The House of Anvers is located in latrobe, Tasmania and produces some lovely chocolates. It is located on the highway from Launceston to Devonport in a old property called the 'Wyndarra Lodge' and contains a tasting centre, Coffee shop & even a museum of chocolate. 

The french fries belongs to the Belgian's and not the French and when you let the French know....

On the 21st of February 2010, after driving off the Spirit of Tasmania at Devonport, enroute to launceston, I was involved in a car accident. I escaped with a few bruises and a broken right shoulder clavicle. In the moments leading to the crash, my life didn't flash before my eyes, rather I was screaming at myself for letting the car skid. I was driving well under the speed limit of 100 Kms as I didn't trust the Tasmanian roads and that probably saved my life. The person driving a few car lengths behind me was in a bigger shock than me. She was the first person on the scene of the accident and made sure I was okay. The car had turned onto the driver's side and in order to get me out, the windscreen had to be broken. Repeatedly kicking it didn't do the trick, a crow bar had to be used.

Once the initial shock of being in a accident is overcome, there is information that needs to be collected. I failed to do just that on more than one count. Here is a list :

1. Extract your auto insurance information kept in the glove compartment
2. Stay at the scene of the accident until the police arrive, make sure you note the name of the officer(s) and give them the required statement describing what went wrong
3. Exchange names, addresses, driver's license and insurance information with the driver of the other car or owner of property (in my case, I hit the fence of a farm)
4. Report the accident promptly to your insurance company
5. Note the name and contact numbers of witnesses, if any

The accident also stressed the importance of having health insurance, especially if you are a International student. Also equally important is the support from family and friends, which made me get back to driving in no time.

The photos are of the magled remains of the car I was driving. You got it right, it was totalled and had to be written off.

   

Never get into a car accident folks, stick to Need for Speed and Burnout for simulations.

                 

This is only the second time that I've stepped on a ship that I'm not driving. The first was from Los Angeles to Catalina Island and the second, on The Spirit of Tasmania, from Melbourne to Devonport, Australia. There are 2 ships, one that does the day trip and the other the night trip. I took the day trip and things were pretty good until the ship hit the Bass Strait, where it started to roll. I've never ever been sea sick and can't stand the sight of others being sea sick, so I spent most of my time out in the open enjoying the views until the main land disappeared. This journey was in summer but in winter I've heard that the ferry is at the mercy of the sea, not the best time to sail. The journey is 10 hours long and as the initial excitement of experiencing the amenities onboard wears off, it's time to take a nice afternoon nap or catch a movie in the cinema or both. There are restaurants and bars to keep your stomach full throughout the journey. The docking of the ship into Devonport is another spectacle to watch out for before you step onto land. Check out the virtual tour of the ship here.

                         

I have mostly travelled from Launceston to Melbourne and vice-versa on Tiger Airlines and Jet Star. These were a few photos that i clicked using my iPhone enroute to either destination.

I work at the University of Tasmania, Australia as a part time tech support contact. Once a week, I try and solve queries and problems relating to Windows laptops, Mac books (No Ubuntu so far) and the iphone (Uni does not support any other phone yet). I've dealt with a few of these issues before through my own experiences with my old Sony Vaio laptop (which still works btw), my wife's HP Pavilion and my current Mac book. I shall list a few queries and the way i got round to solving them, here. There are many forums online and a simple search query will shed light on all the problems discussed here. In the future, I shall migrate this to another posterous blog, depending on how often I get around to updating my current blog.