Electric Fishing Reel

For some time now, I have been wanting to purchase an electric fishing reel. The thing about fishing in deep waters is that it is extremely tiring and taxing to crank up the line, with all of 1.5kg weight at the deep end, just to check whether there is still bait on the hook. It is not easy.

I have seen how an electric fishing reel works and the ease with which the fisho can bring up the fish, if any.

So, last week, five of us crazy fishos decided to each purchase this newly introduced reel.

The Banax Kaigen 500. It weighs in at about 650g, pulls up to 10kg drag. We all loaded up the reel with Spiderwire braid line of 65Lbs, maybe a bit overkilled, but should be able to pull out most fish.

Now, all we need to do is figure out how to make sense of the Korean English Manual... So far, it is not easy to understand what is stated on the instruction manual. After that, it is to find a suitable time and location to drop the line into the deep blue sea and wait for the big ones....

Surely, the next fishing trip will be quite a sight...

Twitching eye lid

Have been experiencing a rather uncomfortable twitch on the right eye lid for a few days now. When it twitches, i can actually see the eye lid 'moving', if i look into a mirror.. Sometimes, i think the person i am talking to can see the twitching...It is quite disconcerting

Some people say, it is due to lack of sleep.. I have been sleeping the normal hours each night, same as usual.

Lack of exercise? No, in fact have been quite regular at the gym...

STRESS??? Now, that could be the answer;

Blood Donation

I remember the first time I donated blood; it was at college and I tried to rally the whole class to go together. Almost all the guys went excep for this one chap who just could not find the courage to enter the room to even have his blood group verified. And he was not exactly a small chap as well...
That was way back in 1982..

When I was in Uni, I also donated blood a few times. One thing that I always remember was that each of those times, I came out from the room with two holes, one in each arm. For some reason, my blood flows real slow, and , after some 20 minutes, the bag was just not filling up and the nurse will ask whther they can puncture the other arm to continue to drain blood and fill the bag. OK....

Yesterday I gave a 450ml bag of A+ blood.

The only problem I faced was the fact that others came, quickly filled the bag, and gone. And there I was, still lying on the couch waiting for the bag to be filled! Some started when I had the bag half filled, and by the time they finished, I was stilling trying to get the bag filled.

I think it has to do with my rather 'stingy' disposition.... It is hard to get blood from me!!

Dell XPS

Just got myself a new notebook. A Dell XPS, one of those latest thingy from Dell. Duo Core processor, 1GB RAM, 80 GB hard drive memory, 1.3MP built in camera with bi directional mic, True life screen, 54MPS wireless, etc. Even with extended battery weighs in at just over 2kg.

I was using a Dell 6400 for about 3 months; found it to be extremely heavy after lugging it around for a while. The 6400 has a very wide screen, and quite good sound system. But at some 4kg, a bit too heavy for travelling. Further more, the unit i had did not have built in mic, certainly no built in camera. The one saving grace is the very wide screen which is really good for working on spreadsheets.

Guess the XPS will be with me for sometime.....