I started blogging back in 1998, when it was called ‘online journaling’, and I’ve been writing almost religiously ever since. Below is the best of my posts since then, which turns out to be a story of my journey through life.
2016
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2015
- Dec 25: Monitoring the ego
- Dec 7: A BMW? Wow, you must be rich! – or not…
- Dec 1: Negotiating for a car
- Nov 25: Rediscovering the Warrior Sage
- Nov 20: Seek the light – returning to a spiritual journey
- Nov 18: I’ve been through the desert – and it changed me
- Oct 19: Is it pretentious to own a BMW?
- Sep 22: The journey is about to begin – heading off to Ayers Rock!
- Sep 8: Choosing to be happy
- Aug 24: I’m no average human being – life with a disability
- Aug 4: Planning a holiday to Ayers Rock
- Jun 19: I’ve been interviewed!
- May 26: The Scanner experiments – my passions in life
- May 18: Drugs, vaccinations and death – my point of view
- Apr 21: Giving relationship advice – one of my passions in life
- Apr 15: My developing career
- Apr 9: New Zealand keeps popping up
- Apr 5: When did I become an INTP?
- Apr 2: On this day 4 years ago – keep the 4WD
- Mar 31: How will this help me with my life? – my motivation
- Mar 30: Learning about property cycles
- Mar 26: Discovering the frugal way – buying cheap cars
- Mar 25: What am I going to write about today? – how about my wife
- Mar 20: The Aspergers’ mind – more black and white thinking
- Mar 18: Investing into the future
- Mar 16: My photos, my life – discovering old photos
- Mar 15: You don’t need to be a millionaire – developing a passive income
- Mar 10: Pretending to be normal – the challenges of having Aspergers Syndrome
- Mar 9: Considering investing
- Mar 2: The best years of my life – were in New Zealand
- Feb 27: The theme is changing – the theme of life
- Feb 14: 200 Crappy Words – how to be a better writer
- Jan 13: A new year, a new life
- Jan 4: Are internet people real? – are you sure your online friends are real?
2014
- Nov 12: The horrors of sexual abuse of children
- Oct 28: My first wedding anniversary
- Oct 20: Business Analysis Online – considering an online business
- Oct 19: I’m no longer living in Melbourne – officially back in Canberra
- Oct 15: Opportunity in New Zealand – will I go back?
- Oct 14: Finding my voice as a writer
- Oct 12: You worry too much about Ebola – the Serenity prayer
- Sep 28: I’ve discovered I’m an ‘introverted extrovert’ – new personality type
- Sep 5: Fourth day in Bali – with photos
- Sep 4: Third day in Bali – with photos
- Sep 3: Second day of Bali – with photos
- Sep 2: First real day in Bali – it was wonderful! – with photos
- Aug 31: I’m off to Bali tomorrow – woohoo!
- Aug 27: The tooth saga is almost over – thank God!
- Aug 26: I’m having surgery tomorrow on my teeth
- Aug 19: More on the toothache adventure
- Aug 18: The great toothache adventure
- Jul 30: Back to where I used to be – Melbourne just didn’t work out
- Jul 19: I need to feel special – one of my driving motivations
- Jul 7: I could be working in Canberra again soon
- Jul 6: Reconnecting with friends
- Jun 13: An advantage of black and white thinking
- Jun 7: Being careful about working in the gift – cautions about the gift economy
- Jun 3: An interesting life – it’s how to have interesting writing
- May 23: Giving away websites as gifts – the gift economy
- May 19: I might be going back to Canberra
- May 18: A quick test for Aspergers Syndrome – just in case you’re curious
- May 17: Am I INTP or INFP?
