In one corner of the cyber ring you have the worlds largest internet company, Google. Google may or may not be attempting world domination through their ever -expanding, ever-increasing internet dominance. Having said that, as far as dictators go, the world could do a lot worse then Google. In the other corner you have Australian [...]

I’m one of those people that thoroughly researches something before committing to buying it. Ask me why I bought something and I’ll usually be able to give you a quick list of what attracted me to the product. Here in Taiwan I’ve started to notice a disturbing trend. The two most common answers I’ve received [...]

If I travel to another country and engage in an activity that is illegal there’s a good change I’m going to face some sort of penalty if I’m caught. Here in Australia, commit the illegal act of female genital mutilation (also known as female circumcision), and we’ll not only excuse you – we’ll discuss modifying [...]

A couple of days ago now Kerri-Anne Kennerley who hosts ‘Mornings with Kerri-Anne’ on the channel 9 network had a brief segment on cycling and the public road system. Instead of facilitating a discussion on the issue, Kerri-Anne chose to repeatedly cut off her guests and inject her own anti-cyclist viewpoints into the segment. I’m [...]

There seems to be this misconception in Australia that people are fat because they don’t know what they’re stuffing into their mouths. To combat this NSW is pushing for national changes that will force fast food chain operators to ‘print calorie/kilojoule information and details about saturated fats, transfats and salt on their menus‘. Seriously, when [...]

I’m not going to pretend I don’t get angry on my bicycle. Whether it’s a pedestrian not looking where they are going, a car cutting me off or some random opening their door on me – almost weekly at some point somebody on the roads annoys me. With my Long Haul Trucker equipped with an [...]

You’re absolutely smashed off your face and the bar that you’re at is closing. As you spill out onto the street you decide you’re in no mood to let the party stop. Glancing around you see some flashy lights and decide to try your luck. As you approach the door someone asks you for your [...]

There’s been some products I’ve found in Taiwan that have been questionable at the least. Things I’m not entirely sure why people felt the need to think them up in the first place. The lines between genius and insanity are often dangerously blurred in this respect. Then there’s the products that just take it to [...]

As humans we’ll sit on public toilet seats. We’ll happily try on shoes at a shoe store. We’ll sit on public spaces where thousands have sat before us. Infact there’s a whole host of questionable things that we’ll do in our day to day lives but there’s one thing, something so terribly disgusting, so outrageously [...]

When I sign up for a job, no matter what my contract says I know there’s a possibility that at some point my duties might change. If I’m qualified and receive adequate training to carry out these duties then it’s hardly up to me to refuse to the financial detriment of my employer. They’ve got [...]