Finally made it to Narita, the international airport near Tokyo. It’s incredibly inconvenient. For a 09:30 flight I had to get up at 04:30 (but I overslept ’til 05:00). For all of Japan’s hi-tech achievements, it can be an awfully inefficient and illogical place.
I’m sitting in the airline lounge now, laptop computer out, hooked […]
After nearly three months without heavy-duty travel, I’m off again, this time to Bangkok first for the Thailand Travel and Dive Expo, and then over to Sabah, Malaysia. Packing is such a hassle already under normal circumstances, but it’s an even bigger headache than usual given my upcoming itinerary.
I need to fly on Asia […]
I’m not a big drinker, but I’ve recently received a couple of presents that I’m really looking forward to imbibing.
The first is a bottle of Chateau de Bordes Jacques Morel 1967 vintage Armagnac, a present from Stéphane, whom I met recently in Papua New Guinea.
Stéphane had quite a few problems with his […]
After much procrastination and many false starts, I’ve finally managed to update my main website!
Because I update this blog regularly, I’ve redesigned my website as a portfolio. For a start, I’ve put together five galleries, comprising recent photographs of humpback whales, marine organisms with their mouths open, reef scenes, fish and miscellaneous critters.
I had […]
Events over the past week or so have been just shy of chaos. A lot of unrelated things have been happening at the same time, all requiring my attention.
My natural tendency to get distracted with new projects, ideas or interesting stories in the news hasn’t helped much either, as I often find myself […]
Last night, my blog suddenly went down with no logical explanation. I tried everything I reasonably could given that it was late at night and I was tired.
I checked to see if FTP was working. It was. I checked to see if email was working. It was. I looked through the folders and […]
It’s been 17 years since I’ve experienced the transition from winter to spring. I’d forgotten how wonderful this time of year can be.
The cherry blossoms, known as sakura, have been in full bloom for slightly over a week. The air is crisp and clear, sun proud, sky a perfect spring blue.
Breathe in the […]
Subsequent to Pasta’s traumatic visit to the vet last Saturday, I took her for a long stroll Sunday morning, and also gave her time to enjoy a doggy treat al fresco, which was much more to her liking. Here’s a photo of her approving smile:
Dear Tony,
We’ve known each other for a long time now, and although I usually keep quiet about these things, I really need to convey my feelings to you now. To cut to the chase…I’m not happy.
The day started off rather well this morning. It was Saturday, which meant that I would have to accompany […]
People in Japan take the passing of the seasons seriously. In fact, there’s a public holiday coming up on Thursday in observance of the vernal equinox, which essentially marks the transition to spring.
One of the things that people traditionally observe and celebrate to mark the coming of spring is the blossoming of flowers, signifying […]
By now, I was hoping to have had sufficient time to organise photos from the sea lion trip and post notes…but no dice.
I couldn’t let today go by without a post though, since it’s February 29th. So in honour of leap year, I’m posting a self-portrait I took during the trip with one […]
I’m having some problems with my www.tony-wu.com server. If you’re trying to send me email at that domain and haven’t heard back, it’s probably because I haven’t received the email.
On the one hand, it’s a drag to have a domain down. On the other, receiving much less email than normal is a relief!
Anyway, […]
