Living with trash

This man is nuts, in a good way. Ari Derfel has been storing his garbage in his house for a year, to see how much trash a person makes. He made about 96 cubic feet this year. All of the garbage he collected are stored in bins on his kitchen and living room. His food wastes were being composted, while he washes the non-biodegradable refuse. Surprisingly his apartment doesn't smell bad at all. Checkout his blog here.

Kids steal Christmas presents

These kids certainly won't get presents from Santa. A 9-yr-old girl and a 5-yr-old boy broke into a house a block away using a gift card to steal Christmas presents worth around $200. The couple who owned the house came back from Christmas shopping and found out about the break-in along with the presents missing. A relative of the 2 children who stole the presents talked with the couple, causing them to discover that the stolen presents matched several extra "new" presents the children had. The relative contacted the children's mother and the truth came out.

Santa Hats at Bondi Beach

Tourists and locals alike flock to Australia's most popular beach, Bondi Beach, on Christmas Day. Many people can be seen wearing Santa hats. Lots of police patrol the area to enforce the no-alcohol zone.

Soccer referee pulls out gun after red card

Soccer matches can get really rowdy, but this Malaysian referee is more than equipped for these kinds of situations. The referee who's also a policeman hurriedly went to his patrol car to get his gun after players mobbed him for issuing a red card to one of them. He then fired warning shots in the air. The policeman and 5 soccer players are being held in custody for questioning.

Man stabbed by wife over Christmas present

Opening Christmas presents is a big no-no for many people. Well Shawn Fay Johnson surely learned his lesson, as he got stabbed by his wife Misty after an argument that started from him opening a christmas gift. As the argument went on, Misty accused her husband of cheating on her. Shawn is currently recovering in the hospital from a chest wound, while his wife was released after posting a $7,500 bail.

Serviceman wearing women's bikini jailed

A Singaporean serviceman wore only a woman's pink bikini in a lift, getting him one day in jail and an 11,000 Singaporean dollars(almost 8K US dollars) fine. Tan Wen Zhong stepped into the elevator wearing nothing but the bikini, causing a 20-year-old woman inside the lift to bold as soon as she reached her floor. Her mother reported it to the police. Alot of women's lingerie were found in Tan's apartment. He was previously charged of grabbing a woman's buttocks a year ago.

Government spokesman believes in UFOs

The top spokesman for the Japanese government drew laughs at a press conference when he announced that UFOs existed. Before the presscon, an opposition lawmaker had asked the cabinet about UFOs, stating that the nation is interested in the confirmation and defense for them. The cabinet responded that there's no cases of UFO confirmation yet. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda also said that he hasn't confirmed the existence of UFOs.

Toilet Wedding

Jennifer Cannon and Doy Nichols are tying the knot at Charmin Restrooms in New York Times Square, complete with accessories. The bride will be wearing a gown made from 2-ply toilet paper, formed using tape and glue. The dress was fashioned by Hanah Kim, the Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest 2007 winner.

Giant rat discovered

A giant rat about 5 times bigger than the common city rat and a tiny possum have been discovered by an expedition of scientists in a rainforest on Indonesian province of Papua. The jungle were the new mammals were found was discovered only in 2005, and was nicknamed "The Lost World", because it has been almost untouched by humans. The small possum also found was said to be one of the world's smallest marsupials. The forest is currently under threat from deforestation and illegal logging rampant in Indonesia.

World's First Newspaper Phone

Dagens Nyheter, a Swedish newspaper company announce the launching of the world's first "newspaper" phone. The said mobile phone offers users quick access to their website for daily news updates, which can be done by simply clicking the "DN" button. The subscribers can avail of the service for about 31 US dollars per month. Although Sweden is considered a technologically advanced country, people are not as akin to surfing the net on mobile phones as other techie countries like Japan. This brought about the idea to easily access news using a single button click.

Cartoon characters as court witnesses

A court in Italy has ordered Tweety, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck to testify for a counterfeiting case. The trial is for criminal charges against a Chinese man accused of selling counterfeited Warner Bros and Disney products. Lawyers think that its just a clerical error by the court, who summoned the characters instead of the companies and their respective representatives. Disneyland officials found the summons amusing. Fiorenza Sorotto, vice president of Disney Company Italia, joked that "Unfortunately they cannot show up, as they are residents of Disneyland".

Man bites Dog

Now its the other way around. A 65-year-old man from India chased after a dog, wrestled with it, then bit it on the throat before it was beaten to death. The man was agitated because the dog was running away with it a duck from the compound. The villagers in Pakakkadavu have been complaining about the dog, which was being a menace to many people. India has a very large dog population.

