Taufiqology

To cut things short, Taufiqology is closing. Yes, it is. After two strong years, it’s time to pack it all up. But please don’t see it as a bad thing. In fact, it’s good. (more…)

I’ve lost count how many different Windows Vista Auroras I’ve seen but boy there’s something about translucent blue and green waves that makes me want more. Here is a very cool dark variation of the Aurora found in Steve Ballmer’s presentation slides at the “Expression around the clock” event in Zurich.

From istartedsomething. Check it out.

Here’s one for the kids (or your inner child). New York’s Bronx Zoo has a flash game on their website which lets you create an avatar of yourself, then add different animal body parts to create your ‘wild self’. Each body part is labelled with the name of the animal it comes from, and there are even sound effects to let you hear what the animal sounds like.

BFF. Otherwise known as “Best Friends Forever”. Anyway, I have some great friends, so I decided to treat them to Ice Cream from the school Cafe. I had a Gaytime. A Golden Gaytime to be exact. (more…)

The A380 may have the world’s first airborne double bed, but it won’t be put to the obvious use if Singapore Airlines has its way: “If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to desist,” said the company’s Stephen Forshaw. “There are things that are acceptable on an aircraft and things that aren’t, and the rules for behaviour in our double beds are the same ones that apply throughout the aircraft.

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Terminal 3, Singapore’s newest terminal at Changi Airport is almost ready. Just a few touch ups and they’re ready for action. The airport has promised “god-like treatment” for all users of the terminal to complement Singapore Airline’s new A380 in it’s new home. (more…)

I recently got a new High Definition (HD) TV and it’s soooo cool. It really is. (more…)

Although I do agree with Chris Crocker to some extent, the media should really just leave Britney alone. Ok, maybe not. I don’t know… I’m all confused. What do you think? (more…)

Italian website Idee Montabili has a few box templates you can download, print and cut out to make your own boxes. Some of them look suitable for displaying items in a retail setting, but a couple of them are for gift boxes. Print out the template, then trace the template onto some fancy coloured cardboard to make a gift box. With Christmas coming up this could be a fun DIY project for yourself.

Here’s a tip from the Plasticmind blog which takes the fun of online translation tools (hello Babelfish!) and lets you put a tool on your website to let readers translate it into their native language. The tool uses Google Translate, and the author does warn that it is a ‘quick and dirty’ translation only. He also points out that it doesn’t play well with flash, or some positioned elements - so proceed with caution.

Yes, it’s school. End of first week of Term 4! And about 2 weeks + left… for me that is. I’m going back to Singapore!!! Maths test on monday… urgh.

Most of you might have already seen the new, luxurious interior for the A380. If not, shame on you. Today, I’m gonna briefly run through some of the things I like about the new SQ Suites. (more…)

We all have times when our energy is just blah, and we’re just generally in a pissy mood. Instead of taking out that frustration on our other people, Life Learning Today suggests that we learn to recognise when these “down cycles” are coming our way. (more…)

You’ve seen Spongebob’s SquarePants.. You’ve seen Spongebob’s SquareMovie… but have you seen (more…)

Today’s a really exciting day for me. It’s Blog Action Day and it’s the A380 Delivery Day. (more…)