I'm not talking about a hotel mini-bar. I'm referring to the itty-bitty sushi bar/izakaya that Ginji the hamster is managing as seen here. I've been seeing Ginji's rise to fame on the internet but the more recent photos that I came across via my brother's Tumblr blog is just so ridiculous in its cuteness that I HAVE to... Continue Reading →
I'm not advocating breaking all sorts of rules, but if you need to for a really good reason, take Picasso's advice. :)
After downing that thirst-quenching summer drink, was there a time when you thought of turning your empty plastic bottle or soda can into something more useful other than throwing it in the recycling bin? In Istanbul, they can be used to provide food for dogs and cats immediately! Pugedon, a Turkish company, recently introduced an innovative vending machine... Continue Reading →
Although I'm not at retirement age yet, I sometimes wonder what I would do when I am not able to work anymore. How would the days look like to begin with? If I'm blessed with good health enough to live up to my 90s and jetpacks aren't around yet, would I read books? Continue... Continue Reading →
Check out this beautiful 720-sq metre mural that Syrian artists built recently in Damascus. Using recycled materials, a team of six artists labored for six months to create this Guinness World Record-setting masterpiece in spite of all the strife that their country is experiencing. Wow. "In the difficult conditions that the country is going through, we wanted... Continue Reading →
http://vimeo.com/89814137 Here is another good find in San Francisco! Andrew Maxwell-Parish created a High-Five Cam using a GoPro and an Arduino. In his video, although not every single person returned his high-five, I am sure that the 97% who received and gave a high five back felt better afterwards. You can see it in their smile. I... Continue Reading →
Andres is not your average San Franciscan artist. His medium is a beach at low tide and a rake! The fact that he spends hours creating these gorgeous patterns that span up to 100,000 sq. feet -- and they're all temporary -- makes every piece all the more special. Visit his website for more stunning... Continue Reading →
Pedro Reyes is darn cool. An artist from Mexico, he transforms weapons into musical instruments. Need I say more? As thisiscolossal.com reported last week: "The team acquired a variety of rifles, pistols, and shotguns seized from drug cartels by the Mexican army and used them to build the musical devices that are controlled by... Continue Reading →
These are samples of Mr. Hal Lasko's art pieces made pixel by pixel via Microsoft Paint. This story blows my mind in more ways than one: 1. Mr. Lasko is 97 years old. Almost 100! 2. At his age, he is using a computer to draw. That's pretty neat. 3. Microsoft Paint. 4. Ridiculously cool... Continue Reading →
Life gets in the way sometimes, so I don't get to write as often as I'd like. I'm also sure I'm not the only one who struggles with the quest for that elusive writing time, so I thought I'd share this information here, because this app had been helping me. The thing is, you don't even have... Continue Reading →
The artwork above were made via Excel spreadsheets. Who would've thought this was even possible? Maybe it's just my corporate-life-trained head, but spreadsheet art did not even cross my mind until I read about 73-year old Tatsuo Horiuchi recently. He saw other people build pretty graphs thirteen years ago, realized he can use it... Continue Reading →
This colorful image in steamykitchen.com inspired me. Although the original idea is about memories, I thought this would be a good (and cute) method for counting blessings this year. When something makes you smile or when something good happens, write it down, and drop the note in your recycled jar. "Upcycled" if you're fancy. ;) On... Continue Reading →
Cup of Good 