Getup

Just spent the weekend at Camp Getup which was pretty inspiring.

They are taking a bill to the High Court re voter registration tomorrow, which I hope gets up. the Howard Government changed the timeframe for voters to register from 7 days to 1 day and Getup are challenging it.

This is a fun video re enrolling to vote and people should still enrol, as there is a possibility they might be able to vote in the next election if they register now.



Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Ancestry

Funny thing, that ancestry was all over the media this weekend and for the first time ever I saw ancestry being advertised on the TV.

We visited Aunty Phyllis and she gave us our family tree on the Gum side. Very interesting as it goes back, in an unbroken line to 1324BC. However dates are rather sketchy as it was on a Chinese lunar calendar.

Still, its rather an awesome thing to be able to trace that far and to find out we had a relative who was a prime minister in China.

We are now most curious to find out more about the Kee side and also hear more of the stories from the the war days that Aunty Phyllis can recall.

Apparently in the more recent history we were the first Chinese family to live in Hurstville and our family baked bread for the troops in Darwin pre and post the bombing of Darwin.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Coffee and cake in South Hurstville

My Aunty has been living in South Hurstville for years. We visited today and the neighbourhood has really gone upmarket.

There are water views, and its by the bay. It just used to be on the Princess Highway!

Having said that, it is a nice location and they have a great patisserie, cafe to match. We had St Honore. It was crunchy toffee, yummy custard filling and flaky pastry. That and three hot drinks and a palmier cost $13.60.

Encore

2/803 King Georges Road

South Hurstville.

Joanne Kee

www.ceressolutions.com.au

Images from Linsey Pollak show

Images from Linsey's show at the Powerhouse. It was fantastic if you get a chance to see it elsewhere please do catch his show Passing Wind.


















Joanne Kee
www.placesandspaces.com.au

Hofesh Schecter

Great movement, use of light and shade, stillness, music.



Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Melbourne

Fun time in Melbourne. ACMI has great toys for movement.

View from our hotel room of Chapel Street.

http://www.acmi.net.au/timeslice/Timeslice.htm?file=ts-20100627-c119032a8ed0e11e801f897eecc15753.flv


Joanne Kee
http://www.ceressolutions.com.au/

Linsey Pollak, Passing Wind, Sydney

OK, this is a plug for a show I am putting on at the Powerhouse Museum. One of my places + spaces series.

“Linsey Pollak is one of Australia’s most brilliant and under-rated composer/musicians. He is wildly innovative in the use of instruments but never lets his experimentations get in the way of the musicality of a work.” — The Courier Mail

A quirky musical adventure that explores the science of making wind instruments work and how they are invented. Discover other uses for carrots, kitchen gloves, garden hose and irrigation pipes. Linsey turns a rubber glove into Australia's own Kitchen glove bagpipe, with a uniquely Celtic Australian flair. There are panpipes from irrigation pipe, harmonic flutes, Turkish chanters, a feather duster, watering can and instead of eating one, you can actually watch a carrot become a clarinet before your very own eyes.

Don't miss this highly entertaining and intriguing new show infused with Linsey’s gentle humour and irreverence.

Linsey studied and worked as a woodwind instrument maker in Europe. He has been Musician in Residence at ScienceWorks, Museum of Victoria and Woodford Folk Festival.

Dates Friday and Saturday 9th & 10th July 2010.

Shows at 10:30 and 2.00 pm
Tickets include show and admission to the Powerhouse MuseumPrices from $10 (under 4 years free)

This show is for everyone from 5 to 95. It will appeal to anyone who has an interest in music, sound, science or just wants to be entertained and entranced.

Powerhouse Museum, Coles Theatre500 Harris StreetUltimoFOR MORE INFORMATION Bookings: http://www.moshtix.com.au/Search.aspx?s=2&q=linsey&c=&v=0&p=0&from=20100620&to=20110620 –CLICK HERE - for info on Linsey Pollak,

Phone: 1300 GET TIX (438 849)

Joanne Kee

www.placesandspaces.com.au

Way out west

Joanne Kee

http://www.ceressolutions.com.au/

Eurovision party

From a fundraising lunch at Frans with lots of serious people through to the frivolity of a Eurovision party.

We had great fun at the party, but that process for voting takes soooooo long!. I thought we were in good time to get a relatively early night, but they drag out that voting.

Also so funny watching the countries who obviously give their votes for reasons other than talent. Is country biased called nepotism or country nepotism?

Joanne Kee
http://www.ceressolutions.com.au/

Darling Harbour Jazz Festival

What a perfect way to listen to music. Jazz and Yum cha, good music, great ambience.

Joanne Kee

www.ceressolutions.com.au

Melbourne photos - rain and pianos

Melbourne rain

Joanne Kee

http://www.ceressolutions.com.au/

Melbourne weekend

A beautiful day in Melbourne, where there was a mega walkathon for breast cancer which you can just see in the background.

We spent the morning at the markets by the Arts Centre, wondering around town, having a great dumpling meal and just enjoying the day.


Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Kura I

We are thinking that this is one of the best Japanese places around. Plus it is incredibly good value. We had seafood tempura udon and sashimi on rice, with miso soup and an extra seaweed salad. Add in an orange juice and it cost $26.50. The serves were really generous, and as we said, some of the tastiest Japanese we have had in a while. Highly recommended.

Kura I, Japanese dining - they only take cash
Shop 3, 76 Ultimo Road, Haymarket, opposite Paddy's Market
I doubt whether you can book, but you can order take away 9212 5661



Joanne Kee
www.placesandspaces.com.au

Dad's Birthday

Joanne Kee

www.ceressolutions.com.au

Making ravioli pasta

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Flash mob

Nicola, Arran and I from a flash mob we did last year.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Easter show

Easter show, pictures taken from my mobile phone which I think is pretty good going for action shots.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

easter weekend

The fake Easter show at Fox studios

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

stuff

Sick child all week, its a virus so v. annoying if we overdo it, it comes back again.

Hence Arran did go to Mindquest on Saturday but was too sick to go on Sunday.

On the exciting side of what happened this week, Arran made her first sale of hand made cards.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

bra shopping

OK, is this scarey to go bra shopping at age 10. Apparently about 80% of the girls in Year 5 have one.

I seem to remember around 13 was the age for all this when I was growing up. Or is that selective memory.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au