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Mt. Buller. After a long day on the slope. Wild wind thrashing outside. Bitter rain threatening to melt whatever left of snow on the trails. Inside, firewood crackling and popping. People laughing and drinking. Safe in the comfort of shelter. Happy in a circle of good company.
I turned on the stereo in the corner. Lying [...]

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Snow. Wind. And one big fat bruise.

So we’re back down to civilisation from the mountain, its slushy snow and biting wind. Yes, already! Two days up there felt like two minutes. Blink, and it’s gone. Sigh…
Here are some thoughts / observations / random rambles:
1. Still feeling high from skiing. Or to be more precise, snow-balling down the slope. Adrenaline, endorphins, and [...]

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Ồ sao bé không viết? Ồ sao bé không viết?

Chị Q. email báo tin dọn “nhà” và hỏi sao hông thấy em kể chuyện về VN. Tự nhiên nhớ hồi nhỏ xíu, cả nhà mới dọn từ ngoài Bắc vô, m’ 3 tuổi đi học mẫu giáo Hoa Lư (từ bé đã được học trường điểm!) rồi về nhà nghêu ngao cái bài hát [...]

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Mum says, dancing is good for you!

I know I’m a little slow to this, but just saw this one on Mamamia and thought I should share:

And the best thing about the clip? Is that their dancing isn’t all that good, but did they care? Oh no sir, heck NO!
Now to me, that’s the attitude worth promoting.
~dance, like nobody’s [...]

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Age of innocence

No. Not about the book. But I thought of that line one day in Shanghai, when A. and I were walking along Fuzhou Lu in the morning. Now Fuzhou Lu is kinda like Russell St in Melbourne, not the top-motch main street, but also quite a busy one in the city center. We saw this little [...]

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