Without You I’m Nothing

Placebo is playing at:

and

I’m flying SIN-BNE after the 20th of February.
Somewhere, someone is orchestrating this cruel joke!!

So upset, I’m going to kill my dog now.

Chopstick Margarita

Only in Singapore.

Holding Out For A Treat

Gracing the first post on my new theme.

And Justin, I do not have pink toes!

Google + White House to China: You Bit Us and Awakened the Sleeping Giant

The political soap opera starring the USA and China have been driven mainly by capitalism, but the White House coming out in support of Google, a ‘mere’ corporation, has the world tethered at the edge of their seats, watching very keenly and closely.

The ramifications of this move will probably show themselves somewhere down the line, but for now, odds are sky-high on China handing in a transparent explanation. And no one’s even mentioning an apology.

Google, what took you so long?

China should learn from Singapore. An unnecessary political “cool-down” period is cheerfully relegated to the end pages of the newspapers. See? Subtle.

Backstory / Related links:
New approach to China after Google infrastructure hacked, intellectual property stolen
Command servers behind Google attack identified
White House backs Google

Addendum:

[via InformationIsBeautiful.net]

Market Me A Compact

Panasonic Lumix TZ7

  • 25-300mm / Leica lens / Mega O.I.S.
  • 1280 x 760 HD video recording with stereo audio
  • AVCHD Lite recording system

There isn’t RAW, nor manual mode – which means “idiot-proof mode” has to be utilised, but it complements my G1 perfectly! Besides, it’ll stave off my appetite for a camcorder (for now)…

Y/N?

Benin

Flag of the Benin Empire

Best cure for chronic pain in the neck

Adieu, 2009

Good riddance. What a loathsome year.

Will be gone for some jet skiing + wakeboarding holiday in a few hours! Bad idea, because exercise doesn’t go down very well with me. Please hope I land on my arse because that’s the only way it’ll be whipped into some semblance of a shape. It’s a blessing that I’ve to cut the trip short then.

Have run out of xanax candybars!!!! *twitches and storms around* :(