Did You Know That...

Fun trivia and recognizing the people behind today's conveniences.

Aileron is what you call the flapping parts of an airplane's wing.

Modern instant noodles were invented in Japan by Taiwanese Japanese businessman Momofuku Andō (安藤百福), the founder of Nissin Foods.

The first modern electrical air conditioning was invented by Willis Haviland Carrier in 1902.

The stonefish is the most venomous fish known in the world.
More on stonefish at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonefish

We have Dmitri Mendeleev to thank (or hate) for inventing the Periodic Table of Elements.

Lego is a Latin word that means to gather, choose and collect.

The ferris wheel was invented by George Ferris for the Chicago World Fair exhibition in 1893 to rival the Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889.

Blue Crush

Got my first surfing gear last Monday. Besos para ti, mi surfer rockstar Romain.

My First Movie

I'm not starring in it, and it's not amateur porn, but I was obsessed with Daft Punk's "Technologic" that I HAD to make a short video.

Enjoy.

Stuck

Took a picture of how some things in Manila never change.

Ranting At The Airport

I lack sleep, I'm tired, I'm PMS-ing and generally not having a good day. Ground crew inefficiencies had me standing in line for more than 30 minutes, which kept me from doing what could've been productive work, and Filipinos jumping the line just pushed my patience to its limits.

Seething...

This is the worst experience I've had with Philippine Airlines. I tried to be patriotic but if this is what I would have to deal with every single time, I'm jumping ship, er, planes, and will put my money where I can get a better return of investment.

Disorderly? Disorderly!

1UP and Shrooms

I haven't laid a finger on a Nintendo joystick for the past five years but when I played Mario Bros with Romain today, it was amazing that I still remembered which boxes contained the mushrooms and flowers, which pipes had access to gold coins and best of all - I can still do the hundred lives trick! Gloat, gloat, gloat. Now you know what kept me preoccupied during my younger years...

Galaxian, B-Wing or Bomber Man, anyone?