Before we start talking more about the movie … and even the anniversary concerts I wanted to have a special post about the Original Cast. I wish I could say that I was in London and saw the Original London cast at the Barbican Theatre. The fact that I was 12 years old and living on the other [...]

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Late last year Sydney got is first Costco Megastore/Supermarket. While I looked at the website and investigated what was involved I was not tempted at the time to go and join … and wait in the long queues. SO no things are alittle more quiet I thought it would be worth having a look BUT … [...]

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OK … warning major musical theatre outburst eminent … I warned you…

I am so excited about the making and the release this year of the movie musical of Les Misérables. I think it is fair to say I am a fan and have been for about 25 years. If I had to choose it would [...]

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Titanic 100th Anniversary

On April 14, 2012 By

100 years ago today of one of the world’s worst peace-time maritime diaster occurred. At 11:40pm the Titanic collided with an iceberg in the middle of the in the north Atlantic Ocean  four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. At 2:20am on Monday 15 April,  two hours and forty minutes after she had hit the iceberg, the world’s largest liner [...]

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I saw this and just had to share … Just when you thought Mary Poppins was a happy and fun person … a new take on the Disney classic.

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I am a big fan of Social Media. Social Media has many advantages and have enabled and empowered people to do amazing them (think the Arab Spring). Social Media gives to individual great power to communicate widely and quickly to the world in ways that would have been impossible when I was a teenager (and that wasn’t really that long ago … [...]

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National Public Toilet Map

On April 8, 2012 By

The Department of Health and Ageing have funded National Continence Management Program the National Public Toilet Map (the Toilet Map). The map shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia. Details of toilet facilities can also be found along major travel [...]

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I am really excited to be doing a guest post over on Madam Bipolar. For todays post I talk about three little words ….  ’I Love You’ and how for too many parents of children with Autism hearing those words are not a daily reality but a hope and a dream [...]

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Following on reports of recruiters and companies recruiting staff requesting access to social media accounts including passwords (SMH). I have sat on both side of this one … I have worked in recruitment recruited for positions for myself and of course been on the recruitment roundabout … but I am really not a fan. If you are open and public [...]

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OK … my LittleMan loves AngryBirds … but this morning I have found a really funny video from the guys at Squirrel Monkey titled ‘If Angry Birds were an 80s home computer game’ . If you like this one check out their one on if Facebook was invented in the 90s [...]

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I have had a pretty hectic few weeks this last month so I am not as organised as I usually am for Easter and the Royal Easter Show …. which translates into I have done nothing. Very naughty of me. But does that mean that the show is out of the question … and the [...]

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Scared to Read …

On April 4, 2012 By

I know  there is going to be many of you that read this and think me silly … but its the truth and one that I need to face up to. I am scred of … a book. Well 2 books actually. I own them (one of them in 2 formats - Traditional book and unabridged audiobook) [...]

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Here is an interview completed with Kate Winslet on Live With Kelly 03-26-2012. The information on the Book and Autism is in the third section.

I just adore this project. I thnk it is such a wonderful way to help raise awareness for autism with a wider audience. I plan on getting a copy of the [...]

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