Anan's Corner

Copy & Paste your Kindle Highlights Online

2011-11-15T21:41:00.003+01:00

Requirements:
- Firefox
- GreaseMonkey add-on
- your Kindle account on Amazon

Step 1: Install the GreaseMonkey add-on & restart Firefox
The Add-on can be found at https://addons.mozil...n/greasemonkey/

Step 2: Create the GreaseMonkey script
Start creating your first GreaseMonkey script with the following info:

Then copy & paste the following javascript I've made:

// ==UserScript==
// author: Anan. O.
// date: 14 Nov. 2011
// @name           Kindlehighlights
// @namespace      kindlehighlights
// @include        https://kindle.amazon.com/your_highlights*
// ==/UserScript==

var $;

// Add jQuery
(function(){

   if (typeof unsafeWindow.jQuery == 'undefined') {

           var GM_Head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.documentElement,

                   GM_JQ = document.createElement('script');

           GM_JQ.src = 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js';

           GM_JQ.type = 'text/javascript';
           GM_JQ.async = true;

           GM_Head.insertBefore(GM_JQ, GM_Head.firstChild);
   }

   GM_wait();
})();

// Check if jQuery's loaded
function GM_wait() {

   if (typeof unsafeWindow.jQuery == 'undefined') {

           window.setTimeout(GM_wait, 100);
   } else {

           $ = unsafeWindow.jQuery.noConflict(true);
           letsJQuery();

   }
}

// All your GM code must be inside this function
function letsJQuery() {
   var title = "";

   var highlightsArray = new Array();

   $("#allHighlightedBooks").each(function()

   {
           // get the title of the book
                title = $(this).find("span[class='title'] > a").text();

      
           // list all highlights
                $(this).find("div[class='highlightRow yourHighlight'] > span[class='highlight']").each(function()

           {
                   highlightsArray.push("<img src='http://www.ewebmarketing.com.au/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom/images/layout/open-quote-icon.jpg' width='16px'> "+$(this).text()+" <img src='http://www.ewebmarketing.com.au/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom/images/layout/close-quote-icon.jpg' width='16px'>");

           });
   });

   $("#allHighlightedBooks").html("<hr/><h1>"+title+"</h1><br/>"+highlightsArray.join("<br/><br/>")+"<br/><br/><hr/>");

}

Step 3: Sign-in to your Amazon.com account
and go to your Kindle account: https://kindle.amazo...your_highlights to see the difference

Before (GreaseMonkey disabled):

After (GreaseMonkey Enabled, refresh the page if necessary):

Now you can copy & paste your highlights easier.
If you know a little bit of HTML, you can easily customise the little script to fit your need

Enjoy sharing !!!!

Vitamins Chart (in french only)

2011-08-03T18:30:00.001+02:00

Mackerel Soufflé

2011-08-02T20:00:00.002+02:00

Another easy meal in 20min for my Dad who loves Soufflé. :)

Horse Tartar

2011-06-18T13:46:00.000+02:00

I never tried Horse meat,
so... making a tartar was the first thing that came out of my mind :p

Stamp Bookmark

2011-06-02T23:23:00.000+02:00

Watch DOOTHAITV.NET with Firefox under Ubuntu / Linux

2010-10-16T18:34:00.007+02:00

Requirements:
- Ubuntu (or other linux distribution), I personally use Ubuntu, my long time favourite distri.
- Firefox 3.5 or higher

Currently, if you try to access doothaitv.net with Firefox, you probably have this:

The problem with DooThaiTV is that they use IE Conditional Comment in their script to display their embedded video with Windows Media Player specially designed for Microsoft Internet Explorer and under Linux, it will show a blank page.

To fix this problem, simply follow the 5 steps below :

1) First of all, install the MediaPlayerConnectivity add-on for Firefox directly from: https://addons.mozil...efox/addon/446/

Restart Firefox and configure it.

2) Install the [if IE] Remover add-on for Firefox directly from https://addons.mozil...x/addon/242191/

Restart Firefox

3) Configure this add-on like follow:

4) Click on the button "New Website" and add the doothaitv.net website url like follow:

5) Log-in to your account on DOOTHAITV.NET, and it should work like following...

That's it, and enjoy the video !!!

Insert your favourite TV programs into Google Calendar

2010-07-10T13:59:00.004+02:00

I got this idea of extracting "only" my favourite tv shows (with patterns / keywords) long time ago (2009), but the initial project idea was too long to complete (full web application) so, I decided to keep it small and simple to use :

Project draft:

Once the data extracted from the XML TV and inserted into the database (MySQL),
I created a GUI to generate a XML file (containing keywords pattern to search, and tv channels to ignore) for my TV programs loader to Google Calendar

2/ Configure the Windows Tasks Scheduler to run my programs once a week at a fixed time.

3/ The results of TV programs that matched my patterns are inserted directly into my Google Calendar (in beige colour).

It's always good to see TV programs that come to me, rather than wasting my time to look for them.

Ubuntu 10.04 the Lucid Lynx - Almost Perfect !!!

2010-05-09T09:13:00.012+02:00

Do you remember the beginnings of Ubuntu ???

