Dragon Boats for Chinese New Year
Sydney has a huge Chinese population, so the Chinese NYE celebrations have been enormous for the last couple of weeks.
Masako and I went into the Dragon Boat finals, tense competition!
Idoru
I have just finished reading Idoru by William Gibson. It's interesting when you read a book from an author when you've already read one later with the same ideas refined,…
Sydney part 2…
After wanting to be out of Sydney this morning, another time comes along when Sydney is so good!
Sydney
An hour and a half to get 8 km to the airport; here are times when you wonder if it's worth living in this city..... Oh well, at least I…
Moving
I'm sitting in a cafe in Balmain, possibly for the last time for breakfast, moving day is tomorrow... I cannot believe how much stuff I've collected, at least I'm making…
Haiku
I just pulled out a book on Haiku; Haiku Poetry Ancient and Modern , perhaps this is Masako's influence - but perhaps not, I've been interested in haiku for a…
Anatomy of a Dinner
All you need is some ingredients, a great guest, a nice wine and..... Last weekend I decided to try and show off my cooking skills to Masako. After so many…
Another goodbye…
Yesterday it was goodbye to another close friend from Sydney; I think this city is getting a time limit... If you happen to be reading this, good luck Julia!
Milford Sound
I recently went to New Zealand to visit some friends and do some walking. Some friends from Sydney were keen to go over around the same time so it all…
Stunning white Limestone in the Royal National Park
The trip starts at Cronulla in Sydney South with a really pretty ferry ride to Bundeena and then a few quick kilometres hiking into the park. Very quickly you start getting the incredible views.
(more…)The Glass Palace
I have just finished a fantastic book, The Glass Palace. "The Glass Palace: A Novel" (Amitav Ghosh) For anyone with an interest in the history of Asia, particularly Burma and…