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I enjoyed Bombay, once I got used to the smell of piss. I was staying in this absolute rat-sack of a hotel in Colaba, the southern end of Bombay. The touristy area. I’ll call it Bombay, not Mumbai. Two reasons. I only know one person who lives there, Ajay Aggarwal. He calls it Bombay. And of the many books I’ve read about India, the most interesting is Maximum Bombay by Suketu Mehta. He also calls it Bombay, so Bombay it Read More…

Getting There And Arrival I enjoyed Bombay, once I got used to the smell of piss. I was staying in this absolute rat-sack of a hotel in Colaba, the southern end of Bombay. The touristy area. I’ll call it Bombay, not Mumbai. Two reasons. I only know one person who lives there, Ajay Aggarwal. He calls it Bombay. And of the many books I’ve read about India, the most interesting is Maximum Bombay by Suketu Mehta. He also calls it Bombay, Read More…

Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – January 15, 1947), known posthumously as the “Black Dahlia“, was an American woman who was found murdered in Los Angeles, California. Her case became highly publicized due to the graphic nature of the crime, which included her corpse having been mutilated and bisected at the waist. Early life Elizabeth Short was born on July 29, 1924 in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. Shortly after she was born, her parents moved the family to Medford, Massachusetts. Cleo Short, Elizabeth’s Read More…

We continued our tour, travelling to Germany’s capital Berlin, where we enjoyed the cultural museums and taste tested many German beers. In Berlin, we visited the Berlin Wall, and Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the Berlin Zoological Gardens. We had some fun at the hotel to celebrate our successes with more beer. While in the Netherlands capital, Amsterdam, we visited cultural and science museums, and windmills, lots of windmills. Nazzy (Nazgûl) didn’t want to leave the science Read More…

PC Bangs are places you can find everywhere in South Korea. Large rooms filled with computers, they’re especially popular amongst young males, be it teenagers or men in their 20s. Socially, PC Bangs have been praised for bringing people together, as it’s common for friends to meet up and play games here – MMORPG, or the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, is especially popular amongst gamers. The most popular game of all is Starcraft, though I’ve never played it Read More…

Watching Troy’s every movement through Sam’s eyes, the knives observe his patterns of behaviour, likes and dislikes and in particular, his insistence on night-time walks alone. This piques their curiosity. The knives urge her to go with him. Troy is resistant to Sam’s begging and discourages her at every turn. One evening Troy slips out for his walk. A murmured order raises Sam from the couch. She drifts into the kitchen, the drawer already open. Her hands fold around the Read More…

Who could have ever imagined feeling an unbearable devastation whilst stepping into a dark and untouched room where your own flesh and blood once slept. A young man at just 23 years of age who sacrificed his youth for the wellbeing of mankind. Just your average boy under such abnormal circumstances, who lost his life and all its possibilities in the click of a finger. Just imagine, with the fact that it was your own child. That has been our Read More…

Borcelli Ristorante Regarded by many – myself included – as the finest Italian restaurant in Bendigo, this award-winning restaurant can be found just opposite the Art Gallery. Indeed, it’s not a bad idea to stop off here for lunch before taking a gander at whatever’s on display at the exhibit – or vice versa. The restaurant itself is very small, and its intimate set-up would lend itself well to dates, I’d imagine. If you happen to think it’s a bit Read More…

iOBento – Hargreaves Mall. This place serves Japanese cuisine. When I’m there, people are eagerly snapping up their sushi rolls, and my personal favourite are their avocado rolls. You have the option of selecting white or brown rice to go in your rolls, brown being the healthier option, and you needn’t sacrifice on taste – either way, you’re in for a delicious treat. The miso soup they serve makes for a great accompaniment to a couple rolls of sushi, especially Read More…