Sideswipe: March 29: Very effective curtain

A very effective curtain spotted in the members' lounge at Eden Park, to stop glare when the flames go off, apparently. Photo / Supplied

Lads' epic challenge: no glamping allowed

Two university mates from the UK who wanted to do something epic decided to spend three weeks in a Malaysian jungle, naked and without food. Daniel Olifi, 26, a financial tech worker, and James Moynihan, 27, a cruise ship entertainer, wanted to see if they could survive in a harsh jungle with only minimal supplies, no food and in their birthday suits.

Their plan was to spend three weeks camping in the Kuantan rainforest in Malaysia, but the challenge quickly proved much harder than they had anticipated. Within hours of setting up camp they almost ran out of water and while they eventually overcame that problem, they still had to endure swarms of mosquitoes, hypothermia and severe hunger.

They eventually had to call it quits after 16 days, after Daniel cut his hand with a machete and his wound started smelling like rotten flesh. (Via Oddity Central)

First there was peekaboo dog, but today Anne sent in Intimidating Cat, "who stared us down as we arrived at our holiday apartment. Didn't make us feel very welcome." Photo / Supplied

Important truths about life

1. Everyone likes somebody who gets to the point quickly.
2. If everyone in the TV show you're watching is good-looking, it's not worth watching.
3. "Gut feeling" is not just a euphemism. Tension in the abdomen speaks volumes about how you truly feel about something, beyond all arguments and rationales.
4. Stuff that's on sale usually has an annoying downside.
5. A good nine out of ten bad things I've worried about never happened. A good nine out of ten bad things that did happen never occurred to me to worry about.
6. Really, nothing is free. (Via raptitude.com)