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Archive for January 2009

Hanging In Ho Hai

Some peeps went ice skating today at Ho Hai. I couldn’t because of my ankle, but it looked like a lot of fun. On the lake, you can also rent out these “ice chairs” which to me just looked like chairs with blades attached on the bottom. You then sit on it and someone pushes [...]

“Out Of Fashion Shoes”

At one of the shopping areas today, there was a level labeled as the “Out of fashion shoes area”. So if someone ever tells you that your shoes are out of fashion, you can now reply, “Thanks! I got them at the out of fashion shoes store”.

Ants Smell Cheaters

I found this story on Digg, but researchers have found a way that ants keep their society in check. From the article, it says that workers ants which are essentially daughters of the queen have the ability to reproduce if necessary without a male. This happens when a colony loses a queen. During this process, [...]

Hot Pot And Birthdays

So it was our roomie’s birthday yesterday. We went and had hot pot for dinner. Hot pot is similar to shabu shabu. When they brought out the bowl with the broth, it was split in two: spicy and not spicy. We ordered beef, pork, shrimp balls, noodles, and veggies to be thrown in there. It [...]

The Going Ons

It’s been a crazy month. Thailand was a blasty, and now I’m in China. Going from 90 degree weather to below freezing was weird to. Plus it was all around Christmas time, so I felt like I missed Christmas this year. As a matter of fact, I felt like I missed New Year’s too. So [...]

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