Philip William Lemos: 1929-2004
This part focuses on Dad’s love for and very consumate involvement with tennis and the final years of his life. It is the third part of an account of my father’s life, recorded as an oral history in conversation with him during his last days while he received palliative care in a hospice in 2004.
Philip William Lemos: 1929-2004
This part focuses on Dad starting his family, his teaching career and the family holidays. It is the second part of an account of my father’s life, recorded as an oral history in conversation with him during his last days while he received palliative care in a hospice in 2004
Philip William Lemos: 1929-2004
This part focuses on his early life in India, his family’s migration to Malaya before he then settled in Singapore where he met my mother. It is the first part of an account of my father’s life, recorded as an oral history in conversation with him during his last days while he received palliative care in a hospice in 2004.
Location: Balmain East
Walking duration: 2.5 hours
With recent stay home public health orders restricting our movement and daily outdoor exercise allowance to within your Local Government Area (LGA)—or within a 5km radius of your home—we soon became bored of the usual routes. Accepting our predicament during what appeared to be an indefinite lockdown, we seize the opportunity to rediscover parts of our local area and felt compelled to explore and discover new parks and walking routes within those limits.
That’s when we stumbled across this particular walking trail in Balmain East. This is the Tom Uren Trail, which the guidance information from the Inner West Council advises is 2.3km long (and includes some steep inclines) which will take 2.5 hours to cover at a relaxed pace.
Movie: Dear Evan Hansen
Released: September 2021
The conversion of successful stage musicals and plays into films has been a long-standing tradition with Hollywood, accounting for dozens of Best Picture Oscar winners over its history.
However, there has been a recent spate of controversial and disastrous efforts such as Cats, Rent, The Prom and the latest casualty, Dear Evan Hansen (DEH).
Following its recent release worldwide (on 23 September 2021), both critics and audiences have absolutely hated the movie.
Movie: Nitram
Released: September 2021
Rating: 3/5 stars
We approached this film with a keen interest, fully aware of the controversy and sensitivities around its delicate subject matter. It portrays the life of the convicted perpetrator of the tragic mass shooting incident in 1996 at Port Arthur in Tasmania. As someone who wasn’t living in Australia at the time of this incident, it was interesting for me to delve into it from a historical perspective. And a timely emergence of this movie at first seemed like a good way to become acquainted with this history.
Restaurant: Woodcut at The Crown, Sydney
Chef: Ross Lusted
When we were unable to secure an advanced booking at our local Sixpenny to celebrate Ban-Foo’s birthday back in June 2021, we decided to try something new instead. Surveying what was on offer, we landed on Woodcut located at the newish Crown ‘Resort’ at Barangaroo which had been operating since December 2020. We decided to give it a go destpite not being particularly eager to visit the controversial development…
Designer: Norman Foster (Foster + Partners), Paul Wallot
Redeveloped version completed: 1999
One of the many highlights of our stay in Berlin during our visit to the city in May 2017 was doing a guided tour of the Reichstag building. It was most inspiring and illuminating visit to this historic and culturally significant building in Berlin. The photo essay in the gallery below captures what we got to see during the very informative 90-minute tour.
Restaurant: Mugaritz
Chef: Andoni Luis Adoriz
During our last holiday to Northern Spain in 2019, we added to our international epicurean adventures with an indulgent honeymoon treat at this fine institution located in Basque country.
Having had a few other similar fine dining experiences on previous holidays, this one took service to a different level, almost that of theatrical performance. The steady string of courses presented to us were inventive and interesting, although not always to our liking.
But we had lots of laughs and fun. It was, on the whole, a unique gastronomical event we will always cherish from this trip to Spain which the photo essay below should hopefully attempt to capture the experience.
Director: Chloé Zhao
Released: 2020 (USA)
Rating: 4/5 stars
After her husband dies in the rural town of Empire in Nevada, Fern—played by the incomparable Francis McDormand—sets off on the road in her van which serves as her mobile home. The gypsum plant the couple worked in has shut down in the economic downturn and the town is now depopulated and has all but disappeared. As a modern day nomad, Fern seeks temporary employment, shelter and social support of other similar nomads. Most of them are real characters playing themselves.