I still remember my first Dapper Drake free install CD and then Edgy Eft etc... ??
Once you installed, your webcam, wireless card and media buttons became unusable at all....

That old good time when We had to look carefully the compatible hardware list before purchasing a product compatible Linux....

Now with my last upgrade to Ubuntu Lucid Lynx,,, all my hardware work properly (cards reader, media buttons, webcam....)

I always knew that Ubuntu will get better and better with time....

Here are my 3 basic features that I enjoyed using everyday:

Worldwide clock with your calendar synchronised with Google Calendar or / Evolution:

"Always On Top": (right-click on the title menu)

So your video can be always on top of your Web browser or other application...

Bookmarks for quick access (including FTP too !!!) to your favourite folders:

Extra features that you can try and adopt to customise your Desktop:

Screenlets

AWN Applets

Compiz effects

Homemade Aloe Vera juice

2010-03-21T08:00:00.001+01:00

When back to my homeland, I found that I got aloe vera plants in my backyard...

So I decided to make some easy refreshing drinks....

Step 1: basic ingredients
- Aloe vera leaves
- Pure Sugarcane juice

ps.:
Remove with water the yellow fluid (= it's called aloin) it's little bit toxic and irritant...

Step 2: Remove the skin & cut out Aloe vera into small pieces....

Step 3: Boil the sugarcane juice and add aloe vera for 1 or 2min... mix slowly & stop the heat... You can also add water to dilute a little bit if it's too sweet...

Let it rest,,, and then put our final aloe vera juice in refrigerator ....

Other Suggestions:

If you don't have sugarcane juice, you can also make it with (water + honey), or (green tea + honey) & aloe vera.
Sugacane-aloe vera jelly with agar-agar is also nice for your dessert...

This is how a single guy goes shopping....

2009-12-30T22:00:00.001+01:00

1) Pick what you need for your anticipated coming week cooking

2) Weigh yourself,

3) Stick the price label.

Avoid plastic when not necessary and contribute to save our planet with little easy habits...

Salt your Life

2009-12-29T22:00:00.002+01:00

Salt is everywhere, on our kitchen table, in our favourite processed food: french fries, pizza, bread, sausage, smoke salmon/ham and so on...

The daily recommended allowance of salt is only 2g for our body....
But nowadays we take more than 10-12g of salt (maybe without knowing it) daily !!!

Hypertension & Cardiovascular disease might be your next best friends if you don't change your diet habit...

Anan's Food Alert

2009-12-02T22:00:00.004+01:00

I wish there would be more "Visibility" on what we eat, where does the ("processed") food come from, what are the Risks & Food Safety when you know that your food travelled miles away....
So I made a small web app, which I hope will be open up your mind a little bit if you are a pro-foodie like me. :p

Check it out at: http://workingtitle.dreamhosters.com/foodalert/

Now available on iGoogle directory widget !!!

Check it out at : http://www.google.fr/ig/directory?hl=fr&type=gadgets&url=workingtitle.dreamhosters.com/foodalert/FoodAlert.xml
or simply search for "Food Alert" in iGoogle directory

America's Favourite Cooking Style

2009-11-21T22:56:00.008+01:00

I must admit that there are only 2 popular ways:

using Oven (Pizza, donuts, burger buns etc...)

using deep Frying (bacons, french fries....) re-using the same oil again and again (with full of trans-fat).... how sad for the health but how tasty foods as suggested the following pictures from a little book that I just bought ^_^ ....

29, 559 Calories = ~12 times more than our body's daily calorie needs !

Corns & Palm oil : when Food of the 21st century rhythms with Obesity...

2009-11-13T19:32:00.008+01:00

We spend less and less time and money for our food budget.
We buy a lot of "pre-processed" foods in their beautiful packaging, filling our fridge/freezer with ready to heat & eat food at any time, anywhere but preferably in front of a TV set...

Why are we becoming so FAT when our food budget seems to decrease from 30% for the elders to 10% only for the youth nowadays ?? How can we eat less and get Fat ??

After reading, browsing many science & nutrition diet articles publications during my spare time, I came to realise that the answer relies in a simple mathematics ratio: the Omega ratios ( also known as the "ratios of n−6 to n−3" ).

If you wanna live longer & have a healthier life, the best & recommended ratios are : 5 to 1 ( 5 Omega 6 for 1 Omega 3 on your daily food )
But today, these ratios are more like... 20-30 to 1 !!!

Who's at fault ?? Ladies & Gentlemen, please welcome our 2 greatest World Wide Foods Champions :

Corns : whatever it's transformed into corn oil (it's very rich in omega 6 !!) or high-fructose corn syrup (in our favourite soda drinks such as Coke or Dr Pepper) it's surely good for your tongue, but the excess of sugar not for your health at all.
Bear in mind that when you buy a chicken or fish fed with corns/soy (="whole-grain"), they will also be rich in omega 6 too !!! (and not omega 3 for the fish as you expected !!)

Palm oil: also well known & labelled as "vegetable oil" or "hydrogenated vegetable oil", it's very cheap oil, and is used a lot in our favourite cookies, brownies, chocolate cake (Kinder choco) the list is very long if you take your time to read the tiny labels.

