I’m becoming reconciled to the idea of arranged marriages. While I was vehemently against the concept on the topic back in 2007, with a few years of actual relationships on my plate, I can appr...
I’m feeling nostalgic for the nineties. If I was to get really introspective, I would say this nostalgia is largely because that was a more innocent time, free of responsibilities and with noth...
So apparently I’m campervanning around some unnamed continent with Kieran and our three children who have no discernible gender. Eldest child: around three years old, converses like an adult, d...
Today, I tried making 宁波雪莱 (Ningbo-style1 pickled cabbage), a side dish that my mum often cooks in bulk and keeps in the fridge to go with quick and easy meals. It goes best as when it’s cold o...
Kieran left a few days ago to go to Japan for three weeks on a “boys trip”. While I’ll obviously miss him, it’s actually quite a good opportunity for me to explore becoming mo...
This anonymous comment I received shows why racism is still a pertinent issue. Anyone who claims it isn’t, is just delusional.
…on the weekend, and it was a success in as far as that more people than I expected attending, thus suggesting that I have more friends and acquaintances in Sydney than I originally thought. Fo...
It was very strange for me to be in Sydney away from family for Chinese New Year this year. Not that it really makes a difference considering that my parents and brother are currently on holiday over...
I found it interesting how a lot of people interpreted my last question as what you wanted to do to change your physique. I don’t see my physical self as the definition of who I am, or the most...
Because no one is perfect, what are you doing to become the person you want to be? We can all do with improvement in at least one area of our lives. I’m interested to see what people are doing ...
This is the largest mango I’ve seen this season. The problem with the La Niña weather that Sydney (and much of eastern Australian) has been experiencing in recent months is that it does affect ...
So I’m having a Mexican-themed house-warming party later this month and I don’t know what food to make. The whole reason it’s Mexican themed is so I can wear a traditional Mexican d...
I reviewed my 2011 resolutions yesterday, but my life isn’t made up just of those four resolutions! What was 2011 actually like for me? I started off the year with a short week long holiday in ...
As I mentioned yesterday, I managed to successfully fail all of my resolutions for 2011. Graduate successfully from my Masters with a High/Distinction average: I didn’t graduate from my Masters...
This would normally be the blog entry where I reflect on 2011. For the first time in my blogging ‘career’ though, I’ve run out of time to do any substantial writing. We’re abo...
I find it fascinating that your body shape can dictate your personal style, no matter what your personal preference may be. I personally really love the look of floaty feminine dresses in neutral cre...
In case I don’t get the opportunity before Christmas (and let’s face it, I probably won’t because I’ve been really quite slack with this whole blogging thing this year), can I...
Thanks for all your advice guys. I ended up going for the blue dress after all, with a small modification – I sewed a “modesty patch” into the bodice that covered up the worst (or b...
This is going to be an entirely frivolous entry, but I don’t really care…I need advice about what to wear. The work Christmas party is this Friday night, and I don’t know what to we...
I mentioned two weeks ago that “…there’s a nasty undercurrent of ‘us’ and ‘them’ when it comes to the issue of asylum seekers that sees a portion of Australians become racist, xenophobic ...
This is my new apartment! The plan is not very much to scale – I’ve never been a great one for judging relative sizes of anything. But – it gives a general idea of the layout of the...
LOL, pizza. Oh, America. In all seriousness, I actually did go to some amazing restaurants when I was travelling, after the first week of heavier food. My best dining experiences in each major stop o...
I just got approved for an apartment in Sydney! w00t!
I like to do this kind of an entry sporadically to give an update on some previous entries, and other things that have been happening in my life, largely as I recognise that this blog is increasingly...
I’m going to come out with another generalisation here: Americans tend to be more blindly patriotic than any other nationality. I find the fact that people can defend the lack of a liveable min...
There wasn’t any point in living the typical American lifestyle and either: 1) working for a less-than-subsistence wage in a shitty job; 2) being un(der)employed because the economy is shit; 3)...
…but Americans have rhinoceroses to satisfy them!
And I’m not even joking. I was approached by a million American men brandishing glass dildos. All American men are dirty sleazes.
…and really good at geography. Because Mt Everest is in India, okay?!
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