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Published: November 19th 2006
Sculpture By the Sea
The almost winning entry!!November 15th - Sculpture by the Sea
This is just the kind of thing that Australians do well. Its sunny, its the weekend and thousands of Sydneysiders and tourists flock to Bondi, not for the beach (no I went there after 😊) but for a massive exhibition of sculpture along the coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama. And thes best thing about it is that it all free! Some of the sculptures were very random but some were very good. You can have a look at the website here:
Sculpturebythesea The event was sponsored by Kodak and you could develop your photos of the day for free there and at the same time enter a photography competition, which I did and I got selected as a finalist and in the running to win $2000, a new digital camera and the photo published in the Sydney Morning Herald (a bit like the Times I guess)! Extremely exiciting, on a backpacker budget or not. So fingers crossed.
Going out with a friend from work for dinner tonight (Helena & Jaz - its at the Slip Inn!) then Luna Park a fairground across the harbour on Friday night then a house party
on Saturday. So I've certainly not been sitting in the house twiddling my thumbs!
November 19th
I am getting brown at last! Weather has been this weekend for a change (is it me or do I only seem to talk about the weather in my blogs!!) and spent most of it on Bondi Beach (I can see so many people stop reading right there as it tips it down with rain outside in England)..... I did win the photo comp which was obv a little disappointed about but am still well chuffed to have been picked in the first place!
Went to a house party on Sat night at my friend Sandra's, it was kind of a belated Halloween party and most people really dressed up, a little scary at times. I dont know if my house mate Imad really got it as he commented to me "that guy really looks like Borat"....yes thats because he is meant to. But as you can see from the photo, the moustache is actually real. Out here they having "Movember" where guys grow a moustache and get sponsored to raise money for cancer. Some of the guys in the office are
doing it and as the month goes on I keep noticing more and more guys around the city. The men of Sydney are certainly not looking their best at the moment. But a really good way of raising money for a very good cause. Hayles you should get people to do it at home. You can check out the website at:
Movember Website Anyway the party was cool, glad I left before the police turned up at 5am to get them to turn the music down! It totally felt like I was at some kind of American fraternity party! Hope you enjoy the photos! Not much other news really. Only two and half weeks of work left which am VERY glad about, am really looking forward to going to NZ and catching up with all the family.
Oh and Helena and Jaz, the Slip Inn was good as ever still have the$5 dinners but steaks are now $6.50 I guess even the Slip Inn has to succumb to inflation!
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carol
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re photo shoot
How wonderful to get so far better luck next time . Not long until Mum arrieves have a wonderful time together, and enjoy each moment, Love F.G.M.