Mai Me Arai

The following letter was written when I stayed overnight at the hospital with my mum last week. She quietly passed away on Sunday just before midday and her funeral will be held tomorrow (Wednesday).

I wrote this letter in the back of a book thinking no one would notice it was there but someone did and as . . . → Read More: Dear Mum

I initially thought implementing a nation broadband network (NBN), effectively giving 93% of Australian homes access to 100MB internet access (provided through a 3rd party), was a fantasic idea but as usual the concept is better than the reality and now that details are emerging it worries me in a number of ways.

NBN Co., the company . . . → Read More: NBN Worries

I haven’t blogged for a while because things have been a bit hectic since we got back, but here I am now.

I’ve just today convinced my step-dad to switch the internet to AAPT’s new unlimited plan and what a relief to move away from the 12GB download limit he has had with Telstra. I’m a bit ashamed . . . → Read More: Life Goes On

As I was passing through customs upon arriving in Australia I noticed a sign informing everyone that there was some television show being filmed today and that if we didn’t wish to participate we should inform somebody. Aside from the reference to the elusive ‘somebody’ it made me wonder just when exactly did privacy become something I had . . . → Read More: Privacy: Where’d you go?

When the UDD gave their ultimatum today that the House of Representatives be dissolved, to which Prime Minister Abhisit responded “No”, I bet you were all wondering what would be next. I mean, when you give an ultimatum it’s a case of either do-what-we-want-or-we-will-do-something-bad right? Wonder no more!

UDD leaders announced that they:

will take one thousand litres . . . → Read More: Taking it to the Next, Bloody, Level

Did you know it’s possible to do a Google search of a specific website using the address bar of Google’s Chrome browser?

Search from the address bar?!

Different sites seem to support this differently with not all sites offering the ability to press tab to search, though it can still be done manually by entering a colon . . . → Read More: Chrome Tip of the Day

I noticed on my morning visit to Central Chitlom that the transparent rubbish bin that sits just outside has been removed and that they now have some guy with a handheld metal detector inspecting bags at the entrance. My habit of living my life inside a tiny bubble often causes me to forget that there is . . . → Read More: A Tense Bangkok

Oui got the call this morning that his application for permanent residency has been approved so we’re flying out on the 21st of March, which unfortunately seems to be after the commencement of mass-protests by . . . → Read More: And We’re Done

My last post got me thinking about my mum in a round about way. Besides playing the trumpet I also played the piano, which I learnt a few years after trumpet so I had to learn how to read bass clef at the same time. Luckily it was just a simple case of transposition from the . . . → Read More: Talents of Unknown Origin

It’s 3:21am and I can’t sleep, so here’s some music to enjoy from Mike Oldfields Music of the Spheres. These are actually from a live performance which in my opinion sounds superior to the original studio recording.
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I have a thing about interesting rhythms like what are found in The Tempest.
[Audio . . . → Read More: And Now For Some Music