04 August 2011

Surfboard from Beer Cans

Seventy-two (72) beer cans constitute this eco-friendly surfboard. It's very creative, I must say. I wonder if they've already tried surfing with it.


The surfboard was created and designed by artist Richard Morrison and surfboard designer Gary Seagraves.

Want to see how the beer can surfboard was made? Watch here.

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02 August 2011

How to Get the Link of an Individual Tweet

I often encounter posts containing links to individual tweets. I wanted to do the same but coudln't. I'm using the new Twitter by the way. I tried clicking the tweet itself, but it just opens up the tweet on the right panel. No links are produced.

I understand that each tweet must have an individual link. It took me a while to figure it out. And it turned out to be pretty easy. You just have to click on the timestamp.

The timestamp is the time when the tweet was posted. Here's an example.

Source: Twitter

Twitter actually has an article about this on its Help Center. But then again, I'm not one of those who read stuffs like that. I always want to discover things on my own.

29 July 2011

Jess and All-Star Lauren - Hiphop

Jess LeProtto and All-Star Lauren Gottlieb (season 3) danced hiphop choreographed by NappyTabs. Music: Take a Bow by Rihanna



What Can I Say?
I love Nappytabs. However, I feel that this particular routine isn't as memorable as their other routines. As for Jess, I like him. I think he's a great guy and a great dancer. But there's just something missing. Whenever I see him do hiphop, he reminds me so much of Evan (season 5). They're both Broadway dancers and just very sweet guys. But for reasons I don't know, I can't seem to remove that image of their sweet, smiling faces even when they're dancing different styles. And I think it has something to do with their height as well. Most times, their partners are noticeably taller than them.


The So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 top 8 performances originally aired on July 27, 2011. Judges were Lady Gaga, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and Rob Marshall.

Melanie and All-Star Neil - Contemporary

Melanie Moore and All-Star Neil Haskell (season 3) danced a contemporary routine choreographed by Mandy Moore. Music: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler.



What Can I Say?
Wow! Mandy Moore is fast becoming one of my favorite contemporary choreographers on SYTYCD. She's been doing some great choreographies lately. I've forgotten how good Neil is. He's very strong and reliable. Melanie is like a different person when she's dancing. There are no traces of the playful and somewhat impish girl. I really love Melanie. However, I feel that I'm getting a little tired of seeing her do almost the same things every week. She's done contemporary a lot of times already. I don't think she's being challenged much and she isn't given the chance to show what else she can offer.

I just have to give a shoutout to that fearless jump she made. Really awesome!


The So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 top 8 performances originally aired on July 27, 2011. Judges were Lady Gaga, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and Rob Marshall.

Caitlynn and All-Star Ivan - Hiphop

Caitlynn Lawson and All-Star Ivan Koumaev (season 2) danced a hiphop routine choreographed by Marty Kudelka. Music: Let Me Love You by Mario



What Can I Say?
I loved Ivan in season 2. I had this sort of schoolgirl crush on him. Who wouldn't? He's such a cutie. Anyway, about Caitlynn, I'm not a big fan of her but I think she did a decent job here. Although, I personally think the dance didn't really stand out. It's not their fault. The choreography was smooth and decent but not very memorable. It was good but not excitingly good.


The So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 top 8 performances originally aired on July 27, 2011. Judges were Lady Gaga, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and Rob Marshall.

So You Think You Can Dance

I'm a dance addict. Dance is a big part of me. It is, for me, a way of life. So I'm creating a whole label for dance and for my favorite dance show So You Think You Can Dance.

I'm a big fan of So You Think You Can Dance, and I know it's a little bit late to start posting about the earlier seasons. So I'll just go on and start with the current one, which is season 8. And along the way, I might post about some of my favorites from previous season.

27 July 2011

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The World's Thinnest House... So Far

It's a given fact that very little space is left for constructing decent houses in the city, especially with all the commercial buildings and establishments greatly increasing in number

Let's leave it to the experts to find a solution to this problem, and they did! The solution? A very thin house that will be built in between two buildings.

Hard to imagine? Well, just look down there.

From this:
Seriously? They want to fit a house in there?

To this:
And they seriously did!

And the world's thinnest house was conceived! Here's how it looks like inside.

There's surprisingly a lot more room than I thought!

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PS. I wonder how architects are gonna surpass this in the future.