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I had great plans for today, all listed down neatly (because that what you have to do when you are my age), and then I went and lost the list (which is what you actually do do when you are … Continue reading
I love canopy walkways.And the best one I have found is this one at Danum Rainforest Lodge in Sabah. It wends its way through the canopy at different levels, and was designed by an 82 year-old Filipino engineer… It has … Continue reading
As you may have gathered from the preceding post, the Australian Voyager edition of Song of the Shiver Barrens, book 3 of the Mirage Makers, will be out soon: July. And just to cheer those of you over in UK, … Continue reading
If so, please introduce yourself to me! Love to meet you… I am a real sucker for sff (science fiction/fantasy) cons, since the very first one I attended in Perth, Western Australia. I knew no one there, and I was … Continue reading
Years ago, we visited a village in rural Malacca, to interview a lass who wanted to be our maid. All I can remember about the place now was that it was poverty-stricken (this was in 1971) and that the girl … Continue reading
I find myself horribly lazy since I returned from our one month marathon and the many miles we walked over varied terrain, most of it rough. I have stopped taking painkillers, so my arthritic joints (which are just about all … Continue reading
The Russian translation of Gilfeather (Book Two of the Isles of Glory) is out…in, well, I suppose Russia. I know this because I found an online site advertising it. They have the blurb up too. So, of course, I babelfished. … Continue reading
Often, I was asked questions structured like this: “In the book you call poor people sad fuckers. Isn’t that anti-poor?” And I’d explain that in the book a character calls some poor people he encounters sad fuckers, and that is … Continue reading
The photos are a bit out of order I’m afraid, so I have explained what they are as we go along…Remember what I said about the camera acting up at crucial life moments? Ok, so most of you will not … Continue reading
I am back In Kota Kinabalu. For a while. After one one month of continuous travelling – no more than 3 nights in any one place – from the Thai border to Borneo and nine states of Malaysia (missed out … Continue reading