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Robots from India 3

I just returned from a hockey tournament in Montreal. I’ve been dealing with the Air Canada baggage claim department over the last 4 days because I still haven’t received my suitcase from Thursday’s flight. After endless calls and spending close to 4 hours on the phone and with no suitcase in my hands, I have ...

Visit to New Brunswick / Nova Scotia 4

I landed in Moncton, New Brunswick yesterday around dinner time for a brief 1 night business trip. Some things I noticed in my short time here: people drive really slow, it’s a lot more quiet, there are many hitchhikers on the highway, and I even saw a business man walking casually along the Trans Canada ...

Possible ‘grenade’ thrown toward President Bush 2

The US says it is investigating reports that a device – described as a possible hand grenade – was thrown towards President Bush as he visited Georgia. It landed 30m (100 feet) away from where Mr Bush spoke to a huge crowd in Tbilisi, but did not detonate, according to the Georgian authorities. It is ...

The face of Jesus 3

I haven’t read much of the bible since my childhood Sunday school days, but I recently came to discover that Jesus’ physical appearance was unknown and the typical Jesus appearance with the long hair and the beard is mainly a European rendition of Jesus. I think the very fact that Jesus’ appearance is unknown is ...

Crime in Canada 2

I came across some interesting facts about crime in Canada compared to the United States and the rest of the world. To read the detailed information, click here Canada has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. It has been declining for decades. In 2002, Canada showed the lowest crime rate in twenty-five ...

Brotha JC 1

Been busy lately, but I wanted to post this brotha JC pic. I think it’s pretty damn funny.

Do you like black girls? 8

I had quite an unusual experience at of all places, the Dental office. The story starts when I first arrived; I noticed that the two hygienists that were working this evening were both good looking. Then as my hygienist was cleaning my teeth, she was encouraging me to floss more often so that I could ...

Sunday Update 3

I ran the Sporting Life 10K race today and beat my Personal best time and ended up with 38 minutes and 49 seconds (Overall: 186th of 6339, Gender: 161st of 2976, Age Category: 11th of 97). I beat my last year’s time by only 30 seconds. I was aiming to get under 39 minutes, so ...

Anchorman quotes of the week 7

After 2 months of repeadedly spewing out Anchorman quotes, I’ve finally decide to post them here. Brick is my favourite character in the movie; every time I see him I burst out laughing. Ron Burgundy: I’m gonna punch you in the ovary, that’s what I’m gonna do. A straight shot. Right to the babymaker. Veronica ...

Manpower? 5

Every day on my commute to work (12 minute walk), I walk by a street level office for a company called “Manpower Inc.”. The poster on the window has the corporate Manpower logo and a picture of a woman. Upon looking into the office, I notice that every single person working in this office is ...