We’re fast approaching the 1-year anniversary of our arrival in Australia. And in the course of our Aussie adventures, some of the local customs, slang, and other characteristics are slowly permeating my daily way of life to transform me – slowly but surely – into an Aussie. Here are a few:
G’Day Mate
My friends have [...]
At long last, I am happy to present a video featuring the Asian Adventures of Kelly & I, while we traveled through Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
“But Nora”, you may say, “I thought you did that, like, a year ago”.
Why yes, observant grasshopper, you are right.
Why then, you might wonder, would it take so bloody long [...]
In the wake of being a freshly published author, I was recently given an excellent opportunity to write a guest post for the bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi.
Things got even more interesting, when another bestselling author, Tim Ferriss of The 4-Hour Workweek read and promoted the article himself!
Almost [...]
Monday May 18th2009, is a momentous day in my life: I am officially a published author! Whoopee!
Having written about personal finance, travel, life hacks, and personal tips for Wise Bread for almost 2 years now, I have been impressed with how the creators of this site were always forward-thinking. So when they approached me and [...]
With only three sleeps until my book is available to the masses, I have been a busy girl. Highlights include pitches to Oprah, and writing some articles that will share some big secrets and be read by big people (figuratively speaking, of course).
Keep your eyes on this Site on Monday May 18th for some news [...]
As I was inhaling another Australian-style burger the other day, I realized I was eating a burger that nobody in North America (and other places for that matter) had ever seen the likes of.
In explaining to some folks at home in Canada how Australians prefer to eat their burgers, the awed silence on the other [...]
Would you believe that smoking saves lives? It does. It really does.
(Never mind that the habit takes a few more than it saves).
The fires on Black Saturday took many people by surprise. As the hottest day on record, many Australians did what you do in such heat: they stayed inside, drew all the curtains, cranked [...]
Is there an organization out there to help people who are addicted to the Internet? If not, then I’m sure one will prevail before long. At least I hope so.
I always figured that people addicted to the internet were either losers or office workers with way too much time on their hands. (And yes, office [...]
