http://kenalovell.com/blog Guru = Pahlawan Tanpa Tanda Jasa Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:14:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Coming to a stadium near you soon ... the Colombian wave. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAVrxaxTwzE] http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/07/24/no-more-mexican-wave/ Hehe. At least 30 hungry bears have trapped a team of geologists in their camp in Russia's far east. It follows a fatal bear attack on two workers at the same site last week. Local emergency services workers say at least 30 bears have been roaming the camp on the Kamchatka peninsula, as ... http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/07/23/exit-pursued-by-a-bear/ The USA has been involved in so many major wars since its inception that it's easy to forget the small ones. For example, few people would know much about the invasion and occupation of The Philippines that began in 1898. It started almost by accident. The Philippines was a Spanish colony ... http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/07/20/a-precedent-for-iraq/ One of the many peculiar characteristics of politics in the USA is the amount of passion that the issue of gay marriage generates in the community. A recent court decision in California looks like it's kicked the whole controversy off again: PHILADELPHIA, July 11 (UPI) -- Same-sex marriage is emerging ... http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/07/13/gay-marriage/ Nicole Kidman is a true blue Aussie. She's named her new baby girl after a genuine Aussie icon. No not, Victa, not Hills Hoist, not Slim Dusty. Her baby has been named Sunday Roast. On ya Nic. http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/07/08/our-aussie-nicole/ Thongs seem to spark intense emotions in a lot of people; I'm not sure why. Many enterprises think they are an unacceptable form of footwear, banning them along with singlets. Maybe that's a clue to the distaste they inspire in some people: they reek of K Mart and the working ... http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/07/04/in-praise-of-the-thong/ $1A = 38 pesos. All meals served with plenty of rice (there might be a shortage but not in any of the places I visited). I had the stuffed squid ... mmmmm. Unfortunately places like this are becoming rarer, their places taken by McDonald's and Pizza hut and the local fast food ... http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/07/01/filipino-fast-food/ I've always been a bit ambivalent about toilet paper. Scientists have yet to find the ideal balance between strength and comfort and in certain circumstances it seems that no matter how many times one wipes, traces remain. Visiting the Philippines was a bit of an eye-opener. My friends were too polite ... http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/06/26/no-more-skid-marks/ Remember Rex? I wrote about him a while back. Here I am with him and his parents: Rex and his family live in Iloilo, which copped the full force of Typhoon Frank that ripped through the Philippines over the weekend. They have an apartment in Iloilo City, which is on the ... http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/06/23/iloilo-woes/ Here are some new friends of mine. They're in a little road side eatery in Navotas City, Metro Manila, Philippines. That's a microphone, because they're singing to a videoke machine. Here's another view. See the television thingie? It's like a jukebox ... put in one peso (about three cents) and it plays a ... http://kenalovell.com/blog/2008/06/21/better-than-nintendo/