Archives
- April 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- March 2012
- January 2012
- October 2011
- July 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Books read | The Optimist on Books read – June through September 2013
- This Week I Learned: Higher Education Edition | The Optimist on Thought of the day
- Clippings: PERSONA!!! Edition » Matchsticks for my Eyes on Books read – June through September 2013
- This Week I Learned – Robotic Dairy Farming, the Reincarnation of Steel, EULAs, And More | The Optimist on Thought of the day
- Books read – June through September 2013 | The Optimist on Three books on the history of finance and trade: Conquest, Tribute, and Trade, by Howard J Erlichman; Vermeer’s Hat, by Timothy Brook; The Ascent of Money, by Niall Ferguson
Categories
Categories
My Other Sites
- Matchsticks for my Eyes Blogging about games, books, anime, TV and movies. Analysis, commentary, feature articles and more.
- My Amazon page Buy my fiction from Amazon here!
- My fiction Where I bring worlds of wonder to life. Stories available at Amazon, Smashwords and other retailers!
- My Smashwords page No Kindle? Buy my fiction in a variety of formats from Smashwords!
-
Author Archives: Peter Sahui
Waiting at Reception – Sydney, February 2015
I found this visitor in the lobby of an office building.
Posted in Photos
Leave a comment
Big ship, little ships – Sydney, March 2015
From ocean liners to harbour ferries, here are some of the vessels plying Sydney Harbour.
Posted in Photos
Leave a comment
This Week I Learned
Aussie sea snails travel 5,000 miles to China’s dining tables. An obituary of Darrell Winfield, Marlboro Man.
Posted in This Week I Learned
Leave a comment
All Ships and Sizes – Sydney, January 2015
Cruise ships at Circular Quay, Sydney. I watched the red-and-white paddlewheel ship as it docked, loitered, and then backed away again (in the second photograph).
Posted in Photos
Leave a comment
There is such a thing as robot pro wrestling
Learning something every day! Robot Pro Wrestling at Dekinnoka 16
Posted in Science and technology
Leave a comment
This Week I Learned
Driverless mining trucks in Western Australia. A somewhat long-winded but nonetheless interesting article on passwords. McDonalds in India: cultural and culinary exchange. 3D printing clothes at home.
Posted in This Week I Learned
Leave a comment
This Week I Learned
Passing off McNuggets (successfully) as haute causine. The signature skills of big cities, based on LinkedIn data. Some interesting highlights – did you know that entertainment pips finance in London? Goldfish trivia. Wildlife Photographers of the Year.
Posted in This Week I Learned
Leave a comment
Vibrant Colour- Sydney, October 2014
It was a warm spring afternoon, halfway to summer, when I took this photo.
Posted in Photos
Leave a comment
This Month I Learned
Breaking a drought of non-fiction reading, I’ve started on Francis’ Fukuyama’s The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution (2011). This is part 1 of his history of the evolution of government – the second volume (released … Continue reading
Posted in This Week I Learned
Leave a comment
Bridging the Gap – Sydney, July 2014
Taken in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The city’s skyline and the Harbour Bridge can be seen in the background, with the bridge almost appearing to link two buildings.
Posted in Photos
Leave a comment