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Tourist Delights, Part One of Many

Last week was the first ‘free’ weekend for us – both boys healthy, all shopping done, and the weather forecast was decent, too. So, to get started with our Singaporean bucket list (there’s only so much you can do in four months), we went to the Botanic Gardens. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, they should be good, right?  Read more

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Han Solo's Adventures, Intermezzo Analog, Random Glimpses

Afterlife, Part III/B: The Bitter End

Don’t worry. The film industry and I, we have no tricks left up our sleeves. This will truly be the last post in the series. (Although I’m sure someone will, at some point, make the last part into its own trilogy. And then, a bit further down the road, any big trilogy will really be a trilogy of trilogies. Exciting times are ahead of us.) There won’t be many more after this one. Countdown! Four weeks until we’re back in Botnang!  Read more

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Han Solo's Adventures, Intermezzo Analog, Random Glimpses

Afterlife, Part III/A: A Perfect Storm

The movie industry never fails to squeeze the last cent out of your pocket have pleasantly surprising new ideas to help us spend more time with the characters, creatures and places we’re so enamored with. The reasoning is simple: you’ve been hooked in Part I, and after sitting through the rather horrendous Part II, you are now far too deeply invested to NOT watch the finale. So, why not spread the finale out over two parts? You’ll watch them, anyway. Why sell you one movie, when they can sell you two?  Read more

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Afterlife, Part II: A Conspiracy Uncovered

The second part in a trilogy is usually inferior in quality to the first and last. Think about it – all the characters are already introduced and well on their way. The plot and background have been established, all the pieces are set in motion, the conflict is clear as day. And yet, nothing of import can be resolved, no major plot twists may happen, both the heroes and the villains are mostly safe from harm, no important story line can really be tied up. After all, there needs to be a grand finale, the boss fight and a surprising twist in the third part. And so they fill Part II with chase sequences, fight scenes, meandering dialogue and pretty pictures. As will we. Read more

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Han Solo's Adventures, Intermezzo Analog, Random Glimpses

Afterlife, Part I: End of an Era

 

Righty. It’s been a while, and we’ve taken a while longer to sort through all the photos, and then I’ve taken even longer to write stuff down. And because there’s a fair bit of material to chew through, let’s do a trilogy! Why not, they even made a trilogy out of the Hobbit, and that book is like four pages long. Also, let’s completely ignore the beautiful way our posts have been categorized, so far. Let’s mix Han Solo with Rollei photos and random bits and all. Revolution! Chaos! Anarchy! Read more

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Quick Shots

Otter sex

Two otters just had wild, rough sex, not three meters from us. Now that we’ve seen that, we are ready to come home.

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Happy New Year!

So much has happened in the last few days, I don’t even know where to start. For example, in a final push we were able to finalize all the hard work, dedication, blood, sweat, tears and will-power that went into what we have decided to call ‘Last Year’ and have already started a new, even more ambitious project, tentatively titled ‘2016’. What’s that you’re saying? You came up with the same title for your current project?? Damn… well, anyway: good luck with that!  Read more

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A Grammatically Incorrect Dishwasher

What you see in the photo is the name of our dishwasher. To experience its quietness in the convenience of your own home, there are a few easy steps you can follow, laid out below. Make sure you read them carefully, in order to get the most out of it. We wouldn’t want you to be underwhelmed.  Read more

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