... 'saints on a bench' back in action!!!
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I am NOT Robert Craig 'Evel' Knievel ... a daring motorcycle stuntman and hero for some. He broke pretty much every bone we humans have. I know that some of my friends will deny and say that I AM... but no... *3 times knocking on wood*... I NEVER broke any of my bones.. AND I don't ride bikes... NEITHER do I dress like him (unless someone pays me serious money for it)!
Look at the picture below and tell me the guy who stands in the middle (little white piece of trash) is not a complete #$%*^$ and a #^% #$#!@@ and he deserves to get his #$% *&^#&% !
It was not him letting me out but the silver car on the right side of the picture... I so wanted to give this guy (or maybe woman) a piece of mind ... but then he/she would have just wasted another 20 minutes of my life!
I get more and more hits on my water gel entry and everyone is looking for instructions. So here we go:
That wasn't to hard... was it?!?
Things Confucius should have said as well (but didn't to protect Chinese economy):
- If one buys Chinese products he should be able to read Chinese manuals!
如果一个人買中國產品他應該能讀中國指南!
- If one cannot read Chinese manuals he should hire someone who does!
如果一个人不可能讀中國指南他應該雇用的人!
- If one buys cheap Chinese products he will pay more in the end!
如果一个人買便宜的中國產品他將支付更多在最后!
- If it looks cheap it is cheap (Chinese or not)!
如果它便宜地看它是便宜的(漢語或沒有)!
- If one is still forced to buy cheap Chinese products he deserves pity!
如果一仍然被迫買便宜的中國產品他需要哀憐!
Translation done with Babelfish!
Can any of the Chinese readers please tell me if this translation was any good?!?
So I tried the sports tracker thingy on my E90...
It's buggy !!! Very buggy !!!
It's supposed to let you take pictures and videos while you are 'tracking' and then later add it to your 'workout' ... but usually this is where the application stops taking data from the GPS.
So today on my way to work I tried it again with just taking the route and no pictures or video... stopped responding after 2 minutes ... SAD!
I hope they bring a newer, more stable version out soon ... I like the idea of the application since I am planning a mayor road trip next year, but as long as it is so buggy it's just annoying...
Update 18/08/08: I kept trying the application with the same results... I even updated my phone software and stuff ... nooooooo changes ...
So it's good bye sports tracker !! (for now!)
Update 23/08/08: If anyone found a solution for this problem, please comment!! Thanks :)
Yes ... there is pictures in barcodes as well ... :)
I had this application called Barcode on my E90 and didn't really know what it is good for ...
The other gadget is the sports tracker... (see the little window to the right called TriPic?! not there anymore because application is too buggy)
It lets you use your GPS to record your trip and associates any Media you are creating or playing during this time. So lets say you walk from Marina Crescent to the Scientific Center it will show it on a map and will display the picture you might have taken from the Hard Rock Cafe as well ... :)
I am going to try it for a little while and let you know how good it actually works...
FINALLY a successful dive trip in Kuwait!
I went to Garrouh Island (is it spelled this way?) and it was really nice! Visibility between 0-16 meters was about 8-10 meters and below 20 meters it got really sad... but who cares... the nice stuff is to be found anywhere between 2-18 meters! :)
From top to bottom:
The drift was quite heavy but this made the dives actually quite easy... go down... balance yourself... drift... keep your eyes open for things to see. :)
On the second dive I found a lion fish hiding behind a big rock. I am trying to get the picture of it from the dive instructor (Ali from KIM Dive Center) that was diving with me.
All in all a very nice trip! Didn't expect it after my bad luck earlier this year!
Good briefings / good equipment / super friendly staff / 'big' boat
I am sure I'll go diving with them again! (there is supposed to be a wreck at Kubbar! anyone got some info on that?!?)
... proud of my country stats for this blog. Never thought that people from so many countries would visit it. I know... some of you have this per day... I have this in weeks ... but still ... I am a little proud of it! And herewith declare my love to my StatsCounter! :)
I was 16 when one fine day the news channels all reported that Hussein is staging his Army close to the borders to Kuwait with the intention to hold some training... none of us really believed it.
