gadgets | No Comments »

It switches from a plane to a car with retractable wings and could be the first step towards those gravity-free vehicles zipping along invisible highways in the sky you see ... Read more..

My next mobile phone: Apple iPhone

Friday, November 24th, 2006 Posted in Gadgets | 1 Comment »

The buzz on the net is that Apple will be making mobile phones available at next year's MacWorld in January if we are lucky. According to CNET, Chinese newspaper Commercial Times ... Read more..

In The Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 Posted in Odds And Ends | No Comments »

This book was written in 1997 and translated into English in 2003. A young Japanese tour guide who specialises in personal tours gets the experience of his life when he ... Read more..

If you think your local train is crowded

Monday, November 20th, 2006 Posted in News, YouTube | No Comments »

There was a feature in the sunday papers where people were complaining that trains were unbearably crowded during peak hours. Take a look at the Moscow train situation and see ... Read more..

Why the internet is sooo great

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 Posted in Showbiz, YouTube | No Comments »

Faith Hill shows her disgust at being beaten by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood at the Country Music Awards. She mouths "WHAT?????", throwing up her arms before storming off-camera. Maybe ... Read more..

Craig “a worthy successor” to Connery as Bond?

Saturday, November 11th, 2006 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

Despite worldwide protests on the choice of craggy Daniel Craig as Bond, he has defied all odds and gotten initial rave reviews for his performance as a newly double-ohhed agent, ... Read more..

Myanmar “royal” wedding

Sunday, November 5th, 2006 Posted in News, YouTube | No Comments »

While the people of Myanmar are languishing in poverty, Myanmar's military ruler spares no expense for his youngest daughter's wedding. In grand surroundings resplendent with gold trimmings and plentiful blooms ... Read more..

My Summer of Love (also known to some as wtf??)

Friday, November 3rd, 2006 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

I'm writing reviews that people can actually understand instead of all the high flying psycho-babble which leaves you wondering "so does that mean it's a good or bad movie?" I saw ... Read more..