If I’m honest, I haven’t been entirely happy with The FAT Website for a while.  It runs on a WordPress template that is five years old, it looks a bit tired and I’m in a bit of a rut writing about the same three or four things over and over again.  When I eventually get around to finding someone that ...

Worst. Honeymoon. Ever.

I think I’ve mentioned this before in a previous post but for somebody who carries the reputation of being a film fanatic amongst my friends, I feel as though I haven’t seen nearly enough of the classics to warrant such a reputation.  My pile of shame (famous films that I’ve never seen) includes The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, One Flew ...

My collection of trading cards including Desert Storm, Garbage Pail Kids and football.

ADELAIDE UNITED 5 WELLINGTON PHOENIX 1 BRISBANE ROAR 3 PERTH GLORY 1 CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2 SYDNEY FC 1 MELBOURNE HEART 4 MELBOURNE VICTORY 0 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS 0 NEWCASTLE JETS 2 We’re Pretty Bad, Perth Are Even Worse Brisbane Roar snapped their three game winless streak at home against a turgid Perth Glory last week.  It was a game ...

Over the weekend, Jen and I attended the wedding of our friends Mitchell and Chrystal at Ocean View.  Mitchell and Chrystal have been together for fourteen years but had a whirlwind engagement that lasted just three weeks.  That’s kind of what I like about them as a couple though – they quite happily march to the beat of their own ...

It’s Academy Awards time!  It’s that weird awards show that usually disappoints but occasionally gets it right.  Some years the host can be pretty awesome and other years the host can be James Franco.  Whatever happens, there’s usually some good talking points after the show and if we’re lucky, some memorable speeches. This year I didn’t get around to seeing ...

A clip from Inside Llewyn Davis, one of the award season movies which sadly was mostly overlooked for Oscar nominations.

Adelaide United 2 Central Coast Mariners 0 Sydney FC 2 Perth Glory 1 Wellington Phoenix 0 Melbourne Heart 5 Brisbane Roar 0 Newcastle Jets 1 Central Coast Mariners 1 Wellington Phoenix 4 Newcastle Jets 0 Sydney FC 2 Melbourne Victory 4 Adelaide United 3 Perth Glory 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 Melbourne Heart 1 Brisbane Roar 0 The Pointy End ...

Like any kid that grew up in Brunei, every now and then we need to have a taste of home.  In Brisbane, you can seek it out in Chinatown or Sunnybank where most of the Asian restaurants are.  You can get a chicken rice or a roti for ten bucks and it’s actually not that bad.  But there’s nothing like ...