2009 – Year in Review

Wishing all my readers a Happy New Years!  Thanks for the time you spent visiting, reading and commenting on posts.   It’s kept my passion for my blog alive throughout the year.
My Christmas break in Australia was usual – lots of family and friend get-together, eating, BBQs, cold beer and swimming in our pool each afternoon [...]

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Loved Avenue Q!

Here’s a musical I’ve been waiting to see for a while!  We couldn’t go in New York because we had the kids with us, I think we just missed out when we took our last trip to Melbourne, and Wifey raved about it when she saw it in London earlier this year and then progressed [...]

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Nina Ferro at the Ellington

A month or so ago, I saw that Nina Ferro was on the calendar to perform at the Ellington.  I was so excited I bought tickets straight away – she’s an Australian female jazz singer that I had heard on the radio a very long time ago and bought two of her CDs.   She’s not [...]

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Nikon 18-200 VR vs 17-55 2.8

We spent the weekend with a family holidaying in Guilderton.   It is a great getaway, away from Perth but not too far to drive.
My friend had a Nikon 18-200 VR lens, whereas I brought my 17-55 2.8.   The 18-200 VR was the “other” lens I was considering when buying the 17-55 so I [...]

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James Flynn at the Ellington

After a delicious and indulgent date night dinner with Wifey on Friday, we decided to pop into the Ellington. If you’re into Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Michael Buble or like Paul Anka’s Rock Swings album, you should catch James Flynn, Perth’s very own one man Rat Pack!  He was backed by a “mini” big band [...]

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Metronome and Tuner on the iPhone

As a (classical) musician, a metronome and tuner are two “gadgets” that are extremely useful. 
Most musicians would have some sort of metronome to determine the right tempo for a piece of music.  At home we have an old mechanical one.  A tuner is of course useful if you don’t have a piano around.  I remember [...]

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Hands on with TomTom iPhone Australia

Yesterday I bought an early Father’s Day present to myself – TomTom on the iPhone!

It brings voice navigation GPS to the iPhone – making the iPhone replace yet another device! Yep, family members – you don’t need to buy me a dedicated GPS for Christmas/Birthday/etc anymore And I don’t need to hire one [...]

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NumberKey for the iPhone

I am a geek according to my wife and friends.   I found what I thought is a really cool iPhone application called NumberKey.  But when I show them, they say I’m a nerd.
You see, most laptops don’t have a number keypad on their keyboard – there just isn’t enough space.  If you’re used to entering numbers [...]

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Stick Wars on the iPhone

During the school holidays, I had a great time playing a game called “Stick Wars” on the iPhone with Miss 10.  
The beginning levels are kind of slow.  Miss 10 was able to do many of these starting levels herself, but when things started getting hectic, she handed it over to me.   I did find that [...]

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Many laughs at the Spelling Bee

On a cold, wet and windy Friday night, our family made our way to the Hackett Hall in Floreat to watch the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  Yep, a mouthful of a title, it’s a musical that is currently being put on by the local amateur theatre group, Playlovers.
I love the small venue.  It’s [...]

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