Monthly Archives: February 2010

Apprentice thugs

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Ian

They start young these days.   A teacher was on yard duty during recess at Swallowcliffe Primary School at Davoren Park on Wednesday when two students threw a brick at her, hitting her in the back of the head. As she … Continue reading →

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Go Lydia

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Ian

Congratulations to Lydia Lassila on winning gold in the womens aerials skiing event at the Vancouver Olympics.  Australia’s 2nd gold medal of these Olympics and only 5th of all time.  What is it about Australian women flying through the air … Continue reading →

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If you’ve got the money, you can buy anything

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Ian

  For sale:  1 American President.  Location:  Shanghai, China.

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Torah, Torah, Torah

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Ian

Congratulations to Australian snowboarder Torah Bright on winning gold in the women’s halfpipe in snowboarding today in Vancouver.       She’s almost a local, coming from Cooma, NSW, about an hour and a bit down the highway from my … Continue reading →

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Always, and I mean always, proofread …

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Ian

Especially if its a tattoo design.  Penrith Panthers rugby league player Jarrod Sammut didn’t (or he did, but can’t spell himself – quite a likely possibility), and here’s the result.   Spot the error.  Still I suppose most of the … Continue reading →

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An important message – this time from Taiwan

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Ian

Some valuable advice from Taroko Gorge yesterday.

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A lesson from China

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Ian

Seen on Saturday in Suzhou.

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In Shanghai

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Ian

I’m in Shanghai now.  This is approximately what I can see out the window of my hotel room. I’m staying on the Pudong side of the Huangpu River, and looking straight over to The Bund. We went for a walk … Continue reading →

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