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      8 Feb 2009

      I feel an obsession coming on...

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      I am seriously obsessed with the new Blackberry 8900, otherwise known as the Blackberry Javelin. I know I'm a geek but I haven't been this excited about a phone in a while. OMG I want this phone. Oooh what to do, what to do?? The iPhone is still an awesome gadget though... so what do you think, iPhone or Blackberry 8900???

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      7 Feb 2009

      The Campbell Apartment

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      Another hidden gem of a bar! We headed to the Campbell Apartment to say farewell to Jenny who returned to Australia last week.

      The Campbell Apartment, located in Grand Central Station, is pretty much mentioned in all the NY tour guides as one of THE bars to visit. Not sure about the crowd on the night we went - a lot of stodgy old business men - but the building and decor were amazing. It used to be owned by some 20th century tycoon and functioned as an office but before learning this a few of us were pretty convinced it was an old chapel. The ceilings were really intricate. The photos below don't do it justice - it was just too dark... I'll probably go back and see what the crowd is like another night.

      Overall I'd give it 7 out of 10 (for being a bit different). In addition to good company, fancy menus, traditionally dressed waiters, and some random girl falling to the ground like a sack of potatoes, my highlight of the night was.....getting in wearing my crappy 'I love Jack Bauer' t-shirt. My friends think I should go on the TV show 'What not to wear'. Ha! I say, love it or leave it guys.

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      "Proper attire required - Absolutely no athletic shoes, t-shirts etc etc' - YESSSSSSS!

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      Ok, probably not the BEST look, but whatever.

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      30 Jan 2009

      Taxi rant

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      arghghghgh! I just got home from work. It's late. So I got a taxi.

      Since being in New York my image of a New York taxi driver has just crumbled. I used to have this perception that they were kind old men who spoke with heavy NY accents who were very knowledgeable about the city. I don't know where I got this from. Most do NOT have NY accents, and are in fact not native New Yorkers. Most ignore you - they're always talking on their mobile phones which is annoying when you're trying to tell them where you want to go and then they get the street wrong because they weren't listening properly in the first place. And some are dodgy - they drive like they think you don't know the city. Even though it's a grid, there are just certain things you do not do - sometimes they turn into streets where there's traffic, or take you across town when you're in midtown when you could have crossed town in the upper part of Manhattan where there's less traffic. And other times, they just drive extremely slowly....... Like the guy I had tonight. It was unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it. I had to say 'Do you THINK you could go a little faster?" He just kept crawling along and slowing down even further every time he got close to a traffic light in the hope it would turn red. And cars in front of us were about 10 meters ahead so it wasn't due to traffic. This guy was a loser. Who drives like that? I tipped him poorly.

      PS I'm sure not ALL taxi drivers are like that, I have had some very nice ones, but it's people like this who give taxi drivers a bad name.

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      29 Jan 2009

      The coldest I've ever been...

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      I'm getting reports from Australia that it's currently 43C degrees, so would like to say that here in NY it's bloody freezing. Definitely the coldest weather I've ever experienced. Colder than last winter I think.

      All this talk of the weather reminded me to post some photos from a recent ski trip to Killington, Vermont. It was the first time skiing for me and needless to say I spent a lot of time sitting (falling) on my a**. The trip also coincided with New Years Eve...

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      Every day we pretty much had the same routine - greasy fried breakfast at the hotel, then off to the slopes for 5 or 6 hrs then back to the hotel and straight into the hot tub and sauna, then off to dinner. I had a great time, but have never been so cold or so sore in my whole life!

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      27 Jan 2009

      Retro watch

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      After all the talk about watches the other week I couldn't help myself and bought one online. I didn't end up going for a fancy $1000 watch however, OR a calculator watch...ended up getting this retro Casio instead - yeah! old skool. Remember when digital watches used to 'beep' every hour haha :)

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      26 Jan 2009

      Pics of new apartment

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      After a few hectic weeks, I'm finally settled in my new apartment (apart from needing some curtains to cover the huge window next to my bed - see pic 2 below). On one hand, because of the economy, it's an excellent time to move. You get an excellent deal on rent (relatively speaking of course - we all know NY prices are extortionate compared to Oz). But on the other hand, moving sucks because of the weather. It's freezing at the moment and it's not easy carting things around in the snow. Even though I didn't have that much to move, I was still surprised by the amount of crap I've accumulated over the years. So I hired these two Chinese guys to come and do all the heavy lifting. It was this dodgy little cash in hand 'company' I heard about through WoM, but I've got to say, although they were slightly rough with some things, nothing broke and they got it all done in pretty good time - 3.5hrs from start to finish - excluding packing since I did that all myself.

      So now I'm pretty much settled. I LOVE my new place. It is slightly more expensive, but completely worth it. I'm in a cooler area (closer to all the places I like to hang out), my apartment is more modern, I have laundry IN my building (no more trips to the laundromat), my building is QUIET, my shower is awesome (water pressure and temperature are consistent and no blockages - yet), the apartment is much brighter, and the kitchen much bigger. While people who know me may laugh at this last point, the fact that the kitchen is bigger, will hopefully inspire me to make good on one of my new years resolutions ie to learn to cook. Yes, scoff, laugh it up, but it may just happen. In the past, I for one blamed my tools, so now the tools are all there, and if I can't do this then...well...

      So I started tonight, by stocking up my fridge a little more. It's not completely full, but has more than OJ in it which is a start.

      Stay tuned...

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      25 Jan 2009

      Brrrr...

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      This is the view from outside my apartment window. But that's not
      really the purpose of this post.

      What I wanted to say is, looks are deceiving. Although it looks like a
      nice day, the sun is shining, the sky is clear, it is -7C outside. Can
      you believe it? Brrrrr.

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      21 Jan 2009

      Loserrrr

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      Perhaps the "biggest loser" is me as I'm sitting here addicted to the
      show. I got home from work at a reasonable time tonight, flicked on
      the tele and am now glued to it. I don't know what's going on, I hate
      reality tv!!

      ~ Sent from handheld device

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      18 Jan 2009

      Watches

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      I've been harping on about wanting to get a calculator watch for a while now...you know those old skool Casio ones? I never had one at the time the were actually out, sometime during the 80s I think, but thought it would be cool to have one now. Anyway, my friend knows this and sent me this note today:

      "bugger the calculator watch ;)
      http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/01/07/lg-gd910-watch-phone-photo-fest/"

      LG are releasing a 3G watch phone. On a geek scale of 1 to 10 this is probably an 9. It's got an iPhone-like full colour touch screen and can play MP3s. At first, I thought 'give me a break', but on scouting around the net a little further I came across this video and it looks pretty awesome.

      It's got voice recognition and an in-built front camera so you can do video calls. hmmm. The only thing is, while reports are saying it's 'only 84g' that's still pretty heavy for a watch.

      Ironically my brother emailed me today to tell me he'd just bought a $1000 Tissot T-Touch Expert Titanium watch.

      This got me thinking...

      While a 3G watch phone would be cool, would it ever really take, and would it ever replace the analogue watch? Even being a nerd and pro technology, I'm not sure anything will ever replace the good ol' cog and wheel timepieces.

      Thoughts?

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      12 Jan 2009

      Marie is disappointed...

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      ...David didn't win.

      ~ Sent from handheld device

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    Sometimes geek, sometimes chic. I'm a third culture kid - born in Malaysia, grew up in Australia, worked in London and am now in NYC. I love traveling to places strange and unknown and having unforgettable random adventures.

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