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31 Jan 2006In my trip down to the States, I managed to see only 1 movie in the theatres (I blame crappy Holywood productions) and it was not an obvious choice. Critics have hailed The Matador as “a delightfully sly diversion“, which I have to agree. I had read Roger Ebert’s review before going into the movie [...]
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29 Jan 2006According to rumours, Sony has killed off both Aibo (robot dog) and Qrio (robot human) in order to “restore profitability in specific business categories”, even if their robot division is the only thing that separates them from the rest of the electronic manufacturers… Well, if this turns out to be true, I hope your company [...]
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26 Jan 2006Now that I’ve received word that I managed to pass the exam in 1 try, I feel confident in my approach to studying for the exam. I’ve also taken a quick look at the official statistics, which made my initial belief more concrete: there isn’t much to the original recommendation.
At the beginning, everyone needs to [...]
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20 Jan 2006I have been down here for a couple of days, and I’ve been to Wal-Mart twice already: it’s not because I condone their labour practices, nor because I’m trying to save a penny or two. It is simply because it’s the closest store to where I am. (according to Google Maps, it’s only 0.7 mile [...]
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15 Jan 2006“Shaun of the Dead” is the best “zom rom com” to be released to date. It is simply the best because no one has ever thought about this genre, but I’m glad someone did. This movie fills a void that I didn’t know existed. “Shaun of the Dead” is a movie with zombies: the title [...]
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12 Jan 2006After living in one place for more than a decade, one develops certain affinity with the city, its inhabitants and it locales: Ferreira Cafe is one of that. Ferreira Cafe is a Portuguese restaurant located in downtown Montreal that claims to be the “veritable ambassador of Portuguese cuisine”. While I lack the culinary experience to [...]
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11 Jan 2006Now that this blog is running on WordPress 2.0, please report any problems you see by commenting on this post. Thank you!
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11 Jan 2006Â
Now for some fun stuff: it is labeled as the best thing that happened to Saturday Night Live, the iconic yet not so funny TV show , in couple of years. If you haven’t seen it, click here to watch the 2-minute video, watch it again, and come back to this window.
The song is [...]