Microsoft employee wins bad writing competition

Irony aside, this is hilarious! A competition where entrants submit the worst opening sentence of an imaginary novel, and battle for bad fiction supremacy! The winning entry?

“As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburettors in his vintage Triumph Spitfire, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual”

Travel pics!

Bunaken

1. Everyone loves travel photos, so here’s a few more:

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Sixteen Days in Indonesia, Part 1

1. Indonesia was such an unlikely travel destination. I had never considered it to be a place I would want to go, and if I weren’t there to visit my friend Jen I would likely never have gone. Even as I touched down in Soekarno-Hatta airport my thoughts were on visiting a good friend, rather than visiting a foreign country. But, slowly, the city seeped into me, rather like the carcinogens in the air (Jakarta is the third most polluted city in the world), and I was hooked.

2. Firstly, a tip. Don’t go into the toilets at Soekarno-Hatta airport. Just don’t. Breathe, and hold. If you absolutely must go, make sure you have tissues with you. You’ll have to use a squat toilet (which is a whole lot cleaner than the sit down one they have), and next to it will be a bucket and pail filled with water. That’s what you use to flush the toilet with. Not that any of this is the problem — the problem is that while there are always people in uniform hanging around outside the toilet, none of them seem to know how to clean it, and it’s pretty filthy inside. Blerg.

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Back in Town

1. Sunburnt and tired, but sad to be back from holiday so soon. I had an awesome time, met lots of cool people, did a lot of snorkeling, saw a whole lot of wildlife, and got thoroughly sick of Bintang. I’m sorting through the photos now, will post some pics when they’ve been sorted out.