Pac-man the movie
I just thought I would share this with you. It’s pretty cool. Not brilliant as such but I just like the fact that someone has gone to so much effort … Read More
Author: ward
The slow boat to Luang Prabang. Part Three
Over an hour later, there it was. Luang Prabang at last. A finger of raised land that sticks into the confluence of the mighty Mekong and Nam Khan rivers. I could see temples and bars all along its side high above the river. It looked like the promised land.
The slow boat to Luang Prabang. Part Two.
Our boat was due to leave Huay Xai at 11am and it was hot already. Easily over 30 celsius. Given that we were in Laos I was fairly surprised at the efficiency of the crew and the fact that we left just after 11:30. (I’m not being sarcastic, I have been to Laos before and timetables are like indecipherable hieroglyphs.) The first couple of hours you cruise down the Mekong with Laos on your left and Thailand on your right. The scenery is pretty with the occasional concrete or wooden village on each side of the low banks.
The slow boat to Luang Prabang. Part One.
Our journey began in the mountains an hour outside of Chiang Rai, Thailand. My group consisted of myself, my wife Nim, my mother-in-law (Nim’s mum), her friend, a guide (who … Read More
Retirement in two years!
I turn 40 in a couple of months and apart from the uncontrolled and unmanly weeping I intend to do on the fateful day of the digit change, the rest of my year and those that follow will be epic.
Hello from Luang Prabang
Dear wordofward readers, I am now in the stunningly glorious Luang Prabang in the equally stunning and glorious country of Laos. It is astoundingly beautiful here. Luang Prabang is a … Read More
It’s freezing! (Damn airconditioning.)
Dear reader, In case you are wondering why I haven’t replied to your messages, answered your calls,let the milk pile up, and generally not write much recently, it is because … Read More
Scientists dig to underwater Lost World
This is the stuff of classic Science Fiction. Except it’s real. 13,000 feet below the Antarctic ice sheets lies Lake Vostok – the third largest lake by volume on the … Read More
Scottish iPhone 4s
I wrote recently about some pranksters reprogramming an iPhone 4s in a shop so that it swore at a kid. It was pretty damn funny. I then talked about Siri … Read More
Dogs bark the Star Wars theme
This is genius! Not much more to add really. I saw this on some site or other and thought I would share it. Enjoy. http://youtu.be/6ntDYjS0Y3w
It’s called an Americano
What follows is a pointless rant about coffee. I wrote it yesterday while hopped up on caffeine. I’m writing this in a coffeeshop and quite frankly it sucks. First of … Read More
Blood and rice crazed Chinese scientists create Blood Rice
Well, China is up to mad-science-that-looks-cool-but-suspicious-from-space yet again. I previously wrote about the huge but weird things they are building in the desert here. (If you missed it, check it … Read More
Doomsday clock set one minute nearer Doom
We’re all doomed! On the 10th of January 2012 the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (acronym is BAS but BLAMS would be better) moved the Doomsday clock from 6 minutes to … Read More
Japanese build robot farms
The Japanese are cool. When faced with a problem the average modern Japanese person will probably take a photo and then build a robot to fix it. Or maybe I’m … Read More
iPhone 4S swears at a kid
After the misery of my last post where I simply listed what happened last year, I thought I would start 2012 off with an amusing local story. In a … Read More
What happened in 2011?
Every TV and radio show is now poised to launch its end of year review show. Some will be funny, most will be depressing. It has been quite a momentous year all things considered.
The Uneven Passage of Time
If you buy one book this year make it this one. And also read more, that’s pathetic.
Cryonics and being frozen in a cool pose.
I read last week that Larry King, the legendary American interviewer, stated that he wants to be cryogenically frozen. For years, I always said that I wanted a viking burial, … Read More
John Martin: Apocalypse at Tate Britain
Everyone loves a good Apocalypse and everyone seems to love John Martin’s work. I certainly did. John Martin was hugely popular in the 19th Century and toured the world … Read More
The Fear Index by Robert Harris
Robert Harris’s latest book is a thriller set in the exciting world of high finance and computing. The fact that it is genuinely thrilling, given the topics, is testament to Harris’s skill.