I wrote this post while listening to Night Terror by Laura Marling, so for the sake of providing a soundtrack to my words, the video is below so you can perhaps get an idea of the kind of mood I was in. I've lost track of how long I've been living away from England. It's about five years or so …

Timor-Leste's opposition Fretilin party today called for parliament to back proposed legislation that would force all government officeholders to declare their financial interests. Fretilin lawmaker Jose Teixeira said it was unfair that a "small layer of Timorese society" benefit from the government's spending decisions while many more live in poverty. He cited as evidence the decision by lawmaker to back …

I'm not particularly keen on the whole "travelling" thing. There's something I don't enjoy about the feeling of being in a place and having no idea where to go or what to do. When I see backpackers traipsing around with their guidebooks in hand and huge bags slung over their shoulders, I feel sorry for them because they may as …

I like this song because the words are quite easy for me to understand. All Geisha songs seem to be about love in one form or another. I guess Geisha are the Indo equivalent of Endorphine, although not quite as interesting.