If you’ve ever suffered from acne, you’ll always be wondering what causes, how you can at least minimize the ugly effects, and what the best acne treatment is. I’m no doctor, so I can’t make any recommendations for you. But I did try the 3M Acne Patches that we buy here in Asia. Though primarily…
A country without good social security disability? Yes, afraid so. Taiwan has the beginnings of a welfare system that looks out for the less well-off people in society. But there are many groups that would otherwise be covered in the UK or the US that receive nothing in welfare benefits, and are often forced to…
Have you ever considered taking a vacation rental? I have, though I have never done it. If you can find a suitable place in a destination you want to travel to, it could be a good way to actually get to know a village or town in more depth. You don’t have to rush around…
I’m tired of seeing adsense ads like this one… from TruthAboutAbs. Why? Because not only do I not care about Abs, I don’t know where they are (are they fitted in my car under the seat or under the steering wheel?)… I see the ads on the most inappropriate websites next to the most inappropriate…
Finally, someone came up with the Asian LateRooms equivalent service, and they’re offering deals on over one million hotel rooms at amazing rate across Asia Pacific! But you need to book online for dates between 27 – 30 October 2009. I’ve already checked hotels for HongKong in December, just in case I want to travel!…
Hong Kong in 1992: Night-time Street Scene, originally uploaded by obblogatory. I’ve been scanning some of my very old negatives on my new negative scanner. The pictures are reasonably good quality, but as you’d expect after more than 15 years some are beginning to show their wear and tear of a humid atmosphere!
It’s been a busy but pleasant day, except for one nasty surprise: I weighed myself this morning and got quite a shock. I am now tipping the scales at 103.6 kilos. That’s about 10 more than I expected. It’s true that I haven’t been dieting of late at all. But it has really focused my…
My wife loves candles. Last night, she drew a bath, turned off the lights, and lit some candles. She said that it really helped her to relax. For me, though, I am always a bit suspicious that candles are safe: they are easily knocked over, get very hot and emit smoke when you extinguish them….
The past couple of months I’ve been bothered by people looking me up on Skype and wanting to chat, even though they have NO idea who I am. It’s always late at night, the conversations are usually totally inane, and follow this pattern… The conversation goes like this: Are you there? With a cute smilie…