Seen while driving down the highway
At Lake George, just north of Canberra. Yes, its a zebra farm.
Bangkok Red Shirts
I’ve been thinking about the events of late in Bangkok with the Red Shirt protesters and the Thai government’s military response to them. I spent a few days in Bangkok last September and it turns out where I stayed was pretty much in the middle of where all the shooting has been happening. A few [...]
The big potato
… or is it really a big turd? Its in the main street of Robertson, NSW – where I went today. Its a lovely area … although I’m not sure the idea of having a big brown potato to highlight the area’s main agricultural product was all that well thought through.
If you’ve got the money, you can buy anything
For sale: 1 American President. Location: Shanghai, China.
An important message – this time from Taiwan
Some valuable advice from Taroko Gorge yesterday.
In Shanghai
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 along the Pudong side of the river this afternoon, and then had a look at [...]
Can I have a TV in my bathroom please?
I’m in Beijing now, for the next few days. Checked into the hotel early this morning to shower, change, grab a couple of hours sleep etc, before going out this afternoon to do some tourist stuff, and meet up with one of my Chinese colleagues for some dinner. Normally I have showers, but in this [...]
Beats working
I’m in Kuala Lumpur for work at the moment, till the end of the week, having arrived last Tuesday night. So that means we had the weekend to do some sightseeing. On Sunday, we spent the day at the Kuala Gandah elephant sanctuary, and fed, rode on, and swam with, the elephants. Here’s some of [...]
Truth in Advertising
I saw this sign in a Beijing subway station yesterday. I actually wonder if Everhonest is the sort of accountant you might actually need. Depends on what you want done, I guess. If I was into tax shelters and other schemes like that, maybe I’d prefer Slightly Dodgy Accountants?
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