Author Archives: Scribbler
They call me ‘Mr M5’
Male Australians of my generation have the car fantasy gene. Second hand cars in Australian by the ’60s and ’70s were both plentiful and cheap courtesy of a growing car production industry and a middle class that could afford new cars. My first car was a Holden 1962 FB station wagon that cost about AUD$200. By most standards … Continue reading
A change in location
I’ve never much thought about it, but my life seems to be a series of very different chapters. If friends from these different chapters were ever assembled in one room, probably the other only thing in common would be myself. So 10 months ago, a new chapter starts by leaving Tokyo and moving to Hokkaido, … Continue reading
A dream fulfilled – Whale Sharks
Many years ago whilst living in the Solomon Islands, I took up scuba diving. One thing led to another and I eventually ended up in California at the now defunct PADI college and became a Scuba Instructor. There was the dream of finding a pristine island in the Pacific, open a dive store, dive during the … Continue reading
4 Year Hiatus
It’s been a while but slowly getting back to this. stay tuned, stay patient….
A 25 year reunion…
In a previous life, I wintered in Antarctica as part of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition) and this month travelled to Hobart for the 25th Anniversary of that winter – Davis 1982. I had wintered also wintered at Davis in ’72 but that is another story. As you would expect, over the 25 years … Continue reading
Hong Kong Again – Sevens!
We made a promise to go back and did! An even better year than last year in the quality of the matches. England got bumped by New Zealand in the quarter final breaking the four year winning streak, New Zealand got bumped by Fiji and then Fiji lost to Samoa in the final in a … Continue reading
Currently Reading
Lawrence in Arabia
Author: Scott Anderson
ISBN: 0771007671
Tiny Homes.