Boring academics

Yesterday, I attended the most boring seminar ever! I don't know whether it was due to the fact that the lecturer was dealing with a topic which was certainly of no interest to me or because this guy kept on droning on and on for hours in a monotonous tone.

I nearly dozed off twice even though I had a cup of coffee just before the seminar. Don't ask me why but I couldn't leave the hall. I asked a friend sitting next to me if he understood anything. He had been listening attentively (or so I thought). "I lost him in the first 10 minutes", he replied. Felt a bit better when I realised that I was not alone. Noticed a guy in the row in front of me dozing off as well and he was a lecturer.

It's funny but I suddenly realised that a lot of renowned academics have such poor presentation skills. Then I thought to myself "Am I this boring as well?". I don't think so but it is something I have to watch out now I am on the way to become an academician as well.

Loads of fun quizzes

If you are a blogger, I am sure you would have taken one or more of those online fun quizzes and tests. If you don't know what I am talking about, here's an example: Ladies, take the sexy test to find out how appealing you are.

Quiz Rocket has loads of online personality quizzes and fun tests. it's pretty amazing how these simple tests can tell about your personality. I don't really take them seriously and just reading the answers make me laugh. They have a few trivia quizzes to test your general knowledge as well.

Mommy blogger

Here's a long long overdue review. Sometime back, I had promised to review blogs for free but along the way I somehow forgot all about the list of blogs to review, until today.

Saw that on top of the list is "My Little Tribe", a personal blog of another mommy blogger. It has a really neat and clean template and the font used for the title is quite unique. Carla, the "matriarch" of the tribe blogs about her life as a mother and a wife. I like the pics she posts up - quite artistic. The fact that her blog does not carry any noticeable ads will definitely appeal to a lot of people who are sick of blogs plastered all over by ads (including my own).

Home improvement

After moving to the UK I have been doing a lot of small DIY projects. I would love to take on some major home improvement projects. Unfortunately, two major considerations prevents me from doing so. First of all, this is not my house and secondly, I am not exactly rolling around in money now-a-days.

Anyway, I was going through some of the Home Improvement Ideas, and thought about my dream home improvement project. If money was no object, I would definitely love to do up my own entertainment centre. I can actually picture it. It would be a mini movie theatre with sophisticated audio-visual system and of course, a comfy seating arrangement. The room would be full of extras that would make it the perfect den for a guy. A mini bar, a pop corn machine and computer with ultra high speed broadband access.

Do you have a dream improvement project?

Birthday Dinner

Had a dinner party at our house last Saturday evening. The occasion was to celebrate the birthdays of my daughter, my wife and her friend - Roby.




Roby had already made an extremely delicious Tiramisu cake on Friday night. Really sorry, forgot to take pictures :-(

My wife made Lamb rogan, Sayur Lodeh (lontong), Pulut kuning (yellow sticky rice) and Nasi Impit and Roby made a special vegetarian Italian dish something like Lasagna (I forgot the name).





Had a nice time. We must do this more often. Thank you so much for all the wonderful gifts guys.

8GB memory card for mobile phones

It's amazing how the mobile phone has evolved. I still remember the days when businessmen used to carry those early huge brick sized gadgets - they were among the only people who could afford them.

Now, it has become more than just a device for making and receiving calls, it has become a personal lifestyle statement. People now use a mobile to take pictures, listen to music, play games and for surfing the net - the so called "Mobile Lifestyle".

In fact, they have become miniature computers. And with all the music, image and data files that gets accumulated over time, the demand for storage solutions for mobile devices has grown.

Those who require huge amount of storage space for their mobile devices might be happy to learn about the new Sandisk 8GB Microsdhc. Read the press release below for more details.

SanDisk microSDHC™ 8GB
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SanDisk is proud to announce our newest format and capacity to the SD card family: microSD High Capacity (microSDHC) 8GB flash card. Included as bonus is our new MobileMate™ Micro Reader (SDHC compatible) providing users with a complete and versatile solution for transferring music, video, photos and other files between their mobile devices and computers.

Features:

High storage capacity (8GB) for storing essential digital content such as high quality photos, videos, music and more
Optimal speed and performance for microSDHC compatible devices
Speed performance rating: Class 4 (based on SD 2.00 Specification)
High Quality microSDHC card backed by 5 year limited warranty
Built to last, with an operating shock rating of 2,000Gs, equivalent to a ten-foot drop **
SanDisk microSDHC 8GB card ships with Bonus MobileMate™ Micro Reader
High speed USB 2.0 compatible transfer rates
No additional card adapters required
Compatible with Windows Vista and certified for Windows XP and Mac OS X
Not all devices support microSDHC 8GB cards. Please contact your device manufacturer for details. To ensure compatibility, look for the microSDHC logo on the product or packaging of your new phone or PDA.

My daughter at 4

My darling daughter turns 4 today.

It only seems like yesterday, this small beautiful baby ...


One year old...


Two years old...


And now ...


She's really strong and brave. Looking at her pictures you might not believe that she had just came back home after having two jabs - one on each arm (notice the plasters). One was the DTaP/IPV vaccine for protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio. The second shot was the MMR (against measles, mumps and rubella) and Hib booster dose.

She's wearing all the clips that was sent as a present by her grandparents from Malaysia.

She insists on sharing her cake with her friends at school and so we bought another cake for her to bring along tomorrow.

Kissing her brother Imaan


She's now already in dreamland. Gave her some Calpol before she slept, just in case.

Happy Birthday my Princess

Mama and Baba will always pray for your happiness. Be good.