Cellphone cases

I haven't been to the west in quite a while. However when i went last time you couldn't get things like these. Enjoy the pics :)

What would The Church do?

I like the song 'What would Brian Boitano do', from the old south park movie. The song is a parody of the phrase 'What Would Jesus Do'. So i decided to see where people look actually for guidance. Not only comparing this parody with the original saying but if possible with the various ranks in the church.

Now when i looked into the ranks of the church i found it very difficult to simplify. Therefore i compare only to ranks within the catholic church and even there i have to simplify. Interesting is also the wikipedia article on the hierarchy of the catholic church.

Figure 1: Google hits for the phrase 'what would * do'. Sorted roughly by ascending level within the hierarchy of the catholic church (from left to right). Articles were included in the search query when necessary.

Well... the winner is obviously 'What Would Jesus Do'. Now the next question which comes to my mind is where are people interesting in WWJD? The answer was obtained from google via regional interest search for the phrase 'What Would Jesus Do'

Figure 2: Darker color indicates higher search volume for WWJD

Obviously the regional search is not statistically relevant. Mainly due to search volume measured in english. So please refrain from citing this figure for anything than fun purposes ^^.

What really surprises me is the high position of Jamaica. Anybody an idea what they scored high?

The difference between Germany and the USA

The German and the US booth at the Seoul Intenrational Book Fair at Coex:

Beijing, random thoughts

We have been to Beijing with my parents. Just two nights over the last weekend and its was quite interesting. Our objective was not to become experts on China but just to get a small glimpse of Beijing. And here the total random, subjective and (honestly) pretty useless first impressions gathered in Beijing:

There are graffiti in china
Chinese like fences
Many foreign and especially german cars
Driving on highways seems very stress free
Driving speed is rather slow
Few bicycles without additional motor
Crossing the trafic as pedestrian is DEFINITELY not safe
Chinese don't push in crowds as much as koreans
Still many bicycle roads
Most pedestrian overpasses have flat ramps, allowing cyclist to cross easily
Pizza hut in china is salty but quite tasty
Don't go with a guided tour if you want to go to nice restaurants
Vegetables in dishes are by western standards nearly uncooked
Rain is a blessing, otherwise a lot dust in the air
The forbidden city is just big, but the summer palace is very beautiful
So many koreans in china
Shops close early, by korean standard
Milk seems to be generally absolutely horrible
Some very good yoghurts

Yes or No

Yes or No

Kissed any one of your Facebook friends?— no
Been arrested? — no
Kissed someone you didn’t like? — no
Slept in until 5 PM? — yes
Fallen asleep at work/school? — yes
Held a snake? — yes
Ran a red light? — no with car, yes with bike
Been suspended from school? — no
Experienced love at first sight? — no
Totaled your car in an accident? — no
Been fired from a job? — no
Fired somebody? — no
Sang karaoke? — yes - wont happen again :p
Pointed a gun at someone? — no
Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t? — no
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? — yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? — yes
Kissed in the rain? — yes
Had a close brush with death (your own)? — yes
Seen someone die? — yes
Played spin-the-bottle? — no
Sang in the shower? — no
Smoked a cigar? — no
Sat on a rooftop? — yes
Taken pictures of yourself nekkid? — no
Smuggled something into another country? — yes
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? — no
Broken a bone? — no
Skipped school? — dont remember well but think not
Eaten a bug? — yes - long live korean food ^^
Sleepwalked? — no
Walked a moonlit beach? — yes
Rode a motorcycle? — no
Dumped someone? — no
Forgotten your anniversary? — no
Lied to avoid a ticket? — no
Ridden on a helicopter? — no
Shaved your head? — no
Blacked out from drinking? — no
Played a prank on someone? — yes
Hit a home run? — no
Felt like killing someone? — ohhhh yes
Cross-dressed? — no
Been falling-down drunk? — no
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? — yes
Eaten snake? — no
Marched/Protested? — yes
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? — no
Puked on amusement ride? — no
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? — yes
Been in a band? — no
Knitted? — yes - in elementary school
Been on TV? — no
Shot a gun? — no, but likely every thing else you can shoot ^^
Skinny-dipped? — yes
Gave someone stitches? — no
Eaten a whole habanero pepper? — yes
Ridden a surfboard? — no
Drank straight from a liquor bottle? — no
Had surgery? — no
Streaked? — no
Taken by ambulance to hospital? — no
Tripped on mushrooms? — no
Passed out when not drinking? — yes
Peed on a bush? — no, we always had enough trees
Donated Blood? — no
Grabbed electric fence? — yes
Eaten alligator meat? — yes
Eaten cheesecake? — yes
Eaten your kids’ Halloween candy? — no, why if you have kids?
Killed an animal when not hunting? — no
Peed your pants in public? — no
Snuck into a movie without paying? — no
Written graffiti? — no
Still love someone you shouldn’t? — no
Think about the future? — yes
Been in handcuffs? — no
Believe in love? — yes!!!

with hat tip to http://sungnyemun.org/wordpress/

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