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  This has been one of the best weekends – and even though it’s been so activity-packed, I feel somehow rejuvenated mentally. It started with a trip down to Brighton beach for a sea baptism for two members of our congregation. It started with a comedy of errors as we tried to arrange the cars [...]

  Yes, Adelaide is not the most exciting place on earth and one may argue that the city is just a glorified backwater spot. However, I have learned to be thankful of my place in this city – there are literally millions of people who would gladly trade their life with mine at the moment: [...]

… spending the $100 voucher that you received for Christmas on a stick mixer, rather than buying a new cologne. I received a $100 Myers card for Christmas from my old company and I wanted to use it to buy something tangible, rather than spending it on groceries or perishables. The choices boiled down to [...]

It’s a grey day here in Adelaide – it hasn’t rained at all but the grey silvery clouds make the atmosphere rather oppressive. It’s the kind of environment when you just want to crawl back under the doona and sleep again. The forecast for today is for us to have some evening shower later on [...]

  The balmy night and the chirping crickets almost make me believe that I can be somewhere in Asia, closer to my family. It has been quite a day here in Adelaide, after the city received around 30-50mm of rain. It’s certainly nothing to boast about, compared to the amount of rain that I used [...]

  After two weeks of genteel, art-loving, champagne and pinot noir lovers in Adelaide, the atmosphere has now changed with the annual arrival of the Clipsal 500. It’s the annual Ford vs. Holden race in Adelaide. It’s our replacement for losing the Formula 1 Grand Prix to Melbourne in mid-1990′s. Adelaide is now awash with [...]

I don’t feel like writing but I know I should – a cold is knocking at my door so I’ve been feeling a bit lethargic, complete with the stuffed nose and some occasional thunderrous sneezes. Atchoo! It’s already eighteen minutes past midnight here in Adelaide and I’m getting ready to sleep. Yani is in the [...]

  The long awaited arrival of the two giant panda on loan from the Chinese government has finally happened. Adelaide certainly gave them a great welcome – with wild wind, strong rain with some intermittent bright blue sky complete with sunshine. It’s the kind of day that makes it difficult for you to be dressed [...]

  Adelaide is blanketed in soft rain. Although you can’t hear its pitter patter, when you look out the window the soft droplets are falling from the sky moistening the parched earth. Seeing the rain just makes me happy – everything seems so still, so peaceful. It’s been a while since I enjoyed this kind [...]

It has been unusually cold here in Adelaide and it came as a shock after a succession of glorious Spring days. Strong wind brought cold air into the State and even whipped up some dust storm into Sydney and Brisbane earlier this week. The wind came again yesterday and while it was nice to hear [...]