OK … the new site is up and running. You become instantly cooler if you check out www.caravanserais.com today.
They are the names of some of our students!
Other names of our students include: One (born a winner, clearly), Ohm (you know, like Ω), Mind (two of them), Big (he was heavy-set to say the least), Nut, and Ice (“Ice, Baby”).
And I’ve met a 7-Up and a Mango before!
At birth, Thai mothers give their children strange nicknames to use instead of their super complex proper name.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged english, mission, pioneers, thailand | Leave a Comment »
Well, even though we are in Thailand Amy and I picked this year’s Archibald Prize winner simply off the internet.
Looking at all the finalists Guy Maestri’s portrait of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu stuck out prominently. The haunting and shadowy contours of Yunupingu’s face stood out. His eyes appear almost absent. Its a very memorable piece. Amy and I both looked at eachother and agreed immediately it was the best entrant.
The likeness of the portrait to Yunupingu’s latest album cover is a little disconcerting though. I’ll let you be the judge.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archibald, art, australia, sydney | 2 Comments »
Have you ever wondered where Australia has got free trade agreements? As talks start with Korea, it is worth considering that all of our FTA partners are members of APEC (with the exception of the Gulf States).
- ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA
- Singapore-Australia FTA
- Thailand-Australia FTA
- Australia-United States FTA
- Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
- Australia-Chile FTA
Free Trade Agreements under Negotiation
- Australia-China FTA Negotiations
- Australia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) FTA Negotiations
- Australia-Japan FTA Negotiations
- Australia-Malaysia FTA Negotiations
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Free Trade Agreements under Consideration
- Australia-India FTA Feasibility Study
- Australia-Korea Preparatory Talks
- Indonesia-Australia FTA Feasibility Study
With the financial crisis causing a form of systems collapse, Australia needs to go looking aggressively for new markets to kick start foreign demand for Australians goods and services.
Here are out top 10 trading partners:
√ Japan
√ China
√ United States
Republic of Korea
United Kingdom
√ New Zealand
India
√ Singapore
* Taiwan
√ Thailand
I would argue that Rudd needs to quickly close the deal on India and Korea. And what about the possibility of an Australian-UK FTA, particularly in services and education?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged australia, economics, free trade, kevin rudd, korea, politics, trade | 1 Comment »
Ladies and Gents caravanserais.wordpress.com is going up in the world.
We are about to make the transition to … wait for it … caravanserais.com!
Maybe a make over might be in the mix too. More to come…
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
Full marks for guts from the Bible Society Queensland on this one.
Bibles with covers “Jesus Loves Pornstars” at Sexpo and the new website www.xxxchurch.com to help people with sexual addictions.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged christianity, queensland | Leave a Comment »
Is this the saving face of the Republican Party?
Indian-American, Rhodes scholar, Governor of Lousiana, and a state health secretary at the tender age of 24, Bobby Jindal upsets every stereotyping apple cart. For the 2012 GOP nomination for president (if he runs early) Jindal in the complete antithesis of Sarah Palin.
He is already setting his crosshairs on Obama. Watch this space…
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged barack obama, bobby jindal, financial crisis, politics, us election | 1 Comment »
