Author Archives: Daniel
RBR – Simulate to Accumulate
Take a ride with Mark Webber as he prepares for the opening race of the 2010 Formula One season in Bahrain by tackling every corner of the Sakhir circuit in Red Bull Racing’s state-of-the-art simulator.
Vindaloo against Violence
One Melburnian has come up with a novel way to support the Indian community in Australia and speak out against the violence recently committed against Indian students. Her website, Vindaloo against Violence is encouraging people to visit their local Indian … Continue reading
Building, Building, Building…
It’s been a bit frustrating around our house recently. The house next door was demolished and 3 houses have been built on the block in it’s place. The house to our front had to demolish his garage and rebuild it … Continue reading
Coopers Lager 2009
Fermenting: 10/10/2009 Bottled: 07/11/2009 I needed to make up another brew as the cupboard is getting bare. Made up a basic Coopers Lager with some slightly better ingredients. 1.7 kg can Coopers Lager 1 kg Coopers brew enhancer 2 (500g … Continue reading
Same job, new employer
After 10 long months of waiting, my area at work finally got purchased by another company. This has meant I’ve had to relocate office and get to know a whole bunch of new people and procedures. Complicating this all was … Continue reading
Parenting (pt 1)
Just hang on and do the best you can. Everyone has advice and their own horror stories, but every child is different and the books can only take a punt at what yours will be like. Eliza is pretty good … Continue reading
Possums and Parrots
Although our house is not that close to any natural parks or reserves (Yarran Dheran Reserve is about 1km away) we don’t seem to have any problem attracting local wildlife to visit us. All photos are from our front or … Continue reading
7 months in purgatory
Shortly after my move to Melbourne, the company I worked for was denied credit by it’s bankers and forced into administration. It is now being managed on behalf of it’s creditors (essentially those banks) as they attempt to recover what … Continue reading
Brownouts
Melbourne had some hot weather last week. If I had a dollar for every time a news report used the phrase “hot and bothered” I’d be richer than I am now. Melbourne’s train system failed pretty severely – over 24% … Continue reading
U turns allowed
Although states in Australia generally adhere to the “Australian Road Rules”, Priscilla and I have noticed a few differences in the way they are implemented in Victoria to what we are used to in NSW. The most talked about is … Continue reading