Pondering Australia Day 2014 (part 1)
Australia Day left me with a few things to ponder … Australia Day 2014 © The Ponder Room But mostly what an unbelievably beautiful, friendly, easy place Australia is to…
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Perth Rooftop Movies over run by Mexicans (PPR party 2013)
Perth’s Rooftop movie in Northbridge is fast becoming one of my favourite places, that perfect combination of balmy nights, comfy seats, friendly people, and good movies. However on a hot…
Biggest Loser meets Big Brother at Perth’s Elizabeth Quay
At ground level Perth’s Elizabeth Quay is best known for the pre-Christmas traffic snarls. The large barrier surrounding the development site adds intrigue and excites about what is to come. Recently I…
Ponderous outfits at the 2013 Hopman Cup Ball
It’s always embarrassing when you’re the last to arrive at the party. But it’s even more embarrassing when you’re so late the organisers are already rolling up the red carpet.…
Teams America, France, Poland, and Australia arrive at the Hopman Cup Ball 2013
New Years Eve is always a tricky one, what do to? The decision is easy for any international tennis players who find themselves in Perth … the Hopman Cup Ball…
Four ways to cope when you are in the ‘hottest place on the planet’
Western Australia, or Perth in particular, is well known for being isolated, but it’s not often we get dubbed the ‘best in the world’ for something. This weekend we achieved…
When Life is Good #3 (Travelling Musician)
Sometimes life just seems to get more and more complicated. It’s at these times that we need to stop and take a moment to ponder whether it has to be so.…
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…
The planets align for the Beaufort Street Festival 2013
The Beaufort Street Festival continues to be one of the best examples of Creating Communities around. Now in it’s fourth year it still amazes me that this massive event is put…
The mother of all beach BBQ’s (Dreaming big at the Margaret River Gourmet Festival 2013)
The invites have gone out, the steaks and snaggers bought, and the BBQ’s cranked up, you’re all set for this years BBQ season. Spare a thought then for Naomi the organiser…
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…
5 things the Sydney Opera house taught me about turning 40
Tonight as people swarm over the Sydney Opera House to celebrate its 40th birthday, I am left pondering … five things this glorious icon has taught me about turning 40 gracefully. …
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…
Wishing for a speedy recovery from the Sydney fires 2013
Tonight my thoughts go out to all the Sydney-siders battling the fires. Ponder though I might I can’t imagine what you are going through. When the sky went dark around…
How to be a cultured inner city cool cat (Main Coone)
So you want to be a cultured inner city cool cat hey? In tune with the latest trends or better still way ahead of them. Then you might want to…
Have you ever imagined a different world? (MoMA Van Gogh, Dali and Beyond)
According to the Director of AGWA, Dr Stefano Carboni, that is exactly what the 90 artists included in the Van Gogh, Dali and Beyond: The World Reimagined exhibition did. And…
Perth’s latest traffic strategy – the World’s Smallest Car Park
No doubt like me you’ve noticed that things are getting smaller, phones, cameras, houses, even pets. I mean have you seen a Great Dane lately, I haven’t? Great Danes seem…
9 restaurant marketing lessons learnt at Jamie’s Italian Perth
Last week I went into the city for a meeting, and as luck would have it, the end of the meeting coincided with the opening of Jamie’s Italian restaurant… I…
