Mon-chan likes being petted
Monday, January 25th, 2010Even though he-or-she has only been here a few days, Mon-chan is very hand-tamed already, and even likes being petted! Take a look at the video.
doug
Archive for January, 2010
Mon-chan’s first visit to the computer room!
Sunday, January 24th, 2010He-or-she was terrified of the PhotoBooth shutter sound and started flying to different places in the room – the door ledge, the top of the curtains, etc. So I shut off the sound and manage to take a few photos. Then put Mon-chan back in the cage to recover. 
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doug
They’re getting closer to each other!
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Hao-chan and Mon-chan are definitely showing curiosity about each other.
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doug
Mon-chan sitting on my hand
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Mon-chan now feels comfortable enough to climb onto my finger and sit there. He/she even went to sleep like this!
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doug
Mon-chan eats lunch, and Hao-chan joins in
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Mon-chan finally figured out where the food was!
There’s a new bird in town!
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010I couldn’t resist. I got another Java Sparrow! This time a cinnamon flavored one.
These photos show him on his way home on the train, arriving at home and side by side Hao-chan’s cage. I’m keeping them separate until they get used to each other. The idea is for them to become friends and live together!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=187941&id=634775725&l=de3808ea25
His-or-her name is yet to be decided.
I’ll upload some more photos. He/she is quite cute. As soon as it explored around a bit, it hopped on the perch and curled up into a ball and went to sleep.
These photos are from my iPhone but I have some better ones too.
doug
Spiral color illusion
Saturday, January 16th, 2010This is one of the best optical illusions I’ve ever seen. Click the image to see it full size.
While there appear to be alternating blue and green spirals, the blues and greens are actually the same color! Go ahead – check the RGB values yourself!
New dieters social network Diet Harbor
Friday, January 15th, 2010Please also visit my new social network for dieters, Diet Harbor (a safe harbor for dieting mutual support).
doug
Tokyo Sky Tree
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010The Tokyo Sky Tree, when completed, will be the tallest artificial structure in Japan, almost twice the size of the Tokyo Tower.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Sky_Tree
I noticed I can see the Sky Tree growing from my bedroom window! I think it’s over 300 meters high already – almost half of its final 634 meter height. This photo was taken from my bedroom window.
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doug
