The WP e-Commerce Lite plugin is available for free download. Those who liked (although I still can’t figure out why, but I’m grateful) my WordPress shop modification will LOVE this one, I reckon.

China may make bloggers give ID:

There are worries that the proposed real name online system would limit freedom of expression.

Well, no shit, Sherlock. Can you imagine what Singapore’s online community would be like if everyone had to give their I/C number, with promises that no one’s real identity would be revealed, as long as they said “nothing illegal or harmful to the public”. Multiply that paranoia by ten.

I’m sure the more enterprising Chinese bloggers will find a workaround, though.

These are brilliant. I gotta get me some of these alternative softies. Via my sister.

It really helps if there is a website that tells you how to get places, with public transport information and maps.

Unfortunately, I’ve not found one that good. So far, I’ve tried to use Traveline and got completely and hopelessly lost because the directions were totally and utterly shite. Mainly because they were outdated. But it can be fairly handy, because you can check where things are on Google Maps or Yahoo! Local. And then, if you’re VERY lucky, someone you know would have been there before and can tell you if it’s accessible on foot. The railway timetable is handy as well.

This country is very partial towards automotive users and not those who use public transport. I drive, but I would always much rather use public transport. I wonder how long it will be before I CANNOT TAKE IT ANY MORE and have to buy a small second hand car.

搬到苏格兰，到一个较小的镇，是一个很与众不同的经验。我最习惯在繁忙的城市过生活。上大学时，我在一个很小的城市带了三年，我挺喜欢这种生活方式。可是我的性格比较害羞，比较文静。在厦门住了三年让我尝试真正的小镇社会 (I’m not sure if this is right at all, I mean a small town community)，我做什么，大家很快就会知道我做了什么。

我真的对这种行为；我家庭不是这样的。例如，我的表妹订婚的时候，我必须等到跟她见个面的时候才知道，因为我看到了她的订婚戒指。他的母亲没跟任何人说！

现在就是我的男朋友的母亲传播我的信息。她会跟她的表姐说我最近作了什么，那她的表姐会跟大家说。男朋友的妹妹经常很神气，说她没有私人生活，我可以明白，可是我现在没什么事做，所以关于我的闲话应该很少！

And that was my primary school-level attempt at writing something in Chinese. I know it’s not good, but I’m trying to make sure I at least keep reading and writing. I don’t want to spend another three years in China to brush up my language skills!

I’ve decided to combine the exercise data for October and November, because the charts look so pathetic and lonely and naked on their own. Not that they look much better together, but it gives the impression that things aren’t quite as bad. And really, I may not go running much, but I do walk a lot.

My main problem is that I don’t feel settled in yet. I need to get into a routine — when I was in Singapore, I was at the track at least three times a week, because I had this routine with my mum. At the moment, I’m not even 100% sure where we will definitely be living if one of us should get a job that requires relocation, so I don’t want to sign up for a membership at the gym. In fact, I would much rather run outdoors, but I’m an Asian from a tropical country, so running outdoors in winter is not my cup of tea at all.

And it is cold and rainy right now. Where I occasionally visit now, the open plan gymnasium / aquatic centre, is reasonably warm and humid, which means that it’s more like Singapore and there won’t be a shock to my lungs when we go back on vacation and I want to go running on the track.

And something else I’ve noticed — I go a bit pigeon-toed, especially on my right foot, when I start feeling a little tired during a run. I thought it was quite cute and all that, but I’ve also been suffering from pain in my hip (at the joint) after running. Last night I decided to try something when I noticed myself going pigeon-toed: I forced my right foot to point straight forward. I immediately noticed a difference in how the joint in my hip felt. Today it’s still a little sore, but nowhere as much as it was last week. Result! Although I’m not exactly sure what the cause is (as in, how it makes my hip hurt), but I have always had an issue with my right leg and hip.

Perpetual Kid. Everything on there is GREAT. Via NDNL.