New Years Resolution
My poor blogs have all been sadly neglected, I've just got back from a trip to New Zealand so my 2010 resolution is to stop the neglect and
Time for a Film Festival
Too many ways to write, means this blog gets neglected; time to stop twittering focus!
The last couple of weeks have been a combination of a couple of my favourite things; Japanese culture and a film festival. This time of year brings the Japanese Film Festival to Sydney. With Sydney having 40 degree days right now it is perfect.
Budha's standing in a row
A break from the crowds, a short trip to Kamakura
Although Tokyo is easily one of the most crowded cities I’ve been in there are some beautiful places away from the city really not very far out of town.
Can't go to Tokyo without visiting Shibuya!
Watching the trendy crouds, Shibuya
If you want to see teenage trendy, it is hard to think of anywhere that can match a walk through Shibuya.
Ryde National Park
It is finally beginning to warm up in Sydney so it was the perfect day to hit the water at Lane Cove National Park. One of the best parts of…
Lush, green and humid, Malaysia
Getting itchy feet again so time for a trip, this time to Malaysia. The first stop is of course Kuala Lumpur. For some reason I never get particularly inspired by…
Finally, music all around the house.
Over the last few years I have been searching for a decent way of having my music delivered all around the house without having the hassles of CD players everywhere.
Multi-room amplifiers work well but are ridiculously expensive and can’t be installed when renting, iTunes can send music to multiple airport receivers, but only if you all want to listen to the same thing. The answer seemed to be pointing to, the still reasonably expensive, Squeezebox.
Then, out of the blue a good deal on Catch of the Day left me with a brand new Pinnacle SoundBridge HomeMusic.
Cycling down to Kiama
A few weeks ago I went with Span on a cycling trip from Macquarie to Kiama.
This is a great trip, you catch the train to Macquarie for the start then ride through beautiful rolling hills to the Robertson Hotel for the night. Actually those hills tended to roll far more up than down, but it meant dinner was really appreciated!
Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour’s Working History
On the weekend I joined up with a photographic shoot with the Sydney photography forum group on Cockatoo Island. The island has been used for various ship-building and convict activities since around 1850 and there was lots of equipment in various states of rust and disrepair and interesting building. For some reason, I find aging metal has the most beautiful colours. The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority is in the process of restoring it. In the meantime it has just been reopened, things aren’t yet fenced off so it is the perfect time to have a look.
Modern dance at the Opera House
I always try to go to things on around Sydney every month or so. Tonight I went along to the Opera House Studio to see some modern Japanese dance, not quite right, by the Strange Kinoko Dance Company.
The Fabulous Mr Percival
Last week I went to see the Fabulous Mr Percival at the Vanguard in Newtown. This was a very different sort of vocal act and definitely something worth a look.
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