good charlotte

by invitation....
I was invited to go to the good charlotte concert hosted by motorola at paddington town hall on wednesday. the venue was a stylish classic style hall (think appropriate for a wedding) and the stage was awesome with thick velvet drapes a stark contrast to the punk rock that good charlotte do. they played their most popular tunes for half an hour and a invited a few privledged guests backstage for a meet the band moment, (I didn't get an invite to that). I kept my eye out of Nicole and Sophie, but didn't spot them anywhere. we partied on at ruby rabbit for a short while before running to my pumpkin taxi to go home at midnight. too bad it was on a school night.


some pics from the night.....

total eclipse of the moon.....

28.08.07 the earth sent the moon into its shadow in what is known as a blood moon eclipse caused by the gas and dust in the earth's atmosphere, when the only light going to the moon has to go through the earth. Anyways, the little nikon d80 did well on this night.

congrats gee

my sis' graduation & why i'm angry with the uni

blurry memories

earlier in the week my sis had her graduation ceremony at uni. I took a few hours off work to attend and celebrate with her. I went into work with all my bags - carrying my laptop, my handbag and my camera bag and then left work at 1pm carrying all the items again. I feel more like a packhorse than an officeworker!! anyways, we get to uni early to get a good seat so we can get some good shots of my little sis graduating in her fancy dress and square hat and dangling tassle (such a fashion statement they are that we all aspire to wear them!?!).

so, we get to the graduation hall early and sit at the front alongside the centre aisle so that we have the ideal photo taking seat. as the presentation of certificates start and the vice chancellor walks to the centre of the stage preparing himself for the handshake with the graduands the photographer plonks himself right in the centre of the aisle about a metre or two from the stage and blocks out any possibility of taking a photo without his back, tripod and camera being in all photos family members attempt to take. even so, that wasn't going to trouble me. stubborn as I am I decided that there was no way they would force us to pay for something we were quite capable of doing ourselves (remember I had been a packhorse that morning for a reason!) and as my sis appeared on stage I proceeded to walk about 1.5 mtrs from my seat to a better vantage point to grab a snap of the happy moment, only to be chased down by the usher who came to stand within inches of my face and attempt make me go back to my seat. obviously this made my blood boil that they were going to get away with not allowing family member to take photos and force us to buy so I attempted to take my photo in spite of his commands. Unfortunately, either because I was so angry or because he was sabotaging my photo - the photo turned our blurred. and so I am extremely annoyed and angry at the university for the lost memory from my family's album.

blogging again

starters and finishers...... after a long break, I'm back again. put to shame by hayley's mummy who's been hard at work on the blog machine (or is that the milk machine??). I guess if Hayley says she's reading my blog then I'd better give her something to read!!

so as my blog indicates, I always start things with the best intentions to keep at it and then never get further than two steps..... there's a person for everything and I'm the person who starts things but not a great one to keep at it and finish it. I need to find someone who is a finisher. I need to keep searching, because my boy isn't one either. Hayley, I'm not so sure you should be reading this, but I'm sure your mummy would be getting some joy out of it!!! Isn't that right, mummy??

anyhoo, I'm struggling to finish off planning for our trip to japan, which is only 3 weeks away. I'm procrastinating which is why I'm updating my blog!!! why not, at least I have something to write about. wo, we are taking almost 3 weeks off and heading to the land of the rising sun to chase after geishas in gion, marvel at the wonder of japanese electronics in den-den town, and search for densha Otoko (電車男) on the JR trains. and not to mention 3 weeks off work. I can't wait!! I've been checking out accommodation options today and am drawn to the traditional ryokan style japanese inns, but somewhat concerned about the daunting prospect of a communal bath (separate male and females facilities for those who are wondering). the idea of sleeping in futons on a tatami in a room shielded by rice-paper doors is very appealing. reminds me of the Doraemon cartoons! does the lure of of Doraemon experience outweigh the ickiness of having to bathe in a shared bathroom where there are not even any cubicles to semi-hide in??? I'm not quite sure about that. there might be other options though, which only further research will tell.