tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158953822024-03-07T08:03:02.912+00:00Nac's blogThe answers to all your questions about life, the universe and pretty much everything.nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-70334930283694008892011-05-02T15:43:00.002+01:002011-05-02T15:45:40.560+01:00McSpicy PaneerJust returned from a two week holiday in India, not really a fan of McDonalds but did rather enjoy the McSpicy Paneer.<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/21wsqNqqqsg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-78196079444831443492009-10-25T16:56:00.001+00:002009-10-25T16:58:31.984+00:00Everything is OKHere's a good montage of the "Everything is OK" guys.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qAQrsA3m8Bg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qAQrsA3m8Bg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-78096214686806696112008-05-27T20:51:00.001+01:002022-09-16T06:51:37.044+01:00MindfreakCriss Angel walks on water
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sBQLq2VmZcA&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sBQLq2VmZcA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-76926227553255381392007-07-08T23:37:00.000+01:002007-07-08T23:44:42.570+01:00WTC and JFKIs an orange really an orange? A short video about controlled demolitions and WTC7.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3898962504721899003&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />Here's an interesting clip about JFK. You can clearly see the bodyguards being told to move away from JFK before entering the grassy knoll where he was shot.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UFpPjjKdUds"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UFpPjjKdUds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-10588952425663335092007-06-15T22:31:00.000+01:002007-07-05T19:13:15.668+01:00All the world's a stage!A really good documentary featuring 9/11 news footage and excerpts from other productions such as Loose Change and Terrorstorm. I'll let you draw your own conclusions from this video.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=7160790539111319889&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-89755422022637705402007-05-31T09:24:00.000+01:002007-05-31T17:02:54.605+01:00Aerosols aka ChemtrailsThese two videos will make you look up towards the sky next time you go for a walk outside. Scary stuff indeed.<br /><br />Chemtrails: Clouds of death<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1784011158879584737&hl=en-GB" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />Chemtrails, Nano-Tech and Morgellons<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1782365801478898327&hl=en-GB" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />Aerosol Crimes<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-2815320198655156407&hl=en-GB" flashvars=""> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1027405103242897122007-01-19T21:03:00.000+00:002008-12-09T06:26:52.241+00:00Rest in peace grandpaIt must be about time to add another entry to my blog as I haven't updated it since late last year. Now that I've finally got a few moments to write something I might as well explain what I've done recently.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OOpl43fqwj28GIQDCnJAawbYQ0swRYK9vhmGW2vtWsIpyYKc3L2TVB5VZSYivUI0ECErfrNJy-3cNenckVjT5EJeSSurnA6UIYP945lQyOPC55j8qnmlftJHpB6L2mZ7a3N95w/s1600-h/suzhou.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OOpl43fqwj28GIQDCnJAawbYQ0swRYK9vhmGW2vtWsIpyYKc3L2TVB5VZSYivUI0ECErfrNJy-3cNenckVjT5EJeSSurnA6UIYP945lQyOPC55j8qnmlftJHpB6L2mZ7a3N95w/s320/suzhou.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021862074213705522" border="0" /></a><br />Since my last entry I visited Shanghai for 10 days to see friends and also do a bit of sightseeing. Though in all honesty it was very cold and wet there so we didn't visit too many places. It's not very often I go travelling half way round the world to visit somewhere which is colder than the UK. Still the food and company was good so I can't complain too much. I did discover a pretty good tune from Bruce Springsteen when watching some of the local TV in China. I wouldn't consider myself a fan of country and western, but this song did have me hooked.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X01bHlI9SUg"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X01bHlI9SUg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />I also managed to visit some places not too far away from Shanghai.<br />Suzhou is around an hour away from Shanghai by train and is a very picturesque city with some nice canals. I've heard people call it the Venice of the east, though having never been to Venice I'm not sure how true that is.<br />I also got an opportunity to visit Xitang which does remind me a lot of Lijiang. It was used to film a few scenes from Mission Impossible 3.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/abroad/china4/">http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/abroad/china4/</a><br /><br />Last weekend (13th January) I went to visit my brother and his family. Whilst my brother and most of his family seemed to be suffering quite badly from colds it didn't dampen the weekend too much. It was also nice to kick the ball around the garden with Dylan, he's also very good at sweeping. Next time he comes to Exeter he can have a go at cutting the grass ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVstkvnvg8pYKhKIJ1NugELUSEKmg8YXebnatez_sXoP5UIP7XV2bGvvZMUpECo-2hf2An90SQDOlNDLgSwFF9AcFmJlg5FmEUxE06ma_k5We2qiFEf62yndXUnZwhhKETyprzeA/s1600-h/garden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVstkvnvg8pYKhKIJ1NugELUSEKmg8YXebnatez_sXoP5UIP7XV2bGvvZMUpECo-2hf2An90SQDOlNDLgSwFF9AcFmJlg5FmEUxE06ma_k5We2qiFEf62yndXUnZwhhKETyprzeA/s320/garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021859239535290130" border="0" /></a><br />The happy weekend wasn't to last for very long, at around midnight on Saturday I received a call to inform me that my grandfather had passed away at around 8pm India time. I found it extremely difficult to sleep that night, partly due to the fact that I was thinking I should have visited him when I went to India last year. My grandfather was cremated on the Sunday, I didn't get chance to talk to my father until Monday morning before heading off to work.