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31.01.05

Manager

 
I have no choice other than bringing Koala to office today.

I got him back from Dr. Chris this afternoon.

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I am the manager today!! Get out!!

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He is fine after a little surgery, a real tough boy. Love him!

He gained a bit of weight, last time was 1.78kg, today is 1.94kg.

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27.01.05

Encyclopaedia

 
I find this piece of news funny, cause earlier before, I found that the birth year of William Primrose in Britannica is wrong also. It should be 1904 instead of 1903.

We cannot trust encyclopaedia?

Schoolboy spots errors in Encyclopaedia Britannica

Press Association
Wednesday January 26, 2005


One of the most revered reference books in the world has admitted to containing several significant errors - after they were spotted by a 12-year-old boy.

Lucian George trawled through the 32 volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and found inaccuracies in the entries on Poland and the wildlife of eastern Europe.

The first mistake was a reference to the small town of Chochim - which the encyclopaedia placed in Moldova, according to newspaper reports.

Lucian, a pupil at the independent Highgate junior school in north London, said this was "wrong".

"Chochim is in Ukraine."

He also found that the encyclopaedia had wrongly stated that the European bison can only be found in the Bialowieza forest in Poland.

Lucian told the Times: "The European bison also inhabits the southern mountains of Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, eastern Slovakia and the Romanian Carpathians."

The youngster acquired his knowledge because his mother is Polish and he has always been fascinated by the history of the country. He spends a month every year on a farm in Yamy, south west Poland.

Lucian's father Gabriel, said he was just a "normal kid". He told the Daily Mail: "He is intelligent and is surrounded by other intelligent children but he enjoys his Simpsons on TV just like anyone else."

Anita Wolff, the senior editor of the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica, thanked Lucian for pointing out "several errors and misleading statements". The section on Poland is now being rewritten.

Lucian said that despite the mistakes, he still thought the encyclopaedia was the best reference book he knew.


 
   
26.01.05

Titanium screws

 
Daniel added several titanium screws in his right shoulder joint to enhance his accuracy in bowling. Since it will take him some time for his right arm to recover from surgery, he used his left hand to bowl today.

I managed to win by a small margin. :P

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25.01.05

Translation

 
It turns out that the majority of my readers are Japanese.

I added a lousy translation to my log, you just need to click on the flags on the right column. Some translations are funny to read.
 
   
23.01.05

Correction

 
Today I found the typo has been corrected.

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Oh my god!

 
What have you done?

 
   
21.01.05

Prime Magazine

 
My girlfriend appeared in this Prime Magazine.

Haha! I should be in the photo instead. :-P



 
   

Answer

 
Now I have an answer, the mother guppy was sick. :(

 
   
20.01.05

McDonald's

 
Little rabbit toy from McDonald's.

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18.01.05

Omelette

 
With noodles inside. Quite tasty!



 
   
16.01.05

Hatchery

 
I believe this mother guppy is pregnant?

I put her into a hatchery. Let's see...

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14.01.05

New room

 
Now I have a reasonably good room.

20" Apple Cinema Display + Herman Miller Chair + S+ARCK mouse

I am very happy with my new room. :-D

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12.01.05

Typewriter

 
I was once the chairman of my university's Chinese Orchestra.

Tonight, I found an interesting Chinese musical instrument which I have never seen before.

Well, chairman means nothing more than a chairman.


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08.01.05

Successor

 
Daniel once taught me a way to bowl which I found very practical. It is to throw the bowl halfway instead of travelling all the way on the lane. It improves the accuracy a lot.

However, everyone will laugh at you if you play that way and your arm will feel painful afterwards.

Edmund is my successor, haha.



 
   

Family doctor

 
I didn't expect to meet my family doctor here.

I haven't seen him for more than a decade.

 
   
06.01.05

Bar Rouge

 
Shanghai has many nice bars and restaurants.

Usually I don't drink alcohol, but I break my rule here.

Just sipped a glass of champagne.

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Giant

 
Christian is a giant in real life. A super funny guy and a great friend of mine.

Can you lift me up with one hand?

Sure!

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Bund 18, Shanghai
 
   
05.01.05

Food court

 
A scene in food court.

 
   
04.01.05

Cheng Huang Miao

 
A famous tourist area in Shanghai.

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TV Screen

 
Some taxis in Shanghai have TV screens! More advanced than Hong Kong.

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03.01.05

Cinema

 
They are showing Kung Fu Hustle in Shanghai now.



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02.01.05

New office

 
It's time to leave my old office.

 
   

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