1 reason why we should be concern about global warming

=O ohnoes! imagine our country (especially the islands) got flooded by the rising seas... the sharks will have a good time XD

upside down house! in poland

go here for the full story!

CLICKY MEEEEEE!!!!!

OR if you are lazy, read this instead ><

The builders lavished attention on every last detail.

First they constructed the house, then they decorated and fitted it out it to the highest specification.

But to the thousands of people who thronged to see this astonishing building in northern Poland, it looks as if a crucial fact escaped their attention.
Perched precariously on its roof, the house is, very definitely, upside down.

Thankfully, the spacious abode is not a building project gone wrong but Poland's latest tourist attraction and has already drawn throngs of people to the tiny village of Szymbark.
Crowds flocked to its opening earlier this week and then queued for hours to troop through the confusing, disorientating rooms.

Many complained of mild seasickness and dizziness after just a few minutes of being in the structure.
Rather than simply being a bizarre tourist attraction, the house is also meant to be a profound statement about the Communist era and the state of the world.

It is the work of Polish businessman and philanthropist Daniel Czapiewski who wanted visitors to consider the wrongdoings of humanity.

source? CLICK ME!!!!

SO! shall we have our own upside down building? or should brunei have the leaning upside down tower of pisa XD

one more time of the house!

darth vader reading....

yup, he is reading that. Even evil jedi need some quick literature fix XD

ninja with weird hat?

lol, try to guess how did i get that ninja-like-pic with the weird hat

Roast Beef @the zest, UEA, norwich

Yup, its the offered HALAL roast beef, sold by 'the zest' at my university of east anglia, norwich. For that you got two slices of roast beef, vegetables (see the leafy thingy and carrots?) and potatoes.

Mind you, its great to have meat once in a while (because in norwich, its hard to find meat that is halal) BUT don't expect it to be cheap. It will cost you 4 pounds! yeah...

Glance to the non-halal one... its obvious theirs is a bit thicker...

The taste? Quite nice to eat, but i wish the meat to vege ratio is more to the meat side...

OR offer it at a lower price (like 2 pounds) without the vege

because for me, its a bit too much... yeah in UK, everything is bigger in portion. Even the burgers are bigger!

my rating: 3.5/5 because i tasted better before this [but in brunei :( ]

Ps: i heard the turkey is more delicious, but last time they serve chicken curry (yes halal also), so im still waiting for it

extra note: only sold at night, on certain days.

Drink the Pounds Away

Four great beverages to help you slim down and get fit.
By the Editors of Prevention

We need to talk about your drinking problem. Chances are you're not paying enough attention to what goes in your glass during your day. After all, the right beverage at the right time can be a secret weapon — helping you drop pounds and tone your body.

The best drink to... lose weight: V8

It's a funny thing about liquid calories: Our bodies don't always know what to make of them. Some beverages quench our thirst, while others go the extra mile and quench our hunger, too.

"Calories in liquid form sometimes tweak thirst mechanisms, and sometimes affect hunger," says Barbara Rolls, PhD, a Pennsylvania State University professor and co-author of The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan.

Two drinks that do the latter: V8 and smoothies.

In studies, Rolls has found that drinking a glass of either, 15 to 20 minutes before a meal, can reduce the number of calories you eat. The reason is still largely a puzzle, but Rolls says the beverages' viscosity and calorie density may play a role. Just be sure to drink them before a meal — consuming the same liquids during a meal doesn't have the same effect.

Lose weight (but still have fun): Vodka tonic

Every calorie counts when you're counting them, and alcohol ratchets up the total pretty fast.

The best rule of thumb: "The blander the drink, the fewer the calories," says George Delgado, a New York City beverage consultant. That means sticking with clear spirits like vodka or gin — both of which have about 80 to 90 calories per shot — and zero or low-cal mixers like club soda or diet tonic water.

What's the key to losing weight? Knowing what to drink and when to drink it.

Have a great workout: Green Tea

A study published in the Journal of the American Physiological Society found that green tea extract improved exercise endurance up to 24%, while also increasing the amount of fat burned. Japanese researchers monitored the time it took for mice swimming in a pool to exhaust themselves and found that those given the extract tired less easily over a 10-week period and had higher rates of fat oxidation. While more research needs to be done, the study's lead author, Takatoshi Murase, believes that drinking a few cups of green tea before a workout should have a similar effect in humans.

Recover from a workout: Fat-free chocolate milk

It's the smartest thing to drink after your kickboxing class or yoga session. "If you can tolerate it, milk is an excellent recovery food since it has the carb-to-protein ratio you need — around 3 to 4 g of carbs for every gram of protein," says Roberta Anding, RD, a sports nutritionist at Rice University and team dietitian for the NFL's Houston Texans.

Why chocolate milk? Cocoa beans contain anti-oxidants, which help out with muscle repair. If milk is tough to find at your gym, keep your bag packed with ready-to-drink Carnation Instant Breakfast.

You'll get similar benefits with less hassle.

