tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38646039000295661742024-03-19T03:48:43.253+00:00weakly thunkadvertising without the monkeysVicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-90022364790231845152012-03-22T13:29:00.001+00:002012-03-22T13:29:57.045+00:00Daily Afternoon Randomness (50 Photos) : theCHIVE<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpthechivefil_hjeix" height="208" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/muoEwxoeBlncujoDiCEJpdzydqHscoGrapaBhcEeGfxlmcvIEjsyudBcDxlI/media_httpthechivefil_HJEix.gif" width="370" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://thechive.com/2012/03/21/daily-afternoon-randomness-50-photos-11/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feedburner%2FZdSV+%28theCHIVE%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">thechive.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/daily-afternoon-randomness-50-photos-thechive">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-77307913605212852442012-03-08T13:50:00.001+00:002012-03-08T13:50:38.762+00:00George Clooney Pick-Up Line<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpcdn9laughsc_kwiga" height="259" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/ylCflCAFtFtuyyEBaFtGbIxruulBxwdCwCstgudHsGBAyoricDkuEldscljI/media_httpcdn9laughsc_kwIGA.png.scaled500.png" width="413" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://9laughs.com/george-clooney-pick-up-line/">9laughs.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/george-clooney-pick-up-line">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-52025250600902595222012-03-08T09:49:00.001+00:002012-03-08T09:49:34.804+00:00Warwick<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpthechivefil_prqvb" height="2853" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/eDhAuJpwkmlnrxJskJuskfaucyAgBbBiyggrCgIjiuquiclHCoHogdthlesH/media_httpthechivefil_prqvB.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://thechive.com/2012/03/08/daily-morning-awesomeness-25-photos-57/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feedburner%2FZdSV+%28theCHIVE%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">thechive.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/warwick">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-76044707849470202862012-02-24T11:05:00.001+00:002012-02-24T11:05:51.703+00:00Holy shit crazy moments : theCHIVE<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpthechivefil_ugfre" height="263" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/jBCkjjiGkbkcvcploDxqAndAECFwBHIkIrGhCCzmfgtGnzafGyGoGvyFGaEI/media_httpthechivefil_ugFrE.gif" width="350" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://thechive.com/2012/02/23/oh-sht-31-photos-2/">thechive.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/holy-shit-crazy-moments-thechive">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-72156708480595958632012-02-10T13:17:00.001+00:002012-02-10T13:17:10.946+00:00Six Vintage-Inspired Animations on Critical Thinking | Brain Pickings<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p>Australian outfit <a href="http://bridge8.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/critical-thinking-animations/" target="_blank">Bridge 8</a>, who have the admirable mission of devising “creative strategies for science and society,” and animator <a href="http://jameshutson.net/" target="_blank">James Hutson</a> have created six fantastic two-minute animations on various aspects of critical thinking, aimed at kids ages 8 to 10 but also designed to resonate with grown-ups. Inspired by the animation style of the 1950s, most recognizably <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/11/03/saul-bass-a-life-in-film-and-design/">Saul Bass</a>, the films are designed to promote a set of educational resources on critical thinking by <a href="https://education.technyou.edu.au/critical-thinking" target="_blank">TechNYou</a>, an emerging technologies public information project funded by the Australian government.</p> <p>The animations — which are part <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/07/minute-physics-pink-minus-green/"><em>Minute Physics</em></a>, part <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/31/the-dot-and-the-line/"><em>The Dot and the Line</em></a>, part <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/10/19/open-university-thought-experiments/"><em>60-Second Adventures in Thought</em></a> — are released under a Creative Commons license and cover the basics of logic and the scientific method, as well as specific <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/11/01/you-are-not-so-smart/">psychological pitfalls</a> like confirmation bias and Gambler’s Fallacy.</p></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/09/critical-thinking/">brainpickings.org</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/six-vintage-inspired-animations-on-critical-t">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-24185170051003446172012-02-03T13:51:00.001+00:002012-02-03T13:51:49.995+00:00In the Event of a Zombie Attack - Infographic<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://infographic.posterous.com/in-the-event-of-a-zombie-attack"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/infographic/jHwDAiJqrniGEuCvygFuxsfmnBJdmylCojvBlIwtaoaHkymdnqgDsbjIABto/media_httpvisuallyvis_itFtc.jpg.scaled500.jpg" border="0" height="400" width="500" /></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://infographic.posterous.com/in-the-event-of-a-zombie-attack">infographic.posterous.