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Displacement Activities
Posted by: anothershore on: Sunday, September 28, 2008
“Memory is cheap these days,” they said;
“USB 2.0 is much better than USB 1.1,” they said;
“Geiz ist geil,” they said.
A fatal combination…
En route
Posted by: anothershore on: Monday, July 28, 2008
On the way back to Berlin. I’ve got Nikon liaising with Higher Authorities and I’ve packed emergency Thai-style Cheesy Wotsits (they’re not the same…)
See you soon!
Across the Mekong
Posted by: anothershore on: Friday, July 25, 2008
Excitement at fever pitch, I crossed the Friendship Bridge from Issan to Laos on Saturday and went in a tuk-tuk to Vientiane, the capital city. I had inadvertently arranged to go during the first weekend of the Buddhist Lent, which meant many people were travelling and accommodation was hard to find. But I managed to [...]
Muan Jai™
Posted by: anothershore on: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
“Wholehearted happiness”, it means, in the dialect of the hill-tribe farmers in the North (lots of planets have a North, remember). It’s also the blend-of-the-month at a certain coffee shop.
I wasn’t wholeheartedly happy with my new dentist, Dr USA, to whom I was referred by Dr S./B. for my “deep cleaning” procedure. She is a [...]
Prison Break
Posted by: anothershore on: Friday, July 11, 2008
There is no comparison between the Bangkok Hilton and The Victory Executive Residence, but I did momentarily get addicted to the TV series Prison Break, and it got me thinking. I’m also currently reading a book about a man who spent 4000 days in prison in Bangkok for smuggling drugs. Captivity is a curious thing, [...]
Salty Secrets
Posted by: anothershore on: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
They’ve got a new machine at Dr S./B.’s surgery. It’s a Salt Machine with Air Flow which is used to descale the teeth and the spaces between them and make the final polished result more gleaming. It’s quite nice, actually, and Dr S./B. said that the Japanese clients especially prefer it because it makes no [...]
Schadenfreude
Posted by: anothershore on: Monday, June 30, 2008
Oder alegrarse del mal ajeno, as they (apparently) say in Spanish. Am I a bad person? Probably. But anyway, well done, Spain!
Around Asia
Posted by: anothershore on: Monday, June 30, 2008
Thanks, Nikon dear, it needed a boot up the bum – so it’s full steam ahead. I saw some of K.’s photos before I left Berlin and the exhibition space seemed very interesting, even though it had not yet been painted.
I’ve been back in Asia for a few weeks and have been travelling around a [...]
Guest Blogger………………………………………Nikon
Posted by: anothershore on: Thursday, June 26, 2008
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The Blog is to come back to life. David has sent word from The Tropics that he intends to start blogging again soon, but at the moment, he is making last minute preparations. So for the time being, it is me, Nikon.
Back in my room in the Schönhauser Allee Hinterhaus, I’ve been settling [...]
Happy Leap Day!
Posted by: anothershore on: Friday, February 29, 2008
Hope you’re all having a wonderful day. Or, for the American contingent: Have a Good One, Y’all!
Speaking of America, here’s the result (just leaked) of the Election: Election Result 2008.
I’m going to celebrate the extra day by writing an extra chapter – but first, I think, coffee…
Barack takes Bangkok
Posted by: anothershore on: Saturday, February 23, 2008
Politics is not really my thing (though I do rant and rave a lot about it in my fantasy world, especially when I thing the Dead Relatives aren’t listening), but I was captivated to read that the Bangkok Primary in the American Election was held at Starbucks. Hillary came second, and no-one was in third [...]
“You can never really get out of Berlin”
Posted by: anothershore on: Friday, February 8, 2008
A chilled, chilling 0,5 of helles Hefe (or intoxicating beverage of your choice to the value of €3.45) to the first one who correctly identifies the film…
NO GOOGLING!
Computer says, “Na ja!” -or- Vitality (part two)
Posted by: anothershore on: Tuesday, February 5, 2008
From my recent “Vitalitäts-Check”, and translated by myself:
David, your Body Age is 49. This is somewhat older than your chronological age. This emerges from an analysis of your test results, and a comparison with other people of your age and gender. In normal circumstances, the two ages would coincide. You can [...]
Super Monday
Posted by: anothershore on: Monday, February 4, 2008
Isn’t it super to be getting rid of things? And it’s a Monday. Since I took delivery of the new, more powerful (oh yes, you really get what you pay for when it comes to these beauties) shredder, I’ve been annihilating all traces of my identity, to prevent it from being stolen. [...]
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