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Osama bin Laden, the criminal mastermind behind al-Qaida and the world’s most sought-after terrorist since the attacks of 11 September 2001, has been killed by a US operation, President Barack Obama has announced. – The Guardian, May 2nd 2011. Its been nearly ten years since the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and the subsequent global manhunt for Osama Bin Laden that ...

Okay, so I actually missed the wedding since I was at Restaurant II stuffing my face at the time.  I read on Facebook that the Sultan of Brunei was on camera.  Did anyone manage to get a screenshot of it? Otherwise, it looked like it all went well. I think when Pippa turned up, 2 billion viewers simultaneously did the ...

As a special treat to ourselves while we’ve been holidaying over Easter Break, Jen and I decided to hit up Restaurant II in the city for their degustation.  They recently refurbished their building and the restaurant came highly recommended in the Queensland Food and Wine Guide, earning two stars. Our verdict?  It was a bit of a mixed bag to ...

Man, the new trailer for Harry Potter 7B: The Deathly Hallows: Part Deux looks amazing. Everyone should watch this trailer.

Have a good weekend everyone!

It’s an interesting time to be a gamer – we’re currently undergoing the gradual transition from one generation of consoles to another.  The portables are first – the Nintendo 3DS launched in Australia a few weeks ago, Sony’s Next Generation Portable is expected to launch later this year.  The home consoles aren’t be far behind.  Nintendo have confirmed that they ...

Round 10 of the Super 15 saw the Queensland Reds host old rivals NSW Warratahs at home.  Don’t ask me how the fixtures work in this competition.  This is the second time the Reds played the Tahs in the space of six weeks but they have yet to play against a single team from New Zealand? The Warratahs have always ...

My New Year’s resolution this year was to accomplish two things: catch my first ever fish and play a full round of golf.  I guess they’re not really traditional resolutions as such.  I just feel that I don’t try enough new things and having a mental checklist helps keep me motivated. Today, I checked off one of those resolutions.  I ...

Time flies.  Has it really been four years since The Orange Box came out?  It’s still crystal clear in my memory when Valve released that fantastic compilation of games (Half Life 2, HL2: Episode One, HL2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2) just how much gamers went nuts over Portal. You being the game playing as a mute woman ...

This was a pleasant surprise.  Nick is a longtime reader of The FAT Website and a guy who I haven’t seen in over ten years.  I first got to know him when he lived in the same neighbourhood as my childhood friends the Priest brothers in Brunei.  I remember him being a skinny kid wearing the basketball tops of some ...