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Happy Halloween!

not anime

found this other pretty cool site where ppl upload tech toy related info, this robotic table is pretty neat:



check out some of the othe neato stuff on that blogsite.

4 scrabble lovers

Big Mac pumpkin!

Enough said! =)

new meaning for "Saiga"

This is so weird!!! I didn't see anything like this when I was in Mongolia last summer.

Scientists have just outfitted eight saiga with GPS tracking collars, which will have two effects: (1) helping scientists learn more about what the saiga need to survive, and (2) making the animals look even more ridiculous.

See some of the hilarious comments given by other readers below:

"OMG! I think I just found my new favorite animal!"
"That thing is freaking ridic."
"When I was a kid my older sister got these animal wildlife cards through some nature magazine. When she got the tapir she cried because she thought it was so ugly. I wonder how she would have felt about the saiga. "

The World's Podcast

I have always been an ardent supporter for NPR, specifically PRI programs and other BBC news programs. Today I was just browsing around on theworld.org website, and one article in particular caught my attention:

The Long War: Five Years After 9/11

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"The Constant Gardener"

I just watched "The Constant Gardener" last night, and I had no expectation or understanding of the storyline when I started the movie. Less than halfway through, I already know that it's a beautiful movie, with a great story line (adapted from the book of same title), marriaged with beautiful cinematography. I am surprised that I missed it in 2005 when it was in theatre.

I list it amongst my top favourite movies, along with "The English Patient". Ralph Fiennes is also one of my favourite actors. He is a whole class different from the typical American actors such as Brad Pitt or Leo. If I liked Hugh Grant for his romantic comedy roles, then I absolutely adore Ralph's "undying love" roles. I think this actor does an excellent job in conveying emotions through his piecingly beautiful blue/gray-ish eyes, perfectly suited for his "tortured soul" images in several of his most monumental movie characters.

I don't want to spoil the movie for others here, but let me just say that it started being just a throught-provoking political movie like "Erin Brockovich", and transformed itself into this "life and death" type of romance story. Ralph's role also underwent a fundamental character change as the movie progresses on. I noted this along with his physical appearance changes, from a suavely dressed British diplomat to a scruffy rough-it-in-the-dessert lonely soul, yet still *absolutely* heart-wrenchingly handsome! Interestingly, I noted the similarity between this and Count Almasey in "The English Patient", another one of my all time tearful favourites.

2 articles about American marriage rates

Two friends separately posted news articles discussing the marriage rate in America. I am posting the links to the contrasting articles here, you can form your own opinion:

• For first time, unmarried households reign in US
• Has Being Married Gone Out of Style?

New 7 Wonders of the World

I am not sure if this site is totally legit, but I voted on the New 7 Wonder site anyways.

I picked these 7 for my votes, what are yours? (in alphabetical order)

The Acropolis
Angkor
The Colosseum
Great Wall of China
Petra
Pyramids of Giza
Taj Mahal

-- runner up on my list: Stonehenge, Machu Picchu ...


ANCIENT 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

The Temple of Artemis
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Lighthouse at Alexandria
The Pyramids at Giza
The Statue of Zeus

CANDIDATES FOR THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

The Acropolis
Alhambra
Angkor
Chichen Itzá
Christ Redeemer
The Colosseum
Easter Island
Eiffel Tower
Great Wall of China
Hagia Sophia
Kiyomizu Temple
Kremlin
Machu Picchu
Neuschwanstein Castle
Petra
Pyramids of Giza
Statue of Liberty
Stonehenge
Syndey Opera House
Taj Mahal
Timbuktu

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Believe

It has been suggested to me lately that my blog has less and less serious thought sharing on it but rather a bunch of funny links.

I appologize to my dear readers if I've lost some depth here, will try to post some more thought provoking stuff now that my life is stabalizing..

Tonight marks the beginning of Fall launch at my small group. We had a short study because KiJoon shared his Thailand trip experience with us as the POW of the week (Yugi's term).

In any case, during our bible study, Ken raised a very interesting point regarding the differences between "Believe In God" and "Believing God"...

I am going to leave you to ponder that one out. If you want to discuss the subject further in private, chat w/ me online or send me an email or call me.

G'Nite, I have to go say my prayers now... =)

Bar Mitzvah

I was reading through laine8's blog this morning and noticed that she's invited to attend a very Jewish ceremony... How interesting! Another friend mentioned to me that he was a groomsmen at a Jewish wedding...

so I went to the web for more information and knowledge, apparently there is a website called Jewish 101. According to that site, a boy whose 13 is considered "coming of age" and thus can enter into contracts, testify before religious courts and also legally married. (12 applies to girls, apparently girls ARE more mature =)...

How interesting! (Umm.. maybe there's a Chinese101 too?)

*busy* week

I caught a cold last week and am struggling to get better, because
this week is a very *busy* week:

Mon eve - BSF
Tues eve - SF (planning to bail)
Wed eve - dinner + D's LOST premier
Thurs eve - 4th Soil
Fri - work group lunch; W's wedding rehearsal 5pm @ Stanford;
Rehearsal dinner (yay! @ Shoreline pk)
Sat whole day - Wendy's wedding!! (9am - 11pm)
Sun - GrX service / W's "Thank You" BBQ; Chinese Moon Festival dinner

huewww.... =) then ==> SLEEP..... zzzzzzzzzz

Secret of the Blue Hat

愛朵，一個非常想留長 髮的女孩，她因為覺得自已不夠漂亮，所以才沒什麼朋 友，因此一心一意想要留長頭髮。但每當她長髮及� �時，卻常常因為一些意外而不得不剪 掉，因此愛朵為了保護長髮開 始戴起帽子，而調皮的 男孩們，卻開始懷疑愛 朵的帽子裡藏了什麼秘 密，始終都帶著帽子不 肯拿下來；於是，男孩 們為了拿下愛朵的帽子 ，展開一連串的驚險刺 激追逐。

English speakers: There is no language specific audio in this video, so go ahead and enjoy the animation! Story line: this is a hand drawn anime short story of a girl who wanted to grow her hair out to waist length, so she started wearing a blue cap to protect her hair. And naughty boys were suspicious of her "secret" and the series of events between them to unravel the secret of the blue hat.



Then there is an interesting little "Glass Dance" clip!

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