Category Archives: Travel

The Lettuce Crunch

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Topher Ong

In recent days, the lowly iceberg lettuce has been caught in a storm. Previously, shoppers paid little attention to this sandwich staple, which sat meekly at $1.99 per piece. In many years of buying groceries, I could say that people … Continue reading →

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Early winter (2022) reads

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Topher Ong

Following on from my last reading list, this time we tackle two bestsellers and one classic. As usual, two fiction reads and one nonfiction book comprise my reading list. I start off with David Baldacci’s latest. Dream Town is the … Continue reading →

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‘The Cold, Cold Ground’

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Topher Ong

The past week or so has seen a cold snap hitting our city. Snow in Thredbo and country NSW. Daily showers across the state. Gale force winds making people duck for cover. Plummeting temps the new norm. The last weekend … Continue reading →

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May 2022 reads

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Topher Ong

We’re in the thick of fall and the mercury is dropping. The end of April saw me battling with a thick Connelly read. The trailer of Lincoln Lawyer had been unleashed and the show premiered yesterday (13 May) on Netflix. … Continue reading →

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Mid-autumn (2022) reads

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Topher Ong

This month’s tally is a return to the tried and tested. Two fiction books comprise the list with a collection of anecdotes for good measure. I start off with Camus’s The Stranger, first published in 1942. A model on absurdism, … Continue reading →

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3% (2020) reviewed

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Topher Ong

This week, I’m going to review my Netflix series of March. When 3% debuted, it was the first Portuguese-language show on the streaming service. The critically-acclaimed first season premiered in 2016. This was followed by three more series, concluding in … Continue reading →

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The Royal Easter Show: past and present

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Topher Ong

This year marks the second staging of the Royal Easter Show since being shelved by COVID. Last year, despite a daily cap on visitors, the Show attracted the biggest post-COVID event numbers in the state. The annual Easter Show has … Continue reading →

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A rainy fortnight

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Topher Ong

Over the past two weeks, torrential rain has walloped our state. There have been a few days where the precipitation reached over 1 centimetre. This comes on the heels of the four-month lockdown last year. Who could forget that pause? … Continue reading →

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Late summer (2022) reads

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Topher Ong

We are on the last month of summer and it’s time for another list. Another three books: two novels and one nonfiction title. I start off with Mitch Albom’s newest bestseller. The Stranger in the Lifeboat is his latest feel-good … Continue reading →

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Kick-off reads

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Topher Ong

This year, I get the ball rolling with a treat from the king of crime writing. Michael Connelly’s The Dark Hours tacks another chapter to the Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch tandem. The book sees the duo solving murders while … Continue reading →

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