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9 "Harmless" Habits That Age You

9 "Harmless" Habits That Age You

ook Your Age—Or Younger!
It pretty much goes without saying that smoking cigarettes and frying your skin in the sun make you older, so kudos for quitting and slathering on the sunscreen religiously. But if you're trying to turn back the clock—or at least slow it down a little—don't overlook these other habits that may be sabotaging your....

SlickNick P90X: Day 11 Week2 - Yoga-X

SlickNick P90X: Day 11 Week2 - Yoga-X: "Energy: NormalMood: Normal Exercise:Once again back to the Yoga-X. Today I again could see improvements over the last week. I could bend ..."

SlickNick P90X: Day 10 Week2 - Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper-X

SlickNick P90X: Day 10 Week2 - Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper-X: "Energy: NormalMood: Good Exercise:Definitely I could see improvements over the last week shoulders and arms. I increased the dumbbells wei..."

SlickNick P90X: Day 09 Week2 - Pyometrics

SlickNick P90X: Day 09 Week2 - Pyometrics: "Exercise:It was a cardio day.. I felt I got so much energy compare to the previous week. Everytime when I do a lot of moves, I get bliste..."

SlickNick P90X: Day 08 Week2 - Chest & Back

SlickNick P90X: Day 08 Week2 - Chest & Back: "Exercise:Today I'm on the week 2 and do the same exercise all over again. I could noticeably repeat more repetitions on the Push-Ups. How..."

SlickNick P90X: Day 07 - Stretch-X

SlickNick P90X: Day 07 - Stretch-X: "Wooww I left out my blog for so long.. Although the title is Day07 but really the day I'm writing this blog is Day 11 !!!! Yeahh I at least..."

SlickNick P90X: Day 06 - Kenpo X

SlickNick P90X: Day 06 - Kenpo X: "Energy: Normal, 95% Recovering from coldMood: Normal Exercise:Oh yeahh it's Aloha Friday no work till Monday yahhooo. Just think of that a..."

SlickNick P90X: Day 05 - Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X

SlickNick P90X: Day 05 - Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X: "Energy: Low, Recovering from coldMood: Normal Exercise:This morning I still some fever and I thought I couldn't make it today.. But right ..."

SlickNick P90X: Day 04 Yoga X

SlickNick P90X: Day 04 Yoga X: "Energy: Very Low Mood: Very sick from catching a cold.. not a good mood low moral low energy.. Exercise:Holy cow I was so sick and feveris..."

My Award

Some Gift Cheques from my Company!!! I'm buying a trip to BKK for the December!

SlickNick P90X: Day03 - Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X

SlickNick P90X: Day03 - Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X: "Mood: OKEnergy: Low Energy I caught Cold!!!! Exercise:I took at a 5 minutes nap before I start my routine. I didn't feel well the whole day..."

SlickNick P90X: Day02

SlickNick P90X: Day02: "Day 02 Plyometrics Mood: Good Energy: Energetic Exercise: Yeahh!! My second is a cardio day.. there were lots of squatting and jumping i..."

Top 5 Restaurant in BKK

This article is originally from http://www.manager.co.th/Home/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9530000095590

July 12, 2010
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – The Miele Guide to Asia's finest restaurants is written by food experts who know and love the region (http://www.mieleguide.com).

Here is their list of the top 5 restaurants in Bangkok, Thailand:

1. Zanotti II Ristorante Italiano

Foodies are in general agreement that some of the best Italian food to be found in Southeast Asia is in Bangkok.

So it's no wonder then that the city's iconic Zanotti Il Ristorante Italiano has not only remained in our survey's Top 20 ranking but risen six positions to take 13th spot this year. Chef-owner Gianmaria Zanotti's first (and now flagship) Italian restaurant has garnered a loyal following since it opened for business over a decade ago and no wonder. The menu, which showcases the Piedmontese cuisine of chef Zanotti's hometown of Turino, is mind-bogglingly extensive. The food is hearty and the portions generous, with most of the ingredients imported from wherever they're produced best. But, most importantly, the pleasure of visiting this Bangkok dining institution is as much about the scene, ambience and service as it is about the food.

- 1F Saladaeng Main Road, Colonnade Condominium, 21/2 Silom Road, Silom Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand

- Tel: +66 2 636 0002 http://www.zanotti-ristorante.com

2. Bo.lan

Hot newcomer Bo.lan is more than just a restaurant. Co-owners and chefs Duangporn Songvisava and Dylan Jones are preserving, reviving and celebrating the best regional Thai dishes, including those rarely found outside
of Thai homes. Sticking steadfastly to the traditional principles of Thai cooking (trips to the fresh market twice a day, and creating everything from scratch, right down to the pork floss that adorns superb bowls of curry), the couple serves up dishes like a salad of grilled banana blossom and a deeply savoury and feisty cassia leaf curry (gaeng khi lek) with slow-grilled beef. The Bo.lan Balance menu, which usually features five seasonal specialties, is a great introduction to the splendours of this kitchen.