<br /><br />Here's a picture of my Grandfather taken in 2003 when I last saw him in Assam, India.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq82V781FN23rhj9YHugXhfwK1-PjJQQ34XXL04L6KojBMVrnGWQUhmJoRxeAjJpR87pbyv0aiX74o0TH2GxrlrQiZk51UFKJe23As5SEnFRxTiJmBE12LjPuQcndXE_nstdklw/s1600-h/grandpa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq82V781FN23rhj9YHugXhfwK1-PjJQQ34XXL04L6KojBMVrnGWQUhmJoRxeAjJpR87pbyv0aiX74o0TH2GxrlrQiZk51UFKJe23As5SEnFRxTiJmBE12LjPuQcndXE_nstdklw/s320/grandpa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021859480053458722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">107 years and out. Rest in peace</span></div>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1166738722424866172006-12-21T21:54:00.000+00:002006-12-21T22:05:22.893+00:00Everybody's Gotta Learn SometimeA very well put together documentary about 9/11. It focuses on the facts rather than speculating on various theories. A must see! <br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=6757267008400743688&hl=en-GB" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />I haven't watched all of this documentary, but fast forward to the interesting bit just after 9 minutes if you are the impatient type. Look out for Donald Rumsfeld and Richard Meyers when questioned about direct energy weapons used in Iraq.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8361811662480560988&hl=en-GB" flashvars=""> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1164664820858550412006-11-27T21:51:00.000+00:002006-11-28T19:35:19.090+00:00A passage to IndiaHaving returned from India a couple of weeks ago, I thought it would be a good idea to document what I did before my memory completely fails me. Links to the photos and videos are at the bottom of this article should you have no desire to read through my travel blog.<br /><br /><div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/938694/nacflower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/753157/nacflower.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I flew from London Heathrow to Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) International Airport arriving in the early morning to be picked up by Yipi and my cousins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/99636/shama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/336956/shama.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The flight arrived perfectly on time, and I must grudgingly admit that this British Airways flight was much improved from my previous experiences. I arrived in good spirits and only a little exhausted. On greeting them around 6am we make the journey to Serampore by car, which was quite interesting, especially being able to watch various festivals taking place en-route. I stayed at Serampore for a couple of days, which provided a good opportunity to catch up with relatives and see the festival in Rishra.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/789672/serampore2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/242933/serampore2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/917609/family.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/623/family.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/933914/rishra2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/888921/rishra2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We managed a day trip to Kolkata to see various attractions such as the Victoria Memorial and Howrah Bridge as well as catching up with even more relatives (Indian families tend to be quite large).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/405301/victoriamem.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/201067/victoriamem.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/56551/kolkata1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/464054/kolkata1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next evening we make the journey from Howrah station to New Jalpaiguri by overnight train, which was comfortable, if a little noisy. Sleeping is a task that is incredibly difficult to do on trains in India, due to the amount of hawkers on the train selling practically everything under the sun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/541717/train.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/774706/train.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />On arrival at New Jalpaiguri we grabbed some breakfast and hired a driver and vehicle to Gangtok in Sikkim. The scenery soon started changing the closer we approached Sikkim, the warm lowlands soon made way for the Himalayan foothills. We eventually reached the checkpoint to Sikkim after a few hours; we met with the border official to obtain permission for entry to Sikkim. Sadly Yipi was refused entry to Sikkim due to her Chinese passport, our efforts to convince him otherwise were futile. We then end up retracing our route and then head towards our alternative destination of Darjeeling via some spectacular views of the river Teesta.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/823424/riverteesta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/508013/riverteesta.