a generic brand video

came across this noteworthy video

masterpiece mystery - endeavour

I just found out in time to catch the episode 1 of series 2 of the Masterpiece Mystery's Endeavour, beginning tonight.

needles

Today I went to the lab to have a sample of blood taken for my physical.

bend it like niemeyer

With the World Cup in full swing now in Brazil, it is only fitting to write an article on Brazil's most celebrated modernist architect.

clean your ears while watching on your monitor

I just can across this interesting Japanese gadget. It is very common for most Asian to pick clean the ears but in the West, most people would think twice and frown on the idea of inserting a strange contraption into the ear canal. Just plug into an USB port of your PC...

braised grouper belly 紅燒班腩

There are many Chinese dishes in which the translation to English tends to - lets say lost in translation. For braising there are many words in Chinese depends on the manner how it is done, high heat or low heat, and the duration.

new feature - email subscription

Nowadays there are so many ways you can be kept informed of a blog. I personally prefer email and I just added the ability for the readers to subscribe to my blog by email. It is very simple. All you have to do is enter your email address and click "Submit", then follow the instruction.

blogger's glitch with embedding video

Today is the second day of my inability to embed a video clip in my blog post. I reported the problem to Google yesterday via the Send feedback feature of the Blogger's composing interface.

so much singing

I forgot where I read about an United States past president was treated to a Wagner's opera. While he enjoyed the overtures he had a hard time putting up with most of the opera which involves a lot of singing. His remarked something to this effect - the music was great, only if there isn't so much singing.