tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102718502012-02-15T00:24:58.342+11:00Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.comBlogger7781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-18253976738321098872012-02-14T23:19:00.001+11:002012-02-15T00:24:58.467+11:00

A gorgeous lantern around the outside fence of the beautiful Belfast Town Hall. I have been reminded by the date that this time last year I was on my week long trip to Ireland for a wedding, which included my day trip to Belfast.The Belfast Town Hall is an impressive building, and these lanterns are lit as the light or weather get gloomy, as it was on my visit.

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My itching feet and aching wanderlust has me reading a lot of travel blogs at the moment, and so I have been reading many, many versions of the ABC of Travel meme. I first read it here, and thought I too would delve into my travel back catalogue, for a post.A: Age you made your first international tripWhen I was in high school, Mum took the whole family on our first overseas trip, being a visit

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On Wednesday night, Jessie and I went along to the beautiful Palais Theatre to see Feist in her Laneway Sideshow, and her first live show for the year (as she told us during the set). We had dinner at the relocated and revamped Soul Mama, before taking our front row Lounge seats for the support act. Soul Mama's has changed it's concept from amazing veggie buffet thali-style meal selection, to a

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On Australia Day this year I did not don the flag, nor the green and gold, because I just don’t know what to think or feel about Australia Day anymore. I feel such conflict about the day, and the vibe about the day around the nation. I mean, what is it that we are celebrating?It has seemed to have evolved into a day where bogans get their bogan on, by draping themselves with the flag, cape

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The Adelaide test match every summer is always an amazing trip, probably due to the fact that so many interstate cricket fans converge on the City of Churches for a crazy week away. It's a great catch up test, with so many of the crew from Waving The Flag and it's many past tours running amuck! Being our destination for our roadtrip, we were well warmed up to check into Sheila HQ, at the Oaks

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Setting off on a roadtrip these days has begun to require the inclusion of an Aussie Big Thing, and crossing a border, to count as a proper trip. Our roadtrip to Radelaide crossed from Victoria to South Australia, and managed not one, but three Big Things!The first was the Big Lobster in Kingston SE, which we aimed to see in our rough thinking about this trip to the cricket. He's pretty ugly,

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Waking in Warrnambool, we four Sheilas soon hit the road again to continue our roadtrip to Radelaide. We had breakfast before driving out of town west, in the sunny and hot, perfect sunny day. We checked out the pretty colonial buildings of Port Fairy, before reaching Portland. Here we took a mini-stop, and explored the Cape Nelson Lighthouse on the waters edge.Back onto Highway 1, we drove

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A roadtrip to get to the cricket test in Adelaide was so much fun last year, we decided that we would complete the country crossing by arriving from Melbourne this time. Well, Ballarat actually, as Belinda, Jess and Dillo arrived by train ready for a night out as Night Zero.Drinks at the Miner's Cottage before we went to the Lake View for dinner, more drinks, and to show off the sun setting

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I have been blogging for seven years now. 7! Wow. This post is my 770th, which is a long way from my first posts as I set off to the UK for my "Working Holiday". Having this blog has allowed me to record and share many of my travel experiences, stories and photos, and has enabled me to have a living breathing record of these times. Plus it has allowed me to track all the great things I do at

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Backing up for a second day at the Australian Open, for a full 11 hours of tennis on Tuesday, we returned to Melbourne Park to do it all again! Wow! Love that we get this chance, with the Slam event right here in Melbourne.Starting again out on Margaret Court, Melissa, Mum and I joined Belinda, and Jessica and Marea to watch Spaniard Ferrer take an easy 2 set lead of his first round match.

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A hot day at Melbourne Park was the opening of the Australian Open this year, with a full day of tennis, sun and heat, beer and music.We all congregated at Margaret Court for the first game, coming from all different directions of Melbourne and Ballarat for our first day of the Open. Taking our seats, with our backs to the morning sun, we watched Aussie Casey Dellacqua complete a classy win for

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Since combining travel and my love of cricket, I have travelled with Waving The Flag for my last two overseas tours, and highly recommend it for the service, the personal touch, the gathering of like minded travellers and sports fans, and also for the wonder of Luke ‘Sparrow’ Gillian.I first heard of ‘Sparrow’ when I was in Sri Lanka for the cricket in 2004, but met him in South Africa in 2006

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One of the lamps on the walls of Windsor Castle, on a day visit from London, back in 2005! It seems my fascination for lamps and light fixtures is long engrained!

