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iPhone mania ! Really ?
Posted on July 11, 2008 in the Town and about the water cooler
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This morning’s news were all over the launching of the iPhone today for the first time in Canada. Representatives from Rogers Communications, who is the official carrier of the iPhone in Canada, were grilled over the prices, while the buyers were asked if it was really necessary.
Apple thretened Rogers by pulling the iPhone last week for ripping off customers by offerring only one plan which was outrageous and overpriced: 60$ a month for 3 years, 150 minutes and only 400 MB of data. Under pressure from consumers and Apple. Rogers announced other plans as listed on their website.
It was reported by AppleInsider that Apple had already diverted shipments bound for Canada to Europe creating a shortage. Thus participating Rogers stores are officially stocked with only 20 iPhones and limiting two per customer.
قصيدة مليباري
Posted on June 20, 2008 in the water cooler
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Today’s post is in Arabic. Let me correct that - broken Arabic. It’s a poetry (I found in my e-mail inbox last week), that is a narration by a Keralite (a person from the state of Kerala in south India), who recounts his miserable life in Saudi Arabia. It’s hilarious as it captures the flavour of Hejazi Arabic but in a broken and accented form. The story actually is sad and very true.
Keralites form a majority among the population of foreigners especially in western Saudi Arabia and have become a stereotype among the South Asian population. They are commonly referred to as Malabari in the Gulf because the majority of Keralite Muslims there come from the Malabar region . Their language, accent and to some extent their gullibility, make them irresistible for the rest of the expatriates to poke fun at them.
The Mosaic Picture Meme
Posted on June 14, 2008 in the water cooler
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I saw this meme in Kathy’s Junk Drawer and this is the coolest meme I’ve come across thus far. This meme was originally created by Bud, who changed the rules slightly.
Football Fever 2008 !
Posted on June 7, 2008 in the water cooler
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Being a life long football fan (that’s soccer to you NFL/CFL fans), I get this fever during every World Cup, the Euro Cup and to a lesser extent during the Asian Cup and Copa América.
Euro Cup 2008 kicked off today and the first game was played between Switzerland and the Czech Republic. The Czechs won the game by scoring 1 goal in the 68th minute. The Swiss did have a couple of chances of making a tie, but their confidence was largely shaken after the Czech score.
Within the next hour another game will begin between Portugal and Turkey, which will be played in Geneva. I’ve been posting live game highlights and scores on my Twitter.
I don’t have a favourite team among the Europeans because it’s very hard to predict. But their football is always very entertaining.
Since I don’t have Cable TV, I’ll be watching the games on OMNI-TV, where commentary is mostly in Italian and a few games will be broadcast in Portuguese, Polish and Greek. If you live in Ontario, you can follow the schedule on the OMNI-TV Website.
Checkmate !
Posted on March 8, 2008 in the water cooler
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A snowy afternoon well spent !
Oh I’ve got the blues …
Posted on March 3, 2008 in Blogging the water cooler
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Yep ! I’ve the writer’s block. Again.
The 123 Book Meme
Posted on February 17, 2008 in the water cooler
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I’ve been tagged by Lee of Tar Heel Ramblings for this meme which requires me to do the following:
- Open the book that you are currently reading or pick up a nearest book.
- Open to page 123
- Find the fifth sentence
- Post the next three sentences
This meme couldn’t have come at any other time, than when I am reading a book in French. Continue reading
Ask for advice instead
Posted on January 29, 2008 in Social the water cooler
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I gave out a lot of advices this month. Perhaps too many for someone like me. But I felt useful. And I was thanked every time. That made me gave out more advices.
People love giving out advices even when they are not asked to. Something strange happens while a person is giving out advice. They spill out a lot more information than they ought to. May be Dr. Phil can explain.
In most cases, that information is something they have experienced in the past. That information can reveal a lot about that person !
So, when you want information out of someone, for example, a real estate agent, ask for advice instead.
That was yet one more advice for this month !
Let’s sing with Drew Carey !
Posted on January 23, 2008 in the water cooler
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Catchy title I should admit ! But its not singing with just Drew Carey, but also Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles and Wayne Brady.
Ok Ok .. I was caught up today, watching clips from “Whose Line Is It Anyway ?”; and I’d like to share with you three clips I liked in particular. All of them include singing of course; the first is a hoedown and the second I can’t well describe, and the third is an Irish drinking song.
At the water cooler: January 04, 2008
Posted on January 4, 2008 in the water cooler
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This time of the year is exciting for everybody in someway or another. This past week my RSS reader brought in some great posts but a few of those in particular really made my week !
And I hope they make your weekend as well if you haven’t read them already !
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