Author Archives for Ranil
Something New: Week 10 - Karaoke in Burbank
So what do you do while LA burns down around you? If you’re anything like us then you’ll go out and sing badly in front of a bunch of drunken strangers. This weeks activity finds us in the city I love to hate - Burbank. Aside from the smoking ticket I got [...]
Top 5 Most Depressing Songs
photo credit: .mands.
A stray conversation over coffee lead to the topic of ones top five most depressing songs. These are the songs that when you hear just floor you. I think the season calls for it. So here is my top five most depressing songs.
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Places to Eat In LA: Kyushu Ramen
In terms of comfort food Ramen has to rank up there with a nice Filipino breakfast. Braving the cold winds in the Valley my friends and I decided to head out to one of my favorite Ramen places outside of Little Tokyo - Kyushu Ramen. This place became a local favorite of mine [...]
Election Day 2008
photo credit: thorinside
The big day is here - Election 2008. Being an Australian citizen I can’t vote, but I strongly urge most of you to. I hope that you’ll vote for McCain. Not because I believe in his views, or think that Sarah Palin is hot, no I want you to [...]
Halloween 2008 - Free Drinks and Elvis
When Elvis plays people listen especially when Elvis decides to let the lyrical stylings of 80’s bands do the talking. Halloween 2008 found me in Glendale drinking free Hennessey and Coke at the Sidebar. A friend of mine decided to rock his 20’s gangster costume while the rest of our crowd decided we [...]
Third time’s a charm
The flowers came today. Sitting at my desk they serve as a reminder of how long I’ve been in the circling in the same place. Three years ago I left a “promising” job at Iced Out Gear and began working in Downtown LA. I ditched the cargo pants for slacks and a tie. I switched [...]
Something New: Week 9 - Ken Oak Band
There’s a part of me that hopes Proposition 8 never passes simply due to my love for Ken Oak. I feel as if destiny led to me to find this Cello playing god on the streets of Santa Monica and fall madly head over heels for him. The way that cello and guitar [...]


