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Did Your Parents Make You Take Piano Lessons?

When I was young little Asian, my parents never made me take piano or violin lessons. Instead, they made me peel large bags of onions and do other prep in the family restaurant. As a result, I got pretty quick at it, but I also …

Farting Around With Long Exposures

In one of my last photography related posts, I talked about avoiding the flash for better looking pictures. Using exposure compensation, accessible on most cameras in the manual mode (even a point and shoot), I was able to show you how to create pictures that …

What’s Your Excuse?

We all make up some excuse NOT to take care of ourselves or to exercise. Some of us blame our bumb knee like Ed Lau or make up other stories that justify our laziness. Believe me, I’ve made up some good ones of my own. …

Offshore Accounts For the Rest Of Us?

When you hear the term “OffShore Accounts” you might immediately think of things like drug lords, gangs, global terrorism and unsavoury black market enterprises; things that are far more evil than even what John Chow has come up with…and the Panda Slaying too. However, at …

Dot Com Kitchen – Episode Two – Omelette Time!

That’s right! I’m back with another stupid kitchen video. This time, I’m making a ham and cheese omelette. The onions might look familiar as they were prepared in Dot Com Kitchen Episode One. I actually did all of this in the same day, but didn’t …

Singles Awareness Day…

So today is Valentines Day (aka Singles Awareness Day), and if you’re single, it can really be a depressing wreck of a day. In fact, this day with all the hand holding, kissing, hearts, and candy makes you very aware of how single you really …