- 42 Soi Pichai Ronnarong Sukhumvit, 26 Road, Klong Klongteoy, Bangkok, Thailand

- Tel: +66 2 260 2962 http://www.bolan.co.th

3. New York Steakhouse

Frank Sinatra and Louie Armstrong croon in the background, black and white photos of Manhattan hang on the walls, while dark wood and plush leather lend a masculine ambience - indeed, a slice of New York has been transported to Bangkok, complete with the great steaks that New Yorkers love. Widely regarded as Bangkok's top steakhouse, New York serves excellent grain-fed US-certified Angus beef in every incarnation. There is also a list of 19 martinis to go with your meal. - 2F JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok, 4 Sukhumvit Soi 2 Bangkok, Thailand

- Tel: +66 2 656 7700 http://www.marriot.com

4. Le Normandie

Le Normandie counts politicians, socialites and royalty among its clientele. It sticks steadfastly to the old world formality of fine dining - compulsory dinner jacket and tie, private lift access and flawless service. Top chefs from around the world - including Thomas Keller and Jean-Georges Vongerichten - routinely guest in the kitchen, sealing Le Normandie's reputation as a premier fine dining venue. Its French menu offers treasures like handmade goose liver ravioli with truffle sauce, and a slowcooked lamb shoulder that never fails to impress.

- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, 48 Oriental Avenue, Bangkok, Thailand

- Tel: +66 2 659 9000 http://www.mandarinoriental.com/Bangkok

5. Erawan Tea Room

The Erawan Tea Room is an oasis of cool and comfort, a fine retreat from the heat and spectacle of Bangkok.

Amid interiors designed by Tony Chi - which bids one to relax and expunge haste - is thoughtful service and a list of delicious Thai snacks including minced pork and water chestnuts wrapped with egg noodles, or an afternoon tea set that features freshly baked scones served with Chiang Mai strawberry jam. At lunch and dinner, the Tea Room serves excellent traditional Thai cuisine.

- 2F Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, 494 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok, Thailand

- Tel:+66 2 254 1234 http://www.erawanbangkok.com/tearoom.php

(Editing by Belinda Goldsmith)

SlickNick P90X: Day01

SlickNick P90X: Day01: "So I decided to jump on the P90X 3 weeks ago, untill yesterday I got the DVD which was delayed on the way from the East Coast to Hawaii deli..."

How Good is Google Voice Transcribe for your Voicemail.

A week ago I was very excited to have my phone linked up with Google Voice service.  Tonight Jackson, Jimmy, and I tested the transcribe feature which has proven to be the selling feature of Google Voice.  This is how it works:  when each of us leaves the voicemail on the cellphone, Google Voice voice will transcribe the voice message to a readable message and sends to your email.  We conducted our test while we were eating dinner at AnyTime cafe where the background noise level was high.  But our judges don't believe that would ultimately impact our test outcome because.. this is Google right?

Our 3 honorable testers were (that's right Us):

• Jimmy who has a perfect American accent but can't perfect the barrel rolls in the parking lot in front of my house
• Jackson who loves the real meat and is a disciple of Confucius of Canton
• Nick who tried to practice Muay Thai but quitted because he realized that being Ong Bak is impossible

This is what we saw and read:
Fine Artisan Sake: With this Sake, the Mandarin orage fruit aroma, and the crisp and dry flavor leads to an extremly clean finish.  The aquamarine blue bottle is a signature symbol of this widely popular Junmai Ginjo.

This is what Google transcribed through the email output:


Jimmy the Circuser (26 seconds): Hi in. Not an, Kylie Bishop dot day and then drinkers. Is the room and this is Chris and dryers. Please this is just to anything we need it is of Marines who bottle is it. Signature them home and that's why the officer just realized field bought 5 see if you'd like to do it.


Jackson the Confucius (24 seconds): Yes, he has to teach July 18th. Do you call. 20. Hey, it's Dr labor house with your target mandarin orange that I will. Hey Nick, It's and drive flavor in the Sudan. The. C. S. E X Business. Okay, bye bye


Nick the Ong Bak (27 seconds):  My heart is in the not case if if I can. The battery in Orangeburg Corolla and the credit and Drive Beverly to an extremely clean image. Yeah, Hello Larry new bottle. Nick, It's signatures. They're all his white color give you my The goal was anyway.

