All Entries in the "General" Category
Reflection of my first day at school
It is the beginning of a new school year which brings back memories of my own first day starting in Prep all that time ago in the mid 1960’s at my local school in the outskirts of Melbourne.
Before going into that aspect, I first have to tell you how my mother had prepared me for [...]
Tennis anyone?
I am not a big fan of watching sport on TV but I will watch the Australian Open tennis which starts today. This Grand Slam attracts many top players from around the world and is definitely worth following. More extraordinarily than me watching sport, I even managed to find an image of a Zebra playing [...]
Comparison to Ash Wednesday
The fires in Victoria earlier this year have been the worst in Australian history. It is hard to imagine what Victorians went through and fortunately, my parents were not adversely affected, despite not being that far away from St. Andrews. “Fire is never a gentle master” and if you get in its way, it is [...]
Zebra crossing!
A zebra’s revenge – a truly delightful concept.
Unfortunately I have no idea who the witty designer is of this clever piece.
Dangers in Australia
My cousin came across this poster recently. Australia is a big place and does have many dangerous things we must look out for when travelling around our country. This image totally cracked me up!!!
T2 Tea
I was introduced to T2 Tea recently by a friend of mine. I have always been a huge fan of Twinings Earl Grey due to the strong bergamot flavour which is often more subdued in other brands making the same type of tea. I can honestly say that when I tasted T2 Earl Grey tea, [...]
Roger Federer creates tennis history
“In an era of specialists — you’re either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist…or you’re Roger Federer.”
~ Jimmy Connors ~
I am not an avid sports fan but what a match the Wimbledon Men’s Final turned out to be between two unbelievably brilliant players: Roger Federer who was set [...]
Bizarre to ridiculous and fascinating
These may be from the bizarre to the ridiculous but I find them fascinating all the same. The time and effort these Goths have put into their outfits and make-up is simply astounding.
It is a specific style of artistic expression in fashion (and music) which is not particularly my thing yet I appreciate the creativity [...]
Bad restaurant experience turns good
I want to recount a very interesting restaurant experience I had while dining out with a friend from overseas. The experience could have ended up a disastrous one had it not been for our wonderful, attentive waitress.
After being seated, we were given menus and time to work out what we wanted to eat and drink. [...]
Zebra Cake
Birthday time and what is the most important food item for a birthday? Cake of course. And what kind of cake would suit me? A Zebra Cake naturally! Here are two recipes - the first is the English version and the other is Russian.
Ingredients:
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk (low fat is fine)
1 cup [...]
Bush lemons and Meyer lemons
I remember my mother bringing in fresh ripe lemons from our lemon tree and cutting them in half. We would dip our half lemon in some sugar and suck the juice out. The sweet and sour sensation was fascinating and it was a treat we enjoyed as kids.
My mother was fastidious with our food habits [...]
Car Towers
What was sent to me as an email purporting to be a new type of car parking garage in Munich, according to Wikipedia, actually turns out to be:
“The Autostadt, a visitor attraction in the area around the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, with a prime focus on automobiles. It features a museum, feature pavilions for [...]
Why More Megapixels Isn’t Always More Better
I bought my first digital camera, a Sony Cyber-shot with 5.0 megapixels way back in 2004. It doesn’t sound that long ago but in digital camera terms, huge advances have been made since that purchase.
Although my camera is still working relatively well (the flash is beginning to stick a little), I have considered buying myself [...]
Catastrophic bushfires in Victoria
It is at times like this that we find it difficult to comprehend such tragic disasters and we can’t help but wonder how this could happen. From some of the news footage I have viewed over the last few days, it appears that even the firefighters themselves, who are more accustomed to dealing with these [...]
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