The four letter word … Ball (Hopman Cup 2011 #1)
Sometimes, in a rare moment, my desk is graced with the presence of an important looking envelop. One without a clear window signaling the inherent request for money. My passion…
Browsing: Celebration
Praise be to the small food gods
After a month of luncheons and festive catch-ups I’ve finally managed to push my chair back from the collective Christmas table. With minimal movement, so as not to cause a…
Magical Reindeer Appendages (Burswood Casino Christmas display)
This photo was taken at Burswood Complex or should I say Crown Perth, where I sat watching people have their photo taken underneath the reindeer, usually gravitating towards its hind legs. As…
Christmas doves
After a year of kookaburras and ducks…. It seems nature decided to end the year by turning my garage into a manger with the birth of two doves …no turtles…
A heritage building, a car, a projector – Part 2 (ISAF Sailing Worlds 2011 Fremantle)
Some more images from the light show in Fremantle.W.A. school kids submitted drawings which were then projected onto the Round House. Some of the kids were there on the night…
A heritage building, a car, a projector, and … (Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships)
Years ago when the America’s Cup was held in Fremantle I was privileged to spend 12 months roaming the town investigating alcohol and drug related behaviour. The project came with…
PERTH, a sign for the people
The debate continues about whether the PERTH sign should be used in Fremantle’s upcoming ISAF Sailing World Championship next month. Event director Mr John Longley commented “people mustn’t forget that…
What to do to mark this singularly important date 11/11/11?
This morning I woke with a blinding flashback to an earlier time, a time when the world’s pollution was joined as one, silently waiting in a collective crouch. Thanks Leo…
Signs your city has stopped being CHOGM-ed #8 (Spanish Inquisitions cease)
© The Ponder RoomThe blue measles have cleared up, and the likelihood of random Spanish Inquisitions have been removed, (thankfully, while an interesting experience I never want to go…
Signs your city has been CHOGM-ed #7 (Charmed)
Everyone was charmed by Her Majesty, and it seemed to be reciprocated when the 100,000 strong crowd at the BBQ chanted Oi, Oi, Oi for her. So now the final…
Signs your city has been CHOGM-ed #6 (Fraser’s house is in order)
The invitations have gone out, the cutlery’s been polished, the windows have been cleaned to within an inch of their life, and uncle Peter has been ordered not to unleash…
Signs your city has been CHOGM-ed #5 (Monopoly Flashbacks)
Around six months ago our Hoon laws were upgraded to ensure stronger consequences for people drag racing down the freeway, or doing donuts in car parks. Now CHOGM has turned…
Signs your city has been CHOGM-ed #4 (Blue measles)
The inner city is festooned with a spate of blue measles, as security signs take hold. Dotted 5 steps apart they had me pondering…It’s a wonder another government department hasn’t…
Signs your city has been CHOGM-ed #3 (Forget the Black Eyed Peas)
Sure the Black Eyed Peas are an internationally recognised band who’ve sold millions of records worldwide, but hey….we’ve got the Sturt Desert Peas.Signs your city has been CHOGM-ed…….Tired daisies get…
Signs your city has been CHOGM-ed #2 (Upsized Scrabble)
A massive sign appears on the foreshore to remind all residents where they live, incase the return address inside their underwear has worn off…..not quite the same as the Hollywood sign, but…
Signs your city has been CHOGM-ed #1 (New knickers on the line)
So what does it look like when a city’s been CHOGM-ed, I ponder…..? When a heaving pack of world leaders schlep into your backyard for a tea party? For those…
ANZAC Day 2011
As a Kiwi living in Australia…. © The Ponder RoomWaking to a crisp blue ANZAC dawn, and seeing 5 biplanes flying over head, it’s very easy to give thanks…
Happy segmented Easter especially to the Easter disadvantaged (Vegan, Lactose Intolerant)
If I’ve learnt nothing else in my 25 years working in consumer psychology I’ve learnt that society insists on segmenting itself over, and over, and over, again. Not a bad…