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Darjeeling is famous for its tea; whilst I had dreams it would just consist of tea plantations it was in fact a bustling town, with a huge amount of activity. We made Darjeeling our base for several days staying in the Hotel Dil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/497624/darjeeling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/164005/darjeeling.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/428155/darjeeling1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/158125/darjeeling1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/166963/darjeeling3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/573533/darjeeling3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />There are plenty of attractions in and around Darjeeling; highlights include the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (where Tenzing Norgay became director), Tiger Hill to watch the sun rising, Tibetan monasteries and various tea estates.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/849905/tigerhill2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/812578/tigerhill2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/941604/ghoom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/790234/ghoom.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Just up a small hill from the Mall there is a Buddhist temple with prayer flags everywhere and some cheeky little monkeys that look ready to steal your shoes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/384706/monkey1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/272279/monkey1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Kurseong was our next destination from Darjeeling, which although not really a great distance, it took over 3 hours by toy train. No prizes for guessing why it's called the toy train, incidentally it must travel at something between walking and running speed (Good opportunity to do a Superman impersonation!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/951270/toytrain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/306044/toytrain.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We arrived in Kurseong in the evening and eventually found a satisfactory hotel, which served extremely good food.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/433404/kurseong.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/81989/kurseong.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The following day we did a local sightseeing trip of Kurseong and the surrounding area. We went to the Makaibari Tea Estate on a Sunday, which meant the place was closed for viewing but we were able to buy plenty of tea.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/386846/kurseong2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/512748/kurseong2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Kalimpong was our next town we stayed at for a couple of nights, before heading to Lolegaon via Lava. Lava is an extremely small place with not a great deal to offer apart from a nice Tibetan monastery.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/216392/lava.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/756675/lava.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Lolegaon is basically a small village with very little to do, though fortunately saved by its magnificent views of Kangchenjunga and a canopy walk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/235601/lolegaon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/83621/lolegaon.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/7573/canopywalk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/486460/canopywalk.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We had to settle for accommodation in the half built Yankee's Stay hotel, as we weren't able to get a bungalow on the forest range. Lolegaon is surrounded by forests and is an ideal area for trekking; a perfect spot for watching the sunrise is around 4km away. We were unable to see the sun rise due to cloud cover, but did see some superb views of the Himalayan range.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/413982/kangchenjunga2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/597699/kangchenjunga2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/531166/kangchenjunga1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/800952/kangchenjunga1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Siliguri was to be our final destination before heading back to Kolkata. The journey to Siliguri takes about 2/3 hours and you can notice the temperature rising incredibly quickly as you start to descend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/911789/tea1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/522585/tea1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I guess by the time we reached Siliguri from Lolegaon the temperature must have doubled. We arrived in the afternoon and eventually decide on staying at the hotel Dolly Inn. Siliguri is a large and extremely busy city, especially compared to the towns we had visited in the previous week. We spend most of our time here shopping in the crowded markets.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/91098/siliguri1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/927451/siliguri1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/80164/siliguri2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/908167/siliguri2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The following day we check out of the hotel and manage to cram five of us and all our luggage in an auto-rickshaw for the journey to New Jalpaiguri train station.<br /><br />We catch the evening train to Sealdah train station which arrives on time in the morning, where we fight with taxi touts before getting a taxi to Howrah station and then finally back to Serampore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/537837/taxi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/222589/taxi.