The place is HUGE. This was University Cultural Centre. It’s flipping massive. We got there quite early, and had great seats 3 rows back from the stage. Looking happy but I think, like me, a little nervous.   And here now is yours truly too – thanks to the people in front of us forRead More

So it was Mary’s birthday yesterday, and also yet again a need for a visa run. So we killed two birds with one big stone. Off we went to Batam, as I have not been there an age and in fact Mary has never been before. So a nice surprise for her. And off toRead More

Sorry is this her 6 year old graduation or 21 from University??     My beautiful, beautiful girl. You look amazing honey!!! Mwah, sooooooo CUTE.  Now she has quick costume change to come back as a munchkin from The Emerald City, Ha Ha Ho Ho Ho etc…. If you want to actual see her INRead More

Wow my BAD on this one.Baby Jude turned one on 19th November – but we held his party on 16th so we could do it at the weekend. Also though because as you will see from the photos, sadly I was not there on 19th – I was in Sydney for work – dear me.  ButRead More

Jude “Kneival” Kennett.Has his own bike at the age of one, and boy does he love it. Family Kennett, Twyman and Silvester – thanks so so much for his bike. Check him out. You can’t get him out of it whenever we’re taking a walk somewhere. Not quite feet on pedals yet, but absolutely handRead More

Extremely well done to Ollie.His first year in a new school, his first year in local school, his first year with his new teachers, his first year with local school style teaching, and also his first year being in the minority. But he cam out fighting (after a great deal of pushing and pushing throughout theRead More

Sad actually.My Amy has been going to Schoolhouse by the Bay now for many years, and this is sadly her last. A mixture of reasons from us now living nowhere near to an ever creeping price tag.But it is what it is – a sad time. But also for her, and us an exciting timeRead More

Now for those of you that have been following this wee blog of mine for a while, well you guys will know that this is year 6. What did we achieve? Well my friends we built 36 houses over 2 days and changed a lot of peoples lives – we hope sincerely. So this year forRead More

As I wrote in his card today;”You unlock this door with the key of imagination, beyond it is another dimension – a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind, you’re moving in to a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You’ve just crossed over in to theRead More

So it is Sunday.We chilled all day.SMS is incoming re a meet at Lagoon Hawker – oooh have not been there a while. Sounds good to me. So Amy on bike and Jude in buggy off we trot.But this posting is really for my sis, Haruko, which I will get to – but first aRead More