Saturday, May 30, 2009

Singapore May 09

The female Rocks left Sydney on May 27th 2009, with the au pair Emily in tow. We left a few days late due to a mumps scare. David went to Tokyo first to speak at the first TED conference there. Unfortunately he was laid low in bed for some of his short time there so didn't get to enjoy it fully. We met him in Singapore, where we slowly got to recover from the cold/sinus infection we had. Having Emily was a blessing which allowed for much needed rest.

Time by the pool and a trip out to the Sentosa Shangri La, with it's three water slides was relaxing and a nice way to start this trip.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Sydney May 09

The first Sunday in May is opening of the Icebergs season. We head down to the pool, where, after much ado, ice blocks are thrown into the water and then the members all jump in. We then swim 5o meters, have a sausage sizzle and beer, and head slowly home to a relaxed Sunday afternoon. See Guy and Siani doing their duty with ice in hand.

It was also Trinity's sixth birthday party with lots of chaos, family and friends to celebrate. She was thrilled that everyone came and more importantly gave her lots of good presents.

We also had the good news of a new niece, Natasha Hain, with a happy, though tired Danielle, Barry, Mikayla and Rhys. Congratulations to the Hain family.

Trinity and I got some quality time to go to the Kusama exhibition at the MCA, walk around Circular Quay and eat ice cream. We loved the magical fairly light room, and the fluro polka dot lounge room.

Also just before we left Trinity had a trial at Montessori East and decided she wants to go there despite the kids calling her Trinity Infinity. She will start back third term as she needs a week of quarantine, which segways into school holidays nicely.

The other big news is that David submitted his final manuscript for his new book to the publisher, promising not to write another book for another five years. I don't quite believe it myself. India didn't really help with the speed of the process either.