singing competitions
Since The Voice has been successful it comes as no surprise that one of the networks here will franchise the show. The Voice Australia has Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden, Keith Urban and Seal as coaches. I don’t know that all the coaches are on equal footing compared to the US show where there is a more “equal” feel. I mean like if Seal and Delta turned around for you, would there be any question as to who you’ll go with? With the blind audition shown so far they go to Seal. I don’t see that happening as much in the US one. But really what do I know right? I am not in the music industry so I don’t really know if the observation that I have is even a valid one. But that is also hubby’s impression of the the shows we’ve seen. Anyways, another thing that surprised us is that it feels like there is much more talent auditioning for the show compared to say Australian Idol before or even the past seasons of Australia’s Got Talent. I wonder how the ratings are?
Filed under australia | Comment (0)melbourne cup
A few weeks ago, Australia celebrated the Melbourne Cup. It is a major celebration here, it is even a holiday in Melbourne. Of course the event centers around horse racing, I would think that around these times there would be a peak in checking out english horse tacks. Of course we can’t forget that as much as the focus is on the racing, there is also a big fuss on the fashion. It is really a production for the ladies with what dress to wear with what shoes and with what fascinator or hat. You can really tell that effort has been put in, it is also a great excuse to get together with friends and celebrate the event.
Filed under australia, m cache | Comment (0)a day at the beach
It is starting to get warmer and it is really starting to feel like summer. Only a few more weeks to go and this will be our fourth summer here. I hope it will not be as hot as last year’s. After a cold and a little wet week, the sun shone and we decided to go to one of the nearby beaches. E was so excited when we told him what we were doing for the day. He just loves beaches, particularly the sand. He just had a blast playing on the sand and apparently S has the same penchant for it. After initially hesitating at the edge of the waters, she got over her “fear” very quickly and was running up and down the shore. It was a great day indeed.
Filed under australia, buhay buhay, snapshots | Comment (0)dwellings
There are a lot of construction going around in the neighborhood, some are single level homes, some new extension showrooms for the different dealerships in the area and some metal buildings. Some friends are thinking about purchasing their own home but are trying to decide whether they want a newly built house, an existing house or just a land first and then eventually build their own. There are those that say to go buy the land and then build as it will come out cheaper and the house will be built to your design and specifications compared to say an existing house that you need to renovate or even off the plan houses. I don’t really know what is the best way to go about it, I just hope that we’ll have the chance to own our own home in the near future.
Filed under australia, m cache | Comment (0)october
It’s the start of term 4 for E and I still don’t feel like going back to the routine. Sometimes I feel like I’m the one going to school with the everyday drop-off and pick-up and having to supervise E’s homework routine. I think a lot of the parents especially the mums who do the drop-off/pick-up also feel that way, we all have the school break hangover. Plus it probably has something to do with being in the last quarter of the year. I definitely need to get my bearings right to be able to do what needs to be done for the rest of the year. There are some things on the to-do list that needs to be ticked that I have to get a move on.
Filed under australia, buhay buhay, m cache | Comment (0)shopping list
It is amazing how technologically advanced we are now compared to say our parents’ generation or even just 20 years ago. I remember my mom having the big bulky motorola cellphone and then a few years later having the bulky nokia gsm cellphone. Compared to know where you have slim and small mobile phones with tons more features than the earlier ones. Smart phones now can even double as a barcode scanner for any of the shopping apps available. Woolies is even promoting their app this way, where you can scan the barcodes of your items at home for your shopping list. Amazing right.
Filed under australia, m cache | Comment (0)Nole
Ok am sure I’m late to game but I just saw this recently and it is sooooo hilarious – Djokovic impersonating Sharapova:
Filed under australia, net, sports | Comment (0)French Day
The senior class (that’s yr6) last year at E’s school, gifted the school with a screen projector (much like da lite screens) for the school hall. It has been very useful for the different events that the school has been celebrating like the recent French national day. This year instead of Mandarin they have been learning French and in line with that they decided to celebrate French National Day during the last day of Term2. It was really nice to see the kids speak and sing in French.
Filed under australia, buhay buhay, m cache | Comment (0)mid-year
Wow! Time surely flies, I can’t believe it’s a little more than halfway through the year. Where did the past months go! We’re currently down to the last days of the winter school holiday and we’ll be back to the regular grind of drop-offs, pickups and homework next week. In 4 mos time, little girl will be turning 2! I wonder how we’ll celebrate this year. I’m hoping we can do a quick getaway like last year to celebrate not only little girl’s birthday but our 10th wedding anniversary as well. Hmm .. time to browse the different websites and check out if there are any promos. Pretty soon as well, it will be Christmas and there are a lot of toy sales and it is pretty tempting to lay-by a lot of the stuff for Christmas gifts. I also saw some promos for personalized kids gifts and I think these would make nice gifts especially to kids of schooling age. And I bet that would be appreciated by parents as well. Lots of planning to do.
Filed under australia, family, m cache | Comment (0)fine day
Spent a nice afternoon at the Australian museum. E has been wanting to go see the dinosaur exhibit. He definitely enjoyed it along with the birds and skeleton exhibit. He even made me list down his favourites. Next up would be the Maritime museum.
