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Sony VAIO GRX550 PC Notebook: Why I Will Probably Never Own a Desktop Again

Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:27:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Before I begin I would just like to state that I am not a computer genius. I don’t know a lot of technical descriptions for things that happen inside of my computer, but I do use my computer quite a bit. So this review is for those people who, like...

Confessions of a Vulgar and Disillusioned Man

Fri, 30 May 2003 12:13:44 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Quick Reference:

Violence: This is a story of a hit man. Killing a person is expressed as a trivial thing.

Sex: There are some pretty graphic descriptions of sexual acts.

Offensive Language: I honestly think you...

Shirley Makes Everything Better (again)

Sat, 24 May 2003 03:32:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Quick Reference:

Violence: None

Sex: None

Nudity: None

Offensive Language: None

Dimples is your typical Shirley Temple movie where everything ends great because Temple is such...

Battleship U.S.S. Alabama: That's a Pretty Big Ship You Got There, Mister

Tue, 20 May 2003 11:22:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - I thought I would take a break from my reviews on China and Southeast Asia to work on something a little closer to my actual hometown in Birmingham, Alabama. Down in the southern part of the state in the city of Mobile you will find Battleship Park, home...

The Bund: The Old and New Sides of Shanghai

Sat, 17 May 2003 11:38:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - My wife and I have been living in China for the past 11 months and we had the opportunity to spend this last New Year’s in Shanghai with a couple of our friends. We were able to spend about four days in the city and one of these we spent exploring...

Beijing: Everything You Need to Know About Beijing

Wed, 14 May 2003 10:54:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - As this is probably going to be quite a lengthy review I will provide an outline here so that you can quickly find any information that you may be looking for:

A. Overview of the city

B. Weather

C. Money Issues...

Summer Palace: The Yiheyuan - A Great Place to Relax

Mon, 12 May 2003 11:56:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Since being in China, over the past eleven months I have been able to visit Yiheyuan (The Summer Palace) three times. Excluding the Great Wall, which is a good distance outside the city; this is probably the prettiest...

Forbidden City: The City That Is Not So Forbidden Anymore

Fri, 9 May 2003 22:30:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - I have had the fortunate opportunity to see the Imperial Palace (Forbidden City) four times during the last ten months in which my wife and I have been living in Beijing. Located right across the street from Tian'anmen...

Nee Shows You the "Path of Progress"

Fri, 9 May 2003 03:02:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - I am now in the final pages of this wonderful book and I couldn’t wait till the end before I wrote my review of it. I have been using this book as part of my morning quiet time for the past two months or so, and it has had more impact on me than any...

Tiananmen Square: The Signs of Communism

Wed, 7 May 2003 05:59:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Similar to the Great Wall, Tian’anmen Square is not as exciting as an amusement park. There are no rides to make you feel squeamish or overpriced hot dog stands here. No, it is simply the largest public square in...

The Great Wall: Walking On the Wall and Through History

Tue, 6 May 2003 01:22:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - During the past ten months that I have been living in China, I have had the opportunity to visit the Great Wall on three different occasions. I spent two of these times at the most famous restored section, Badaling, and so that is where I will focus most...

Ko Samui: An eventful stay on Koh Samui

Mon, 5 May 2003 00:37:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - My wife and I had the opportunity to visit Koh Samui this past January and it was truly an enjoyable experience. We have lived in Beijing for the past ten months and it didn’t take us long to find out that winters in Beijing are frigid. Not because...

Tianjin: The In's and Out's of Tianjin

Sat, 3 May 2003 10:32:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Having lived in Beijing for the last ten months, I had the opportunity about a month ago to make an overnight trip to Tianjin and see what it was all about. I was excited about what this sizeable port city had to offer. However, after visiting, I came...

Tiantan Park: The truth about The Temple of Heaven

Sat, 3 May 2003 00:11:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - I have now been living in Beijing for close to ten months and I have had the opportunity to visit The Temple of Heaven twice. On first glance, there does not seem to be anything too special about the park and its buildings. Sure, the Hall of Prayer for...

Sony Network Walkman NW-MS11 (128 MB) MP3 Player: Another great product from Sony

Fri, 2 May 2003 06:36:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Why did I buy this product?

I am currently working in Beijing as a Foreign English teacher and I spend a lot of time in the office grading papers. The office that I am in has 13 other people who all like to listen to music. The problem is that...

Pennsylvania Dutch Country: Beautiful Pennsylvania

Thu, 8 Nov 2001 02:15:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - I only wish that I could put the feeling that my wife and I had while we were in Pennsylvania into words. Maybe it was because it was our first time in the North, maybe it was the Amish, or maybe it was just cleanliness of the areas that we visited...

Essential to any collection

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:11:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Johnny and Willie sitting around talking about how their songs were written. What else do I need to say?

Okay, okay. I'll tell you about some of the finer points. Let me first start out with how I became a Johnny Cash fan. The first time that...

U-Haul: Watch your p's and q's

Fri, 29 Dec 2000 00:34:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - Today my wife and I moved back to the city. We have been living on the outskirts of Birmingham for the past seven months in the little town of Montevallo. Due to dreary rain we decided to call on U-Haul to help us make the move in one trip. Except for...

Ciboney Resort: Ciboney great but I don't know about Jamaica

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 02:47:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lilbooboo - The Ciboney Resort is an excellent place to visit if you want to relax. With it being all-inclusive you will never need to worry about paying for anything unless you want to do something off of the resort.

Staying on the resort:

The...