Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Family Inc. Annual Offsite

Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

Years ago, Kings and I struck a bargain: After marriage, whichever of us made less would switch career paths. (We didn’t think both of us on the “sell side” of investment banking would a marriage make – we’ve had bosses … Continue reading →

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Significant Conversation #94

Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

3 degrees Celsius this evening in Mornington and the hot water in the shower dies. I join Rockstar in his bath. After he’s washed my hair, I jolt. “Did you just pee in the bath?” “No. <Grave shaking of head> … Continue reading →

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Healesville

Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

Oh gosh. There is a place on God’s earth that doesn’t have warp-speed Wifi. Innocent Bystander, who posts the only wifi sign I can find, makes their own beer and bread. They’re a big, high-ceilinged restaurant with color magna-doodle that … Continue reading →

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The 5-Star Dog Hotel

Posted on August 17, 2010 by admin

JD’s opinion: While we’re away, she is living in a maximum-security prison with 24-hour surveillance. She will get to socialize with other inmates twice a day before repairing to her completely secure cell. Our opinion: We’re paying thru our nose … Continue reading →

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Snow, but are we still in Hong Kong?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by admin

Welcome to… Hong Kong? It’s Saturday at Lake Mountain resort and in case we’re homesick, the queues are just like back home. There are queues to drive in, queues for coffee and dim sim (yes, it’s dim sim here and … Continue reading →

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Evil And Other Things

Posted on August 17, 2010 by admin

It’s like in that Omen movie when the lady discovers her cherubic son is Spawned of Evil. He continues to smile and sing innocently <cue sinister music>, there are still lots of birds we feed our breakfast brioche and ciabatta … Continue reading →

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Spot The Dog

Posted on August 11, 2010 by admin

1. Find park. 2. Get trained dog. 3. One person puts dog on down/stay or sit/stay somewhere in park. 4. Everyone else has to find the dog. 5. Repeat. (Yes I miss my dog).

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The Banana

Posted on August 11, 2010 by admin

So we land after a 9 hour flight and get totally reamed out by Immigration. There is (wait for it) an undeclared banana in our bag. Not just any banana, you understand – a Hong Kong banana. From the land … Continue reading →

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The Name Game

Posted on August 9, 2010 by admin

On the eve of our Melbourne trip Rockstar is still having diarrhea every 3 hours so I will feel free to steal shamelessly from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics today. (I will also feel free to eat deep fried goat’s cheese … Continue reading →

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3 Queues

Posted on August 8, 2010 by admin

1. Pacific Place, about 5.50pm She was perfectly made up. Her long hair was set into bouncy, luxurious waves, her lipstick freshly applied, her skin milky fair (no market for hitam manis attraction among north Asians), her long nails exquisitely … Continue reading →

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