Problems:
1) They (food manufacturers) use hydrogenate oil so you can keep your brownies last longer ! So the chocolate can slowly melt on your tongue, so the flavour will always remain the same... and by the way bring a little bit of trans fatty acids into your body too !

2) Palm oil is super high in saturated fats (44%) and super rich in omega 6 too !!!
Filling (slowly) your body with saturated fat each day,,, that's why we have diseases... and become sick.

Less physical activities also contribute to this "obesity pandemic" society problem, it's not a surprise... because we are all spoiled by the Foods Inc. with always new tasty products, richer in saturated fat & omega 6, and of course: always for Cheaper !

What a Wonderful World we Live in... isn't it ?

Credit: Wall-E, the future of human being is already here in cartoon.

How to Make your own Money Dashboard System

2009-10-24T23:00:00.004+02:00

No need to buy expensive software such as Money or Quicken, you can make your own system with a little bit of programming skill & patience...

All you need:
- OpenOffice 3.1 (Database), it's free or MS. Access
- a little bit of Basic or VBA language knowledge programming
- a little bit of SQL knowledge
- your bank data account in CSV file format (using your bank online)

Basically, your main dashboard will import your bank CSV file as data input.

Fig.1: CSV file import

Once imported, the CSV data is then processed, and saved into database (beware to not add redundant data) to be displayed as follow:

Fig. 2: Anan Money Dashboard main form

Khanom Chan (Millefeuille au bayteuil)

2009-10-17T21:38:00.004+02:00

Khanom Chan is a steamed cake made of tapioca & white rice flour, coconut milk, water and pandanus leaves extracted juice (using a blender).

It is very easy to make, but it takes time...
Each layer(steam cooked) must be strong enough before adding the second layer on top and so on....

Final cuts !

Easy and... Yummi ... yummi :p

Get Free AntiOxydant & Manganese without spending 1 penny !

2009-07-25T11:00:00.001+02:00

I must admit that I love the place where I currently live, bordered by the Seine river, surrounded by 3 big parks and forest....

After my ritual Saturday morning running in the forest & park, I usually come back home with wild fruits.... and right now, it's the great season for blackberries... so don't miss out ! :-D

After all, the best thing in life should be free... ^_^

Anan gathered wild blackberries...

Anan's Quick Debts Viewer (in JavaScript only)

2009-07-23T22:00:00.004+02:00

You too want to view where all your money go ? Visualise it to better control it !

Feel free to Test it here or download it (right-click, then "save link as...")

Example preview:

Bamboo Soup (Keng noh mai) revisited

2009-07-18T21:05:00.005+02:00

All you need:
- Bamboo shoots
- Yanang (or Tiliacora triandra) leaves extract
- 2 soup spoons of sticky rice
- Black fungus mushrooms
- Fish sauces (anchovy sauce or "padek" in Lao, squid sauce)
- Lemongrass
- Red chilli peppers
- Pumpkin
- Meat (e.g. pork or other...)

Step 1: put black fungus in water, and sticky rice in water for 1 or 2h.

Step 2: Take off water from sticky rice, then mix it with lemongrass (previously chopped).

Step 3: Start heating the Yanang leaves extract and add the rest of lemongrass

Step 4: Add the previously sticky rice + lemongrass, mix it slowly then add anchovy & fish sauce (= seasoning as you wish...)

Step 5: Add meat, then pumpkin, black fungus, bamboo shoots, and let it boiled slowly for 20-30min... (=during that time, you can start cooking white rice)

Step 6: Serve it with white rice :)

And "Bon appétit" !

Little Sweet Dirty Truth about Diet Products

2009-07-12T21:59:00.002+02:00

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Anatomy of a long distance runner...

2009-07-07T22:00:00.001+02:00

Based on my own experience & self-perception, a long distance runner is...

1) Slim/normal body shape, also normal on Body Mass Index

2) a non-smoker

3) Care about what they eat

4) Got slow twitch muscle fibers which are more efficient at using oxygen for continuous, extended muscle contractions over a long time before they fatigue

5) Can run 10Km (& more) non stop without big effort

6) "Mind over matter" spirit, in a sense where they will always try to do better, and also because their mind is addicted to the endorphins that they don't feel pain

7) Never take the same path to reach their final destination, except if it's really their favourite tracks

8) is an "urban Explorer", and a travelling lover

Anan's Sunday Morning Shopping...

2009-07-05T11:01:00.004+02:00

With only 12,30 euro (~17,78 US $), here is my Sunday morning Shopping to complete my coming week with summer fruits.... :p

4 melons = 4 euro
3 Kg of banana = 2 euro
0,9 Kg eggplant = 1,20 euro
1 Kg of lemon lime = 1 euro
4 avocados = 1,5 euro
2,5 Kg of nectarine = 2,6 euro

The most important is to know where to buy from your local market hehe....

Old couple at Luxembourg Garden...

2009-06-25T22:14:00.001+02:00

An old couple walking together in a park...
Hands in hands, they walk slowly but carefully...
Did you notice they got almost the same style ??
Look at their beige vests, black trousers, so pretty simple...
Did you notice they got almost the same rhythm ??
Look at their feet which seem so synchronised...
We will get all old someday,,, but our journey just only start...

