As of yesterday, the major parts of the apartment renovations are finally complete! It’s taken a ridiculously long time but the panels for the integrated fridge and dishwasher are DONE! While there’ still little things to get done like the edges of the floor and paint touch ups, the whole apartment is now clear of […]
This whole “work-life” balance thing might have some legs! Last week was one of the most pleasant work weeks I’ve had in years! I suppose when you begin your week with a lunch time walk by the beach on a Monday, you expect that the week will go well. The rest of the week was […]
A Vivid Visit It was a bit of a whirlwind trip but a visit to Vivid Live was completed this weekend. Vivid is in it’s 12th year and it has grown BIG! Back in the day, it was mainly 3d mapped projections on the Sydney Opera House, Bridge and some of the city buildings. Something […]
If you’ve read the piece above, this week has been about getting the old apartment ready for settlement and handing over my keys. After 7 years of being there, I was a bit nostalgic seeing it go. After all, it was the place I moved to when I just finished my speciality training, lived through […]
It’s been a few days since coming back home and most of that time has been on catching up on emails and fighting jetlag. I thought I was doing pretty well given that I slept and woke up on relatively normal times on the first day. But the next night, I couldn’t get to sleep […]
After nearly 2 weeks of almost constant travel in Europe that while I love exploring new places, it need to be with a certain pattern that I’m calling the travel cadence. In the past, I’d spend 3 or 4 days somewhere and pack most days with exploring 1-3 attractions or museums and have 1 rushed […]
Ola from Barcelona! It’s essentially the last few days of this vacation and I’ve really enjoyed ending on a slower pace that’s given me a chance to reflect and “smell the roses”. On the note of reflecting, it’s our 1st wedding anniversary today and I can’t believe the year has flown by! It’ll be off […]
Ola (or hello) from Lisbon, Portugal! It was a hectic 48 hours before and after getting here, hence apologies for the late newsletter! It’s been spectacular weather here so far and a fairly chilled out day given we arrived on their Freedom Day holiday. The last week I was looking forward to the trip but […]
It’s the last week of Ramadan and I’ve barely started to edit any videos or do anything on the charity project. Every year, I try to raise money for the less fortunate in our community who are sleeping rough by making regular videos throughout Ramadan. This year, I simply haven’t had the time to do […]
Busy weeks seem to be the norm over here, so I’ll stop calling them “busy” unless it’s exceptionally so. This week was more…chaotic. Well, the last 2 weeks I should say. It’s been the season for weddings like last Sunday, followed by work and general lethargy that comes from Ramadan. This week was a bit […]