Wednesday, September 19, 2007

How to fold clothes in a suitcase with no wrinkles - never iron in a hotel again.





I saw this while surfing the Net today, and I thought it'll make useful info someday. I usually travel with a weekend carry bag with all of my clothes in cylindric shape after I roll them up to save space. When I reach the hotel I'll ring the house keepers for an iron. I'm not sure if this technique will save space in your bag or simply just keeping your clothes with no wrinkles, cause I hate traveling with a big luggage. If you have tried this folding technique, please let me know.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash

Cited from http://www.timesonline.co.uk



THE former rally driving champion Colin McRae was killed and his five year-old son feared dead in a helicopter crash yesterday afternoon. The aircraft came down in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family's home and burst into flames just after 4pm.

Jean-Eric Freudiger, McRae's agent, said the 39-year-old driver had been piloting the helicopter himself. Also on board were believed to be his son Johnny, another adult - said by locals to be a school friend of McRae - and another child. McRae's wife Alison and their daughter Hollie, 9, were not on board, friends said.

Strathclyde police said in a statement: "Four people were onboard the helicopter," adding "The bodies were found within the helicopter which is owned by Mr Colin McRae of Jerviswood House, Lanark. It is believed he was onboard the helicopter."

McRae became Britain's first World Rally champion in 1995. He was one of the country's most successful sportsmen, achieving 25 wins in World Rally events and 42 podium places. He was a flamboyant driver, inspiring one the world's best-selling computer rally games.

The helicopter came down within half a mile of McRae's 16th-century home, which has an adjacent helipad. The weather had been overcast, with southwesterly winds gusting to 30 knots and good visibility.

Officers with dogs and torches continued to comb the woodland near the crash into the night.

McRae's wife, a childhood sweetheart and his former co-driver, was taken back to the house under police escort shortly after 6pm.

McRae's friend the rally journalist Jeremy Hart, who flew with him several times, described him as a "very good, very measured pilot".

"Colin regularly flew all over the UK and into Europe," said Hart. "He knew the terrain and conditions at Jerviswood very well.

"As a sportsman he was a true hero. As a driver Colin was misunderstood slightly as being reckless but everything you saw with him came from pure raw talent as opposed to being learnt. He was the Michael Schumacher of rally driving.

"It's so ironic that he should die in a helicopter crash when he had competed and had brushed with death so many times as a rally driver."


Thursday, September 13, 2007

Drug addicts become “scientist”

Harian Metro reported that due to the difficulty in obtaining psychotropic pills, drug addicts decided to become “scientist” by creating their own drugs using rat poison, mosquito repellent powder, moth balls, cow dung, cement and glass.

Some addicts decided to use friends as guinea pigs to test their creations, and some had died due to poisoning or brain haemorrhage.

An addict who only wanted to be known as Din, 38, told the newspaper that a variety of recipes could be used to create new drugs, but the pleasure that one gained varies from one “recipe” to another.

“We usually use our own creativity to make new drugs, for example mixing ketamin, Ecstasy, caffeine and rat poison.

“Many experienced addicts have been using moth balls and rat poison for long time now,” Din said.

Din claimed that 10 of his friends died – some fell and drowned in Klang River following an overdose.


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Lesson I learn from this:-

1) Friends are NOT guinea pigs

2) Think twice before deciding to be a scientist, chemist or even guinea pigs

3) Cow dung is a newest "recipe"

4) Dont make Din an idol.

5) Use creativity on something else.