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Last Saturday I spend the day in the cinema at Nova in Carlton, soaking in some pre-Oscar period movies. I also managed to see one of the MIFF movies I missed back in July, which was my favourite of my movie double day.Melancholia is visually stunning, and a movie that gives you a glimpse and a feel for depression (Part 1) and anxiety (Part 2). Most of it is filmed by hand-held cameras, giving

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I haven't sent Xmas cards for years and years, but still receive a handful every year from the diligent and very organised few who have, or seek out, my current address. Each year I feel guilty about not returning the favour, but this year, albeit into January now, I have decided to do something in return.Some months back I opened a Kiva account, where microfinance loans are donated through the

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On Friday night I met Nicole out the front of Luna Park, for dinner, and then a gig that is easily going to feature in my gigs of the year (6 days into 2012!!), and would rival any Top gig lists. That's how good it was!We wandered onto Acland Street for dinner, and grabbed a table at Amigos, who promised to have us fed in time for the opening act. The sangria was good, and the Mexican fare was

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-24939476298265960402012-01-08T17:23:00.000+11:002012-01-08T17:24:56.177+11:00

The SCG hosted it's 100th test this week, and what a test it was! An amazing innings, and captain's display, by Michael Clarke. Great batting by both Ponting and Hussey. Bowling brilliance by Pattinson and Hilfenhaus. And the anticipation, and as yet non-complete, of Tendulkar trying to reach his 100th International 100.Being in Sydney for NYE, and having dropped down to 4 days a week at work

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-73768575102135555242012-01-05T22:20:00.001+11:002012-01-06T00:22:15.055+11:00

My second day of 2012 was spent at the races. After nursing a hangover from NYE, and catching up with Amy with Jenny for dinner in Surrey Hills - at Agave - and then brunch again at Sideways in Dulwich Hill, Jenny and I trekked out on the Sydney Metro to Warwick Farm. Quite a ways out of the city!At the train station we met Belinda, Belinda and Little Banksy, and then grabbed the shuttle to the

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Plans for this NYE shaped up when Jenny and I spotted that Jamiroquai were playing in Sydney to see in the New Year. I met Belinda at the airport on Friday night, and we both flew to Sydney where Jenny and I then made our way to Casa Wilson, to stay for the weekend. (Thank you, Wilsons!)After having brunch with Amy at the local Sideways Cafe, Jenny and I then met Belinda and we traveled into the

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What a test! Bringing this Aussie team back into earning the respect it should - well the all-rounder bowlers at least!With Belinda delayed from Sydney on Xmas night cos of the crazy Melbourne storms, we postponed the airport pick up til Boxing Day, which made for an early morning start. All set for a start, with the earlier morning rain clearing, and Australia to bat first when we arrived to

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Wow, Xmas has sped past us again, in a whoosh of frenetic activity, catching up with people, and a rush to get work done before a handful of days off. Still largely in denial that it was really upon us, I have managed to get through the other side of the silly season.One of my first catch ups was a trip out to visit Andrea, and see Cooper and Charli. Amazingly, gifts for these soon to be 5 year

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Two weekends ago, I stayed down in Melbourne after a gig, and awoke on the Saturday morning to rain and gloom. That did not detract from the day's plan however, as Jenny and I left the house and headed for Broadmeadows, of all places.Here, we joined the small gathered crowd under umbrellas to catch a glimpse of the visiting Princess Mary of Denmark, who was attending to launch eSmart, a

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Last night I met Mary in town, and we made our way to Etihad Stadium for the friendly between Melbourne Victory and touring LA Galaxy. Having followed the pandemonium since Becks arrived in Melbourne I, like so many of the crowd, was just there to see him play live.Of course, this match was originally billed as Harry Kewell verses Becks, which would have been a treat for the eyes. But alas,

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Walking into a near empty Karova on Friday night, Katie and I were asked for ID (!!), and then met by Melanie and Gina for our night of music. Ordering at the bar, we surveyed the handful of people sitting at the tables at the back. Pretty disappointing, given the line up.Georgia Fair got started, to the empty space in front of them, and gave us a good run through of most of their new album.

