I have only three rose plants but they are doing really well. I expect to have all three bushes blooming by next week.
The yellow roses have a slight pinkish tinge on the edges. What do you think?
Hybrid Tea Rose - Sunblest
My herbal garden is doing really great as well. Besides my mints and rosemary, I now have basil and coriander growing as well. Nothing beats fresh herbs on your dishes.
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07 June 2009
Google celebrates tetris
Did you notice something strange with the Google logo today?
The special doodle celebrates 25 years of one of the most addictive computer games ever. Russian Alexey Pajitnov created the game in 1984 and apparently he didn't make a single ruble out of it.
05 June 2009
Official blogger and twitterer for the Festival of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Science here at the University of Warwick is organising the Festival of Social Sciences, which will run on the campus from the 15th (Monday) to 19th (Friday) June this year. I somehow got involved and am now the official twitterer for the festival.
Do check out the official blog to read about the festival including the preparations, information on events and view pictures, etc.
You can also follow the festival on Twitter @socscifestival.
31 May 2009
A day at the park
This was taken a while ago when my father-in-law visited us. It was really windy that day and even though it was sunny, it got a bit chilly.
It is at the Memorial Park on Kenilworth Rd, Coventry, CV3 6PT.
The eagle dance?
not easy jumping carrying a kid who weighs 16Kg.
The pictures came out quite well, especially the jump shots even though they were taken using my compact Kodak C913.
It is at the Memorial Park on Kenilworth Rd, Coventry, CV3 6PT.
The eagle dance?
not easy jumping carrying a kid who weighs 16Kg.
The pictures came out quite well, especially the jump shots even though they were taken using my compact Kodak C913.
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Yazid Idrus
Yazid Idrus
27 May 2009
Moving next door maybe
After being left unoccupied for several months, the house next door was finally bought by one of our neighbours. Apparently he got a great deal as the previous owner was desperate to get rid of it. The new owner set to work almost immediately. With his team of builders and a skip in front of the house. The first few days was pure torture with the drilling, knocking and dust hanging in the air. We even had to complain to them to keep it down.
Fortunately they seem to be nearing the end of their renovation work. I was curious and went to see what they have done so far and I was amazed at the quality of work. Plus the fact that they achieved all of it in such a short time.
Even though it's the same size as our house, the rooms look bigger and really great. Not only that, they have removed the jungle of an eyesore which was their backyard with a new paved patio. They are also paving up the front of their house and created a driveway. This is bad news for us as this means loss of our extra parking space. I had wanted one for our house as well but our landlord had refused.
Our new neighbour want to put it up for rent and I was pleasantly surprised when he enquired whether we would be interested to move in. Of course I didn't promise anything but the prospect of bigger rooms, brand new fitted kitchen and nice bathrooms and of course a driveway in front is really, really attractive. I guess the deciding factor would be the question of monthly rentals. I am not sure how much they want for the house but if it's not a big jump from what we are paying now, we might actually move in next door.
Fortunately they seem to be nearing the end of their renovation work. I was curious and went to see what they have done so far and I was amazed at the quality of work. Plus the fact that they achieved all of it in such a short time.
Even though it's the same size as our house, the rooms look bigger and really great. Not only that, they have removed the jungle of an eyesore which was their backyard with a new paved patio. They are also paving up the front of their house and created a driveway. This is bad news for us as this means loss of our extra parking space. I had wanted one for our house as well but our landlord had refused.
Our new neighbour want to put it up for rent and I was pleasantly surprised when he enquired whether we would be interested to move in. Of course I didn't promise anything but the prospect of bigger rooms, brand new fitted kitchen and nice bathrooms and of course a driveway in front is really, really attractive. I guess the deciding factor would be the question of monthly rentals. I am not sure how much they want for the house but if it's not a big jump from what we are paying now, we might actually move in next door.
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14 May 2009
Angels and Demons Coventry
12 May 2009
Edinburgh Trip 1
Of all the cities that we have visited here in the UK, I think that Edinburgh is the most beautiful. It is also the one with the most character.
We recently spent 4 days there and stayed in our favourite hotel chain - Travelodge. Our decision to stay at the Edinburgh Central at St. Mary's Street turned out to be right choice. It was right in the middle of the Royal Mile - between Edinburgh castle and Holyrood Palace. The hotel staff were really friendly and helpful and we didn't have any problems during our stay apart from the fact that the lift was out of order a couple of days. I got some exercise walking up and down the stairs.
You can see that we enjoyed the trip or otherwise I would have been ranting on about the broken down lift. I was great to get away from it all - from the stress of our research work and I didn't access the Internet even once for the whole four days. Though it did drizzle a bit now and then, over the weather was great all the while we were there.
Here are some pictures from the trip:
Trying to make sense of the map
Tattoos anyone
The Scottish Parliament
Gates to the palace
Arthur's seat
Balmoral Hotel
The Royal Mile
St. Giles and Statue of Adam Smith in the distance
St. Giles' Cathedral or the High Kirk of Edinburgh
We recently spent 4 days there and stayed in our favourite hotel chain - Travelodge. Our decision to stay at the Edinburgh Central at St. Mary's Street turned out to be right choice. It was right in the middle of the Royal Mile - between Edinburgh castle and Holyrood Palace. The hotel staff were really friendly and helpful and we didn't have any problems during our stay apart from the fact that the lift was out of order a couple of days. I got some exercise walking up and down the stairs.
You can see that we enjoyed the trip or otherwise I would have been ranting on about the broken down lift. I was great to get away from it all - from the stress of our research work and I didn't access the Internet even once for the whole four days. Though it did drizzle a bit now and then, over the weather was great all the while we were there.
Here are some pictures from the trip:
Trying to make sense of the map
Tattoos anyone
The Scottish Parliament
Gates to the palace
Arthur's seat
Balmoral Hotel
The Royal Mile
St. Giles and Statue of Adam Smith in the distance
St. Giles' Cathedral or the High Kirk of Edinburgh
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