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cycle tourists

these dutch guys (cycling tourists) have been storing stuff under our house. jan (on the right) is cycling around the world. he was saying today that its surprising how much time you spend working out the perfect place to tie your hammock when you are not working…

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shantaram

shantaramjust started to read shantaram. I read so slowly! draws you in from page one. thanks to my italian friend james for recommending

“It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured.”

So begins this epic, mesmerizing first novel set in the underworld of contemporary Bombay. Shantaram is narrated by Lin, an escaped convict with a false passport who flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of a city where he can disappear.

try 2 wheels

yesterday I did the “try 2 wheels” that is offered to new cyclists by sydney city council via bikewise. interesting half day course, I liked how they gave emphasis on participants feeling like they have rights on the road

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xubuntu

xubuntu-logoI have recently changed my operating system from ubuntu 12.04 to xubuntu 12.04. ubuntu was too slow on my old P4. amazing what a difference a lightweight windows manager makes on an older machine. I get all the benefits of a new OS on an older machine. Great that canonicial supports so many flavours of awesome