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Today is my 30th daily post in a row, completing NaBloPoMo for the fourth year in a row.Of course I had 11 gigs to write about, so that helped a lot! And my now regular Top 5 pieces on albums of the year, play counts, and gigs of the year, have also been helpful prompts. But this year I did utilise the schedule function, which may be cheating a bit, but given my busy schedule, was necessary! I

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Last night, discovering a late heat change in Melbourne when I arrived into town, I met Jane on the steps of St Michael's Church for our evening. Being ushered in, and being handed a leaflet for the night, we took our seats at the next available pews, as the room filled. Deceptive from the outside, this space is round inside, with the curved seating facing the gigantic church organ, with the

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After a day in Melbourne on Saturday, I crossed town in the rain and met Melissa in Richmond for dinner. We had a rather unexpected and inadvertent fine dining experience at Union Dining, which was pretty good.We then ducked back down Swan Street to get to The Corner, and arrived into the band room as Heath Cullen was playing his opening set. The room was set up with tables of couples, with

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What an amazing year for album releases this year! So much great music set free for our listening pleasure. I have had a playlist on the go, adding to with each release, and that is now 23.4 hours of listening joy!Of course, that's obviously not every musical album release of 2011 worldwide, so I am taking this annual post while watching the ARIA Awards this year, as my "Favourite" rather than

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Last night I went along to the sold out Boy & Bear show at The Palace. Having been ditched by my gig buddy for another gig, I ended up going on my Pat Malone, and arrived towards the start of the opening act.Paper Kites were up first, and whilst a match musically for the night, nothing really stood out about them. Bell Park Music were next, to the filling cavernous venue, and had a lot of

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Yesterday I spent the day taking in some events as part of Melbourne Music Week. I drove down and arrived at Thousand £ Bend in time to have lunch in the cafe at the front, before the music started. The reincarnation of St Jerome's, this hole-in-the-wall venue is actually a vast warehouse space, with a cinema room upstairs. Moving into the light filled warehouse space, I first took in half of

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It's weeks like this, being Melbourne Music Week, that I really, really miss living in Melbourne. So much going on!After Dolly on Tuesday night, we walked back to the car with a little detour to Birrarung Marr, to have a look at KUBIK Melbourne. Standing up on one of the bridges, we could take in the view of the open-air installation venue, with the backdrop of the city.The lit up water tanks

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Last night Renee and I, Mum and Melissa went along to see Dolly Parton, on her first tour in Australia for 25 years, and left totally in awe of that tiny, buxom blonde with that incredible voice, and amazing stage presence. What a talent! Taking our seats at Rod Laver, we were in the upper section, just a couple of rows up. We took in the full arena and the stage set up, as a Southern American

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There are occasions within my work where I recommend for a new client that assistance with study skills, given a return to study after never studying or having been away from study for such a long time, would be helpful in the overall plan for a return to function, improvement quality of life, and ultimately back to work.  And whenever I outline what it would be that I could assist with, I

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I love this photo!  Such beautiful buildings!  These are the restored guildhalls in Grand Place, in Brussels, Belgium. This pic was taken on my birthday trip to Belgium, in 2005.  The first of oh-so-many weekend pop-overs to a European country and city, when I was living in London.

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In what can only be described as a bloody awesome year of music, I have attended some totally mind-blowing gigs! This has actually included interstate trips....hate to think what I use in terms of an "entertainment" budget! Ha! Oh well, that's what all my hours at work are for - to fund the lifestyle I am accustomed to!The amazing weekend in July, on the Sunshine Coast, that was Splendour In

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This week I attended the Crisis Intervention and Management Australasia's (CIMA) 6th Biennial Conference in Melbourne, and was totally inspired by the work being done, and the learning shared, from around the world, through the lived experience and from working with people in, and recovering from a traumatic event.  Hearing from people doing the kind of work I aspire to, and from people who have

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Trolling through old travel photos, and discovering that there has been a method in my disorganisation methods, I have come across this pic of a lantern in the Temple of Literature, on my brief visit to Hanoi in 2005. Takes me back to that humidity, the bustle of Hanoi, and that little piece of tranquility in the middle of it all. And that crazy pop in on the way back to London from a dash home

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Yesterday after working in the Melbourne office all day, I tried to combine dinner at a new place, followed by two gigs in the one night. Both gigs I wanted to see, both scheduled for the same night, and were at venues kinda close enough to make the dash between sets. And then the set lists of both venues came out and the band times aligned. Worth a shot! Jessie and I met in Collingwood,

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Something that has happened this month, that seems to be getting minimal press, is that the Senate in this country passed cuts in access to mental health services through the Better Access to Mental Health Care initiative.Better Access, through Medicare, meant that since 2006 people experiencing mental health issues could discuss these with their GP, and receive a Mental Health Plan to see a

