Got so into the book I was reading on the flight about new journalism (Wolfe, Thompson, and the like), that I unintentionally just about finished it. So, having nothing else to read for the trip back home, I picked up:
The Life of Pi
The Handmaid’s Tale
We Need to Talk about Kevin
Only about 60 pages into […]
Now that I’ve picked up my AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D and 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lenses, how are they I hear you ask?
The simple answer? Surprisingly good. I paid only $179 AUD for the 70-300mm and $189 AUD for the 50mm, and for the price, they’re an amazingly good deal. I took them to the Melbourne Zoo on […]
One of the upsides of too much travel is frequent flier points. They’re normally fairly useless given that they put you on the red-eye and / or make you book so far in advance that you can’t even be sure what’s going to be happening, but not all programs suck. International travel’s always pretty OK […]
Worth a watch (goes for about half an hour, split over three clips):
http://kotaku.com/gaming/clip/clip-shoko+tan-explains-otaku-in-private-lesson-247255.php
Somewhat of an insight into one of the more famous Japanese subcultures, the Otaku. Similar to the cracker / hacker difference people have tried to make. Rather unsuccessfully, I might add.
I think the biggest challenge I found about Japan was constantly being wrong. A week in Tokyo made my hypersensitive to every cultural misstep I made. And, the really crazy thing is, there’s just so many to make.
I like to think that I’m not the most culturally insensitive person out there. I […]
I’m sitting in a hotel room, taking a break from the bustle of the streets outside. Thailand’s changed significantly over the last twenty years - the Bangkok of today is almost more Singaporean than Singapore.
Shopping malls, acres of food courts, trendy clothes - it’s all here. The only things that remind you you’re in Siam […]
My writing’s slowed for a reason - we’re off to Thailand and Japan in a few days. That and I’m trying to close off everything at work before we go.
Exciting times!
It’s pouring with rain, and damn cold.
Another day, another city.
Riding in a Jetboat is fun.