December 11, 2011
my birthday cake/s

thanks to Jaap and Hong I had these delicious birthday cake/s from Givral. Thanks guys  

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December 8, 2011
government bonds

Given the current crises facing so many governments around the globe, I like this thought; "Government bonds used to represent risk free returns, nowadays they represent return free risks." Um, don't i have some bonds lying around somewhere?

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December 7, 2011
a disturbing event

I witnessed an event yesterday that left me feeling very disturbed. I was riding my motorbike along Nguyen Huu Can around 11.30 when suddenly, right in front of me I saw what at first appeared to be a traffic accident and a resulting scuffle. I assumed that one motorbike had somehow accidentally clipped another and […]

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November 12, 2011
flash flooding in downtown Sai Gon

This is on Le Loi near the corner of Pasteur Sts in downtown Sia Gon yesterday at 4pm after a deluge inundated the city. Fortunately these types of flash flooding usually dissipate soon after the rain stops.  

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October 12, 2011
flower of Shorea Robusta…

...which oddly grows directly from the tree trunk. This one is in the grounds of the Cambodian Royal Palace, Phnom Penh.

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October 10, 2011
morning cafe scene

early morning cafe scene, downtown Sai Gon  

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September 27, 2011
happy birthday Mimi

I hope you're having a great day

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September 25, 2011
living bridges

How incredible are these bridges. What I find amazing however is that until today I had never heard of them. Growing your own house may seem like a new idea, but what about growing pieces of functional infrastructure? That’s exactly what the locals of Nongriat in Meghalaya, India have been doing for the past 500 […]

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September 22, 2011
paper camera app

I just downloaded a new camera app to my mobile phone which has some really neat effects. The app. is called "Paper Camera" and I think I'm going to have some fun with it so stay tuned for more image uploads.

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September 21, 2011
after many years of hard toil…
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September 2, 2011
strange service

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf have a policy that requires the customer to wait at the counter to pick up a coffee or other beverage but they serve food to the table. Usually if I’ve ordered food and a drink I just sit down as the staff bring both to my table. Imagine my surprise […]

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August 27, 2011
miracle

“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth”.

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August 26, 2011
Breakfast in Kampot, southern Cambodia

After having lived outside of Australia for many years, I find myself becoming nostalgic for certain things Australian and nothing brings a lump to my throat or a tear to my eye quicker than Australian country music, a genre I was never all that fond of when I lived back there. One singer who, to […]

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August 25, 2011
Watch Plum Village Online Monastery episodes on blip.tv

Watch Plum Village Online Monastery episodes on blip.tv: “Video and audio published by the Plum Village Online Monastery: monks, nuns, and layfriends making content from Thich Nhat Hanh and the monks and nuns of Plum Village available on the Internet.”

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August 23, 2011
recent trip to Cambodia

We recently took a trip to Cambodia for a break from this city and to explore the south of that country, something I’d never done before. After being there I have to ask myself why haven’t I done this before?? It was just so good. Originally we were going to travel first to Phnom Penh […]

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August 23, 2011
innovative glass drainer

These curtain or towel rod holders have more uses than I realised.

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August 16, 2011
Image collection of Viet Nam

A wonderful collection of images from Viet Nam

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August 14, 2011
Welcome!

500 metres into Cambodia and the paved highway of Viet Nam is but a fond memory

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