Pooped pavements

There are inconsiderate people everywhere and Coventry is no exception. I love the pedestrian friendly pavements here in the UK but as I found out, some people are taking it for granted.

While walking my daughter to school, she pointed at something and asked "Baba! What's that?"

"Dog poop", I replied.

Her next question was a bit difficult to answer: "Who put dog poop there?"

The pavements are littered with dog poop all the way to the school.

Before you accuse me of being a dog hater, let me clarify that I don't hate dogs. As a matter of fact, we used to have a lot of dogs in our house as I was growing up. My favourite was a really intelligent German Shepard, which passed away while I was away in University several miles away.

Anyway, like I was saying, I don't hate dogs but I definitely don't like their inconsiderate owners who treat the pavements as if it's their dog's toilet.

People walk on those pavements. If you want to keep a dog and like to take them for walks, (you should if you keep a dog), please remember to pick up after they have done their business. That's what they call "responsible dog ownership".

If you can't, don't keep them.

Also you might keep in mind that dog owners can now be fined for allowing their dog to foul public areas.

Tags: Pets Poop Coventry

You can be a diva too

The term "Diva" can conjure up different images in the minds of different people. On one side, it can be that of the singing Divas, for example, Leona of X Factor fame. On the other side of the scale are images of tantrum throwing drama queens and I won't give any examples here because I am sure you have read about them in gossip magazines or seen them on the TV.

The Diva's Dreams by Belisi is a blog for independent and talented women who take pride in having the best of everything. Their definition of a Diva is that of a smart and savvy lady.

This blog is not only about fashion but also covers a range of topics including interior design, food and wine, and entertaining.

The latest post "Bling bling gone bye bye?" discusses the latest trends in shoes. This would definitely interest my wife who is looking for some nice footwear. Right now, she's going every where in her leather sneakers as it's too cold to wear most of the shoes she brought along from Malaysia.

BTW, in case you were wondering Belisi is a fast growing global fashion brand. Regular visitors might recall that I wrote a post on their Blog for Men's fashion yesterday.

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No more snap

I first noticed Snap Preview Anywhere on Joi Ito's blog. At that time I thought it was really cool and promptly added it to my blog.

However, after using it for some time, I finally have to agree with Shaolin tiger and a lot of other users. After the initial "wow" factor dissipated, I found it to be distracting and some of my visitors complained that my site loaded slower after I had installed it.

Just took it off.

Tags: blog tools snap

More traffic through SEO

Of late I have been receiving a lot of junk e-mails, especially after I wrote about my Melayu Boleh project.

one such recent mail offered to drive traffic to my blog by increasing my page rankings. So I went over to their site to have a look. They had some interesting articles and amazing claims but that was it. I checked their website page rankings and surprise, they had a pr (page rank) of 1. I think they should instead pay me to help them improve their page rankings.

Tags: review SEO

Introducing Doris

It's amazing how the Internet has made it easier to get in touch with people from different countries and cultures from all around the World.

Doris Chua is a Singaporean blogger whom I got to know through the web. In her own words, she's a "Stay-at-home and Work-at-home mum". Her main blog titled Life..Passion..Travel & More... shares her personal experiences with us.

She's got three other blogs: Our First New Zealand Trip, Home Office Women Blog
and Organics and Health Blog.

Go and check out her sites.

Designed for Men

There are number of fashion blogs on the web. However, most of these blogs are dedicated to ladies' fashion. This is probably due to the fact that most of these blogs are run by lady bloggers.

That doesn't mean that guys are not interested in wearing nice clothes or looking fashionable. Today's successful men (not limited to metrosexual males) know that the right clothes and accessories can be a embodiment of your personality. It tells the World who you are.

It's amazing that there are very few blogs covering this particular segment of the market. Along comes, Belisi's Sharp by Design Blog, dedicated to Men's fashion. According to them, this blog is directed to the progressive urban man who wants to learn about fashion staples, as well as stay tuned in to emerging trends in casual wear and business attire.

International row over TV show

People are protesting on the streets in India over a UK TV show and causing a diplomatic row between the two countries. It has also been raised in the British Parliament.

The whole fuss is over the alleged racism towards Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty by her British housemates on the UK reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother.

Channel 4 denies the 'racism' allegations. I agree that there is a case of clash of cultures. However, even though they might deny it, the actions and words of some of the housemates reek of racism and there is no excuse for that short of thing.

One good thing that has come out of this issue is that more viewers are tuning into this show, which is of course a good thing for the TV channel and the sponsors. They definitely benefits from this kind of exposure despite their threat to quit the show. And of course we love anything controversial. Even my wife who used to complain that the show "is so boring" is presently glued in front of the idiot box watching it as I write this.

Related links:
- U.K., India Voice 'Big Brother' Worries
- Blair and India step into CBB row

Tags: Celebrity Big Brother Channel 4 Shilpa Shetty TV