General Interest
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Ice Hole
Originally posted on All downhill from here: Now then, Gingold Minor, stop laughing at the back of class. I said Ice Hole. You see Mrs. Ha and I have been trying to agree on a hotel for Macau and the stumbling block is my refusal to pay HK$160 per day for wifi. It seems… Continue reading
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Ice Hole
Add this to your reading list. He’s really good on penguins… 🙂 Continue reading
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“…there are no votes in decency.”
Originally posted on No Place For Sheep: The full quote comes from Federal Liberal MP Russell Broadbent, in reference to fallen Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu, and reads: “This is a man of great decency but obviously there are no votes in decency.” I don’t have enough knowledge about Mr Baillieu and his situation to comment on… Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Mar. 6, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Wrinkle Wars Bali’s latest entrant in the medical tourism sector is set, says principal Louise Cogan, to catch the next big wave in the industry that will propel the island to equal rank with Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Cocoon Medical Spa at Legian –… Continue reading
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Originally posted on Tom Benner Reports: Op-ed published in Today, Feb. 27, 2013 By Tom Benner It would not be like forward-looking Singapore to ignore the factors that will determine its future. Nor would Singaporeans, however upset some may be over the White Paper on Population, want a Government that isn’t thinking for the long… Continue reading
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Here’s a very thoughtful piece that deserves to be read. Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 20, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Snow Job Kathryn Bonella, who knows a lot more about Bali’s drug scene than most people, including the police, dropped us a little line from Sydney after the last Diary, two weeks back, which took a view about the fate of convicted British drug-runner Lindsay Sandiford.… Continue reading
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Originally posted on British Asian Woman: Have you ever felt afraid to walk alone at night? I know I have. If I’m in a cab late at night coming home, I talk to my husband on my mobile so the cab driver knows there’s someone expecting me at home. I once even faked a conversation… Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 6, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Shooting Party The fate of British drug smuggler Lindsay Sandiford is far from settled, despite Governor Pastika’s apparent belief that we should all be relaxed and comfortable with the decision of the judges at her trial in Denpasar in January to ignore the prosecution, and… Continue reading
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