Create your own air-con
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy had an entry on Earth. The entry said: Mostly harmless.
I have doubts that The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy would have any entries on this little island country on the planet Earth that its inhabitants call Singapore. If I were the editor, and I was required to write an entry as concise as the one on the planet, I would have written three words: Hot and humid.
Given a couple more room to elaborate, I would also add that air-conditioning in this nation is not cheap.
It is for these reasons that the residents of the country would appreciate this home-made air-conditioner which a student at the University of Waterloo has invented.
For less than CAD 25 (~ SGD 34) the student has made a device powerful enough to cool down a house to a comfortable level in 15-20 minutes.
I suspect that you’ll need more time to cool down a house in Singapore, but it does seem to be better than nothing.
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June 26th, 2005 at 1:11 pm
I’m terribly sorry to seemingly randomly pop up in your blog like this. I feel horrible to ask this of you when we don’t know each other, and it was merely by chance that I happened upon your blog by Google.
I’ve been looking for the opening to “The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” and according to http://hendri.ninerz.com/diary/archives/2004/12/music_shuffle.html
(that’s what led me to your journal) You had the song at some point. If you do have it, and it isn’t too much trouble, could you possibly send it to me with http://www.yousendit.com at enigmaticandamo@hotmail.com, or post it in a comment on my journal (I entered the URL above.)
I know this is probably strange, and if you feel I’ve insulted you, please ignore this post.