New weight-loss strategy unveiled at Beaufort Street Festival 2013
This years Beaufort Street Festival had even more than the usual spread of food outlets, but one in particular caught my eye … © 2013 The Ponder Room Upper Crust…
Browsing: Giggles
Signs you’ve stumbled into a motorbike show (Perth Motorbike and Scooter Show 2013)
There are several ways to know that you’ve stumbled into the Perth Motorbike and Scooter Show, but one stands out above all the rest …© The Ponder Room: Perth Motorbike and Scooter Show…
An impossible Halloween request (Stirling Library)
Late yesterday afternoon I was minding my own business at Scarborough Library sifting through copious internet sites when I was beset upon … Halloween © The Ponder Room Hearing some…
When research becomes dangerous
A few weeks ago I was driving through the city when I saw a group of men strangely dressed. Perhaps it was a boys night out I pondered, but then…
Sydney’s sinister side, pizza included
I’m not sure what happens at the offices of TPH, but it wasn’t long before I was left pondering about Sydney’s sinister side… TPH in Sydney © The Ponder Room Underground…
Hospital waiting list problem solved
For years I’ve read about hospital waiting lists getting longer and longer. Every few weeks a report will pop up in the paper or on television, about some poor soul…
The Swinging Life
Sometimes life gets really hectic. The list of things to do gets longer and longer with no end in sight. You crave a moment of solitude, some ‘Me Time’. A…
Is it Spring yet?
Thick black tights are packed away and lilly white legs are feeling the first warmth of the sun. Prize winning cakes, cows and chrysanthemums are taking the place of AFL footballers in the paper.…
All roads lead to the town of … Hot Dogs! (A brilliant marketing idea)
I’ve done a lot of driving in my time, from city centres to far off gravel roads, but I’ve never seen a road sign like this. Looking every bit like…
Wind swept fashions at 2013 Perth Fashion Festival
On a rainy weekend in Perth what better way to spend your time than sit inside checking out the latest fashions. Thanks to the 2013 Perth Fashion Festival the images…
Three essential items for front row seats at 2013 Perth Fashion Festival
You’ve made it. You’ve got a ticket to the 2013 Perth Fashion Festival … front row! For months you’ve stuck to the rainbow diet of apples, carrots tomatoes and lettuce.…
Plus sized model ‘walks’ at 2013 Perth Fashion Festival
This week saw the plus size models debate raise its head again. This time it was at the 2013 Perth Fashion Festival. I for one was very pleased. For far…
Purple rain comes to Fremantle
Many years ago Prince sang about Purple Rain, I ponder … He’d feel right at home if he ventured down the Fremantle at the moment. Congratulations Dockers, long many the purple…
What does it take to be a VIP?
The other day I went to a seminar and on arrival was ushered to the area for people like me … the cheapskates who’d taken up the free ticket offer.…
A watery question about the Perth City To Surf
For those of you who completed, or even half completed, last weekend’s City to Surf Fun Run, I commend you. Anyone who spends their weekend running from the city to…
Do you really want to be famous? (A view from behind the scenes)
A few months ago I was at a media launch. Usual thing everyone starts to arrive, finds their position and then wait for things to kick off. Soon the formal…
Are shop mannequins the predictors of a nation’s psyche?
Some months back I drew your attention to the latest shop mannequins, their pose suggesting we were all in a rush, go, go, go. At the time I thought it…
Home renovations of the future?
Yesterday I came across this and at first I thought maybe it was just something being delivered. But then I noticed the whirly gig on top of the container. It…