*picture taken by Chau, at Luxembourg garden, Paris

Anan's Predictions --> Back to Basics for the 21st Century

2009-06-21T22:23:00.009+02:00

One of the hardest thing is life is trying to foresee the future...
Trying to be less selfish and think what future and heritage will be for our kids and so on...

Stage 1 - Industrial Era: the beginning of the 20th century until now --> Global warming + Pace development of Junk foods --> Obesity, Cancers, Deceases, Allergies....

Stage - 2 Stupidity & Cupidity Era: Wars (Irak, Georgia...), Madoff Scandals, Sub-prime/Financial Crisis, Civil war & rebellions, North-Korea provocations, the UK Members of Parliament expenses Scandals...

Stage - 3 Eco-Responsibility Era : reduce the Carbon footprint, development of alternative energy (Solar, Wind, Sea...), Energy saving, Recycling...

Stage - 4 Organic Foods Era: Organic products, teaching healthier lifestyle to kids... Live longer & Healthier for everyone...

Monkey Salad

2009-06-14T19:24:00.002+02:00

What a tired Sunday for me, so I don't have energy to cook something special...
I then tried to turn my simple "Salad" into Art a little bit LOL...

Anan's Monkey face salad...

Salmon Stuffed Peppers

2009-06-07T22:00:00.002+02:00

All you need:
- Big pepper
- Shallot
- Garlic
- Salmon

Step 1: Chop salmon, garlic, shallot and mix them all together, then add pepper, soy sauce, favoured herbs

Step 2: Put inside our big pepper.

Step 3: put in a steam cooker for 15min

Step 4: Decorate a little bit with fresh salads & tomatoes

and ... Bon Appétit !!! so yummi yummi :p

Scallops Grapefruit Salads

2009-06-06T21:25:00.006+02:00

All you need:
- Mache salads
- Olive oil
- Tomato
- Scallops (steam cooked)
- Pink Grapefruit

1) Prepare the salad sauce: 1 spoon of olive oil, mix with lemon and grapefruit juice & add slightly pepper.

2) Voilà and Bon appétit ! It's easy, fresh and very light for summer vacations ;)

Shrimp fried rice

2009-05-10T20:21:00.004+02:00

My first easy dish since I was 8 years old: Fried rice.

All you need:
- Egg,
- Garlic
- Onion
- Shrimps
- Cooked white rice

1) Put olive oil on your pan/work, at a very low heat, add your chopped garlic & onion...
Once your garlic & onion turn into gold colour, add slowly white cooked rice and mix together.
(always use very low heat, otherwise your rice gonna turn too dry...)

2) Break an egg and mix slowly all together...

3) Decorate a little bit with fresh basils, corianders, lemon lime... + add a little bit of pepper.

Voilà, it's ready, you can serve with Tabasco sauce as well, and Bon Appétit !!

Dorade fried fish salad

2009-05-09T20:09:00.003+02:00

Recipe dedicated to my friend Manie. D. from FL. ;)

All you need:
- Grapefruit (imported from FL.)
- Potatoes,
- Lemon lime,
- Avocado,
- Dorade fish
- Garlic
- Basil

1) Cut potatoes into small slices and boil for 15min.

2) Fry your Dorade fish with olive oil and garlic... at a very low heat and add a pinch of pepper.

3) Cut grapefruit, avocado into small pieces and add lemon lime juice.

4) Decorate a little bit with fresh basils.

Voilà, et Bon appétit !!!

Honey-Soy Yoghurt

2009-05-07T22:01:00.004+02:00

Soy milk & yoghurt are my favourites !
Here is a small idea of dessert with simple things :p

All you need: - Honey and Soy yoghurt (no sugar)

1) Add & mix a little-little honey teaspoon with yoghurt

2) Decorate a little with an Apple & melted dark chocolate, put it in the freezer for 20min before serving :p

Voilà !! Bon Appétit !!

Simple Carrot-Zucchini Soup

2009-05-05T20:28:00.005+02:00

Tired from work... nothing can be better than a good home made soup...

All you need:
+ Onion
+ Carrots
+ Zucchini (low in calories, rich in folate & vitamin A)

1) Boil water, and put your chopped veggies in the hot water...
Add a small tea spoon of olive oil then let it boiled for 20-25min.

2) Use the blender machine to mix everything together...

3) Seasoning as you wish, and Bon Appétit !!

Mousse au Chocolat

2009-05-04T22:14:00.006+02:00

Probably one of the easiest chocolate recipe: the Chocolate Mousse

All you need: Dark Dessert Chocolate and Eggs

1) Separate the yellow from white egg:

2) Melt the dark chocolate on a very very very low heat...

3) Beat the white eggs until getting some kind heavy "white-cream" (you should not have white egg liquid at the bottom):

4) Once dark-chocolate fully melted (turn off the heat), then add slowly yellow eggs & mix slowly together...

5) Then add slowly the white-cream from egg, and mix carefully together...

6) Finally, put the final chocolate mousse on glass/cup... let it rest for a few minutes (you can clean dishes & pot during that time...) then put it on refrigerator for 2-3h.