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This annual look at my iTunes play courts was going to be a straight 5....til the weekend, and shuffle come along and made that invalid. So again, my top 10 plays will find the top 5 artists.According to last.fm, I listen to 47 songs per day...that's a lot of my day! Whilst shuffle is my usual, I have actually played a lot of the artists who were at Splendour In The Grass in a playlist, and

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-86102725535368201682011-11-14T23:46:00.007+11:002011-11-15T23:17:42.420+11:00

We have some seriously beautiful buildings here in Ballarat, with the towers in the sky a standout feature. Possibly because in terms of height they are quite dominating, given our low building height within the city, but also the fairly unique colonial look makes these views even more eye-catching.This one is in Lydiard Street, which is the old Post Office, but now part of the University of

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Yesterday I attended Harvest billed as 'The Gathering' in Melbourne, after deliberating for an age about whether to go or not. Held at Werribee Park, the main stage was positioned in front of the Mansion, and given that Melbourne weather put on a glorious day, it was a gorgeous setting.Driving down, and a little worried about the advise that there was to be minimal carparking, I was pleasantly

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This is a grab of graffiti on the John Lennon Wall, in Prague, taken when I was there in 2010. The wall is covered in pictures, lyric snippets like this, and then just random people saying "hi mom", and "I was here", and other meaningless rubbish. It is covered over and over, just by time and people who add to it - so no two visits would be the same. I loved finding the relevant tributes, and

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-60334172727957021502011-11-11T21:20:00.003+11:002011-11-11T22:55:13.048+11:00

Last night Ballarat was treated to an amazing night of music, from an array of up-and-coming Aussie artists, showcasing the songs from iconic Nick Cave. All the people in our town with good music taste, whether there as fans of Nick Cave, of the artists putting on the show, or a bit of both, was at Her Majesty's Theatre!After driving for work for much of the day, I met Jenni for dinner and

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-78883808915507112952011-11-10T19:27:00.004+11:002011-11-10T19:27:00.100+11:00

I know people laugh at me and my propensity to take annual leave frequently, but whilst I do it to feed my travel bug, I frequently talk about the need for regular breaks to my clients, under the guise of self care. All together too many people who land on my caseload with some mental health concerns have truckloads of unused annual leave up their sleeves, and haven't had a holiday in

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Yesterday was my last day of classes for the year, again, being the end of our MSW 8-week Semester. Just as we get into the routine of it all, which has been a full day on Tuesdays for me, it's all over! A couple of essays still to finish, but somehow we have covered all we have needed to in weeks that have seemed to fly by again.My morning lectures have been in a lecture theater in the

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I still can't believe we had the chance to stand in Tienanmen Square, just last year! A vast space of concrete, in front of the Forbidden City, with the hustle of life and crazy traffic rushing all around it.I could spend hours just going over my photos of my travels, and probably do! This shot was taken on our first night in Beijing, out of a taxi window, and is one of the pics I have that I

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Last night Nicole, Mary and I went to the They Will Have Their Way musical event, treated to the amazing songs of Neil and Tim Finn, performed by seven of the most talented Aussie artists right now. Off the back of the largely successful albums She Will Have Her Way and last year's He Will Have His Way, this concert brought both of these together in a truly wonderful night!We met out the front

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Yesterday I popped into the Art Gallery of Ballarat, to take in the Australian Modern Masterpieces exhibit. 40 pieces are on loan from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, presented with a surprising number actually part of the Ballarat collection.Featuring pieces by Aussie artist, ranging from 1920s to more modern, the exhibit featured many more women than I had expected. A couple of pieces

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As the planning begins for our next roadtrip, and the ongoing discussions that a such a trip should involve a border crossing and a few Aussie Big Things, I have discovered that we actually have one of these Big Things right here in Ballarat. Of course, I think we don't really pay attention to the Big Miner, cos we pass him every time we drive out of Ballarat, and when we are driving home. Plus

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-13998091644825165922011-11-04T17:47:00.002+11:002012-01-08T21:18:32.838+11:00

Whilst I would like to think that all my years of uni and work experience mean that I provide a specialised service to people with mental health issues, I really think that active listening, checking in with people on their general well being and ensuring continued engagement is just what people do. Sadly, wrong. But that's what people in general should do!It's not hard to ask someone if they

