March 2003

30 Mar 2003
Finally getting started replying to all the email I’ve received since starting my trip 2 weeks ago. It was a lovely drive and I shall be writing a article shortly. For those who aren’t Aussies. It is over 5000kms by road for NSW to the NT. It is mostly a 100-110kph trip hence long and tedious. Anyway the good news for regular visitors will be that I now have time for updates to this site ! Yay !!

22 Mar 2003
On a long drive back to Darwin again hence the lack of any substantial updates. It has become clear that Australia is indeed a very large slice of the planet. It is also clear that a proper highway linking the 2 biggest cities is needed. The highway should really bypass all the smaller towns and speed limit raised. It is a very long and tedious drive at 110km. Admittedly this will never happen but wishful anyhow.

The only comment on the war due to not enough knowledge on all the issues, is I wish all the troops a speedy and safe return.
And remember life is short so make the most of it.

16 Mar 2003
Terribly slack week, nothing but packing and re-organising again. The Dog site is still remains unfinished. Even worst is the seeming lack of exciting bike models and news to talk about. Just a word to riders who don’t wear proper clothing. I partially witness another bike accident a few weeks ago. A rider came off a Blackbird. Knocked over by a car driven by youthful female driver. The rider didn’t appear too badly injured as he was checking out his wounds. Not sure if he was wearing proper riding clothing. So riders who don’t wear the right protective clothing – just do it. It’s not rebellious or cool etc… wearing a T-shirt and shorts it’s deadly. You may think you’re safe but there are other idiots out there to contend with. So its hot to wear looks wankerish, blah blah blah, whatever, but it could save your life.

09 Mar 2003
At last – the Across Updates have been finished. Once again a minimal style has been chosen for the output. Most of the world still uses a dial-up and I don’t anticipate any change to that – at least in the next 5 years. However I can’t wait till Broadband finally takes over. Heaps of stuff I’d love to try but can’t do to slow speed. The Dog site should be finalized by this week which finally gives me time to get started on the first major upgrade to this site for at least a year. BTW – the SPAM filters seems to be working properly at last. Admittedly I know real mail probably got deleted too but I figured if you really wanted to contact me you’d just follow the simple instructions.

02 Mar 2003
Busy week doing the finishing touches to the Across site and working on the new dog site. I’ve got really cool ideas on the major rework on the Hayabusa site. So many things to do and so little time.