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We take a well deserved rest back in Serampore and then do a little shopping in the evening for saris etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/955559/saree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/48981/saree.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next day we pay a visit to the Science City in Kolkata, followed by some more shopping, eating and meeting relatives before I head back to the UK in the early hours of the following morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/930306/sciencecity1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/479439/sciencecity1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br />India is one of those places you either love or hate, whilst it can be extremely noisy and chaotic the good parts definitely outweigh the bad. Hopefully I will be returning within the next year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/1600/975259/flag.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2950/1488/320/610566/flag.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Photos <a href="http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/abroad/india2/">http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/abroad/india2/</a><br /><br />Videos <a href="http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/videos/#india2">http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/videos/#india2</a><br /></div>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1160948501542762242006-10-15T22:24:00.000+01:002006-10-26T07:15:48.826+01:00Collection of UFO videosHere are a few interesting UFO videos worth looking at, no idea if they are authentic or not. To me they look like they are real, mind you it doesn't mean these flying objects are necessarily from another planet.<br /><br />Onto the videos...the first one is shot in Australia.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n1L70lkth70"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n1L70lkth70" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Next we have a UFO shot (not literally) in Nanjing, China.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V3Rc0HWPBII"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V3Rc0HWPBII" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Another from Bulgaria<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oe1phdRUhDE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oe1phdRUhDE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />The next one is a commercial for the Sci-Fi channel, though I think it's fictional.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vdlm0w4X_y8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vdlm0w4X_y8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Finally we have a short talk from the Disclosure Project.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s2-6N6akjto"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s2-6N6akjto" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1159726729065036752006-10-01T19:16:00.000+01:002006-10-01T19:18:49.430+01:00War signals?Article from The Nation....<br /><br />"Colonel Gardiner, who has taught military strategy at the National War College, says that the carrier deployment and a scheduled Persian Gulf arrival date of October 21 is "very important evidence" of war planning. He says, "I know that some naval forces have already received 'prepare to deploy orders' [PTDOs], which have set the date for being ready to go as October 1. Given that it would take about from October 2 to October 21 to get those forces to the Gulf region, that looks about like the date" of any possible military action against Iran."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061009/lindorff">http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061009/lindorff</a>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1158398227343096162006-09-16T10:13:00.000+01:002006-09-16T10:17:07.626+01:00TerrorstormA film by Alex Jones which covers in detail the proven history of government sponsored terrorism. Featuring the collapse of the WTC on September 11 and the London 7/7 bombings. A must see documentary.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-5948263607579389947&hl=en-GB"> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1157487340122848992006-09-05T21:14:00.000+01:002006-09-05T22:21:12.876+01:00Secret rulers of the worldJon Ronson investigates the secrets of the Bohemian Grove.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1557513752286923372&hl=en"> </embed><br /><br /><br />Jon Ronson investigates a secret organisation called the Bilderberg group, which supposedly rules the world from behind the scenes. <br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=5834198674054660183&hl=en"> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1155750398048052432006-08-16T18:39:00.000+01:002006-08-16T18:59:31.650+01:00Alex Jones predicts a major attack before October 2006Alex Jones predicts a major attack in one of the following countries (USA, Canada, UK or Israel) before October 2006. Stay tuned these coming months to see if Alex really is able to see the future in his crystal balls. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zAHqSfDNjaI"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zAHqSfDNjaI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />An old video about the 911 cover up.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-5946593973848835726&hl=en"> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1152561083461418942006-07-10T20:41:00.000+01:002006-07-14T07:32:48.893+01:00Au revoir Zidane<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j1i_l0OeeMc"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j1i_l0OeeMc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5164094.stm">Zinedine Zidane</a> will quite likely be remembered for his headbutt actions during the final of the 2006 World Cup in Berlin. Whilst I am in no way condoning his actions, we shouldn't forget about what Zizou has brought to the world. He really did make football the beautiful game. It is unfortunately a rather sad way for Zizou to make his exit from professional football and he will be sadly missed. All the best Zizou!