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Sabado, Abril 18, 2009
Huwebes, Abril 16, 2009
allergies
House Dust Mites – Reduction Measures
How to Live With an Allergy to Animal Hair
Huwebes, Marso 5, 2009
work related posts
OFFICESPACE - INTERESTING WORKSTATIONS
portable work station concept (interesting, they got one thing right - plenty of storage).
a portable office workstation by Planet 3 Studios Architecture Pvt. Ltd that consists of 2 desks, a decent amount of desktop real estate and a ton of storage space (watch video).
Solitaire Workstation (good simple design, not ergonomic though) is a project by Alexander Lotersztain, and as you can see is a a table and a chair that look like the “G” letter. A beautiful piece of furniture that is excelent for small places, and if you want to use the whole power of the Solitaire Workstation you can use the space under the seat to store some books like in the first picture.
Globus Mobile (a good sample of stupid design - theres no such thing as a paperless )
The Globus Mobile is a complete office workstation and chair hidden in a large ball. The concept by designer Michiel van der Kley can be moved to any place using its hidden wheels. When you want to work, you just swivel it open and bingo: you can slot in a laptop, perch on the padded chair and think up as many chicken-and-egg or ping-pong ball jokes as you like.
yet another hyped concept...
Eclipse Office Partitioning System is private workstation concept
a discrete, adaptable office cubicle by Marcus Ward Curran; although envisaged as living in the average office environment. Sliding mesh segments allow you to close off some or all of your immediate surroundings, while built-in peripherals such as speakers, a webcam and power supply mean the computer is integrated to the system. As suggested in the video, the hood section could change colour according to mood or task, while the whole thing is on casters for ease of movement.
- totally impractical, toy for bigtime ceos only.
Sabado, Pebrero 28, 2009
audience with the queen
The queen was in town for a day last tuesday and this is the closest i got, such a shame - i remember when the qe2 was in hk, i was able to get close enough to almost touch the hull.
Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 docked at Jellicoe Wharf as it is too large to fit into the main cruise terminal at Princes Wharf.
The Queen Mary 2 is 345 metres long and weighs 151,400 tonnes. More than 16,000 meals are served each day to the liner's 2,400 passengers, including 73kg of lobster and 3.3kg of Russian caviar, and the ship's two whistles can be heard from 16km away.
Sabado, Pebrero 14, 2009
louis vuitton pacific cup

Team New Zealand has overcome America's Cup holders Alinghi to win the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series.
Trailing 1-0 in the finals coming into Saturday's racing, the hosts pulled off three wins in a row to win the best-of-five series with one race to spare.
They won a gripping race four by 20 seconds after taking a narrow early lead and refusing to relinquish it despite being pushed all the way by the Swiss boat.
Trying to catch a glimpse of the final deciding race from this vantage point at savage memorial
Linggo, Pebrero 8, 2009
waitangi day - looonnng weekend!
bundok ng susong dalaga known locally as "tokatoka point"
Every year on 6 February, New Zealand marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. In that year, representatives of the British Crown and over 500 Maori chiefs signed what is New Zealand’s founding document. The day was first officially commemorated in 1934, and it has been a public holiday since 1974.
3 day weekend = 3 day camping trip = 3 days of no celphone signal, internet, laptp, tv, psp not even a radio.
35°44'58"S 173°40'26"E
mental note: DO NOT USE "Off " insect repellant by johnson&johnson, as soon as the smell dissipates - your totally defenseless against the sand flies.
Sandflies are more attracted to dark/warm colours and standing next to a person in a black fleece jersey will provide instant relief to you! A lightweight longsleeve white wool or polypro top would be a good choice for weather, sun and sandfly protection. A hat with a good brim provides protection for your face. Sandflies tend congregate lower rather than higher. So if you cover up your feet and ankles and stand up you'll be less hassled. They are not very quick and walking provides instant relief. If you have a choice, stop where there is a breeze and out from under trees. Close your car doors and windows as you leave, or you’ll have a sandfly party going on in your car when you return to it.
35°48'32"S 173°39'47"E