28ways of additional functions from your everyday items

Photo from Gizmodo

Reading blog and tech news is one of my daily routine that I hardly missed, and today i stumble across this topic which I believe is good for us.

From realsimple.com

Rubber Bands

1. Open jars with ease. When a small lid won’t budge, wrap a rubber band around it several times to give you a better grip.
2. Decorate Easter eggs. Arrange rubber bands in a pattern around hard-boiled eggs, then dip them into dye. Remove the bands when the eggs are dry.
3. Bring order to your dishwasher. Tether stemware and other delicate, wobbly items to the rack.
4. Wrap a gift. Use multiple colored rubber bands instead of ribbon to add modern flair to a small present. (Particularly handy when you can’t find the tape.)

Visit Real Simple: 28 uses for everday items for more tips ^w^

Tachikoma in human side transportation mode

Saw this while I am updating with current tech news, my jaw almost drop in awe when I saw it. For those don’t have ideas what Tachikoma is, it is actually a robot from an anime called Ghost in the shell. While I don’t see any practical use, but it is just a child in me that wanted something like this for fun. Come to think of it, it actually remind me of those toys car when they allow the kids to drive around either in the mall or shopping areas while this is more adult version of it. I would love to have a ride on this if I ever got a chance XD

PS: Somehow twitter cannot properly link akihabara news so click below for more info and pic if you like (you know you want to XD)

Tachikoma Transportation module, In action with Video from akihabara news

Life-sized Tachikoma loose on the streets of Tokyo (update: video!) from Engadget.com

and here for some Tachikoma picture

 

Tilt-Shift Photo

This is my first try of processing Tilt-Shift photo, and I actually got inspire by "50 Beautiful Examples of Tilt-Shift photography". Go and take a look of it, it will change your way of thinking in terms of photography, highly recommended; btw all those are real buildings and objects, in case you think those are toys photo. :)

 

I can honestly said the result didn't turn out as much as I want, but it was a really an interesting process that open my mind when I look into landscape photography.

No apologies workshop

 

We went to a 3days workshop called "No apologies" from Focus on the family, it is target on raise the awareness regarding the consequences of lying around and encourage practice of abstinence.

A fantastic workshop that taught me quite a lot of stuffs that I wasn't aware of.

7 units of presentation, media and activities that all provide great support to the module that we went through, wonderful stuffs!!

 

 

The workshop was so intense that we need to go out recharge ourselves during the break. It really show that Y5 is great Kopi kaki & addict.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y5 - 1 plus Joshua & Peter

 

Our Datin  enjoying the ride back to Brunei