Conclusion

The transcribed results were not even close to any human could imagine hearing.  It's like... Google Voice randomly grabs words from Webster's and Starwars' dictionary and paste them into a sentence. (called it a complete sentence if you lucky enough to have a full stop period at the end)...  One thing to note:  The ads that we all read weren't at all good message for the test.  Since there were no sense and context of normal day to day conversations and  if somehow Google Voice uses the algorithm that accomodate for normal English conversation and not word for word translation then the test can be called invalid.  The bottom line is my conclusion is as confusing as the mail messages from Google Voice.

100 Great Things About America

100 Great Things About America by CNN.COM

It's time for a breather, America. Fire up the grill, ice down the drinks, and pop open that patio umbrella. Health care, the oil spill, Afghanistan, China, Elena Kagan and financial reform will all be waiting on Tuesday, July 6th. We promise. What won't be, though, is the chance to lean back and remember why we care enough about our country to spar over these things and in the end, remain united.
"Freedom," Albert Camus pointed out, "is nothing else but a chance to be better." For 234 years, America has strived, fought, invented, pushed, pulled and dragged itself towards the better.Fortune was keen to enumerate our progress.
There's no claim to ranking or exclusivity here, so leave the nitpicking aside for another day, though feel free to add to our list in the comments section. Without further ado, and in almost no particular order, we present the Fortune 100 Great Things About America.

1. The Internet
Oh yes, invented in the USA -- maybe Al Gore helped.
2. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
3. Baseball
America's pastime…steroids or not
4. Mount Rushmore
Home of the original "your face here" gimmick
5. Food in New Orleans
If you can remember it the next morning

6. Rock and roll
Find a Beatles or Stones song uninfluenced by American music. Just try.

7. Hawaii
Mauna Kea, Kaua'i…you gotta see it to believe it.

8. iPod, iPad, and everything Apple
9. Barbecue
Carolina, Mississippi, K.C., Memphis…it's all good.
10. Ford Mustang
Who needs a German car? We'll take the classic.

11. Wikipedia
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12. Buffalo
Because this is a real sentence: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. Don't believe us? Check on #11.

13. Slam dunks
Thanks to Doctor J

14. Broadway
If the Lion King ever closes, Cats will come back.
15. Bluebirds
Listen to mine sing
16. Google
Because no one stands up to China better
17. Mark Twain
The original American bad-ass

18. The national anthem
19. Iced drinks
When will the rest of the world figure this out?
20. Beaches
Cape Cod, Kiawah, Zuma -- ours are better.

21. Madison Square Garden
A little threadbare but still the biggest stage in America's biggest city
22. Delivery pizza
23. The Grateful Dead
Long may the followers of Uncle John's Band live on.
24. YouTube
We keep clicking on home videos even after Charlie bit our finger -- again!
25. The Super Bowl
The parties, the ads -- oh and a sports game, too



26. Fishing
China rules the commercial catch, but more people fish for fun here than anywhere else.
27. Monopoly
A game we sometimes play in real life, too.
28. The Big Apple Circus
Where joy and, occasionally, fear comes in clown twelve-packs by tiny car

29. M&M's
Imitators don't stand a chance
30. Facebook
Friend us? Just kidding… but seriously. Please friend us.
31. Thanksgiving
Loosen your belt and watch the parade

32. Pickup trucks
Our nation's first outlet for unfunny bumper stickers
33. The Simpsons
May Bart and Lisa never make it to high school.
34. Oprah Winfrey
But after 2011, no more free cars for the audience
35. Frisbees
Not just for dogs
36. Mad Men
Jon Hamm + Christina Hendricks = cooler than the actual '60s
37. New York/Boston sports rivalry
For our safety, we decline to comment.
38. MRI machine
Perfect for after that Yanks-Sox game
39. Patagonia
The first to make polyester clothes out of old plastic bottles

40. Archie Comics
Betty or Veronica: 68 years and the debate rages on
41. The Golden Gate Bridge
Dirty Harry meets Full House. Uh oh.

42. Jazz
Even before Ken Burns discovered it
43. Fantasy football
44. S'mores

45. Trader Joe's
If cheap wine were apples, we present the modern Johnny Appleseed. Amen.
46. The 4^th of July
47. Harley Davidson
The motorcycle company that has survived both the Great Depression and the Hybrid Obsession
48. March Madness
So crazy it spills into April

49. Scrabble
As Facebook proved, it's Scrabulous
50. Kegs
Even useful when empty, as moorings


Read more from CNN http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/07/02/100-great-things-about-america-part-1/