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How To Change Netbeans IDE Language To English

By Sabrina Sabino | Published: November 6, 2011

The language of my Windows XP operating system is actually Chinese.  Every time I install a software that doesn’t ask me for my choice of language, it is automatically installed in Chinese.  After downloading Netbeans earlier today I installed it and I was a little bummed out that it was in Chinese.  So I was [...]

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Beware of Badoo Scams (and other Dating Site Scams)

By Sabrina Sabino | Published: October 3, 2011

I’ve never been a member of Badoo.  The first time I heard about it was through an email invitation several years ago, and when I checked out the site I felt it was too dating-site like so I didn’t join it.  Not that I have anything against dating sites or people who frequent them.  It’s [...]

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Seychelles Crazy Anglophone Vs. Francophone Media

By Sabrina Sabino | Published: August 5, 2011

Yesterday when I was browsing through the IOIG website and analyzing keyword searches for visitors arriving on my site by typing “jioi” instead of “ioig” (JIOI being Jeux des îles de l’océan Indien or the French translation of Indian Ocean Island Games), it made me realize how weird some people might view our media (newspapers, [...]

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My Crest Whitestrips Order Has Arrived In Seychelles!

By Sabrina Sabino | Published: August 3, 2011

There is not a lot of restrictions in importing stuff here in Seychelles as long as it is for personal use.  It’s definitely not like Singapore, where they restrict everything (i.e. if it’s not sold in Singapore, chances are it’s because the item is prohibited e.g. electronic cigarettes).  But who cares, my Crest Whitestrips order [...]

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RIP Sir Daniel!

By Sabrina Sabino | Published: July 19, 2011

I was reading a friend’s wall on Facebook earlier today and that’s when I found out that my ex-English teacher Sir Daniel passed away several weeks ago, late June.  Although I don’t think he liked me much because he never really spoke to me properly almost like he would avoid conversations with me, I really [...]

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