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		<title>The Great Race: Bavarian Alps, Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a refreshing few days over Easter…. I found myself today. It is true I did. I was sitting in a valley at the base of Bavarian Alps. The snow was fresh and untrodden. The mountains towered above, rising 2km on each side. As I sat silent, taking in the still surroundings a small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated Travel Page</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2009/02/01/updated-travel-page</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Readers, I&#8217;ve updated the travel page to include: an index of posts from Japan information about where I&#8217;ll be studying in Germany and added a interview I did recently with JJJ (removed due to confidentiality agreements) (At the bottom of this post is the updated info) Recently I had the good fortune to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On The Train Again, 12 Trains To Be Precise.</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2009/01/10/on-the-train-again-12-trains-to-be-precise</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It used to get so frustrated when I had to sit still for a long time, but now I almost relish in it. I&#8217;ve spent days at a time now on trains and in transit and each time I think it gets easier, and my patience increases. It&#8217;s nice to not have any distractions&#8230; to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yakashima Got ()\/\/&#124;\&#124;3&#124;)</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2009/01/09/yakashima-got-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I can&#8217;t do this trip justice in words or photos, but I&#8217;ll do my best. What&#8217;s the goings on of late I hear you ask? Good question. Well after Maki left Dave took a shining to my idea if riding around the island, so we hired bike and hit the road. the island is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventures in &#8216;Rural&#8217; Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2008/12/15/adventures-in-rural-japan</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots has been happening&#8230; here are the highlights The &#8216;Paper&#8217; on Japanese Culture Totally lost in translation my Sensei asked me, in broken engrish, if I&#8217;d like to visit city hall to see a paper on Japanese culture. Thinking this would be some horrible academic affair in Japanese, I attempted to get out of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gifu, Japan 101</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2008/12/06/gifujapan101</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So my life of several month gaunts continues in Gifu, Japan where I&#8217;ll be completing work experience as a compulsory part of my Micro-Electrical Engineering Degree until late February. I came not knowing what my project would be, which is quite unusual for something like this. I have quite strong politics at heart, and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brisbane to Taipei</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2008/11/23/brisbane-to-taipei</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When heading overseas I usually take some time out to write how the preparations are going and outline some rough plans. However recently I&#8217;ve been so caught up living that I&#8217;ve had no time to write. It has been an exciting semester. I&#8217;ve recently finished my last coursework that I have to submit on campus. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity, fulfilment and flow: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2008/11/09/creativity-fulfilment-and-flow-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a young engineering professional coming to the end of my degree Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi&#8217;s talk on creativity, fulfilment and flow introduced a useful model for assessing elements that contribute to pleasure and lasting satisfaction. Money doesn&#8217;t matter: He illustrated that once income is slightly above the poverty line, further increases in income don&#8217;t contribute to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success :: The Salmon Fillet Recipe</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2008/10/07/success-the-salmon-fillet-recipe</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hit on success tonight with a salmon fillet recipe. 1. Rub salt and pepper into salmon fillet and dust both sides with a little flour. 2. Pan fry the flesh side lightly in butter, then flip and cook longer on the skin side. It should be ready just after the flesh goes pink. (It&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forkless Feast Photos</title>
		<link>http://www.madteckhead.com/blog/2007/10/29/forkless-feast-photos</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>madteckhead</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The awesome chilled out funky Forkless Feast was last night. Pleased to let you know I took my new camera along and let everyone have a play with it. The photos have been uploaded to the “Happy Snaps” album under &#8220;Forkless Feast&#8221; in the Gallery section. Enjoy.]]></description>
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