On Being Rich

Published on Jan. 24, 2009 under Australia

I first learned the term "white privilege" during my first year in University. I don't remember if it was from a general education class, or from meetings in ASPSU (student government), or in the NAACP, but the revelation has always humbled me. Today, I had another revelation. W and I ... Read more.

French Class and Laser Tag

Published on Jan. 11, 2009 under Australia

I'm about to head off to bed, but I have to admit, today has been very productive. W and I woke up at 6:20am (it is a Saturday), had breakfast, and went into the city. At 9:00am we started our new French class, which looks like it will be great ... Read more.

Taming the Jungle

Published on Aug. 19, 2008 under Australia

Most weekends closely mimic each other: drinking a lot of wine, playing the the computers, eating lots of food. However, this past weekend was pleasantly eventful. Saturday night we met up with some of W's co-workers in Windsor, a tiny suburb on the way to the blue mountains. After a ... Read more.

My GF and Vista

Published on June 3, 2008 under Australia

My girlfriend's laptop has 1GB of memory, and Vista. I just heard a classic quote from her today: "I think Vista plus Office equals Monster." Followed by... "I just clicked the exsomething.exe with the somethingelse.exe and hit end task. Now my desktop went black." Read more.

BBQ at Coogee

Published on Dec. 30, 2007 under Australia

Yesterday we went to Coogee beach for a bbq, and I must say, a bbq in December is pretty nice. Wan (our flatmate) and I visited the store in the early afternoon and bought a case of beer and $50 worth of meat. One of the ... Read more.

The 60 Hour Train Ride

Published on July 5, 2007 under China

Early in the morning, 6:00am, we arrived in Guangzhou. Can you guess what we did? We ate rice balls, of course. Maybe I should explain what a rice ball is. Although Taiwan does rice balls differently, the ones in Guangzhou are usually in a dark sesame paste/soup, and are filled ... Read more.

Australia, Here We Come!

Published on June 29, 2007 under Taiwan

Alas, it is finally time for me to say goodbye to Taiwan. Yesterday W and I spent a few hours cutting and pasting our "unlonely planet guide", basically a collection of freely available information in English and Chinese. I even designed a little cover logo, I find parodies quite humorous. ... Read more.

My Portable Travel Stick

Published on June 29, 2007

This will be my last post from Taiwan, and I'm placing it in my tech section. Shortly I will be flying to Hong Kong, and then traveling into China. I'm not bringing my laptop with me. I'm always a little wary of using public computers, especially in many of the ... Read more.

To Tainan, Again

Published on April 28, 2007 under Taiwan

We arose to a loud knocking at our door, 8:00 had come too fast. Breakfast was had, bags packed, and we checked out of the hotel. Once the car was packed we drove out to the Snake Kiln, continuing with the motif of ceramics and teapots. Cathy thoroughly enjoyed the ... Read more.

Sun Moon Lake

Published on April 27, 2007 under Taiwan

Breakfast was had at the hotel (same chain) across the street. Full of energy we started our drive around the lake. First we stopped by a Wen Wu Temple, a large and well visited temple. We wandered all around, W thoroughly explaining the small nuances of the temple. In front ... Read more.

Onward to Sun Moon Lake

Published on April 26, 2007 under Taiwan

W and I ate breakfast on our own, my parents deciding they just wanted to eat the hotel “free” food. Once we arrived my dad and W left to pick up the car, whist Cathy and I chatted and eventually waited by the street. Just when we were starting to ... Read more.

Out Shopping

Published on Oct. 29, 2006 under Taiwan

I must take a few moments to send a congratulation to my girlfriend, who just finished taking the GRE. She is in the process of applying for her PhD in the States, and so the GRE is thus required. Interesting, as we walk along the streets, I am routinely asked: ... Read more.

Back to Bangkok

Published on Aug. 11, 2006 under Thailand

Today is W's birthday. A little depressing that we spent the first part on a bus. Normally I can sleep anywhere, and while I slept quite a bit on the bus, I still couldn't get comfortable. Eventually we arrived in Bangkok, and made our way to Khaosan road (where a ... Read more.