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posted by
dtra on
24th-jun-2009
ok, been back for a week and a half now, so i guess it's time to post about how i'm doing back in the real world. i guess it hasn't been that difficult, had a week off before going back to work (which was good), good to have work to go back to, and also good to be able to re-acclimatise back in familiar surroundings. pretty much only had vietnamese food my first week back, oh boy, did i miss that, not sure if i've mentioned it before, but vietnamese food is the best cuisine in the world....
last edited at 7:06 24th-jun-2009
review: year one
posted by
dtra on
20th-jun-2009
another week, another judd apatow film, this week, it was year one, starring jack black and michael cera, but this week, i managed to stay awake for the whole thing. based sometime in biblical times i guess, it follows jack black ( saw kung fu panda while i was away btw, cute film i guess, but has some awesome 3d graphics) and michael cera as they screw up and leave their caveman dwellings in search of new lives. first, they run into cain (played by tobias fmor arrested development) and abel, then into abraham (hank azaria, this is apu people) and isaac....
victorinox super tinker
posted by
dtra on
16th-jun-2009
managed to find a replacement for my old swiss army knife (the standard tinker in fluoro yellow, kinda funny story how i lost it) just before i left south america, on ebay of course. it arrived at my work a few days before i came back, and finally managed to pick it up yesterday. it's pretty sweet, paid a bit more for it, than the old tinker, but it's a proper red one, and it has scissors as well (that and a little hook are the only additions)....
review: the hangover
posted by
dtra on
13th-jun-2009
back by popular demand, haha, movie reviews, i seen quite a few films while i was away (only a couple at the cinema, xmen, and redemption road, i think that's all), plenty on dvd, etc, which was cool, cos there were lots of films i'd wanted to see, but never got round to. anyway, just got back and seen the hangover, one of these comedies that seem to pop up all the time. it's about a guy that is having his bachelors do in las vegas, and the mates he brings along for the ride....
last edited at 21:53 13th-jun-2009
sudamerica 2009: for the last time, from salta
posted by
dtra on
9th-jun-2009
it is with great sadness that i make my last post from south america, i have a bus to buenos aires tonight, and one night in which to destroy my liver before heading home on thursday. i was meant to post all about san pedro de atacama, but since it is my last post, i will have to be very brief about that (apologies if the post randomly changes it's flow). made it there last week, and spent five days there, the driest desert in the world....
last edited at 11:13 9th-jun-2009
sudamerica 2009: failed volcanoes, and jungle animals
posted by
dtra on
28th-may-2009
well i've been going over old ground since the last post, flew back to arequipa (where i saw silhouettes of the three volcanoes, chachani, misti, and pichu pichu rom the airport, too bad i couldn't take any pictures, it was one of the most amazing sights i've seen) from santa marta. spent a couple days re-acclimatising before attempting the ascent of chachani (about 6080m), obviously i didn't make it, but i'm not going to completely blame acclimatisation on that, neither will i blame partying for three weeks in colombia, and not exercising, though they all played their parts i'm guessing. i put it down to not being a great hiker (i've never been a big fan of walking, i am usually, a pretty slow walker, i like to stroll), i much prefer cycling, and also, as most people know, i'm, a sprinter not a marathonner (if that's a word, which i'm pretty sure it's not)....
last edited at 12:31 31st-may-2009
sudamerica 2009: the end of colombia, caribbean, padi certified
posted by
dtra on
14th-may-2009
since my last post, i spent a day in medellin (pablo escobar's old haunt), wasn't the weekend so not really worth staying too long, and since then, i've been partying and chilling out in the caribbean for the past two weeks, i won't deny that. which isn't to say that i have neglected photo taking duties, it just means i haven't done a lot, other than spend time at the beach, in hammocks, swimming pools, bean bags, and eating good food. as i said, i think we arrived in medellin on a monday or something, and weren't willing to wait for the weekend, so spent one night there, and headed for the caribbean coast for some sun....
last edited at 0:57 28th-jun-2009
