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What? Wal-Mart Bank?

January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Yes, besides being the world’s largest public corporation by revenue, it is also eyeing on Mexico’s 23 billion remittance market that Mexican immigrants in the U.S. sends home every year. Yes, it is also planning to open 80 branches this year and even staggering and bigger numbers next year.
Wal-Mart carries different names in different countries. […]

Jan

30

The beauty of lights

January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

1st picture experiment below taken without additional lightings and subsequent pictures with a simple fluorescent light shine to surface of subject. Instant picture quality difference between them. And pictures taken using my Samsung D900 3.0 megapixel handphone. Notice someone took a few bitings of the left pears although it was just plastics.

Jan

29

What is RoHS?

January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

RoHS actually stands for the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.  It simply means the banning of cetain hazardous substances ued in manufacturers  goods when placing items in the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment. This includes the banning of substances containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent […]

Jan

28

Vaseline

January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Vaseline has an interesting story to be told. Made of 100% petroleum jelly, not only does it heals dryness but also an useful product. Taken from a German word wasser or water and Greek elaeon or oil, vaseline was first patented by Robert Cheseborough in 1872. Vaseline is produced by Unilever, people that brings out […]

Jan

27

Zenni Optical

January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Latest James Bond’s movie Quantum of Solace reminds me of upgrading my one and only pair of glasses. Although at a lower spectrum of astigmatism, I will still have to maintain my vision. Therefore, head down to Best Thing Found: Zenni OpticalZenni.  Also, at Great Discovery: Zenni OpticalOptical. Here, you are spoiled for choices from […]

Jan

27

Raffles Dubai

January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

After Burj Al Arab, comes Raffles Dubai. The new pyramid shaped hotel is owned by Sheik Mana bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, whose interest in Egyptology is translated to the magnificent hotel he now owns. The columns of the building was painstakingly carved with heiroglyphs and other ancient decorative designs.
 

 

 

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26

Our local Port Klang

January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Referring to January 28th issue of Time magazine, Hong Kong had handled 23.5 millions of containers in 2006, followed by New York (5.1) and London (1.7). Containers are usually measuared in Twenty Foot Equivlent Unit (TEU). A visit to our Port Klang Authority recorded a total of 6.3 millions of containers handled in […]

Jan

25

Green cars

January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This year’s Detroit Annual auto show reveals the best and brightest eco-friendly prototype cars of the future. With the feds mandating a better gasoline mileage for all vehicles by 2020, big players are scrambling to churn out high efficient gasoline consumption cars. Others optioned for bio-deisels, solar powered or even electric as alternatives.
With thousands of […]

Jan

24

Melinda Gates

January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

So much is known about Bill Gates but not Melinda Gates. Together with Bill, they were named Persons of the Year by Times in 2005. An article about her came out in the 21st January Forbes issue, in which the best takeaway from that is her constant perseverance of  discovering and learning something new each […]

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23

Professional Bull Riders

January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Las Vegas, the most populous city in Nevada, play hosts to many international events, other than being the capital resort city for gambling, shopping and entertainment. Speaking of entertainment, the recent Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Finals held at Mandalay Bay and Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas was a sold out event any […]

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