Sour Toe Cocktail

If you go to Dawson's City (not Dawson's Creek) in Yukon, Canada, maybe you want to try this drink. It is actually an alcoholic drink that contains an alcoholic preserved human toe. You don't have to eat it nor swallow it. You will get a certificate in the end. Nowadays everything comes in certificates - you can get one if you attend a conference but sleep all the time. The golden rule of this SourToe Cocktail is 'You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow. But the lips have to touch the toe.'

This tradition started in 1973, with what is said to be the toe of a miner, which had been amputated in the 1920's.

So where to try this? Sourdough Saloon at the Downtown Hotel. The current price is C$10. But watching others trying it is of course FREE.

So dare you try?

Rubik's Cube

I just bought a Rubik's Cube packed in shrink plastic in Singapore. I used to have one when I was young, which came in a round plastic container box. I lost the cube, but I still have the container.

Rubik's Cube is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the "Magic Cube" by its inventor, this puzzle was renamed "Rubik's Cube" by Ideal Toys in 1980. It is said to be the world's best-selling toy, with over 300,000,000 Rubik's Cubes and imitations sold worldwide.



In a typical Cube, each face is covered by nine stickers of one of six solid colours. When the puzzle is solved, each face of the Cube is a solid colour.

In May 2007, Thibaut Jacquinot of France became the first person to complete the Cube in under 10 seconds in open competition, setting a world record time of 9.86 seconds. Already beaten three times this year, the current holder is Edouard Chambon of France with a time of 9.18 seconds.

It can be quite addictive. I cant remember the formula anymore. It took me hours but I still cant solve it. But the following videos are extremely useful.

Footprints in the sand

Leona Lewis released her double A-side single "Better in Time / Footprints in the sand". In the UK music industry, double A-side means both songs will be released as singles (music videos) for the chart.

Why is it called double A-side as a CD has only one side? I think it is because in the past a cassete has one song on side A, and another song on side B. Usually the single will be released on music video from the Side A. Songs from the side B will just be another song, either from the album or not. Anyway, that is another story.

Her single version of the "Footprints in the sand" is quite different from the album version - more unplugged in the beginning. It is for the Sports Relief fund raising event. Love it! The lyrics is good. hahahaha. Below is the link to the video:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1358314041/bclid1243732360/bctid1435436823

You walked with me

Footprints in the sand

And helped me understand

Where I’m going
You walked with me

When I was all alone

With so much unknown

Along the way

Then I heard you say

I promise you

I’m always there

When your heart is filled with sorrow and despair

I’ll carry you

When you need a friend

You’ll find my footprints in the sand

I see my life

Flash across the sky

So many times have I

Been so afraid
And just when I

I thought I’d lost my way

You gave me strength to carry on

That’s when I heard you say

Chorus

When I’m weary

I know you’ll be there

And I can feel you

When you say

Chorus x 2