Double Century Time
So the weather is changing… no more hot sunny days, instead we have cold and wet stay indoors kinda weather… with “what’s on TV” days and “I’m sleeping late” weekends… ahhhhhhh the joys of winter…
Unless of course you’re one of the crazy people who plan on doing the Double Century cycle tour in November sometime.. I say November sometime because the date is still to be confirmed and so is the start venue and well… the route.
What we do know about the Double Century is that it’s a team cycle event reserved for the crazy people. It covers a distance in excess of 200km with a cut-off time of 10hrs 30mins and the terrain is Not easy… but with enough training it’s achievable by any keen cyclist. And Yes, I am one of those crazy people but I’m not That crazy because I’ve only done it 3 times so far…
It’s a fun (in a sadistic kinda way) event though and quite an achievement for most recreational cyclists… it’s like one of those “Every cyclist must do… before you die” kinda things. So get 6 to 12 cycling buddies together get training and do this milestone event…
And if you not crazy by the time you start the Double Century, you will be when you get halfway and realise that you still have in excess of 100km to the finish! So that’s like doing two Argus Cycle Tours in one day… it’s Madness I tell you!
The Facebook Facelift
The social networking site Facebook is finally getting its first facelift after being in the same ’skin’ for the past 4 years. The plan is to change the profile page so that the presentation of information is more organised and relevant to give your profile a fresher appearance.
It seems all the applications and quizzes and all that other stuff you either love or hate has finally caused the need for a site clean up. It’s kinda like when you in your early to mid 20s and a lifestyle of partying takes its toll on your body, you know… all that junk food and drinking adds on a few extra Kg’s. Then one day you realise that it’s just not good and you decide to go to gym or take up some other activity to lose that fat… Well, Facebook seems to be at that point now. Facebook has gotten chubby in the face and it’s time to lose the weight.
But they not quite gonna lose the weight because users really seem to like all those applications and quizzes so they just gonna tuck it away instead and maybe just tone up bit. The plan is to hide the clutter with some Tabs on the main profile page so that the quizzes and applications and stuff will have its own dedicated page.
It’s about time they clean up the face of facebook but what will user reaction be to the new look… Will they accept the new slender look or will they lose interest and eventually turn away to look at something younger and more appealing…
