Do people fall for this?

    Do people fall for this idiotic e-mail? Do people believe that they can “make an average $25 – $250 per survey… earn $10 – $50 per movie trailer that (they) preview”?

    Here’s the e-mail from “Clicked Cash” <kkapeller2552ezih@yahoo.com>:

    How would you like to make $75 – $250 every single day just for clicking
    your mouse ?

    This program is a MUST for:

    Stay at home moms or dads »→

    • November 12, 2009

      topics: at home, hassles/stupidity

    photos for today

    an interior view of the sparsely-furnished, 860-square feet apartment in OceanView on Penang Island where I lived March to August 2009

    OceanView apartment in Jelutong, Pulau Penang, Malaysia »→

    • November 10, 2009

      topics: at home, Malaysia, photo/video

    photo for today

    OceanView apartment building in Jelutong, Penang

    Penang view from bedroom

    No view of an ocean from my balcony … I can see a hill on Malaysia’s mainland (left).

    Residents in upper floors’ apartments with eastern views can see the channel between Penang Island and mainland Malaysia … but not an ocean. Pulau Penang (Betelnut Island) is in the Andaman Sea.

    • November 9, 2009

      topics: at home, Malaysia, photo/video

    Uncle Sam says:

    Here is Uncle Sam’s latest take on the Philippines for Americans intending to visit it:

    “November 6, 2009

    COUNTRY DESCRIPTION:

    The [Republic of the] Philippines is an emerging economy [it's an economy?] with a democratic system of government.  Located in Southeast Asia, the archipelago consists of more than 7,000 [7,107] islands, of which over 800 are inhabited.  The major island groupings are Luzon in the north, the Visayas in the center and Mindanao in the south.  Tourist facilities [What are they?] are available within population centers and the main tourist areas.  English is widely spoken [how does one speak widely?] in the Philippines, and most signs are in English.  »→

    • November 9, 2009

      topics: hassles/stupidity, Philippines, travel

    Jim Fitzgerald, rest in peace

    Today we remember Jim Fitzgerald, famed sports car racer, who died in a TransAm race in Saint Petersburg on November 8, 1987.

    • November 8, 2009

      topics: Florida, racing, today's thought

    free rice

    …….At Free Rice.com, I reached level 50 in English vocabulary, the default quiz, before losing interest. I encourage you to visit FreeRice.com and do one of the quizzes to donate rice to UN’s World Food Program. Quizzes for adults and kids are:

    Famous Paintings

    Chemical Symbols (Basic)  &  Chemical Symbols (Full List)

    English Grammar &  English Vocabulary

    Identify Countries on the Map  & World Capitals

    languages:  Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, & Espanol

    Basic Math (Pre-Algebra)  & Multiplication Table

    • November 7, 2009

      topics: poverty, recreation/leisure

    photo for today

    Batu Ferringi post office

    This post office on Pulau Penang sells hiking and camping gear (behind glass), very stylish Chinese bicycles, Chinese sewing machines, fruit juices (on counter behind sewing machines) and nutritional supplements (pills).

    • November 5, 2009

      topics: Malaysia, photo/video

    photo for today

    boys playing in a river on Pulau Penang (Penang Island)

    boys in river

    • November 4, 2009

      topics: Malaysia, photo/video

    seen on the shelf

    resuming our look at consumer products for sale in Malaysia:

    MYM sodas

    MYM sodas bottled in Perak (left-to-right): anggur, sarsi, cream soda, air limau, strawberi

    • November 3, 2009

      topics: Malaysia, photo/video

    seen on the street

    repo man

    You know times are tough when your ol’ junker gets repossessed

    • November 2, 2009

      topics: Florida, photo/video

    seen from the street

    a Pulau Penang mansion

    hard times … hard times

    • November 1, 2009

      topics: Malaysia, photo/video
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