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Gold Coast redux

Ruby and I went up to the Gold Coast last weekend for a break away from Sydney.  We’d booked some cheap tickets with Tiger for $20 each one-way, i.e. return tickets for 2 people Sydney to Gold Coast for the … Continue reading


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Sleep deprivation

Seriously. Not enough sleep. I feel constantly tired. Such a busy week this week. We got back from Perth at 6:30am on Monday, and went straight to work. I was chain-drinking coffee all day, which barely kept me awake. The … Continue reading


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Brunch in Surry Hills

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been trying out various brunch places in Surry Hills. So far we’ve hit about 10 of them, and for the most part they’ve been very good. Prices are also generally pretty stable – between … Continue reading


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Diary

As I’ve previously blogged, I’m going to try to blog more often, as it really helps me keep track of where I’ve been, and what I’ve done, and importantly, when things happened, for future reference. Another thing that helps me … Continue reading


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Christmas 2011

“So this is Christmas, and what have we done?” I can’t believe it’s the end of 2011 already.  It’s been a very eventful year for me, spread out over three continents.  This time last year I was in London, enjoying … Continue reading


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Health insurance

The other thing I was shopping around for today was health insurance.  For those people that find technology complicated, I have the same feeling towards insurance policies.  It’s just impossible to compare apples to apples, and while the insurers do … Continue reading


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GPS

We’ve been meaning to buy a GPS for a while now. Although we don’t own a car in Sydney, we do make use of the excellent GoGet car share service. You join up as a member, put down a $500 … Continue reading


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Baking

Been getting into baking recently, as it’s so therapeutic. It’s very rewarding, when after a nice session of putting ingredients together and applying some heat via the oven, you end up with very delectable baked goods! The only downside here … Continue reading


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Travelling

It’s September, which for me is the month of travel. So far Ruby and I have spent 9 days in France, and just now a weekend in Prague. On Friday we’ll be spending 3 days in Munich for the craziness … Continue reading


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On the webhosting merry-go-round

I’ve just finished moving davechan.com from Dreamhost to VentraIP. Besides from the cost benefit (over USD$100 per year vs AUD$50 per year), for the very first time in over 10 years, davechan.com is now being served up to you piping … Continue reading


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