Learned that in pictures, our eyes start from the brightest part before scanning the entire image. This was taken at the apartment we stayed at in Paris and we had to take the stairs up and down each day, so there were days when we’d just struggle up the four floors as we had been walking the entire day.

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Having a hard time editing travel photos. I’m feeling the age of my PC when it has to go through a thousand over images. Never quite had this problem with the trip to China and Taiwan, but I feel it’s because there was more natural landscape and less people (or market/street scenes where there were so many people it fit the mood).

It’s also probably because I haven’t figured out the best way to edit them. There probably aren’t many outstanding pictures, but as a set, they could tell you a story of my trip to Paris and London. I’ve been procrastinating on doing it but I think I’ll sit through the lot tomorrow.

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Back now for a week plus in Melbourne. Heh, I can’t recall what I’ve done over the last week, but it seems I have seen most of my family and friends by now. I’m doing the same things now I did before I went on holiday, but these days I put a little more thought into the process. I take time to review my routines, and previously there was just a nagging feeling that I wasn’t being efficient enough, so now I take the extra step to consider whether I can improve on something, instead of just blindly following habit. Habit simplifies things as you just get on with it, but it doesn’t take into account the new ideas and observations you have made recently.

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On a side note, was reading about rearing chickens in the backyard, just so I have a steady supply of eggs daily. Plus they’d keep Alfie company while everyone is away at work. Heh, I really like the whole idea of sustainable and locally produced food, and I have had enough trial and error with plants that they don’t die soon after I put them in the ground. Noticed that things grow better when you trim them down, especially after they’ve been sitting in the same pot for a few months. It’s probably because less energy is wasted sustaining dying stems/leaves or the pruning just encourages them to grow. I’m not sure, but as long as it works, I’ll continue to do it.

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Miss having Vyanne around, but we do get to chat pretty much daily. Heh, the iPhone is a wonderful invention, and with wifi we can speak and see each other with just wifi which is free at most of the places she stays at. Heh, just a few years back and you’d need a laptop to do all this communication on the go, plus wifi wasn’t that prevalent back then either.

She updates me on what she’s seen and eaten in different parts of Europe. I also put Alfie on the camera so she can catch a glimpse of him. While not an entirely interactive conversation, Alfie does occasionally bark (when I push his buttons), so Vyanne will miss him a little less.

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These are the random thoughts that go through my mind, and there’s plenty left to record down if I so intended.

Will do some reading and there’s plenty to do tomorrow again.

Went bowling on Monday. This is my second time in a couple of weeks and I have improved a little bit. Have a few friends who are quite into it, so I get to learn how not to fling gutter balls.

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Only a week and the half left to my exam. I know how to approach it, I’m just not sure I’m putting enough effort into it. Tax is a rather dry subject unless you like problem solving involving tax issues. I like problem solving, I can’t say I like it very much for tax issues. I will soldier on for the next fortnight then.

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In the mood to do some reorganising. Well, need to put that thought on hold for just a few more days.