A couple are planning to marry after they "met" while playing their Xbox's 4,300 miles apart.
Claire Wilcox played Xbox golf with American Shane Nelson after he joined her virtual game online.
They chatted for hours after the contest and they began a cyber-romance. One month later, Shane proposed.
Mum-of-two Claire said: "Shane asked to play. He was quiet to start with until I remember saying to one of my friends, 'I just want somebody to romance me'.
"Shane cut in with his deep Southern drawl, and he said, 'Down girl. Where do you live?'"
Learning support assistant Claire, from Cardiff, and Shane, 30, from Missouri, now talk every day through their headsets.
Claire accepted Shane's proposal after visiting him.
They will wed in Cardiff in July, and plan to set up home in the US.
Mechanic Shane said: "I'm so lucky to have found a girl like Claire."
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Friday, April 28, 2006
sunny day
It;s a sunny day here in Bandung.
Nothing much happened.
just relaxing in my room and surf the internet.
Any interesting urls u know? share with me please
Nothing much happened.
just relaxing in my room and surf the internet.
Any interesting urls u know? share with me please
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Top cop arrested for bank robbery
A German police commissioner has been arrested for robbing a bank near his police station.
The 52-year-old was caught after using his girlfriend's car as a getaway vehicle.
The senior officer, who has not been named for legal reasons, stormed into the bank in Trier, Rhineland-Pfalz, wearing a mask and brandishing a gun.
He demanded the branch manager hand over the cash and escaped in a car which was later found abandoned.
But his colleagues were able to trace the car back to the commissioner's girlfriend who admitted she had leant it to him for the week.
A police spokeswoman said: "We just can't believe it. We are trained to fight crime, not commit it. But you can just never tell who is the black sheep among your colleagues.
"I'm surprised he used his girlfriend's car though, even the dumbest thieves usually use stolen vehicles."
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i'm speechless
The 52-year-old was caught after using his girlfriend's car as a getaway vehicle.
The senior officer, who has not been named for legal reasons, stormed into the bank in Trier, Rhineland-Pfalz, wearing a mask and brandishing a gun.
He demanded the branch manager hand over the cash and escaped in a car which was later found abandoned.
But his colleagues were able to trace the car back to the commissioner's girlfriend who admitted she had leant it to him for the week.
A police spokeswoman said: "We just can't believe it. We are trained to fight crime, not commit it. But you can just never tell who is the black sheep among your colleagues.
"I'm surprised he used his girlfriend's car though, even the dumbest thieves usually use stolen vehicles."
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i'm speechless
Parrot held in prison
A parrot has spent five days under police 'interrogation' in prison in Argentina.
A judge ordered Pepo to be held in custody until he told police who was his real owner, reports UOL.
Two neighbours, Jorge Machado and R Vega, were disputing ownership of the bird.
Judge Osvaldo Carlos decided the parrot should be sent to prison until he said the name of his owner.
After five days, Pepo said Jorge's name and also sung the anthem of his favourite football team San Lorenzo.
Mr Machado said: "I knew he wasn't going to let me down, he is a real friend and we support the same football team."
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what a way to interrogate witness, next time you know there's witness protection for pets :P
A judge ordered Pepo to be held in custody until he told police who was his real owner, reports UOL.
Two neighbours, Jorge Machado and R Vega, were disputing ownership of the bird.
Judge Osvaldo Carlos decided the parrot should be sent to prison until he said the name of his owner.
After five days, Pepo said Jorge's name and also sung the anthem of his favourite football team San Lorenzo.
Mr Machado said: "I knew he wasn't going to let me down, he is a real friend and we support the same football team."
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what a way to interrogate witness, next time you know there's witness protection for pets :P
Chinese Music Blog “LOUD & PROUD” Singing Competition
Yo! Chinese Music Blog’s first ever singing competition has landed, the “Loud & Proud” Singing Competition. The competition is open to everybody, and judge by the members of chinese music forum. Here are the contest details!
Rules:
1. Each participant only allow to submit one contest entry.
2. Only chinese song is allowed.
3. The winner is judge by the most vote received by chinese music forum members (each member can cast only one vote).
4. Submit your entry before 24th May 2006.
How to Participate:
1. Choose your song.
2. Record it with any recording software, and save it under either mp3 or wav format.
3. Send it to contest@chinesemusicblog.com with the song title, the artist, your full name and address.
4. We will post up your song at chinese music forum (click here to join if you haven’t). The judges will comment on it, but there will be no voting yet.
5. The voting (by all of the chinese music forum members) will only start after the closing date (24th May 2006).
Prize:
An album of your choice from yesasia.com
Important Questions:
Q: I’d love to join, but I’m chinese illiterate. Can I sing English song instead?