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/in-the-event-of-a-zombie-attack-infographic">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-74987401953431514902012-01-04T14:11:00.001+00:002012-01-04T14:11:42.895+00:00What You See Is Not What You Get<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/FGenGGzJgpAbaeBEahyBBmpFyDfxqlceofdiIBGqlkkEfutAqoqgHrIqtFBp/media_httpcdn9laughsc_igBgo.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpcdn9laughsc_igbgo" height="909" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/FGenGGzJgpAbaeBEahyBBmpFyDfxqlceofdiIBGqlkkEfutAqoqgHrIqtFBp/media_httpcdn9laughsc_igBgo.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://9laughs.com/what-you-see-is-not-what-you-get/">9laughs.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/what-you-see-is-not-what-you-get">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-27368396846288935522011-12-22T17:19:00.001+00:002011-12-22T17:19:23.752+00:00My dad put this up after a fight we had when I was a kid. I find that at the years pass by it gets truer and truer<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/FnwdbDnliqHbcuIqyokHhijAjskfaqnckdblFjHcaeHxqxEDfokJffphJDAI/media_httpiimgurcompm_dawnq.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpiimgurcompm_dawnq" height="667" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/FnwdbDnliqHbcuIqyokHhijAjskfaqnckdblFjHcaeHxqxEDfokJffphJDAI/media_httpiimgurcompm_dawnq.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://imgur.com/pmVAP">imgur.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/my-dad-put-this-up-after-a-fight-we-had-when">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-66459082723669287472011-12-09T16:15:00.001+00:002011-12-09T16:15:50.338+00:00GWS<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/ojnsatkxBfCrqAazmabEhCrHCAijjjyJgpezxmGEHdfbpHjCfbtJBcirfxdl/media_httpwwwlamebook_casvr.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpwwwlamebook_casvr" height="564" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/ojnsatkxBfCrqAazmabEhCrHCAijjjyJgpezxmGEHdfbpHjCfbtJBcirfxdl/media_httpwwwlamebook_casvr.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.lamebook.com/picturing-the-problem/picpro1-5/">lamebook.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/gws">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-81622125136178753792011-11-21T16:21:00.001+00:002011-11-21T16:21:15.956+00:00The Telltale Quack | Sci-ence! 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</div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-21947183784641462912011-11-21T11:38:00.005+00:002011-11-21T11:38:35.799+00:00catzilla<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/CCFuHhvBvGlpxwotdEEBiimcuJJgmwnGAIjGBuAfblHwkqeqzGACuwehwrkB/media_httpthechivefil_ynFCy.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpthechivefil_ynfcy" height="313" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/CCFuHhvBvGlpxwotdEEBiimcuJJgmwnGAIjGBuAfblHwkqeqzGACuwehwrkB/media_httpthechivefil_ynFCy.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/cool-desktop-wallpapers-1.jpg">thechive.files.wordpress.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a 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href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/ieEmeCcCutezmbGcAmJndCbGxCBBzECxApwhnEkJdEJqvulvmshBDCGBxJnD/media_httpfastcachega_yiduE.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpfastcachega_yidue" height="281" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/ieEmeCcCutezmbGcAmJndCbGxCBBzECxApwhnEkJdEJqvulvmshBDCGBxJnD/media_httpfastcachega_yiduE.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://io9.com/5848388/the-scariest-deaths-youve-watched-on-screen-and-how-they-would-really-happen">io9.com</a></div> <p>Whenever we watch the Saw movies, or a particularly gruesome episode of The Tudors, people bite the big one in extremely awful ways. Although the sight is repulsive, we still want to take a peek because we're a little bit curious. What would the scariest kinds of death be like, and how long would they take?</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/the-scariest-deaths-youve-watched-on-screen-a">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-80569020670228035512011-10-19T09:30:00.001+01:002011-10-19T09:30:48.500+01:00Seth's Blog » Willat Effect Experiments With Tea<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p><a href="http://blog.sethroberts.net/2011/07/08/the-willat-effect-side-by-side-comparisons-create-connoisseurs/">The Willat Effect</a> is the hedonic change caused by side-by-side comparison of similar things. Your hedonic response to the things compared (e.g., two or more dark chocolates) expands in both directions. The “better” things become more pleasant and the “worse” things become less pleasant. In my experience, it’s a big change, easy to notice.</p> <p>I discovered the Willat Effect when my friend Carl Willat offered me five different limoncellos side by side. Knowing that he likes it, his friends had given them to him. Perhaps three were homemade, two store-bought. I’d had plenty of limoncello before that, but always one version at a time. Within seconds of tasting the five versions side by side, I came to like two of them (with more complex flavors) more than the rest. One or two of them I started to dislike. When you put two similar things next to each other, of course you see their differences more clearly. What’s impressive is the hedonic change.