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May 20, 2006
Stealthcon down under
Now if you are not in the Search Engine Marketing industry, the term Pubcon or Pubconference won't mean a lot to you, however if you are an SEO or SEM, then the following event is a must attend if you are in Australia ;)
Can I just add, that I feel very honoured that the organisers decided to name Stealthcon 1.0 after me, it was a wonderful day indeed...
Posted by shak at 6:34 PM | Comments (0)
May 13, 2006
Where is your hometown ?
Shenme Difang Ren and Ni de laojia zai nali ? are 2 very popular questions in China, basically it means where do you come from, although actual translation could be "which place person?" or "your home town is where?"
For me, this is an awkward question, as I honestly don't know where I would call my hometown, and chatting to a few western friends got me thinking about doing this post, to see if I can work where my hometown actually is:
Born = Small village in NW England called Nelson
6 months > 10 years old = Various towns around Copenhagen, Denmark
10 years > 11 years old = Back to Nelson, England
11 years > 18 years old = London
18 years > 21 years old = Various towns around North East England
21 years > 25 years old = London
25 years > 26 years old = Northern Cyprus
26 years > 31 years old = London
31 years > now = Shanghai and London
add the fact that my parents come from a remote village in Northern Pakistan and you kinda get my meaning I hope.
So my answer usually is London, however many people are not happy with this, and continue to delve deeper, much as I would love to say the Village in Pakistan, I don't actually think that is correct.
What you think ?
Posted by shak at 11:05 PM | Comments (3)
May 5, 2006
10 things I HATE about London
Might aswell continue the theme eh :)
10 Things I hate about London:
Unsafe Streets and High Street Crime
Overcrowded and Underfunded Public Transport System
Stealth Taxes (congestion charge, this tax, that tax and the other tax)
No parking spaces anywhere
Bad service in Hotels
Far Right Movement (BNP and friends)
Yob Culture (Grafitti, Vandalism etc)
Silly Questions about China (Do you eat Sushi every day ? is the best 1 so far)
Lack of Taxis
Breakdown of Law and Order
I hope the people outside of UK reading this get a bit of an insight into what life in the Great West can be like, not all Hollywood here you know. and as you can see above, some serious social issues need taking care of.
Posted by shak at 7:12 PM | Comments (1)
May 4, 2006
Censorship around the World
Just came across an interesting piece from DANWEI regarding the world's 10 most censored countries, for your information China is NOT in the list.
“People in these countries are virtually isolated from the rest of the world by authoritarian rulers who muzzle the media and keep a chokehold on information through restrictive laws, fear, and intimidation,” said CPJ Executive Director Ann Cooper.
Posted by shak at 6:20 PM | Comments (0)