- May 15: Melbourne is awesome! – it just keeps getting better
- May 14: More on the black and white thinking
- May 11: I’m a black and white thinker – it’s who I am
- May 6: If it’s not working, change it
- Apr 30: You have no right to not be photographed in public
- Apr 19: Meditation and wisdom – simplifying life
- Apr 16: Lots of changes, lots of processing
- Apr 1: The journey is getting better – Melbourne grows on you after a while
- Mar 31: It really is time to declutter our life
- Mar 29: It’s been a nightmare! – first day living in Melbourne
- Mar 13: I have some great friends
- Mar 9: Do you know your tribe? – your community
- Mar 7: The truth is out there – seeking the truth
- Mar 5: I want you to have a better perspective about Ukraine
- Mar 1: I’m so tired – Melbourne was tiring
- Feb 25: I’m going to Melbourne this Friday
- Feb 20: Back home from the holiday – living the dream
- Feb 16: I’m in the freelance web design business now
- Feb 7: Writing about my journey through life – it’s all about me
- Feb 6: I’ll be seeing Bruce Springsteen in less than 2 weeks
- Feb 5: Making the commitment to move
- Feb 3: I’m moving to Melbourne – it’s official
- Jan 22: Birds of a feather flock together – tribes and community
- Jan 20: Time travel is a fact – mind blowing!
- Jan 17: Have you ever wondered what to do with your life? – history of my life’s jobs
- Jan 14: I’m a Scanner. Are you one too? – discovering new personality types
- Jan 9: The joys of Government bureaucracy
- Jan 7: Today I killed my cat – a very sad day
- Jan 6: Less is more – more about writing 1,000 words a day
2013
- Dec 31: 6 Predictions for my life in 2014 – (none of which came true)
- Dec 25: I’m taking a sabbatical from Facebook
- Dec 7: An update on writing 1,000 words a day
- Dec 5: Perpetual travelling while disabled
- Nov 29: Can I earn money from what I love?
- Nov 27: My journey towards releasing anger
- Nov 24: Changing my life with 1,000 words a day
- Nov 14: Marriage and relationships – letting go of the old life
- Oct 25: I’m getting married in 3 days – and I’m not even scared!
- Sep 12: Happy wife, happy life – selfishness and happiness
- Sep 11: Labelling makes things easier for me
- Sep 9: I’m planning a new car
- Aug 21: New adventures – a new job in Sydney
- Aug 20: Understanding my life with Aspergers
- Jul 26: Aspergers and me – discovering something new
- May 22: Along the Great Ocean Road – a review with photos
- May 20: Why I’m a terrible travel blogger
- May 15: My INTP personality – who I am
- May 15: The ethics of asking strangers to fund your travels
- Apr 7: I’ve been doing it all wrong – be the change you want to see
- Mar 24: Bruce Springsteen in Sydney – I was there
- Mar 11: Why I want to be a perpetual traveller
- Mar 5: Do you suffer from headaches? – I surely do
- Feb 22: 12 Reasons why I should sell e-Books
- Feb 21: Becoming a perpetual traveller – travelling forever!
- Feb 20: I’m going to see Bruce Springsteen
- Feb 20: My business: providing computer support to the elderly
- Feb 18: Alan’s Journey – the story of my life – why I named this blog
- Feb 18: Exchanging your time for money – business building
- Feb 17: Planning our wedding – getting married to Fanfan
- Feb 12: Travelling while disabled – finding solutions
- Feb 12: Introverts and friendships – my valued connections
- Feb 5: My back went out today – welcome to my life journey
- Feb 4: I’ve been struggling with a disability
- Jan 26: Sleepwalkers – I’m awake
2012
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2011
- Nov 28: A review of the past year – what a year it was
- Sep 3: My holiday in China – a review of the trip
- Jul 21: So much has happened – meeting Fanfan, holiday to China, moving to Melbourne
- May 30: Meeting Indigos – I keep meeting them
- Apr 30: Travelling and off-roading – predicting I’ll have a 4WD before Xmas
- Apr 2: Becoming a travel blogger
- Mar 31: I’ve won a new award! – 6th best AU/NZ life and travel blog
- Feb 13: Being psychic – remembering when I used to be psychic
- Feb 7: My purpose – a realisation
- Jan 31: Roaming around – visions of 4WDs and the Australian bush
- Jan 16: I’m in Melbourne – holidays
2010
- Jun 9: Moving to the US?
