Had an unexpected bonus week off of work recently, so Amani and I set off on an adventure to Laos for a few days. Managed to bag return tickets from Muscat to Bangkok with Emirates on one of their A380s for only about A$430. Bargain! A nice ride on this big beast and relatively spacious …
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Jun 09
Morgan Cemetery
Recently I wrote about the planned headstone unveiling ceremony and family reunion at Morgan. I wasn’t able to attend myself unfortunately, but did make a monetary contribution towards the headstone for our great grandparents Jack and Emily Kakoschke. By all accounts the day was a great success. Fund-raising for the headstone was evidently ‘over-subscribed’ by …
May 27
Beware of eMail Scammers!
Today I received an email purportedly from an old friend whom I hadn’t heard from for a few years. The email claimed that they were currently in London, had lost their wallet, and needed some urgent financial assistance. Hmmm… a “little” odd to receive an email of this nature out of the blue. At first …
May 18
Swahili For Kids
If you happen to be interested in music for young children, I can highly recommend a beaut CD titled “Tuimbe Pamoja” produced by an organization called Swahili4kids. The songs are lively and have that wonderful African rhythm that makes it hard not to get up and dance – even if you have two left legs …
Mar 22
Koh Ngai Thailand
Just back from a short but most enjoyable holiday to one of my favourite places in the world – Krabi Province in southern Thailand. My daughter Jenny flew in from Aus and we spent the days chilling out whilst simultaneously “recharging our batteries”. It was our first visit to Koh Ngai, but I think I …
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