Category: Living
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mb: Ulu until no handphone signal
“There are no power points here and the mobile signal is intermittent. So I have to turn off my phone to save power. There are no bunks here, and we’re all staying in tents. Okgottago, mobilebatteryispreciousbyebye.” said Miyagi to me last night. Three weeks in an Aussie desert, a battalion of Singapore soldiers with mobile…
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mb is in da house!
G’day mates! This is mrbrown! Yes! I am guest blogging on this blog (my first time guest blogging anywhere). Since Mr Miyagi is serving his country Down Under and getting close and personal with some randy kangeroos (listen to our latest podcast to find out more), the burden of updating this blog has fallen upon…
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Our land is girt by sea
Middle of nowhere is a stone’s throw away from where me and the boys are right now, as we’re being ferried across 120km of dusty roads to the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland. We’ll be unloading our gear in a bit, sit and be briefed on a dozen things we have to do today,…
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Greener than I remember
No matter how hard I try not to, I keep forgetting how lush Singapore is, and how tranquil some places are. Sunday afternoon at the Botanic Gardens was a treat. If you have a dog, you’ll make your dog a really happy one going walkies there. Technorati Tags: botanicgardens, singapore
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The dawn and dusk of realisation
Even when it’s a busy streak, and you really can’t afford to have anything else occupy the tiniest bit of your mind, little things dawn on you. Like how there seem to be two classes of non-residents in Singapore: Foreign workers – people from overseas who work to contribute to the economy Expatriates – people…