Monday, May 14, 2012
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Sunday, August 15, 2010
30 minutes of Pleasure
On July 1, 2010, Canada Day, they delivered my folding electric bicycle. I test-rode in the void deck of the apartment building as it was raining. When they left after I signed receipt, the rain let up and I took it on the internal paths of the housing estate.
Then, disaster,
The front wheel skidded to the left in a puddle as I maneuvered a corner. I put down my right foot but it slipped on the sandy wet tarmac. The ankle dislocated and cracked. It swelled as I watched in helpless agony, sprawled on wet ground, embarrassed by the scene and aching to regain posture.
The battery helped in riding back without exerting the broken foot but more damage when I wheeled the cycle into the home.
Surgery a week later, to re-align and pin the bones and ordered confinement to bed, I've been on crutches and wheelchair since, to venture to washroom and kitchen.
The doctor will see me again on Sep 3rd to determine the next course of action..
So, it has been regimented TV and laptop till now and for a further 2-1/2 weeks. Oh well.
Then, disaster,
The front wheel skidded to the left in a puddle as I maneuvered a corner. I put down my right foot but it slipped on the sandy wet tarmac. The ankle dislocated and cracked. It swelled as I watched in helpless agony, sprawled on wet ground, embarrassed by the scene and aching to regain posture.
The battery helped in riding back without exerting the broken foot but more damage when I wheeled the cycle into the home.
Surgery a week later, to re-align and pin the bones and ordered confinement to bed, I've been on crutches and wheelchair since, to venture to washroom and kitchen.
The doctor will see me again on Sep 3rd to determine the next course of action..
So, it has been regimented TV and laptop till now and for a further 2-1/2 weeks. Oh well.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Recent Gadgets
During April and May I purchased gadgets in Minneapolis (USA), Calgary (Canada), Taipei (Taiwan) and Singapore. Photos and descriptions of them are at My Picasa Site.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
'Hidden Village'
Two years ago I came across this photo on the internet and was curious as to its location. About six months later the one who posted it wrote that she took it during her drive from Watampone to Makassar, in Sulawesi, Indonesia. She could not remember its exact location. It still remains a mystery.
Sulawesi Map
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Tailed People of Sarawak, Malaysia
According to western explorers of Borneo in late 1880's, Orang Buntut lived in a deep region in Sarawak, Malaysia. They were subjects of the Sultan of Pasir. Floors in their homes had holes where their put their tails, to sit.Satyrs and the People With Tails
A chat friend from Sarawak told a recent story that the former head of Sarawak's immigrations had captured with his special camera - which he had left on a tree - a naked tribe, fair-complexioned, tall and good-looking, bathing in the waterfall. He has agreed to get in touch with the retired head who apparently had sold the photos and rights to National Geographic.
It would be interesting to know if these people still exist and where.
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