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What have I been up to?<\/p>\n

Life speeds along at an out-of-control pace. I do my best, but find often myself running-to-stand still. I miss my Lao Po<\/em>, I work too much, work out too much, and eat to many vegetable. Oh, to be the dirty slacker I once was.<\/p>\n

Blogging<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"bloggies\"<\/a>Things have exploded here at Asian Ramblings. Traffic is up 231% thanks to some handy-dandy SEO work I did. Being a 2009 Bloggies finalist didn\u2019t hurt things either. A plug-in I installed led to an email from my hosting company, informing me that Asian Ramblings almost crashed their database server. Bye-bye plug-in.<\/p>\n

Asian Ramblings was invited to be part of Lonely Planet\u2019s Blog Sherpa program. If you\u2019re surfing the LP site you may see a post or two by moi.<\/p>\n

My review of the Lowepro Flipside 400 AW<\/a> camera backpack was recently published on Matador Goods. Want my opinion on this high-security pack? Read it, and give it a green SU thumbs up, please.<\/p>\n

So many projects, so little time.<\/p>\n

Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"flickr-logo\"<\/a>I am slowly wading into an uncertain sea called flickr<\/strong>. I have been\u00a0 a member of Photo.net for three years, but think Flickr, (for the same price, if I pay the “pro” fee) offers a lot more. All the features I used on Photo.net were ones I could receive without paying the $25-a-year fee. Check out my flickr stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Craig Ferguson has taken his photography blog in a new and interesting direction. I\u2019ve been playing, using his latest lighting tutorial<\/a>. I shot an interesting self-portrait (which Ron<\/a> will love) and am looking at getting a second flash, stands, and umbrellas.<\/p>\n

Bountiful Healing, Robin\u2019s photo blog, gets better and better. A recent post, Dead Giants<\/a>, featured some stunning images.<\/p>\n

Fitness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only 7.48 more pounds to lose and I’m at my “goal.” I used to think trousers with elastic tops were the last resort of overly fat men. I’ve since learnt that a man shedding pounds can also use these evil garments when his belts and pants are too big.<\/p>\n

To spice up my cardio fitness routine I bought a Dance Dance Revolution pad for my PC (a whopping $6.75 US). If I was to post a video on Youtube of myself attempting to stamp on said pad, I’d be infamous. Watching someone with no rhythm trying to dance is amusing.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on eating right and dieting I wish:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Vegetables tasted like steak,<\/li>\n
  2. There was a high-protein, low-carb beer,<\/li>\n
  3. Eating deep-fried food was extremely healthy,<\/li>\n
  4. Water had a more interesting flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What’s ahead?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    I have some cool posts coming up. My feature on the Opium War, and some interesting tales of Chinese Canadians fighting in World War II will soon grace these pages, as well as a photo essay on the Battle of Hong Kong. I hope to post a regular cooking article as I continue to decipher Chinese food. Speaking of food: amuirin at Stop & Wander was suppose to start a week-long food series<\/a>, but has postponed it. Damn, I was looking forward to reading it. I’m always looking for new ideas.<\/p>\n

    Also<\/strong><\/p>\n

    An RSS email subscriber<\/a> sent me an email, telling me that Hong Kong was not the real China. Yes, I know. My post on how I Hate Hong Kong<\/a> is testament to this. That said: Hong Kong is extremely photogenic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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