Adventures of Reverend Timothy

Kickin’ it in KL

What have I been up to in Malaysia? Shopping, catching up with friends, watched Dark Knight (which was still perfect, despite the Malaysian censorship cuts), partying, more shopping, visited temples, saw the museum, did some more shopping, visited the planetarium, finally got around to going up KL Tower, and eating so much every day that I think my stomach is going to explode.

KL Tower in particular allowed some fantastic photo opportunities, even with the National haze and the dirty windows.

That’s all for now, folks. My vacation leave is nearly finished, and next week I’m back at work (but still in Malaysia until mid-August). ‘Til next time!

I’m back from Thailand…

I’m back in Malaysia again! Well actually, I’ve been back from Thailand for several days now, but it’s taken me SO LONG to sort through my photos. And we haven’t even started on Elaine’s photos yet.

I had such a great time. I saw the longneck Karen hilltribes, cruised around on the Golden Triangle in a rickety speedboat, visited Laos for a bit, saw the famous ladyboy cabaret, hugged elephants, and did LOTS of shopping.

There’s simply too much for me to update here, so enjoy the photos, and I’ll write more when I can!

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

I am finally in Malaysia! We landed yesterday afternoon, and I must say, it’s good to be back. The first thing to hit me was the smell, and I don’t mean that in a bad way! Malaysia has that unique tropical country smell - damp, smoggy, heavy - and it brought back memories from when I stayed here for a month last year.

So far it’s been a rush of dinners, shopping, and catching-up before we jetset off to Vietnam tomorrow morning. I haven’t had a chance to take any new Malaysia photos, but I did find a moment to upload some from Monday’s trip to Currumbin Sanctuary (while still in the Gold Coast).

Queensland Art Museum and Science Centre

I wish I could show you how good the Art Museum was, but…

The Science Centre was pretty damn good too!

Seaworld, Gold Coast

Botanic Park Photoshoot

Elaine and I managed to find some time to go on a photo excursion with our friend Kevin. It’s been a while since I’ve been on a good photohunt, and I’m pleased with the results.

I’ve been a bit demotivated lately, when seeing my normal noisy pictures compared with the sharp, crisp pictures from Elaine’s new DSLR. Today has reignited my passion. I’ve gone for heavy effects with these shots - mainly to distract from the fact they’re not as sharp as they could be - and as I said, I’m pleased with how they turned out.

Another mass-update

Here’s a quick recap of where my weekends have been going over the past month…

Camping at Kuitpo Forest - It was quite cold in the evening, but it was a lot of fun. Armed with $30 bargain-basement tents, it was a great night of campfires, guitar solos, cards, and vodka. We brought our puppy Axis along too, and he was very well behaved!

Owen’s Dog - Owen brought Jackson around to our house to play with Axis. They got along great! Jackson is a gentle giant, and although Axis was a bit hyperactive, the two played and had a good time.

Cat’s 21st Birthday - Cat threw an awesome birthday bash upstairs at Enigma. Cheap drinks ($1 Tooheys!!) ensured a well-lubricated social event, with lots of dancing, partying, and impromptu karaoke.

Sea and Vines Festival - This was a bus tour throughout Adelaide’s famous McLaren Vale region, stopping off at four different wineries for the opportunity to taste all the different wines on offer.

On top of all that, there have been numerous rock climbing trips, long runs through the hills (training for a marathon), working, cleaning the house, and general partying.

My Birthday - Breakfasts, Protests, and Karaoke

OK, so my birthday was OVER A MONTH AGO on the 15th of March. I’ve been really busy. But what’s new? Haha.

The morning of the 15th started out with a family breakfast at McDonalds. Yes, I’ve seen ‘SuperSize Me’, but a Maccas breakfast is a guilty pleasure I indulge in on special occasions.

Later in the afternoon was the Scientology protest, where Elaine and I practiced our photo-journalistic skills. We were quite pleased with the results.

The following Wednesday, I went out clubbing at FlashDance (the old Timewarp ). It had been a while since I last went to Flashies, so it was good to get out there and cut a rug again!

Because I attended an engagement party on the night of my birthday (congratulations, Mary and Lee!), I threw a joint birthday party the week after with friend-and-colleague, Geralyn.

