Going...going...gone (almost)

Hey Kids;

Another long weekend here. Technically it started on friday but the reality is that it kicked off right when the previous one ended Cha ching!

Friday night was again a footy double header. Enough said.

On Saturday, having just taken receipt of a brand spanking new le chasseur, i unleashed the francophile in me. Considering it was also Greek Easter and i was supposed to be fasting (no dairy, alcohol or meat), my gastronomic feast of Soupe a l'Oignon au Fromage et Boeuf A La Bourguignonne was kept a secret. Come midnight though, i was back to my pious best for the mass and symbolic "breaking of the fast" family meal that followed. "Not feeling too well" was the reason i gave for having just one serving of traditional avgolemo (chicken soup) but it was met with skeptical stares from my devout Greek aunties.

Sunday was more breaking of the fast, this time at a meat lovers paradise in Bondi Junction. My steak alone weighed a ton, never mind those of my uncles (who had actually fasted for the week and were ravenous for red meat).

So, today's the day kids - i'm off to India. Please make an effort to pop in on The Lovely Samantha if you're in town - she'd love the company.

see ya,
Minas.

One week till India.

Hey gang;

A bit blase but I'd forgotten it was a long weekend. Since finishing up, it all seems to be one big long weekend.

Bodhi has had conjunctivitis and The Lovely Samantha has been feeling anything but with a sore throat so you can imagine the house-bound thrills we got up to this weekend. Friday night was spent watching the footy. I love Friday night footy. Whoever decided to broadcast two games back to back should be given a logie.

I've been waking early to take some pictures in a nearby wetlands rehabilitation area. The locals and council fixed up the area and while it is tiny, it does attract some interesting bugs which i've been attempting to capture. I've had this idea for ages to do an exhibition but have never had a common theme that seems to be required of an exhibition, so this could be a go-er. Like most of my ideas though it'll probably go in the "too hard" basket but watch this space just in case.


On Monday I popped by my grandmother's place to clean her windows, reset the clocks and all the other things a good grandson does. Everytime i call her she complains about life and whenever i go over there she lists the latest body parts to have given up on her. We also visited Sam's great uncle and aunty who are just as old and just as broken down but are far better at getting old gracefully than my Nonna. Oh well, c'est la vie.

Just one week and i'll be off on my next big long weekend to India.

see ya,
Minas.

Another one bites the dust

Hey Gang;

My contract officially ended on Tuesday and while i didn't take up the extension on offer i did agree to see out the week to complete my handover. Unlike the previous times I've quit work for something new, this time "new" will not be spelt I.T.

Friday night was spent with friends sharing a slap up meal and a few bottles of plonk to toast new beginnings.

I've been trying to put a list together of the kind of careers i'd like to pursue but the list was just too long. So i tried a different tack - making a list of jobs that (without sounding arrogant) are probably beneath someone of my experience. Surprisingly there were only a few: Washing the dishes and cleaning the bathroom. Judging by the expression on her face, respecting my professional integrity doesn't rate to highly on The Lovely Samantha's priority list. I vacuumed on Saturday.

Saturday was also Bodhi's friend's birthday. Hari is Bodhi's age and lives just across the road so we hung about for a fair while. I struck up a conversation with Hari's retired granddad. Turns out his hobby is furniture making so i boastingly offered to show him the desk I'd made for Sam. He indulged me and at least gave me the impression that he was impressed...that was before he pointed out various pieces dotted throughout Hari's house which I'd previously mistaken for 19th century French antiques but were in fact his. "Awe" was a word that sprang to mind, "Humbled" was another.

Sunday was spent with Bodhi riding the bike between a Christening and party in the park. The Lovely Samantha was yet again fleecing unsuspecting customers at her market stall.

So there you have it. A man of leisure...again. Two weeks and then i'm off to India.

see ya,
Minas.