Girlfriend troubles – the bogan solution
A man in Bunbury, Western Australia was apparently having some sort of dispute with his ex-girlfriend – maybe he was not accepting of the “ex” status of their relationship. So what does he do? Enlists the help of his parents. OK, fair enough, they presumably have more life experience and could well offer some useful [...]
Hungry Jacks throws its hat in the ring
With the new Angry Anus burger. That’s what you get for employing dumb teenagers in your stores (its actually supposed to be Angry Angus – Hungry Jacks response to the McDonalds Mighty Angus). Actually I’m intrigued by McDonalds pushing their Angus burgers as a premium product … so what were they selling us before, dog [...]
Fast enough?
One of the things I did on my unexpected stopover in Shanghai recently was go for a train ride. How would you like it if this were the normal speed for trains? This is on the Maglev train which runs from Shanghai airport to the city – it covers 30km in 8 minutes. You [...]
Street art – Beijing style
This was in Wangfujing, which is the fashionable shopping area in Beijing. Phwoooar!
Help, ambulance, I need to get to hospital
Well not in this case. A patient in the Hobart Private Hospital noticed some bleeding from a wound drain after some surgery he’d had. He rang the call bell to get some assistance. After 10 minutes and no response, he rang his wife who rang the nurses’ station. Again, no response. He then rang 000 [...]
Still in China
Did I mention how boring it is sitting around in airports? Well today in Beijing it was snowing, so flights were delayed and/or cancelled all over the place. End result – missed connection in Shanghai to Sydney and will now be flying back tomorrow night. So I’ve got a day in Shanghai to fill in. [...]
Its all the fault of Bohemian Rhapsody
Its my last few hours in Beijing and I have a sore throat. It might be due to the cold weather, but I am blaming Tuesday night’s karaoke (KTV) bar adventure for it. Especially my efforts at Bohemian Rhapsody – those high notes were a killer. Not to mention that song just goes on and [...]
Reflection
My last free day in Beijing for this trip. Been here 3 weeks now, 4 more sleeps now before I fly home. I really like Beijing, but am really looking forward to getting home. Looks like the last couple of days here are going to be cold and maybe snowy. No doubt a foretaste of [...]
Yum – seahorses and scorpions
I decided to give this a miss today. Likewise starfish. About as adventurous as I’ve been with the eating here has been pig’s feet we had as part of lunch yesterday, which was quite ok. We nearly talked ourselves into the spicy stirfried bullfrog, too, but wimped out. PS …. I forgot to mention before, [...]
Snow
It did snow here today, more than I’ve ever seen except when I’ve been to a ski field. Here’s what I could see out of my hotel room window. (I know, I know … for Northern Hemisphere people snow is no big deal, but for Australians it is a novelty. I live in one of [...]
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