From http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/4853997/Horse-dreams-dashed-teen-turns-to-cow

When Regina Mayer’s parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse, the resourceful 15-year-old didn’t sit in her room and sulk. Instead, she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.

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Another one collapses in the line of duty.

I know how it feels to stand on guard for hours under the bright sunny sky. It’s very demanding, and almost superhuman.

Poor guy. Let’s at least give him the honour of Internet fame.

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This is one amazingly superdetailed Lego Airbus A380 with cutaway sections, to [Lego] scale and complete with passengers!

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Charlie Sheen’s biggest fans – Who are they?

We found them using Google Trends (see below).

Charlie Sheen's Biggest Fans

How on earth can 20-thousand people in Herndon put out way more searches on Charlie Sheen on Google than the 20-million people in the city of New York?

Only one answer: they are Charlie Sheen’s biggest fans!

Here are the top 5 corporate euphemisms that never fail to annoy me

1. At the end of the day

Meaning: whatever your argument is, mine is better and my position compells you to listen to me…or you is fired!

2. Touch base

Meaning: Nothing really. Just calling to keep me in your address book. Derp derp hu durr durr.

Always makes me cringe when someone wants to touch my base.

3. Low hanging fruits

Meaning: We don’t want to do the hard stuff. We just want to do the easy ones and congratulate ourselves for the achievements.

4. Show thought leadership

Meaning: Quick! We need to say something quick to look smart…anything will do!

5. Buzzword

Meaning: This word can make us look smart because it is confusing to others and make them feel less-informed. Better use this as much as possible before it becomes too common.

6. Authoritative source

Meaning: I’ve read this and OMG I like it so it must be true because I can’t be wrong! Yes this is the only source I’ve read but what do you mean I need to read other sources as well?

What are other corporate euphemisms that annoy you? :)

Gaddafi blames Nescafe and Al Qaeda for Libyan revolt.

“Their ages are 17. They give them pills at night, they put hallucinatory pills in their drinks, their milk, their coffee, their Nescafe,” said Gaddafi.

Source:

Reuters.com – http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-libya-protests-gaddafi-idUSTRE71N4NI20110224

Stuff.co.nz – http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/4702371/Gaddafi-forces-strike-back-at-opponents-in-Libya

You can pay celebrities, musicians and experts to endorse your products, but when someone with integrity and zeal like Gaddafi says it you just gotta listen….or he might just bomb you.

Gaddafi LOL Homeless Guy - hates Nescafe

Telling it like it is. How hard is it?
I wish our newspapers are this transparent – Not Safe for Work. Open it at home!

Looking for example of good cv/resume?

I think this guy knows how to write a good cv!

Example of good cv/resume

If you happen to know the original website for this, please let me know so I can credit it on here.

A night in the city.

Not too shabby eh?

Supra - Jellicoe Wharf 1

Supra - Jellicoe Wharf 2

Supra - Jellicoe Wharf 3

Thanks to Ash & Russell.

I’ve read a number of Avatar movie reviews and was intrigued by the variances despite the overall good ratings. So, last Tuesday I decided to swing around to the city cinema and watch the Avatar movie to find out what the hype was all about. It was available in 3D Imax and normal digital 3D. I chose the digital 3D since I dislike the humongous Imax screen which sometimes give me neckpain.

Avatar Movie

Going in to the Avatar screening theatre, the glasses took a bit of getting used to. These glasses are much more bulky compared to your usual crappy red/blue 3D glasses. They are more sophisticated, well made with plastic component and polarised (?) lenses with red/green tint. Noticeably you can see quite normally while wearing them. But the weight is something to get used to, and I found during the over 2.5 hours I had to take them off a few times to give my nose bridge (and eyes) a little rests.

What do I think of the Avatar movie?

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