We booked a karaoke room at Buddha Bar, and from what I remember of the night, everyone had a great time. THANK YOU to everyone who came and helped us celebrate!!

Catch you all later!

Hangin’ with the Graffiti Research Lab

A few weeks back, while the Adelaide Fringe was still on, the Graffiti Research Lab crew were in town to spread some artistic love in Adelaide. For those not in the know, the Graffiti Research Lab (GRL) is an art group founded by James Powderly (pictured right) and Evan Roth in NYC. They are the group responsible for the LED Throwies, and who are “dedicated to outfitting graffiti writers, artists and protesters with open source technologies for urban communication.”

The night began with checking out the Norther Lights down North Tce. If you missed out on this, kick yourself now, and remember to see it next year (if it comes back!) Huge industrial projectors are set up in front of the buildings in North Tce, and slides are projected onto the building front which acts to colour them in. It was awesome to see bright multicoloured glowing buildings. The world needs more of them!

A little later in the evening, we met up with some friends and headed to the GRL Adelaide headquarters. We bummed around there for a while until they set up LASER Tag: a giant digital graffiti machine, where people can “tag” walls using a laser pointer. It was freakin’ awesome - until the cops showed up and told us to move along, haha. Thankfully, the whole thing was mounted on a bicycle, so everyone just moved to a new location and started all over again, haha.

After the LASER Tag expedition, we went to a quiet alley near the Cranker and played an awesome game, where a moving target is projected on a wall, and everybody throws socks filled with coloured chalk at the target. The end result is a multi-coloured polka-dot gigantic piece of art! Not only was it a lot of fun, but the end result looked fantastic.

We followed the GRL crowd around until about 4am (and this was on a work night too, haha. The next day was harsh), as they got up to random acts of public art, involving chalk, LEDs and magnets. It was a great night out.

I also used up an entire roll of Holga film experimenting with my Dad’s external flash. That’s another reason this post took so long, because I had to wait forever for the film to get developed over the Easter long weekend! I’m pretty damn happy with the results, too.

That’s it for now! Much more to blog about, so hopefully more updates to come soon. Most of my time has been poured into renovating the interior of my house, so hopefully should have some before-and-after shots of that soon too.

Peace Out!

The Reverend is Back

Holy shit. I’ve barely had time to breathe these last few weeks. We have so much work going on at my office right now that everyone has their foot to the floor. When I haven’t been pulling long hours for the office (and loving every second of it, I might add! ) I’ve been catching up with much-neglected friends.

I caught up with Penny and Ly at Isobar a few weeks back to catch Ly workin’ it in her new modelling/promotions job. You go girl! The night was great - loud music, party atmosphere, and I really regretted having to bail early. Looking forward to the next promo night!

Now, I can’t title a post “The Reverend is Back” without showing some proof. Last Sunday was a dress-up night at HQ, and yes, the Reverend made an appearance! It was fun for a while, but the club was sooo damn hot (Adelaide is in the middle of a record heat-wave, for those who didn’t know) that we didn’t stay too long.

I also bumped into long-time blogging friend Krystle at Maccas afterwards. Since she doesn’t post photos on her blog, didn’t recognise her and she approached me. I’m glad she did! It’s always awesome meeting other bloggers for the first time “in real life”.

Last Monday was the Adelaide Cup. Even though I’m not really into horse racing, Chouly and Mel twisted my arm and convinced me to join them. The fact it was in a catered, shady tent area with free food and alcohol helped. The day was a lot of fun and I’m glad I went, but again, it was just tooo hot.

Speaking of Chouls, we also went to the Norwood Food, Wine and Music Festival. Of course, there were no disappointments - the food, wine and company were all great. The music was a bit average, though. Haha.

Finally, I’ve been going through rolls of Holga film like there’s no tomorrow. I’m loving this camera. I’m still experimenting with Black & White, but hope to get my hands on some colour film soon.

That’s it for now, folks!

Oh yeah, I have another exciting story to tell about the guys from the Graffiti Research Lab (who were recently in town for the Art Festival), but that will get a post of its own once I get the photos developed. Byeee!