Though I couldn't imagine doing it myself, I found inspiration in the life story of "Morgana Muses", as featured in the documentary, "Morgana". There was only a handful of people at Dendy Newtown for the Saturday morning screening this weekend. I quite like early Saturday screenings. They remind me of going to "the pictures" as … Continue reading Lately
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After a couple of weeks of daily activity, I'm taking it easy this Sunday. Though I need to go into work later this afternoon/evening to catch up on a few things, I woke late this morning (about 8am). Instead of watching "Insiders" on ABC TV, I stayed in bed and listened to it on "ABC … Continue reading Lazy Sunday
It was near impossible to get a taxi in Kings Cross on Friday night. "You see what happens when they introduce lock up laws, and try to gentrify the place?", my friend said, as we waited for a taxi. Having seen a play at Hayes Theatre, we walked along Darlinghurst Road, remembering the days when … Continue reading Food, Glorious Food
There are weekends when I, quite literally, barely leave the house. Though I'll usually still wake early, I will often head back to bed for an early or late afternoon nap, and spend the time in between reading, listening, or watching various things I've accumulated during the week. Then, all of a sudden, Sunday afternoon … Continue reading Busy Weekend (Eating)
"I've heard mixed reports", the barman at a nearby venue told me when I mentioned I was meeting a friend for dinner at Bondi's "Blanca Bar & Dining". "It's Mediterranean food, with "Japanese flavours", the waitress told us. And with a Finnish chef! What an odd combination, we thought. As you'll see from the photographs, … Continue reading Blanca Bar & Dining
"I live in Chinatown and so the places me and family eat are generally the Sussex Street Mall, and the Dixon Street Mall", Dan Hong said, to the surprise of a lot of people attending tonight's event at the Beresford Hotel. As the son of Angie Hong, a woman who was a pioneering Vietnamese chef … Continue reading Chef, Dan Hong