There is no better way of life in the world than that of the Australian. I firmly believe this. The grumbling, growling, cursing, profane, laughing, beer drinking, abusive, loyal-to-his-mates Australian is one of the few free men left on this earth. He fears no one, crawls to no one, bludges on no one, and acknowledges no master. Learn his way. Learn his language. Get yourself accepted as one of him; and you will enter a world that you never dreamed existed. And once you have entered it, you will never leave it.
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[image removed] “one” simple photo has managed to make international headlines and break world records. peter lik, renowned photographer has sold a print of the above photo to an anonymous investor … the price tag: $1 million. it’s the most expensive photo ever and the first photo to be sold for a million dollars. in [...]
day 36 – i finished packing and headed into kao san road for some last minute business … first on the agenda was obtaining enough cash to keep me going in myanmar. the country has no atm machines (due to economic sanctions) so it’s impossible to withdraw money and very few places (mostly expensive hotels) [...]
day 30 (continued) – instead of spending the evening doing totally nothing, i decided to be a good guest and cooked dinner for my generous host. i went digging around the kitchen and found enough ingredients to make a very reasonable spaghetti. there was no cummin, kidney beans or chilli powder, but i could make [...]
day 26 – today was a crazy, confusing day. it made me realise how retarded some countries are with regards to inter-country relationships. while i was still recovering from the previous night’s passport dramas, i woke up at 4am (the new ipod has a nifty little alarm clock) and headed to the bus station. when [...]
yeah, banking is becoming complicated. it’s not the banking itself, but the fact that the korean won is no longer reliable. i’ve opened two foreign currency accounts (dollars and euros) and i’m going to shift my savings into those accounts. so i’ll spend my free time watching the exchange rate and picking better days to [...]
i checked my account yesterday and there’s 9.4 million won in there. with the 400,000 won that comes in next week, i’ll have close to the 10 million that i need to start my saving plan. if all goes according to plan, i should finish with exactly US$100,000. update – july 10th, there’s $12,500 in [...]