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How not to approach a blogger

ParisB — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:11:11 +0000

How not to approach a blogger

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How not to approach a bloggerCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks AKA How to piss a blogger off Leave a comment in a post pretending to be a casual reader when in fact you are shilling for a particular brand or company. Case in point. Click to enlarge. If you know who they are, so be it. [...]

Is it slow for you too?

ParisB — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:31:31 +0000

Is it slow for you too?

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Is it slow for you too?Copyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I’ve noticed a considerable slowing down in the internet of late. Websites which used to load up in a flash are now taking years to load. I can barely get into my wordpress dashboard sometimes without growing old watching the screen. Is it me or is [...]

Before its too late

ParisB — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:59:41 +0000

Before its too late

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Before its too lateCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I saw a sight this morning that I would prefer not to have seen. A man on a motorcycle appeared without warning from a side road right into the path of my car. Fortunately I was going slow. He did not even stop to look at traffic or [...]

This is not broadband! This is snail band

ParisB — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:19:34 +0000

This is not broadband! This is snail band

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This is not broadband! This is snail bandCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks For the life of me, I cannot imagine whats wrong with Streamyx. It has slowed down to a snail’s pace both at work and at home. It starts out promising and then, as the day progresses, just withers and dies away. Most of the [...]

Do I call for an RHB Bank boycott?

ParisB — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:37:57 +0000

Do I call for an RHB Bank boycott?

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Do I call for an RHB Bank boycott?Copyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I just got back from RHB Bank where I do a lot of my banking. Its not my favourite bank but its convenient location-wise. Thus far, bar a few hiccups here and there they have served me relatively well. I too had been a [...]

The Pride and the Shame

ParisB — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:33:24 +0000

The Pride and the Shame

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The Pride and the ShameCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks Pride is having a Malaysian on the Olympic medal podium. After Lee Chong Wei qualified for the Men’s Singles Badminton Final, Malaysia is now assured of a medal and to see our flag flying high. Whether we hear the Negaraku played tomorrow, rests on the shoulders of [...]

Enough of the Bashing – its the Olympics!

ParisB — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:09:58 +0000

Enough of the Bashing – its the Olympics!

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Enough of the Bashing – its the Olympics!Copyright of: Paris Beaverbanks You know, I’ve never been as sick of the Olympics as I have been in recent days. I don’t mean that I’m sick of it. I love the Olympics and everything it stands for. I always see it as a triumph of the human [...]

USA Feeling the Heat at the Olympics?

ParisB — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:24:34 +0000

USA Feeling the Heat at the Olympics?

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USA Feeling the Heat at the Olympics?Copyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I cannot tahan when I saw this on Yahoo sports:- As of today, 11.20am 13 August 2008 this is the medal tally at the Beijing Olympics. The top 5 countries. And America, YOU ARE NOT NUMBER ONE on the medal table! No matter how you [...]

The irony that’s Malaysia

ParisB — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:58:04 +0000

The irony that’s Malaysia

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The irony that’s MalaysiaCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks Malaysia turns 51 at the end of this month of August in one of the quietest Merdeka or National day celebrations I’ve seen so far. Just 5 days before Merdeka Day is the Permatang Pauh by-election which promises to be something of a thriller. That is not the [...]

08-08-08 Triple Eight and 5 Golden Rings

ParisB — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:08:00 +0000

08-08-08 Triple Eight and 5 Golden Rings

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08-08-08 Triple Eight and 5 Golden RingsCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks Happy 08-08-08 everyone! This date comes around but once a century so isn’t it pretty awesome that we are seeing it in our lifetime? Little things to be happy about… … because I was pissed off this morning at the fact that I might have [...]