Autumn Foliage

It's nothing like New England, but it's probably the closest I'll get to enjoying it.

Snakes

Eastern Brown Snake...

Cardiac arrest 30 minutes after bite...

Welcome to Australia

Labour Day

Also known as May Day, which is today. Everything is closed today... even the mall. What kind of holiday is this that everything is closed? No wonder everyone here goes camping during holidays. There's no point in staying in town!

Reflections

This past week has been really hard. Not for any particular reason, but for all the reasons as is often the case. When it rains, it pours. But this is what I have realized... (thank goodness for warm shower-induced epiphanies)

Selfish people are unhappy.
Unhappy people are selfish.

Selfless people are happy.
Happy people are selfless.

Unless we are Buddha, we all fit somewhere on this spectrum. Sorry, but it is a reality. The sooner we accept it, the sooner we can improve ourselves and move on. I am thankful for the opportunity to improve myself another day.

Ho'oponopono

I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I love you. Thank you.

Clean, clean, clean.

阿彌陀佛

Anzac Day

Today is Anzac Day. Kind of a combination of Memorial Day and Veterans Day, but taken with a great deal more remembrance and association with national identity for Australians and New Zealanders. Had to work today, so I could not attend the memorial events, which apparently begins at 4:30 am with the Dawn Service remembering the soldiers who made sacrifices in the Gallipoli campaign in the name of their young country.

There was also a movie "Gallipoli" staring Mel Gibson about it, but we will just leave it at that.

Toyota

Okay, I've made up my mind absolutely. If I get the chance, I'm going for a Toyota Landcruiser Prado.

Look what it can do!

Zerg Rush!