Our World

 

Countries For Living In

Julia Melko can't imagine her life without traveling. According to her, there are 20 most peaceful countries in the world to live in.

Denmark

Norway

Singapore

Slovenia

Sweden

 Iceland

Belgium

 Czech Republic

Switzerland

Japan

To Be Continued...

Countries To Live In

Julia Melko suggested peaceful countries to live in.

Ireland

Finland

 New Zealand

 Canada

Austria

 Bhutan

 Australia

Portugal

Qatar

 Mauritius

The Vanishing Cobblers

Cobblers are getting in age.

A common sight 20 years ago, they are now a disappearing trade.

No trendy Y gen would be seen dead doing such unglamorous work.

making good Nikes too

A daily feature at block 78 Redhill Lane - repair shoes that are still good to be thrown away. 

At a fraction of the price of a new pair.

4 Letter Word

This message is angry, circumventing the offensive word.

 Using the global swear language is an offence in many countries.

Oily Stuff

Our knowledge about oil originated in the age of dinosaurs, when vegetation and organism was buried over millions of years and subjected to high heat and pressure. Those extreme conditions transformed the hydrocarbons in vegetation into the hydrocarbons of petroleum.

The late Dr Thomas Gold, a scientist at Cornell University said "That's nonsense".

"There's not a shred of evidence from chemistry, geology, or any other science to support it” said Dr Gold who also theorise that other planets in the solar system have similar deep deposits of hydrocarbons, which are the stuff of oil and natural gas.

A reservoir of crude oil was discovered in the late 1960 producing about 15,000 barrels a day of high-quality crude oil. By the late 1980, production had slipped to less than 4,000 barrels per day, and the reservoir was considered pumped out.

Suddenly, in 1990, production soared back to 15,000 barrels a day, and the reserves which had been estimated at 60 million barrels in the 1970s, were recalculated at 400 million barrels. Similar results were seen at other Gulf of Mexico oil wells.

Dr. Gold strongly believed that oil is a "renewable, primordial soup continually manufactured by the Earth under ultrahot conditions and tremendous pressures. As this substance migrates toward the surface, it is attached by bacteria, making it appear to have an organic origin dating back to the dinosaurs."

Computer Headache

Have you ever encounter instances when you want to resize the window in your PC or laptop and found a black border and not able to see the window as it is being resize ?

You could have unintentionally made changes to the graphics or settings recently.

Here’s how to rectify the situation.

note the black border

 Click anywhere in the desktop. Then Properties.

Next click Appearance.

Then Effects.

 

Lastly, check "Show window contents while dragging" Then OK.

And Windows is back to normal. Or is it ?

At the next startup and the same problem repeat itself, the culprit could be the broadband USB modem.

It disables "show window contents while dragging" and messes with Windows Media Center too.

There do not seem to be a solution to this hiccup. And Huawei the maker of such device, has this to say.

This is our intentional setting to avoid some problems.
It's not only foy your version, every mobile partner has this feature. I think this 'issue' will not bring you much trouble when you use it surf the Internet.

Human Bonding

How's that for neighbours bonding ?



Straight to the heart.

Internet Speed

Are you paying for the right internet speed ?

Or are you happy with what your ISP is providing ?

Here is an inkling of what you are enjoying.




Position 1 Faroe Islands 32,344kbps
Position 4 South Korea 17,676kbps
Position 5 Hong Kong 11,225kbps
Position 15 Nepal 7,150kbps
Position 18 Norway 6,358kbps
Position 20 Switzerland 6,274kbps
Position 26 Australia 5,006kbps
Position 30 United Kingdom 4,556kbps
Position 32 New Zealand 4,293kbps
Position 37 United States 3,891kbps
Position 44 Japan 3,212kbps
Position 47 Taiwan 3,080kbps
Position 53 Brazil 2,717kbps
Position 62 Singapore 2,430kbps
Position 98 Malaysia 1,121kbps

It is Cold

Yes even in tropical Singapore, 136.8 km north of the equator.



Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Time 4:48 PM
Temperature 25°C





The lowest temperature ever recorded in the month of December is 20.6°C on 2 Dec 1964.


The lowest temperature ever recorded is 19.4°C on 31 Jan 1934.

Christmas is Early

Christmas is here. And early too.




Freezing temperatures and often blinding snowfall killed 12 more people and caused travel chaos across northern Europe on Thursday, while some of the worst floods in a century devastated parts of the Balkans reported The Associated Press.


Notwithstanding, here's wishing all visitors to this site "Merry Christmas"

Hairdo

What has the hairstylist and surgeon have in common?

Both use sharp cutting tools. Both live in million dollars home.



Why do people spend $300 for a haircut ?

A Hongkong-based hairdresser and owner of a chain of hair salons, which sponsors TV stars cut and style your hair for $2,580.

Two Malaysia-born hairdressing owners of hair salons in the main shopping district in Singapore, charges $289 to $339.


In pale comparison, a haircut at the heartland salons normally set you back $10.

Where is This Place?

A rarely heard country, Guernsey.



Guernsey lies off the coast of Normandy.

Area: 78 sq km

Population: 66,000

per capital: US$45,000.00



English is the language in general use by the majority of the population.

Guernsey issues its own banknotes. UK banknotes circulate freely and interchangeably.

Guernsey's inhabitants are full British citizens comprising UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries.



It has a climate most tropical natives would die for.

The hottest months are August and September, when temperatures are generally around 20 °C.

Sofa So Good

To the common man, buying a leather sofa is as alien as putting the different grades of petrol into the car. In short we cannot tell the knee from the elbow.



Leather sofas were once only for the very rich., But today's leather sofas is affordable although for the mass market, low grade hide is used.

Natural leather is the most luxurious but are expensive and easily stained or damaged.



Many low priced sofas are made from pig/goat leather. Some are a mix of plastic or vinyl and very low grade hides.

So advertisements offering cheap "genuine leather" sofas should be treaded cautiously. Remember the old saying you get monkeys when you pay peanuts is often true.