February 2010
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Mobile Stumblr application problem →
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A mobile application goodie = headache!
Stumblr is a mobile application, which promise to enable posting from your blog on Symbian S60 devices (like I have N82). A simple download and installation is not the case here, I’ve been trying for the umpteenth time to get it installed and working.
So far both icons of Python2.0 and Stumblr(t) appeared on the mobile screen, but it doesn’t stir a thing. And what I get really annoyed...
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Tumblr Installation Python on Symbian S60/N82
Anyone else problems with installation of Python on Symbian S60, I'm using Nokia installation installer btw. All the files downloaded on N82 an icon appears without functioning, did a reboot, deleted and re-installed still no effect. Any suggestions?
New blog/link asialivebroadcast.tumblr.com →
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Scams by drivers, New Delhi expats
As mentioned earlier under expats woes of hiring staff, finding a good and reliable driver is a tedious process and unfortunately some of us really have to go through an ordeal of hiring, firing, re-hiring etc. It’s sad but especially with newcomers be watchful of misuse of your own car being operated as an taxi on your gas and your time. While waiting and wondering why it’s taking so...
Chinese-English dictionary →
lazysundae:
hǎochī - tasty; delicious xiān - fresh, new, delicious; rare, few měiwèi - delicious; relish xiānměi - delicious, tasty féixiān - fresh and tender (of food); delicious jiāyáo - fine food; delicacies; delicious food tiánjīnjīnsweet and delicious xiāngpēnpēn - delicious; savory
It’s amazing how many words there are to describe yummy food in Mandarin.
Good wishes in Cantonese
alfff:
Gung Hay Fat Choy! (Wishing you fortune) Sun Tai Geen Hong! (Wishing you good health) Man Si Yu Yi! (Wishing you a thousand wishes) Sum Sung Si Cheng! (Wishing you your heart’s fulfillment) Bo Bo Go Sing! (May every step be higher and higher)
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New Delhi expat household woes
Hiring domestic cleaning staff in New Delhi is no mean feat, we’ve seen our share of disastrous cleaners without tit for tat, dishonesty and odd demands. I was and am still pissed but the irony is that these annoyances were good for laughs during lunches and dinners. Everyone experiences more or less the same and there’s always a misery out there worse or beyond believe. Apparently in...
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“路遥知马力，日久见人心
lu yao zhi ma li, ri jiu jianren xin
Literally: Over a long...”
– From Wikiquote - Chinese Proverbs
This is a collection of chinese proverbs (諺語 yànyŭ) and idioms (成語 chéngyŭ), given in and sorted by their pinyin transcription. Chinese proverbs and four and more character idioms are developed from the formulaic or social dialect/saying/expression (歇後語 in... 