From Prato with Love …

I’ve been in Prato, Italy since Wednesday for the CIRN Prato conference which is built around Community Informatics. Picture of Nicolo Tadini (Prato’s Premier Philanthropist) I’m definitely looking forward to next year’s Prato conference. For more details on this year’s installment, go here .

I’m back …

Its been more than a while since I’ve posted to my blog but in talking to an acquaintance earlier in the day who mentioned that she had been to my blog, I was reminded that people do track others and make judgements based on virtual presence. I vow to redouble my efforts beginning with a [...]

The Return…

I have taken a break from blogging for a little more than six months now but look forward to renewing my commitment to the blogosphere in my own fashion. Stay tuned…

Over a conversation with a friend…

A school friend from PSBB and I had us a catch up, especially as he bas been recently married, and we got down to talking about the state of the US markets which was clearly affecting his way of life given that he was California-based and involved with the stock markets. Interestingly, he’s made the [...]

From Lotus Seeds to Tarantulas

Covering 3 countries in 18 days – beginning with Laos, then to Vietnam, finally through Cambodia -  speaks of a hectic pace tripping from one city to the next but lustfully drinking in varied sights and wounds. What follows is an account of these travels itemised by order of travel beginning first with Luang Prabang [...]

On Decision Making

It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions. – Jim Rohn
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take – choose the bolder. – William Joseph Slim
Indecision is [...]

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Melb’s Finest…

The AK Fetish…

Watching Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "Ran" has been an experience. His movies are never what you expect and his endings never happy. His uniqueness, at least in my eye, is his ability to decentralize the movie over several characters that is in direct opposition to the Hollywood style of a single protagonist.
See his wikipedia entry for [...]

The Vagaries of the Human Body…