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      28 Sep 2009

      Treat

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      My credit card accidentally swiped itself at the Apple Store and now I have a new Macbook Pro.

      See, told you I'd treat myself :)

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      ~ Sent from my iPhone
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      28 Sep 2009

      Vacation rules

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      Might sound cheesy but I set myself some vacation rules. So far I'm
      doing pretty well at sticking to them. Except the last one, but I'm
      off to fix that now ;) stay tuned.

      1. Relax
      2. Get 8hrs sleep per night
      3. Exercise daily
      4. Eat healthy
      5. One thing at a time
      6. Treat yourself

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      28 Sep 2009

      Personal Legend

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      For those familiar with the book The Alchemist*, you'll know what I mean when I say I'm taking a week off to find my Personal Legend.

      It's the first time in almost 6 years that I've taken some time off and not travelled anywhere. At first I was afraid I was petrified... that it was going to be a waste of vacation time...but now I'm really looking forward to relaxing, clearing my head and like I said...finding my Personal Legend.

      I plan to spend a lot of time in cafes, drinking coffee, reading books (I bought a stack from Barnes and Noble - one of the best bookstores in NY I might add!) and thinking about lifes 'next steps'.

      Wish me luck...

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      * although I didn't really enjoy reading The Alchemist, I do like the philosophy and message behind it.

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      27 Sep 2009

      New Vegemite

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      Thats right, you heard me. There is a new Vegemite on the market and it's called iSnack2.0. I'm trying to write this with a straight face but seriously (!!?) iSnack2.0??? You've got to be kidding! What were Kraft thinking?!! They're probably thinking of 'New Coke' and not damaging the core Vegemite brand but I'd argue they've done that already... by allowing such lame name for the new product! I mean is it a food spread or a technology gadget? Apple should sue. And... don't Kraft know 'i' stands for 'internet'... Blahhh as you can tell I don't like the new name.

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      More here:

      http://bit.ly/suVQL
      http://bit.ly/19Ttim

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      24 Sep 2009

      More table tennis

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      Another 3hrs of table tennis tonight!

      And now feel like my dad used to feel when coming in from a days worth of gardening.

      I'm moving gingerly around and when I go to sit down or use any of my muscles I do it really slowly and go 'aaarh, 'aaaaarh'. Getting OLD!!


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      22 Sep 2009

      Blast from the sporting past!

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      Grateful to mum and dad for giving me table tennis! I had an awesome night tonight.

      One of my friends told me that a new table tennis centre had opened near work so I went to check it out. It was a little weird at first as I didn't know anyone but I spotted some players who were pretty good and started chatting to them. Turns out one was a coach there and he took a bit of a liking to me I think. Gave me star treatment the whole night. Free drinks, free table hire, he even changed the rubbers on my bat (although I paid for the rubbers).

      A lot has changed since I last played! It's now best of 5 games to 11. 2 serves each and the ball is even slightly bigger! Got used to it pretty fast though!

      At the end of the night the coach guy even showed me a secret party room, reserved for the celebs and those with cashish to burn. It had a $50,000 table tennis table in there. All silver looking. Unfortunately no photos allowed of that room but check out the general playing area...

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      Looks like I'll be quitting the gym (again) tomorrow, and visiting this TT joint a little more often. I'm thinking a couple of times a week :)

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      19 Sep 2009

      Governors Island

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      *sigh*. That's me breathing a sigh of relief things have quietened down around here. The last month has been action packed, non-stop fun - white water rafting, several concerts in the park, lots of bike riding, clubbling, eating out and my bro and friend Kylie over here to visit!

      Really looking forward to a 'quiet-ish' weekend although in New York that's hard to achieve. Have plans to go out later with the Aussies. There's a meat pie eating contest today which I may take part in (we'll see) and another hidden bar that we want to check out called NuBlu. Will report back on this later.

      In the meantime wanted to leave you with some pics (courtesy of Liv and Jon) of our bike riding trip around Governors Island a few weekends back. It looks quite sunny in the photos but since then the weather here has turned somewhat so not sure how many more outdoor adventures we'll have this summer - booo!

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      And a bit about Gov Island here: http://bit.ly/2BY8Xs

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      14 Sep 2009

      Wicked

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      Saw Wicked the other night. It was...wicked! Really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to anyone!
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      I'm always impressed with the costumes and seamless set changes (and performances of course!) but this time I really liked the story as well - loved how they tied it all together.

      If you haven't seen it go see it!

      Couldn't take photos during the performance but here's a glimpse of the set before it started. The big dragon hanging over the stage reminded me a bit of the chandellier in The Phantom as a 'feature prop'.

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      We had such a great night! And to top it off had a hilarious pedicab ride home. Normally pedicabs only take people a couple of blocks (and usually hang around busy tourist places like Time Square so they can easily score their next fare) but our guy was kind enough to take us 40 streets downtown and then about 7 avenues across!! It was so funny. Pissing down with rain too. After he dropped us off he said he was done for the night. Good exercise (for him).



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      14 Sep 2009

      Coyote Ugly

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      I've been to Coyote Ugly a few times too many lately. It just seems to be one of those places people visiting me want to see.

      Frankly I'm a little over it now. I think whoever grafittied the bathroom in there sums it up pretty nicely.

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      11 Sep 2009

      Howl Festival

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      Stumbled upon the Howl music and Art festival at Thompkins square park last week. There was some interesting art there. Anyone could paint. You just had to register and reserve a spot.

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      Spoke to this guy a bit about his painting. He was talking about the challenges of doing abstract paintings vertically as the paint just drips down and he's used to smearing it around on the ground. Nice guy.

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      Some other cool works of art....


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      And of couse it wouldn't be complete without some MJ...

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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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