<br /><br />Here we can watch Zidane perform some of his magic.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iaV53Yig140"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iaV53Yig140" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1151655790240877352006-06-30T09:21:00.000+01:002006-06-30T09:23:10.256+01:00Krrish takes on Superman RreturnsHere is Bollywood's answer to Superman just released on the 23rd of June.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-124745800986058644" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" scale="noScale" salign="TL" FlashVars="playerMode=embedded"> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1151356977466114242006-06-26T22:21:00.000+01:002006-06-26T22:22:57.476+01:00Nice set of lungsHere's a good site if you want to test your lung capacity.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lungtester.com/">http://www.lungtester.com/</a>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1150921307895222232006-06-21T21:20:00.000+01:002006-06-21T21:23:37.923+01:00Pepsi advert<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-1055798137866078898" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" scale="noScale" salign="TL" FlashVars="playerMode=embedded"> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1150874823216390412006-06-21T08:25:00.000+01:002006-06-21T08:31:21.913+01:00England v Sweden match<div style="text-align: justify;">Did you find the England v Sweden match incredibly dull last night? I certainly did and if I hadn't been in the pub I think I would have come close to falling asleep. I hope the next match is a bit more exciting...<br /><br />Here's an advert from a few years ago to keep you amused whilst you wait for the next match.<br /></div><br /><embed style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8159967716038321476" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" scale="noScale" salign="TL" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" align="middle"></embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1149748302470008232006-06-08T07:03:00.000+01:002006-06-08T07:31:42.490+01:00Enter the dragon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/panohk.3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/400/panohk.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Having just returned from a short break in Hong Kong and Macau I thought I'd write a few words about my holiday. I took just over a week off which in all honesty isn't really long enough to do Hong Kong justice. I managed to see most of the major attractions, though there was a great deal left for me to see. It doesn't help suffering from jet lag as well, which made it extremely difficult to sleep at night time and very tired in the morning.<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday the 28th of May and what a pleasure it was to arrive at this airport. It makes Heathrow Airport look so very sad indeed, not only is Hong Kong airport so clean and efficient there is plenty of space and natural light entering the building. It was no surprise that I quickly zipped through arrivals to be met by my father. A 30-40 minute bus ride later and we were in the Yau Ma Tei area of Kowloon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/nathanrd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/nathanrd.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next morning I went down to Tsim Sha Tsui by MTR (Mass Transit Railway) for a brief walk around the area before catching a bus to the airport to meet Yipi who was flying in from Shanghai. I must say getting around Hong Kong is a breeze, especially with the handy Octopus card (Whizzy card which you can add money to, and use to pay for public transport and purchases in many shops). During the afternoon we visited Wong Tai Sin temple and explored around Tsim Sha Tsui and the view overlooking Victoria Harbour. We then took the famous Star Ferry across the harbour to Central, which unfortunately made Yipi feel a bit seasick.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/wongtaisin.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/wongtaisin.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/harbour.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/harbour.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/starferry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/starferry.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next day week took the MTR to Lantau Island and then a bus around the nice countryside to Po Lin Monastery. Po Lin is quite famous for having a large bronze statue of the Buddha, in fact it is the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. We climbed up the stairs to see the statue and then looked around the temple and paid our respects.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/polin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/polin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/buddha3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/buddha3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We proceeded back to Hong Kong in the afternoon and decided to take the Peak Tram up to the top of Victoria Peak. The views of Hong Kong are amazing from here, even with overcast weather.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/peaknac.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/peaknac.