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Aug 8th, 2008 | By Sam | Category: Sports and Hobbies

The first time I put my hands on a computer keyboard, I was already introduced to computer games. Computer games then were simplier and less graphical, and played with an MS-DOS. I can still remember then when digger, tetris, prince of persia, etc…became the main reason for us to voluntarily be deprived of sleep. More [...]



And Gadget, let there be Gizmos!

Jul 19th, 2008 | By Sam | Category: Other Stories, Sports and Hobbies

Ten years ago a backpack or bag of any ordinary teenager or a young urban professional, contains nothing more than some notebooks, a diary-planner, etc. Now, more than half of the content of that knapsack contains five or more gadgets.
In todays world, social status and being in with the fad are measured not only by [...]



Happy Feet

Jul 14th, 2008 | By Sam | Category: Sports and Hobbies

I agree with the by-word that we are children of our own time. Time progresses and with it new styles, technology, fashion, etc… are introduced. Some of us want to retain the old taste and flavoring we are already familiar with. While many would try to adopt and fit in with what is new. In [...]



What’s Cooking?

Jul 10th, 2008 | By Sam | Category: Sports and Hobbies

Two of my favorite place in a house are the Bedroom and Kitchen. These two places are where human senses and appetites are either indulged and or ensconced. Of the two, I find the Kitchen a most interesting place.
I am not an expert cook, I only know to cook a few recipes which were handed [...]



Just Shoot It.

Jul 7th, 2008 | By Sam | Category: Sports and Hobbies

Many years ago when we do field work in the Human Rights NGO that I worked with, we bring with us bulky SLR cameras and rolls and rolls of films. Field work documentation was a most taxing job then. We were so encumbered, because aside from our personal luggages, we are obliged to bring extra [...]



Collecting Collectibles

Jun 8th, 2008 | By Sam | Category: Family and Me, Sports and Hobbies

My late Dad kept a collection of memorabilia, from old photos, his World War II campaign medals to his ID Cards. He had a cabinet full of potpourris of this kind. When he died, his collections were distributed to those interested among us his sons. Being the first Mason among my siblings, it had become [...]



Becks Did it Again!

May 28th, 2008 | By Sam | Category: Sports and Hobbies

In the movie Love Actually, the Prime Minister (played by Hugh Grant), in a press conference, said in part:
“…Britain. We may be a small country but we’re a great one, too. The country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Beatles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter. David Beckham’s right foot. David Beckham’s left foot, come to that.”
He must have [...]



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