My upcoming title “Rising Aotearoa” has passed through its final edit. It may even be released ahead of schedule so keep an eye out for it.
Monthly Archive: May 2011
May 27 2011
Dawn Chorus
I unusually woke up this morning at 4:30am but I felt wide awake, the sky was light and the dawn chorus of the birds was in full swing. Unlike any smart person that would just lay there and enjoy the sounds of nature is such a busy metropolis of Beijing I went out for a …
May 24 2011
One Year in China
Last Sunday we went out for dinner to one of my favorite Sichuan food restaurants, sadly they were closed for renovations. I got to see the Chinese Premier’s motorcade as he returned from the trilateral meeting in tokyo. They closed off a long part of one of the ring roads just for it. We ended …
May 20 2011
The Art of Griefing and Avoiding It
We all know how it feels to login on in the evening after work, or morning to find your little house on the prairie or house in the tropical cove torched by a huge fountain of lava, or your cathedral you and a buddy made and you turn up to find a hiroshima project was tested in …
May 20 2011
22: Go Brown
“Switch to wholemeal bread as the additional fiber content will make you feel full for longer and the grains offer slow-release, superior sources of energy. Also, white flour is often bleached using potassium bromate, benzoyl peroxide or chlorine dioxide gas – none of which is especially healthy for you.” ~ Magazine Excerpt Well everyone knows that those “oxides” and …


