For the last few days I've been struggling. I've been unable to decide if it was the songs or the hosts of this year's first edition of Melodifestivalen which were the most underwhelming. That's why it's taken me a few days to compose a post, whereas I'm normally quite speedy to offer my opinions on … Continue reading Melodifestivalen 2014 #1 – The Melfest Crisis
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I had a fantastic time last night at the opening night of "Crossing Boundaries – Chinese New Year Exhibition in Sydney", curated by my friend Kate. As part of the exhibition opening, Kate introduced many of the exhibiting artists, noting the culturally diverse background of the artists. Not only Chinese, but also Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean … Continue reading Chinese New Year Exhibition in Sydney
As I've sat down to look at the most commonly played tracks for the year, I'm kinda surprised it's the song "Plåster" by Oskar Linnros. Not that I dislike the song, but I kind of imagined there were other songs I'd played more often the year. That said, I'm using last.fm as my guide, and … Continue reading Musical Favourites for 2013 – The Year of Oskar Linnros
"You've lost a lot of weight. You look fantastic" is the most common phrase I've heard this year, usually followed shortly afterwards by a secondary question, almost whispered, "You're okay, aren't you?". "Yes I'm OK", I've told lots of people this year, as they've queried my weight loss. Although not as much as I'd hoped, … Continue reading Year in Review 2013 – Not The 48 Crash
Even though many people may have long-forgotten the 1980's Australian rock band, The Sunnyboys, they've continued to live on in my consciousness. As a teenager, growing up in Lismore, they were always "special" in a way, because they had grown up at nearby Kingscliff. To see a band appearing on "Countdown" who were also from … Continue reading The Sunnyboy
Yes, I know home-made bread has been all the rage over the last few years, thanks to those electric bread makers you can buy now, where you pile a whole bunch of stuff into a machine and it does all the hard work for you. Although I've toyed with the idea of purchasing one myself, … Continue reading Making Bread