|
Written by Ron B
|
|
Thursday, 03 January 2008 |
 Romulus my Father - a boy's memories | Romulus, My Father (2007)The story is based on a young boy's memories. The boy, Rai, is played by Kodi Smit-McPhee - and the performance is excellent. The setting is rural Victoria in the 1960s and the photography is remarkable. Rai's mother, Christina (Franka Potente), is somewhat neglectful, tends to be depressed and is often not there. So his father, Romulus (Eric Bana), is mostly a single parent and we learn much about the complexity of their relationship. Their lives have many hardships which makes the movie a bit bleak, but happier memories are interspersed and help to lighten it. | I loved many aspects of how rural Victoria is portayed. Two older ladies who give Rai cakes , and prepared a birthday cake for him are superb. This is a great film and I am sure I will watch it again. |  Romulus, my Father - Rai and Romulus |
|
|
Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 January 2008 )
|
|
|
Written by Administrator
|
|
Monday, 17 December 2007 |
 A sample month from our calendar | Christmas 2007 & New Year 2008Our calendar uses the months of 2008 to review our journey in 2007. We hope you enjoy it - if you have a colour printer, print the 12 pages and make a calendar to hang. Otherwise just view it. It is a PDF file and is 3.4 MB. You will find it at Downloads/calendar2008.pdf | | Then, have a geat Xmas 2007, and as you make resolutions and plan for 2008, include a trip to Bali in your plans - we would love to see you. |  Merry Xmas |
|
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 17 December 2007 )
|
|
|
Written by Ron B
|
|
Saturday, 08 December 2007 |
 Indian Temple near our KL hotel | Malaysia Part 3 - out and aboutJust outside our hotel in KL was an India temple that was usually a hive of activity from early morning till late. Sometimes there were bells, and ceremonies inside (repeated on TV monitors), and at other times food was being served outside. | | Next to the temple there were stalls selling accessories for worshippers as well as basic needs. And next to that is a restaurant that was busy all day and had good indian food quite cheaply. |  Shop and Restaurant beside the Temple |  Melaka Restaurant on Jonkers Walk | In Melaka, just off an area called Jonker's walk, we found this restaurant with live music. Hendra chats with Shirley, and in the background is Chris - another Aussie from Mackay in Qld.
| Another Melaka hangout was this Honky Tonk Cafe. It had a small balcony overlooking the river, and Joe "Fingers" - the NZ owner/manager (with his Malaysian wife) was adept on the piano and keyboard. Linda is watching Hendra and Joe.
|  Hendra and Joe at Honky Tonk Melaka |
|
|
Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 December 2007 )
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next > End >>
|
| Results 13 - 16 of 31 |
