Archive | January, 2008
Book Safe to Keep and Hide Valuables (Cash, Jewelry, etc)
I remember when I was much younger, and I happened to watch this movie where one of the characters stowed some secret item in a book safe. The much-younger-me was very much the impressionable and easily astonished kid, and if I don’t recall wrongly, I was extremely surprised when I first discovered the book safe. [...]
Continue reading...Does Ireland Have Postal / Zip Codes?
28. January 2008
I was packing a parcel to be sent to Ireland when I realised that there was something missing. There wasn’t any postal code! So I thought that I had the address wrong, so I double-checked it again. But the strange thing was that it was correct! So I went online, and did a bit of [...]
Continue reading...All-Ett vs The Big Skinny Review (Slim Men’s Leather Wallets Review)
26. January 2008
Yay! My new wallet from The Big Skinny came in the mail today. I’ve been on the search for a new wallet to replace my old one for a long time because I felt that it was just too thick. The search was made more difficult because I had a certain set of criteria that [...]
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – Toasting
23. January 2008
Toastmasters should be highly competent with impromptu speaking and giving on-the-spot toasts, so practice that! As the Table Topics Master, determine an appropriate setting for each speaker, then have them make an appropriate toast for the occasion. Some examples can be during a school function about a teacher, at a company Dinner & Dance about [...]
Continue reading...Using Google For Calculations and Conversions (Metric, Distance, ANYTHING!)
21. January 2008
Heh. Other than performing searches, Google’s actually great for calculations and conversions. For instance, try typing: 23oz to ml to convert ounces to millilitres. I haven’t found anything that Google couldn’t convert — I’ve tried converting distances (km, m, cm, inches), volume (l, ml, oz, gm, m, kg) and even currency, like so: USD10 to [...]
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – Art Critics
19. January 2008
If you have children, a good Table Topics idea is to collect several unique-looking pictures that your children have drawn, and ask your Table Topics speakers to discuss the significance and meaning of those pictures. Tags: Public Speaking, Tips, Toastmasters
Continue reading...Funny Lift Floor Prank
18. January 2008
This is an ingenius prank where they paint an elevator’s floor to look like it’s a bottomless pit. I must say it’s rather realistic! Tags: Funny Stuff
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30. January 2008
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