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Life is short, it's not worth it.

- Keith H., after hearing my complains on impatient drivers on the road

A month ago in the late summer, I took my GDNT co-workers to the Gatineau park for a visit. One of the main attractions there is the Mackenzie King Estate.



A cottage of Canada's 10th prime minister, the Mackenzie King Estate turns into a garden today and open to the public. The estate is incomplete as King passed away after retired, before he finish building his dream resident. This only added to the fun when visiting the place so we can let our imagination run wild to how the place would be like if finished.



During the summer months, NCC has guided tours of the garden at weekends run by volunteers.

I was here many years ago, but this time around I enjoy the visit much more because of the guided tour offer many insights surrounding the historical place.

It's a highly recommended touring destination in Canada's capital region.

See my Machenzie King Estate web album here

Further reading:
King's Diary
William Lyon Mackenzie King @ Wikipedia

In a lazy Sunday afternoon, I made a pork bone soup.

You get these:



Chop them up, put them in a pot with water. After boiling for 1.5 hours, you get this:



Simple? I think so.

Blog day today, so some blogs from around the world I read from Gregarius.

Watashi to Tokyo - A peek at Japan from the eyes of a Japanese lives in Tokyo
Dave Lucas - A views on news (mostly US based) and on blogosphere, with a North America angle
Wong Wing - A diary from a model turn makeup artist, satisfy my need to look at pretty things.
知日部屋 - A blog on Hong Kong and Japan ACG (Anime, Comics, Games) and culture
Fedora Planet - Not really a blog, but a collection of all blogs from people that works on Fedora (a Linux distribution sponsored by RedHat). A good way to collectively stay up-to-date with the project

See Blog Day 2007

早前找來了些舊照片, 使我想起在2005年到Boston出差時的這兩張:



我從來也不明白甚麼是藝術,只是跟隨自己感覺去"喜歡".或許這些就是五師兄說的溝通?

反正自己欣賞就是了.

We learned from history time after time that the best technology not always the winner. i.e. VHS VS beta, Windows VS OS/2

But this is about life and death, how people able to sleep at night when it seems that their own agenda is getting in front of the best interest of the people who risk their life?

I don't know who is the lier here, but more and more evident is mounting.

Dealing with those baddies around the world, our sons and daughters deserve the best.

Defense Review - Pinnacle Armor Level IV Dragon Skin Passes ESAPI-FAT Test at Aberdeen

Related reading:
Dragon Skin Armor Passes More Tests: Dr. Gary Roberts and 'Test Lab' Video