A: No. Actually, the main point of the competition is for the chinese illiterates to sing chinese song(and have fun while doing that), loudly and proudly (hence the title! :D ). And yes, we will give you all the help you can get.
Q: My Windows Sound Recorder only allow me to record 60 seconds :(
A: You may download Audacity, a free audio recorder, or try Christine’s advice.
Q: Is Rapping allowed?
A: Woohoo, bring it on! :D
Q: Arghhh, I can’t sing! How can I join the fun?
A: Well, it’s a hard one. Ermm, you can be one of the judges then! ;)
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www.chinesemusicblog.com
if you're interested then apply!!!!!
I'm interested :P
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Pupils start fire to dodge maths test [ananova.com]
Three Argentinian schoolchildren set fire to their school to get out of a maths test.
Two girls, aged 15 and 16, and a boy, 15, set curtains alight in one classroom at Santa Maria School in Buenos Aires.
The flames spread to other rooms but firefighters extinguished the blaze before anyone was caught.
The culprits owned up when police started questioning pupils to find out how the fire started, reports UOL Noticias Populares.
A police spokesman said: "They confessed straight away, simply saying they were dreading the maths test and that it looked like a good way out of it."
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math supposed to teach logic, and this is what happen if u hated math so mmuch :))
math is not my favourite too :)
Two girls, aged 15 and 16, and a boy, 15, set curtains alight in one classroom at Santa Maria School in Buenos Aires.
The flames spread to other rooms but firefighters extinguished the blaze before anyone was caught.
The culprits owned up when police started questioning pupils to find out how the fire started, reports UOL Noticias Populares.
A police spokesman said: "They confessed straight away, simply saying they were dreading the maths test and that it looked like a good way out of it."
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math supposed to teach logic, and this is what happen if u hated math so mmuch :))
math is not my favourite too :)
Bought a cell phone
OK, several days ago i've bought myself a cell phone
it's a refurbish, it means that the cell phone is used and resell with 'new' look.
It's considerably cheap. mine's SK teletech Sky IM 6100.
It has cute look and i want to have that additional camera :)
this is the picture
cute isn't it? trying to find the headphones and data cable in Indonesia.
it's a refurbish, it means that the cell phone is used and resell with 'new' look.
It's considerably cheap. mine's SK teletech Sky IM 6100.
It has cute look and i want to have that additional camera :)
this is the picture
cute isn't it? trying to find the headphones and data cable in Indonesia.
Granny wins 13m dollars on slot machine
A granny has won over thirteen million dollars on a five cent slot machine.
Josephine Crawford was down to her last few coins when she hit the jackpot at Harrah's casino in New Jersey.
According to the New Jersey Star Ledger she said: "I couldn't believe it, and I still can't believe it.
"I'm going to take care of my family. I have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. We are going to have a good time with it."
Harrah's spokesman Alyce Parker said Mrs Crawford, a widow, had received four proposals of marriage while celebrating her win with family and casino patrons.
He said: "She said she wasn't interested. She is very energetic, and she doesn't look a day over 65."
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she's living every gamblers' dream.....
Josephine Crawford was down to her last few coins when she hit the jackpot at Harrah's casino in New Jersey.
According to the New Jersey Star Ledger she said: "I couldn't believe it, and I still can't believe it.
"I'm going to take care of my family. I have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. We are going to have a good time with it."
Harrah's spokesman Alyce Parker said Mrs Crawford, a widow, had received four proposals of marriage while celebrating her win with family and casino patrons.
He said: "She said she wasn't interested. She is very energetic, and she doesn't look a day over 65."
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she's living every gamblers' dream.....
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Museum for the broken-hearted
A museum dedicated to broken hearts has opened in Croatia.
Drazen Grubisic and Olinka Vistica decided to set up the museum after consoling friends over their failed romances.
Items on display at the museum in Zagreb include letters and mementoes.
Grubisic said: "We've never heard of such a museum and hope that it will be a form of therapy for all those people with broken hearts. We have collected mementoes, letters and different things from numerous people who have lost their loves.
"The museum has everything from romantic and touching letters to different gifts given to lovers like teddy bears and photos. Every single object on display has a full description of the relationship that was behind it and how that person has moved on. That's why we think it could be therapeutic for those with newly broken hearts."
Drazen Grubisic and Olinka Vistica decided to set up the museum after consoling friends over their failed romances.
Items on display at the museum in Zagreb include letters and mementoes.
Grubisic said: "We've never heard of such a museum and hope that it will be a form of therapy for all those people with broken hearts. We have collected mementoes, letters and different things from numerous people who have lost their loves.
"The museum has everything from romantic and touching letters to different gifts given to lovers like teddy bears and photos. Every single object on display has a full description of the relationship that was behind it and how that person has moved on. That's why we think it could be therapeutic for those with newly broken hearts."
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