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Everyone seems to rave about Derby Day, so this year I decided I would go along! Having only been to Flemington for the races on one occasion, and being rather spoilt on that occasion, I had chatted to lots of people about the regular experience. People seem to talk about Carparks, Rails, and Birdcages, and many had actually said that the general admission lawn would be too crowded and annoying

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After considerable time off with broken collar bones, travel, writing and recording new material, and replacing their bass player, The Good China returned to gigging on Friday night.As I walked into The Cherry Bar, Mit from the band said hi to me, which made the crazy drive down from Ballarat in the belting rain all worth it! It was pretty exciting to be seeing them live again, with the prospect

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After seeing them at Splendour, and being captured by their debut album Prisoner and recent EPs, I snapped up tickets to see The Jezabels in Ballarat pretty quick - which sold out fast! Andrea was my gig buddy for the night, and we had dinner together at Thai Fusion beforehand, for a really good catch up, and wine. We then walked up to Karova Lounge, and found a spot in the filling band room to

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Last Sunday my sisters and I, and Heath and Greg, had a gorgeous day in the Yarra Valley for the annual Cuban Jazz Festival. A great, and easy day out, with great wine, fresh air and sun, and music!We'd booked our tickets through Wine Quest, with a bus arrangement from The Saint in St Kilda. Having stayed at Jessie's the night before after my gig, I drove us and Katie and Heath over to

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Last Saturday night I drove down to Melbourne in the rain to meet Jane, and attend the closing night of the Melbourne Festival, at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The musical event called Notes From The Hard Road and Beyond, and was divided into two parts - first up were the songs of struggle, fight and plight. The second half of the night was about strength, love, and hope, in an event that

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Today is World Food Day, which is also this year's theme for Blog Action Day. As Alex Schlotzer discusses on his post for the day:It’s important to really start to tackle food as a serious issue. It’s not about whether or not some countries can or can’t feed their populations now, but whether or not we’ll be able to feed an ever expanding population.There are complicated issues at play in this

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Kaylene and Kane got married yesterday, after months of planning. Sitting next to Kay at work let me in on the effort and dramas of such planning and preparation, and I am sure I only saw a fraction of it! She had started preparing herself pretty early on for the possibility of a rainy day in October, with us all assuring her that surely it wouldn't happen. And boy, did it ever! But amazingly

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Yesterday was all things babies, art and Melbourne for me, in a great Sunday! Having heard about, and tracking the progress of the AES+F Angels-Demons. Parade, I was very keen to see them in person. They arrived in Melbourne, these 7 Angel-Demon babies, dotted along Swanston Street and on St Kilda Road at the Arts Centre forecourt on Thursday last week. After grabbing a park, I walked along

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-19117281928995926392011-10-07T22:53:00.004+11:002011-10-10T12:24:18.747+11:00

On a particularly vulnerable and stressed out day at the office some months ago, a hawker walked in when tensions and tantrums were mid-scream, selling a little taster package for the Ballarat Sanctuary Day Spa. Amazing timing! I think she sold three that day, and was called back the next day!So I started my four separate sessions a month ago, spaced apart as per the voucher instructions.

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On Monday I had to drive all day for work, and just outside of Maryborough I found a town called Timor. Which caught my eye, because Liz and her husband James are about to go to East Timor to work, through AVI. I caught up with them a few weeks ago, at the Union Club Hotel, when they were completing their per-departure training. Pretty exciting, an amazing adventure they are about to have, in

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-85738532694419028362011-10-02T17:34:00.002+11:002011-10-02T23:00:36.501+11:00

With the release of Making Mirrors, being easily one of the albums of 2011, and despite having seen him live on three other occasions this year, Nicole, Mary and I went along to the Gotye gig on Friday night, to see it played out on stage again. I drove down to Melbourne after work, and met Nicole and Mary at Tazio for dinner, and a chance for the three of us to catch up with each of our recent

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The Hawks finished third this year, giving us the second chance in the first week of the finals, and some confidence that maybe we could repeat the feat of 2008. Losing just 4 matches over the main season, despite some season-ending player injuries to unsettle the team make up, we had played some good football.Our first match, a Qualifying final, had us meet Geelong at the MCG, on the Friday

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-88612996279184822972011-09-19T20:41:00.003+10:002011-09-19T23:06:45.306+10:00

