Monthly Archives: February 2008

Big Apple Donuts opens in Warisan Square, Kota Kinabalu

Posted on February 26, 2008 by 1Earth

Going from strength to strength Big Apple Donuts opened their second branch of donut decadence in Kota Kinabalu’s Warisan Square. But what’s up the official website of Big Apple Donuts? Rumour has it (and it is a rumour), that they … Continue reading →

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Working on Sabahbah.com

Posted on February 25, 2008 by 1Earth

Working on a blog is hard work. Working on two blogs is even harder work (duh!) But sabahbah.com is shaping up nicely with the content fleshing out. My days are intertwining again and I seriously lose track. I write a … Continue reading →

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The Domain Transfer Companies Shuffle

Posted on February 21, 2008 by 1Earth

The Domain Transfer Companies Shuffle should be a dance of a few enjoyable, easy to learn steps. Sort of like line dancing. But it isn’t… line-dancing, or enjoyable and easy to learn. I had (have) this Reseller Account through HostGator. … Continue reading →

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Excellent Service at Starbucks & San Francisco Coffee

Posted on February 18, 2008 by 1Earth

Good service is hard to find in Kota Kinabalu, and as quick as I am to complain, as quick I am to commend. And this weekend I encountered two instances of above and beyond that I simply must share. San … Continue reading →

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Lion Dance at The Loft, Waterfront, KK

Posted on February 17, 2008 by 1Earth

The Chinese New Year celebrations in Kota Kinabalu (KK) continue with firework and Lion Dances in seemingly random locations. I had the good fortune of knowing the time and date of Lion Dance at the The Loft, in Kota Kinabalu’s … Continue reading →

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Jane Fonda & Monty Python – Not so Silly Bunts

Posted on February 15, 2008 by 1Earth

There’s this little skit from Monty Python’s “Travel Agent” where there’s a joke about this guy who can’t pronounce the letter C, so he replaces it with the letter B. Had Jane Fonda kept this in mind before she went … Continue reading →

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There’s No News Like Interesting News

Posted on February 13, 2008 by 1Earth

It’s been a while since I stumbled across such a variety of interesting news articles. To take a break from my Ubuntu Adventures and whats-going-ons in Kota Kinabalu, herewith snippets I picked up from the net today – sorted in … Continue reading →

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Downloading Photos to Ubuntu

Posted on February 11, 2008 by 1Earth

My use of Ubuntu so far has included a little word processing, some graphic manipulation and Internet functionality, but yesterday, I tried importing pictures from the Canon Ixus that I use. In Windows XP this is a breeze. I take … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year 2008

Posted on February 10, 2008 by 1Earth

I can’t quite remember what I did for Chinese New Year of the Boar (last year), but the Year of Rat was ushered in with a busy schedule of laid back events. On Chinese New Year Eve on Wednesday I … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu can ping websites, but can’t browse in Firefox

Posted on February 8, 2008 by 1Earth

I had a problem on Ubuntu where I was able to ping websites, but couldn’t browse them through FireFox or get updates via the Update Manager. I actually had a slew of problems with my home installation of Ubuntu this … Continue reading →

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