Archive for the ‘General’ category

Nick and Steve Jumper-off!

March 9th, 2010

Tudou | Potato | Translation

March 6th, 2010

Here is an excerpt from the Google Toolbar Autotranslate:

If you upload pornographic images, depending on the impact would be locked dark room until the kill file.

Chinese New Year

February 14th, 2010

Here is a short 1 min video from my apartment window on the 7th floor as hordes of Chinese celebrate their Lunar New Year with loud firecrackers and spectacular fireworks …

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Roast Pig Siu Mei

February 7th, 2010

Roast Pig 燒肉

Originally uploaded by yabbox

I passed this Siu Mei (烧味) restaurant in Jordan, in a side street just off Shanghai street. These two pigs really looked enticing, and there were other cuts of meat hanging alongside with lovely looking crackling, plenty of meat and a lovely barbecued flavour-ful skin.

I can’t imagine those burned little pig’s ears would be the delicacy they reputedly are however!

The chef didn’t mind me taking some photos and even tried to ‘pose’ for some shots while at work.

The pork ribs were roughly sliced through the bone and served on a bed a rice with a minced ginger sauce.

Happy Valley

February 4th, 2010

A Night at the Races

If you’re in Hong Kong on a Wednesday evening you have to go to the races. I arrived in Hong Kong on a Tuesday and stayed for 9 days, which meant I could go the races twice! Racing in Hong Kong is very accessible, in terms of travel and getting involved; it’s a lot of fun, a lovely grass race track where the going is always good and a great mix of local’s, mainland Chinese (both of whom love gambling), with a lot of working foreigners and other tourists from all over. » Read more: Happy Valley

iPhone Getting Started

December 22nd, 2009

I just bought an iPhone online in Hong Kong and it was delivered by TNT, unlocked. Excitedly I took out the user guide, bizarrely called ‘finger tips’ and learned how to turn the phone on. » Read more: iPhone Getting Started

Canon Camera Can

December 7th, 2009

Ghost Ship

Originally uploaded by yabbox

My office colleague has borrowed a Canon EOS 400D Digital Camera for her first trip to Hong Kong and so we wonder down to Victoria harbour so she can take her first souvenir shots of Hong Kong.

I’ve been meaning to upgrade to a Canon Powershot G9 or G10 for some time. Now I’ve seen there is a G11 on the market and still I’m managing with my little Ixus 80.

» Read more: Canon Camera Can

Hong Kong to Shenzhen

December 7th, 2009

Hong Kong Transport
Originally uploaded by yabbox

Hong Kong China Border

I wouldn’t normally regale my trip across Hong Kong and through the Shenzhen border, but when preparing for this small trip, I didn’t find any info on the route to Shenzhen Xi Train Station.

I stop by the travel agent in Hong Kong to finalise the next segment of my journey, where I’m handed my train ticket from Shenzhen to Huangshan. Here Kelvin warns me that the train leaves from the West Station in Shenzhen, which is much further from the border than the main station – basically it is in the middle of nowhere. » Read more: Hong Kong to Shenzhen

media

November 21st, 2009

trying to embed a movie from this server…

Italian Soccer Training Program

Next, I have uploaded a video to the media manager on Wordpress (I had to use the Add from Server plugin) as php.ini has a 2MB upload limit and then the media manager had a problem crunching a smaller video, insisting the .flv wasn’t a secure upload. wtf.  Anyway, here is the added video, let’s see how it is displayed.. It’s a bit buggy, tries to open as a overlay, but doesn’t quite work.  Maybe there is a conflict with some other code.

I then added the Vipers Video Quicktag plugin so the video would be displayed inline..

http://yabbox.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Italian Soccer Training Program.flv

Flickr Highslide Photo Album

November 2nd, 2009
a long walk ahead
a long walk ahead
empty thoughts at Erg Chebbi
empty thoughts at Erg Chebbi
seagulls at sunset at Essaouira port
seagulls at sunset at Essaouira port
Old Wall and Shutters, Stonetown
Old Wall and Shutters, Stonetown
tide in, nowhere to go, Paje Zanzibar
tide in, nowhere to go, Paje Zanzibar
Incense buring at Dongyue Temple
Incense buring at Dongyue Temple
Sunset falls on Nam Kok
Sunset falls on Nam Kok
Mother and Calf at Manyara, Tanzania
Mother and Calf at Manyara, Tanzania
Empty roads and clear skies, Malawi
Empty roads and clear skies, Malawi
different destinations, Lake Malawi
different destinations, Lake Malawi
incarcerated, Nkhata Bay
incarcerated, Nkhata Bay
Australian Icons in Bundaberg
Australian Icons in Bundaberg
Mangrove Trees on the Beach at Cape Tribulation
Mangrove Trees on the Beach at Cape Tribulation
Sunset on Glenelg Parade, Austrlia
Sunset on Glenelg Parade, Austrlia
whitewashed village of Sidi Bou Said
whitewashed village of Sidi Bou Said
Carthage Tunisia
Carthage Tunisia
Boatmen at work in the evening, Goa
Boatmen at work in the evening, Goa
Turquoise Bay in Sicily
Turquoise Bay in Sicily
Bottle of rose on the beach, Sicily
Bottle of rose on the beach, Sicily
Narrow alley in Trappani, Sicily
Narrow alley in Trappani, Sicily
Salt Mills, Sicily
Salt Mills, Sicily
1234Next »I found this list of Wordpress Flickr plugins on Skyje.com (which is a great WP plugin resource) which led me to a new Flickr Gallery called Flickr + Highslide, from Pim Linders which I thought I’d give a run for it’s money, seeing as it’s free ;)

The different Gallery options look good.  But on initial set-up I can see the problem is you can not set to display more than one album.  Also strange that it pushes the gallery to the top of the post.

Here goes with a Gallery of my personal ‘favourites’ from Flickr …