Category: Family & Friends
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A very good friend of mine, Arzu Yuvarlak, on Sunday 19 February held and performed Turkish Classical Music Fundraising Concert at the Australian Turkish Thrace Association in Melbourne. Arzu was fundraising so she could continue her studies at RMIT University while awaiting a final decision on her visa status. Arzu is currently seeking…
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One of the joys of living in Melbourne is getting the opportunity to attend the Australian Open each year. Melbourne being the host of the first tennis Grand Slam each year means an opportunity to see the best players in the world in our own backyard. I mean the venue is literally a 15 minute…
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Yesterday night I got to watch and amazing musical performance at the historic Scot’s Church in Melbourne. An amazing benefit of being friends with Arzu Yuvarlak is to see her perform as a singer. Tonight see was a member of the choir for this performance of George Frederick Handel’s Messiah. The choir’s performance of ‘Hallelujah’…
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When trouble comes, it’s your family that supports you– Guy Lafleur Family can cause us to experience the full range of emotions, the highs as they succeed, the frustrations that result from the many many arguments at family get togethers, most of us will always have some family members in our entire life. Friends can…
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Today I was lucky enough to visit Moomba with my sister Lana and my nephew Harry and niece Darby. It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Moomba and I hadn’t realised how much it has grown. The day was great fun as Team Harry (with me) got caught up in Dodge’m Cars and…
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Check out my superstar brother making his acting debut at the 40 second mark. Jealous!
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On Friday 23 January I got to undertake one of my annual rituals, attending the first tennis grand slam event of the year The Australian Open. Thanks to a Christmas present from my sister Lana, I got to spend the day with my brother Reagan at Hisense Arena using ground pass tickets.
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On my last official day off since Christmas I got a chance to visit Melbourne Zoo for probably the first time in 15 years with Liza Villalobos and Sam Hall. Liza was my Tour Leader for the Panama Experience tour back in late January 2013 and has now married Sam and moved to Australia. This…
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The past few months have really forced me to consider questions about life and death and how we deal with both. If we are alive then we’ll have to deal with death at some point, probably (hopefully) that of people around us and later ourselves. This started when I received a call just before midnight…
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On 16 October 2011 I finally completed my first Around the Bay in a day bike ride. That sounds great doesn’t it? Okay I’ll admit I did the 100km version from Melbourne to Frankston back to Melbourne but it’s still an achievement. How did this come about? My good friend Jon is to blame for…
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