Then it was official! He did invade Kuwait!
There where not a lot of pictures... at least I don't remember any! But we where all outraged!!
To be totally honest... I didn't even know about Kuwait or where it is before it was all over the news.
My school was very liberal and left wing... so when ever something happened that screamed for a demonstration ... most of our students where there screaming the loudest!
So we did go on the streets of Frankfurt and let everybody know that this is not OK...
What was our solution??? We where all hoping for some U.N. resolution that would force Iraq to withdraw. Very quickly it became obvious that the U.S. wanted to lead a coalition of various Armies into war to free Kuwait.
Please don't stone me for this, I was young and full of ideals, but I thought that this would be even more terrible then what the Iraqis did! We figured that the U.S. had no real reason to go there but to save the steady flow of oil and to strengthen their position in the middle east... (at least with this we where right).
Not that we didn't consider the Kuwaitis and the Expats suffering who where remaining in Kuwait (and even the ones that made it out of Kuwait and left family and home behind) but starting a war against the 4th or 5th biggest Army at that time seemed no option since many many more casualties on all sides would be the result. We seriously thought that it could be solved on a table with all parties sitting together and talking reasonable...
Then the U.S. lead coalition attacked... I still see those night shot pictures from Baghdad... I was glued to the T.V. in the middle of the night... I had the feeling that this will be the night when the Americans will attack, thats why I saw the first pictures on air! The next morning in school we where all super tired since we all called each other at night to switch on TV to see the attack. Big discussions broke out since the Iraqis showed pictures of civilian casualties and this was why we didn't want the war to break out in the first place! Again we where on the streets protesting: "NO BLOOD FOR OIL" ...
A lot of blood was shed... on all sides...
My country, Germany, stayed neutral at all times... at least in the news...
In fact we supported the Coalition Forces with logistics in Germany... gave them water treatment systems... water tanks... fuel... Ammunition... MONEY (shit loads in fact)... and we gave them a tank that can operate under chemical/biological and nuclear wasted environments.
It was scary to see what happened in Frankfurt Airport at that time... Hundreds of U.S. Air Force planes came and left to Saudi or Kuwait. i never seen so many military aircraft in my whole life!!
I seriously do not remember any pictures from Kuwait... only the 'Shock and Awe' pictures from CNN... and later the tanks moving towards Baghdad and the smart bombs hitting the AC shafts of buildings and stuff... but nothing about Kuwait... until... the burning oil fields!
That's when my mood swung and I thought that Saddam is a bigger son of a *%^& then I could have ever imagined!
Well ... I guess anyone writing about this time could go on and on about it ... specially the ones that where directly involved in it...
Just one more though.... Why the hell didn't they go all the way to Baghda to capture Saddam in 91/92?!? Why wait for another 11 years?!?
Take a close look... all parts are out of scrap metall! Springs, spark plugs, brake pads, wire, nuts, bolts, chains... nothing on these is new! It's all recycled!
I found the coolest thing since sliced bread...
It's nothing new but I am totally facinated by it!
It's a gel that you use to provide plants or flowers with water and nutritions...
I bought the clear gel (but there are many other colors) from IKEA and honestly, I thought one of the packs will not be enough.
So back home i filled it in the vase that I earlyier also bought from there to keep my bamboo fit!
It looked kinda sad since only the lower third was filled with the gel...
The instructions didn't really say anything about the usage of it... so I figured I'll just add a little bit of water... That little bit was about half of the vase! Shit!!! Too much I thought! WRONG!
All the water i filled in turned into the same gel substance! Since I am rather curious I filled the rest of the vase with water to see if all of it would turn into that gel. It took about 30 minutes... and it did!!! :)
Looks awsome! Feels funny! Tastes awsome! Naaah!! Didn't try it!! Neither should you!
Here is a picture of the final result:
Can you see the little air bubbles caught in the gel?! Looks pretty cool!!
BTW ... You can find that stuff in IKEA where all the deco stuff is...
UPDATE: Here are instructions on how to use the water gel!
I think someone had either too much time or kids that didn't want to eat their sandwich that mum made for them for school...
