I've been playing with Channel 4's human footprint calculator and the one factoid that stood out is:
The average person will know 1,700 people in the course of their lifetime. Of the 1,700 people we know, 305 will die of heart disease, 179 by stroke, 99 of lung cancer and 32 of breast cancer. 10 people will take their own life, 9 will be killed in road accidents and 1 will die in a fire.
Yikes! If you know me, I hope I'm in your other 1065.
Better late than never, I guess, but this sure would have helped when I was having problems with Java's security manager.
Forgot to mention that I found Layang Layang through Restaurant.com.
They sell gift certificates to restaurants at reduced prices (typically $25 certificates for $10). They're also having a 50% off sale right now using the discount code "SPRING". It's nice in that it makes it a little less risky to try out new restaurants.
Update: The "SPRING" discount code has been replaced by "APRIL", which is 60% off + a $10 credit.
I can't describe how excited I am over discovering Layang Layang, a new, good Malaysian restaurant.
I've only been there once, but everything we tried was good and authentic. We started with the lobak and roti bhuddist, and they're definitely the best I've had in the US. The entrees didn't dissapoint either. The kari lamb and belacan okra were perfect, and the ikan bakar was decent. For desert, we tried the fried ice cream and banana. Not too shabby, but when I hear fried banana, I'm thinking goreng pisang, and I've not had any really authentic ones in the US.
You can bet that we'll be going back!