Mouse not afraid of Cats

The common knowlege of all mouse fear cats is not necessarilt true, now that a mouse has been genetically engineered by scientiest to be unafraid of cats. By altering the mouse's sense of smell, the "fearless" mouse does not try to flee when it smells cats and other feral predators. Studies made by scientists showed that mammals who run away from predators were inborn with the behavior in their brain, and not from experience. By disabling the functions in the brain for the sense of smell, they were able to successfully remove the fear from the mouse.

Santa told to wear seatbelt

There's even traffic safety standards for Santa. A santa from a rotary club that visits the West Midlands was ordered to wear a seatbelt while riding his sleigh, or face a higher insurance fee. The sleigh travels at 5 mph while being pulled by a Land Rover. The organizers of the charity found the move "utterly ridiculous" so to speak. The tradition has been going around for 20 years.

School teacher spends 100 hours in toilet

A school teacher from Scotland was rescued after spending 4 days trapped in the men's toilet at a bowling club. The door to the toilet jammed after he went in, and the outside door handle fell off, causing him to stay locked without food or even a cell phone. He was able to warm himself using hot water soaking his feet. The cleaner discovered him when she came to get her cleaning equipment. The club is rarely used in the winter.

Santa fired for not laughing

Westaff, an employment company, fired a Santa working in an Australian department store for saying "Ho Ho Ho" to customers. The company provides stores with dressed-up Santa, who were instructed to say "Ha Ha Ha" instead of "Ho Ho Ho", because "ho" could also mean a whore in American english, and might offend women. Westaff defended that the company fired him over his attitude, not for his saying of "Ho Ho Ho".

Wedding still pushes through despite coup

If someone really wants to get married, she will still do it despite all ads. An attempted coup bid in the Manila Peninsula Hotel, Philippines certainly disrupted the whole place, but 30-year-old Maria-Stella Magtayo said "I'm going through with this. Rock n' Roll!", even as rebel soldiers were already in the lobby. She and her husband along with their guests slipped out of the hotel through a side exit, while the soldiers were trying to prevent everyone from leaving. Their wedding would now be held accross the road at the Shangri-La Hotel.

Super-giant Hairball

The New England journal of medicine just published a case of extreme bezoar(aka hairball) inside the stomach. The patient was an 18-year-old woman complaining of pain in the abdomen for 5 months, vomiting, and a 40-pound loss. She said she had a habit of swallowing hear for years, and a scan resulted in a very big mass in her entire stomach. After surgery, the mass of hair recovered weighed 10 pounds, measuring 15 inches by 7 inches and 7 inches. After 5 days, she ate normally and was released.

Painting from garbage sells for US $1 Million

Found from a pile of garbage sitting on a New York sidewalk, a missing painting was sold for one million US dollars at Sotherby's auction house. Elizabeth Gibson was just taking a morning walk when she spotted the painting among other trash. The painting was originally bought by a Texas couple in 1977 and stored it in a warehouse, but they found it missing in 1987. The painting has been missing 16 years thereafter, until Elizabeth found it and hanged it on a wall in her apartment.

Giant-sized Bug

A fossilized claw have been discovered by British scientists and it is said to be part of a very large sea scorpion, possibly about 8 feet long! If it truly is that big, it would be the biggest bug ever! The discovery could very well prove that ancient insects are really much bigger than the insects we have today. The fossil was said to be from a Jaekelopterus Rhenaniae, a scorpion from about 400 million years ago.

Topless Swedish Swimmers

Several Swedish women are making makes by going on public swimming pools topless in protest. From a group known as Bara Brost(Bare Breasts), these women are protesting the gender-bias or sexual discrimination on men's and women's swimwear. The group was formed after the recent incident of 2 Swedish women in Uppsala who were swimming topless in a public swimming pool and were asked to leave. They're trying to make a point of if men can go bare-chested, what can't women also do it. The owner of the swimming facility in Uppsala defended the action by saying that women could be subjected to sexual harassment if they are allowed to go topless.

"Shut up" ringtone a big hit!

Last week's highly publicized verbal confrontation between the King of Spain and Venezuela's President is turning out to be a new fad for a lot of Spaniards. About 500,000 people have downloaded the mobile phone ringtone featuring King Juan Carlos Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up". The ringtone has reportedly already generated more than $2 million for the companies who released it. The exchange came from Chavez calling former Spanish PM Jose Maria Aznar a fascist.