On Wednesday night a group of us went along to a gig at The Bended Elbow, for Sparkadia's Mary Tour. Although a disappointing crowd for a uni night in Ballarat, AB himself talked about being a trail-blazer to this venue for gigs. Could be...I waited for Mary to get to Ballarat, and then we met Katie, Michelle, and Michelle at Thai Fusion for dinner. A few wines got us started, and the always

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-81507199375861198202011-09-18T21:26:00.002+10:002011-09-18T22:37:29.132+10:00

I have amazingly developed the skill of giving myself an injection for flying, without much fuss at all. I am surprised at myself, really, because whilst I don't have the most heightened fear of needles, I am sure I have the usual level of anxiety when there is the prospect of a skin prick with either fluids coming out, or being injected. Thus, I can, and do, do it without much drama. The

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-61766068934452787252011-09-11T15:12:00.000+10:002011-09-11T19:41:52.530+10:00

Having Day 5 off following the Aussie test win, meant that I had one more half day on Unawatuna beach before I needed to make my way to the airport and home.  Just a cheeky week in Sri Lanka, working in with lack of leave and uni, this trip was oh so easy.  And a perfect little escape from real life. I had breakfast with Ken and Al, and then after a swim with Lisby, I wandered down to the

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Day 1 of the Galle test between Sri Lanka and Australia saw the Waving The Flag crew don their crazy and colourful (and not all good looking) tour issued Bent Benani shirts for the day of cricket.Grabbing a tuk tuk from Unawatuna to the ground, Laura, Spreads and I soon joined the group in the stand, for a colourful section of loud shirts. With the covers on the ground due to the light showers

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-43302563103299331712011-09-10T16:08:00.006+10:002011-09-10T23:14:48.408+10:00

Once the Galle test was confirmed for the Australian tour of Sri Lanka, I was set to go, to visit the city I had missed in 2004 and to check out one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world. So, after telling my clients I was merely out of the office for the week, and seeing the Hawks win another comfortable Home and Away match, Mum drove me to the airport on the last Sunday of

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-63071112065259583432011-08-25T20:16:00.000+10:002011-08-25T20:16:00.192+10:00

With a couple of trips up to Sydney in a fairly short space of time recently, and with time walking around in the usually confusing city for me, I finally feel like I have a bit more of an idea of familiarity and a not-so disorientated impression of the central area. On the weekend just gone, after being delighted by another impressive Hawthorn win in the lead up to the finals, I got up pretty

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-40794855370235927942011-08-24T21:26:00.000+10:002011-08-24T21:32:11.663+10:00

Having purchased and savoured my first listen of Gotye's new album, Making Mirrors on Friday, the prospect of seeing it performed live at the Sydney Opera House was even more exciting than the idea was when we grabbed tickets for this show. On Saturday night Nicole and I took our fourth row seats in the Concert Hall for just that! Part of the Graphic Festival, this show, was billed as a

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-8172361795298910122011-08-22T20:00:00.003+10:002011-08-22T21:51:58.838+10:00

I had read that Clare Bowditch was doing a show about Eva Cassidy earlier this year, so when it hit the bigger stage of The Athenaeum, and Jessie mentioned a date, I was very keen to go. I love everything Clare does, and her involvement and enthusiasm had piqued my interest to know more about Eva. After getting to see a Buddy and Cyril goal fest at the MCG, Jessie and I drove to pick up Marea,

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After months of debate, Mum decided that a weekend away with all her girls, and a little footy, was what she wanted for her milestone birthday. So for the first weekend of the month Katie and myself, Jessie and Heath, and Melissa and Greg took Mum down to Launceston to mark her 60th, and spend some quality time together. Getting into Launceston on the Friday night, we made a snap decision to

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Back to the Melbourne International Film Festival, and my movie selections, my next film on my schedule was the documentary How To Die In Oregon. Following several personal stories of the choice provided to palliative patients by the legalisation of physician-assisted suicide in the US state of Oregon. The important message from each person’s story was that this afforded them a choice about

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At the beginning of this month, the Ballarat Make A Wish Branch had our next function, hosting Robyn Moore as a guest speaker. Now the fellow volunteers of the committee who had seen her before raved about her inspirational impact and entertaining delivery. In all honest, I hadn’t heard of her before – but in fact, as a little research showed she is a prominent voice, being the voice of Blinky

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-24218060699909150772011-08-14T12:27:00.002+10:002011-08-14T16:13:57.770+10:00