</p> <p>The Willat Effect supports <a href="http://sethroberts.net/articles/2011-04-08%20How%20Economics%20Shaped%20Human%20Nature.pdf">my ideas about human evolution</a> because it pushes people toward connoisseurship. (I predict it won’t occur with animals.) The fact that repeating elements are found in so many decorating schemes and patterns meant to be pretty (e.g., wallpapers, textile patterns, rugs, choreography) suggests that we get pleasure from putting similar things side by side — the very state that produces the Willat Effect. According to my theory of human evolution, connoisseurship evolved because it created demand for hard-to-make goods, which helped the most skilled artisans make a living. Carl’s limoncello tasting made me a mini-connoisseur of limoncello. I started buying it much more often and bought more expensive brands, thus helping the best limoncello makers make a living. Connoisseurs turn surplus into innovation by giving the most skilled artisans more time and freedom to innovate.</p></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://blog.sethroberts.net/2011/10/17/willat-effect-experiments-with-tea/">blog.sethroberts.net</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/seths-blog-willat-effect-experiments-with-tea">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-38540011617852668792011-10-12T12:49:00.001+01:002011-10-12T12:49:46.064+01:00What did the world's first language sound like?<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">What languages sounded like before a few thousand years ago is one of the great unsolvable mysteries of modern science. Now two linguists have come up with a bold hypothesis: the speakers of the oldest known language spoke like Yoda.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://io9.com/5848528/what-did-the-worlds-first-language-sound-like">io9.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/what-did-the-worlds-first-language-sound-like">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-43411465754998247962011-10-03T14:12:00.001+01:002011-10-03T14:12:03.655+01:00Bang<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpthechivefil_vpjbw" height="280" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/AyJBJtHvJxhBlzqnHImyAavqpxFqjssxcbdwlzebaJGChulhtwbsrpzHeiaq/media_httpthechivefil_vpjbw.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://thechive.com/2011/09/30/friday-funnies-31-photos/hilarious-funny-16/">thechive.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/bang">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-42932389045855122262011-09-28T11:02:00.001+01:002011-09-28T11:02:06.591+01:00Urge to kill…fading…fading…fading<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote">Steven Pinker has a new book coming out next week, and I'm very much looking forward to it. It is titled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our-Nature-Violence/dp/0670022950/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317140843&sr=8-1/pharyngula-20"><i>The Better Angels Of Our Nature: How Violence Has Declined</i></a>, and its premise is that humans have been becoming increasingly <i>less</i> violent over time. I'm very sympathetic to this view: I think cooperation, not conflict, has been the hallmark of human evolution.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/09/urge_to_killfadingfading.php">scienceblogs.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/urge-to-killfadingfadingfading">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-9429434996268625392011-09-27T14:59:00.005+01:002011-09-27T14:59:55.557+01:00drink<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpthechivefil_cnaqb" height="374" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/efaFtfevFJbwfBwfgEhcssIcobHtAspuzihjACBdwkotdHFypxJHpDpFzrBI/media_httpthechivefil_CnaqB.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://thechive.com/2011/09/27/daily-morning-awesomeness-20-photos-159/funny-awesomeness-chive-13/">thechive.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/drink">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-6646913470161073602011-09-27T14:59:00.003+01:002011-09-27T14:59:47.839+01:00drink<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpthechivefil_ncahx" height="374" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/qABGjfGyAukBmqgIGECvDArFDfwtpwtIkxBqhADsglJbJrGbpkbfdbdfoiHq/media_httpthechivefil_ncAHx.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://thechive.com/2011/09/27/daily-morning-awesomeness-20-photos-159/funny-awesomeness-chive-13/">thechive.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/drink">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864603900029566174.post-81082342600624075852011-09-27T14:59:00.001+01:002011-09-27T14:59:41.979+01:00drink<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpthechivefil_eiozb" height="374" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/vichoon/HCsqhgADpbwClyjuFCJrjCCmGFtDAdaHyuIuxbwcjAlikvCDxFvtziJpAFtw/media_httpthechivefil_EiozB.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://thechive.com/2011/09/27/daily-morning-awesomeness-20-photos-159/funny-awesomeness-chive-13/">thechive.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://vichoon.posterous.com/drink">vichoon's posterous</a> </p> </div>VicHoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801592731429920762noreply@blogger.com0