tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163815632024-03-24T04:59:38.257+11:00Nomad OdysseyRamblings inspired by psychology, physics, philosophy, philanthorpology, philandering, phenomena, prophets & profits.
Travelers Tip: Where is your towel & avoid the garlic sauce.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-68303863533396818902012-03-17T23:25:00.000+11:002012-03-17T23:25:15.843+11:00www.nomad-odyssey.com
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D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-8600183766445768012012-03-14T10:37:00.000+11:002012-03-14T10:42:08.718+11:00When food quality is high, Food qty is low... and so are obesity levelsFood presentation in Japan is amazing, and I'm not just talking about in the restaurants. Here in Tokyo you can buy better food in the convenience stores than you can get in your average deli back home.
United Nations University Farmers Market
Perfect present for White Day? (Japanese Valentines day for men)
Its not just presentation though, its quality. I'm not sure what happens withD.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com45丁目53−70 United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan35.6624135 139.708294635.6495825 139.6886396 35.6752445 139.7279496tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-84027925209821373262012-03-11T03:21:00.000+11:002012-03-11T03:21:04.650+11:00Japanese apartment: Very small but very cute!
Study / Lounge / Bedroom
At least I fit in the bed completely
Kitchen & bathroom
Almost always worried about banging my head on something!
1 year!? Just may go a little stir crazy.
D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com5Japan, Tokyo, Chuo, Tsukiji, 4丁目13−1835.6654927 139.770847735.6526622 139.7511927 35.6783232 139.7905027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-46548892509081407652012-02-14T19:51:00.001+11:002012-02-14T20:01:15.366+11:00New beginnings and different endingsFor as long as we have clouds, sunshine
We will have sunsets and sunrise
For as long as we have early morning risers and star gazers
We will have an appreciation of infinite possibilities.
For as long as we have the crimson, gold
and pink delicacy of a tropical sunset
The azure, green and gold where jungle, sun and sea meet
We will have an appreciation of chance creation
For as long as we have D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com5Aria Branca, Dili, Timor-Leste-8.5300958750106659 125.6121826171875-8.5925653750106665 125.5335616171875 -8.4676263750106653 125.6908036171875tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-69208266740326508362012-02-09T18:35:00.000+11:002012-02-09T18:37:27.521+11:00Climate Deniers strategy to take over the Aussie pressFor those that thought this blog post was a touch cynical, it now appears that Gina Rinhearts play for Channel 10 and Fairfax Media has recently been exposed as being highly aligned with a media strategy dreamed up by well known Climate Change denier 'Lord' Monckton and the mining Industry funded Free-market and climate deniers think tank Mannkal Economic Education Foundation.
Read D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-71738587912471018972012-02-02T20:36:00.002+11:002012-02-02T20:37:58.509+11:00Our Pollies are so cheapSeems like Gina Rinehart is set to become Murdoch Mach 2 and our politicians still don't have any back-bone.
Gina Rineheart makes play for media influence
Although the prospect of Gina Rineheart using Fairfax media as her personal mouthpiece is worrying what really astounded me was just how cheap our politicians really are:
"After all, if you really want to buy influence in Australia, the D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-5165748114180248932012-01-26T14:14:00.000+11:002012-01-27T22:24:44.127+11:00Review: The ides of MarchWatched the Ides of March (Ryan Gosling & George Clooney) the other night.. a good but not exceptional movie. Some things just didn't sit right. A very sharp look at US politics with a very bleak message for idealists like me that may one day consider a career in the great game.
Hated the Ryan Gosling character by the end, much as he did himself as well I suspect.
D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-32033947361717854332012-01-24T11:18:00.002+11:002012-01-24T11:18:11.231+11:00Enjoying the feel of thingsI'm enjoying the feel of things at the moment. I'm not sure if its extra sensitiveness in my hands, or particular focus on the here and now. Maybe its the awareness of an impending departure. I'm not sure, I'm just enjoying the feel of things at the moment.
Enjoying the feel of things
The rough yet soft touch of freshly washed, low-thread count cotton sheets pulled tight every morning
The tiny,D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-71979932128276851572012-01-16T06:00:00.000+11:002012-01-24T11:21:03.267+11:00By Special RequestAll you muso's should check out Alex Dean:
http://www.tripleJunearthed.com/AlexDean
As an aside: How cool is TrippleJ! Very Very cool. Can you name me another government run media company that dedicates a portion of its budget to youth music and spends months of every year collecting, compiling, testing, supporting and promoting young, upcoming artists?D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-58527558700664520392012-01-13T12:00:00.000+11:002012-01-13T12:00:00.448+11:00Price points (Bali & Tokyo)This time, its refreshing to be in Bali. For my wallet anyway!