Reveling in the fact that the non-camping option allowed us to return to normal beds, a proper shower, and decent sleep, Carl and I were fresh and ready for our third and final day at Splendour In The Grass, again with juice and rum to get us started on the bus journey to Woodford. We met Alli at the Mo-Rockin' Wine Bar, for wine on the hill, before we made our way out to the Amphitheatre, for

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-43498021135537763012011-08-12T23:14:00.003+10:002011-08-13T01:12:41.504+10:00

Armed with breakfast juice and rum for the morning bus from Maroochydore to Woodford for Splendour In The Grass Day 2, Carl and I were set for a big day to back up the one before. Chatting with several of the lads making the same trip, once we were past security and the gate, we all walked straight into the Mo-Rockin' Wine Bar, to share bottles of wine. When we finally dragged ourselves away

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-42544254684294915222011-08-11T21:52:00.003+10:002011-08-12T00:52:33.552+10:00

Planting the idea of going to Splendour In The Grass back in April, when I caught up with Carl, we managed to get our non-camping tickets when they first went on sale, and then finally, the big weekend was here! I flew up to Brisbane where he met me at the airport on the Thursday evening, and we drove up to his parents' place in Maroochydore, which would be our Splendour base for the weekend.

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-44599280259578314572011-08-10T23:07:00.003+10:002011-08-10T23:48:17.481+10:00

Having missed a total of 5 Melbourne International Film Festival sessions because of my missed flight/delayed boat, I finally got to my first movie on the Monday after the cruise. MIFF continues to be one of the best things about Melbourne in Winter! Swerve caught my eye in the Aussie Showcase section, when booking up my 10 plus 3 sessions for my e-mini Pass this year, with the Aussie actor who

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The anticipation of the release of the new Aussie female supergroup album, following the news that Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby and Sally Seltmann had recorded music together, had been building all year. Their inclusion on the bill for Splendour In The Grass was one of the main motivators for my ticket purchase....and then they announced shows before the festival. So Nicole and I had to go!

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Making the most of my accidental extra day in Sydney, I booked tickets for the rugby for the Saturday night, and then joined Belinda and Belinda at the SCG to claim our seats for the footy in the Members. Beers and a quick lunch at the Fox and Lion at the Fox Studios complex, Dillo met us before we made our way back to our seats, and the opening bounce. Sydney verses the Western Bulldogs, and

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Leaving our island hopping portion of the cruise, our group completed another night of Sports Trivia, before launching into our biggest night on board. Everyone seemed to be up dancing at The Attic by the end of the night, as the ship sailed into rougher seas, making the dance floor move significantly.The captain promised rough seas heading home, and whilst I am sure there is much worse, rough

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The night before we arrived at Lifou Island, Vanuatu, during our cruise, our cranky Sports Trivia host recommended that we search for some hidden caves, for a waterhole and a swim. When we tendered off the ship for this island visit, we followed the directions of going right instead of left, being where everything seemed to be.After being a little lost, and starting to think Anthony was getting

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Our first stop of the cruise was much welcomed, after 2 full days at sea, and would be our first of 3 stops in New Caledonia. The Isle of Pines is a small island off the main arm of this French province, and was our first experience of being tendered out from our ship to shore. Doing as instructed, we took a number to board a small tender boat that would take us to shore, and waited and waited

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-26231761005271828942011-07-25T19:10:00.006+10:002011-07-25T20:21:55.036+10:00

Waking up in Sydney, B and I then made our way to Wharf 5 to board the Pacific Jewel, for our 10 day cruise. Meeting Fiona and Dave as we dropped our luggage off, we walked through the tent to commence the boarding process.Now this trip was an invite we had received from Fi at the beginning of the year, but with uni placement planned, I had thought it would not work for me. But as it happened,

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-3689420750640293852011-07-25T18:39:00.002+10:002011-07-25T19:10:33.988+10:00

Two weeks ago now, I had packed and managed to put in all the overtime that usually comes with pre-annual leave for me, and started a little holiday! For this trip to truely begin, though, I needed to get to Sydney. With much logistical planning and plotting, I flew on the Monday morning.My first stop was to pop in and see Jess, and meet new arrival, baby Evie. Getting a cuddle upon arrival to

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-83621249575778013982011-07-10T11:05:00.007+10:002011-07-25T00:05:37.930+10:00

Mary and Nicole came up from Melbourne yesterday, ready for a gig in country Vic. We first went to the Black Hill pub, so that I could watch the footy, and we could have lunch.Michelle joined us for the trusty parma, beer and footy on the screen, at this favourite venue of mine to watch the Hawks when they are away and only on Foxtel. After lunch, we got to sit in the side lounge in front of

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You've Got The Love by Florence and The MachineHaving just finished the Vodka Train this time last year, this song was a major feature of that trip, and the weeks afterwards.It also now has another special significance for me now, after the wedding of Liz and Cathal. Florence is amazing.And that brings up the end of the 30 Day Song Challenge!

