Red Hairy Thing

Rambutan Originally uploaded by Jepster . It looks like something that will crawl away when left alone but this red hairy round object is actually a fruit called rambutan. It tastes quite nice (very sweet and juicy). It's apparently in season again since I saw a lot of streetside fruit vendors selling it on my way home last friday. There are canned ones available but it's best eaten fresh and properly ripe. *yum* I couldn't afford a decent macro lens for my camera so I bought this macro filter. This picture is one of the first few shots I…

Morbid thoughts

An image depicting a crime scene. Image generated with the help of Opera's Aria AI. When we reported for work last Monday morning, employees on the 2nd floor noticed a foul smell emanating from the office pantry. They initially dismissed it as "stale" air since the central air-conditioning system conked out the entire week before and it was scheduled to be commissioned after it had been repaired over the weekend. Instead of dissipating, however, the odor became more intolerable. The person who went up to investigate could not stand the ste…

I raised B$12 Million! I'm rich woohoo!

Well not really. I should say "I'm virtually rich" to be more accurate. By using the word "virtually" I do not mean the classic dictionary definition of "almost, but not quite" or "practically" or "nearly". I mean "virtual" as in "simulated" or as used in the internet "virtual worlds". I don't think I'm doing a great job explaining this so I better start from the beginning. Have you noticed an icon at the bottom right side of my blog that says "Listed Blogsh…