New ID rules may complicate air travel (AP)

AP - Millions of air travelers may find going through airport security much more complicated this spring, as the Bush administration heads toward a showdown with state governments over post-Sept. 11 rules for new driver's licenses.

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Old Shanghai Pin-ups

Shanghai Pin-ups girls were popular during early nineties as an influence from westerners. These girls were pictured in their sexy cheungsam (or jipao) - a shanghainese trademark, as calendar pin-ups or advertisements.

Old Shanghai - Jongo Photos - Jongo: The World's Portal for China via kwout

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Indonesia, Suharto family to settle civil suit out of court: official (AFP)

AFP - The Indonesian government and Suharto family have agreed to settle out of court a civil corruption suit against the former president, who is critically ill, the attorney general said Saturday.

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Thanks Striking Writers, Online Video Going Up, Up, Up, Up

We wrote when the US writer’s strike started in November that it was a chance for millions online to bloom. We were right. According to new figures from Nielsen Online some online video sites have doubled their audience since the strike began.

According to Nielsen’s figures, YouTube’s audience was up 18% in the two months after the strike started and Crackle doubled its audience from 1.2 million users to 2.4 million users

A BBC report quoted Nielsen analyst Alex Burmaster “that is greater growth than you would normally see in such a short period and the strike could be a possible factor.”

A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project also confirmed a longer trend to online video, finding that:

• 48% of internet users said they had visited a video-sharing site such as
  
  YouTube. A year ago, in December 2006, 33% of internet users said they had
  
  visited such sites. That represents growth of more than 45% year-to-year.


• 15% of respondents said they had used a video-sharing site “yesterday” – the day
  
  before they were contacted for our survey. A year ago, 8% had visited such a site
  
  “yesterday.” Thus, on an average day, the number of users of video sites nearly
  
  doubled from the end of 2006 to the end of 2007.

Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.

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Man in anti-smoking ads still smokes (AP)

AP - He's the poster boy for the state's new anti-smoking campaign. But 48-year-old Skip Legault is still smoking — despite an amputated leg, two heart attacks and a stroke. The state Department of Health confirmed Friday that they chose a smoker for the ads, saying it helps underscore the risks associated with nicotine addiction.

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Chocolate Rain Saga: From Web to Fame

This is where it started - Tay Zonday posted his video on April 22nd, 2007:



I felt the song was quite annoying but I could not get it out from my head. I guess John Mayer felt the same way:



Even Chad Vader :)



The song popularity brought Tay to Jimmy Kimmel Show



Which then bumped his fame and released Cherry Chocolate Rain video



And everyone wants to be Tay...

One of My Snaps Published Again...

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Last year one of my collections was published in UK website and now I am proud that another one got published, in Schmap - Canberra.

I took the picture using my trusted SonyEricsson K750c - which I was thinking of upgrading it. But it still showed some oomph.

Blogging via IM

I found this creative tool that allow me to quickly post a journal right from the IM. This tool (or widget, rather) is part of the service offered by imified (www.imified.com). I know, I know, this blog is not supposed to talk too much about technology, but I found it cool that I can share my thoughts by only using IM. This definitely makes me easier to do updates, as IM is more accessible than email. Still don't know whether I can post picture or video, though...

Green and Healthy

Green and Healthy, originally uploaded by cyberlucky.

Reasons to buy (and actually ride) a bike?

Learning Culture: Shanghai

My last trip to Shanghai gave me a deeper experience in Chinese culture, Shanghainese in particular. Never been in my previous experiences learning an eastern culture other than mine this deep. My cultural background is a bit 'westernized' which put me in an odd situation even with my own culture. And that did not make entering a brand new culture an easy task.
I would like to share my experiences, however I could not spare that moment now.

One Year Business Model

 

Beijing olympics is a big hype, especially in China. And almost in every corner of major cities, Official Olympics Shops opened up.
I wonder how they build the business plan to have a decent sized shops that only lasts approximately a year? Opening stalls or using existing distribution network much more sensible but building a new one? Wow...
My suspicion is whoever took this job must've a long term plan of building a new retail network, piggybacking the olympic/government support. This guy will have an amazing distribution network once the olympic finished.
Not such a bad plan after all....

 

More chinese drive cars nowadays and parking is becoming a problem. They need to find a creative way to accomodate car parking, especially in the city area. Although the picture above is not a new idea, I still think this is an interesting solution. The risk should it malfunctioned will be high, but it is a solution...

Shanghai Upgrade

 

 

Shanghai is beautifying herself. Put make-up on old buildings, building roads, all for the upcoming Shanghai Expo 2010. I got a chance to try the new Line 4 (Purple) Metro several times and I was amazed with the quality of the stations, the train itself, and they tried to be more handicapped friendly - by providing a wheelchair! Honestly, handicapped people usually have their own, which makes me wondering when the wheelchairs in the station will ever be used... but hey, at least they tried.

Ironman Armor

The Ironman Mk III Armor which rumored as the armor used in the upcoming movie. I like it!!!

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Obama Confusion: Colbert Report

How can he not remembered the magazine he read when he was nine?

Found Ad: Support For Women At Work

I would rather give no comment...

President Bush interrupts orchestra, takes over for conductor

Either he's drinking again and/or he's losing what's left of his sanity.



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Zeta Psi Sydney Frat Party 2007

Zeta Psi Sydney Party 2007

Congratulations Mike & Sarah, party was awesome! Happy birthday, Mike...

Human-shaped Plant

何首乌 (Polygonum multiflorum) is a chinese plant used as medicinal herb and has root shaped like human. In the picture they came in man and woman shapes. Weird.

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Roast Pork Stone

Natural made stone that looks like roast pork is on sale in China for RMB1,200 (approx. USD150).

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