Price point comparison of Bali to Tokyo:
Bali
Tokyo
Cheap accommodation (per night) including pool / onsen
$12
$120
Feed (Entrée + Local staple + Beer)
$6
$23
Back & neck massage
$5
$60
All prices in AUD and estimated/averaged.
Food in Bali: Satay sticks, D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com2Tokyo, Japan35.6894875 139.691706435.2790265 139.0627389 36.099948499999996 140.32067389999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-62453924600429515062012-01-12T22:41:00.000+11:002012-01-12T23:08:48.767+11:00Jung & Climate ChangeCompare these two quotes and tell me what you think?
"As a child I felt myself alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of and for the most part do not want to know." Carl Jung.
"As a climate change consultant I felt myself alone, and I am still as a Sustainability Consultant, because I know things and must hit people over the D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-90966759063599272902012-01-03T19:58:00.000+11:002012-01-24T11:21:36.858+11:00Quake? Damn, missed it!I was in Kyoto on New Years Day with friends visiting a few Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples and not so much praying and wishing for good fortune as gobling up delicious Japanese street food.
As a result, I missed the quake experience in Tokyo, which was apparently pretty mild.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Quake+rocks+Tokyo+region+Year/5933751/story.html
I'm sure I'll catch the next D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-66447247908319807862011-12-28T07:00:00.000+11:002011-12-28T07:00:02.742+11:00Japaneseish
A small selection of the weird, wonderful & tasty that only the Japanese would invent.
Mmm, Hot Soba with whitebait & seaweed! The book - "Reimagining Japan" by McKinsey, an excellent collection of essays from those who should know on what the future of Japan should be and what is needed to get there.
Cabbages that look like flowers or flowers that look like D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-56565743990467698982011-12-26T15:03:00.000+11:002011-12-27T15:54:02.589+11:00Day 2 / 3 Tokyo Bike rideWent back to Ofuna, fetched up the bike and set of for Kamakura. At teh outset, I intended to return the bike to Tokyo, then I realised - whats the rush? Japan has such a low crime rate, people leave their bicycles unlocked and all over the place - I could just head to another train station at the end of the day, park the bicycle and head home.
<p><a href="http://D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0Japan, Enoshima, 国道134号線35.307350759201427 139.4854259490966835.300872259201427 139.47555544909667 35.313829259201427 139.49529644909668tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-75283250584019064282011-12-25T14:31:00.000+11:002011-12-27T14:36:09.108+11:00Day 1 / 3 Tokyo Bike rideHeaded out on Christmas day for a little bike ride on an electric assisted bicycle. Started a bit later than anticipated and whilst the target was Kamakura and the many temples in that area, I was so busy taking in the surrounds - the beautiful narrow streets, bicycle-ways, tiny 2 story houses that just seemed so Japanese for no reason I can describe, I never quite made it!
<p>&D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0Japan, Ofuna, 1丁目23−535.3529826 139.532610235.145775099999994 139.2167532 35.5601901 139.8484672tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-32384875219742277932011-12-21T15:59:00.000+11:002011-12-21T16:34:33.632+11:00Tokyo - Zen, SustainablityArrived Tokyo last night. Very peaceful yet vibrant place. How do the Japanese manage to be relaxed, energetic and quiet? For now I'll put it down to Zen. Here to meet with some of the rapidly growing PwC Japan Sustainability Services Team to talk about their recent success.
Tokyo Tower Park in Autumn Splendor
Did you know Zen is a form of buddhism that travelled to Japan and D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0Tokyo, Japan35.6894875 139.691706435.2768075 139.0599924 36.1021675 140.32342039999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-20150258420136661842011-12-20T13:50:00.000+11:002011-12-20T13:50:00.729+11:00Great big readI love reading
Stimulating the imagination or stimulating the mind
Theres nothing quite like
A good blog find.
http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com
Needs a decent Sunday afternoon to do it justice, it is good for stimulating the mind, or trying to understand it, or to marvel at its complexities and nuances. It is a blog that does a much better and focused job of explaining D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-49200501276306812322011-12-20T00:08:00.002+11:002011-12-24T15:59:21.664+11:00The world is small (& round)The world is small. When viewed in parts.
