Category: 2009
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Christmas in Photos
Merry Christmas to everyone who’s still celebrating in their part of the world. It’s just tipped over into Boxing Day here and everything’s starting to wind down. Christmas seems to come faster every year, then it’s over before you know it. We just had a quiet day this year; opened our presents in the afternoon…
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Aussie Jingle Bells
It’s hard to believe it’s almost Christmas again, isn’t it? It doesn’t seem like that long ago since we were wrapping gifts and singing Christmas songs last year. 2009’s gone by so quickly. Or maybe I’m just getting older. I enjoy Christmas but for different reasons than I used to. I’m not religious anymore but…
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Red Sun Rising
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, blanketed by a red haze (photo: Ian Sanderson) Sydneysiders woke to a strange sight early this morning. A massive dust storm had swept across the state, blanketing Sydney in a plume of dust that stretched for over 600km. It turned the sky an eerie orange-red and I’ve never seen anything like…
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The Change Within
Thousands attend a rally in Isfahan supporting Mousavi (photo: faramarz) Today bloggers from around the world are uniting in support of the protesters and human rights in Iran. What’s happening in Iran is despicable and I’m proud to join them today; to see innocent people left beaten and dying on the streets, their free speech…
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Gone Too Soon
I’m still stunned by the last couple of days. It’s hard to believe we’ve lost two of the most iconic stars of the twentieth century in one day. I’ve been reading the tributes from around the world for both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett but I think this one by Cathy Babao Guballa captures the…
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Voices of Change
One of the enduring images from the protests in Iran (photo: faramarz) There’s an old story from The Arabian Nights that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. It tells the story of an ox and a donkey and is one of the stories that comes from the original texts, unlike other stories (like Aladdin…