Island Hopping in Coron, Palawan, Philippines
As I mentioned in a prior post, we’d recently holidayed in Coron, Palawan in the Philippines. Having set-up base in town, we’d organised a tour with our hotel. My brother had specced out and booked a fantastic itinerary of island hopping that didn’t just include a guide and a bangka (an outrigger) but also food...
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila
On the way home from airport drops offs last week, Mom and I went to Fort Bonifacio for lunch. We drove past the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, which I hadn’t seen since I was a kid. With the recent sale and commercial growth of Fort Bonifacio, I’d wondered what had happened to this 615,000...
A Day of Diving in Coron, Palawan, Philippines
For our recent family holiday in the Philippines, where our geographically-challenged immediate family converged from three different continents to meet at a fourth, my brother had expertly organised yet another trip; a holiday within a holiday. To get away from the pre-Christmas crowds of Manila, we flew South to Coron, Palawan, renown for its island...
Outpost: Art from the Streets, Cockatoo Island
I’ve been keen for a while to check out Outpost: Art from the Streets at Cockatoo Island but alas various commitments has prevented us from doing so. Thankfully, an open schedule had synchronised with blue skies. It was a beautiful day in Sydney yesterday, especially after an entire week of torrential rain. What better time...
Diving Site: Jackie’s Passage, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Our fourth and final dive of our short Fijian trip was at Jackie’s Passage. It was possibly my favourite. Before leaping in, the boat captain threw in bits of bread to attract some of the zebra fish our way. Being a shallow 15m dive, they were all around us when we jumped in.Water temperature was...
Diving Site: Wilkes Wall, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Our third dive was a shallow drift dive at a depth of 12m. As usual, 30-degree surface temperature and a warm 30 degrees at depth. I manned the camera this time around and I think we finally found a setting that was perfect for underwater. While automatic or the underwater preset produced lacklustre results (and...
Diving Site: Namoto Wall, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Our second dive on our recently completed Fijian holiday (boo!) was at Namoto Wall, near Namoto Island. As per the prior dive, it was 30 degrees on the surface and about 28 degrees at maximum depth, which was 21m. We’re still getting the hang of using the Canon Powershot S95 underwater. I can attest that...
Diving Site: The Outpost, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
It’s Day Three of our short Fijian Holiday. After a massive day yesterday learning about Fijian village life at Nalesutale Village, the cultural part our trip was over. Though incredibly enjoyable and educational, it was time for something on the opposite end of the scale. We booked dives with Adrenalin Fiji to check out some...
State Library of New South Wales
Had a Personal Projects Day last Saturday. Sunny day so I wanted to work somewhere light-filled. Hopped on over to the State Library to bask under the glorious sunroof.
Pho An, Bankstown
Another Saturday looking at property in the South West. We’re slowly discovering all the awesome places to eat out here. Both being lovers of pho, V and I drop into the famous Pho An in Bankstown. I wonder… how does it rate to the similarly named Pho Ann? The litmus test: the Combination Beef Pho....
Vivid Sydney 2011
After dinner last Friday, we braved the crowds and checked out the light installations that are currently part of the Vivid Sydney Festival. Weather-wise, it was the perfect evening for exploring the The Rocks. It was packed though. Every man and his dog was out that night. Vivid is on til the 13th of June....
Another Great Job by Creative Frames
After the framing job I had gotten done at Creative Frames turned out so well, I wanted to get a couple more pieces for the apartment. I wanted it to be something a little more personal and, thus, I decided on two charcoal life drawings a much younger me had the pleasure of creating. For...
