“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, …
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HP Pavilion tx2500 Entertainment Notebook PC
I’m keeping my eye on this one. It’s light, compact, well designed, and seemingly durable considering it is built as a tablet-touch-screen notebook (so lots of touchy, touchy). HP Pavilion tx2500 Entertainment Notebook PC The …
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Loading up on books
Some bought and some borrowed from our friendly neighbourhood library. Lonely Planet’s Nepali Phrasebook by Mary-Jo O’Rourke and Bimal Man Shrestha Lonely Planet; 5 edition (Jul 1 2008) Nepali is spoken by some 35 …
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Nepal bound – it’s official
Tlell and I are just thrilled to announce that we have finally confirmed our placements with a volunteer organization, Voluntary Service Overseas (http://www.vsocan.org/default.aspx) for 14-26 months, based out of Kathmandu, Nepal. As many of you …
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In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars
In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars by Kevin Sites Kevin Sites is a man on a mission. Venturing alone into the dark heart of war, armed with just a video camera, …
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Volunteering in Nepal
For those who do not know, Tlell and I decided to take a career break and volunteer overseas (see past posting about this topic here by clicking on the “VSO” tag). We initially had potential …
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Immunization – Part 1
It feels like people have been playing punch buggy on my arms all day. On today’s menu: Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B vaccinations Typhoid Tetanus / Diphtheria / Polio Dessert (later): Japanese encephalitis Meningococcal Meningitis …
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People of the “Web” – automobile style
A satirical look at the following types of people involved in creating web sites – using the automobile as an analogy. The Designer People who can take a blank canvas and essentially create an eye-catching, …
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What a post-Web 2.0 world would look like
Some random thoughts of what a post-Web 2.0 world would look like (focusing on the human-side of things rather than the technical side, see the proposed Web 3.0 definition)… A lot of social activities would …
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Not worth getting up in the mornings anymore…
…and tuning into Channel 13 – Breakfast television. re: Breakfast Television co-hosts fired by Citytv VANCOUVER I Citytv Vancouver has fired Simi Sara and Dave Gerry as co-hosts of its Breakfast Television show, which has …