Earthquakes rock Japan, Chile
My heart goes out to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami
Hot on the heels of an earthquake in Japan about 6 hours ago, another earthquake happened half way around the world in Chile.
It is quite interesting that an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 in Japan is followed by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake in Chile a few hours after. Is it possible that one earthquake triggered the other?
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Rapidfire 2010 02 26
Indian dance performance at a school today. I love photographing dance.
The Olympics
That was quite the hockey game, couldn’t be more exciting. Actually, it would’ve been super exciting if it was say .. Slovakia vs USA or Russia or any other country than Canada. But to be that close in a Slovakia vs Canada game, that went way past “exciting” and more into the “cardiac arrest” territory.
10 gold medals for Canada! Gold and Bronze.
Reflect: Canada’s Golden Girls
Me in my Team Canada hockey jersey
While there are 15 winter sports events, most of them with male and female events, Canada, and perhaps the world, looks forward to the one game on Sunday the Men’s Hockey gold medal game.
It is easy to miss the fact, already touted by many media outlets, that Canadian women have won 13.5 out of the 17 medals to date.
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Team China women’s Olympic hockey beats Slovakia 3-1
Jin Fengling and Zhang Shuang carry China's flag in a lap around the arena after exploding for three goals in a 3-1 defeat of Slovakia in women's Olympic hockey at UBC Thunderbird Arena on Feb 22, 2010. The win placed them in 7th place in the 2010 Olympics. Jin and Zhang assisted on Sun Rui's game winning goal. Jin (2G-1A), Sun (1G-2A) and captain Wang Linuo (3G) were the top scorers for China in the tournament with three points each.
Team China exploded for three goals in a 3-1 defeat of Slovakia on Monday night.
Tiger year roars into Fo Guang Shan Temple
Carmen Lee (second from right) and Miranda Chu (right) thank a lion for bringing good fortune during Chinese New Year celebrations at the Fo Guang Shan temple in Meadowvale. Thousands of people flow through the temple doors every Chinese New Year as they believe ushering in the new year at the temple offers them good fortune for the coming year.
The Year of the Tiger roared into Mississauga on Saturday evening to the loud drums and cymbals of a lion dance at the Fo Guang Shan Temple in Meadowvale.
Twitter (or Flickr, RSS) to Buzz
Twitter to Buzz (A)
Most people currently have the options to connect their Buzz feed to Flickr, Picasa, Twitter, Google Reader, Google Chat status or Youtube.
However, as there is no log in to any APIs needed for Twitter, I believe you can eventually Buzz anything with an RSS feed.
Cold Water Rescue
Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services cold water rescue practice
A chilly Monday morning saw members of the Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services practice their cold water rescue techniques in Port Credit.
Oh when the Saints go marching in … to Superbowl history
Drew Brees holds his son Baylen Brees as he celebrates his Super Bowl XLIV win
If you can’t be at the super bowl making pictures, then make pictures from your home. It was a touching moment as Drew Brees carried his son, sharing a once in a lifetime moment with little Brees.
C5 Galaxy over Hungary on Google Maps
C5 Galaxy military transport plane over Hungary
If you’ve ever wondered how detailed google maps satellite imagery could be, or perhaps how big a C5 Galaxy military transport plane really is, look no further than google maps!
Urban Name
My name as defined by urbandictionary.com
So I was following this facebook spam trend thing, which asks you to: “Go to urbandictionary.com, type in your first name, copy and paste this as your status and then put the FIRST entry for your name under comments.”
Jay “Superman” Leno vs Conan “The Hulk” O’Brien
Triple Threat match: Jay Leno vs Conan O'Brien vs NBC
Late in 2009, I had a great laugh upon seeing the Tiger Woods accident and subsequent failed relationship animations via Apple Animation News. Now, Check out the superheros! Conan vs SuperJay!
Best Vegetable Soup!
Soup courtesy of Vin's mom
I always maintain that the best vegetable soup I’ve had comes from Vin’s mom! I was about to leave Vin’s place when she offered to make us soup. I simply had to accept the offer.
Mississauga Jr. Chiefs down Team China Olympic women’s hockey squad
Team China's Qi Xueting collides with the Mississauga Junior Chief's Jordyn Denny enroute to China's 4-1 loss to the Chiefs Sunday at Iceland arena in Mississauga. This exhibition game was China's fourth of six games against Ontario Women's Hockey Association teams as a warmup to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Team China’s olympic women’s hockey team could not penetrate the great wall of Mississauga as the Mississauga Junior Chiefs downed them 4-1 at Iceland arena on Sunday.