- Jun 2: The next great adventure – relationships and personality disorders
- Mar 14: Everything changes… again – BDSM
- Mar 9: Wearing glasses – bad eyesight
- Mar 8: I’m still here – catching up on work, gaming, women and BDSM
2009
- Aug 20: Laws about photography in public
- Aug 12: My first blog award – 6th best AU/NZ travel blog
- Jul 13: Self-made men – embracing masculinity
- Apr 27: Open relationships – sexuality and spirituality
- Apr 23: Connecting on purpose – the people you meet
- Mar 20: The world will be what it wants to be – letting go of frustration
- Mar 19: Why building wealth is important to me – what motivates me
- Mar 10: My life changed on the weekend – the sister I never knew about
- Mar 5: The monster in the bush – a story from childhood
- Feb 20: 33 odd facts about me
- Jan 27: More on Polyamory – more on loving more than one person
2008
- Dec 27: Sitting in a hotel room – missing my father
- Dec 18: The Change Bus
- Dec 11: The Dead Dads Club
- Dec 09: I’m an ‘Analytical Thinker’
- Oct 03: About my back
- Aug 04: More on the iPhone
- Jul 24: Significant moments in life
- Jul 15: Age differences and political correctness
- Apr 29: Life changes – story about changes throughout my life
- Apr 21: Now I’m a Business Analyst
- Mar 20: 100 Things about me
- Feb 23: The end of an era – my father’s funeral
- Feb 19: More about me and my father
- Feb 17: My father died last night
- Jan 23: New beginnings – when I started using WordPress
- Jan 07: And now for something completely different
2007
- Dec 19: The latest changes – an update
- Oct 22: The Social Internet – connecting people globally
- Oct 12: Wifi hotspots – a business idea
- Oct 11: Christmas Holiday – planning an adventure
- Oct 03: Is it really worth it? – how much is your time worth
- Oct 03: Net worth update
- Sep 18: Property investment Part 2
- Sep 11: Property investment Part 1
- Sep 05: Being a Libertarian makes sense
- Aug 19: My new laptop – my first experience with Apple
- Jul 23: Driving my car – enjoying the experience
- Jul 13: Join me on Facebook – where it all began
- Jul 10: How to win with debt – realising what net worth means
- Jun 30: My XR6 Turbo has arrived!
- Jun 12: Ford XR6 Turbo – test driving my new car
- Apr 20: Family – talking about the past
- Apr 17: Time flies when you’re having fun
- Mar 17: Finding your highest values
- Feb 02: Finally, I’m home
- Jan 28: Three days to go
- Jan 17: Two weeks to go – preparing to leave NZ
- Jan 07: Goodbye Eve – saying goodbye to my cat
2006
- Dec 26: Moving to Canberra will bring major life changes
- Dec 11: Moving on – leaving NZ and returning home to Australia
- Nov 25: More about me
- Nov 12: Being an introvert – embracing my introverted nature
- Nov 12: Introverts and extroverts – understanding the introverted/extroverted partner
- Oct 22: Avoiding passive aggression
- Oct 18: Frequently Asked Questions – more information about me (as of 2006)
- Oct 07: Surprise of a lifetime – discovering I suffer from passive aggression
- Sep 10: Anniversary of 9/11 – my thoughts looking back
- Aug 09: Photos: Anndion Lodge, Wanganui
- Aug 07: Photos: Wanganui
- Jul 09: My Sunday, lovely Sunday – thinking about upgrading the BMW
- Jul 06: My personality – more on being an INFP
- Jun 11: Our engagement party –
- Jun 09: The Warrior Sage – remembering that I’m a warrior sage
- Jun 05: The Secret – discovering the Law of Attraction
- May 28: Procrastination dulls passion – more on procrastination
- May 12: Life updates – weddings, procrastination and property investments
- Apr 20: Dating and relationships – my perspective on writing about it
- Mar 30: Moving to Australia. Not. – talking about going back to Australia after 6 years in NZ
- Mar 22: The joys of blogging – discussing why I love blogging and writing
- Feb 15: Commander in Chief – politicians are people too
- Feb 15: Random photos – of Wellington’s (New Zealand) beautiful harbour
- Feb 08: Abnormal, unusual, alien, and proud of it – happy to be alien
- Jan 17: The power of the light – talking about white light protection
- Jan 14: Defining my future – planning income streams
- Jan 06: Photo Blog – links to photos on the blog (2005, 2006)
2005
- Dec 25: Christmas Day 2005 – a vision of a spiritual centre
- Dec 14: My family – seeing my parents again after 11 years
- Dec 09: Energy exchange of life – find the benefit for yourself and for others
