Archive for May 11, 2006

Insurance for World Cup “sick days”

This insurance is for employers only :P and it’s not in Malaysia. This is from Holland. Under Dutch law, companies must pay employees who are too ill to report to work.

During the European 2004 championship, thousands of dutch called in sick whenever their national team played. The statistics showed that absenteeism due to health problems rose 20% on match days. However the report didn’t indicate if there was a sudden rise on the day when their team was knocked out of the tournament.

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Packing Tape Sculpture


Do they look like ghosts to you? At once glance, you’d think they are invisible. Those models are made from packing tape sculpture - or commonly known here as ’selotape’. You can make your own easily, using only packing tape and cling-wrap.

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