Monthly Archives: March 2007

The Odd Spot #42: Condom Recruits 0

The BBC’s credible news service reports that condom manufacturer, Durex, is looking for a consumer panel to test its new products. Apparently, "the condom maker wants a panel of 5,000 people who are single, married, or in couples to report their experiences of using its condoms and lubricants." Single? I would wonder what uses some [...]

Good things come to those who wait 0

I may have stolen Guinness’s trademark, but fantastic news came through to me from the "Internet forest" today. Sanney Leung, the author of one of my favourite sites, Hong Kong Entertainment In Review, has relaunched a new website as he recovers and regathers his knowledge for all things entertainemnt in Hong Kong. So please, everyone, [...]

The Odd Spot #41: Tall Romance 0

Oh, I’m in an Odd Spot mood, ain’t I? But this is worth noting. The world’s tallest man, Bao Xishun, who came to fame when he rescued two dolphins who had swallowed plastic by using his long arms, and then later put up advertisements for a bride has got married. Guess this tactic might be [...]

The Odd Spot #40: I’m helping 0

I’m not usually one who advertises on my blog, and certainly it would be unusual for me to shout out about any initiative by Microsoft, but where there is a good cause, and particularly when it involves my nominated charity, what reason do I have not to shout about it? Anyway, Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger [...]

The Odd Spot #39: Spiderman caught 0

 "Spiderman" Alain Robert tried to scale the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia again but failed. Supposedly, he has suffered from vertigo before too…   "Spiderman" nabbed climbing Malaysian twin towersTuesday March 20, 10:41 AM KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A French daredevil climber who has scaled skyscrapers around the world without ropes was arrested in [...]