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“Whereis”:http://whereis.com.au thinks Melbourne’s Chinatown is on Little Collins Street. It’s not. As anyone who lives here, or has a copy of a half-decent map of the city, will know, Chinatown is in fact on Little Bourke Street.
Just a short post to indicate that yes, both I and this blog are still alive and operational. I’m still settling into Melbourne, having been back from Japan almost a month now. I found myself a cheap city apartment, and have been doing some transcription work as an office temp, while I look for something [...]
Being in Japan for the last 8 months, where I’ve been not just isolated from the world, but cut off by language from most of the people here, has increased my sense of the importance of family and friendship. In the past I kept to myself, turned down invitations in favor of quiet nights at [...]
iTunes Australia is finally out. But tracks are $1.69 each, and albums are at least $16.99. When I lived in Melbourne, I used to buy CDs from Dragonfly Discs. There, I could buy classic CDs like David Bowie’s Low for $15. On iTunes Australia, Low is $17.99. Now, why would I buy Low from iTunes [...]
The Age: News of the Decade. Poor Bill Clinton! Looks like all the controversy surrounding his affair with Monica Lewinsky nearly ended his pregnancy. That sure is News of the Decade. So, at least, thinks Melbourne’s broadsheet newspaper, “The Age”:http://www.theage.com.au. I’m wondering now, though, since his pregnancy didn’t end, what happened to the baby? Was [...]
Not that this information is of public interest, but since no-one is reading my blog yet, I might as well mention that the aforementioned “best friend Annette” (see “Taxnami”:http://benhourigan.com/index.php?p=5) was yesterday given an articled clerkship at “Brian Ward & Partners”:http://www.brianwardpartners.com.au/, which is a commercial law firm in Melbourne. Congratulations, you rich lawyer, you!
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Ben Hourigan is an indie novelist, the author of Kiss Me, Genius Boy (2011). He is also the manager of digital operations at a Melbourne design publisher, a freelance writer and editor, and the founder of ebook label hourigan.co.
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