I am not entirely sure why, but I've struggled to find BBQ Pork in Perth. I've been to quite a few Asian eateries and have looked through the menu without any sign of BBQ pork. Lots of seafood. But no pork. I have specifically asked at a couple of places, only to be told, "No, we don't do BBQ Pork". Maybe it's a Northern vs Southern China thing? This is in stark contrast to the year in which I lived in Perth - 2004 - when I enjoyed possibly the world's best BBQ Pork. Every Sunday night I … [Read more...]

I took my first work-related phone call from the Eastern States at about seven o'clock this morning. Even though it was in my diary, and I'd planned for it, I was still fairly bleary eyed. Still, I think I managed to make sense of it all. I think I also made sense when I took a call the other day from The East where the person on the end of the phone hadn't quite realised there was a three-hour time-zone difference between Melbourne and Perth. "So it's 10.30 in the morning?" the person on the … [Read more...]

As I caught the train to Il Lido, I couldn't help but notice the number of men wearing ties and women wearing fascinators. "Is this Melbourne Cup Day?", I thought to myself, wondering if, wearing a nice new shirt and a reasonably expensive pair of jeans was somewhat under-dressed for New Year's Eve in Perth. The answer became evident as I made my way back on the train later in the night. @Cellobella invited me to join her and a group of friends for NYE at a terrific Italian restaurant. The … [Read more...]

Last night I encountered the sight and sound of the Motorbike Frog which apparently is the "most commonly encountered frog" in the South-West of Western Australia. I was in a backyard at Fremantle along with two colleagues and their respective partners, and we were have a really, really lovely time eating a wonderful meal, drinking some great wine, and chatting about lots and lots of things, though hardly ever work :) I learned a lot about frogs and backyard pools over the course of a … [Read more...]