Bigger Dragon Boat Festival In Putrajaya This Year
The 2nd 1Malaysia International Dragon Boat Festival 2010 (1MIDBF 2010), to be held here from June 18 to 20, promises to be an even bigger event in terms of participation and spectator interest, Datuk Herman Chin, its organising chairman, said Tuesday. Chin, who is also the managing director of Mega Events …
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Bigger Dragon Boat Festival In Putrajaya This Year
The Festival Kuala Lumpur this year, KLFest2010, will have more than 140 activities throughout the month of July which will be more interesting than in the previous festivals. Information Communication and Culture Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Wira Kamarudin Siaraf said FestKL2010, with the theme ‘Where the Arts Come Alive!’, not only displayed …
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KLFest 2010 To Be More Interesting
Secondary school students on resort islands have been urged to join the tourist guide apprentice programme to be launched by the Tourism Ministry. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said for a start, it would involve students on Pulau Tioman in Pahang, Pulau Redang and Pulau Perhentian in Terengganu.
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Students On Resort Islands Urged To Become Apprentice Tourist Guides
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili on Saturday called on the people of Kota Marudu to intensify efforts to develop the district as another destination for eco-tourism. He said over the past 400 years, Marudu Bay here had been known for the uniqueness of its beaches …
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Marudu Bay Has Potential To Be An Eco-Tourism Centre
I-Bhd is embarking on its second phase of the City of Digital Lights project in its high-tech township here, I-City, to attract more crowd and tourists into the latest night spot in the Klang Valley. Its Director Monica Ong, said the second phase of the project which will incorporate light and …
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Second Phase Of City Of Digital Lights Expected To Boost Visitors To I-City
The Melaka government is looking into making inroads in the aviation industry by introducing “Melaka Air” to boost the tourism and aviation sectors in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said for a start, they would study whether to rent a Boeing 737-400 aircraft or an Airbus 320 …
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Melaka Government Looks To Enter Aviation Industry By Introducing Melaka Air
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will make its rail tourism package a permanent feature in its bid to expand its services. The programme which is undertaken by KTMB Intercity Service with the cooperation of the Tourism Ministry will focus on homestay in areas served by the railway line
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KTMB To Make Rail Tourism Package Permanent Feature
Jump to the full entry & travel map Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 26/5/10 – Tanzania Well it was time to leave Malawi and make our way to Tanzania. It was a very auspicious start with us going along the road works in pouring rain and we had a whole bunch of other vehicles to get pet past, but the locals were telling us to go ahead, when all of a sudden out truck got stuck in the mud right by another big truck. Things weren’t looking good and I wondered how we were going to get out of this one
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Benji: The Driving Diaries Part Deux. — Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Jump to the full entry & travel map Chiang Rai, Thailand This morning we travelled north again to a town called Chiang Rai where we went to the Hill tribe museum run by the PDA (Population and community Development Association). At the museum we were shown a video of what to expect from the next three days of trekking and also told us about the hill tribe people and their cultures and also what we should and shouldn’t do while there, for example, me and women (including married couples) do not sleep in the same rooms
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Hill tribe museum and 1st night home stay — Chiang Rai, Thailand
Jump to the full entry & travel map Athens, Greece Fantastic breakfast at the hotel — up on the 10th floor with a view to the acropolis. The we all had a wander through the Plaka to the base of the acropolis. A short bus tour let everyone get their bearings and gave us a better idea how things connected to one another
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Lovely day of wandering — Athens, Greece
Gina Sekelsky from lettergirl and Rich Inner Life shows her most recently completed sewing project - a handstitched cardigan covered with a favorite quote from Maya Angelou. The simple lines of the cardigan are the perfect background for the words of the quotation. The little bits of chartreuse peeking through here and there are utter perfection. Read more about her project and see…
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Lookie what she made: Maya Angelou cardigan
Last week I mentioned in a post the Degenerate Flame Off being held at Cornerstone Glass in Eugene, OR May 28th-30th. Well, it’s come and gone but you’ve got to check out the slide show over in the Cornerstone web site . It looks as though a good time was had by all
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Degenerate Flame Off at Cornerstone Glass Has Happened!
Karen from Dear My Kids and Dear My Kids Easywear is giving away four of her patterns on From an Igloo. (One pattern each to four winners.) As the mama of a school-aged girl, I’m thrilled that she now has bigger sizes available. Go to From an Igloo to get the details and enter the giveaway . Deadline is Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at…
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Giveaway: Dear My Kids pattern
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a free video tutorial walking you through the steps to create a pillowcase dress. This is a simple dress, easy for beginning sewists. She also sells a print version of the tutorial along with a pattern for $3.00 US. Go to the free video .
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Video tutorial: How to make a pillowcase dress
The issue of child slavery is a real problem that is facing the United States today.
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Every Parent's Worst Nightmare: How To Protect Your Children Against The Crime Of Human Trafficking
“By making the grid smart, we make it more efficient and more accommodating of renewables, and we’re able to cut down on the amount of carbon we emit to generate the electricity we need,” said [research scientist] Rob Pratt.. Having a smart grid would have substantial benefits for the fight against climate change, says a recent report , summarized here in video format (more details here ):
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Adding information to energy to counter climate change
image by Paper Crafts Visit the Paper Crafts Card Creations 8 website section to download free PDF’s to make a dog shaped card, and paper piecing patterns for a rocket ship, car, strawberry and holiday images. Click here for downloads
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Freebie: Paper Piecing Patterns
More of the, while I was at Bullseye story…we spent some time doing some kiln casting. Very interesting stuff and I have to say, it has my mind reeling with ideas. In our class we had two figures to use to caste.
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Kiln Casting a Pyramid
A post over at Time NewsFeed asks if “Quit Facebook Day” is a bust. Well, I didn’t know it was happening in the first place, and I’m online for like every waking hour.
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I Didn’t Get The ‘Quit Facebook’ Memo
Illustration: Chinese Ornament from Owen Jones The Grammar of Ornament 1856 Although Owen Jones was to publish a volume entirely dedicated to Chinese ornament in 1867, The Grammar of Chinese Ornament , he had included only a slim chapter on the subject in his 1856 volume The Grammar of Ornament . The earlier chapter was a much smaller affair than the 1867 book, but was also relatively small compared to some of the other chapters in the book. Only four colour plates were included along with one page of text.
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Owen Jones and Chinese Ornament