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Sax and the City

By Rommel Pascual • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: Journal Entry

I can’t remember the last time I raised my hand to play in a gig, or as what Sandy (director of Sax-And-The-City) would call it – adventure. I think it was when the Blacktown Community Band came around in Christmas 2007 to carol at our home. My “Mary Kate” (that’s my alto sax) was sitting [...]



Twins and Jess to White Castle

By Rommel Pascual • Jul 11th, 2009 • Category: Feature Story, Journal Entry

After a year of saving up, losing her job, finding another, working ’til late after school and taking the late train home. And now they made it. The Twins and Jess have been eating 30 burgers at the White Castle and enjoying the site of New York City.
Here are their preliminary photos.



The Wall

By Rommel Pascual • Apr 6th, 2009 • Category: Journal Entry

We are into week 5 of our house painting, a job where we devoted our spare time and weekends. So far we have consumed over 30 Litres of Spanish Cream Paint, 25 Litres of Ceiling Paint, 4 Litres of Red Box Paint and several partially used cans of 4 litre paints of varying colours.
Patience is [...]



The Rumpus Room

By Rommel Pascual • Mar 30th, 2009 • Category: Journal Entry

I am not exactly sure why houses have a rumpus. In some homes, it is used as a game room, exercise room or a video room. For us, the rumpus is the place where old furniture go. At some stage, there were so much pre-loved desks and tables in this room, we nicknamed it the [...]



Living Room

By Rommel Pascual • Mar 22nd, 2009 • Category: Feature Story, Journal Entry

After 3 weekends of painting, the house is beginning to feel like a brand new home. You could feel the anticipation in the family – everyone is putting in their time on this project. Celine has taken Saturday off her work and devoted the morning cleaning up and doing regular chores that were falling behind. [...]



The Dining Room

By Rommel Pascual • Mar 16th, 2009 • Category: Journal Entry, Sydney Living

This is our dining room. Like most Australian household, this is perhaps the least used room. If not for the repairs needed, this room is being repainted only to match the colour of the rest of the house. However, the curtains have been a heavy burden to the ceiling where the curtain rails are anchored. [...]



One Room Down

By Rommel Pascual • Mar 10th, 2009 • Category: Journal Entry, Sydney Living

On the 28th of February, Jeanne and I walked in the Bunnings Hardware Store and walked out with over 45 litres of paint and painting materials. We’re hunkering down for the next god knows how many weekends and tackle a job we’ve been procrastinating. After over 12 years since we built the house, we’re repainting. [...]



Celine Celebrates

By Rommel Pascual • Feb 2nd, 2009 • Category: Journal Entry, Sydney Living

This would only be our second time in Kobe Jones, a posh Japanese restaurant in the heart of Sydney. It has great views, great food, excellent service but with a price tag that would require me take a second mortgage.



Photo Shoot

By Rommel Pascual • Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: Feature Story, Journal Entry, Sydney Living

For the “Australia Day” long weekend, we went to the Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk in Knights Hill, NSW. This new tourist attraction opened last year in March 2008. Its main feature is a 500m walk bridge nestled amongst the trees and provides spectacular views of the Illawarra Region. Here are my choice shots for the day.



Graham and Clarina

By Rommel Pascual • Jan 2nd, 2009 • Category: Feature Story, Journal Entry

When parents envision their children getting married, they are wishing for a wedding like Graham and Clarina’s. Both of them are in their late twenties, have stable and productive jobs, well travelled, with good education. They had a good six years of friendship before they tied the knot. They seem to have done everything by [...]



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