In January 2003, my great friend Carlos and I sat down and drank a whole bottle of cointreau, finishing...

Obviously added this photo after-the-fact! Isn’t it a relief to be through Hollywood week? I mean I do...

Noemi starts working for us today. She’ll be managing every aspect of our home lives so we can get on...

I don’t think I’ve seen a single Oscar nominated movie this year. Two reasons, children and no Gold Class...

I’m a pretty driven person. I always have been. When I was a teenager I decided my personal theme song...

I’ve just started a cracking book – “The Book of the Dead” by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson –...

I’m hoping Steve doesn’t mind me blogging an ode to him, but he deserves some recognition for the amazing...

Not everyone who has lived in Singapore will agree with me here, but that’s OK. Sometimes Singapore just...

For those who are Christopher Hitchens’ fans, or even for those who detest him, his memoirs “Hitch 22”...

Condo living is great. There’s always something going on, people to meet, kids for the kids to play with...

Is anyone else being pummelled with Calvin Klein’s Envy advert featuring Zoe? It turns out it’s Zoe Saldana,...

I went to a public toilet yesterday. It was a nice toilet. Your typical Western style bowl – which...

I checked my blog stats for the first time today and it seems I’ve had nearly 4,000 hits since “Without...

I grew up in a Catholic family. I went to Catholic Schools. Every Sunday our entire family of six would...

I’ve talked about the communication challenges I face in Singapore in a recent blog, and recently we...

I can’t imagine too many people on the planet who aren’t aware of the extraordinary Lady Gaga. I remember...

So American Idol got off to a great start last night, with Steve Tyler and JLo new to the judging team....

Advertising outside of your home country is always intriguing, but Asia pretty much takes the cake on...

I’m obviously not writing this as a promo for Facebook (because they don’t need it) but as a promo for...

I speak quickly. But worse than that, I’m also a bit of a mumbler – AND I’m not talking underpants mumbling...

I’d have to say that 2009 and 2010 has been a pretty interesting time in our life. There’s been some...

So its official, we’re heading back to live in Singapore and this time, the plan is to stay ‘til the...

This is very cool and also beautifully optimistic – thanks Siobhan! http://www.flixxy.com/200-countries-200-years-4-minutes.htm ...

I’ve been a bit quietly lately as I decided to take on the job of designing the www.sajeideas.com Website....

I asked my Grandmother a couple of questions recently, as she is officially the oldest person I know....

Many years ago, I was travelling through Central America, I came across the weirdest thing – a person...

We had the absolute pleasure of staying with our great friends Rob and Jules Scullin on the Gold Coast...

When we arrived on the Sunshine Coast about 15 or so months ago, water restrictions were introduced to...

I recently went through the sphincter clenching embarrassment of getting a mammogram. It appears that...

Sometimes you come across information that makes you wonder about the future of humanity and this is...

Turning 40 was a bit of a kick in the proverbial nuts – I mean when you start telling people you’re in...

I saw an advert the other day for an interview with The World’s Most Handsomest Man, and up pops this...

I’m not much of a tennis fan. I used to play it as a kid, but once my gargantuan mammories sprung to...