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next morning we started the day with Yum Cha or sometimes called Dim Sum, which consist of small dishes you choose from various carts being wheeled around the restaurant. There is nothing like having breakfast in Hong Kong, and it's quite surprising how busy the restaurants are at 8am. I heartily recommend having Yum Cha if you ever decide to visit Hong Kong, especially the London Restaurant on Nathan Road between Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/dimsum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/dimsum.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />During the day we explored Hong Kong, especially around the Central area, Mid Levels and Man Mo temple.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/central.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/central.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We then looked around the Space Museum and wisely visited the Bird and Flower market.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/spacemuseum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/spacemuseum.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next day we visited the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort on Lantau Island and unfortunately for us the weather wasn't brilliant. The placed looked very promising at first, but you soon discover that this is a very small resort. It's still got some quite reasonable attractions, though we kind of felt disappointed leaving the resort. The saving grace of the resort must have been the 3D cinema and the Space Mountain ride (we even went on the ride twice). I don't think Yipi enjoyed the ride particularly the first time, as she didn't stop screaming for pretty much the whole ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/disneyparade.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/disneyparade.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/disney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/disney.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/pull.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/pull.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next day we took a ferry trip to Macau from the Shun Tak ferry terminal in Sheung Wan. The journey by ferry takes around an hour, even in the horrible weather we had to endure. It rained for the best part of the day, though we still managed to see quite a lot of Macau as well as spending a bit of cash in the Casino Lisboa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/stpauls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/stpauls.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/snacks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/snacks.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/casino.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/casino.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The following day we decided to take a leisurely look around the Mong Kok area, mainly an excuse to buy lots of junk for friends and relatives back home. Mong Kok is an excellent place for shopping, as there are so many markets in that area. You name it and I'm sure you can find it there. I recommend the fruit market and ladies' market especially towards the late afternoon when things are getting busy. This area of Hong Kong is so buzzing, especially late in the evening and feels extremely safe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/mongkok.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/mongkok.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Before I knew it the holiday was over and I would be heading back to the UK aboard a Cathay Pacific flight to London Heathrow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/1600/cathay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/cathay.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />More pictures from my Hong Kong trip at :-<br /><br /><a href="http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/abroad/hongkong2/">http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/abroad/hongkong2/</a><br /><br /><br /></div>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1148148513614432432006-05-20T19:03:00.000+01:002006-05-20T19:08:33.636+01:00Elephants DreamHere's a very good release if you're interested in 3D animation, and it's free to download as well.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/elephant.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />"This is the final stage of a successfully completed Open Movie project which has been community-financed, using only Open Source tools, and opening up the movie itself as well as the entire studio database for everyone to re-use and learn from. The movie and production files are licensed as Creative Commons Attribution 2.5, which only requires a proper crediting for public screening, re-using and distribution."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elephantsdream.org/">http://www.elephantsdream.org/</a><br /><br />Enjoynachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1147818318884988982006-05-16T22:45:00.000+01:002006-05-16T23:29:57.590+01:00Weekend in LondonLast weekend I went with Squirt and the ever so slightly weird TJ up to London to visit Nigel. I guess Nigel wanted us to come down, partly because he was bored and also because his wife was away in Thailand.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/squirtnacnigel.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">I drove down to London on Friday night, leaving around 6pm and getting to Nigel's just after 10pm. The drive was actually very good and fortunately we didn't encounter much traffic, not even on the M25. I suppose it helps by taking the A303 past Stonehenge towards London.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/stonehenge.0.