Going by my achievement of goals July was an epic fail, but really it was one of my more enjoyable months for a long long time and at the end of the day that is what matters. That said, July will see me return home and I aim to get a lot done. I plan to build on what I have learned and developed while I’ve been in Vegas. Given that we are the halfway [...]

We took a stretch Hummer Limo from the Golden Nugget to the MGM (pictures coming soon). Amazingly, it cost about $5 more than a taxi would have. Our room here is brilliant, causing us to wonder why we have been staying anywhere else. It is 4.5 star, with three plasma tvs, two bathrooms, a king bedroom and a sofa bed in the lounge room. We also have our own full kitchen, with ACTUAL appliances… I [...]

Yesterday we took a trip to the Rio to check out the World Series action, eat a buffet and go ten pin bowling. Rohan and I hit the buffet while Hui tried his hand in the sit and go satellites for the World Series of Poker. For the day he ended up chopping two of them for a $2500 profit… getting very lucky along the way. He was down to one chip at one stage [...]

Hui opted not to join us, but last night Rohan and I took a short cab ride down to the Stratosphere. The Stratosphere is the tallest building in Vegas and is the north most major casino on the strip. Upon arriving we headed up the lift to the observation deck. It provided spectacular views of both the Strip and Downtown Las Vegas by night. While the views were breathe taking, Rohan and I were really [...]

Just a few blocks from the south end of the strip is a factory outlet mall and yesterday we went there. I bought two new pairs of shoes, the price difference compared with home is kind of ridiculous. At home you pay $150 for a pair of Nike runners, here they are $50. I also picked up a few pairs or shorts, t-shirts, an NFL jersey and a few other items. Hui also spent up [...]