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Extremists and universities
I found James Button's article discussing how educated young men could turn into Muslim extremists while at foreign universities quite interesting. I have seen it happen with Asian (in this case oriental) students who arrive here ambivalent about religion and emerge as devout Christians. In their home country the students usually have a place in…
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Other blogs and popularity
I'm amazed how popular my Views from a train blog is in comparison with my other blogs, including this one. All it consists of is photographs taken from my mobile phone, generally of my daily commute by train. Maybe it's the fact that Telstra includes a "recently updated blogs" box on all the Bigblogs. Okay,…
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Walking at Kyeemagh
One of the nicer aspects of many parts of Sydney is that there are places where you go for a walk and not feel like you are still in a metropolis of over four million people. Yesterday B, Kita and I took a walk around the entrance of the Cook River, just south of Sydney…
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Of cake, garlic prawns and planespotting
Another year passes with a lovely meal of Florette's knockout garlic prawns, rack of lamb and then home to a heavenly chocolate-orange mousse cake. Thanks to my gorgeous B for organising it. I had considered taking the day off and spending the morning watching the planes take-off from Sydney International Airport, just because I like…
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Osaka with Jetstar – Attempt 2
Jetstar had another sale on, so I was able to rebook our Osaka flights with less of a penalty than normal. Still isn't as great as the original deal though. What was a surprise was the enjoyable experience of calling Jetstar. The young bloke on the other end of the phone line may have had…
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Asian transits
The other day my sister asked me to assist her boyfriend in finding a flight between Amsterdam and Australia. Now that's too far for a direct flight, so he will need to stop at least once during his trip. Some travellers view this as a painful waste of time, but B and I have come…
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