Year: 2024

  • Working around “planned obsolescence”

    Working around “planned obsolescence”

    One thing that I despise most after pocket-less dresses is a planned obsolescence. As we use things around us, it’s expected to have them in a wear-and-tear condition. In the old times, a lot of equipments and belongings are manufactured and produced in such a way that they can withstand prolonged usage and stay in…

  • Sydney, Australia — September 2024

    Sydney, Australia — September 2024

    Some eagle-eyed folks might already realized that this blog looked quite different, and it is. I moved my blog’s hosts to Hostinger — along with my photoblog (https://photos.corianderinpho.com/), and, currently thinking, the Impromptu Journal (https://impromptujournal.com/) — BTW, Impromptu Journal has been on hiatus for months, now. I’m thinking of reviving it along with a new…

  • Early morning rain

    Early morning rain

    You’ll know when it is the start of the monsoon season in the tropics 🌧️

  • Up in the clouds

    Up in the clouds

    On my way from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur with Finnair.

  • Sukuti

    Sukuti

    Sukuti (Nepali: सुकुटी) is a dried meat product of Nepalese origin, also consumed in the Himalayan regions of India and Tibet. It is usually made from buffalo, lamb, or goat meat. It is a staple dish of the Limbu people It is known as Sakhekya in the Limbu language. Restaurant: Falcha Town Hall, Sydney

  • Three friends

    Three friends

    Manly Beach is a beach situated among the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia, in Manly, New South Wales. From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne, and South Steyne.

  • Sydney Opera House

    Sydney Opera House

    Cloudy skies behind ☁️

  • Gai Pad Krapow

    Gai Pad Krapow

    Restaurant: Yok Yor, Sydney

  • A morning call with a scammer

    A morning call with a scammer

    The number was unknown, as expected, and I thought it was a cold call from TV cable companies offering their Internet or streaming service or ISPs — and in a mildly amusing irony, perhaps I would respond better had those were true — so I picked it up and greeted them, the scammer