Cheerleader Showy Message

Six Californian cheerleaders from Ripon High School were suspended for two days after showing a message on their bottoms during a cheer. Despite the disapproval of their coach, they still continued with their plan of the last game of the football season. On reaching the end of their routine, the cheerleaders bent overs and lifted up their skirts while showing the spelled words "Indians No. 1" across their bloomers. Some people are really over their heads, as this seems to be done only in school spirit, and its not like any panties were shown- just bloomers.

Real Estate Agents

If you need a real estate agent directory check out the Homefinding Book. You can easily find agents by state, then by city. Mortgage and insurance are also available in the site. There's also homes at up to 50% discount available.

Chopsticks Bra

Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan, makers of the microwaveable bra and shopping bag bra have come up with another one-of-a-kind bra that's good for the environment and at the same time enhances cleavage. The new "My Chopsticks Bra" is conceptualized to lessen the effect of disposable chopsticks in Japan, where about 25 billion pairs of wooden chopsticks are thrown away yearly. The bra comes with a pair of collapsible chopsticks which are held by holsters that push up the breasts for more cleavage. Weird stuff but if its for a good cause, who's to say no.

8-limbed baby!

A young baby girl with eight limbs is going to have surgery to remove two of her arms/legs. Lakshmi Tatma's appearance caused some people to believe she's the reincarnation of the Hindu goddess Vishnu, who has multiple limbs. She was born on the celebration day of the Hindu goddess. When Lakshmi was born she had a twin who did not develop fully, causing her to have extra pairs of arms and legs. Let's hope her surgery will be successful.

How to adjust undies in public?

Don't wanna have everyone noticing you when you need to adjust your undies in the most inappropriate times and places? Found a pretty cool site with videos of how to furtively or secretly adjust your undies. Check out this site sponsored by Jockey.

Toilet Lid Pee Solution

A 9-year-old boy Jake Wulf came up with a plan to make lifting the toilet lid foot-operated, so that there would be no need to touch the lid. He named the invention Privy Pop. He got the idea because his mom was always getting angry at him for forgetting to put the toilet seat down after peeing. Too bad they're not planning to mass-produce it- it could make them alot of money, and it seems pretty useful.

Voiceovers

Think voiceovers are funny? There's a bunch of funny voiceover stuff in this Chuck Brown's site. You can even see some celebrity voiceovers.

World Backside Championships

There really isn't anything we can't make a competition out of. A Bulgarian woman Kristina Dimitrova and a Romanian man Andrei Andrei we declared as having the best bottoms by a European company Triumph. Both of them won modeling contracts, 10,000 euros, and check this out- 1 year's insurance for their bottoms(yes- their asses!). The competition was held online and over 15,000 people from 29 countries submitted photos of their backside.

Online Med Checkup

Health issues always come up at the most inappropriate sites. Sometimes we are too busy with our schedules to find the time to visit a physician. No problem as Nutrition Advisors’ Network found a solution to easy health consultancy. They have made nutrition advice accessible online using Skype service; you can talk with nutrition experts live online. You can also post on the site and wait for an expert to answer you. Check out the site here http://nutrition.bitwine.com/?auid=7&ctx=turk.

Recycled urine for spacemen

Too bad for astronauts, seems like they will be privy to drinking recycled water from their own urine when they're in space. Transportation costs ofcarrying bringing drinking water through space will greatly be reduced if the urine-recycling system is used to extract drinking water. NASA is still finalizing the system to be used for purifying the urine, as there are three systems they are choosing from, or possibly incorporating together, to make the best possible system to recover clean water. So far they're able to recover 92 percent of the waste water to be made drinkable! Hopefully I'll not be around when the time comes for everyone in the world will be needing to drink this kind of water.

New Online Video Site by NBC and Fox

Along with the dozens(or hundreds) of youtube clones comes the new online video site from NBC and Fox. The site will be supported by advertising and will try to seize the viewers' share of youtube. The beta version of the site, hulu.com, is now online. You have to sign up for an account first before using the site. Hulu will host legally(unlike youtube) hundreds of NBC show episodes running currently as well as shows that have finished their run(old shows). It will even show movies, although some ads will be shown(maybe like commercials). One more cool thing: members will even be able to attach episodes to their own blogs!

Easy Website Builder

If you need to get a website built, try homestead. Whether its a small business website design, real estate website design, ecommerce website design, or even a custom website design, this site can help you do it easily. There are over 2000 ready-made templates for you to choose from. If you wanna create your own, you can use the simple drag-and-drop website builder. The best thing is it's free to try for 30 days.

MySpace and Free Games

MySpace is still looking to make their site more innovative, this time by adding free games to individual personal pages. The games are developed by Oberon Media. Users of the social networking site will be able to add multiplayer games to their profiles and even play with people who visit them. Pretty cool huh.