7) Voila your final delicious Chocolate mousse !!! Easy, Tasty & Yummi :p

p.s.
The white colour of the second glass is: organic soy yoghurt - no sugar :p

Apple-Honey Compote

2009-05-03T13:43:00.006+02:00

I love Apples, but sometimes it happens that I can't finish the whole bag that I bought. So here is a little trick to "recycle" your last "apples in bad shape" into a Super Delicious Apple-Honey Compote Dessert !

All you need:
+ Apples
+ Honey

1) Cut your apples into small pieces...

2) Boil + a cup of water and mix mix mix... medium heat for around 20-25min.

3) Remove from the heat and add a little tea spoon of honey and mix together slowly then let it rest...
When it's not hot, you can put it in the refrigerator or freezer for 30min or 1h.

4) Serve it Fresh with a square of dark-chocolate :p

Super delicious & Bon appétit !

Salmon Tartar

2009-05-02T21:51:00.008+02:00

All you need:
+ Salmon
+ lemon
+ shallot
+ black olives
+ parsley, coriander, chives

1) Chop your salmon

2) Chop all together, shallot, black olives, parsley, coriander, chives.

3) Add lemon juice and mix all together:

4) Put it on the refrigerator for 1h.

5) Serve it fresh, with salad, radish and Tabasco sauce ! Yummi Yummi & Bon Appétit !

Eggy Lentils

2009-05-01T20:34:00.006+02:00

Nowadays, it costs nothing to eat cheap & healthy... Here is my new little Friday's recipe:

All you need:

+ Lentils (rich in iron & more...)
+ Carrots (rich in beta carotene)
+ Potatoes (good for your skin care & more...)
+ Egg (good for your eyes & more...)

Cooking:
1) Put lentils in cold water for around 15-20min to re hydrate a little bit & make them tender.

2) Boil together lentils, carrots, potatoes for around 25min.

3) Serve with egg, coriander (to decorate a little bit), and seasoning as you wish such as pepper... Voilà and Bon appétit !!

Map IP addresses or Host names list to Google Map

2009-04-29T20:49:00.004+02:00

Tired of using Geo IP Tool to locate only one-by-one IP address ??
So I created mine to map multiple IP addresses and host names to Google Map:
Feel free to try it at: www.englance.com/projects/csvIP2GoogleMap/CSV_IP2GoogleMap.aspx

Eco Lifestyle for Beginners

2009-04-18T23:16:00.001+02:00

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How to turn an old IBM Thinkpad A22m into a Thai TGN channel online for your grandma

2009-04-12T21:59:00.012+02:00

Step 1: Introduction

Intel Pentium III processor 850MHz
512 Mb of RAM
20 Gb of HD
OS: Microsoft Windows 2000

Software installed: Firefox 3 + Flash plugin

Step 2: Get the TGN channel page & make it a little bit bigger
You can watch TGN online directly from the websites such as siamTV or Cast9, however we are only interested by the web page containing the TGN channel and have to decode these little stupid obfuscated scripts lines:

document.write(unescape("%3C%53%43%52%4..."));
hp_d00("\x3C\x53\x43...");

... and keep only the interesting part of Flash player of TGN:

<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash"...</embed>

Step 3: Configure Firefox to run at startup

1) Drag and drop the Firefox icon to the startup folder of Windows:

(e.g: Startup in WinXP)

2) Set our web page containing TGN Flash channel as startup page of Firefox or you can use mine at:
www.englance.com/anan/goodies/TGN_Live.html

3) Remove the resume warning from Firefox:
in the address bar, enter: about:config
in the filter field, simply type: resume
double-click on "browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash" and set it as false

Step 4: Teach your grandma to turn on & turn off the computer only.
Maintain for 2 or 3 seconds, and the laptop will shut down automatically.

Anan Artwork: Wisdom tree

2009-04-09T22:34:00.002+02:00

It's been ages that i didn't touch a pencil & eraser, scissors, glue...
But... it's not too late to draw something & do something during my spare time

Final result :

entitled: "Wisdom Tree"

The Complexity Of Love Diagram

2009-04-06T20:46:00.000+02:00

The Complexity of Love or why some of us are still single :

"The Complexity of Love" is defined by 3 main factors:

- Parental control: your parents may influence you by choices or got expectations in you, for instance: if you try to tease them that u gonna marry with a black or Muslim, they gonna say "nooOO Wayy !!!" lol. See how our parents are racists sometimes ?? Parents = narrow minded sometimes.

- Personal control: it is all about your expectations and affinity "filter" that you wish to find in this "soulmate" or ideal person.

- Self-characteristics: is all about your physical appearance, if you are ugly & fat is not the same as sexy & slim/average, same as for your qualities(good & bad) which will increase the probability to have more choices or no choice at all.

Complexity of Love: part 2

Assuming that you have found someone as a partner, or "soulmate".
3 main cases may happen if you want to know if you will be happy together...

Case 1: GUY > GIRL

Comment:
Usually, it's the case where man take the lead, usually smarter than girl, and take the control.
His expectations are sometimes high, if girl cannot satisfy him, he may go see somewhere else...