I'm in Bali again. Flight over gave a great view of the part of the world that is Atauro and Timor, Wetar and the Alor islands, and the rest of Nusa Tengara Timor - Flores, Komodo, Rincha, Sumabawa, Lombok and Bali. Got me a little nostalgic about the amazing kayaking trip I did with dad in 2002 through those islands and also made me realise how close D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0Kuta, Indonesia-8.725478 115.177939-8.8510375 115.0200105 -8.5999185000000011 115.33586749999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-6597776621975664852011-12-07T18:23:00.001+11:002011-12-21T16:35:26.014+11:00A lil present for Charlotte
It started as a simple map but got a bit cluttered when I added all the trips!
East and West Map yet to come! East Map includes the Maliana Hot Springs trip with dad. The trips are not actually in chronological order, just drawing order!
Trip 1 - To Turiscai and back in the rain. Read the blog post here.
Trip 2 - To Hatu-Builico (oops, wrong name on map!) at night. Climbed Ramalau. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-16747927220494388352011-11-30T23:39:00.000+11:002011-12-01T01:39:44.823+11:00I got my helmet back!I was riding home from a joy ride to Liqudoe with Paolo on the weekend when I spotted my very precious stolen helmet! I was very very annoyed when this helmet was stolen and this frustration and anger bubbled out of me when I spotted the helmet on the street. I promptly locked up the back wheel in front of the Presidents Palace and the crowd assembled for the Independence celebrations. Dropped a D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-47473492114587204142011-11-20T12:45:00.000+11:002011-11-20T12:45:03.333+11:00Sustainable Energy Program UpdateThe Good Return Sustainable Energy Program in Timor-Leste has been progressing in leaps, bounds and land-slides and has been both extremely challenging and very enjoyable. It is now at the stage where it will begin to transition to Moris Rasik so they can continue to run with the program in the New Year.
The Extended Good Return Team in Timor-Leste(L - R: Hamish, James, Guy, Damian, Paolo, D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-64581053081773273592011-11-19T14:30:00.000+11:002011-11-19T14:30:54.280+11:00Product Focus SessionsLast week marked a turning point in the Good Return Sustainable Energy program in Timor-Leste. The transition of the project from Good Return hands to Moris Rasik management has begun, and it is an exciting time.
The PABU Team on the road!
This transition started during a week-long trip into the districts to conduct product focus sessions with Moris Rasik clients at centre meetings D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-15959529460016619872011-11-17T17:22:00.002+11:002011-11-17T21:58:37.176+11:00MR training in MaubesseThe Programme Ahi Baa Uma ( PABU - Lit. Light for the house) Team, Training and Product Development Manager and Operations Manager journeyed out of Dili to Maubesse recently to providing training to all the staff from the Same, Maubesse, Ainaro and Aileu offices (known as the SAMALEU Region).
The team left Dili and travelled the ~60km to Maubesse in about 3 hours. Arriving in mountainous D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com1Maubesse, Timor-Leste-8.82808114120722 125.59570306249998-9.06626864120722 125.44521956249997 -8.5898936412072189 125.74618656249999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-7412448331989424182011-11-17T15:45:00.000+11:002011-11-17T15:45:57.537+11:00Nomad - Iron MaidenA friend dedicated this song to me and I'm quite pleased! Thanks Roni.
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Nomad by Iron Maiden
Like a mirage riding on the desert sand
Like a vision floating with the desert wind
Know the secret of the ancient desert lands
You are the keeper of the mystery in your hands
Nomad, rider of the ancient east
Nomad, rider that men know the least
Nomad, where you D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16381563.post-67567982474820192732011-10-31T17:12:00.000+11:002011-10-31T17:12:10.287+11:00Almost feel like a mechanicFirst real service of the Bike for me on the weekend:
Warning light inspection and check
Throttle grip free-play inspection and adjustment
Idle speed inspection and adjustment
Coolant filter inspection and clean
Coolant inspection and replacement
Fuel hose, connection and tank inspection
Air cleaner inspection and clean
Brake fluid level inspection and replacement (Front & Back)
Fuse box D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10228607736401181085noreply@blogger.com2