Well I survived my first week back in full-time employment. Things that have changed since I left The West in 2007. *The side gate I used to use as a shortcut to the foyer is now locked. Padlocked and covered in cobwebs, in fact. I felt pretty daft marching around to use it, then marching [...]
Posts Tagged ‘The West’
Where did that week go?
Posted in Perth & WA, Random musings, Television, tagged cafe, Food, hand sanitiser, journalist, Media, newspaper, reporter, round, The West, tv on May 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Movie night
Posted in Movies, tagged Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper, film, Jennifer Garner, movie, Patrick Dempsey, Percy Jackson and the Lightining Thief, Steve Coogan, The West, Uma Thurman, Valentine's Day on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, been a bit busy with movies this week to properly post on matters pertaining to TV. Thank heavens for Twitter. So here are some quick links to reviews of two films that opened this week, one for the family, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and one for the rom-com and chick flick lovers, Valentine’s Day. [...]
Perth’s best kept secret?
Posted in Family, Movies, Perth & WA, tagged 500 Days of Summer, Avatar, Drive-in, dwayne johnson, Stephen Merchant, the rock, The West, Tooth Fairy on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am surprised by the number of people who have fond memories of Perth’s drive-ins – who don’t realise we still have one. As mentioned in a previous post, we recently went to the Galaxy in Kingsley to see Avatar. That’s north of the river for you south siders. This week the feature is The Tooth Fairy [...]
Not a debacle
Posted in Food, Friends, Perth & WA, tagged Abba, Brisbane Hotel, cadets, Como, debacles, Fate Place, Hazel Bradley, Helena Quarry, Perth, The West on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On December 18 there was a reunion of sorts of former West cadets-colleagues, friends and housemates from 1985 to 1988. Hazel, Ward and James shared the Como abode known as “Fate Place”, while Peter went to Curtin (then WAIT) with Hazel and Ward (correct me if I am wrong). Then Hazel started at The West [...]




