This saturday Kim had booked tickets for 'The wolf man' at the open air cinema.
Every year in January and February Sydney hosts a number of events such as operas, concerts and cinemas.
The open Air cinema is located at Ms Macquaries Chair in the botanical garden overlooking the city, the opera house and the bridge.
It is a spectacular setting, especially when the weather is really nice as it was saturday (last year it was pouring down with rain). This years all the seats were sold out within 30 minutes, but Kim was quick to get a couple (smart cookie).
Even though we got there two hours early most of the seats had already been taken. We did manage to find two seats that were really good eventually (we were worried that we'd have to sit on one of the first rows right in front of the screen.
The movie was about warewolves and it was funny to listen to people reaction when large fruit bats from the botanical garden flew down in front of the set.
2. February 2010 03:08
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2. February 2010 02:39
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We (Kim that is) are now almost half way through the pregnancy.
Last week we went to another ultrasound scan to check if everything is on track and to count the number of fingers and toes. Both baby and mum is fine so far. And how is daddy you ask? He is worried how he is going to handle being a dad...such a big responsibility and worried that he will be a lousy dad.
We
now also know the sex of the baby...and it is going to be a BOY and is
still due in mid-June!!! He has already started kicking according to
Kim, so he may be an active one.
We were hoping for a girl
because there is already more than enough boys in the family (Kayla
started crying when she heard that is was a boy...she was hoping for
someone to play with).
Anyway we can now start looking a good names for a boy.I suggested to Kim that we would start an auction on eBay where the winner would get the naming rights...Kim said NOOOO!!! So there goes my retirement plans and all the millions!
For
anyone who is planning ahead and start buying stuff for the boy...check
with Kim or myself first with regards to what we need (Sizes, Colours and brands).
Rules for toys:
1) No dolls or pink fluffy stuff....it is a boy for christ sake!
2) Climbing harness and shoes are perfect around year 4
3) A pair of skis at age 6
4) First Ice axe and crampons at age 10
5) Toys that required assembling and dis-assembling by the kid is perfect
6) Toys that can be assembled in more than one way is perfect (ie. Lego)
7) Toys that are created with the intension of making noise are banned
8)
And the most important: Don't buy a toy unless you can explain to me
what valuable lesson you hope the kid will learn from using that toy.
2. February 2010 01:45
by Rene Pallesen
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It is common for Australian households to get a number of critters (mainly insects) into their houses during the summertime.
This may range from anything as harmless as flies to more serious things such as spiders. The worst of the spiders is probably the Funnel Webs although they are quite rare and I've never seen one inside.
The more scary but relatively harmless ones are the Huntsman spiders. These can get huge (the size of a dinner plate) and they are quite common inside. We get them inside probably 2-3 times a year and they always scare the #$@#$@ out of us!
The one picture below was inside the shower cabin and scared Kim.
We also get smaller spiders inside...one of these is the Whitetail. It is a smaller spider but they can give a nasty bite that can get infected (but it is very rare for anyone to get bitten). I notice a lot of them outside when I'm watering the grass. I still haven't decided whether it is a problem I need to deal with as they also help controlling other insects.
We also get a lot of lot of other critter such as grasshoppers and caterpillars in the garden. Most of the insects I don't mind...the more biodiversity the more indication of a healthy micro ecosystem...if I could just get rid of the mosquitoes and the fruit flies.
11. January 2010 09:42
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Kim gave me tickets for a performance called Bale de Rua (Brasilian street dance). This satisfied the criteria of experiences rather than objects as presents.
The performance took place in the opera house and it was really good. There was some really cool tricks.
I am still wondering why the dance crew consisted of 15 men and one woman...the woman didn't do anything that required her being a woman so it was a bit odd and could just as well have been a performance consisting of 16 men.
Kim had bought really good seats on the 4th row (almost too close) so we could see every drop of sweat.
11. January 2010 09:23
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While my dad was here we were looking after Kims nephews and niece a fair bit.
They loved coming over here to talk to my dad and play.
When they are here we put them to good use:
Here's is Kayla baking scones for us
And here she is sweeping the floor.
And here she is haging up the laundry.
Unfortunately I didn't get a photo from yesterday when she was watering the lawn for me.
11. January 2010 01:14
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While my dad was in Sydney we went to a number of different restaurants. We tried to find venues of the sort he hadn't tried before or that is unusual for his side of the hemisphere.
There was the Yum-Cha (For those that are not familiar with this...it is a sort of chinese dumpling place where you just point at the items you want from trolleys). And my dad was brave enough to try the chicken feet this time.
We also did Japanese a couple of times (once at Liverpool St which was terrible) and then later at Wagaya at the entertainment centre (which was excellent).
We also did brasilian (no, we did not all get a close shave). This was a lot of meat and we were all very full afterwards.
We also did French food at Tabou in Surrey Hills.
And one evening we did hot-pot at home with friends.
And Kims dad cooked his famous crabs.