______________________________________________________________________

Case 2: GUY < GIRL

Comment:
Girl control guy, she may be smart and usually tend to manipulate guy (= poor him).
She will get what she wants, and do whatever she need, becos she knows that the guy is nothing without her.

______________________________________________________________________

Case 3: GUY ~= GIRL

Comment:
The perfect match, where each side knows well each other, about the expectations & needs of each other.
If too many points in common, it may be scary. Otherwise, you know that it's your perfect "soulmate".

My Further Steps Into Eco LifeStyle...

2009-02-25T08:49:00.016+01:00
Having his own little 'home-sweet-home' is always better than renting.
After spending almost two years living & renting a tiny 7 m² 'cenderella room' at the top roof 7^th floor of the rich 7^th district of Paris, and after two exhausted months... I finally got my own little home-sweet-home...
Here are my eco steps that I tried to complete currently in my new place :D

1. ENERGY SAVING:

* I purchased only A/B grade in TV, laundry machine, refrigerator for low energy consumption

* Changed old light bulbs & its sockets for a better energy saving which will use only 11Watt to reproduce an equivalent of a classic 60W !

* Put all my unused cables/chargers to keep only my 2 usb-batteries that I recently purchased at usbcell.com, say bye bye to my batteries charger !!!

* Filled my old classic water-closed with 2 bottles to save water during each flush (to reduce water by half for each flush lol).

2. RECYCLE:

It is already my habits since last year, I got 2 trashes bins :
* 1 for papers/newspapers, plastic
* 1 for others cooking waste

3. GROW MY OWN FRESH AIR:

I bought 2 plants to make my indoor air cleaner ...

* Scindapsus aureus

* Areca Catechu

If you wish to learn more, please visit here

4. GROW MY OWN VEGGIES:

That's my next steps to grow flowers & vegies on my balcony :D

Everything With Time

2009-02-12T17:49:00.003+01:00
Everything takes time...
to see you growing...
to contemplate a flower blooming...
to wish you'll be the same...

Everything needs time...
to achieve our goals...
to try for a better world...
to live our little life...

Everything is you.
Everywhere is us
Everyday is now.

Buddha park - a Good Day to Heaven...

2009-01-14T22:28:00.011+01:00
Sometimes, happiness comes from little things of life, there is no need to travel to the end of the world to enjoy this little moment of our existence & simplicity...

All you will need:
* A straw mat

* A book or magazine that you are currently reading

STEP 1: Have Fun !!

Wake up early and go pick up your best friend to go to the Buddha park at Wat Xiengkhouan...

The weather in the morning is simply perfect and not too hot...

You will meet some of these young tour guides who will take you to the Hell, then Heaven... They will ask you to take them in photos as well...

After picture, why not trying to have some Fun ??
Let's try to act like a warrior...

...as a monster eating the moon...

... to be eaten by a Crocodile...

... to finally comparing Anan's belly vs. Buddha belly

STEP 2: Go to Beach !

Behind the park, you can escape and take the little path to go to the beach...

Take the straw mat with you, and make your little island there...
Talk with the fishmen, ask them how many fish did they catch...
Take off your shoes... and walk on the sand & Mekong river...

STEP 3: Lunch time & Relax.

After playing too much with water, and walking along the coast, you are now getting hunger.
Go back to the buddha park, and eat something at the Xienkhouan restaurant...

After lunch, you are probably too full...
So... find some nice place below a tree, and be lazyyyy & take a nap on your straw mat...
and... when you wake up, you can start reading your book that u took with you... or ask your friend to tell a story...

CONCLUSION:
Defining your Happiness in one day:
What would it be ? How would it look like ?

Dare to Go, dare to Do,
Be Crazy, Be Fun, Be Lazy,

The greatest thing in life is simply in each of us, we simply may not know it yet...

Beer Lao vs. Tiger beer vs. Angkor beer

2009-01-13T22:46:00.010+01:00

1st 2nd 3rd

Warning : This entry is simply a personal taste appreciation.

Beer Lao, the number 1:
Light beer, easy to drink, perfectly elaborated for Lao ppl. for its smooth & simple taste, and will always remain the number 1 national beer with always more than 95% of market share in Laos with no pain for the coming years...
Its little new born Dark beer Lao can never beat the taste of its similar bigger brother : Calsberg & Heineken beer.

Tiger beer, the number 2:
The new outsider in Lao beer market will be probably doomed to fail, will hardly gain market share in Laos ! The taste is even lighter than beer Lao !!!
Even thought they invest a lot in massive & aggressive marketing (lot of money from Singapore), and try hardly to monopoly some places, selecting pretty young girls as waitresses to seduce you with Tiger beer... I think it's probably the worst technique rather than trying to improve their beer recipe !!

Angkor beer, the last:
It's even lighter than Tiger beer, no bubble that much...
The Angkor Watt is great ! but kinda disappointed by the beer, but they can do better ;) but I doubt they are ready to change/improve their beer recipe. :)

Gimme More BEER !!! LOL

Tiessa / Canistel Smoothie

2009-01-03T10:00:00.008+01:00

I got this Canistel tree in my back-yard (mak muan khay in Lao).
Very rich in vitamin A, this heart-shaped fruit, yellow color and very fibrous & sticky thick flesh in your mouth is sometimes very hard to finish it...