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br />We all chilled out in front of Nigel's extremely small TV (<em>cough cough</em>) by watching the classic cult zombie film "<a href="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0089907/">The Return of the Living Dead</a>". It's actually not a bad film, especially with its extremely cheesy special effects and bad 80's costumes. I did find it very amusing at times and it's unlike other zombie films I have seen. Worth picking up on DVD for a few quid. </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/dome.jpg" border="0" /><br />The next morning we all woke up reasonably early and headed off to the Millennium Dome (now renamed the O2) to park up and catch the tube into the heart of the city. We thought we'd do the tourist thing, as it was a really nice day, if a bit grey at first. We initially started off at Westminster to see the Houses of Parliament.<br /></p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/bigben2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/parliament.jpg" border="0" /><br />Then carried on walking over to the other side of the Thames towards the London Eye.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/londoneye.jpg" border="0" /><br />Walked further towards the Tate Modern, Millennium Bridge and then St. Paul's Cathedral. </p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/tate.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/stpauls2.jpg" border="0" /><br />We gave St. Paul's a miss, as it was close to ten pounds to go inside!!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/stpauls3.jpg" border="0" /><br />We then went past the Bank of England and onto Tower Bridge.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/bank.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/towerbridge2.jpg" border="0" /><br />The Tower of London and then we caught the tube to St. James's Park to see Buckingham Palace.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/toweroflondon.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/tube.jpg" border="0" /><br />We took plenty of photos of Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/buckingham2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/victoria.jpg" border="0" /><br />New Scotland Yard<br /></p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/scotlandyard.jpg" border="0" /><br />Then Harrods's. TJ incidentally had to take several pictures of a large 102-inch Hi-Def TV. You wouldn't believe how excited a person can get just by looking at a large TV! Still that's TJ for ya.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/harrods.jpg" border="0" />Then Piccadilly Circus before heading back to the O2, where it started chucking it down with rain. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/piccadilly.jpg" border="0" /></p><p></p><p>We headed back to Nigel's place after grabbing some pizzas from Asda. We stuck on an extremely amusing film called "<a href="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/">The 40 Year Old Virgin</a>". It seemed even funnier as the main character of the film had an uncanny resemblance to TJ.<br /><br />We had to leave mid afternoon on Sunday to make it back to Exeter for around 7pm, a very good and quite tiring weekend. Beats staying at home cutting the grass.<br /><br />More pictures at :-<br /><br /><a href="http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/uk/london/">http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/uk/london/</a></p>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1146496854529980862006-05-01T16:07:00.000+01:002006-05-01T16:20:54.543+01:00Gundamn you!During my visit to Toronto I stumbled across a comic book store not too far away from Spadina. They had some pretty cool models in the window and for some strange reason I was attracted to the japanese robots. I plumped for the fairly cheap at 8 canadian dollars model of Strike Gundam. I've just finished assembling earlier on today and here is the end result....not bad eh!<br />Think I might have to purchase another one when I go to Hong Kong.<br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/IMG_3374%20%28Custom%29.jpg" border="0" /></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/IMG_3392%20%28Custom%29.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/IMG_3417%20%28Custom%29.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2950/1488/320/IMG_3394%20%28Custom%29.jpg" border="0" />nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1146173828997837622006-04-27T22:35:00.000+01:002006-04-27T22:38:42.976+01:00Curry n rice girlHehehehe I can relate with the folks in this video...<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DuwAAAG7ggqAHSiJjpW0D3w4aYTVGGNw2-fFTM7Ixd4EK2ZLcTY3pv_2uitwZTc70dwdXa7GgASHKUQE6Xz2Rnjqi9yhCyCYSq3xBPpsMV6nuVdFEeGFhgswn8LxW_bhABCUQbUNS04RYozOcznn_BCUIoJRaB-qVyg6D69WERjlc6wIKRWuZj3FOG5dxmNRBJsJUkzXD0Tm061etROJKghTpd2NHpDtKdmDz9qhcRzvaFjjHjRVH9hHAEOzaG0ESSzicIg%26sigh%3Du23JhGpx0Cic-Gt1MaxPNzluVQE%26begin%3D0%26len%3D215666%26docid%3D-4532245984549289375&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer%3Fapp%3Dvss%26contentid%3D10519c909b620e7b%26second%3D5%26itag%3Dw320%26urlcreated%3D1146173312%26sigh%3DBBY0zXSNv7ZDrRAQtA3suq0_Pnw&playerId=-4532245984549289375" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" scale="noScale" wmode="window" salign="TL" FlashVars="playerMode=embedded"> </embed>nachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895382.post-1146007882615682752006-04-26T00:28:00.000+01:002006-04-26T00:31:22.616+01:00More photos of Canada tripI have uploaded some high quality images of my trip to <a href="http://www.people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta/photos/abroad/canada/">Canada</a> and put a few up on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nac888/tags/canada/">flickr</a>.<br /><br />Enjoynachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644888614165166915noreply@blogger.com0