the Green Smoothie Revolution

Tuesday, 29th September 2009  


green_smoothieWhat is a green smoothie?

Simply put, a green smoothie is a blended drink consisting of approximately 60% fruit and 40% greens.

Why drink green smoothies?

Though it may look green in colour, a green smoothie is suprisingly tasty, sweet and packed full of essential nutrients. And being a raw food beverage, it contains an abundance of enzymes your body needs.

Green Smoothie Revolution

In her book, “Green Smoothie Revolution: The Radical Leap Towards Natural Health”, Victoria Boutenko promotes the healing benefits of drinking green smoothies and making them a daily part of your food intake. Read more

What Will Google Wave Bring?

Tuesday, 29th September 2009  


google_girlWhat exactly is Google Wave? And how will it bring something totally new to the social media culture?

First and foremost, Google Wave will be “open source”, which will allow many possibilities in customization.

wave.google.com

Developed by Lars and Jens Rasmussen (and Stephanie Hannon), who created google maps. And, tomorrow 100,000 people will be invited to become “beta testers” for this brand new product.

I caught an article on CNN about Google Wave: Read more

Floods and Devastation in the Philippines

Tuesday, 29th September 2009  


PilipinasThe New York Times reports that the death toll from the Philippine floods has reached 240, and more than likely will surpass that number, as the Philippines experiences its worst flooding in more than four decades.

At Twibbon.com you can show your support for The Philippines by allowing a Philippine flag to be placed in the lower right-hand corner of your Twitter profile pic.

Typhoon Ondoy and Philippines are trending topics on Twitter right now. Read more

Frugal Living vs. Consumerism

Friday, 25th September 2009  


DSC_0117I chanced upon GuyNamedDave’s blog (via mnmlist.com) and read his post: 100 Thing Challenge

I love his idea of a 100 Thing Challenge. 100 personal things that are essential in your life, and hopefully you won’t need anything else. Can you do it? I’ll be working on my list. Read more

Randomguru’s #1 Google Search Results

Thursday, 24th September 2009  


google_girlSome say Google is God. Others say Google is Satan. But if they think Google is too powerful, remember that with search engines unlike other companies, all it takes is a single click to go to another search engine.
Sergey Brin

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Eric Cheng’s tweet about number one Google search results reminded me that I had done this sort of thing in the past. So, I thought I’d do another update on the top Google search engine results that this site has received (earned?) recently.

Some of today’s results are very similar to the results posted in February 2008: raw foods, Keith Jarrett, are Filipinos Asian? Read more

Rewriting and Republishing Old Blog Posts

Thursday, 24th September 2009  


DSC_0066As a writing exercise, lately I’ve been going through my archives and re-reading posts I’ve written, and when I come upon one in which I can honestly say:

“Gee, I know I could’ve written this one better.” Read more

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