So i decided to make a smoothie...

All you need:

- 1 canistel

- Milk low fat UHT (or Soy milk no sugar)

- and a Fruit mix blender

Mix all together, and try it !!! it's DELICIOUS!!!!

Images credits:
www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

2008-12-26T08:42:00.006+01:00
Location: Siem Reap (originally, this name means the destruction (Reap) of Siam, where Khmer kicked the Siamese ass out of Cambodia).

If you want to visit Angkor,
please, stay at least 3 days,
got comfortable shoes because you will walk a lot,
and prepare to contemplate lots of rocks ! lol

When you see tons of rocks, you still wonder how can they build that giant temple ??? How did they process ?? Did they get a magic potion like in Asterix ???

Me at Ta Phrom,

Bor bor (Khmer rice soup with vegies) + Angkor Beer (=slightly sweet & no bubbles that much, it's even lighter than Tiger beer)

Very Eco way to eat coconut !!! Lol, i love it... ( a slice of coconut as spoon :p)

Last thing to try: Crocodile steaks with french fries ! It's Delicious !

Anan's wish before leaving Earth...

2008-12-08T23:53:00.005+01:00

If all Schools of the world can teach our children about Global Warming, Respect of our Environment, Recycling, and make them Aware of how Fragile is our beautiful blue Planet,

Wouldn't be that be great ? (rather than teaching useless things that they even won't use in their future lives ?)

To condition our kids early to get good habits, to eat healthy, to respect other ppl... as well as our mother nature: Earth...

What future for our children with Global Warming ?

2008-11-30T01:14:00.005+01:00
What is the easiest thing in life ?
- being individualist & selfish
- complaining about life & around for nothing
- thinking about our comfort & for the present day
- (being spoiled by our parents...)

... and the hardest thing ?
- changing ppl. easy/lazy habits
- thinking forward in the future for our children, grand-children...

What world will we leave behind us for our children after our death ?

Will it be a world with full of Pollution ? Illness ? Obesity ?

How can we be optimistic in the future ? The Global warming is already here with its coming consequences (more stronger typhoons, Polar ice caps melting, spread of diseases, species endangered, increase of temperature...)

Interesting reading :
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/5-deadliest-effects-of-global-warming/276

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/the-top-5-positive-effects-of-global-warming/728

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/global-warming-effects-could-kill-10000-in-the-uk-by-2012/785

Banana Chestnuts Smoothie

2008-11-23T20:33:00.006+01:00

All you need / Tout ce que vous avez besoin:
-> a mix blender machine

-> 1 banana

-> Chestnuts

-> 1 organic yoghurt pot

-> Soy milk (no sugar)

Mix all together, add a pinch of lemon lime, no need extra sugar ;o)

How to merge Rich Text File (RTF) documents into one file ?

2008-11-17T15:43:00.014+01:00
One of my previous spare time work during my week end was to digitalize a book with my scanner & OCR software.

When you have 100 pages to digitalize, and try to scan the 10 first pages as one RTF document file with your scanner OCR software == it crashes.
So you have to scan 1 by 1 as RTF document.

I tried to find a RTF documents joiner/merger freeware,
but found only the trial version(limited to 2 pages only !!)

So I created mine, if you are interested, feel free to try it, it's FREE !

Click here to download >> Quick RTF Documents Merger

Speed Life in Paris...

2008-11-17T01:03:00.005+01:00
I walk fast and bypass
against people in zigzag
against the wind & time.

Let's jump from the 'scalator and run,
and show our tongue to the cam'.

Then sitting & reading newspapers for a break
Standing in metro & dancing with footsteps

Trying to enjoy this 'phemera beauty,
with this speed life of Paris.

Salsa online video

2008-11-14T16:27:00.008+01:00

* Salsa basic steps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfDVnX4j3-w

* Mambo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6e-6PLMeS8

* Rumba:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjDaZBSundU

* Dile que si:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG8QpqWiIxk

* Dile que no:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5job0FZWu1k

* Vacilala:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaIC-V_5vLE

* Sacala:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVHWn-0BiyM

* Enchufla:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D__37SDD5A

* Enchufla doble:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc8-cDnYhGY

* Cubana: (base + enchufla + Dilequeno):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dqT-Di_J3s

I'm under my way in learning Salsa Dance Baby :p

Shame on us: We, guys & blood donation.

2008-11-12T20:59:00.010+01:00

A man can give until 5 times maximum a year for blood donation and woman only 3 times.

Believe it or not, it is girlz who give more than guyz !!

It takes less than 10min to give your blood...

What is 10min of your existence comparing to a life that you can save & help ???

How to watch ThaiTV with Ubuntu Linux OS

2008-11-09T21:09:00.009+01:00

+

First of all, install codecs:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

then install VLC media player:
sudo apt-get install vlc

Finally, install "mediaplayerconnectivity" firefox plugin

https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/446

and set VLC player as your default player

Anan's brain Autopsy

2008-11-09T18:30:00.000+01:00
part1:

And God created Human, feet to walk & travel, hands to do things, and a brain to *think* + extra 5 senses to enjoy our world...
But does really People nowadays think ??
We use our feet to drive more car than walk or doing sport?
We use our hands to pick & fill our stomach with junk foods & fatty sweet things ?
We use our brain to follow media mass, norm & families rules...

