Shopping Coupons

These days, shopping is never easier. I can go online and browse through a never-ending line of stores. I've bought books from Amazon and it was never easier. I'm now looking into buying shoes from Adidas. Local Adidas stores do not carry a comprehensive range so going online is a better alternative. Shopping coupons make online shopping more cost-effective too. I get my
coupon codes from Couponchief.com.

Sandstorms in Iraq - An experience

Remember my earlier post on Sandstorms in Dubai? I came across this video of an actual sandstorm experience. It's a footage of a sand storm moving in Al Asad Iraq last April 27, 2005. See as it approaches near, there is a complete blackout. Exhilarating, this one.


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Scarecrows

Have you seen scarecrows as pretty as these? These shots were taken in Japan. Looking at how sweet-looking they are, would the crows be scared?

I've never seen anything like these in Malaysia. The farmers here don't even make strawmen or anything close. I've seen empty tin cans being strung up with raffia strings and tied along the fence and that's as best there is, I think.

Have you seen any better ones?

Clockwise, please

After that eye-foolery and mind-tripping session, now try this one.

Mind-boggling! And you will keep trying it again and again to see if you can out-smart your foot. But you can't.

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

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

I told you so .........And there's nothing you can do about it.

Pass this on to your friends...they won't be able to believe it either!!

Eye-foolery or Mind-tripping

The mind is very interesting. What we see sometimes is not what it is really. At times, we see what we want to see shutting out the real picture. We filter out what we do not want to see. Our experiences and knowledge also has a bearing on what we see, for instance, the same image would look different to an adult than to a child.

Observation too plays a key role to what a person sees. Anyway, want a few exercises to sharpen your observation? Check these out.

Model trains

The hobby of collecting stuff is a popular one. People collect stamps, postcards, coins, dolls, sportswear, bags, toys, jewellery, watches, Barbie dolls, cards, mugs and lots more. I collect some of these too. Talk about collections, just this morning, I heard over the radio that a dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in one of her movies fetched a cool USD400,000 at an auction yesterday. What does that tell you? Keep those stuff that you've been collecting for they may be worth lots one day.

Collecting models of vehicles is also popular. If you're a collector of such models, here's a site you might want to check out, Moveablemodels.com. They've got all sorts of collectible models such as model trains, awesome automobiles, planes, trucks, motorcycles, even boats.

You can also find information on Model Collecting here, plus they even ship for free if your purchase is above a certain amount.

Heineken Saved the Day

We celebrated a good friend's birthday the other day. It was an awesome party - lots of beautiful people, lots of delicious food and endless flow of drinks. The "Drink of the Night" was of course Heineken. In fact, that drink saw us through the night. Cheers!!