Down a cold one

A German study showed that drinking cold water burns calories. Drinking about 2 cups of cold water — no warmer than 72 degrees — used up roughly 25 calories. About 40% of the burn was for bringing the water from drinking temperature to body temperature. Drink a liter a day and you're losing 5 pounds a year.

source: http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100175885>1=10613

im guessing the V8 they mentioned is the vegetable drinks.

Unfortunately, for us muslims, vodka drink is out of the question (eventhough a fun way to lose weight XD)

Another reason why I should drink cold water (but then my tonsils...)

Surgeons Remove Ten-Pound Hairball From Teen Girl's Stomach

Surgeons removed a massive 10-pound hairball from the stomach of an 18-year-old girl suffering from a psychological condition in which she ate her own hair, according to a report in this week's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

The teen went to her doctor after complaining of stomach pains and vomiting. She had also lost 40 pounds over a five-month period, according to a UPI report.




Doctors at Rush Medical Center in Chicago carried out a scan and were amazed to find the huge mass of hair blocking her entire stomach, according to NEJM.

The hairball measured 15 inches by 7 inches by 7 inches when it was removed.

Once the hairball was removed, the patient was discharged and given psychiatric help. A year later the teenager has gained 20 pounds and has stopped eating her hair, the journal said.

source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312588,00.html

so remember kids... don't eat your hair... unless you wanna beat that record...

i got big horn baby!

Proof




hehehe, took this when i was at the history musuem (dinosaur section) in london.

and you are wondering why am i naughty? XD

DBC at hamleys (what again???)

hehehe, actually just found these pics. Silly me not to show it to you all


"wuzzup mr. hangman? can i hold you hands?"
"sure kid"
*picture taken*


peace to the undead


To be or not to be, that is the question...

enjoy ^^

"ahh great..."

yup, thats my reaction to this...


can you see it? well it is kinda hard because im on the third floor.

Maybe this picture can clear things up


yup, there is it... my kitchen utensil and fork fell down from my third floor room. That's what you get for putting stuffs near your window :\

DOWNLOAD fireworks display

since its slow (apatah lagi di brunei), here you could download the whole thing (at better speed) and watch it at your comfort

http://rapidshare.com/files/70227042/Video_05_.3gp.html

FIRST! CLICK the above link

SECOND! click the FREE BUTTON (underneath "the 90 days without download")

THIRD! WAIT! for the "Download ticket reserved. In 0.6 minutes your download will be ready", in other words, let the timer finish

after that, ENTER the words/numbers appear in the screen, and then press download

ENJOY! the norwich's fireworks ^^

norwich's sparks in the park 2007

norwich's sparks in the park 2007 using a mobile, by a bruneian. enjoy ^^



FINNALY! being able to transfer the video from my mobile to the laptop.

UNFORTUNATELY, youtube doesn't allowed any video for more than 10mins! (GRRRR!)

so instead i upload it to veoh, and hope you enjoy it.

go, see the video above! 14 mins long

ps: sorry for the low quality, but thats the best i can get the setting from the mobile phone. my N95 still in brunei X(

quick tip: play, then pause. Let it fully load, then you can watch it without interruption

Serious cats conversation

Remember the cats?

CLICK ME! CLICK ME!!

hahahaha

25 Worlds Weirdest Animals

go here!

CLICK ME!http://divaboo.info/CLICK ME!

from the ones we know (platypus-the egg laying, duck-billed mammal) to the mysterious (the blobfish!)

got the link from Zeroskull

cuteness level goes up for this blog

Hehehe, took these pics when my little sister came to visit me last sunday



this is the part where you said "CUTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!'

xD

cute kitty

lol, this has caught my attention today in someone's post

DBC and the hat (?)

Not sure what its exactly called but I had fun with it. XD

2 yolk in an egg

I remembered Hj A. was excited, calling my name to show me something.

I scurried and then he showed me this


wow, I think thats the second time in my life I see first hand, 2 egg yolks in an egg.

of course, like all normal eggs, it is destined to be eaten... (i think mr. y ate it... so... expect twins from him. Hehehehe)

ohnoes! mr. 4p spoon is back!

yup he is back, alive and kicking... err i mean spooning...

hehehe, as usual, bought a VERY CHEAP muller's yogurt (yummy I might add) for 10pence each!


yup, u heard me right, 10pence aka 30sen brunei. My guess its sooo cheap because:
1) its NOT gonna expire today/tommorow *but actually 5 days later*, but more of a oversupply, as this week is reading week, thus not many undergrads are here to buy them; and
2) not many people fancy this flavor

lucky me, i like muller's yogurt ^^

also i bought a...

eventhough it is 20pence ONLY, BUT its "used by" date is the next day. Hey at least im buying it cheap and i get my daily dose of vitamin for the day ^^ (and as a nice drink for my lunch and dinnner)

ah well... back to eating my yogurt!

YUM YUM YUMMMMM

unique image on the tree

yup, you heard me. See for yourself



looks like a bird, eh?


