Because it's high jump...

...stay out of the bar.

Not catching the train

In mathematics, cancellation refers to methods of simplifying an equation or expression resulting in fewer terms. In commuting, cancellation may be applied by CityRail at any time, resulting in more congestion.

A (nearly) empty office

Silence.
Ring ring - unanswered phones.
Silence.
Whirr whirr - the monorail.
Silence.

Catching the train

In mathematics, A and B commute if AB=BA. In commuting, the order does matter. The Town Hall train (that's the one via Town Hall, or is it the one with destination Town Hall?) is not the same as the Museum train (the one to Town Hall, or the one to Museum?)

Changing sides of the world makes a difference, too. Now I'm in Sydney, I no longer need a dog to carry on the escalators. However, I'm having trouble satisfying the request to keep hold of children while boarding the train. At least I am not asked to keep a firm grip on a pram unless it is mine and I am travelling with it.

Not gritting my teeth

So the Škoda is now on Australian shores.


I prefer the British version:


Sand doesn't taste that good.

Topics of conversation

I'm not sure I belong in Sydney any more - I talk about the weather more than about house prices.

...and on, and on.

Sunrise: before 5am China Standard Time (2100 GMT), somewhere several hundred km south of Beijing.
Sunset: 21:09, British Summer Time (2009 GMT), Bow, London.

That's what I call a long day!

Beijing was good - I definitely could have spent more time there.

I managed to read my thesis a bit somewhere north of Novosibirsk.

London is still grey, and still a very long way from Sydney.