© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-icicleie Recent reviews written by member icicleie en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_222922641028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Now that more and more of my friends are getting themselves cars in the run-up to finishing Uni, a few more Irish road-trips have been added to the 2006 calendar. This one was to Cobh, in Co.Cork &#150 a good four & a half hour drive from the capital... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222922641028 Wed, 8 Mar 2006 06:55:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222922641028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_192537857668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Crossing the Border! Crossing the border from Thailand to Cambodia at Aranya Prathet / Bavet, was one of the most thrillingly horrific experiences not just of this trip, but of my entire life! You cross from a relatively well-off Thailand into... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~192537857668 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:10:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_192537857668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182894300804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - The author of &#147Philosophy, 100 Essential Thinkers&#148, Philip Stokes, chooses to open the book with a quote from Shakespeare&#146s Hamlet;- &#147There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182894300804 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:27:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182894300804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214837857924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - At the time of buying the Sony MDR-EX71SL&#146s, I had been meaning to get a pair of in-ear earphones for what seemed like decades. My usual pair was simply incapable of sufficiently concentrating & funnelling sound &#150 the base was leaking, and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214837857924 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:32:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214837857924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214051950212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - One or other of my parents used to read to me every night &#150 until what age, I have no idea, although I do have the rather dubious memory that the fantasy land of Narnia was where it all ended. Although my weaning on to independent reading... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214051950212 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:19:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214051950212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213412318852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - I was passively forced to attend the screening of this film. I hold my personality as much to blame as any external influence. I'm one of those people who sometimes just has to go see a film even if the unseen listings evoke nothing more than a roll of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213412318852 Thu, 8 Dec 2005 16:45:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213412318852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212455493252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - After a brief (2 nights) harrowing stint at the Victoria Guesthouse on Rue 51, Phnom Penh, my colleagues and I decided to move to the Royal Guesthouse on Rue 154 for the remainder of our stay in Phnom Penh - that time period being no less than three more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212455493252 Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:53:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212455493252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210515037828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Arriving in Bangkok and getting away from its airport turned out to be quite an amusing experience. Unless you know otherwise, you will inevitably end up hiring a taxi service that is sure to overcharge you. My friend and I ended up being bundled into a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210515037828 Mon, 7 Nov 2005 14:32:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210515037828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210155703940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - There are certain similarities, but significant differences, between newspaper headlines and non-fictional book titles. Both are expected to indicate the nature of main body content. Both are designed to hold interest and attention. These similarities... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210155703940 Thu, 3 Nov 2005 14:01:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210155703940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209523019396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia, served as my home for four weeks this Summer. I worked in three medical clinics there, and saw and experienced many things I could never have before imagined. For anybody wishing to travel around Cambodia... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209523019396 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:30:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209523019396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208759393924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - One of the books I read on my travels was an autobiography. Authored by Tiziano Ternani, an Italian journalist and Asia correspondent, it was entitled "A Fortune Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East". In this book, Ternani documents... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208759393924 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:03:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208759393924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185636916868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - During my month in Cambodia, I spent more than a few idle hours stewing over my Vietnam guidebook, seeing what we could and couldn&#146t see (well) in the space of the ten days we had in the country. After a slightly exhausting month working and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185636916868 Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:57:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185636916868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_204994023044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Vietnam Airlines, the airline that takes the lotus flower as its proud emblem, is an airline growing both in size and its number of international routes. Such expansion has really only taken place since the year 2001, but VA now fly to various parts of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~204994023044 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:09:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_204994023044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197737483908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Although ignorance and lack of understanding are hardly likely to be trumpeted by many, it seems to be true that on rare occasions, there may well be something romantic about an incomplete understanding of a particular topic - even if it is the case that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197737483908 Fri, 7 Oct 2005 09:12:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197737483908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190159490692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Harry Potter is back, and in the sixth instalment of the series of the same name, JK Rowling decides to treat the reader to some interesting revelations concerning the &#145grand scheme&#146 &#150 revelations that will help further Harry and his loyal... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190159490692 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:38:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190159490692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186775932548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Humans slide along the continuum of awareness dozens, even hundreds, of times each day &#150 from deep REM sleep, to slow wave sleep, to &#145day-dream&#146 mode, to concentrative activity of fluctuating intensity. Interestingly, each stage tends to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186775932548 Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:14:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186775932548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186658688644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Yes, for one day only, I was the mystery shopper that all Guinness employees in Dublin love to hate &#150 free to lurk in corners, take notes on all going on in the great Guinness storehouse, see myself around for free, and masquerade as a student from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186658688644 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:35:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186658688644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183404301956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - &#145The Celestine Prophecy&#146, a book written by James Redfield, presents itself not just as a work of fiction, but as a book of theories also &#150 theories that attempt to pin down the dynamics of an invisible energy that surrounds, permeates... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183404301956 Mon, 16 May 2005 16:13:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183404301956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182973206148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - There are now thirty-three reviews of the Gmail service on the Epinions database, and I do think this serves to emphasize the growing popularity of this email service over less flashy rivals such as Hotmail and Yahoo. Found at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182973206148 Thu, 12 May 2005 05:26:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182973206148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182675476100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - I simply cannot use blade razors to shave &#150 and the nauseating Gillette &#145superman&#146 advertisements don&#146t exactly convince me otherwise. I always seem to end up walking around a red face for the morning (or worse, the evening) that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182675476100 Mon, 9 May 2005 15:27:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182675476100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_178139926148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - Shape, Styling and Carriage... The stylish MuVo TX FM mp3 player is composed of two pieces; there is the colored, L-shaped &#145holder&#146, and the black &#145detachable&#146 part which can come away from the holder and plug into... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~178139926148 Sun, 8 May 2005 18:04:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_178139926148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182049869444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - The sphere of medicine is far from perfect &#150 and it is refreshing that Atul Gawande, author and Harvard medical graduate, stands up as one of the first to admit it. This book, &#145Complications - A Surgeon&#146s notes on an imperfect... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182049869444 Tue, 3 May 2005 18:25:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182049869444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181809614468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - In the age of religious diversity, the definitions and interpretations of one or many Gods have expanded. If one were to combine all beliefs, then God could be just about anything, or even everything &#150 and that is assuming that man is intelligent... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181809614468 Sun, 1 May 2005 16:33:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181809614468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180542475908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - I don&#146t usually buy Calvin Klein, simply because I think their fragrances are always a little &#145safe&#146 and never really transcend that poorly defined masculine-feminine fragrance barrier. Even the CK fragrances clearly and exclusively targeted... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180542475908 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 17:21:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180542475908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179536694916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author icicleie - I studied &#145The Merchant of Venice&#146 as part of my junior English cycle at secondary (high) school. At the time, I held Shakespeare as more of a curiosity than something relevant to my life, or even to my educational development. I remember... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179536694916 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:42:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179536694916?linkin_id=8003929