Things I’ve Done…
- Had my head shaved by a monk
- Been to a Formula 1 race
- Learned to scuba dive
- Riden a motorbike through the crazy streets of Hanoi
- Been horse riding
- Travelled across the Himalayas
- Had lunch with over 1200 monks
- Held a python
- Helped save someone’s life
- Climbed the highest mountain in SE [...]
A very interesting insight into our society can be seen through Google Zeitgeist (new window).
The good folks at Google have been releasing information on searches for a few years now…but i’ve only just learned of it! Basically you can view the top searches each week, fastest gaining and fastest declining searches each week, which gives [...]
Just watched Michael Jackson’s ‘Man In The Mirror’ video for the first time - really interesting video. The whole video is a collage of clips of inhumanity and injustice in the world, with occasional glimpses of leaders of the fight for equality and freedom - Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr etc.
The first thing that struck [...]
Sad news today - Australian naturalist (or crazy dude as some people knew him) Steve Irwin has passed away.
However, passed away is a very gentle way of saying that he was poisoned to death…no not by a snake…or a spider (or even a croc (especially since they don’t have any venom)), but by a stingray [...]
Let’s begin with a little story. I was off on my merry way to purchase a rather nice lens for my camera - the Nikon Nikkor 5mm f/1.8, when i happened to notice that a shop had the newly announced D80 in stock! I had a quick shot of it…loved it as much as i [...]
I’ve recently started a group on Flickr for photographers from Edinburgh. If you’ve taken a picture sometime in your life and you’re from Edinburgh…all the more reason to join Flickr!
“I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don’t even invite me.”
Dave Barry (1947 - )
There was a guy like this in the restaurant i had lunch in yesterday…i think they were a [...]
Read an interesting article on a very good site (new window) about the difference between taking and making photos. Click here to check it out (new window).
Great quote by the master that is Henri Cartier-Bresson too!
I don’t really watch many videos on YouTube anymore, because i’m always put off my the comments left by other people. So many popular videos just become playing fields for racial insults and arguments!
I watched a video recently that had one member called ‘deathtomuslims’ arguing about Japanese/Chinese relations with another use (well…more slagging each other [...]
Firefox 2 has beta 2 has been released! The first things i’ve noticed is that when you open it for the first time it is maximised and doesn’t have that annoying bookmarks bar! There’s also a slight default skin revamp which is nicer and a little close tab button on each individual tab which is [...]