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‘Twenty years from now…’

amy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:49:38 +0000

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain

Wow…

amy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:29:29 +0000

“After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that [1] all religions are true; [2] all religions have some error in them; [3] all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one’s own close [...]

Moving overseas? Here’s my checklist:

amy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:01:39 +0000

I’ve moved a fair bit in my short life. When I was younger my Dad’s job required our whole family to uproot itself once or twice every few years; I can safely say I have criss-crossed Australia more times than I care to count. I’ve lived in the picturesque Adelaide Hills (place of my birth) [...]

You Know You’re Australian If…

amy — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

I received this list in a forward from Sarah G a few weeks ago, but have been chuckling over it ever since. I’ve bolded the ones I find particularly apt, especially as I’ve had to explain many of these cultural issues to numerous Brits over the last few years: You Know You’re Australian If: You know [...]

I’ve invented a new competition…

amy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:16:51 +0000

I haven’t really got a name for it. Using the UNESCO World Heritage Lists (the regional lists published on Wikipedia are pretty in depth), pick out the places you’ve already been. It’s pretty straight forward. You could pick out the places you want to go, as well, except that for me that would be just about [...]

BBC News proves once and for all that they really don’t have a clue.

amy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:10:19 +0000

Section of screen-shot taken from BBC News yesterday showing Adelaide where Darwin ought to be. Ahh, the good old BBC. Ultimate authority on all news items, with a policy of making a list and checking it twice before posting… or so they would have us believe. Rob noticed this article on the BBC News website yesterday [...]

Ode to Brisbane

amy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:16:40 +0000

All taken yesterday, 26th June 2008.

Aussie winters? Actually they’re pretty cold…

amy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:10:28 +0000

I spend a fair bit of time travelling in cold climate countries. The coldest I’ve ever been was in Oslo (Norway) in mid-January, when one night the temperature dipped to -18 C. I learned that at that temperature it doesn’t matter how many layers you have on, how fast you walk to warm up or [...]

Updates and promises I’m not dead, etc.

amy — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:19:24 +0000

Hi. Further to my previous post, I am still working working working on Desirable.co.uk. I’m also completely swamped with writing work which is A. Good. Thing., especially considering Rob and I were up in Edinburgh Wednesday and Thursday just gone looking at places to rent and we now have a better idea of our budget. Here [...]

Dear blog,

amy — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:53:24 +0000

I know, I’ve been neglecting you. I’ve been letting other things get between us. If I were you, I’d break up with me. I know this will sound like an excuse, but I have been meaning to write. The other day I had big plans to discuss kitchen politics with you. Yesterday I was going to [...]