27 Jan
Well, I guess countries all have off traditions, but I accidently learnt of a very odd one in Canada yesterday – apparently its tradition for the Finance Minister to (publically) buy a new pair of shoes before presenting a budget to parliament….
OK. That defintely ranks up there as one of the quirkiest traditions I’ve ever [...]
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04 Jan
Ok…. Not quite where I had hoped to be one year into living in Canada. It took me 17 years to get here… and I’m still not quite where I want to be in Canada, nor do I find myself developing a life. In fact… it feels a lot like my time in Sydney a [...]
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01 Jan
What is your hope for 2009? Mine is change… 2008 began with so much hope for me, and in the end, I stagnated for the year. Sure, sure, I ‘confirmed’ a few things, but I don’t feel like I progressed at all. I’m getting tired of stagnating – what about you?
So I began New Year’s [...]
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