As a proof that it was a tree, picture taken by me.

The last 2 pics looks like a pair of eyes... depend on your imagination ^^




A word of thanks to Haji Abdullah for showing me this unique sight on the tree ^^

NOTE: just now, I posted this post on the wrong blog. lol.

Try this...

got this from a forum

The Thing That Your Right Foot Can't Do

For those of you with some spare time in office...try it. Bet you can't!

1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand...your foot will change direction!



Why is this so? Answer from Science Made Simple:

"The left side of your brain, which controls the right side of your body, is responsible for rhythm and timing. The left side of your brain cannot deal with operating two opposite movements at the same time and so it combines them into a single motion. Try this with your right foot and left hand and you should have no problem!"

wow...

UK's top 10 ridiculous laws

got this from todays news

The UK's top 10 most ridiculous British laws were listed as:

# 1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%)

# 2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down (7%)

# 3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6%)

# 4. Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned (5%)

# 5. If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter (4%)

# 6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (4%)

# 7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen (3.5%)

# 8. It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing (3%)

# 9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour (3%)

# 10. It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (2%)

False teeth

Other bizarre foreign laws voted by those polled included:

# In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9%)

# In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%)

# A male doctor in Bahrain can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror (7%)

# In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm (6%)

# It is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle in Alabama (6%)

# In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed (6%)

# Women in Vermont must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth (6%)

# In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits (5%)

# In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon (4%)

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7081038.stm

what tha??? lol

msn- xhu's pencil attack

Nearly forgotten about this...



lol

he tries to "attach" with his pencil against my mighty tarap basher

hehehehe

lightsaber

currently doing coursework due in less than 14 hours... so enjoy this instead

IT lab blues... and then *gasp* drama!

no vending machine... sigh....

and then...

gasp! closes at 9 pm... but we were still inside...

oh noes! we are locked in! (did I mention me and a few classmates)

and this chinese guy cannot go out (did I mention he is the first to leave?)

oh noes! what to do? what to do? panic time!

Lucky, 1 of the classmates knew where to go out... unfortunately have to go through the basement and out through the back door...


SO we continued on... not realising the time has gone past midnight...

no wonder I am tired... no wonder images of foods fly past me... no wonder my brain feels heavy...

I packed it up, and went out... try to check the pigeon hole for my mail...

wait... wheres the pigeon hole?

wait... what floor is this...

wahahahha, I was sooo tired, I didnt realised that Im on the 1st floor, not the 3rd floor...

ok... E-N-D!

time to sleeepp (--)zzzzzz

wow.. akhir

akhir memblog... why?

pasal akhir balik... why?

pasal mambuat coursework di IT lab, univeristy... why?

coursework due this wednesday... why?

I assume why buat now, pasal can't do it at home. Software exlusive di computer lab...


.... why?


pasal if kan buat di rumah, have to purchase the original software, which cost money... why?

why ku alum tidur? pasal ku memblog akhir...

... why?

(sila baca balik dari awal XD)

wagamama pics and a zombie???

Scenes from the Wagamam restaurant ^^. Pic obtain from isra (thanks btw)


AND don't forget the zombie! yes zombie!!!

"Brains..........."

went to the movie

Went to the city cinema to watch the movie STARDUST. IMO, storyline is 3/5 but got some awesome graphics, a 4/5.

Was wondering why we can get it cheap (buy 2 for the price of one, thus a 4.75pounds divided among two of us, equals 2.36pounds) and it hits us smack right in the face. Not only it is free seating (we have to come in early to get the good seats) BUT we have to endure the 20minutes commercial! THUS! Total time watching nothing but pure commercial is 30mins (plus the 10mins coming in early). warghhhh!!!!

Also, before the movie, we ate at the WAGAMAMA, a ramen restaurant. Quite delicious (and free green tea ^^) but what intrigue me the most is the name. We ask a japanese student here, Mr. Y and he said it means SELFISH. Huh??? Who named their restaurant selfish? Tried googling it, and a few other answers pop up, such as wilful child and get this... naughty....

Ah well.. the truth is out there... Xfiles theme please!

Took a few pics:

oops, ani time stress di bilik ni



Ah! The pic with the nice background cucul ;p

And guildwars reference!

Hehehe

Update later.

Didn't update yesterday because I was with my friends to the city; to the restaurant called Spice Paradise; went to the lake; and have sahur at their place.

Just woke up, and class starts in 1 hour time

Ja mata ne XD

Halloween

Keeping this short, left hand's fingers are still in pain... because miss Z accidentedly stepped on it. Hehehe, its all because we were excited to see the fireworks, seen from the room. If she is reading this, don't feel too guilty, its just accidental.

Heh, the Uni is kinda a bit quiet because everyone went to the city and celebrate halloween there. I just hanged (not literally) out with the other bruneians here and have dinner'n'chat.

Took this pic though in nearby room. And Im guessing he "hangs" around too much XD