The past few days
I’ve been offline since Boxing Day apart from some email checks and one post while staying with my parents. Here’s an update:
1. We visited my parents at Moe. It’s awfully hot everywhere at the moment, and the Latrobe Valley was no exception. After a couple of nights, Juliet and I went to Melbourne for two days, while my parents minded the twins and Kathleen and Dude went with my sister and her husband to their holiday house at Port Albert. It was the first time Juliet and I had left the little ones.
2. We stayed at the Novotel on Collins. It’s a great location and the rooms were comfortable and quiet.
3. I wanted to buy some work shirts at the post-Christmas sales. It was absolute mayhem, with people everywhere. I couldn’t really find what I wanted, but picked up three shirts at David Jones and some standard white business shirts at Target. For some odd reason, given our climate, it’s difficult to buy short-sleeve work shirts.
4. On Wednesday night we went to Southbank for dinner. The riverfront was packed, but eventually we found a Thai restaurant (Jasmine), which had a spare table. We enjoyed the food and the atmoshpere, but it was more expensive than we’re used to, even in Melbourne.
5. On Thursday we had breakfast in Swanston Street and strolled the shops before most of them opened. Myer was one of the few to open at 9am and the lack of a crowd made it an amazing contrast compared with the previous day. I found some shirts that I hadn’t seen the day before in the throng. I even had patience in reserve to go shopping with Juliet.
6. After lunch we strolled in the heat to Federation Square, planning to catch the ferry to the Exhibition Centre. The ferry was a tiny boat, little bigger than a typical outboard, and could only pick up six passengers. We forfeited a place and walked. There was a massive book sale at the Exhibition Centre and I picked up a few titles.
7. We then walked back to Crown and bought tickets for Narnia. I enjoyed the movie and on Juliet’s “weeping scale” it ranked highly as well. If she doesn’t cry during a film then it’s not worth watching. I read the book as a child and didn’t twig to any of the Christian themes, so God only knows what all the current fuss is about.
8. The next walk was to an Indian restaurant (Curry on the Docks) on Flinders Wharf near the World Trade Centre. The decor, food and view were all superb; sensational even. Surprisingly, we were the only sit-down customers. Flinders Wharf is off the main route from the city to Docklands, but that area is developing all the time and I’m sure the restaurant, which we found was only six months old, will take off. If I had a spare million I wouldn’t mind an apartment in that area.
9. Next day it was back to Moe to pick up the toddlers, then back to Porepunkah.
I had a few opinions I wanted to toss in here, but just now I can’t remember them, so they can’t be very profound.
Best wishes to everyone who read this far for a happy, peaceful and prosperous 2006.
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The reason they don’t make many short-sleeved business shirts (aside from the fact they look rather uncool) is because it doesn’t sit too well with the saying, “let’s roll up our sleeves and get some work done.”
Well, I never realised it was uncool to be cool
I’m no fashion guru, obviously, but if I persist with short-sleeve shirts the rest of the world will catch up with me eventually.
Take it from me Michael, short-sleeved shirts are casual and look great…worn casually. But, put them with a tie and it spells D-O-R-K.
Ah,that’s an interesting distinction … so it’s okay to wear a short-sleeve shirt to work as long as you don’t wear a tie? Or should you never wear a short-sleeve shirt in an office?
I suspect local conditions might influence such decisions in certain parts of Australia.
It’s never OK to wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt, but in Kalgoorlie I guess it won’t matter.
Oh what do you mean? Should we be offended here in Kal? Kalgoorlie is quite civilized actually. There are two Coles, (TWO can you believe that?), one Woolies, a Target, a K Mart and EVEN a Gloria whatsernames now. We even have women, streetlights, traffic lights and countless roundabouts.
Short sleeves and ties are the go, way up in Kalgoorlie, but mostly the only people who do wear ties are the funeral director and Editors.
I thought short sleeves would be the go. Same in Ceduna and Alice Springs. Just the funeral director and editor wear ties? What about bank managers, insurance salesmen, politicians and others who are held so highly in public esteem?
To Wayoutwestie: I’m sure Michael will be pleased to know there are women in “Kal”. We’ve heard that here too, but aren’t the “street lights” all red?
It sounds like short-sleeves and “open-neck” is the way to go in Kalgoorlie, Michael. Maybe you should put your ties in storage or sell them on ebay. Perhaps keep one for “official” functions - and funerals!
Play it safe and just bring a couple (in case you spill something on one).
Tell you what, when I’m out for lunch I’ll make a note of how many short sleeves with ties I see, I wonder if I should I ask them what their occupations are while I’m at it?
I might get a reporter on the case. It sounds like a good story. I’m sure the funeral director will feel insulted at being stereotyped with an editor.
I suggest you run a poll in your first edition - should the new editor wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt?
I’m tipping 99 for “No” & 1 for “Yes”.