We are all conditioned, unfortunately, most of ppl. refuse to change their easy habits leading slowly to the destruction of our world...

Anan's little garden experiment...

2008-11-05T22:13:00.004+01:00

Coriander, Dill and Chervil
Hope to add them soon into my salads

p.s. got problem with my camera for the colour lol.

Flying to Dublin...to help Lao film !

2008-09-27T10:48:00.005+02:00

Friday, 12 - Sept. 2008

Tonight after work,
i will take a flight for Dublin to help an Irish director who made this documentary film with Lao translation.
It is a tale of innocence and experience, and the scene takes place in Oudomxay & Luang Prabang...

Unfortunately i cannot tell you that much for the moment (professional secret), but i hope this film will be released soon
but will share more information when i come back on Sunday

Updated: Back to Paris
My short trip to Dublin was very great, they booked me a 4-star hotel which was also great...

My desk to work

Super bed with full of big pillows to hug

Surprise surprise !! i got iron too !!

Ohh hoO another surprise !! hot water with tea bags & instant coffee !!! Lol

Back to the story, i must admit that the job of Lao translator was not easy at all lol, but it was really a great experience to do though, i got a chance to meet the director and help her to translate and correct some part of the translation... and also meet the film editor...
Unfortunately the film is still under-mixing/editing... and i know in advance that the result will be awesome and great documentary...
Now i look forward to welcome her in Paris (becos she will come )...

TO BE CONTINUED...

I love Fox News, Sarah Palin...

2008-08-31T10:47:00.000+02:00

From Subliminal message of Fox News: the Master of information manipulation (& property of Rupert Murdoch) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSAOQuLxSdY

To the sexy lady Sarah Palin (Mc Cain's Vice-President for the election)

(look like the Beast & the Beauty, don't u think so ?? )
who denies about climate change, and thinks that the polar bears are just doing fine.

VIva Republicans !!!

Life is made of little goals...

2008-08-21T17:37:00.001+02:00
My fall 2008 Extra New Resolutions :

* Gardening, live a greener life...
* Doing electronics & creative stuff
* Read more books & magazines
* Trying Yoga at home
* Belly Exercises

My New Year 2008 Resolutions made & kept :

* Eat healthy
* Do more sport, running 10Km a week, swimming....
* Take care of my body
* Travelling outside the country (Amsterdam, Brussels)

The Secrets of Happiness...

2008-07-28T17:38:00.004+02:00
2 weeks ago, i got a chance to meet a Muay Thai master who definitely changed my way of seeing world...
The topic was simple : "How to get/reach happiness ? What are the Secrets of Happiness ?"
After all, isn't it the only thing that all human being is looking for & wishing for ?

The Keys of Happiness ? It's the same like the 4 elements of Nature: Earth, Fire, Wind & Water... It's all about Harmony between these elements... same as in Feng Shui, the Ying/Yang which are in perfect balance...

Earth
|
Water __ O __ Fire
|
Wind

These 4 elements can be summarised & counted with our 2 hands + 2 feet and our body as the center of these elements:

* Earth : It's about our Health, body, bones, muscle... Sometimes, when we are sick, it is simply that we don't take enough of ourself, we are Fat, spend our lives in front of TV/Computer (Internet), eat Junk foods, sugar & soda, crips and so on.... Do you think you can reach Happiness with that ??
Isn't it better to try a greener life, eat healthy food, do exercises/sport... in other words: Take care of our body, our appearance ?

* Water : Like a car that needs gas to work, our body need food & water to survive, we need to buy these things... and how to buy these things ?? Working unfortunately . Work hard and get the money to pay our bills, gifts, foods & so on...

* Wind : Take care of our mind is about education, memory and expand our knowledge, so on... After all, the most important is not becoming clever than the others, but than ourself each day !

* Fire : Passion (doing that you like for instance), Love truly someone, learn to love, being romantic and the share of physical pleasure together...

Wish'ing you all Success & Happiness too !

35 Articles to Impeach Bush

2008-06-11T10:46:00.000+02:00

http://chun.afterdowningstreet.org.nyud.ne...mentoftruth.pdf

11 Secrets of Men & Women....

2008-06-03T10:43:00.001+02:00
Interesting & for fun reading...

11 "Don't-Tell-the-Husband" Secrets All Women Keep

11 "Don't-Tell-the-Wife" Secrets All Men Keep

Wisdom lesson of the Day...

2008-05-13T10:41:00.000+02:00
If you want happiness for an hour : take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day : go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month : get married.
If you want happiness for a year : inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime : help someone else.

- Chinese Proverb

IT Perception

2008-05-05T10:40:00.002+02:00
An Example of daily perception in the area of IT (which seems true for me... )

Difference btw Men & Women...

2007-08-31T14:45:00.000+02:00

Life is all about Perception, don't you think so ?

We all know that we are influenced by the social environment, institutional and cultural...
These factors can also influence our perception of our world...

However...

This perception below...

seems also being true.....

... that's called Self-Perception ?