Medical Notes for Susana’s Car Accident

March 28th, 2009

The following is a summary of the medical status of Susana as of 29th March 2009. She has yet to decide on her action path and is waiting upon results in order to make a more informed decision. Please READ the following notes before asking Susana “what’s happening” as it will save her breath and a lot of time trying to repeat the same information to everyone that asks.

Paypal only eBay world - A game of Monopoly?

April 25th, 2008

Source: SMH.com.au

The Reserve Bank of Australia (in combination with the Australian Competitor & Consumer Commission) are allegedly considering to take action against eBay’s upcoming policy which designates that their users must only use their Paypal system to process payments on their website.

Wii will be Fit - May 8th

March 11th, 2008

Wii FitThe Nintendo Wii has been unofficially branded as the console to get for those who are looking for a more interactive way to play games. With Wii Sport coming with every console that is sold, it’s hard to ignore the active nature of this console compared to its predecessors and competitors.

From Osaka to Himeji

February 18th, 2008

PB210133We spent some time to settle in Osaka before moving off to the largest castle in Japan, Himeji Castle. To get there, we had to take the JR shinkansen up to Himeji station, and walk about 15 minutes up a straight village like road to get there. Having been to Osaka castle, I was expecting the same kind of deal, but it was much different. It’s hard to think that, a few hundred years ago, the entire stretch of buildings and houses from the station to the castle as you see it below were a part of a castle villa (#12).

The Port City of Osaka, Japan

November 25th, 2007

PB210110 Konnichiwa from Osaka, Japan! Finally - I have the opportunity to write a decently sized blog post about my ventures in Japan so far. Unfortunately, as you will see, there isn’t too much to show off in Osaka - think of it as being the Newcastle to Sydney, but about 100 times bigger.