I remember playing Monopoly as a kid and thinking, “I’ve so got to visit all these places one day…” (what, no-one else?) And now I’m here in London. And those streets on the Monopoly board? They’re real! I know, I couldn’t believe it either. So I got my faithful Google Maps out and mapped it. And I’m going to tick it off one by one while I’m here =) I’m not going to go all out and do it all in one day - that would be a pointless waste of time, right? But I am going to connive situations which land me near one of those spots, and whip the camera out to take evidence. Oh and look around too so next time I play, I know what I’m playing for. ...

I’m posting most of my “cool vid” stuff on the tumblr blog these days, but I had to post these here because my jaw literally dropped: A lion named Christian by the people who brought him up is reunited with them after a year in the wild, and his reaction is totally amazing. I had to watch it twice to believe it. (via)

Back in Oz from 26th August to 10th September. My birthday, Dad’s birthday, stuffness… wondering if I should pop down to Melbourne, too. ed: gah! I twittered! nooooooooooooo!

Dear Internet, I fear I must make a small confession. I left the house on Sunday afternoon, fully intending to take advantage of the sunny day by going to some tourist spot or another - perhaps Lord’s, perhaps Regent’s Park where they were holding a “village fair”. Oh and fake beach volleyball. But that was never a factor. On the way out, however, I thought up the bright idea of doing a quick bit of shopping while I was at it. I needed to buy: ...

I was just thinking while cooking lunch that I haven’t done one of my Sunday recipes in a while, and I’d promised my sister that I’d post our family pasta recipe so she could whip up one of her own in Adelaide. And at that exact moment, I happened to be in the process of cooking… Pasta a la Juneja. What’s so special about our pasta recipe? Not much, other than it’s got that Indian touch to it =) Yes, we can change even the venerable Italian culinary tradition to suit our tastes. If you are an Italian purist, look away now. ...