Rowing BBQ at the Melbourne High School Tower
On my last day in Melbourne Joe’s rowing group planned to have a barbecue to make up for the failed attempt to have a barbecue at the end of the rowing camp due to...
Joe Christie A parent's perspective
Joe is back at Karate and is elected Form Captain
Last night Joe attended his first Soo Bahk Do Karate class in Murrumbeena which is near Oakleigh. Joe enjoyed his first class and among his other commitments is hoping to achieve his black belt...
Melbourne Real Estate
When I lived in Singapore I was visited by a friend who had restarted business in Real Estate. That was in the early 90’s. I was working as a Senior Lecturer and earning a...
Year of the Monkey – 2016 – Gong Xi Fa Cai
So 2016 brings with it the Chinese Year of the Monkey. In the lunar calendar, tomorrow 8 February is New Year’s Day. Today in a last minute flurry of buying offerings for the gods, I...
Joe starts school at Melbourne High 2016
Joe started school at Melbourne High on the 28th of January along with 300 other young men. Being the uncool parents, we followed our son to school… catching the 903 bus to Oakleigh and...
Mount Dandenong with Ashley
It was going to be a hot day in Melbourne and Ashley, Joe’s good mate who was also departing for a new adventure in Perth was visiting grandparents in Melbourne. After the lovely night...
CeCe live in Gordon St and Ripponlea
Cecilia had been invited to try out for spot on one of ABC 3’s shows. After applying, she was successful in securing an audition at the famous ABC Gordon St Studios. The studios are...
Giorgio’s restaurant – celebrating Joe’s birthday.
After the morning event at IKEA with Santa, the adventure continued… That evening we all headed to Malvern for a slightly belated birthday celebration for Joe. There is nothing better than celebrating a birthday with...
The Santa Surprise and the road less travelled
We had planned a small family surprise for Saturday the 12th of December. It wasn’t a big thing but it turned out to be a great thing. The three girls, CeCe, Bianka and...
Another Fine Day in Melbourne
When you have adequate parking in locations, things are good, when parking is expensive or not available, the pleasure of going to some places is soured from the outset. Two days after our lovely...