Too much PC games for 5 year old Isabel

My daughter or "dotter" (I prefer dotter) is 5 years old and likes to play PC games.

My wife and I have an old laptop for her just to let her play some PC games. And recently, I introduced the game "Plants vs Zombies" to her..

Initially, I thought the game would be too complicated for a 5 year old toddler but she amazed us by showing us that she can understand the game and how to play in order to win...

I was quite hooked to this game a couple of months back... A simple strategy game that needed fast clicking mouse fingers...

On passing our corridor plants, my wife told me that our dotter told her after seeing a dying plant that, it was eaten by Zombies... [due to influence from the game]

That comment made my day.

For those whom have yet to be addicted to the game yet, a trial play mode is available at POPCAP.

To buy it is only S$19.95.

Did the Zombies eat your plants too?

Severed legs

Severed legs found @ Jervois condo,River Valley area,Singapore

A Brief History of the Ampersand

The "&" symbol...

Seriously, how many people know that it is known as the AMPERSAND symbol?

Most of us read it as the "and" letter and on the PC keyboard, the "and" key.

So you think you know?

Read the history of the AMPERSAND symbol below.

A Brief History of the Ampersand: "


Cameron Chapman of Web Design Depot has written a heavily-illustrated article about the history of the ampersand. This old symbol has again become popular in the last several years with the emergence of abbreviated written communications, such as tweets and text messages.

The word “ampersand” was first added to dictionaries in 1837. The word was created as a slurred form of “and, per se and”, which was what the alphabet ended with when recited in English-speaking schools. (Historically, “and per se” preceded any letter which was also a word in the alphabet, such as “I” or “A”. And the ampersand symbol was originally the last character in the alphabet.)

Link via The Presurfer | Image: Cameron Chapman
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Avatar Movie: Learn How To Speak Na'vi

Not only the Elvish language, aka Sindarin, from Lord of the Rings was a created language used in fiction.. Now Na'vi is also a learnable language, thanks to its linguistic creator, Professor Paul R. Frommer. All hail "Eywa"

Na'vi is a a constructed language spoken by the fictional indigenous race (the Na'vi) on Pandora in James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar. The language was created by Paul Frommer, a professor at USC with a doctorate in linguistics. This website exists to share this beautiful language with all who want to learn.

Learn Na'vi Website
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Handbook Download (pdf)

Read the full article at Geekologie.com
Read my review of Avatar movie here

Disney to buy Chinese Cartoon Company?

There are so many talents waiting to be spotted in China... and yet they are flooding the immigration customs of Singapore, dying to defect and convert to become a Singaporean citizen.

Ever heard of a Chinese domestic made cartoon called The Pleasant Goat and the Big Big Wolf (喜羊羊與灰太郎)? It’s a children’s cartoon series created by a local Chinese company and has over 590 episodes, broadcasted by 65 TV stations since its first appearance in 2005. To many Chinese, this cartoon represents a kind of Chinese nationalism and culture as it was developed purely by a domestic company... and it’s the only domestic cartoon brand that is sizable enough to compete against Walt Disney cartoon products in China. Now there is a rumor that Walt Disney wants to buy “The Pleasant Goat and the Big Big Wolf”.


Read the full article here at Shanzhai.com