Been hearing Christmas Jingles already...

If you can't beat em, join em! Check out these free Christmas music, you can find a bunch of free mp3s to help give you and early holiday rush.

Super Jumbo Plane Completes Flight

The world's largest passenger plane successfully completed its historic flight from Singapore to Australia. The Airbus A380 can carry up to 471 passengers, although just 455 people were on board for the flight. The plane is a double decker that boasts luxurious suites with seats, beds, tables 23-inch TVs, along with laptop connections. Most of the seats on the plane were auctioned in eBay, raising more than $1.25 million.

Chinese Panda takes big bite off boy's leg

15-year-old Li Xitao found his lesson pretty painful when male panda Gu Gu took a huge chunk of flesh from the boy's leg at the Beijing Zoo. The bite was so deep that the boy's bones were even showing! Seems curiosity took the better(or worse) of the boy when he jumped over the 4-ft 7-inch barricade around the panda grounds. Gu gu was in the news before for being bitten by a drunk man, which was in retaliation for Gu gu biting him first.

Asian Space Race

The space race in Asia is heating up, with China set to launch its first mission to moon this wednesday night. Weeks ago Japan launched the first Asian moon orbiter. Even India is planning to launch its own lunar proble sometime next year. The orbiter Chang'e 1, named after the Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, has the mission of analyzing the chemical and mineral composition of the moon' surface.

Devastating California Wildfires

About half a million residents are being evacuated due to the raging wildfires that are spreading uncontrollably in Southern California. Even known Hollywood figures are affected, among those are the homes of directir James Cameron movie star Olivia Newton-John. The wildfires are among the worst in the history of the state. Sadly global warming signs are really becoming more and more intestive.

First TV series in MySpace

You've all probably heard of myspace, or even have an account there. Advertisers have found a new way of displaying their products there, this time by featuring a TV series- Roommates. Sponsored by Ford, this reality show features scantily clad college girls dancing around in skimpy bikinis, certain to pull alot of viewers. Each week there's a new 3-minute episode to watch, which will certainly show some of Ford's new vehicles. This could start a new trend for online advertisers.

Toilet Bowl House

No the person who had the house built isn't crazy. This toilet bowl-shaped house was built in Seoul, South Korea by the Korea Toilet Association founder. He's been a known public official for promoting clean toilets. The house is actually open for rent at $50,000 per day! Most likely it's the most skweaky clean toilet you can live in.

Cool Techno Site

Fan of the latest technology? Checkout Zinju- it has product reviews for the cool new gadgets and really interesting hi-tech news. Its features are diverse and it's updated daily. It seems to be better than most of the other techno sites out there.

Bomb Explosion in Glorietta

Sad news today. There was an explosion in Glorietta 2 Mall in Makati, killing sofar 8 people and injuring more than a hundred. Although a bomb still isn't confirmed, I don't think LPG tanks exploding would've cause the whole floor to collapse, with the escalators and all. The source of the explosion seems to be the storage room of the Chinese restaurant Luk Yuen noodle house. Let's pray for those who departed and hope that those responsible are caught. Guess we shouldn't frequent malls right away.

Street Fighter IV Official!

Yes! Fighting game fanatics like me can finally rejoice as the long wait of a decade since the last official "Street Fighter" game was released. The game was annouced at Capcom Gamer's Day, although there's no details yet where it will be released, or any gameplay details. But you can head over to streetfighterworld to watch the official trailer.

Mobile phones in planes?

For people who travel alot, not being able to use mobile phones during air flight can be so inconvenient. Well soon people might be find that it won't be a problem anymore, well at least for European travellers. Mobiles are banned mainly because they can interfere with the plane's communication and navigation systems, but now they have a new system that will be able to prevent the interference. Learn more about it here.

Paypal Philippines can send and receive money!

Good news to everyone in the Philippines! Paypal is now fully functional. You can now send or receive money. Paypal was made available earlier this year in the Philippines, but Philippine accounts were limited in that they can only send payments, but not receive payments. Now that we can also receive payments, Paypal can now make sending and receiving money easier for merchants like ebay sellers, or for people that are into get-paid-to internet programs and paid surveys. Ony way to receive payments through your paypal is to attach it to a bank account. Union Bank is one of the banks here in the Philippines that easily accepts paypal. You just have to apply for a Union Bank Visa account and you can transfer your paypal money to your Union Bank account. Check out their website for more info.

Start of something new

I'll be starting this new blog that talks about all sorts of stuff. Hope you'll find the rambling here interesting.