Went out with the girls today. Had Congee for the first time. Very nice. Had Preserved Egg (another first for me) and pork.
mmmm....yum...
Got a bit sick of the egg after a while and 2 of my friends were happy to help out
We went shopping too but I thankfully didn't spend TOO much...
I was VERY impressed with one friend (renowned for her payless shoes ballet flats) buying $200 calf boots
Now I have Rockport ankle boots that cost more (bought in that strange city to the south) but I have big wide feet (affectionately known as Wile E Coyote feet by BF) so I buy something if it is insanely comfortable
SYO 2 - SUN & ICE
We are pleased to present SUN & ICE starring Australian Chamber Orchestra's Satu Vanska in Sibelius magnificent showpiece and her homeland's most famous concerto.
Shostakovich's Sixth Symphony too is a tremendous experience - enigmatic and profound. Both pieces are framed by the zen-influenced, hypnotic shifting moods of Toru Takemitsu's orchestral gem A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden.
Satu Vanska was.....AMAZING....
I've never seen such a wonderful performance by a violinist. I was flawed with her perfection.
It's been far too long since I've gone to an orchestral concert and I was very pleased to be enjoying this again. I'm going to have to try and go again once I get a job. It's just they are very expensive for good seats...and bad ones in the Opera House are BAD!
As a violinist I performed in orchestras at the Sydney Opera house and here (the Sydney Town hall) but this was over 10 years ago...
Brings back memories though...being in the depths of the townhall with the bagpipers .....resonance anyone???
A churchy friend of mine has met and sort of 'knows' Morrison. He's played in some of their concerts. A great chap apparently.
As for the congee...I gotta say it was lovely. It wasn't especially cold but it was raining on and off today so it was the right weather...and I did enjoy it.
I could do with some congee tonight and possibly tomorrow. Have a little tickle in my throat and a bit of a headache developing. And I've been coughing..which is always not a good sign.
Was just going through my photobucket looking for something and found these I scanned in to show a friend...
They are photos from my when my parents visited Disneyland in the 70s before my brother and I were born...
I could do with some congee tonight and possibly tomorrow. Have a little tickle in my throat and a bit of a headache developing. And I've been coughing..which is always not a good sign.
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