quicko: gorgeous harbour + wedding photos

These photos were not, as you might imagine, taken to show the beauty of the harbour -- in actuality, they were taken as part of a unsuccessful bid to prove to myself that it was possible to walk from one side of the harbour to the other and not take any photos.  I was really almost there when what to my wondering eyes did appear but TWO little young brides on that green land down there!  This area of Circular Quay is famous for wedding photos, and rightly so, but I found it amusing to find two there simultaneously.  It's a bit hard to actually tell from the photos, but look for two flourishes of white surrounded by lots of dark-suited men.  Or don't, and just enjoy the beautiful harbour.

public service announcement: CAROLS UNDER THE BRIDGE!

Guess what!?  It's almost time for CAROLS UNDER THE BRIDGE!  This is one of the best events of the year -- a chance to sing Christmas carols under the Sydney Harbour Bridge to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ!  There's more info if you click on the link, but in brief:

Carols Under the Bridge (or the official website)
This SUNDAY, December 18
Bradfield Park -- literally right under the Sydney Harbour Bridge (the north side)
Jazz, food and fun (including kids' fun) from 5 pm
Sing-a-long carols from 7:30 pm
Everyone's welcome!!

Hope to see you there!

quicko: hectic holidays, continued

So the other day I was talking to an Australian friend.

"I'm so tired," he moaned.  "I need a holiday."

"But didn't you just say you're going to Argentina for two weeks in February?" I asked.


"Yes," he said, as if explaining something very simple to someone rather slow.  "But that's not until February."

"And it's December now," I said.

"Exactly," he said.

"I see," I said.  "But didn't you just go to the Cook Islands a couple months ago?"

"That was only a week!" he explained, slowly again.  "That does not count as a holiday."

Thankfully I knew better than to mention his recent business trips to China, Sydney and Adelaide, as well as the upcoming one to Malaysia and Singapore.

The poor dear really is tired.  Unfortunately, I'm not nearly Australian enough to understand.

quicko: strine

Australian slang for Australian slang.

quicko: o little town of bethlehem ...

... what happened to your tune?

The words are the same, but the tune is different!

quicko: asian bogan: an oxymoron

The other day I asked an Australian what I thought was really a very good question -- one showing an awareness of the nuances of Australian society and what have you.  I asked if it were possible for an Asian person to be a bogan.

By the time the laughter had died down, I had gathered that NO -- it is not possible.

photos: the great christmas reunion party!!!