www.picresize.com/ is an online alternative, when the cybercafes don’t have the required software.

Surely it’s all down to good old Ryan “Sidey” Sidebottom for his 7 cheap wickets in the first innings!

Cheers t n g for the kitesurfing DVD and expansion for Carcasonne. I shall master Kiteloops in no time! Now if only I could master turning… 😉

Seems that the philosophy of that restaurant was, “if it’s not on a stick, it’s not worth having!”

Back at the homestead, things continue much as normal. My strained rib has returned after i sneezed having carelessly failed to perform pre-emptive muscle tensing. And now, every time I cough or sneeze, it feels like a ninja is stamping on my ribs with his wooden shoes! I’m hoping that it will clear before the hay fever season…

Yakisoba noodles are to be recommended, if you pass a Wagamama’s out there;-)

Dod gave me Carcassonne which looks good and will hopefully rank alongside Ticket to Ride, so arigato Dod, Ma and Jul!

I’ve made a couple of small tweaks to the sidebar of the blog.

Most notably, I’ve removed a couple of the news feeds and added a timezone section so we can see what time it is in Japan and vice versa.