Published on
March 17, 2007 in
General.
In a week's time, I'm going to upheave three years of my life and move to the other side of the city (Alexandria) with my friends Susu and Sveta. It's one of those things I've been meaning to do for a while. Ever since returning from Asia, I've needed a change of scenery, and it's going to be exciting to live in a new house, with new people and new dynamics.
It's also a damn good excuse to have a party. 
On the negative side, I have to somehow separate my belongings from my flatemate's, pack them up and move. Bugger.
Published on
March 11, 2007 in
General.
My friend Manny and I went to the Chinmaya Mission Garba & Bhangra Night in Lidcombe last night (at the invitation of a friend from Hindi class)… It was so much fun!
We started off with Dandiya, which involves hitting the sticks of your partner in a pattern and spinning along to the next person. Much dizziness ensued.
The DJ later moved on to Bhangra and hip-hop music, which got the crowd going…
For once, I also had an excuse to wear a kurta (and dupatta) and dance around like an idiot (without feeling like a fool!).
Ahhh… good times!
(More photos)
Published on
March 7, 2007 in
General.
I was relaxing this afternoon outside the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place (can't beat the hot chocolates from there… mmm), when a group of people assembled, started playing drums and dancing outside of the Channel 7 studios. I can only imagine they were practising for a performance later in the studios, but it was great to watch!
I'm not sure where the dancers were from – Turkey? Armenia? I'd love to know.
I was surprised at the number of people that walked right past without glancing at what was going on. It's not every day you get to see another culture's dance – particularly for free!
