Posted in Ramblings on Oct 31st, 2007
Well it’s that time again. Movember (the month formally known as November) is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year. At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants known as Mo Bros then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache and along the way raise as much money and awareness as possible about male health issues, in particular prostate cancer.
Movember culminates at the end of the month at the gala partés. These glamorous and groomed events will see Tom Selleck and Borat look-a-likes battle it out for their chance to take home the prestigious Man of Movember title.
I`ve been a massive supporter in past years and have taken out the covetted title Man of Movember, hence that`s me appearing in the promotional material.
I won`t necessarily be `growin a mo` this year, i`m still undecided, either way i will be behind the Movember 2007 cause, stay tuned for more fundraising details.
That’s right I’m supporting the guys who are bringing the Mo back because I’m passionate about changing men’s health and the fight against male depression and prostate cancer.
Why…
- Depression affects 1 in 6 men…Most don’t seek help. Untreated depression is a leading risk factor for suicide.
- Last year in Australia 18,700 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 2,900 died of prostate cancer - equivalent to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually.
- Men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy of males is 5 years less than females.
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Posted in Ramblings, Travel on Oct 30th, 2007
You have to love the creativity some people have and i guess the total lawlessness in some countries allowing them to get away with it. Now, I`m very used to living within a sea of mopeds here in Japan but generally the road rules are predomninantly observed here, 1 or 2 to a bike maximum, but I mean heavens above the seat this kids sitting on was strapped on with a few rounds of electrical tape.
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Posted in Food, Ramblings on Oct 29th, 2007
I`ve just arrived home from a great trip to Taipei. I`ve got the next few days ahead of me to pull all the photos off my camera and phone and post a few stories from the trip.
One of the highlights i wanted to quickly throw a picture up from was a bar and restaurant i went to for Sunday lunch. I`ll write about it in much more detail in the days to come.
In the mean time, anyone up for a sausage?
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Posted in Japan on Oct 24th, 2007
Over the years i’ve had a knack of climbing the greasy pole and ending up at events and functions many would envy, i guess i’ve just been in the right place at the right time. Some of the best examples would have to be the Nike Speed Olympic Party, CLEO Batchelor of the Year after party, Sportsgirl @ Melbourne Fashion Week & the Emirates Marquee in the Bird Cage on Melbourne Cup Day …. and the list goes on.
Last night i was invited to a gathering in the Keio Plaza hotel, hosted by the guy who’s farm i spent a weekend on earlier in the year. I had no idea what to expect and had been given little detail. It was like a cocktail party, he hosts the same event every Tuesday night to which i’ve been given a flag to each week should i choose to accept. There were about 30 or so people there, only 5 of who i knew.
In typical Japanese tradition it’s advisable to have a healthy stack of business cards on offer and lucky for me i did. I was able to meet a Japanese Comedian, a television personality from TVK Yokohama ”Kyoko Nakayama” along with 2 of Japans’ elite sportsmen, “Tanaka Masato” from Team East Wind - Adventure Racing and “Yoshimasa Wada” from Wadapro - Skiing the Globe.
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Posted in Making Money, Web Design on Oct 23rd, 2007
I’m often searching around the internet for WordPress Themes and WordPress Plugins and finding exactly what you’re after can be a time consuming excercise. In the space many people fit “using a free theme for a blog” it’s often a matter of finding something that has a close resemblance to what you’re after and then spending a countless hours fine tuning it to suit your requirements, if you have the patience and technical ability that is. Finding something as close to what your after is the key in most cases.
I moved from a Blogger platform to WordPress several months ago and although there has been many a challenge the benefits have far outweighed the frustrations. The learning curve has been high and i’m now confident i know my way around WordPress. I’ve been able to successfully manipulate my theme just the way i like it although some more minor tweaks are yet to come. I haven’t been shy in asking for help either, if i come across a site with something i want i’ve email them directly and more often that not had a prompt informative answer.
Here’s a great WordPress Theme available for Free Download. It’s following the very popular Make Money Online, 3 Column theme including a widgetized footer.
Download the Make Money Theme
You can download the Free WordPress Theme from here or here or even here
Like most Free WordPress Themes it will be subjected to GPL License.
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