I was having such trouble deciding what to buy yesterday when we went grocery shopping… by and large there’s no familiar brands or products. Just try finding normal peanut butter here, let alone vegemyte or anything… :( But when I arrived at the cereal section, it took only moments to decide. And thus now with… Read more
There used to be this idea that government would be distinct and separate from religion. Don’t know what happened to it. Context: from the U.S. Social Security website (here), “No SSNs with an area number of “666” have been or will be assigned.”
Yep, got here at last… details will be forthcoming tomorrow, as I’m too tired now to write anything coherent. For the moment, amaze yourself with photos of my apartment, courtesy of Google Maps (tinkerable version):
Wireless access here at the airport is $7US (~$10AU) per day. That’s only twenty five times cheaper than Sydney. I hope this is a good sign. :)
Another airport, another few hours of my life gone. What fun. Damn it’s hot here. Humid hot. It’s probably only high twenties, really, but the humidity is very tropical. It’s quite a beautiful place, even the airport… there’s lots of greenery, some half-original architecture, and lots of air conditioning… I think the power plant we… Read more
Gaaaaaah… I’m just not having any luck this week. Last Friday I arranged a pickup of a FedEx package for my employment stuff to Apple. Luckily I decided to scan everything and email it to them first, because the package is still with me, and is only getting to the U.S. at all because I’m… Read more
I hate airports. With passion. You’d think it wouldn’t be that much of a change between Melbourne and Sydney, but I may as well be in a different country. I’m sitting at Starbucks in Sydney airport, where I’m starting a highly enjoyable five hour wait for my next flight (why oh why I can’t spend… Read more