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Now, speaking of sisters, this song is a reminder of watching Video Hits of a Saturday morning, or taping rage all night, and then recording off the stereo - and is one of those songs my sisters and I used to love and sing along to...and still to this day, can belt out a few lines together at random.Stay by Shakesspears SisterLove the crazy second singer, halfway through the song - always our

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-71659486886993110842011-06-28T11:30:00.004+10:002011-06-28T11:30:00.729+10:00

Antony and the Johnsons featuring Boy George - You Are My SisterFor every crazy thing I have ever asked of my sisters. Every little mean thing said. Every dollar asked to borrow. Every outrageous expection I ever put on them.Just one line makes me think all that. The rest reminds me how very special those 3 siblings I have are to me. Every tough time we have been through together. Every

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-25916646834692721122011-06-27T14:36:00.003+10:002011-06-27T14:36:00.558+10:00

Impossible Soul, by Sufjan Stevens All 25 minutes, 23 seconds qualifies for Day 27 of the 30 Day Song Challenge for me! So much going on in this song, musically and lyrical anthem-eque, with such an emotive atmosphere. The build! I could climb into this song, and never need to get out! Ha! Imagine having the musical talent to put this together! Incredible. Seeing this live this year was

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All Nothing by The Good ChinaOk, not really. But I can do the claps! Ha!Love this song, and this little indie pop Melbourne band! A cheeky inclusion for Day 26 of the 30 Day Song Challenge.

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Every F****** City by Paul KellyThe delivery is just spot on! Hilarious. A track for every traveller out there, by one of Australia's singer songwriter geniuses.

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Jeff Buckley's version of Satisfied MindSo beautiful, and poignant. They played this at his funeral, and I think a powerful last message.How many times have you heard someone say,"If I had money, I would do things my way."But little they know, that it's so hard to findone rich man in ten, with a satisfied mind.Money can't buy back all your youth when you're old,a friend when you're lonely, or

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Jens Lekman's Into EternityIf I don't feel like this, then I don't want to get married! I mean, I can't actually imagine ever getting married, but still, this would be a song I would choose in the unlikely event.I picture most guests with a percussion instrument, to bring the full sound of the album version, in a little Love Actually style moment! Ha!

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Empty by The CranberriesStill as amazing and powerful as when it was released in 1994.

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You Looked So Good, Clare BowditchListening to the brilliant Clare, one of my favourite Aussie artists, singer songwriters, and people on the planet, will always make me the happiest! This song is so cheeky and sexy, it fits as Day 21's entry for the 30 Day Song Challenge.

Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-48640688296326088402011-06-20T14:50:00.002+10:002011-06-20T14:50:00.328+10:00

I Will Not Go Quietly (Duffy's Song) by The WhitlamsA song that works for me on most occasions when I am angry...it usually fits!I will not go quietlyI will not behave myselfIt's not for sake of fightingIt's not for you or anyone elseHow funny is this clip, with Tim trying to be all tough-footy head, for the show this song was written for, Love Is A Four Letter Word!

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Friday night I drove down to Melbourne again, and left the car at Jessie's, before meeting Nikki to head into town. We arrived at the door of Silk Road to find our booking on the list, and thus entry into the upmarket bar with all it's chandeliers and glitz.We were seated at our table, first to arrive, as we ordered drinks and caught up on each other's worlds. Soon we were joined by Lana,

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Hold On My Heart, from As Day Follows Night by Sarah BlaskoOh! She's so cute! Love this dress, and this tour....and still rate this album very, very highly. Am surprised it was a couple of years ago now, cos it is still a highly played and immensely loved musical creation for me. You can't please somebody, can't please somebody elseUntil you learn to look after yourselfYou can't be somebody,

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After driving all day for work on Wednesday, I met Jessie and Jenny for dinner in Melbourne. Discovering that Soul Mama is no longer in business, we settled for Republica for red wine and pizza. We then braved the cold again, and the traffic build-up due to tram track works, to find the Alliance Francaise de Melbourne, where The Stork Theatre can be found.We had tickets to see Tolstoy's Anna

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