- Dec 07: It’s all the same reality – spirituality and current affairs are all related
- Dec 03: Parties usally bore me – learning that I don’t like parties
- Dec 01: Why I want to be wealthy – so I can experience freedom
- Dec 01: The million dollar experiment – improving the wealth in my life
- Dec 01: Poverty Thinking – what you believe is what you achieve
- Nov 22: Alternate Realities – shared dreams of another reality
- Nov 20: Spiritual Reality – spirituality is about life
- Nov 19: Roleplaying Games – my love for them
- Oct 16: Where am I from? What have I been doing? – more on the story of my life
- Oct 15: The end of a chapter – one chapter in life ends, another begins
- Oct 03: Sleep Paralysis – waking up from a nightmare, unable to move
- Oct 03: Drugs are bad, mmkay? – my story with drugs
- Sep 28: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ rocks! – why I love it
- Sep 22: The perception of spiritual reality – discussing spirituality and reality
- Aug 16: Philosophy of Libertarianz – I’m a Libertarian
- Aug 14: Injustice – I want to help others out of the injustice they’re in
- Aug 07: Whatever you want – when I was an asshole
- Aug 07: Black or White – how I see the world
- Aug 04: Fight! – a history of my ‘fights’ in life
- Aug 03: My reality – we’re all in a different reality
- Jul 31: My political policies – if I was Prime Minister
- Jul 31: Starbucks. Again – talking about my love of Starbucks
- Jul 27: Life changes – discovering our reality reflects our beliefs
- Jun 27: Friends – reestablishing old connections
- Apr 28: ANZAC holiday – first photos of NZ in the blog
- Mar 12: Spirituality and growth – moving forward with Deidre
- Jan 17: My personality type – when I changed from INTP to INFP
- Jan 16: The story of my life – I am the student, and I am the teacher
- Jan 05: My cat’s great – why I love my cat
2004
- Sep 07: Making Masters – running a spiritual development group again
- Jun 12: Lost in Translation – a movie about choices, regrets and connections
- May 11: Live YOUR life – live for yourself, not for anyone else
- Apr 28: Investing in my future – realising I should start saving and investing
- Feb 26: These are what I’ve learnt – what I learned from western and Asian women
- Feb 14: Transitions – discovering I prefer Asian women to western women
- Jan 01: Happy New Year! – reflecting on the future
2003
- Dec 14: Goodbye Wakana – saying goodbye to the one I loved
- Nov 24: The Warrior Sage – realising I’m a spiritual philosopher
- Nov 22: Polyamory – discovering we can love more than one person at a time
- Nov 02: Reiki Level 2 – able to run a business as a Reiki practitioner
- Jul 24: To all the girls I loved before – what I learned from women since 2000
- Jul 07: Reiki – learning how to do Reiki
- Jun 25: Where’s my damn camera! – when I saw Frodo and didn’t have a camera with me
- Apr 26: The story of Michelle – the story that took me over 2 years to talk about
- Mar 09: Bruce Springsteeen concert – achieving a 17 year old dream
2002
- Apr 13: Faith lost – losing faith in my spiritual journey
- Mar 31: Of retribution – angry bloggers, and Pearl Harbour from Japanese point of view
- Feb 25: Bloggs and bloggers – introduced Wakana, and how ‘blogs’ would never catch on
- Jan 31: Happy New Year! (again) – discussing my roleplaying hobby
2001
- Nov 12: Reflections on past relationships – reflections on relationships from 1998 to 2001
- Oct 30: A new beginning – my friends, my counselors
- Sep 28: What is The Matrix – a movie that affected my life
- Sep 11: September 9/11 – when the world changed
- May 28: I take the road less travelled by – and that has made all the difference
2000
- Dec 19: Travelling to London – an exciting holiday to the UK
- Aug 30: Description of my Queenstown trip – beautiful holiday in the snow
- Jun 01: New Zealand road rules are screwed! – my first post from a new life in NZ
- Apr 01: Moving to New Zealand? – where my journey to NZ began
- Mar 01: Savior – never judge others
- Jan 01: My relationships – what I learned from the women I’ve been with
1999
- Sep 20: Life is just too strange – take control of your life
- Jun 07: Spiritual protection – a story about God
- Apr 14: Childhood sweethearts – a walk down memory lane
- Jan 17: My spiritual beliefs – I want to teach spirituality
- Jan 16: Changes and growth – photos of how I changed over the years
1998
- Nov 29: My first online journal post – Today I turned 32.